Diamond (Rare Gems #2)(47)

Stepping into traffic had cars horns blaring and tires squealing, but he knew that if he stopped, getting hit by a car was going to be the least of his problems. When he ran to the other side of the street, he dodged people, carts, and other displays out on the sidewalk in a blind need to get as much distance between him and Blair as he could.

Ward had no idea how far he’d gone before he simply couldn’t move anymore. Leaning against the wall in a darkened alley, he tried to catch his breath and figure out what to do now. Every time a horn blared, he nearly jumped out of his skin, but he had to do something. Stepping cautiously into the street, he found himself to be in one of the worst neighborhoods he’d been in as yet, but there was a taxi, so he hailed it. As soon as he got in, he looked around and saw Blair coming up the sidewalk to where he’d been.

“Where to, buddy? Meter’s running.” Ward needed him to get going, so told him the mall. He had no idea if this little town had one, but figured it was his best bet. When the cab took off, Ward looked back. Blair was stepping into the alley where he’d just been. Christ, how had he found him so quickly?

When Ward was dropped off at the food court, he ordered himself a cola from the only restaurant that had a name he was familiar with and sat at one of the cleanest dirty tables he could find. He pulled out his wallet and counted what he had. There was no way he could go back to the hotel, and getting anything from Thad was going to be difficult until he could explain to him what had happened so he could get him out of this mess.

Thad would do it too. It was his responsibility to keep Ward out of jail and safe. There was no way he’d let him go to jail over some trumped up charge like murder. Ward decided to not let that worry him. But his lack of funds did.

He had less than fifty dollars left. How had that happened? he wondered. Someone had come into his hotel room and robbed him, he figured. There was no way he’d spent that much…okay, maybe he had. There had been the dinners he’d bought and the things he’d purchased for his new office, the one Thad would give him when this was straightened out. Then there were the whores he’d paid for.

“A man can’t be expected to be celibate for his entire life.” He realized he’d spoken out loud when the woman next to him glared. “You might be able to because of the simple fact that you’re old, fat, and ugly.”

Ward had to have a plan to get to talk to Thad. This would be cleared up in no time if he just told him that he loved him or some other shit. He might even be able to convince him that he was sorry. That had worked on his dad, but not so much on Thad. Thad had a way to see right through all his bullshit.

When the mall started closing up, Ward made his way to the bathroom. He’d stay there tonight. Surely they made allowances for people like him. He hid in the bathroom until he was sure everything was quiet, and then went to find a shop that had beds. Ward was suddenly very tired, and his f*cking balls hurt.





Chapter 15



Thad watched the police move around the lobby of Blair’s building. He wanted to go out and find the little prick and kill him himself, but didn’t have a clue how to find him. Blair walked in just as he was getting up to pace.

“I lost him over on Germantown. I think he got into a cab or had a car. The trail died right there.” Thad knew that as a wolf this family could find anything once they had their scent, but he was still worried about how much more damage Ward could do before he was caught.

“I thank you for trying.” Blair nodded and went to his dad. Diamond sat down next to him, and he pulled her into his lap. Her small squeak made him laugh.

“Are you all right?” He didn’t answer her because honestly, he wasn’t sure if he was or not. “I’m sorry I let him go, but I hadn’t expected him to slap me.”

“He’s going to pay dearly for that.” He kissed the small bruise already forming. “Once you shift, will it go away?”

“Yes. Sapphire asked me to wait until later to do it so the police could see how hard he hit me. It doesn’t hurt, but it is annoying that they keep pampering me about it.” She snuggled up to his throat and nipped at his ear lobe. “Your little whip was more painful than his hand was.”

His cock took a painful twist, and he had to move her on his lap to adjust himself. She had enjoyed their play and not only that, she’d gotten up this morning and asked him to explain what each piece of equipment did and what he would do to her in them. He’d spent a delightful hour showing her how the cockball worked.

It was on the same principle as a child’s bouncy ball. It had a handle and it was made of a heavy-duty plastic. But that was where the similarities ended. This one had a cock on it. Thick and long, the rider, in this case her, would slide over it and bounce. He’d watched her come twice before he tossed her to the floor and took her from behind. Christ, he’d never came so hard in his life.

“I’m wet.” Thad looked at her when she whispered in his ear. “Very wet. Feeling your cock under my ass is making me think of all kinds of things I’d like to do to you right now.”

Thad stood her up, and when he was standing, jerked her along behind him as he went in search for an empty room. Any room would do so long as there was a lock on the door. The first one he opened had the police in there with Allen. Thad closed the door without a word, but could swear he heard Allen laugh.