“Yes…please…” I groaned in pleasure, reassuring him that I felt the same way. I was lost in the waves of carnal sensation he was giving me, the fullness of his body inside mine. His eyes never left mine as he increased his rhythm, each thrust more demanding than the last. My inner muscles clenched around him as I felt another orgasm building inside me. “Oh, God! Don’t stop!” I pleaded.
His punishing pace never faltered as his body continued to crash into mine. I’d never felt such an intense mixture of pleasure and pain. It was so intoxicating that I was finding it difficult to even breathe. His very touch sent me spiraling out of control, and I knew I would never be the same again. I wanted to remember everything about that moment… to focus on how incredible he felt, but it was all just too much. I couldn’t stop my treacherous body from seeking its ultimate high. I let out a strangled moan as my orgasm took over, my body jerking beneath him. I wrapped my legs tighter around him as the jolt of my release drove him to find his climax. A sublime sense of satisfaction rushed over me as his growl echoed through the room. His body trembled and the muscles in his abdomen grew taut as he finally came deep inside me. Tremors of pleasure wracked his torso as he lowered his body down onto mine, pressing my breasts against his chest. He looked down at me reverently as our shallow breaths mingled in the air between us. I felt so close to him in that moment, I never wanted it to end.
His breathing began to steady as he slowly started to lift his body from mine. I wanted to wrap my arms around him and keep him close, but I hesitated. When he noticed my reaction, he paused to stroke my cheek and whispered, “I meant what I said. I’m not letting you go.” Then, without another word, he stood and headed for the bathroom.
I was slipping on my bathrobe when he came back into the room. Without saying a word, he reached down, grabbing his clothes from the floor. A devious smile spread across my face as I watched him slide his jeans over his hips.
“Like what you see, All-Star?” he asked playfully.
“Hmm… yeah. You could say that,” I said as I smiled and ran my fingers through my hair. This man definitely knew how to get to me. Trying to change the subject, I asked, “So… why did you really show up here tonight?”
“I just wanted to see you… make sure that you were okay,” he told me, pulling his shirt down over his chest.
“Why wouldn’t I be okay?” I asked.
“You looked worried earlier today when your brother called. Couldn’t get it off my mind,” he confessed.
“Yeah, well,” I said as I tightened the belt of my bathrobe. “I was right about Tony. He’s in some trouble.”
“Did he say what kind of trouble?” he asked.
“He needs money… a lot of money,” I replied with a heavy sigh.
“What kind of money are you talking about, Allie?” he asked with a mix of concern and anger in his voice.
“Twenty-five thousand dollars.”
“And what exactly did he want you to do about it?”
“He asked me to get it for him, but I don’t have that kind of money. I’ll have to go to the bank and see if they’ll give me a loan or something,” I told him. Just the thought of the whole situation overwhelmed me. I could barely afford to pay my own bills. How was I ever going to be able to pay off that kind of debt?
“Have you really thought about this?” he asked as he crossed his arms over his chest.
“He’s in trouble, Kane. I have to do something to try and help him. I’ve never seen him like this. He’s seriously desperate. What kind of sister would I be if I didn’t even try to help?”
“Allie, do you really think giving him this money is going to help him?”
“No idea, but he said these people were going to kill him if he didn’t get it.”
“Who says they aren’t going to kill him either way? Can you really trust him?”
“I don’t know… but he said they might even come after me!” Just saying those words sent chills down my spine.
“Fuck that. I’m not taking any chances with you, Allie. You’re going to come stay with me.”
“What?” I couldn’t even comprehend what he was saying. My mind started running a mile a minute, and I couldn’t think of a logical response.
“We’ll sleep here tonight, but in the morning, we’re going to my place,” he demanded. “I’m not going to let anything happen to you.”
“Kane… that’s not necessary. Tony wouldn’t let anything happen to me.”
“If your brother had your safety in mind, he wouldn’t have brought you into his mess. He should have protected you and left you out of it.”
“But he needs me, Kane.”
“Allie, your brother obviously has gotten himself into some serious trouble. I doubt there’s enough money in the world to get him out of it. You have to trust me on this. He fucked up, and there’s nothing you can do to help him. But know this… I will not let anything happen to you.”
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Chapter 8
Guardrail
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