Confusion filled her eyes, and I knew I was being way too fucking gruff. I’d sensed that she’d started to become more relaxed with me, and if I didn’t get control of my anger...and my libido, I was going to lose any ground I’d gained with her. “Please, doll,” I added softly with a smile.
Pink spots appeared on her cheeks as her lips tipped up at the corners. “Okay.” She bent her head and started scribbling on the paper. While I waited, I sent a quick text to one of my brothers, an enforcer who was a genius with a computer. I told Hack to meet me in his room in thirty minutes because I wanted to get Lucy situated first.
It wasn’t long before Lucy was holding up the pen and paper to me. I took them and dropped the writing utensil on the coffee table before folding the paper and stuffing it into my pocket. Then I held out my hand, and when she didn’t hesitate to take it, I rewarded her with a smile and a kiss on her forehead once she was standing.
I’d always been a big guy. I was tall, but my size was punctuated by my muscular build from years of fighting in the UFC. Wouldn’t have ever thought I’d want a woman who was so tiny I could easily crush her, but Lucy brought my body to life. I wanted to cuddle her in my arms and care for her. But I also wanted to kiss every inch of her sexy little body, squeeze her large tits, and taste the nipples poking through her shirt. I was dying to get between her legs and eat her juicy pussy before impaling her with my fat cock and filling her with my come. It was obviously going to take a lot of patience to get her ready so she’d be able to take a big dick like mine, but I had no doubt she’d handle it. She was made for me.
I swallowed hard and silently lectured my cock to stand the fuck down. Focusing on how tired my doll looked, I managed to contain my raging desire and led her over to my dresser. After rummaging around in the drawers, I handed her a T-shirt and a pair of my boxer briefs. She looked down at them with confusion, and I lifted her chin with one finger. “Go take a shower and change, doll. We’ll get you some new clothes first thing tomorrow. For now, you need some rest, and I’ve got some shit to take care of.”
“Okay,” she agreed. I pointed toward the only other door in the room, and she padded over and disappeared inside. Picturing her wet, naked body, I was never more grateful that despite some of the rooms being small, each one had an en suite bathroom.
I made a couple of phone calls while I waited for her to finish her shower, barely managing to keep from joining her. When I heard the water shut off, I blew out a relieved breath and sighed at my lack of control. After a few more minutes, the door opened and steam billowed out before my girl walked into the room.
Possession slammed into me harder than I’d ever felt it when I saw her wearing my clothes. They dwarfed her, the sleeves hanging past her elbows and the hem falling well past her knees. It was cute as hell and sexy as fuck at the same time. I scanned her from head to toe, and when I spotted her delicate, pink-tipped toes, my cock swelled. I couldn’t believe I was turned on by a pair of feet, but they were as hot as the rest of her.
“Into bed with you,” I commanded, making sure my tone wasn’t too rough. Her cheeks heated, and she glanced between me and the bed a couple of times. I rolled my eyes and closed the distance between us to scoop her into my arms. “I’m not the big, bad wolf, Lucy,” I muttered as I brought her over to the bed. “I have to go, but you’re safe as long as you stay here.” After pulling back the quilt, I lowered her onto the mattress, then yanked it back up to cover her. “Get some sleep and we’ll talk in the morning.” I almost smiled when I spotted the hint of a pout on her lips. It hadn’t escaped my notice that I had an effect on her, but seeing her disappointment that I wasn’t climbing into bed with her made it even clearer.
I bent in half and caged her between my arms, hovering over her. After a soft kiss on her forehead left me feeling empty, I decided to give in to my desire for a real kiss. Swooping down, I sealed my mouth over hers and groaned at the feel of her velvet lips. With a small swipe of my tongue over the bottom one, she immediately opened her mouth, and I growled in approval before sweeping inside to taste her. Fuck.
When she was clinging to my shirt, and I was seconds away from stripping her out of my clothes, I tore myself away. Closing my eyes so I wouldn’t see the way her tits were bouncing with her choppy breaths, I inhaled deeply and let it out slowly in an attempt to calm my racing heart. When I opened my eyes again, she still looked dazed and dreamy-eyed. I wanted nothing more than to devour her.
“Maybe I am the big, bad wolf,” I rasped. “But I promise not to eat you until you tell me to.”
Hack was just arriving at his room when I got there. “How’s the family?” I asked.
He smiled and shook his head as he unlocked the door. “Kid is cute as hell, and it’s hilarious to see Link melting into a puddle of goo for him.”
“Hope they weren’t pissed I wasn’t there.” I hated to think I’d hurt Harlowe’s feelings. We’d become good friends when she first arrived at the compound. She’d also needed our protection at the time, and Link had fallen for and claimed her almost immediately. Seemed like this was becoming a pattern around here.
“Nah, they understood.”
Relieved, I nodded as we walked inside. Hack walked straight to his desk, which was taken up by three large monitors, and turned them on.
“What do you need?” he asked as he plopped down into his comfy desk chair and typed in a series of passcodes to open each screen.
“My girl is the only witness that can place a murderer at the scene of the crime within the window of death.”
“Shit,” he muttered. “You got details?”
I dug out the paper with the information on it and handed it to Hack. “I want to know everything there is to know about this asshole. And find out anything about the murder that they aren’t giving to the press.”
Hack had glanced at the paper and begun typing before I even finished speaking. Barely a minute later he hissed, “Fuck. This is bad.”
I stepped close and looked at the screen he was staring at, then let out a string of expletives before I punched a hole in the wall.
“Damn, Hulk,” Hack grunted. “Go ruin your own room. And don’t think Link is gonna approve paying for that.”
I didn’t give a fuck about any of that. I was consumed with rage over the discovery that the murdering bastard’s father was a fucking lieutenant supervising the detective squad. No wonder the little shit had never been charged for any of the suspected crimes he’d been linked to. Finding and killing the kid was no longer the simple option.
5
Lucy
I wasn’t sure how long I’d slept, but it had to have been quite a while. Light was streaming between the slats of the blinds covering the window, and I felt more rested than I had in ages. Once my belly was full, it had been impossible to keep my eyes open. I was cuddled under the blanket, which meant Dom must’ve tucked me in after I conked out. For a brawny biker, he was awfully sweet—at least to me.
My lips curved up in a small grin as I rolled over and saw the indentation in the pillow next to my head. I must have been exhausted if I hadn’t woken up when Dom slipped into bed with me. I’d apparently missed out on having any memories from the first time I spent the night with a man.