Chapter 20
Chapter Twenty
SERENITY
I’m thankful Nico brought me up to speed on the five families war. What happens with the agreement my father made with Sergio about my protection? At some point when the war is over, I’ll have a sit-down with Dillon.
With all the extra protection my ex-boyfriend provided, I plan to enjoy my summer. While Nico’s living his best life, I’m living mine.
Over the summer I’m on a different yacht every weekend. It should be the best summer ever, but that hole in the pit of my stomach reminds me I haven’t seen Nico in a couple of months.
A text appears on my phone.
I smile.
Alvin: When can I see you, gorgeous?
Me: This weekend. I’ll send my driver to pick you up. How about we have a little fun in Boston?
Alvin: Yeah, sounds good.
I met Alvin on one of the yachts over the summer.
We’d gone on a few dates in Philly. He doesn’t force himself on me.
Even though he’s a bad boy. I love that he doesn’t question my need for security.
He’s a drug lord. Only twenty-five. It’s best I associate with bad boys.
They align with my lifestyle. I’m sure he won’t be opposed to a little fuck session.
Standing in front of the mirror, my eyes take in my lack of clothes. I take a deep breath.
You can do this, Serenity.
I walk into the living room. He stands in front of the floor to ceiling window.
“Alvin, do you like what you see?”
He turns to me.
I stand barefoot in nothing but a black lace nightie; I shake my ass from side to side.
Alvin grins. “I sure do.”
He pulls me against his muscled frame, and my back meets cold glass of the floor-to-ceiling window of the Four Seasons suite. Forty stories below, Boston’s lights twinkle like fallen stars. His mouth finds my neck, hungry and desperate, like a man who’s spent nights dreaming about fucking me.
You can do this, Serenity. Get Nico out of your system. I’m sure if you fuck Alvin’s fine ass, he’ll make you forget about the man who writes your name with his tongue on your pussy in cursive.
I clench my legs together at the thought. I hate he comes to mind any time I try to hook up with another guy. Has he ruined me for all other men? I squeeze my eyes shut.
No, I have to do this.
My fingers roam his back down to his ass.
“Pull out my big dick, baby,” Alvin mutters.
I unzip his slacks and unleash his creamy dick. He’s big. But not as big as a certain someone. I grab his hand and lead him to the sofa. I sit down and slide my fist up and down his shaft as our eyes lock. His long blond hair curtains the sides of his face.
“Suck it, baby,” he demands.
Pip
Pip
The noise comes so suddenly I barely notice it before Alvin’s cock slips from my grasp and his body crashes into the coffee table.
“What the fuck, Serenity?” His deep voice reverberates through the room.
I bring my hand to my face—warm, slick. The sharp, metallic smell of blood fills the air. Alvin lies sprawled on the table, half his face missing.
My cold eyes meet the fucking madman’s who’s now standing in front of me. “What the fuck, Serenity? I repeat his question.
“What the fuck is wrong with you, Nico?”
In my periphery, I notice my security team enters the room, closing the door behind them. “Serenity, are you all right?” Javier asks as he assesses the scene while approaching Nico.
He cuts his eyes at Javier, daring him to step closer, his gloved hand tightening around his Glock.
“I wasn’t hurt, Javier,” I tell him.
Fitz releases a low whistle. “Damn, he blew his brains out. That’s crazy work.”
“Nico, you’re fucking nuts,” Javier bites out.
I can see the crazy in Nico’s brown eyes. He continues the conversation with me like my team isn’t standing there. That’s how far gone he is.
“You were about to suck his dick and then fuck him.”
I study his disheveled look—shirt half-tucked into cargo pants, a dark cap shadowing his face, red-rimmed eyes and dark bags beneath them. I’m not sure I’d ever seen him like this.
He lifts me off the couch, attempting to cradle me like I’m his. But I don’t allow it. I pound my fists against his face and neck.
Reacher and Miff, his bodyguards, stroll past as though this is just another Saturday.
“What the hell?” Javier growls. “You’ve been hiding in there?” He points to the door leading to the adjoining room.
Nico’s guards don’t respond.
“This is the last time I’ll let you get close to her, Nico,” Javier warns.
Nico ignores his words, and a dark chuckle rumbles in his chest.
“I fucking hate you, Nico,” I snarl.
“Yeah, well, the feeling’s fucking mutual,” he grits out.
Nico carries me into the shower and sits me on the bench.
He closes the bathroom door, strips down, then climbs in with me.
He pulls the shower door closed behind him.
After turning on the piping hot water, he pulls me to my feet, removes the nightie from my body, and kicks it aside.
I’m not sure if I’m in shock or aww. If it’s aww, I’m sick too.
Gently, he washes the blood from my face.
“I’m not even your woman and you kill a man over me. Get help, Nico.”
“You first, sweetheart.”
His eyes darken. “He called you, baby.”
His eyes soften for a brief second. “I don’t fuck you good?”
I glare at him. “I have to move on. And so do you.”
“Do I?” he nips at my lips.
And I don’t push him away. Even with the grotesque image of Alvin’s head blown to pieces. Nico lifts me up with one arm. And slams my back against the cool tile wall. In one swift motion, he buries himself deep inside me.
“Shit,” I moan.
“What did you think would happen? You could suck his dick, take his dick, and forget how good I fuck you until you come and your toes curl?”
I slam my lips against his before dropping my head back against the wall. The steam surrounds us as I rotate my hips, enjoying this addictive ride.
“I-I need to fuck other men, Nico.”
He, in turn, circles his hips, driving me to the edge of ecstasy. “Don’t you see? If you do, I’ll kill them all.”
He drags his cock to the entrance like he’s about to pull out. I circle my pussy against the tip of his dick. Then he slams into me hard and punishing.
I gasp at how hard he thrusts into me and dig my nails into his shoulders. My pussy throbs with pleasure.
His gorgeous brown eyes hold mine. “My cock is tattooed deep inside this pussy. There isn’t another man who can come behind me, sweetheart.”