“Holt…” She didn’t know how to ask, had never asked for what she needed. But this time, with him, she fought for the words. “I want you … to…”
She didn’t have to finish. Gritting his teeth, he released her, spun her around, and pushed her down on the table. One hand in her hair, the other on her hip, he kicked her legs apart and thrust hard into her wet center.
Oh God. So perfect. He filled her completely. She trembled, her breasts pressing against the cool wood, hands white-knuckled on the edge.
Holt groaned and slid deeper. “You’re so fucking tight, and hot and wet, darlin’. I’ve been waiting a long time to take you like this.” He squeezed her ass cheeks, and she quivered under his hands. Then he slid his fingers over her clit, making her moan.
“Not gonna forget about you,” he murmured, leaning over her back, his lips warm against her ear. “You’re gonna come with me.”
He started slow, letting her stretch to accommodate him, then he went hard, plunging into her, letting himself go. With one hand in her hair, he yanked her head back, forcing her to arch up, his fingers skimming over her clit, building her higher and higher, until finally, she came, her inner muscles tightening around him. As if he’d been waiting for her, Holt roared and thrust deep, his cock erupting in forceful jerks that drew out her own orgasm, ripping a moan from her throat.
When his cock stopped pulsing, Holt collapsed over her back. She could feel his heart pounding against her, his breaths rasping in her ear.
“You okay, darlin’?” he whispered.
“Yeah.” She shivered, and he lifted her off the table and wrapped his arms around her. For the longest time they stood, looking out over the city. They were safe up here where no one could find them, but nothing good awaited them below. Death. Destruction. Jail. The loss of all her dreams and everything she had worked for since the night she’d left home.
“I don’t want to leave here, Holt.” She leaned back against him, sinking into his solid warmth. “I don’t want you to go after Viper and the Sinners. I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
Holt tightened his arms around her waist. “I was kinda thinking that myself. When I left that dungeon, I was prepared to die for revenge ’cause I had nothing to live for. I never imagined I’d wind up here. Now I got you, and I want to keep you safe. I don’t feel like the same man who walked out of that dungeon, but I’m not the man who went into it either. Only thing that still makes sense is that Viper’s got to die.”
“When I was standing in the cemetery saying good-bye to my mother,” Naiya said, “I never imagined I’d wind up here, either. I thought after the funeral I’d go back to my normal life.”
Holt cupped her breast, gaze it a lazy squeeze. “What was your normal?”
Naiya shrugged. “A steady partner, a good job, friends, and maybe one day a house and if I could get over my issues, kids. Now I’ve lost Maurice and my job opportunity. I can’t contact my friends or access my bank account. I’ve only got the clothes on my back, and I can’t go home because I’m on the run from Viper. I’ve committed crimes that mean I likely will never work in a crime lab. But I’ve had sex—real sex, and I’ve met someone who makes me feel safe and who makes me laugh and makes me eat donuts in bites. I’ve lived more in the last week then I’ve lived in the last seven years. How can I go back to my regular life?”
“How can you not?” Holt released her abruptly, leaving her bereft. “There’s no future with me.”
She turned to face him. “There is if you go back to the Sinners and hear them out.”
“Not gonna happen.” His face tightened, and his lips pressed tight together.
“Holt.” She reached out to touch him, but he was already walking away.
SIXTEEN
TANK
To Ella’s credit, she didn’t even look scared when Tank kicked in her door.
Nor did she look surprised. In fact, she seemed to be waiting for him.
And that just pissed him off even more.
“Goddamnit, bitch.” He kicked over her coffee table and yanked her off the white leather couch. Her white-silk dressing gown slid softly over her body, the front gaping wide, revealing the crescents of her lush, creamy breasts, and the barest shadow at the apex of her thighs.
Tank forced his gaze away, focused on his anger. “What the fuck were you thinking saying that on the fucking news? Now the fucking cops are gonna think the Sinners did the hit on the Black Jacks up in Still Water. The ATF will be all over the clubhouse with warrants coming out their wazoo.” His voice rose to a shout. “Jagger’s going to go out of his fucking mind, and he’s gonna come for you.”