Chapter 14
Desire
When she comes, she goes limp, falling onto the bed exhausted.
Her chest is heaving, and a small residual tremor is still running through her body.
I give her a few seconds to catch her breath, then get out of bed.
After soaking a soft sponge in warm water, I return and spread her supple thighs.
She exhales weakly when I touch her, wiping her reddened pussy and removing traces of my cum.
It gives me great satisfaction to take care of her after I’ve broken her.
When I’m done, I draw the blanket over her shoulders, warming her up, then press the button on the remote control, closing the blinds and cutting us off from the outside world.
Then I climb into bed under the covers and tug her limp body toward me, pressing my chest tightly into her back.
“Sleep,” I whisper, kissing her cheek and then pressing my lips against her swollen ones. “I’m ready to wait a couple of hours to enter you again.”
She whimpers in her sleep, rolls over, and dutifully lays her head on my chest. When I hug her, her heart rate slows and her breathing become deep and even.
I take a deep breath, inhaling her scent, and roll my eyes.
My muscles are buzzing: we’ve been fucking nonstop all day and all night long.
My body demands rest, so I fall into a heavy sleep, ignoring that the sun is already shining behind the closed blinds.
The phone on the bedside table wakes me up. Cursing softly, I carefully shift Aurora off me, pick up my cell phone, and go out into the small living room. Through the panoramic window, I look out into the coming darkness at the yawning Zeus—the nocturnal beast has just woken up.
“Laurent, why do you never call during daylight?” I snort.
“Because I have plenty of important things to do during the day,” my brother grumbles. “Your new DNA samples are a perfect match with Alistair’s anonymous patient profiles. I sent you the results—check your email.”
Hmm, I sent the samples by courier as soon as we got home. This is getting more interesting.
“Fine.” I’m about to hang up.
“Don’t rush off. I’m calling primarily to collect my debt. Diver has been spotted near Cleveland. The address has been sent to your email. Take him out by tomorrow morning.”
“Who exactly was he hired to kill?” I still suspect the family is sending me away to get to Aurora.
“Ask Diver yourself if you’re so curious.”
“I prefer not to talk to my victims.” I snort.
“Just fuck them?”
“What the hell?” I growl low.
“Oh, right, she’s a witness, not a victim.”
Laurent has shown his hand. Fine. Time to show mine.
“Touch Aurora, and you’ll have to kill me too.”
“Father doesn’t like your obsession with the girl.
You’re refusing to go to London because of her, making Jefferson wait?
I’ll be blunt: you’d better hurry. The agreements with Robert’s organization are important to the family.
I understand you’re worried about her life because she’s a witness to Alistair’s hit.
You’ll have to carry out the contract and hope the family spares her. ”
“She’s my fiancée,” I bark, and Laurent falls silent.
“Fucking seriously?!” he breathes out. “She’s gotten under your skin that much?!”
“That’s right. Keep that in mind, Strategist, if you ever think of going after what’s mine.”
I hang up and dig my fingers into my hair, pulling at the roots to clear my head from the tension. My brain runs through the options. I still have to go after that bastard Diver. But I can’t leave my broken princess unattended in an empty house. Not when she’s so vulnerable.
I scroll through my contacts, find the number I need, and call Isaac. The line rings for a moment.
“Desire, good you called.” My captain sounds relieved. “Asgard is testing our patience. The guys are waiting for orders.”
“Piss on Asgard. Take Jake and Don, gear up, and get to my place immediately.” I pause. “And stop by the jewelry store. My order from Los Angeles has arrived. Pick it up.”
“Hmm …, okay …” His voice falters for a moment, but he doesn’t ask any unnecessary questions.
I hang up and spin the phone in my hand, then walk silently past the slightly open door of our bedroom—where Aurora is sprawled across the sheets—and head to the bathroom.
After turning on the dim light and splashing cold water on my face, my gaze falls on the shelf where the white bottle of birth control pills sits.
At least, Aurora is convinced that’s what’s inside.
The day before yesterday, when I brought her here, I found out she’d run out of pills. I ordered a refill, but the courier was my man. My guys did a clean job and replaced the pills with regular vitamins, identical in shape and color. The last barrier between us has fallen.
We’ve been fucking for so long, and we’ll keep going, and there will be consequences. Since I’ve finally decided to keep the princess for myself, I’m going to take all of her. I want to do absolutely everything in this life with her.