Chapter 14

ASHTON

Finn’s was the one spot in Ivory where nobody had any control. No MC could act bigger than the others. No woman could act like she was better-looking than the next. No man could pick a fight without suffering the consequences. The police did their rounds of the place every night to arrest the guys who’d gotten into it after a drunken stupor but they knew better than to get more involved. Finn’s bar was the demilitarized zone everybody had agreed upon. Even in the middle of the afternoon, people knew better than to start shit here.

When Rose texted me telling me she wanted to meet in a place where she wouldn’t have to worry, I suggested the Bone Pit. But that wasn’t enough to calm her down. Even from her messages, I could feel her panic. And it was clearer when I heard her voice.

The scene wasn’t as rowdy as it was at night but there were more than enough bastards and assholes around the bar to get into it with. I leaned up against the counter, swallowing down a shot of whiskey. It was bad enough I had to deal with Picardo now Rose was telling me some serious shit came up. Just my luck it all happened at the same time.

Rose walked into the bar, her pale skin on display even underneath the shit lighting. She caught a few eyeballs. Pretty girl like her couldn’t help it. The white sundress made her stick out even more. All kinds of motherfuckers came into Finn’s but you never saw an innocent-looking woman like her very often.

Before any of the sleaze could try to impress her, she spotted me and made a beeline right toward me. Her chest rose and fell as she took deep breaths. I had a bad feeling something was wrong and the look in those gorgeous green eyes of hers just confirmed it.

“I need to talk to you.”

“That’s obvious.”

“I…” She put her head down and sighed deeply again. “Bartender. Lemme get a double. Whiskey.”

I raised an eyebrow as I watched her swallow the whiskey down without hesitation. She didn’t even flinch.

“Shit…” I muttered. “Tell me what’s wrong, Rose.”

She looked around the bar. The way she shifted her head and widened her eyes made her look more paranoid than I’d ever seen her. “I need to talk to you alone.”

“Nobody’s listening. Nobody in Finn’s gives a shit about someone else’s business—”

“Somewhere where nobody can see us. This has to stay between you and me.”

I would’ve made some smart-ass remark but the worry in her eyes wasn’t going away. I exhaled softly and nodded. “You can’t get much privacy in Finn’s. But maybe we can talk out back. Nobody will see us but we’ll be close enough that you can be sure who is and who isn’t following you.”

“Nobody’s following me.”

“You sure about that? Because you keep fucking looking around like you’re expecting someone.”

“I… Ashton, I—”

“Come on.” I headed to the back of the bar with Rose following right after me. We made our way through the small crowd before stumbling into the back alley. The place was empty outside of the smelly dumpsters and the strays looking for a bite to eat. Down one end of the alley, I could see the traffic in the distance. The other end of the alley was just a dead-end.

“What’s this all about now?” I crossed my arms, waiting for a response.

Rose put her head down, pacing back and forth while she twiddled her thumbs. I could almost see the words caught in her throat. She had something to say but she couldn’t quite get it out. I didn’t push her.

After a few moments, she stopped in her tracks and turned to me. A weak smile made its way onto her lips, like she was trying to mask how she really felt. She moved toward me, wrapping her soft hands around my face and bringing me closer. I didn’t argue with her as she kissed me. The whiskey on her tongue. The flowery scent of her perfume. The softness of her body against mine. Everything about her consumed me to the point that I didn’t give a shit why she was suddenly kissing me. I just wanted her.

“Just fuck me…”

Not words I hadn’t heard before. A part of me was still wondering what this was all about but I couldn’t deny her when I needed it worse than she did.

“Fuck me, Ashton…”

I paused for a moment, looking into the desperation in her eyes. But any answers I needed would have to wait. This is what she needed right now and my body took control.

Our lips found their place back on each other. Her fingers frantically worked on my belt. I hiked her dress up her body and found her panties, tugging them down to her knees. She unzipped me and I felt just how much I was throbbing. A few strokes through my underwear got me primed and ready. I stuck a finger in her slit and the wetness dripped out of her.

“Fuck me… Give it to me…” Her voice was desperate, out of breath and needy. I grabbed her by the wrists and spun her around, pinning her up against the brick wall next to us. The entire time, she kept pumping my cock through my underwear.

I didn’t care it was the middle of the day. I didn’t care anybody could stumble through the backdoor and catch us. I needed her now and nothing would stop me.

She turned herself around willingly, pressing her chest against the brick wall and pointing her ass out at me. I through the skirt of her dress up over the small of her back and saw the pale ass of hers. Between her legs, her pussy dripped with anticipation. It was fucking calling out to me and my cock was twitching bad.

“Fuck me… I don’t wanna think… Just give it to me…”

I ran a hand along her waist. My other hand primed my cock and guided it toward her folds. Just my tip against her aching slit was enough to make my knees buckle.

“Don’t make me wait… Don’t…”

Her jaw dropped and a gasp poured out a second later as I plunged my cock into her. I buried myself completely, pressing my hilt against her cheeks. The wet warmth of her pussy had my legs trembling even more. I firmed my grip on her waist and thumped against her. Slow but hard thrusts, shifted her entire body. A squeaky whimper pushed out of her with every stroke.

I gritted my teeth and dug my heels into the pavement, driving my cock into her deeper and deeper. The rhythmic slapping of my hilt against her cheeks grew loud enough that I was sure people at the end of the alleyway could hear us if they walked by. Hell, they could see us if they bothered looking. It wasn’t often you saw a pretty redhead bent over, pressed against the wall with a man mounting her from behind. Shit would’ve been obvious from a mile away.

But any chance of getting caught just turned me on even more. I didn’t care about how much my muscles tensed or how much I sweat or even my legs beginning to give out. My cock was throbbing so bad I was starting to leak.

I ramped up my pace, hammering my dick so deep she got louder. Loud, guttural shrieks came out of her. I kept going until I knew I would lose control.

My orgasm slammed into me. I couldn’t get the words out. There was no warning. Just my body seizing up as my cock pulsed with a thick spurt of cum. Rose pushed back onto me, taking everything I had like she didn’t want any of it to spill out. I held her waist so hard I would leave marks on her porcelain skin. I didn’t want her to go anywhere though. I wanted her to feel every moment of my orgasm.

I came as hard and as long as I could before my body was spent. I gasped deeply as my muscles relaxed. My senses returned to me. My cock softened and fell out of her. I looked down to admire the sight of my seed trickling down the inside of her thigh before her dress fell down to cover her ass.

I waited for a moment before pulling my pants up and putting myself back together. Rose stayed quiet except for the sound of her breathing, resting up against the wall. Her eyes closed, she was in deep thought. I couldn’t hold back any longer.

“Rose… You have to tell me what’s going on.”

“I… I need to be somewhere. Somewhere safe.”

“The Bone Pit is safe. Nobody will mess with you at the clubhouse—”

“No. Somewhere where nobody will be. Somewhere nobody knows about. Somewhere we can be safe.”

“You know, I’ll protect you, Rose. No matter what—”

“It’s not me who needs protecting. It’s…” She turned and looked me right in the eye. Her throat shifted with a hard swallow. “Do you know a place or not?”

I thought about it for a moment then nodded. “Yeah… I know a place.”