Maxwell (A Rogue Enforcers Novella)

by Livell James

  He pushed the falcon’s thoughts to the back of his mind, looking over at Alley just as she turned to look at him at the exact same moment. Her beautiful green eyes looked as if they were twinkling at him. Maybe it was just the sun, he thought as he turned to look back at the road and then back at her again. Nope they were fucking twinkling. Her pale skin shined in the light. It was all he could do not to pull the SUV over just so he could look at her for more than just a glance.

  “I need to call Colton and let him know you are safe. Do you mind grabbing my phone and dialing his number for me? It should be the first number on the recent calls.” Max grinned. It felt great having someone there with him. Someone he felt comfortable with. He had not been attracted to a female like this since his ex-girlfriend left him to move out to California with another man. He hadn’t wanted to be attracted to anyone; hell hadn’t even wanted to date anyone for that matter. He knew now that his ex-hadn’t been his true mate after all. No, his mate was sitting in the seat across from him.

  It’s crazy how I was sent on a mission and it ended up with finding my mate. Twice now I was led to her. It has to be fate, he thought just as he heard Colton’s voice on the speaker phone. He’d forgotten that he even asked her to call him. He had drifted off into deep thought in only a matter of seconds.

  They assured Colt that Alley was safe and that they would call him later when they had more answers about where they were going. It had been maybe ten minutes of dead silence when Max spoke up.

  “I have an extra room at my place and I promise you will be safe there. I know this mate idea is a new thing for both of us, but I am willing to give it a chance if you are,” Max said, smiling as always.

  “You do know I am still on the run from the law, right? Human law. They will never stop looking for me.”

  Max put his left hand behind his neck, gripping the steering wheel tighter with his other. Fuck he had somehow seemed to let that little thought slip his mind. He would figure it out—there had to be a way to keep her safe and somehow sway the cops.

  Fake her death.

  Damn you may have an idea there, he agreed with the falcon.

  “This may sound crazy as hell, but what if we fake your death Alley?” Max’s smile had left his face at this point.

  “How will we just fake my death, Max? That sounds ridiculous.”

  Alley had look of trouble wash over her face and Maxwell realized maybe faking the death wasn’t the best idea. It actually was a great idea, but he could see she wasn’t comfortable with it.

  “Okay, so how about you just come stay with me and we will figure it out from there? It’s also only a short drive from your mom’s side of the family. Maybe once the feds back off a bit, they can come visit.” His smile returned, but only slightly.

  He hoped he didn’t sound like he was trying to pressure her into something she didn’t want to do. He had never done anything like this before and was just as nervous about it as he could tell she was. He waited for her reply for what seemed like hours.

  “I’m okay with that Max, as long as I have my own bathroom.” She laughed.

  As wave of relief washed over him. He never wanted to let her out of his sight again and would do whatever it took to keep her safe and as close to him as possible, even if it meant he had to live in the shed behind his house. He suddenly remembered that he needed to return the rental car that day. Shit he’d let so much slip his mind lately, wondering if this was how it would be from now on having a mate. Surely his mind would get back to normal now that he had her with him and she was safe. He turned the blinker on, getting off at the next exit.

  “Alley I have to call the rental company. I forgot that today was the day I was supposed to return the SUV. I hope they will let me add more days over the phone.” He sighed.

  She only laughed and nodded to agree with him, reaching over to place her hand on his leg. “It’s okay, you have had a lot going on lately. I can see how you would forget things. I’m sorry I have put you through so much over the past few days.”

  “You haven’t put me through anything Alley, trust me. I was led to you both times. Something kept bringing us back together, it was like the gods, mother nature, or something unexplainable had a hand in it. It’s weird, as if we were always meant to be mates. Why was I not led to you before you escaped the prison?” He picked up his phone and found the receipt for the rental company.

  She chimed in before he called. “Maybe it wasn’t the right time before now. Maybe it was fated for a certain part of our lives this moment, here and now.”

  “You’re right Alley, so you think we’re fated too huh?” He didn’t give her time to reply this time, for he put the phone to his ear, calling the company. Thankfully they told him that he could extend the rental over the phone and he rented it for another week. That would give them enough time to drive back into Indiana. He figured it may be best if they avoided the highway from here on out to keep from being seen. He reached over and grabbed her hand as his heartbeat raced.

  * * *

  It took them a few days to drive back to Max’s place, only stopping to sleep a couple of times along the way. Max pulled into the carport and got out to grab his bags from the backseat, realizing that Alley had no clothes. The poor girl had nothing but the clothes on her back and yet she had not complained about it at all on the trip. She’d showered at the hotels they had stayed at along the way, but Max hadn’t given it much thought that she kept the same clothes on. He’d stayed in a different room than her, giving her space and not wanting to push his luck. Because he knew if he was in the same room with her, he wouldn’t be able to keep his hands off her.

  “I can have my sister bring some clothes over for you Alley, and maybe you can sneak off to buy yourself some later,” he told her as he wrapped his arm around her to comfort her.

  “Thank you, Max that’s really nice of you, but I have no money to go buy clothes.” She sighed.

  “I didn’t say you needed money Alley; I will take care of it. I promised to provide for and protect you and that’s exactly what I am going to do. So, get used to it,” he told her as he unlocked the door letting her walk in before him.

  She rubbed against him causing his manhood to jump at attention.

  “Alley you may not want to rub yourself on me like that. I can’t promise I will be able to control my little falcon.” He laughed.

  You think you’re funny, his bird said. It was funny, Max had never called his cock the little falcon before, but it was funny to him. He felt the need even more to claim her now that he had her in his nest.

  Chapter Fourteen

  Alley took Max’s threat as a challenge, following him into the bedroom when he went in to put his things away. She had thought of his amazing dark abs for most of the trip and the thought of her rubbing her hand across them, her body across them. Fuck, rubbing everything on him crossed her mind. Him telling her he could not control himself with her rubbing against him only turned her on more. Her animals both paced in her mind. They all knew this was right, he was their mate and it was time to claim what was rightfully theirs. Okay maybe not rightfully, but it was fated.

  But hell, fated or not, she was making her move.

  Just as he turned from placing his bags on the bed, she placed herself in front of him, on purpose of course, letting him turn into her. Although he towered over her and she had to look up at him, she still made her point.

  He turned and caught himself, keeping himself from running her over.

  “Damn Alley, that’s a good way to get knocked down. I almost ran all over you.”

  She stood looking at him, catching his eyes meeting hers. “But you didn’t, did you, and besides, maybe I wanted you to run over me. Um, I mean shit—”

  He laughed as he looked down at her. Sitting himself down on the bed, he pulled her into him. She was the perfect height with him sitting. He wrapped his arms around her.

  “You wanted me to run into you huh.” He laughed as he w
ent in to kiss her, hoping she wouldn’t pull back to stop him.

  A small gasp left her lips just before they met his. The world disappeared around her, her animals both leapt forward, and the warmth that overcame her hit her right in the lady parts. A tingle ran up her spine and, in that moment, she knew this was where she belonged. This was her safe place. She leaned herself into him, letting all her weight fall on him. She tried to push him back onto the bed, but it was like trying to push a wall.

  Max moved his hand to grab her around the ass picking her up and placing her in his lap, her legs wrapped around him. All of the blood in his body must have rushed to his cock, because he felt weak and forgot about everything else besides Alley and the cock she was not sitting on. He was so hard it was almost painful, but it was a pain he could live with. He reached down to pull her shirt over her head, and then unsnapped her bra.

  “Is this what you really want, Alley? Because once I get started, I am not going to be able to stop myself. It has been driving me crazy, having to keep my hands to myself all those hours on the road with you. I want you Alley, I want all of you—every day for the rest of my life. It’s up to you now. So, is this what you want?” he asked her sweat beading on his forehead.

  “Would I have went with you when my father tried to stop me if this hadn’t been what I wanted? Would I have followed you into the bedroom just now if this wasn’t what I wanted? It has been driving me crazy too, trying to keep my hands to myself, but I was trying to be a good girl for once in my life. That stopped today, I couldn’t be a good girl anymore, Max. You made it too hard for me to control myself,” Alley replied, reaching down to pull his shirt over his head.

  Damn those abs were just as chiseled as she had remembered them. Hell, she had not forgotten them at all since seeing them in the woods for the first time. She pushed at his shoulders again and this time he let her push him as he laid back onto the bed. She leaned down to kiss him again and then trailed her tongue down his neck, then his pec, and then to what she had been waiting for. She traced her tongue around all eight of his abs, stopping right at the top of the jeans. Then she went back to his lips to do it all over again.

  Max gasped when he felt her hand go into his pants. He reached around, releasing his button giving his cock more room, finally releasing the pressure that the pants had caused it trying to break its way out. She followed suit, unzipping the zipper, then pushing his boxers out of the way, letting his cock be in full view.

  Damn, it’s huge, she thought to herself. She knew it was big since she saw him naked before, but it wasn’t hard then. But damn, it sure was hard now and she could barely put her hand around it. She had never seen one this big, even being around shifters her whole life. They were always naked when shifting from one form to another, and no one had ever been this blessed with manhood. Well, at least not the guys she had seen. She moved off of him so she could put both hands around it and stroked it a few times, playing with it as if she had a new toy, and then she looked up at him.

  “I want to taste you, Max.”

  He grinned. “Well I am damn sure not going to stop you.”

  Her mouth wrapped around him, barely having enough room to even fit. She took him in as much as she could just before she gagged.

  “Take it easy mate, you don’t have to go all in,” he told her just before she went back down on him again. She wanted more, she wanted to feel him inside her.

  She pulled away for a moment wiping her mouth before she climbed on top of him again, laying her head on her hand on his chest. “Take me, Max. I want you.”

  He didn’t give her time to finish her words before he flipped her over so that he was now above her, holding himself up with his arms as if he was about to do a push up.

  “Take your pants off, Alley,” he told her as he rolled on his side, giving her space to do as he asked.

  “Now lay on the bed. I want to taste you now; I have to make sure you’re ready for this cock,” He said as he placed himself between her legs, spreading them.

  “Oh, I am ready—”

  She didn’t get to finish her sentence before she felt his tongue touch her clit. The warmth caught her off guard. She hadn’t had this done to her in years, hell in this moment it felt like it had never happened before. She moaned, bucking her hips against him. His motions got faster, moving up and down, letting his tongue slip inside her a few times. She was so close to an orgasm it was hard for her to stop it. Her moans got louder, and her breathing heavier.

  “I can sense you Alley, I know you’re close, let it go. Let me please you,” he said as he slipped a finger inside of her, and then another, his tongue keeping in motion with his fingers. The second finger was all it took for her. Her orgasm hit her like a tidal wave, if she was standing it would have knocked her off her feet. Her body quivered as it heat spread from her core. Max slowed his movements, giving her time to catch her breath, removing his fingers one at a time and slowly.

  “That was beautiful Alley, watching you. You losing yourself in the moment. I could do this every day,” Max said as he moved his way up her body, kissing spots here and there along the way.

  “Max, that was a-fucking-mazing. Yes, I made that word up, but damn. I am not sure if am ready for all of you, if you can do that with your fingers and tongue. I can only imagine what you can do with…” She quieted as he placed himself on top of her, placing the head of his cock at her opening.

  “With this, Alley?” He grinned, reaching over to grab the lube on his bedside table. He hadn’t had sex with anyone in over a year, though. The lube was there for when he needed self-pleasure.

  Alley gasped and then let out a moan when she felt his head slip inside her. His size pushed at her, the pressure itself almost made her have another orgasm. Pain was there, but in some weird way she liked it. He pushed inside a little more, taking it slowly, and then easing in some more, until he was finally in as far as he could go. He relaxed and laid himself on top of her, letting her adjust to his size. He kissed her and then whispered in her ear.

  “Are you ready, my mate?” His animal instinct had taken over and he pulled himself out a little before pushing back in, stopping to wait for her answer.

  “Yes Max, do it. Take your mate, take me.” Her animal instinct was following suit.

  He pushed himself up, holding himself up arms, extending again like he was going to do a pushup, this time he bracing himself as he pulled himself out right to the tip and slowly eased his way back inside her. He did this a few times before he finally gave in to the heat surrounding his cock. His speed increased, his strokes becoming longer and faster.

  She bucked against him, matching his rhythm. She took him deeper with each stroke, as deep as she could take him, and that still wasn’t all of him, but fuck it was more than enough. Her eyes rolled and she could feel herself clamping onto him.

  “Oh fuck, I am about to come. I can’t last any longer.” The words escaped her as only a whisper.

  “Come for me Alley, I want to feel your release around my cock. I can’t last much longer myself,” he told her between gritted teeth as he sped up his pace, pounding her with everything he had.

  Alley wanted to feel his release inside of her as well. She wasn’t worried about becoming pregnant because she was on birth control, and she wasn’t worried about any sexual transmitted diseases. Thankfully shifters were safe from those as well.

  “I want to feel you come inside me too, Max,” she whimpered.

  Her motions and his were in perfect time, in perfect sync, as if their bodies had become one and the world around them no longer existed. The heat between them was so hot that it felt as it the sheets would catch on fire.

  Max moaned, “Now Alley, do it.” Just before he released himself inside of her and as if it had been timed this way, he could feel her letting go around him.

  “Yes, fucking yes,” she moaned as she came.

  They laid there for a while, breathing heavily, letting their bodies relax, eventu
ally falling asleep in each other’s arms.

  Epilogue

  One Year Later

  Maxwell never thought a year ago when he was sent on a mission to find a feisty red head that he would end up finding his life mate. He never thought when he was denied being a member of the Blood and Bone Enforcers, he would become a member of another force. The Rogue Enforcers. He had a lot to thank Colton for—giving him a new outlook on life after his accident, motivating him during training, and showing him he was still capable of doing everything he was before then.

  And, most importantly, sending him on the mission that led him to his beautiful mate. The mate who just a few months ago gave birth to a beautiful olive-skinned baby boy, who had a head full of dark hair that you don’t normally see in newborn babies, with his mom’s sparkling green eyes. He melted Max’s heart, so much he gave him his name. Maxwell Carter Jr.

  They weren’t sure if he was born a fox, falcon, or wolf. It would be later in years before they would know for sure. Some shifters came into their animals sooner than others. They hoped he wouldn’t take as many years as Alley did before she found out she was a shifter, and then a fox. The baby had been very quiet and not fussy at all in his few short months in the world, so Alley seemed to think he was a fox because they were always quiet and sly. Max found it funny because Alley may have been quiet when he met her, but that sure changed since they became mates.

  They were married nine months before the baby was born. They had a friend of Max’s who had been ordained marry them in a very small ceremony in their backyard. A ceremony that would not have been possible had Marcel not been able to find a way to change Alley’s identity. They were never able to speak of this with anyone other than the Rogues and each other. It would have been impossible for anyone else who was on the run for the law, but when you have shifter friends in high places, you get shit done. Her name was now Alexander Carter, and she was perfectly fine with it as long as it meant she could live her life in peace with her mate, no longer running from everything in her life. Nine months ago, she had married the love of her life, and conceived the second love of her life.