Among the Chaos: Book 2 of the Soldiers of Chaos MC Series (22 page)

That did not sound good.

“What did you do?”

“Do you want the long version or the short version?”

Tex didn’t have time for the long version.

“The short one,” he demanded.

“I followed Nikki to the Mint and caught her making out with none other than Mister Corporal Punishment.”

Tex’s
blood pressure went from normal to heart attack territory in a matter of seconds.

“To be honest I think it was him who kissed her and she did chase after me but I ditched her. I was so angry and hurt and I did something so fucking stupid. I slept with Melanie and Nikki walked into the clubhouse as she was leaving and she went off. She made Melanie suck on her gun, then she shot at her as she tried to escape. Then when I tried to speak to her she pointed her gun at me and Jesus Tex I have never seen her so angry in my life.”

Tex
wanted to punch Trace right in his stupid face but he couldn’t. Not too long ago Tex had made the same mistake for the same reason.

“I’m gonna give you the same advice you gave me Brother. Give her some space. We got shit to do right now and as much as I want to go chasing after Ace to make things right between you two we can’t afford to lose any more time on this new guy. Slick’s waiting for us and hey we are at the Mint anyway so maybe we see that sick bastard while we’re there and maybe we give him a taste of what it’s like to be on the other side of the beating.

Chapter 15

In the early hours of the cold dark morning Nikki once again stood outside the Col
e’
s empire. The building looked ominous against the deep dark stormy clouds hovering low in the sky above. On another day at another time she woul
d’
ve seen that as a bad sign. Right now it looked like an invitation and the key card that Cole had left her with his letter was now burning a hole in her skin where it sat. Sh
e’
d opened the envelope and extracted the card without so much as glancing at that piece of paper. She did
n’
t need it.

Nikki had barely made it through the lobby when a familiar voice sounded behind her.

            
 “
Miss Jones
?
” Roge
r’
s confusion was apparent.

            
 “
Hello Roger.
I’
ve come to see Cole
,
” Nikki stated matter-of-factly, there was no need to give the man any hints as to her intentions.

            
 “I’
ll call him down for you
,
” he offered reaching for his phone.

            
 “
No need
,
” she replied flashing him the key card
,“I’
ll meet him upstairs
.
”

             
With that she went straight for the bay of private access elevators and left Roger to make his call.

              As the elevator rose so did the need inside her. The doors opened slowly and a small voice inside tried to tell her she should
n’
t do this bit was drowned out by the roar of the darkness as her gaze fell upon its master.

            
 “
Nikki
?
”

            
 “
Hello Sir
,
” her greeting had him frozen to the spot.

             
She stepped from the elevator and dropped her jacket to reveal the dress he had left for her in her closet. His eyes grew dark filling with hunger and it sent a shiver right through her. Then the mirrored doors of the elevator closed behind her and his face changed instantly.

            
 “
Oh Angel.Yo
u’
re back
,
” he exclaimed the regret in his voice loud and clear.

             
This was not what she had come here for.

            
 “
Stop Cole.Whatever you are about to say save it. I do
n’
t want to hear your apologies or your excuses. I did
n’
t come here for that
,
” she told him.

             
He seemed to shake himself free of whatever had taken over him.

            
 “
What did you come here for
?
”

            
 “
I came here for you Sir
,
” she replied and just like that the Dom was back.

“
Oh Angel, what you do to me
.
”



Slick had met at the rear entrance of the hotel in the very alleyway where Nikki had been making out with that prick. The thought made Trac
e’
s skin crawl but then so did the way h
e’
d hurt Nikki hours ago. He was such a grade A asshole and he prayed to god that she would be able to find it in her to forgive him. He wondered where she was now and hoped to god she was hiding out at home or riding off her anger.

“
So wh
o’
s this guy yo
u’
re looking for
?
” Slick asked as they wound their way through the back halls of the entertainment complex.

“
W
e’
ve got no idea. Like I said on the phone all we know is the guy drives a black BMW and he entered the private parkingarea for the penthouses
,
” Trace explained.

“
That could be anyone of those rich pricks. The
y’
re all the bloody same
,
” Slick replied.

“
Hey have you ever seen that guy again the rich boy Nikki hooked up with
?
” Tex asked.

“
Nah man Sorry. Mus
t’
ve been a one-time only thing.We all have them
,
” he replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

They both nodded but something told Trace Slick was
lying a quick glance from Tex told him that he was thinking the same thing.

“
This place is huge so
I’
m not even sure where yo
u’
d start. You gu
y’
s know what he looks like at least
?
”

“
Yeah
I’
d know him if I saw him. The guy looks ex-military. Has that close cropped hair cut, perfectly pressed clothing and moves like an operator. Ring a bell
?
”

Slic
k’
s silence was a little too long before he answered
,“
Nah could be someone from security maybe or some rich dud
e’
s bodyguard
.
”

He knew something and he just was
n’
t willing to say it. The guy had let them in though and that had to count for something.

Trace sat watching the lobby for hours waiting for the guy to show while Tex searched as much of the complex as he could. Tex had even tried to get in to the parking garage using the code that Nikki had given them. It had
n’
t worked he figured they mus
t’
ve changed it since then. The sun was beginning to filter in to the building when he met Tex and Slick in a shadowy corner of the lobby.

“
No luck
?
” he asked but he already knew the answer from the frustration on Te
x’
s face.

Tex
shook his head.

“
Might have to just cut and run. Maybe we can chase down Nikki and
,
” Trace began saying.

Tex
cut him off
,“
Tha
t’
s him
.
”

Trace followed Te
x’
s line of sight. The guy had the right haircut, the right build and he certainly moved like he could handle himself.

“
I think yo
u’
ve got the wrong man there mate
,
” Slick replied his brow deeply furrowed.

“
What makes you say that
?
” Trace asked.

“
Because that man works for Marcus Cole
,
” he said the name as if they should know who he was.

“
Who the hell is Marcus Cole
?
”

“
H
e’
s the guy who owns this place
.
”



Nikki pulled at her wrists testing her bindings. She was strapped to the wooden cross in Col
e’
s playroom. Her wrists and ankles bound so that she was displayed in an X shape. He stood before her in just his suit pants. His huge rippled torso was exposed providing evidence of the power within his body

“
You ok Angel
?
” Col
e’
s tone momentarily softened.

She was wet as all hell and ached for him to touch her, to hurt her.

“
Yes Sir
,
” her voice was husky with desire and his eyes darkened further still at the sound.

The darkness inside her purred like a cat as she watched him eat her up with his eyes.

He prowled over to the closet and opened it
considering which tools he was going to use. His fingers ran over a range of items his belt on the shelf, the cane the paddle and the cat-o-nine tails. She moaned as his fingers brushed the lather of the whip handle. He turned at her frowning slightly.

“
I think w
e’
ll leave the whips out of it yes
?
” he said as he eyed her suspiciously.

“
No
,
” she replied instantly.

“
No
?
” he raised his eyebrows at her
,“
You want the whip
?
”

“
Yes Sir
,
” again she replied without thought.

“
This is not like the other one. I wo
n’
t do that again Angel, not ever. Do you understand
?
”

“
Yes Sir
.
”

Cole took the whip down and grabbed a pair of gloves from a draw below. As he slipped his hands into the gloves Nikki caught site of the small metal spikes that donned the palm and fingers of the gloves. She quaked in anticipation of the touch of those spikes and a fresh flood of liquid flowed from her sex. Cole prowled across the room towards her with the whip in hand. The animal in him beginning to surface from deep within. His movements were liquid and predatory. The promise of violence was nearly too much for the monster inside her to take. It urged her to lean forward to get closer to him. She pulled at her restraints again.

The first flick came, a sharp quick sting on her hip. She gasped as the sting warmed her body. The second one landed on her inner thigh the same light stinging sensation. Two more like the first two and she knew he was holding back. She could see it in his body language. He was afraid of hurting her again. That was not what she wanted, what she needed.

“
Yo
u’
re holding back Sir
,
” she chastised him in her breathy voice.

“
Am I just
?
” he asked her his tone light with sarcasm.

“
Yes you are. I want more. I need you Cole, I need you to make me hurt
,
” she begged him.

The feral lust that moved into his eyes only served to make her wetter and drive the ache inside her higher. She shifted restlessly in her bonds trying desperately to gain some kind of satisfaction.