Chapter 17
Chapter Seventeen
HAMMER
Ending church hours later, I feel somewhat better now that we’ve come up with a plan to get rid of these assholes. My brothers weren’t too happy I waited to bring shit to them, but they’re not stupid. They knew something was up with the way I’d been acting.
Gunner made a comment for all the rest of my brothers besides Malice.
My brothers and I spent a good two hours going over information Cy had been able to find on the men in this gang.
Once we knew it was Avery’s brothers who are the head honcos of their little gang, we knew where to start finding even more info on them.
They seem to be trying to put their hands in many pots.
Some of those pots don’t seem to like the way Adam and Aidan are running things. From what we can gather, those two idiots are pivoting between the Cintron Cartel and the Delivers.
Over the past three years, they’ve been stepping into places down in Florida and trying to work their way up after what happened to the Diaz and Alcazar cartels.
The leader of the Cintron Cartel stays away from the States, for the most part, preferring to be in Puerto Rico and leaving the rest to his men who work under him.
Shit, the fact that Avery’s brothers would be stupid enough to not only go with one but to try and work with both makes them the dumbest fuckers around. A satanic cult and a Puerto Rican cartel. It’s hilarious if you think about it.
Shaking my head, I go in search of Avery. Not finding her in the kitchen, I look to Tap, who’s handing beers out. “Where’s Avery?” I ask him.
“She went to y’all’s room, Prez. Knuckles decided to go outside and watch over the gate since she went. I haven’t seen her come back out,” he responds.
Nodding, I walk out of the main room and down the hall to my room. Not sure what type of mood she’ll be in when I step into the room, I brace for the argument. Hand on the doorknob, I twist it until the door opens. I don’t even have to step into the room to know she’s not in here.
“What the fuck?” I sneer into the dark entrance to my room.
Where the hell did she go?
Stalking back to the main room, I storm over to Tap and slam my fist on the bar. “You wanna tell me where the fuck my ol’ lady is? ‘Cause she sure as fuck isn’t in our room like you said,” I snarl.
“What? Prez, swear to fuck she was heading into your room last time I saw her,” Tap mutters, his gaze darkening.
“Come on, Prez, let’s see if we can’t find her. There’s no way she’s left the clubhouse,” Bruiser grumbles, sliding off the barstool.
Without another word, I turn on my heel and start looking for my damn woman. Swear to fuck, when I find her, I’m gonna tan her ass.
Or so I thought until I find her sitting on the swing set looking to be deep in thought.
I shouldn’t have yelled at her because she’s right I didn’t tell her she couldn’t be out here, but fuck, if it doesn’t scare the shit out of me that I could lose her.
Telling her this is like ripping my heart out because of what those thoughts make me think of.
The sob that escapes her lips after I tell her about my brother and sister-in-law is like a sucker punch to the gut.
Then to top it off, I told her how much I care for her.
I hadn’t intended to fuckin’ do that but not knowing where she’d been scared the hell out of me.
When it comes to this woman, I need to be able to know where she’s at, at all times, for my own sanity.
Everyone else can kiss my ass if they want to call me overbearing. You lose family, see their blood soaked into the carpet of their house, you earn the right to be the way I am when it comes to needing to protect those who I hold close.
Lifting a hand, I pinch her chin between my thumb and pointer finger to raise her head to meet my gaze. With my other hand, I wipe the tears from her cheeks that spill over. “Don’t cry, Sunshine,” I murmur.
“But . . . I can’t help it. I didn’t know. I’m sorry for arguing and upsetting you. Please don’t be mad at me,” Avery says, her tears spilling faster down her cheeks.
I release her chin and pull her further into me, wrapping my arms tightly around her. The pain in her voice evident at the effect my words had on her. She’s been through so fuckin’ much. Then I went and dump my shit on her. I’m an ass, that’s for sure.
I need to make it up to her. Show her she’s got nothing to apologize for.
Not knowing if I could with words, I quickly make up my mind on how to do so. I run my hands down her spine, cup her ass, and lift her clear off the ground. Avery makes a squeaking sound as she wraps her arms and legs around me like she was a monkey.
With my mindset on where to go, I stalk back into the clubhouse, straight to our room.
I close the door and lock it without releasing her.
I don’t let her go until I have her laid out on the bed with my body lying next to her.
I use one arm to brace myself up to hover over Avery while I use the other one to cage her in.
Lowering my head, I take Avery’s mouth, sliding my tongue in when she parts her lips on a sigh. I take full advantage of the way my woman’s body reacts to my own as I touch her.
My lips stay sealed to hers while I swiftly remove all of her clothes. The straps of Avery’s tank top are pulled down her shoulders then down the rest of her body. The last thing to go is her bra. Only then do I break my mouth from hers to trail kisses across her jaw and down her neck.
“You know how beautiful you are, Sunshine?” I rasp out my question, lifting my head in time to catch the shake of her head. “Avery, baby, you’re the most exquisite woman I know.”
Avery’s lips part, and her eyes close as if she were trying to suppress the words from getting in. Yeah, not gonna happen. Not when I’m trying to show her that she means everything to me. “Open your eyes, Avery,” I command.
Immediately she does as I demand. I take in her glistening gaze and continue on my progress for what I intend to give her.
Eyes locked on Avery’s; I continue my descent down her body. “Fuckin’ love everything about you, baby,” I murmur, pressing a kiss to her smooth skin between each word. I don’t miss the way Avery’s mouth parts as I take one of her nipples into my mouth and flick it with my tongue.
Over the past month, yeah, I’ve fucked Avery many ways, taken my time with her body, but never have I done anything like this.
Where I take the opportunity to relish every inch of her.
From sucking her tits into my mouth and working my way down her body to take her essence into my very being.
I can’t get enough of how she tastes on my tongue.
By the time I finish with her, Avery won’t be able to deny how beautiful I think she is.
She’s the beauty in my life that I’m proud to say is mine. Doesn’t matter if she thinks she can handle things on her own or not. That’s my responsibility, and I take that shit seriously.
Pulling away, I stand to my feet and quickly remove my clothes, and fall onto the bed next to her.
“What are . . .” I don’t give her a chance to finish that sentence as I reach out and pull her over top of me. Avery gasps as I have her straddle me.
“Ride me, Sunshine. I wanna see you fuckin’ shine as you ride my cock,” I growl, my hands clench at her waist, nudging at her pussy’s entrance.
“Tyler,” Avery moans, eyes hooded and mouth parted as she lowers herself onto my cock.
“Right here, baby,” I mutter, tightening my grasp on her hips as she begins to move in a rotating motion. “Fuck yeah, Avery, take what’s yours,” I groan.
She quickens her pace, hands cupping her tits, and fuck me if it’s not a sight I’ll never fuckin’ forget as she goes flying. Needing to take her harder, to pound into her pussy, I flip us until she’s on her back, and I’m slamming into her with ruthless thrusts.
“Tyler,” Avery screams my name at the same time her pussy walls contract against my cock, tightening to the point it sucks the cum straight from my balls. I’m unable to stop myself as I still inside her and let myself relish the feel of coming inside my woman.
Letting out a harsh breath, I groan as I pull out of her and fall to my side. I don’t waste a moment to pull her to me, wrapping her to me with my arms.
“I love you, Tyler,” she murmurs sleepily.
“I know you do, Sunshine. It’s how I know you put up with my shitty attitude,” I mutter and press a kiss to the top of her head. “Now sleep, baby. I wanna hold you for a while. Scared the shit out of me when I couldn’t find you. I just need to hold you for a bit.”
“I’m right here, Tyler. Not going anywhere, I promise. I won’t let them take me from you,” she utters, and I swear to fuck it’s as if the words barely left her lips before she passes out.
Avery’s words spin in my head. She’s right about them not taking her from me.
Looking up to the ceiling, I sigh.
“Wish you were here, brother. You’d be able to help me figure out what the hell I’m doing here,” I mutter quietly as to not wake Avery up.
There’re times I swear my brother responds to me, but this time I feel like he’s showing me the way somehow when I feel my woman curl herself closer to me.
Tightening my arms around her, I hold her close and finally allow myself to drift to sleep at least for a little while.
I won’t rest for long, not when my woman is still in danger of her brothers trying to take her from me. And that’s never gonna happen.