Frozen Heat

12. Noah

Even though Jadehad been staying with us for almost a month, and I was used to waking up next to her, this morning felt new. We”d had sex last night, and while sex with most women was simply a way to scratch an itch, with her it was life-affirming. I never had a woe-is-me attitude because my dream career was in my grasp and my life was pretty easy, but something always seemed missing. No girl compared to Jade. The more I tried to find someone who came close, who elicited the feelings in me that she did, the more it disappointed me with each failure.

Now knowing what she had been through because of her piece of shit ex, seeing her sleeping with a peaceful look on her face loosened some of the tightness in my chest. She was so damn beautiful to me, and if I didn’t know the dirty words that got her off, I would say she could pass for an angel. There was a feeling deep in my gut that ruined that image for me. In the past, I had done things to her while she was asleep, no better than her piece of shit ex.

Okay, so I didn’t drug her and invite my buddies to get off on her as well, but I had touched her without her knowing and got off on it. Last night would have been a good time to tell her, but I had other things on my mind. Like murdering her ex and embedding myself so deep in her she would never forget it.

Her phone going off on the nightstand luckily snapped me out of my staring. I was glad I didn’t get caught creeping on her. Even though she seemed to accept how I felt about her, I suspected waking up to me gaping at her might freak her out a little. I raked my hands through my hair and sat up on the edge of the bed. I really didn’t want to leave her side, but nature called.

I rose from the mattress, and quietly pulled on a pair of boxers so I didn”t wake her up, and crept to the bathroom. I took care of my morning needs and washed my hands. I gripped the edge of the counter, looking at my reflection. I was always one to scoff when people said they looked different after sex, but even though my hair was more disheveled than ever and I had red marks all over, either from Jade”s nails or teeth, I looked . . . happy. I blew out a large breath before opening the bathroom door. I was about to get back into the bed with Jade before her phone beeped again. Who the fuck was trying to get a hold of her so early?

I grabbed her phone from the nightstand and pressed the unlock button. She had no fingerprint lock, and her code was easy enough to guess because I knew her favorite numbers. There was a little text bubble notification, so I clicked on the text app. There were two unread messages from an unknown number. I frowned and opened the thread, reading from the beginning. A pit formed in my stomach as I continued to read, from the very first one all the way to the two new messages. There was a picture of Jade and me kissing on the couch, and it must have been after the talk we had. It looked like someone had taken it from outside, looking into the living room. Under that was one word: “SLUT!” Seeing all those messages made one thing clear: someone was watching Jade and seemed to think they had a claim on her. I wanted to reply and tell whoever to move the fuck on because she was mine and I wasn”t afraid to go to extreme measures to keep it that way, but I needed perspective. I put her phone back down on the nightstand, pulled on a T-shirt and sweatpants, then went looking for Oliver.

Even though he was usually an earlier riser, I found him upstairs in his room. Not caring that he had been at a party the night before and maybe got in late, I yelled his name and grabbed the comforter from him. He sat up in a flash and glared at me once he blinked the sleep from his eyes.

”I hope that you and Jade figured your shit out and slept together because I”m about to kill your grumpy ass,” Oliver mumbled, wrenching the blanket back from me and flopping back down onto the mattress.

Having had enough of this beating-around-the-bush shit, I got right to my point. ”Jade has a stalker.”

Oliver didn”t react how I expected. He sighed then sat up, looking at me expectantly. ”You have my attention.”

I exhaled heavily and sat in the armchair by his door. ”We slept together last night, yes, and as I was thinking about how she and I had finally moved forward and she was mine, some fucker texted her. I grabbed her phone and saw the messages he had been sending her. There was one of us kissing last night and one word.” I gestured, holding up one finger. ”Slut. This wack job was right outside our house and thinks he has enough claim on her to call her a slut for kissing me.”

Oliver gripped his hair and shook his head. ”Shit. Man, I gotta tell you something. I know you”re gonna be pissed at me, but I did it for her,” he added cryptically.

I nodded, gesturing for him to continue.

”The night I went home with Jade while you guys showered and shit, she told me about why she was creeped out to be home alone and that she had been receiving messages.” He lifted his hands in surrender as my fists clenched and I sat up straighter in my seat. ”I tried to tell her we needed to rally the troops, but she assured me they weren”t that bad, even showing me them. There were only two then. I told her if it got worse, then I was gonna tell you. So, here we are.”

I stood and started pacing. Oliver and I were best friends and had known each other our entire lives, so he had pissed me off many times over the years, but this one took the cake Because it included Jade”s safety and that was something I wouldn”t fuck around with.

”I”m so fucking pissed at you, Oli. You know the lengths I”ll go to protect her, and you didn”t fucking tell me something I needed to know. Being outside our living room window is too fucking close.” I grunted while I cracked my fists. ”I want to hit you right now. We need to do something.”

“Like what, man?” Oliver asked. “We don”t even know who is doing this or what their goal is.”

I rolled my eyes because I didn”t care what the guy wanted. I wanted him to stay away from her. ”Well then, we need to Scooby-Doo this shit and figure it out.”

He gave me a small smile, meaning the situation wasn”t funny but my Scooby-Doo comment was.

”Finn can get us cameras for the house, inside and out. Ryder has a few shady people who owe him favors. I”ll text them and let you know when we have more or can form a plan.”

I nodded then left the room. My frustration was eating at me and I needed to see Jade and be sure she was fine. To my surprise, she was in the kitchen, making a cup of coffee.

She smiled at me when she saw me. I took her coffee cup, put it on the counter, and grabbed her arm, pulling her along with me to my room. She started to complain, but I pushed her into my room and covered her mouth with my hand.

”I”m so pissed off at you right now.” I hissed in her ear, planting my free hand right next to her head, leaning into her, and pressing her up against the door. ”I warned you, Jade.”

She shook her head and tried to talk, even though my hand was still covering her mouth. I knew what she was saying. She had no idea what I could be mad about. That was fine because I had no problem telling her.

”The sick fuck who has been texting you. Did you see the newest message? I have been doing everything I can to try to keep you safe, and the entire time you and Oli had this little secret about this person.”

She grabbed my hand, trying to take it off her mouth. When I refused, she used her nails and that shit hurt so I dropped my hand.

”This is why, Noah. You overreact. I told Oli it wasn”t a big deal, and I”ve had other things on my mind.”

”Not an excuse, J.” I shook my head.

She pressed her body into mine and trailed her lips along my throat, kissing the skin there. I wanted to push her away and continue to be pissed at her, but the hold she had on me was too strong. I fisted her hair in my hand and dragged her lips to mine. She moaned in the back of her throat, pulling me closer to her. Before I could do more, she grabbed the hem of my shirt and ripped it off above my head. Our lips stayed fused as we blindly made our way to the bed, removing each other”s clothes as we went.

By the time we made it to the mattress, we were both bare. Pulling my lips from hers, I turned her around and bent her over the side of the bed. When I slapped the globe of her ass cheek with my hand, she whimpered and arched her body closer to mine. I chuckled, gripping the flesh of her ass, and rubbed it tenderly before cocking my hand back and smacking the other cheek.

”Jesus, Noah.” She moaned, panting to catch her breath.

”Before we are finished, you are gonna show me all the ways you are sorry for keeping shit from me. Your safety isn”t something I will gamble with.”

”I am sorry. I didn”t think it was a big deal. I know it is now.”

”Get on the bed. Face the headboard and grab it. Then arch your ass toward me,” I ground out.

She whimpered and did as she was told. She didn”t seem like she was too unwilling to do what I asked. I watched her closely because I never wanted to push her further than she wanted to go. While trauma could fuck with you and make you less trusting, she couldn”t help but trust me. Even though I claimed I was teaching her a lesson, I would never break her trust because the fact she was giving it to me was a gift I could never adequately thank her for.

I climbed onto the mattress after her, gripping her hips. Kissing my way up her back and licking along her spine, I relished the pleased sounds tumbling from her mouth. When she looked over her shoulder to see what I was about to do, I smirked mischievously. Grabbing the globes of her ass, I kneaded the flesh. I leaned down and licked from clit to her entrance and back again. I sucked the nub into my mouth, teasing it with the tip of my tongue. This was just a warm-up, and my goal wasn”t to make her come, but I continued to tease and suck until she was panting, almost about to come. I stopped while she was just on the edge. She whimpered, and I chuckled darkly.

“Noah, please.”

“Oh, Jade. I”m just getting started, baby.” I grabbed a condom and sheathed myself, remembering she wasn”t on birth control. We would change that soon.

I grabbed her hair, pulling her head back to look at me. I gazed right into her eyes, then thrust inside her to the hilt. Her sharp inhale of surprise made me smile and bite her bottom lip. A deep guttural moan erupted from her mouth.

Letting out a low hum, my lips skimmed down her throat and latched onto the skin at the junction of her shoulder and neck. I placed my hand on her right ass cheek and pushed her forward, then I roughly pulled her back, slapping her ass again.

”Jesus. Noah. Don”t stop . . . feels so good.”

I smacked her ass, thrust inside her deep, then pulled almost all the way out before I slammed back in, slapping her ass every few thrusts. I was perfectly content with the slow leisurely pace I was setting, gradually ramping her up. I wanted to fuck her furiously, but I was happier with trying to drive her mad.

She started shaking her head, looking frustrated. When she reached down to rub her clit, I snatched her hand away, chuckling.

”Come on, Jade. If you want something, just say it. Beg me to fuck you hard and fast. To make you come and see stars,” I taunted, grabbing her hair and pulling her head back to look at me.

”Ugh, fuck. Noah, please. I want to come so bad. Please fuck me.”

I smiled triumphantly, letting her head fall forward, and started thrusting fast and deep inside her. I reached under her, one hand playing with her nipple and the other rubbing her clit.

She panted and moaned, struggling to catch her breath, letting the pleasure wash over her. I grabbed her throat and pulled her against my chest, causing her to let go of the headboard. I wanted her to fall apart in my arms while I dominated her body. I continued to thrust and play with her clit. My grip around her throat never ceased, her back pressed to my chest.

It seemed like mere minutes before her walls clamped down on my dick, strangling it tight. It almost made me blow my load right there, but I had more planned for her. Once she started to calm from her climax, I pulled out of her, then gathered her up in my arms, carrying her to the bathroom, bridal style.

She pressed her lips against mine, then kissed down my chin to my neck. She bit the junction between my neck and shoulder, running her tongue over it to soothe the sting.

Depositing her on the counter, I pulled away from her to turn on the shower so it could heat up. Turning back to her, I fisted her hair in my hands, pulling on the strands and thrusting my tongue in her mouth, tangling with hers. Once the steam started to build up a little in the bathroom, I grabbed her thighs, pulling her closer to me and picking her up off the counter. Walking her over to the shower door and opening it, I walked inside with her legs around my hips. Setting her on her feet, I gave her a minute to find her footing.

She stood close to me, her hands sliding down my chest, fingernails running across my warm skin. I hissed but not in pain, but more surprise and a sick pleasure that she was marking me again. She kissed across my chin, along my jaw, and down my neck. She sucked hard, biting the skin there, and I grabbed her waist, pulling her closer to me, the water raining down on us.

She continued kissing down my chest before she slid to her knees on the tile floor. As I glanced down at her, she gripped my cock, pulled off the condom, and licked me from base to tip.

”Do you want me to suck your dick, Noah?” she asked in a breathy voice.

Smiling at her, I nodded my head. ”Yeah, I wanna see those pretty lips around my cock.” I stroked along her bottom lip with my thumb. ”Take it like a good girl.” I wanted to control this, but I knew that she needed to be the one in charge.

She smiled at me. ”Yes, sir.”

Without any further preamble, she took me into her mouth, stretching her lips and sucking hard. She wasn”t going to be able to take me all the way in right away, so she followed her mouth with her hand, stroking me. Gathering up her hair in my hands, I made a ponytail and gently guided her. She bobbed her head up and down on my shaft. I wanted to get lost in the sensations of her mouth, but watching her was more intriguing to me right now. She looked up at me through her lashes before she grabbed my other hand and put it on her head, signaling to me that she wanted me to guide her.

I made no move to speed up for a few minutes, but then I snapped and started to push her head up and down faster. She grabbed my ass and took me all the way down her throat, then she backed off. She did this a few more times, and pretty soon, I was truly fucking her face. She sucked harder and moaned, the vibrations feeling so fucking good. I felt the telltale tingling gathering so I gritted out, ”Baby, I”m gonna come soon.”

She nodded and continued to suck my cock deeper, adding her hand again because of the fast shallow strokes she was using. Using her tongue, she swiped across the head of my dick, lapping at the moisture gathering there before engulfing me with her mouth. Soon I pushed her head down to deep throat me, and I thrust a few times then stilled, coming down her throat. Without hesitation, she swallowed the salty fluid, using her tongue to clean me off.

I pulled Jade up, pressing my lips to hers. Pulling away from her lips, I gripped her face and made her look at me. “I mean it, Jade. No more secrets. I won’t let anyone hurt you, but you gotta help me here.”

She nodded, the water rolling down her face. “I promise, Noah. I’m sorry. I made a mistake, and I won’t do it again.” She wrapped her arms around my waist, and I kissed the top of her head before turning and twisting the faucet handles. The water stopped running, and we stepped out of the shower stall. She grabbed a towel for herself and handed me one as well. We wrapped them around our bodies and dried off.

Jade chuckled before looping her arms around my waist again. I held her in my embrace, just soaking in the fact that she was mine and, for now, she was safe.