Caught by Menace (22 page)

know, I’l tel you.”

She touched his arm. “I know that. I meant questions

only other wives can answer.”

“Oh.” Feeling sheepish, he grabbed her hand and

gently pried apart her fingers. Holding her thumb, he

pressed it to the biometric scanner. It beeped when it

successfuly read her thumbprint. “You’re in the system

now. You can control al the locks and consoles in our

home and gain access to entry points throughout the

ship.”

Surprise rippled across her face. “But you said I’m on

restrictions.”

restrictions.”

Stil clasping her hand, he tugged her into their

quarters. “You are but as you just experienced,

restrictions are lifted during an emergency or when

you’re with me or someone on my emergency contact list

like Vicious or Halie. When I decide to lift your blanket

restrictions, there wil be no delay in your ability to move

about the ship freely.”

“And when wil that be?”

Menace shut the door to their home and listened to the

reassuring
hiss
and
beep
of the locks engaging. Secure in

their space, he backed her against the wal and crushed

his mouth to hers in a possessive kiss. When he puled

away, she panted and clutched at his shirt. “When you’ve

been a very, very good girl.”

Grinning at his sexy teasing, Naya traced the heavy

outline of the tattoo peeking out above his colar. “How

do you suggest I go about proving that I can be a very,

very good girl?”

“You can start by stripping out of those clothes.”

Her eyebrows lifted with surprise. “Here?”

“Yes.”

“But—”

“Now, Naya.”

Her immediate response to his forceful tone pleased

him. Her breaths deepened and she licked her lips.

Menace suspected that Naya enjoyed being bossed

around by him because she had been forced to maintain

complete control for so long just to survive. Submitting to

him seemed to feed some deep-seated need she’d only

just realized she had. For Menace, the knowledge that he

was the only man who had ever successfuly ordered her

around proved a heady thing indeed. It was a gift he

would never take for granted.

Skin flushed, she peeled out of her il-fitting garments

and toed off the shoes Halie had given her. Menace

couldn’t keep his hands off her. He palmed her lush

breasts and let his hands ride her sinful curves. The feel

of her satiny skin beneath his fingertips sent heat

streaking through his lower bely. She mewled softly and

rocked her hips.

Menace needed no other invitation. Dropping to his

knees, he peppered her torso with kisses and licked a

circle around her navel. She had been averse to the idea

of a genital piercing, but he couldn’t shake the idea of a

shiny precious stone adorning that gentle dip in her bely.

shiny precious stone adorning that gentle dip in her bely.

He nipped the area. “We should pierce this.”

“What?” she asked breathlessly. “Pierce my

belybutton?”

“Yes.”

“No.”

He grinned up at her and nibbled a spot on her hip.

“We’l discuss it later.”

“Menace, I don’t want—”

“Open your thighs for me.” Cutting her off mid-

argument realy frustrated her. He tried not to laugh at the

pissed-off look on her face. She was rather striking when

her dark eyes flashed like that. “Don’t make me ask

again.”

She glared at him but slid her feet wider apart. He

grasped her inner thighs and tried to nuzzle his face

against her sex. Her hands shot out to block him. With a

quick shove, she pushed his face away. Shame burned

her cheeks and made her voice waver. “Don’t do that,

Menace.”

Growling, he frowned up at her. “Put your hands

behind your back. Now.”

She blinked twice but folowed his order. He brushed

She blinked twice but folowed his order. He brushed

his thumbs up and down her slit. “This is my cunt, Naya.

Your body belongs to me and I’l enjoy it whenever and

however I please. Is that understood?”

She spluttered with indignation. “I’m not your toy,

Menace!”

“No but you are my woman. Right now, I want to

taste my woman.”

She tried to squeeze her knees together but his firm

grasp on her inner thighs prevented it. “Menace, it’s not

appropriate.”

So they were back to that again. “Is this because we

made love this morning?”

“Yes. You can’t…you know…until I’ve showered

again.”

“Says who?”

“Um…”

“You worry too much.” He kissed her mound. “Now

hush and enjoy the feel of my tongue in your sweet cunt.”

“Menace…” Her protest turned to a low moan as he

swiped her pussy with his tongue. “Oh!”

Groaning with need, he delved into her pink folds. His

tongue circled her clit. He made sure to let her know that

she was absolutely delicious as he lapped at her. If it

took a tongue-lashing every morning, he would break her

of this idea that her body was unclean or shameful.

Her tense muscles relaxed. She lifted her hips and

widened her feet even more. Smiling triumphantly,

Menace grabbed her ankles and lifted her legs onto his

shoulders. He cupped her ass and feasted on her pussy.

As if overcome with ecstasy, Naya bounced her heels

against his back and slapped her palms against the wal.

She cried out his name again and again as she climaxed

hard, her clit pulsing against his lips and tongue.

When he finaly tore his mouth away from her, she

sagged against the wal. He grinned up at her. The

dreamy expression on her face told him he had

completed his mission. He let her legs slip from his

shoulders and rose to his ful height. His cock was so

hard he expected it to bust out of his pants any second.

As if reading his mind, Naya reached for his tactical

pants. She jerked free the buttons and yanked down the

zipper. With a rough shove, she pushed his clothing

down his hips. Menace clasped her by the waist and

lifted her off the ground. She wrapped her thighs around

him and used the wal to brace her upper body. He

him and used the wal to brace her upper body. He

plundered her mouth, kissing her fast and hard in the

same way he intended to fuck her.

He groaned when she grabbed his dick and wiggled

her hips. The throbbing head of his cock parted the folds

of her wet pussy. As soon as she placed him against her

entrance, he thrust forward, sheathing himself fuly in her

hot, slick depths. She cried out and threw her head back,

baring her neck to him. He buried his face against her

throat and held tight to her trim waist as he rocked in and

out of her.

Naya’s fingernails scratched at his scalp. She threaded

her fingers through his short hair and panted against his

cheek. “Menace,” she moaned his name, the sound

heavenly to his ears. “Menace! Oh!
Ah!
”

There was nothing easy or gentle about their mating.

He claimed her with feral intensity. Their bodies slapped

together as they chased release. Too busy holding her up

to help her climax, Menace dragged his lips along her

jawline. “Touch your clit, Naya. I want to feel your pussy

milking me when you come.”

She gasped at his brazen order but slipped her hand to

the spot where their bodies joined. He changed the angle

of his upper body to give her room. Their gazes met. The

of his upper body to give her room. Their gazes met. The

sight of her pink tongue swiping her upper lip spurred the

memory of her mouth on his cock. He had to muscle

down the overwhelming surge of lust that threatened to

push him over the edge too soon.

Her sheath clenched him tighter and tighter. Naya’s

shalow breaths matched his. The moment she began to

shudder, Menace let go and joined her in their shared

climax. He thrust as deep as possible and jerked roughly

as the bursts of bliss rocked him.

Cheek-to-cheek, they clung to each other. Menace

planted his hands against the wal, bracing their bodies

with his hips. He pressed his mouth to her neck. “You

just get better and better.”

She laughed and peppered ticklish kisses along his

jaw. “Menace?”

“Yes, sweetheart?”

“I know I can ask for a separation…”

His stomach clenched painfuly. Was she going to

drop that bomb on him now?

“But I want to give our relationship a try.”

A rush of happiness threatened to topple him. He lifted

his head and gazed down into her beautiful face. She

his head and gazed down into her beautiful face. She

wore an expression of uncertainty. Wanting her to know

just how much he appreciated her offer, Menace smiled

reassuringly and claimed her mouth in a sensual kiss.

She cupped his face and swept her thumbs across his

cheeks. “I don’t know about you but I could use a nap.”

“I could use a little shut-eye.” Menace tugged his

pants up higher and slipped out of her slick heat. He

wrapped his arms around her and puled her away from

the wal. Capturing her lips, he carried her away from the

entryway. He let his hand drift down to her bare

backside and gave her plump bottom a good smack.

“But first I think I want another round with you.”

Her eyes widened in shock. “Again? So soon?”

“What can I say?” He squeezed her ass before

dumping her on the bed and crawling over her. “You

drive me crazy.”

“Menace, I don’t know about—
oh
!”

Chuckling against her bely, Menace put a mental

check in his column. He’d definitely won this round.

* * * * *

Curled in the corner of Menace’s surprisingly comfy

couch, Naya fooled around with the strange touchscreen

couch, Naya fooled around with the strange touchscreen

tablet. She had seen similar devices used by Josef when

she visited his testing site with Jennie. This was the first

time she had ever had a chance to play with one and get

used to it. Menace had spent much of the afternoon

helping her learn to use the various bits of technology in

his—their—quarters.

She had meant what she said earlier about giving her

new life with him a real try. After seeing the way he’d

jumped to defend and keep her, Naya believed Menace

when he said he wanted her and only her. She had been

burned so many times in the past but Menace seemed to

be proving himself different than al the people who had

betrayed her.

Listening to Menace move around in the bedroom, she

couldn’t shake the nagging ache in the pit of her bely.

She needed to tel him the real reason Terror had scared

her. Menace was no fool. He had picked up on her

anxiety and had seemed so ready to help her but she

simply hadn’t known how to tel him the truth. So far, he

had accepted that she’d been arrested for theft and on

suspicion of smuggling things like medicine but there was

so much more to tel.

so much more to tel.

As a street kid struggling just to survive, she had done

some truly terrible things. Things she doubted he would

understand. Things that would probably get her arrested

in his world. She had smuggled more than just medicine

and tech. Her business had been seeded with the funds

scraped together by her ilicit activities for people who

had absolutely nothing to do with the altruistic Red

Feather.

“Naya?” Menace strode into the living area. “I’m

going to head out for our pre-mission briefing. I won’t be

back until morning.”

Naya turned her upper body and got her first good

look at Menace in ful gear. The sight of him in al that

harsh black and armed to the teeth chiled her. This was

the boogeyman vision of her childhood. “Um…wow.”

His jaw clenched. “I’ve scared you, haven’t I?”

“A little,” she reluctantly admitted. Her gaze moved

over his terrifying black form. She had never seen one

man wearing so many weapons. “You think you have

enough firepower?”

His face relaxed and he laughed. “You sound like

Vicious.”

She gestured to the holsters strapped to his muscular

She gestured to the holsters strapped to his muscular

thighs and the belt at his waist. “It’s overkil. Don’t you

think? I mean, a vest, a belt, two thigh holsters and

knives? Who the hel are you expecting down there?”