Chapter 21
Chapter Twenty-One
EZRA
“You need to put more power behind your hook.” I stand behind her, putting my hands on her hips and moving them the way they need to. “Move like this when you punch. Put as much power behind it as you can, then get your hands back up in front of you.”
It’s not that Jade is a bad fighter, but when it comes to facing off against Noah, she’s going to have her ass handed to her. She’s dead the next time he gets to her alone, and I can’t allow that to happen.
“Drill sergeant,” she mutters under her breath, throwing a couple of hard hooks into the punching bag before getting her hands up in front of her.
We’ve been training for two days, but she’s only half-assing it.
I grab her by the back of the neck and shove her into the wall, my body pressing against the back of hers. “It’s not the time for fucking jokes, Jade. You have to be on guard, and you have to be worried about what he’s capable of.”
“Get your fucking hands off me.”
My fingers tighten on the sides of her neck. “Not until you stop treating this like a damn joke. Do you want to die?”
She’s silent for too long. So long that I don’t know what she’s going to say, but I doubt anything she does is going to make me feel better.
I let go of her neck and grab her shoulders, turning her around to face me.
“I don’t know what’s going on in that head of yours right now.” I study her, taking in the dark circles and hollow cheeks.
“Didn’t think you’d want to know. This…” She gestures between the two of us. “Isn’t exactly built on anything that would lead me to think the two of us could talk to each other about the real shit.”
I strap on a pair of mitts, holding them up to her. “Throw punches. You’re going to fight, and we’re going to deal with whatever the hell is going on in your head right now.”
Jade throws one punch and then another, putting her weight behind both of them.
Her hands don’t get up fast enough, so I cuff her upside the head.
She scowls and throws a couple more punches.
“You’re a pain in my ass,” she snarls through clenched teeth.
“You drive me up a fucking wall with your need to protect me while at the same time holding me fucking hostage. I don’t understand you at all.
I thought I did, but then again, you’re not the person I thought you were, and what the hell am I supposed to do with that information? ”
She throws a couple more punches, spinning and landing a hard kick to the side of my ribs. I stumble back a step, nodding.
For a moment, she stops and takes a sip of her water. When she straightens back up, there’s a fire back in her eyes. “And then there’s the other issue.”
“And what’s that?” I move the mitts quick, stretching high and low, getting her to hit me as hard as she can.
Each hit is getting weaker than the previous one, though. She’s losing steam and it shows.
“Being here with you has made me feel like I’m in the most control I’ve ever been. It doesn’t feel like someone else is controlling my life, even though I know you are.”
“Am I?” I dodge out of the way, making it more difficult, forcing her to follow me.
Jade gives me a flat look. “You forced me out of the school I was going to and into a new one. You’re forcing me to live with you. You have control over everything I do and the people I see. I had to talk to you about going to see my own family.”
I toss off the mitts, motioning her forward again when she starts to slow. “Well, I don’t know about that. You’re free to suck my cock whenever you like.”
Though I’m baiting her, she falls for it, surging after me.
“Suck yourself off.” She slams her fist into my gut, forcing some of the air from my lungs. She smirks and dances out of the way when I take a swipe at her. “What’s wrong? Not able to get me? Are you getting slow in your old age?”
I smirk and roll my eyes. “You’d like to think that, wouldn’t you?”
She feints to the left before diving to the right, her arms wrapping around my torso and her shoulder slamming into the same spot her fist just did. She manages to knock out the rest of the air from my lungs.
I take a couple of steps back before wrapping my arms around her waist and lifting her off the ground.
Jade squeals and thrashes in my arms, but I head for the showers with her still squirming.
I set her down in one and reach for the water, turning it on the coldest setting and letting it cascade down on her.
“What the hell!” She fights to get the gloves off, throwing them at me.
I shed my clothing and get in the shower with her, reaching for the tap and turning the water up hot.
She looks at me with lust shining bright in her eyes, her gaze trailing down my body. When she looks back up at me, she looks like she’s at war with herself.
“Why am I fully clothed in the shower right now?” Jade peels off her shirt and tosses it to the side.
“Looks like you’re halfway naked to me.” I skim the curves of her waist with my fingers. “And I decided training was over for the day. Thought it would be good for us to spend a little time reminding you how much you like me.”
I sink to my knees in front of her, taking off the rest of her clothing with me.
As I reach for the soap and pour some into my hand, her fingers run through my hair, pushing it back from my face.
Taking my time, I massage the soap into her skin, starting at her feet and slowly working my way up her body.
Jade’s moan is soft as I massage her breasts, the soap lathering.
Her nipples press into my hands, pebbling beneath my touch until she’s panting and arching into me.
I pinch the sensitive buds between my fingers, rolling them until she’s so arched she’s leaning back against the wall.
She moans, her eyes squeezing shut.
Water rains down on her chest, washing away the soap.
I take her and spin her around, pushing her against the wall, my cock throbbing as it presses into the curve of her ass.
Jade rocks back into it, looking over her shoulder at me.
I trace the curves of her body, up and down until I slip a hand between her legs, running my fingers over her soaking wet pussy. “I think a little stress relief is in order, don’t you?”
“You going to fuck me, or you going to keep teasing me?”
Grabbing her jaw, I tug her face to mine, lips slanting over hers.
Instead of thrusting into the tight, wet heat of her pussy, I pull back and lean against the other wall.
She turns, her bottom lip jutting out for a second.
Then she gets down on her knees, her hand wrapping around the base of my cock.
Water cascades down her back, her hair slicked back before I wrap it around my fist and pull her hand back.
“Are you going to take my cock like the good little slut you are?” I press the tip to her lips.
Her tongue darts out, catching the drop of pre-cum.
“I don’t think that’s enough. Safe word is budget.”
Jade smirks, her tongue sliding from the base of my cock to the tip. “And what if my mouth is full?”
I stare down at her, wanting to fill her mouth until she’s begging for me to slam into her pussy instead. “Tap me three times.”
She sucks the head of my cock into her mouth, her tongue swirling around and around.
I resist the urge to slam to the back of her throat. At least I do until she moans.
She gags as I push deeper into her mouth, but then she relaxes, moaning and taking me deeper.
Her tongue slides along my length, stroking it as I throb.
I rock back and forth, hips thrusting until her nails are raking down my thighs and tears are running down her cheeks.
I start pulsing, balls drawing tight, and as I do, I pull out of her.
Jade gasps in a deep breath, her chest heaving.
I reach down and help her to her feet before picking her up and pinning her to the wall.
Her legs wrap around my waist, her pussy soaked.
She’s already shaking, and as I sink into her, her inner walls clamp down around me hard.
I brace one arm on the wall, pulling back and slamming into her.
She pants, her nails digging into my shoulders as she holds on. “Yes. Please. More. I’m so close.”
I stop moving, one hand snaking up to grab her throat.
My thumb presses beneath her chin, forcing her head back more.
She writhes against me as I trail kisses up and down her neck, biting and sucking until her whimpers nearly turn into screams.
When I slam back into her, all it takes is a couple of thrusts before she’s coming hard, her inner walls pulsing around me as she rocks until her legs stop quivering.
I groan and pull out, turning her around. “Bend over with your hands on the bench.”
She does as I say, that perfect ass of hers in the air.
I reach between her legs, fingers rolling around her clit.
She arches her back, tossing her hair over one shoulder.
I pinch the sensitive bud, holding it until she whimpers before soothing away the sting with gentle circles.
Her legs start to shake again as I slip two fingers into her, crooking them against the spot that drives her wild.
“Come for me. Show me what a good little slut you are. I want to see how much you want my cock in that tight little pussy of yours.”
When her fingers curl and her moans get louder, I bring my other hand down hard on her ass, the handprint glowing bright red.
It sends her over the edge, her pussy gushing as I keep thrusting, trying to draw out her pleasure for as long as possible.
Just when her body starts to relax again, I slam into her, balls drawing tight and cock throbbing.
I bury myself to the hilt in her, fingers dipping into her hips, over and over again until I come.
The water is running cold as I pull out of her and help her stand up straight, pulling her into my arms and holding her tight.
I almost lost her to Noah, and that’s not something I want to think about, but it’s the reality I have to deal with.
I’m going to have to do something about him before it costs me the only family I have.
“I have a surprise for you,” I whisper in her ear as we finish washing up.