Hush - Fighting Fate #2 (25 page)

He let go of himself and ripped the wrapper off the condom. His dark gaze met mine again before he placed it on the end of his cock and started to roll it on. When it was
covered, he gripped it in his hand again, moving it up and down in that way that had me squirming.

Shuffling forward on his knees until they were pressed up against my open thighs, he began shifting his own legs apart, pressing mine open even further, until the base of his cock was almost level with my own needy place.

I watched him squeeze his cock in his hand and move it so the head was touching my clit. I gasped. Then he began to slowly rub it up and down, spreading my arousal over the both of us.

I squeezed my eyes closed. Knowing he was about to fill me was tormenting. I could feel my
insides quivering with anticipation.

On one of the many downward passes, he stopped, the head of his cock at my opening. I writhed on the bed, lifting my hips, hoping now would be when he’d push inside me.

Slowly, he pressed forward, the tip sliding in a couple of inches. I moaned, wanting to feel more of him, but his hand was still clenched around his shaft, only allowing a few inches to penetrate before it could go no further.

He withdrew again, taking his time before he slowly slid back in. He continued like that for what felt like forever. Then he splayed his free hand out low on my stomach, his thumb moving to caress my clit with soft, slow circles, all while he continued to slowly ease in and out
of me.

It was maddening. I wanted him so much.

After god knows how long of being teased, I felt his hand leave my stomach. Opening my eyes, I watched him release the hold he had on his cock, the head of it still inside me. With his gaze locked on mine, he leant forward, carefully pressing in further. The feeling was overwhelming. It took my breath away. I tried to catch it as best I could, but it had me panting.

When he was all the way in, he paused, grabb
ing my leg and lifting it higher up on his waist, and he slid even deeper. I gasped. I’d never felt so full, and I wasn’t sure yet if it was good or bad.

Lowering himself down onto his elbows, he kissed me. Gone were the frantic, desperate, needy kisses. This kiss was soft, slow, gentle and completely melting.

When he pulled back, he gave me an intense look. “Are you okay?”

My emotions were already running on high, but the obvious
affection I could see in his eyes made my heart flutter. “Yes,” I whispered.

He kissed me again, and this time he started to move.

The only other time I’d had sex hadn’t been very pleasurable. The whole process had been about Simon achieving the big goal. It had been a selfish act. What my nameless boy was doing to me was so incredibly different, it actually felt like we were sharing something sacred with each other. I honestly had no idea it could be so sensually moving.

This journey was still about
him - about us - getting to our desired destination, but it was also about enjoying the trip along the way. He kissed and touched me constantly as we climbed, occasionally adjusting the way my legs were wrapped around him so I felt a different pressure on a different part of me, or so he was stroking my G spot, but he was always attentive and he was always reassuring me with his gaze.

When we were both obviously nearing our own precipice, he shifted up onto his hands, keeping his chest off mine and most of the pressure on my pubic bone. It was the most perfect position for keeping just the right amount of pressure on my clit as he moved, and I found myself quickly falling over the edge.

I wasn’t sure if it was the feeling of me coming around him, or the sound of my moans, but he fell straight after me, grunting softly as he squeezed his eyes closed with pleasure.

After a little while, he withdrew, but he didn’t move very far, just enough to rest his forehead between my breasts. We lay like that for a long time, just simply being and trying to calm our racing hearts.

Chapter 44

Noah

“Tell me about your stepbrother.”

Kaeli shifted in my arms before looking up at me
, wearing a scowl to rival all scowls. We were still lying in bed after my earlier moment of weakness and I wanted to get her talking, not only to distract myself from what a douche I’d been to take advantage of her like that, but to find out as much as I could to finish this job.

“Aaron,” she said distastefully. “Is the biggest loser you could possibly
imagine.”

I gave her an intense look to show her I wasn’t merely curious. I needed to know. “Tell me everything.”

Her eyes widened a fraction and, silently, she watched me. I could see she was trying to work out what I wanted to know, and why. Looking down at my chest, she exhaled softly.

“Aaron’s always been trouble,” she said quietly. “
He barely made it through high school. He had no interest in going to college or working, preferring to live off Ken instead.”

She looked up at me nervously. “He’s…been different the last few months. Worse. Demanding money off me even though Ken gives him whatever he needs, threatening to pawn things…”

I frowned. It sounded very much like Aaron had gotten himself into some trouble. Was it with The Shadow?

“He and Ken have been fighting a lot lately too. I don’t know what happened, but it sounded like Aaron lost a lot of Ken’s money. He came home all beaten up and Ken was furious.
Things kind of changed after that. He’s hardly home and…”

Her gaze flashed up to meet mine and I saw fear flicker inside it.

“I don’t know why he would send that guy after me. Why would he want me dead?”

My arms tightened reflexively. “It sounds as though Aaron’s got himself into some trouble. Have you heard anything about him owing anyone any money?”

She frowned in thought, biting her lip. After a while she shook her head. “I don’t think so. I know he likes to gamble though. I’ve heard him bragging about his wins at the poker table before.”

I exhaled heavily and gazed up at the ceiling. I knew Aa
ron had something to do with those fakes that were going around. It was becoming increasingly clear. He was selling the fakes. He knew they were repressed versions of Mr. X’s. He had someone jump Kaeli and try to kill her.

I was fairly certain Captain was right about Ken too. By the sounds of what Kaeli was saying, Ken had no idea what Aaron was up to.
But why would he start working against his own father when he’d obviously been on a good thing? Everything pointed to him having gotten into some debt and being forced to pay it back.

It all made me worry about Kaeli even more. If Ken had used her for his own gains, what was to stop Aaron from doing the same? He’d already shown he didn’t care if she was alive or dead. He’d think nothing of using her as part payment or something.

I cursed under my breath. If that little fucker touched one hair on her head, I was going to fucking kill him. Stealing myself, I forced myself to meet her gaze.

“Has he threatened you at all?”

She blinked at me and a tiny crease formed between her eyebrows. Unease flickered in her eyes. “I…” Her gaze went down to my chest and she bit her lip. “No.”

My heart picked up its pace. I knew when I was being lied to. Placing a finger under her chin, I lifted her face back to mine,
and pinned her with a look. “Tell me.”

“It’s…just…nothing really…”

“Kaeli…”

She inhaled deeply, looking a mixture of confused and freaked out. “One day he suggested that he might…
try
me…”

I frowned. Try her? What the fuck did that mean? Try her patience? I stared at her, trying to work out why she suddenly looked so uncomfortable. Then it hit me.

“Are you fucking serious?!”

If we weren’t on fucking lockdown, I’d go find him right now and cut his fucking balls off.

Kaeli drew in a deep breath. “Up until a month ago, I would’ve said he was all talk, but he seems so different now. Like he’s a little…unhinged or something. I mean, I never thought he’d get someone to kill me…”

Her body trembled against me, so I pulled her
in tighter and tucked her head under my chin, pressing my lips to her hair. “I wish I could take you away from there,” I whispered.

Her arm came around my waist, her hand softly smoothing over the muscles in my back. “I wish I could take you away from here…” she whispered back.

Me too, I thought. Me too.

It took a long time for either of us to
relax after that, but eventually I felt her body loosen and her breathing slow. Knowing she was asleep, I finally allowed myself drift too.

I woke
the next morning with Kaeli’s incredible naked ass pressed up against me and my arms wrapped around her so tightly it was like I was trying to prevent her from escaping.

Laying as still as I could, I just listened to her slow, deep breaths and felt the steady rise and fall of her chest. I wished I knew what the fuck to do to make things good for her.
I kept going from deciding to keep her close to me so I could keep her safe, to getting her as far away from me as possible so I could keep her safe.

Neither seemed like a very good idea. I just
needed the operation to be over with before she got hurt.

My arms automatically tightened a little more. I couldn’t let anything happen to her.
She’d somehow crept under my skin and settled there. Bad things would happen to me if she was hurt in any way.

Kaeli shifted a little, causing her ass to rub against my
rising cock. I sucked in a breath at how good it felt, and my hand involuntarily moved over the flat of her stomach to the round curve of her hip. God, she felt good.

She shifted again,
slowly waking, and pressed back further against me. I groaned. My morning wood was well and truly standing to attention now. Pressing my nose to her neck, I breathed in deep. If this ended up being the only time I could be with her, I wanted to be able to remember every little thing about her I could.

Tilting her
head a little, Kaeli exposed more of her neck to me, moaning when I pressed an open mouth kiss to her soft, smooth skin, gently sucking it between my teeth.

My dick twitched with excitement and I thrust forward a little, rubbing it against her naked ass. Fuck me, I wanted inside her. I sucked her neck harder, my hands on
a seek and find mission of their own.

Cupping her breast in my hand, I softly squeezed and kneaded it, pinching her
tightening nipple between my fingers. She gasped and pushed back harder, her hand coming up to hold my head to her neck, then she wriggled against me and parted her legs a little. My cock jumped at the opportunity, sliding between her legs as I thrust forward, seeking out her heat.

I groaned as it slid over
her pussy, her arousal making the friction smooth and slippery. It was the best fucking sensation I’d ever felt. Kaeli gasped and latched onto the arm I had resting under her head with her free hand, moving her hips in time with mine.

Fuck.

I broke away from her neck and took a deep breath to try to control myself before I lost it completely, but the rest of my body wasn’t listening. My hand squeezed her breast before running over the soft curve of it, over and over again, and my hips thrust against her even harder, my dick seeking a way in.

Kaeli’s breath was coming faster
too, turning me the fuck on, and every now and again she would let out the sexiest little moan, clouding my head even more. Jesus Christ. I needed to get a grip.

But then
her hand slipped into mine beside her pillow, clasping it tight as she arched into me, making the head of my dick find the very place he was seeking. I choked on my next breath as her warmth enveloped me, sending an unexpected burst of pleasure through me.

She groaned and turned her face so she could press her mouth against my bicep, licking and breathin
g her warm breath over my skin.

A little voice of reason hummed inside my head like a tiny murmur, telling me to stop, that I had vowed to protect her - even from myself.

I growled and pulled out before I could change my mind. Kaeli whimpered.

“Condom…” I muttered, quickly reaching over to the bedside table and ripping the drawer open to get one.

I tore it open and had it on faster than lightening, positioning myself exactly where I was before, guiding my cock back inside her warmth.

Taking her hand
beside her pillow again, I squeezed tight, sliding my other hand between her legs and pulling her legs slightly apart while I pushed in deep. Pressing an opened mouth kiss to her neck again, I let my tongue slide over her soft skin, gently biting and sucking and tasting.

Kaeli trembled against me, reaching back to hold my head in place, making me growl again. Our movements picked up a little faster. The way she was thrusting back on me and panting was almost sending me over the edge.