Bennett Mafia(88)

He was bent almost in half, and his tongue pushed inside.

I gasped, sensations coursing through me, setting everything on end.

He kissed and sucked, thrusting his tongue in, then licking, while his fingers rubbed over me. It wasn’t long before I was gasping, air caught in my throat, and I exploded for him.

A few moments later I still wanted him, but that had mixed with a languid contentment. Every bone in my body melted as he readjusted us, laying me on my back and moving between my legs. He crawled up, holding himself above me, his muscles rock hard, and then he pushed inside. He watched me the whole time.

Dark. Delicious. Desire.

All of it rolled together as he moved inside of me. This was different than before. This was a meeting of the souls. He was tugging me farther into his world.

A tremor wound up inside of me, like a snake, and once it worked itself all the way to the top of my head, I exploded once more.

He was right behind me, falling over me, his body quaking and trembling with his release.

I lie beside him as his heartbeat slowed to match mine.

He ran a hand down my side as he eased out of me. I couldn’t form a thought or even a word. We had started to fall asleep when there was a shuffle of feet outside my door.

“I say, this is my house. My business,” a sharp voice protested. “You let me in there. I need to check on my customer. It’s my right!”

A low male voice spoke to her.

“I said what I said! I ain’t moving.”

Another shuffle of feet and a soft, reluctant knock on the door.

Kai tensed for a second before pushing up. “Hold on.”

He jumped out of bed, moving with ease and athleticism. Flashing me an apologetic look, he dressed and moved to the door.

He opened it, and I sat up in bed, tugging the sheet to cover me.

His guards were there. And I was able to get a glimpse of the B&B’s owner.

“Ma’am.”

I almost snorted. That word coming from Kai was a new one. He said something more, shutting the door so I couldn’t hear the rest.

“I want to see for myself,” the owner said after a moment.

Swallowing my amusement, I climbed out of bed. It was time to go anyway. We’d stayed in this cocoon for as long as we could. Her presence just brought the inevitable. I hurried to dress and wash up, grabbing the little I had pulled out of my bags and stuffing it back in. I gazed around the room, still hearing the owner arguing with Kai.

I snagged what he’d left behind, but it wasn’t much.

I went to the door.

“—assure you, I—” Kai stopped when I opened it.

The guard moved aside.

Kai took in my bags and nodded behind me. That guard slipped inside, and I knew he was clearing the room, making sure nothing was left behind.

“Mrs. Gambles.” I had a wide smile on my face and held out my hand. “Thank you for letting me stay.” I nodded toward Kai. “But you can see it’s probably time to go.”

She looked over the crowd of men in her hallway.

“You in trouble? Why are all these strange men here?”

“Everything’s fine. I promise. I paid for the night, yes?”

“You did.” Her tone was still untrusting. “I won’t hesitate to call the police, you know.” She stared hard at Kai.

“No! No.” I took Kai’s hand. “We’re good. Thank you.”

Kai glared at her, seeming a bit bewildered.

I tugged him behind me as I started down the hall, the guards jumping into action. They led the way, two falling in behind us, and I was even more mortified when I saw some of the other customers standing in the living room, their mouths gaping at the whole show. Three SUVs were parked on the curb, waiting for us as we left the house. As we approached, the door opened on the one in the back.

I went in first, Kai’s hand on the small of my back to guide me.

We waited for the last of the guards. A minute later, he came out and got into the front seat of our SUV. He twisted around, holding out what I’d completely forgotten.

My gun box.

My stomach sank.





CHAPTER FIFTY


“You were going to shoot your father?” Kai finally asked. He’d been silent during the car ride here.

We were in house number thirteen million, but it wasn’t really a house. It was more of a warehouse somewhere outside Milwaukee with the upper floors renovated into living space. That was our domain. All the guards were beneath us and around us.

I ignored Kai, dumping my bags on a couch and wandering around. There was a loft set above, but the main living floor was large. At one end, I was surprised to see a sliding door with a deck attached. It overlooked the lake, and we were quite a ways north of the city.

We were almost in our own world. Again.

“Riley!” Kai snapped from behind me, banging something down on the table.

I jumped, looking back.

His neck was tense, every muscle rigid. His jaw clenched.

I gave in, wandering back. “Yes.”

“Elaborate.”

I raked my hands through my hair, then hugged myself. “Blade offered me the gun, and I took it. I wasn’t totally sure what I wanted to do when I saw my dad, but I took it to shoot him.” I frowned. “Why are you mad about that? You’ve offered the exact thing, for me to kill my father.”