Chapter 7 #2
“The first thing they wanted to do was test our ability to keep carnage out of the quarter. We failed on that one. Second, they wanted to send us a message, but we hadn’t been looking for it and missed it.
Third, the café was packed with tourists and locals alike, but the Venuti were only concerned with one particular woman who happened to be having coffee with her fiancé that day. ”
He paused dramatically and it annoyed me. He winked in my direction, knowing that it did.
“The governor’s daughter,” he added, and I sucked in a breath.
“Did she get shot that day?” I asked anxiously.
“She did.”
“Did she die?”
“She did. At least according to the human records,” he answered. He looked away from me and turned the computer monitor toward me.
It was the Venuti family tree. He zoomed in on the bottom and sat back in the chair, waiting for me to figure out what he hadn’t yet said.
Lola Claiborne.
“They turned her,” I sighed.
“Yeah. So, we can probably kiss our arrangement with the governor goodbye,” Toboe replied, his voice carrying just as much frustration as I felt.
“Fuck me,” I groaned.
“No. That’s your mate’s job,” he replied, and it was so unexpected that I snorted with a laugh.
“You’re not wrong,” I smirked.
“I know,” he answered.
“I take it there’s more,” I finally pressed.
“You’d be right. The engineer they employed instead of Ava’s father had been slower to produce what they want, but he’s been on the right track.
So far, he’s developed the silver-tipped bullets that they wanted, and they just so happen to be far easier to produce in mass quantities.
It’s only been in production for a month or so, but we need to be far more cautious in our dealings with them from now on,” he continued.
“Fuck me twice,” I sighed.
“No means no, boss,” he smirked and once again, I shook my head, but I couldn’t stop myself from smiling. His sarcasm was keeping my anger at the Venuti at bay, and I deeply appreciated that. I wasn’t about to tell him though. It would most certainly go to his head.
I just laughed softly at him, and he chuckled.
“What you do to your mate on your time is none of my business,” he murmured, and I laughed harder once I realized that he’d blushed just a little when he’d said that.
“So. Moving on. They wanted some sort of weapon laced with wolfsbane, but that hasn’t really made much progress yet. Turns out the component that’s actually effective against shifters is not particularly stable long term. Which is good for us.”
“Indeed.”
He started to list off a few more things and I listened attentively, sighing as I realized just how long this had been going on under my nose. They’d seemingly begun edging into the quarter for months, if not years now and they’d done it without any of my men noticing.
That was going to have to be dealt with. This was my territory and when the time came, I was going to show them that.
“They’ve been watching this property, boss. They’ll know that we brought her here,” Toboe continued, and I growled openly at the threat thrown her way even though it wasn’t from him.
He was right. There was no way what she’d done tonight wouldn’t be noticed.
“Do they have a file on her?” I asked.
He nodded.
“Tell me everything,” I pressed.
“It’s a rather basic profile. Name. Background.
Job history. The usual things you might expect.
It really didn’t have much to it until this week when she made her first appearance inside their property.
It does make a note of the type of bullets she was using.
They know that she has something that could be highly dangerous if used against them in the future,” Toboe replied.
His voice was far graver now. He knew that this was probably the most dangerous part of what he’s told me tonight.
“They’re going to come for her,” I said quietly.
“That may make them move faster than they intended,” he replied.
“If they have enough bullets, it may make them overconfident,” I replied thoughtfully.
“Maybe,” he answered cautiously.
“Well, starting tomorrow, we’re going to have to start preparing to welcome them with as much southern hospitality as they have come to expect,” I replied firmly, and he laughed.
“That sounds like fun,” he smirked.
“Oh, it will be. Now go to bed. We’re going to need to get some sleep because things could start to get really interesting come morning,” I added.
“Got it, boss.”
“Night, Toboe. Thanks for having my back today.”
“It was an honor,” he grinned.
With a final nod, I pushed myself up and out of the chair.
Toboe continued to work on the computer behind me as I walked out of the office.
I didn’t pay him any more mind because my mind had already turned back to the delightful little package curled up in my bed.
I strode down the hallway and silently returned to my room.
I stripped down to my underwear, and when I glanced down at her I noticed that her eyes had opened, and she was watching me sleepily with a wistful smile on her lips.
When she noticed that I had seen her, she turned her head and hid her face in the pillow. I’d seen her mouth curve up in an even bigger smile though. I rounded the bed and climbed into it with her, unapologetically winding my arm around her waist so that I could pull her flush against my chest.
“Did you miss me?” I whispered in her ear.
“No,” she answered feistily.
I chuckled in her ear, and she shivered against me. Boldly, I dragged my fingers down the length of her abdomen and forced them in between her thighs.
She was very, very wet.
“Little mate, I think you’re lying to me,” I whispered. “I think you did miss me, and this pretty pussy is giving you up.”
She trembled a bit harder.
I slid the tip of my finger over her clit, earning the most delicious moan of reluctant desire from her. I was holding her close enough against me so that she could feel just how hard she was making me.
“Alpha,” she whimpered.
I teased her for a bit longer, enjoying every whimper that fell off her lips until I finally pulled my hand away, only to hear her sigh softly in disappointment.
“It is time for you to close your eyes, sweet girl. Tonight, you’re going to go to bed wet and needy for me and tomorrow, I promise you I will take care of that greedy little pussy. Be a good girl for me and I might even make sure you enjoy it,” I whispered in her ear.
She panted and it took everything in me not to sink every inch of me into her slick little cunt. I pressed my lips to the back of her head, kissing her softly.
She snuggled in a bit closer to me.
“Promise?” she whined.
“I promise, sweet mate. Now close your eyes. If you make me tell you again, I’ll have to turn that bare little bottom bright red. Do you understand me?”
“Yes, alpha,” she answered. Her fingers wrapped around mine and I squeezed them tight.
“Good girl,” I murmured, placing a light kiss on the back of her neck. Her body softened at my praise, and I decided I’d have to give her more of that.
At least, when she earned it…
I closed my eyes too, content that I’d found the woman I was meant to cherish for the rest of my life.
Both with and without a red little bottom.