Chapter 20
We stand like that for a few more minutes, watching the fireflies fly over and around the pond. This growing need burns through me. Blaze showed a side of himself tonight he probably never shows anyone else. I must admit, I finally see him in a new light, and I may have softened toward him.
He turns my way, opening his mouth to say something, but I’m not able to hold back any longer. I crush my lips to his, curling my fingers in his hair. His mouth immediately opens, our tongues clashing, his hands moving to grip my hips.
Our kiss is heated, it’s hard to break away, but I eventually force myself to inch back, looking up to stare into his eyes, breathless. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that right now. Especially after tonight.”
He snatches me by my hoodie, pulling me in closely. His finger softly rubs the side of my jaw. “Don’t you ever fucking apologize for kissing what’s yours.”
His lips attach to mine once more. Out here in the middle of God knows where, under the moonlit sky.
We waste no time, stripping each other's clothes off. Our hands fumbling everywhere, ripping the other’s hoodies off, moving onto the pants, our mouths locked together. This has to be a talent, right?
Once we are bare, Blaze grips my ass in both of his palms, encouraging me to lift up onto him. He leaves a trail of slow, sensual kisses starting behind my ear, working his way down my neck. He slowly gets to his knees in the tall grass, laying me on my back. His face and body hovering over mine, while he places his hips between my legs.
He pushes the hair off my face with one hand, his lips lightly lingering on mine. “Tonight, I’m going to claim you, body and soul.”
I can’t find the words to form a reply, so I just nod my head.
Blaze goes back to kissing along my body. Working his way to my breast, taking the hardened peak into his mouth. I can feel the pull of my piercing as his teeth nibble around it. Teasing me, driving me wild and frantic with his touches.
I use all my force to roll us over and straddle him, bending over on top of him, our chests touching. There's a sparkle in his eyes, his dimple on full display. I want to devour him.
“Let’s make tonight one we won’t forget,”
I whisper. As soon as the words leave my mouth, I feel a sharp pinch in my ass. I gasp, eyes widen as I look down at Blaze. He goes to say something, but I can’t hear the words as everything goes black around me and I fade away.
One minute I feel like I’m in bliss and the next I’m pulled into total chaos.
Cea gasps, terror covering her face, my heartbeat picking up. “Cea. baby? What’s wr…”
I don’t even finish my question when her eyes roll back and she passes out, falling on top of me. I gently place her to the side of me, taking her face between my hands, slightly shaking, begging her to wake up. My eyes skim her body latching on to the feathered dart sticking out of her left ass cheek.
What the fuck? I pull the dart out, observing it. A damn tranquilizer. I snap my head behind me, trying to locate the suspects movement coming from behind one of the trees and I forfeit my clothes, not giving a damn about them, slowly making my way toward it. I’m almost to the tree, when a man comes out from hiding, pointing his tranquilizer gun at me.
“You motherfucker!” I roar.
He shoots the gun at me. Thankfully, I dove just in time for him to miss.
As soon as I’m back on my feet, I tackle the guy to the ground. He’s a little shorter than me, but still buff as hell. I work my way on top of him, throwing punch after punch, when two arms put me in a choke hold from my back. The guy under me is close to death by the time I turn my attention to the jackass behind me. I fling my elbow back, not caring where I’m aiming as long as I get the son of a bitch off me.
He grunts, releasing his arms just a little. I grab his arms, pulling them as hard as I can to get them from around my neck, then pull him over my body. He lands in a heap on top of the battered body already on the ground. A large branch sits on a tree a few feet from me and I walk over, picking it up. When I turn back around, the guy is standing back up getting ready to attack me again.
“Not today, asshole,” I mutter.
He charges for me and I take the branch, slamming him in the face. It stuns him long enough for me to grip him by the throat, completely cutting off his airway.
His eyes bulge, face turning blue.
“Who fucking sent you?”
I can tell by the tuxedos; they must be from the club. Anger surges through me all over again, not believing we missed a couple. He’s gasping for breath, trying to speak so I loosen my hand just enough for him to get a word out.
“I’ll never fucking tell you,”
he spits at me, the spit sliding down my cheek.
I drop my branch to the ground then bring my hand up to wipe it off, giving the guy a wicked smile.
“Well, I tried to be nice.”
A low chuckle leaves me, and the man's eyes widen, I rear my fist back pounding him in the face. He falls to the ground when I drop my grip. He’s lying on the ground, holding his face. I pick my branch back up, placing my foot onto the man's neck. He instantly reaches for my foot, trying to push it off, but it does him no good. I’m stronger.
I eye the man then the branch. “This might hurt a little…or a lot. I’m aiming for a whole fucking lot.”
I take the branch, shoving it into the man's chest. I use all of my strength, forcing it into his body as hard as I can. It finally breaks skin, sinking into him at an agonizingly slow place. His scream fills the woods, causing even the birds to wake up and sing.
Once deep enough, I let go of the branch, studying it as it stands straight up by itself. I look around for anything that can help me get the job done. I could run and get the gun from my Jeep, but what would be the fun in that?
Searching, I find a rock the size of my wrist. Picking it up, I test the weight in my hand. Perfect.
“So long fuckers.”
I smirk smashing the rock into both of the men's heads, whistling the tune ‘Just The Two Of Us’ one by one until they’re both completely cracked open. Bone and brain matter leaking into the ground.
I double check their pulses, making sure they’re dead, then head back to Cea still laying where I left her. I look at my body covered in blood, deciding to wash off in the pond first.
Making my way back over to Cea, I place my hoodie on her, then get dressed. After buckling her into my Jeep, I hop in and look over at her. She’s sleeping so peacefully, even if it wasn’t by choice and it was a total cock block.
She’s so beautiful. Mi Cielo.