Chapter 18 Duke
ONE WEEKS LATER…
I leaned against the concrete wall in the warehouse.
Juelz, Rico, and Money stood alongside me.
We kept Benny out of this part of the plan — he was filling in at the bar for me.
I tried my best to keep him as far away from this side of the thorns as possible.
Shit, I tried to keep this side in the shadows altogether.
Rafe and his boys had to be the ones to test the system. Now we had to shed blood in our city's streets. That was the only thing that pissed me off. I wanted to chill, but they had to puff their chests out.
A few of them had been involved, and we'd picked them off one by one.
Rafe was the last man standing, but we made sure he watched us dismantle every man he'd involved in his scheme.
His screams and tears did nothing but fuel me.
Rafe should have had this much emotion when we tried to get him involved with his community.
Each day we killed one of his boys, we made sure the cleaning crew was there to remove the body. The only smells left behind were shit and piss from Rafe losing control of himself over and over again.
Juelz and Money would come in to make sure he was fed and had water — just enough to keep his dumb ass alive. Today was his day. I stood upright from the opening of the warehouse.
I waved Juelz over. He grabbed a bucket of water and tossed it into Rafe's face. He woke up fighting for air like he was drowning. I don't know how he was sleeping with his arms hanging above his head anyway. That shit had to be uncomfortable.
I clapped my hands as I made my way over to the chair placed a few feet in front of him.
"Damn. I never thought I would see you here on the day you passed. I figured we would have all the thorns riding through the Haven streets in your honor — you know, a flag with your biker name and shit. Respect."
"Fu-fu-fu — you," Rafe huffed out.
I chuckled and placed my hand over my heart.
"This shit is really fucking with my heart, man. I just have to know — how did you think you were gone pull this shit off? I was too nice, huh?" I asked.
Rico and Money laughed behind me. I turned around to face them and their expressions went cold.
I didn't want this muthafucka to think this was a game.
I was wasting my time with him when I could be with my girl.
My need for skittles was coming back heavy.
Since I'd been with Solana, she had replaced that need in me.
"Get — it — over with."
I nodded and shrugged. I was ready for all of this to be over anyway. I stood and pulled a gun from behind my back, placed the silencer on, and raised it.
"Any last words before your trip to Hell?" I asked.
Rafe choked on his blood and chuckled. "See you there."
I smiled. "I'll make sure your girl gets that cheese basket."
Before he could respond, I pulled the trigger, causing his head to snap back.
"Damn, that shit was clean as fuck," Money said behind me as he walked forward to pull Rafe's body down onto the tarp below.
I slipped my gun into the back of my pants, then made my way toward the door.
"Get this cleaned up. And make sure his body is practically unrecognizable in the region where he was getting those drugs to sell — so I can send his bitch a cheese basket."
They burst into laughter, but I was serious as hell.
"Aye, yo — what the fuck is she gone do with a cheese basket?" Juelz asked.
I shrugged. "Shit if I know. I need to go get my fix."
Juelz shook his head and began instructing the others on what to do. I planned to break down this gun and get rid of it, then get my fix at Sugar Kissed.
I grabbed my helmet and rode almost an hour out of town, then broke the gun down, tossing the pieces into different parts of the river. I'd worn gloves and made sure it wasn't my personal gun, so there was no way I'd be tied to it. But this was an extra precaution.
I got back on my bike and took the long way to clear my mind. I needed to stop by my loft to shower and reset. I respected Solana too much to come to her with death all over my clothes.
It took me almost two hours to make it back to the loft, shower, and change. Once I was certain my head was on straight, I got on my bike and rode down to Chrome to park it in the back. I figured I could walk to Sugar Kissed from there since I was going to relieve Benny of his duty.
I jogged across the street and walked until I made it to her shop. I couldn't just walk in. I stood on the sidewalk and watched her smile while talking to a customer.
Today Solana was wearing her branded t-shirt with a pair of jeans, her hair laid down with a few curls. I put my hands in my pockets as I continued to admire everything that was her. Soon her eyes found mine and her smile seemed to get brighter at the sight of me.
She waved her hand, telling me to come inside.
I nodded and caught the door as one of her customers was walking out.
I walked around her line and stepped up behind her to place a kiss against her cheek, then went to the back to wash my hands.
I put on one of the aprons she kept back there and grabbed a set of gloves.
I checked my watch and noticed her lunch break was in another ten minutes. Once I had everything I needed, I walked back out to stand beside her.
Solana turned to face me with a smirk and a lift of her brow.
"You look good in that apron, but what are you doing?" she asked, then giggled.
I waved a hand down my body with a smile. "You can't tell? I'm trying to be of service to you, baby. Now, where do you need me?" I asked.
She turned back to the little old lady who was smiling big at the front of the line.
"Welcome to Sugar Kissed — I guess I have an extra helper today. What looks good to you?" she asked the customer.
I leaned beneath the counter, grabbed a box, and placed wax paper in the bottom. I'd seen Solana do this enough times by now. I waited as the woman pointed into the case at the treats she wanted. I placed each item into the box, sealed it up, and set it on the counter.
"You're going to love everything you chose," I told the woman as Solana rang her up and handed over her receipt.
"I already know it, and you two are so cute. Enjoy your day," she said as she turned to leave.
We kept up that song and dance until the shop was empty. Solana walked over to lock the door and flip the sign, letting everyone know to come back in an hour.
"Uh-uh, I need to get my wages, Sweets. Add an extra hour on there," I stopped her before she walked away from the door.
She bit her lower lip and smiled, then turned back to add that extra hour as I had instructed. When she turned back to give me her undivided attention, she added an extra sway to her hips.
My dick bricked up immediately, although he wasn't getting a taste of her until my tongue was satisfied. I released the tie on the apron as she walked past me with a wag of her finger.
"You coming? You got her wet — it's your job to clean it up now," she teased.
"You ain't said nothing but the word. I been feening for a taste of you all damn day."
I followed close behind her as she took off with a giggle toward the steps. She loved to play this cat-and-mouse game, and that shit only turned me on more. My heart raced in anticipation — I needed all of that. I didn't run or chase. I strolled behind her until I was standing in her living room.
She had turned her two-seater table into a full buffet. Her jeans were gone and so were her panties. Solana's freshly shaved pussy was on full display, glistening in the sunlight straining through her curtains.
I closed the door behind me and locked it, then tossed my jacket onto her couch as her hand made its way to her pearl. She slipped two fingers between her lips, then used her own juices to stroke her pearl, pulling a moan from her as she strummed slowly.
My dick was straining against my zipper, but I knew if I freed him from the confines of my briefs he was heading in first. I was a greedy man, and I was gone get my taste if it was the last thing I did.
I grabbed a chair and positioned myself between her thighs. Just as I did, she pulled her fingers from between her legs and brought a single one to her mouth, sucking her juices clean. Then she leaned down and placed the other finger into my mouth.
Greedily, I cleaned her finger and groaned aloud. Her taste always did something to me. I gripped her ass with both hands, then went in to get everything I was owed for my hard work.
I slid my tongue between her lips down to the crack of her ass, then back up. I twirled my tongue around her pearl and sucked it into my mouth like I was sucking on her tongue. Solana's nails raked through my waves as I made sure I got every drop.
"Duke!" she screamed as her thighs began to quake against my head.
I kept going, chasing the gold at the end of the rainbow.
I slipped two fingers into her opening, stroking her deep while continuing to work her pearl.
Her hands were no longer in my hair but pressed against my forehead, trying to push me back from the pressure that was clearly building to an explosion inside her.
"Fuck! Don't st—" she cried out, unable to finish as the orgasm racked her body.
Solana tasted like her own special brand of candy — the kind I could only find between her thighs. It couldn't be manufactured. I picked up the pace with my fingers, adding another to increase the pressure. Soon after, she shot up from the table as she squirted all over my face.
Her hands flew to her mouth as her heavy-lidded eyes took in the scene in front of her. I pulled my shirt over my head and wiped my face with a smirk. We were just getting started.
I stood and removed my belt, then unzipped my pants. Stepping out of them, I tossed them to the side along with my briefs. I fisted my dick, my hand unable to wrap completely around it, and stroked my length as I walked back over to the table.
Then I released myself and pulled Solana up by her neck.
Her soaked shirt stuck to my chest as I slipped my tongue — coated in her essence — into her mouth.
I kissed her with a hunger I didn't even recognize in the moment.
I needed everything that was this woman.
I don't think I could ever get over her taste. I would forever need more.
I pulled back just enough to help her out of her shirt and bra, tossing them to the side as her arms wrapped around my neck. I lifted her from the table and positioned myself at her opening.
"Sweets, I need to hear you say it. You want me to dig you out?" I asked against her ear.
She nodded, unable to speak.
"I need you to use your words like the big girl I know you are," I coached.
"I want you so deep I don't know where I start and you begin. Fuck me," she breathed out.
I didn't need another word before I gave her all of me in one deep stroke. Her pussy gripped my dick like I was the missing part of her body and it had no plans on releasing me.
"Damn, you gone make me think you want me to live in this muthafucka."
I bit her shoulder as I sped up my strokes, needing more of her. Her sweet pleas and moans only motivated me to go harder, then softer. I believed in punishing the pussy, but she was also my sweet baby — so I needed to treat it with kindness too.
I slipped out of her and placed her on her feet. She stumbled a little as I turned her around, then lifted her onto the table. I was too tall for her to just bend over something this small.
"Toot that ass up for me, baby."
I slapped her ass, watching it jiggle, then leaned forward to kiss each cheek. I couldn't help but eat her pussy from the back. Once I was satisfied, I aligned myself with her center but paused before going in.
"Sweet or spicy, baby?"
Solana glanced over her shoulder and bit her lower lip, then twerked her ass just enough to let my head slip inside. I bit my lip to hold back my groan and slapped her ass. She gripped the table and moaned.
"Spicy. You can be sweet later."
I slid back into her and drilled her center.
"Fuck," I moaned.
I gripped her hips as she threw her ass back, catching every stroke.
"Oh shit, right there," she cried out.
I lifted my right leg and planted my foot on the chair beside me so I could dig deeper, picking up my pace as I rolled my hips into every stroke.
I closed my eyes as her moans pulled me closer and closer to the edge.
"Where you want it, Sweets?" I asked, right there.
"Fill me," she moaned.
"Fuck," I groaned as I released into her.
My hips kept going as she drained me of everything I had.
Then a click, followed by a snap, made me open my eyes.
I quickly wrapped my arms around Solana's waist as the table collapsed beneath her.
I slipped out of her, watching my seed trail down her thighs as she tried to steady herself.
We both looked down at her now destroyed table.
Solana burst into laughter and I couldn't help but join in.
"My bad. I'm gone get you another table," I told her with a smirk.
Solana turned and wrapped her arms around my neck, rising onto the tips of her toes.
"Mm-hmm. Well, you still have some cleaning up to do. We still have an hour and some change left."
I lifted her and headed straight for the bathroom.
"Shit, we better get to cleaning then."
Solana's giggles soothed something in me. This was exactly what I needed. She was what I needed, and letting her go wasn't an option.