Chapter 9 #2
“See how they move, and keep their faces hidden? Clearly, they can’t wear face masks, or it would draw attention.
However, they are aware of their surroundings.
” Tay touched the screen. “Check out these two. They are making sure there are no threats on either side of the van. Their body language shows they are either ex-military or professionally trained. Either way, it is not good news. They’ve got men in the vehicle, too, but the windows are blacked out so we can’t see in. ”
“You can see they’re heavily armed as well.” Sully indicated the slight bulges in the men’s clothing.
“I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t pointed it out,” I said.
Rowan sat Lyric away from him. “I think I recognize that guy.” He walked closer to the screen. “Kayan, take a look at the back of this one’s neck. We need to go to my place. I have the equipment to isolate the feed and run facial recognition on each of these guys.”
“Already did, boss. That’s Jase Tyler.” Kayan tossed out the name like a loaded gun.
“What the fuck is he doing? Hiring out as a merc now?” Rowan snarled.
“Who is this Jase, and why is he a problem?” I got close to the 80” screen, trying to get a look at the guy’s face.
“Jase was part of our team until he got a dishonorable discharge for trying to kill us all on a mission,” Oz growled.
Kellen tapped the desk. “A little more info, if you please.”
Rowan turned, his dark eyes flashing to blue.
“We were in another country when shit went south. It was not unusual, but when we found out it was because our mission had been compromised, and who had been the narc.” His head bent.
“We didn’t lose any men, but it was close.
Jase snuck out, thinking we’d all die during the firefight that was to come.
He underestimated all of us. A thing I’m sure he regrets to this day. ” Rowan’s grin turned feral.
Sully cracked his knuckles. “I’d love to get my hands on him.”
Oz nodded. “When he was court-martialed, they wouldn’t allow any of us within a hundred yards of him. He swore he’d been out taking a piss. I mean, we all travel two miles to do that in the desert, right?”
“I thought he was sent to Leavenworth Prison?” Rowan glared at the screen again.
I didn’t care so much about where the man had been as about where he was now. “Is he dangerous?”
The six Phantom Team members all nodded at once. “A well-trained military man with a chip on his shoulder, a hole in his pocket, and a possible ax to grind? You betcha!” Tay was the one to answer, his deep voice calm.
“Do you recognize any of the other men? How long ago was this mission he tried to have you killed on, and do you know why he did that?” Kellen came to stand by me.
Rowan sat back down, pulling Lyric back onto his lap. “A little over three years. Long enough, he could have easily recruited a small army, trained them well, and done all sorts of shit we won’t like.”
Breezy’s hand on my arm soothed the beast wanting to go out and hunt. I didn’t pretend to be anything other than what I was, and that was pissed, when I turned to face her. “You do not go anywhere alone. The walk from our rooms here was your last walk alone. Feel me.”
Her eyes held a hint of fear. “I wasn’t alone, Xan. My brothers are at the bar getting a drink.” She waved toward the closed door.
Because I couldn’t stand another moment without holding her, I pulled her into my chest. “We done here for now?”
“Pretty sure you ain’t gonna be good for us at the moment. Go take care of your woman. I’ll holler if anything new comes up.” Kellen tapped his head.
Kayan raised his brows, but I ignored all of them as I lifted my mate into my arms. “Put your arms around my shoulders and wrap your legs around my waist. I need to feel you all around me.”
“It’s my cycle. I figured it out after you left and started having strange dreams, and heat washing over me. It’s different now that we’re mated than before.” She buried her face in the crook of my neck.
“That’s because you know what it feels like to have my dick deep inside your sweet pussy.” I licked the shell of her ear, keeping my eyes peeled to where we were walking. I’d not allow any danger within a mile of my mate.
“Xan, you can’t talk like that out in public. Every wolf will smell my need.”
“Let them. They’ll know exactly what they’re missing and what they’ll never have. The sweetest thing since sliced pie, only your pie is mine.” I imagined licking all her lovely juice as it spilled from between her thighs and worried I’d come in my jeans.
The short trek to the small apartment took too damn long in my mind.
When I reached the space, my need to keep her safe nearly dimmed the thought of entering and fucking her against the wall.
“Hold that thought.” I punched in the new code on the door, inhaling for any strange scents.
Nothing other than mine and Breezy’s could be detected.
My mate followed me as I swept each room with my gaze and nose.
The freshly made bed looked way too inviting.
“Are you tired, mate?”
She stretched her arms above her head. “Soo sleepy.” Her eyes held promises I wanted to cash in on.
“Let me help get you out of those clothes. They look bothersome.”
Breezy laughed. “Bothersome? When did you start talking like that, Xan?”
My hands began lifting the top up and over her head, leaving her in the sexy demi bra that made her breasts look amazing. Damn! I stepped back to stare at the black-and-gold perfection of her, standing with her hands on her hips in a barely-there lacy bra and skirt.
Impatience won out. The need to see if she had on a matching pair of panties made me move forward and shove the flowy skirt down her hips, watching it pool at her feet.
She kicked the material aside, and I kept my eyes on the dainty perfection of her toes, waiting like a child on Christmas before opening a present.
Only this time, my gift was going to be Breezy.
I let my eyes trail up the supple flesh of her calves, to the thighs I couldn’t wait to kneel between, until I came upon the matching black and gold scraps of material.
“Turn around, Breezy. Show me what type of panties those are.”
If it were a thong, I was sure she was trying to kill me. The tiny strings on the sides were little ribbons, I knew, that would easily snap with a slight flick of my wrist. I waited, breath held, while she made a show of rolling her hips as she turned, presenting me with the most fabulous ass.
“A thong. Damn, I fucking love you, Breezy. I love these sexy panties, too. If you want to keep them, I suggest you step out of them slowly or quickly. I can’t make up my mind.”
My mate giggled, looking over her shoulder. She shimmied her ass, worked her thumbs in the sides, and damn near caused my heart to stop as she bent while pulling the thong off.
“Lord, have mercy.”
Standing back up, she twirled the tiny scrap in her fingers. “Would you like to keep these as a trophy?”
Like a shot, my control broke. I snatched her hand holding the thong and pulled it to my nose. Our little play had affected her, just as it had me. The wet material went into the front of my jeans. “I’ll keep you for my trophy,” I growled, capturing her lips in a heated kiss.
Our lips brushed against each other’s. The little bite of pain from her sharp nails felt better than good, had my balls tightening.
My tongue pushed past her lips, stroking inside while I cradled the back of her head in one hand and palmed one breast in the other.
I wanted to ravish every inch of her, starting with her lips.
Using my tongue, I fucked her mouth before moving down to lick at the now-healed mark on her neck.
Little shivers made her quake in my grip.
I maneuvered us to the bed, flicking my wrist over the enclosure on the back of the bra, needing to feel her nakedness as I worked my lips, teeth, and tongue over every bit of flesh on her.
“Up you go,” I instructed, lifting her onto the high bed.
I was sure I could become—and was becoming—addicted to Breezy, and I was absolutely fine with that.
Soft, breathy little sighs came from deep within her.
The sounds spurred me on. My wolf howled, making the hunger for my mate burn hotter and brighter than ever before.
I’d never experienced mating heat and was glad the first time was with Breezy.
The sensual spell we were both under couldn’t last, and I had every intention of taking advantage of it and making damn sure she was satisfied every bit as much as I was.
I licked a slow path to her right breast, nipping the firm tip before doing the same to its twin. Her soft, kittenish sounds coming from her throat spurred me on. If my mate came from me sucking on her tits, I wasn’t sure I’d last more than a thrust into her tight core.
She laughed. “You have excellent recovery time.”
I gave her a sharper bite, making her fingers jerk in my hair. “Am I projecting again, Bella?”
The heated gaze in her eyes made the look she was going for not so sweet and innocent. It was like a match to a stick of dynamite, just waiting for the explosion. I was the big boom, and she had just lit the end of the short fuse.
Each nip or lick had more of her sweet cream weeping from her sex, her arousal flooding the air around us.
I would make love to her long and hard, brand her with my entire being so that she’d remember me, even when I wasn’t with her.
Between her thighs, the evidence of her slick flesh waiting to be gobbled up was evident, and I couldn’t wait to eat her like a favorite treat.
“You’re so damn pretty down here, and wet. Gods, you are my every dream come true, and some I didn’t even know I had.”
She sifted her fingers through my hair. “You make me tremble. I had no clue you were such a sweet man. I just knew I loved you and wanted you.” Tears were in her eyes. “How did I get so lucky?”
I smiled, a wicked lift of my lips. “You got it wrong. I’m the lucky one.”
I parted the lips to her sex and gave her a long, slow lick, making her buck against me.
Yeah, I could spend hours feasting on her.
A hoarse shout broke from Breezy, her hips lifting, jerking upward.
Her clit was swollen and red. I teased it, blew on it before sucking it into my mouth, making her shudder.
I licked through the swollen folds, up and down the narrow slit, a quick lick that made sure she felt the lash of pleasure.
A deep hunger clawed at me to surge inside the tight clasp of her pussy, but I wanted to have her come on my tongue again, needed it like I needed my next breath of air.
“So good, you taste so good, sweet like the best bourbon I’ve ever had,” I groaned.