They all stilled.
I waited to see who would test me first. I was almost desperate for it.
Finally, Caleb cleared his throat. “I think it’s time we get down to business and allow our women to catch up.”
It was a damn good choice because it meant we’d all get to live at the end of the day.
Chapter Five
Ashley
I was shown to another wing of the Monsters’ house while I had to wait for Earl to arrive. Dinner had been awful. There was no other word to describe it. Tensions were running high. The men looked ready to kill one another. The fact Emily wanted to speak to him only made my nerves increase.
Earl’s men stood outside of the room. I’d been surprised we weren’t going back to the boat or to a different house. This wasn’t like Earl to want to be in the same house as them. My nerves were now at an all-time high.
The moment the door opened, I stopped pacing and turned to see Earl standing in the doorway.
“You haven’t had a bath?” he asked.
I glanced around the room then at him. “Are you okay?”
“Emily is not a problem, if that’s what you were worried about.” He closed the door and flicked the lock into place.
I watched him remove his jacket.
I didn’t know how he could be so calm, so collected. It didn’t make any sense. All I wanted to do was scream at him.
We were in Crude Hill. I lied to my best friend. Earl wasn’t a gentleman. I didn’t tell her about the money I was earning daily. I didn’t know if I’d earn the same amount for getting punished. My life and my thoughts were all a mess, but it was so good to see Emily again. To be with her. I loved her like a sister.
“It’s not just Emily. It’s all of this. You knew what it was like at dinner. Doesn’t that bother you?”
“We won’t be staying in this house for much longer. The sooner my deal with the Monsters is done, we’re out of here. When that time comes, I suggest you be prepared not to see Emily for some time.”
I wrapped my arms around myself.
Things had been tense between us since he spanked me. My ass no longer hurt. There were bruises still. If Emily had wanted to see me completely naked, she’d have seen them. It was so embarrassing.
I didn’t want to think about it.
Earl moved toward me and cupped my face. His thumbs ran across my cheeks. “Did you have fun?”
I nodded. “Yeah, I did.”
“Good. You’re going to be here tomorrow to keep Emily company. I don’t want you leaving. Do you understand? You’re to stay here while I go and take care of business.”
“You’re trusting me to stay here all by myself?”
“Yes.”
I nibbled on my lip, trying not to let my mind wander. “Do you think you can help her? Emily, I mean.”
“I know I can help her.” He removed his jacket, opening the buttons of his shirt.
I was struck by the sheer power he possessed. He kicked off his boots and looked at me. He caught me ogling his body. He had a very nice body, and I couldn’t just look away. I totally should have.
“If you’ve been pacing since I went to talk with Emily, care to join me in the shower?”
See, this was what I was talking about. He was scary as fuck throwing out his threats, but when we were alone like this, he was sweet, almost like a gentleman. It was these moments I thought about when I talked to Emily. He was sweet and caring, and like a normal guy.
I loved it when he held his hand out, waiting for me to take. Sliding mine within his, I followed him into the bathroom.
“You can’t shower without getting naked.”
The way he said it sent an ache through my body. It was strange that I’d rather go back in time with him, before I thought about what he did to all of those women. I wasn’t one to judge. My mother had decided she couldn’t stand having a difficult life, so she’d fucked a married man, all in the name of getting it easy.
With my gaze on his, I slowly peeled away my clothes, watching his reaction. He didn’t give me anything. I didn’t know if he liked what he saw or if he hated it.
I stood before him, naked. He still wore his pants, but once he looked his fill, he took them off and stepped beneath the shower.
He stood beneath the spray, taking the brunt of the cold water.
The moment I was under, I let out a gasp. It was nice and warm. Earl moved me under the main spray and reached for a bar of soap. He didn’t grab a sponge and instead lathered his hands. I gritted my teeth as his hands touched my body, working the suds in, washing my body. The moment he grazed across my breasts, I couldn’t help but close my eyes. The pleasure was instant. He didn’t linger though.
He washed my pussy and my thighs. Once my body was taken care of, he got to work on my hair. I closed my eyes, loving his ministrations.
I was so turned on. I couldn’t help but press my thighs together so I could feel something, anything.
He tilted my head back, and his lips brushed across mine, his tongue swiping along my bottom lip before plunging inside, and I moaned his name. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I gasped as his cock pressed against my stomach.
He was so hard, so thick. He made me ache.
Earl broke the kiss first, and I missed his touch, his warmth, his heat. I’d give anything to have him surround me again. All I wanted to feel was completely possessed by him. At that moment, I truly believed I’d give him my virginity. All he had to do was take it.
He put the block of soap in my hand.
I copied him. Soaping up my hands, getting them nice and slick, I placed them on his body. He was rock-hard.
The ink stood out, looking scary and sexy at the same time. This was a man used to getting what he wanted.
I liked touching him, tracing across his body. He stepped beneath the water, and I had no choice but to grab the soap and coat his skin again. When it came time to do his dick, he was rock-hard.
A part of me wanted to run away because I didn’t know how to deal with a man like this.
I didn’t run.
Wrapping my fingers around the length, I worked from the base up to the tip, then back down again.
He watched me as I did this. When he was thoroughly clean, I really wanted to explore his dick further, but I held myself back. I didn’t give in to the demand. I simply worked his cock and enjoyed watching him squirm.
When I was done washing him, I expected it to be over, but he grabbed me, pressing me up against the wall. His hand went around my throat, tilting my head back with his thumb underneath my chin.
He took possession of my mouth.
I melted.
“Touch me,” he said, biting down on my lips.
I didn’t pretend. I went back to his cock and stroked him.
He groaned. “Yeah, that feels so fucking good.”
Earl took possession of my mouth again, and I gave in. Kissing him back as he consumed me with the pleasure of his kiss. I couldn’t get enough. I was hungry for more. He let out a moan, and I felt his cock getting harder. He started to rock within my grip.
His hand turned into a fist as he slammed it beside my head. I felt him come. The pulse of his spunk as it landed on my stomach. He pressed his face against my neck, breathing me in.
I did this.
I made him come.
I wasn’t repulsed.