Neither of us moves for what seems like forever. She runs her fingers along the tattoos that cover my skin. She traces certain lines and when she sees the newest one, she pauses. The heart at the center of my chest was done for her while she was in the hospital. I had Stavros sit with her one night so I could get it done.
“This…” She stops, tracing the outline again.
“I got it while you were in the coma. I got it for you. I got another one that day too.” I move a little so I can show her the rose on my side. She’s seen my tattoos a million times, but the look on her face right now tells me all I need to know. The red rose covers about a third of my ribs and on one of the petals it has a date – the date that we lost our baby.
Her fingers run over the ink and she closes her eyes. “Nikolai.” She leans up to kiss me. Closing my eyes, I take my time with her. She has no fucking clue what I’d do for her or how I feel.
“I love you Ivelisse. Nothing will change that. Yeah shit between us will never be easy, but I don’t want it to be easy if I can have you, all of you.” I run my hand down her arm and I feel her shiver. “Bad shit will continue to happen and we may be in hiding for a while, but nothing will change this shit between us.”
She doesn’t say anything back, but she doesn’t need to either. I can see the love she has for me in every look she gives me. I trust that. “Will the pain ever go away?” she asks.
I trail my fingers along her collarbone and give her the honest answer. “No. My father died when I was a kid and it still hurts. Time makes it easier, but it never takes that pain away completely. You and I, doll, are going to make it through all this shit even stronger than before.”
“Why were you so mad when I walked out there earlier?” The question is a fucking loaded one if I’ve ever heard one before.
“My Uncle Viktor has turned against me. He must know that I’ve figured out his plan…” A dry laugh escapes me before I can stop it.
“What is his plan?” she questions. Giving her the answer she wants isn’t going to hurt me now; instead, it might help me keep her protected.
“What I tell you doesn’t leave this place. I’m trusting you with this information just because he will come at us again.”
She nods her head like a damn bobble-head. “I swear on your life that I won’t tell anyone. It’s you and me, Nikolai. Just us.”
“He wants to kill us.” Her gasp doesn’t surprise me. I was pretty much ready for it. “He is the one that sent the hired guns to the house. It was because of him that you were shot and that we lost the baby.” She pushes away from me, but I don’t let her leave. I’m still inside of her and I’m not ready to break that connection yet.
“Ivelisse, stop.” All the fight drains from her and it’s replaced with tears.
“How could he do that? My parents said he was the one pushing to marry me off to you.” She buries her face into my neck, her blonde hair coating my chest.
“I don’t know what game he’s playing, but I’ll deal with him. I won’t let him ruin one more thing in our lives. I’m going to give you the world.” She doesn’t move from her spot and I didn’t expect her to. “Tonight he told my men that I was a traitor. Ilias is trying to salvage my reputation the best he can before I strike.” Her head comes up and she stares at me like I’m someone else.
“What are you going to do?” Her face drops and she looks concerned.
“The only thing I can do,” I state. Her eyes widen and I know she gets my meaning.
“You’ll have his blood on your hands.” She gets this life more than she thinks she does. We live in a world where power is key. My uncle thinks power is more important than anything else. I think family is even more important than power.
“Why does he want us dead?”
I was waiting for this question. I knew she would ask it, even though I was hoping she wouldn’t.
“Because I wouldn’t take someone out.” She stares at me, willing me to give her the answer without her having to ask the question. “He wanted me to kill Leif.”
“Why? Why would he want my brother dead?”
“The only thing I can think of is that he wanted your brother dead because your father killed his brother.” Her mouth drops open in an O and she doesn’t try to get away from me, almost like she understands why he would want to kill her brother.
“I won’t let him kill your brother.” I may not like that bastard, but I’d do anything for her, including keeping him alive.
“Why would you do that? He is the son of the man who killed your father.” A tear is trailing from her eye, but she stays strong.
“The same reason I wouldn’t kill you for being his daughter.” She doesn’t have anything to say to that. “I wanted to hate you, I tried, but being away from you only made me hate myself for pushing you away when I should have been pulling you closer. You may hate me by the end of this war we’re going into, but at least I know I never once lied to you about anything.”
She grinds down on me and my dick stiffens inside of her. “You’ll ruin me, but I don’t care. I’ll always stand by your side till the end. Ride or die.” She brings her lips to mine and kisses me lightly. I grab her ass cheeks and squeeze as she starts to twist her hips. I let her control the pace this time. Whatever she wants, I give it to her until we are both sated and fast asleep still tangled up in each other’s arms.
The ringing of my burner wakes me up from a dead sleep. Ivelisse has half her body underneath mine. She’s using me like a damn blanket. The ringing continues and she groans while swatting her hand at me. I kiss her neck before dragging my ass out of the small bed we are sharing.
When I finally find the fucker, I see six missed calls. Scrolling through the numbers, I recognize Stavros and Ilias’ numbers. Hitting the first one who called, I wait for Stavros to answer.
“’Bout damn time,” he mutters. “I have your boy here.” I hear Ilias in the background saying something about a tracking device, but I don’t get much more than that.
“What’s up?” I ask. Rubbing my eyes, I make my way into the small kitchen area and look around for something to make coffee with. When I finally find an old coffee pot and some probably even older coffee beans, I get the shit ready while listening to them bicker about who the fuck knows what.
“Word is that you, baby brother, are a traitor. I never thought I’d see the day. And here I thought that it would be your ol’ lady who got that title with the rat in her bag and all.” He starts to chuckle and he’s lucky I’m not there right now. “Least my ol’ lady talks to me,” I respond just as the coffee maker starts to produce something that resembles coffee.
“Fuck you,” he bites out. I knew that would be a low blow, but right now I don’t give a fuck.
“So what are you fuckers calling this early for? I know your ass doesn’t get up before noon.”
“It’s past three, fuckhead,” he responds with humor in his voice. I look at the microwave and see that he’s fucking right. “You and the wifey have wild sex that kept you up all night last night?”
“Fuck off. So what do you guys have?” I ask. I’m already bored of this conversation and I would rather get back in bed than talk to them.
“They are looking for you right now. I even got a visit here at the clubhouse by the man himself. He’s pissed that you went underground that quickly. He thinks your boy had something to do with it, but can’t prove it.”
“Fuck,” I mutter. I take a sip of the coffee and it doesn’t taste half as bad as I thought it would. “Keep him out of their crosshairs. I know he can protect himself and that Viktor probably doesn’t want him as an enemy, but you can never be sure.”
“Got it. We have a few plans we are putting in motion, but I’m not telling you shit until we know it’s going to work. Just stay under the radar and we will get shit handled out here until then. I’ll call you when I have more.” He hangs up before I can even argue with him that he needs to tell me what they’re doing.
Bringing my cup of coffee and my phone, I make my way back into the bedroom where Ivelisse is still sleeping. She’s now on her stomach and I get to stare at every inch of her pale skin on display. My eyes trail from her neck, down her slender back to the top of her ass cheeks. Setting the cup and phone down next to the bed, I walk over to the end of the bed and crawl on it, kissing my way up her legs to her ass.
Spreading her ass cheeks, I run my fingers along her asshole and she presses back against my hand. I know she wants it, I can see it in the way her body begs for it. Fuck. As much as I want to slowly slide into her ass right now, I continue to kiss my way up her body. Laying my body on top of hers, my dick nestles itself between her thighs and I can feel how wet she is already.
I rub the tip of my dick against her opening and she moans. “Wake up, doll,” I murmur in her ear. She wiggles under me a little and moans again. “Let me take you right here,” I rasp, running my hand down her back, right to her tight little hole. She pushes slightly back against my fingers and I get the tip of my finger inside of her.
“Don’t tense up.” She slightly nods her head and I start to push my finger in further. Changing the angle I’m at, I get on my knees and move her ass up in the air. Her face presses into the mattress and she turns to look back at me with a sleepy look on her face. “Fuck you are the best damn sight I’ve ever seen.” Running my other hand through her juices, I pull my other finger out and sink it inside of her pussy. When I start to press into her ass again, she whimpers.
Slowly working my finger back into her, I rub her clit to take her mind off of the pressure. It doesn’t take long for her to start pressing back against my hand harder and in rhythm with my hand on her pussy. “I want more,” she groans. Her pussy is getting wetter with each minute that passes and I’m ready to give her everything she wants.
Lining myself up, I rub the head of my dick along her pussy and she presses back on me. She takes me inside of her and I have to grit my teeth. She wants it any way she can get it right now, but I’m coming in her ass today. Pulling out of her cunt, I slap her ass, causing her to yelp. “Nikolai,” she moans when I run my dick along her clit a few times.
“I’ll give you what you want, doll, be patient.” I breathe. I grip my dick and move to her ass. Running my fingers over her pussy, I gather some of her wetness and rub it along her ass. Once I get her wet, I start to press the head of my dick into her. Once I get the tip in, I feel her tighten against me. “Relax or it’s gonna hurt,” I grind out. She’s so damn tight. Fuck me.
I get past the ring of muscle and press the rest of the way, inch by inch. Her whimpers are soft and I can’t tell if I’m hurting her or she likes it. Grabbing the back of her head, I pull her hair and she comes to me. I don’t move inside of her yet. Instead, I rest my chest on her back and whisper in her ear. “You like the feeling of me stretching you wide?” One of my arms is wrapped around her chest, hand cupping one of her tits.
Reaching down I slide my other hand over her pussy, dipping two fingers inside of her. Her soft moans fill the room and the feeling of her gripping me is phenomenal. “Fuck me.” She finally pushes the words out.
“Grab the headboard. I need you to hold us up.” She does exactly like she’s told and I give her what she wants. I start to move inside of her ass, short strokes that have her moaning out my name followed by my fingers dipping in and out of her pussy at a faster pace. I pick up the pace as I fuck her ass and she pushes back on my dick just as good as I’m giving it to her. Her moans get louder and the slapping of our skin as we come together is the only other sound.
“I’m going to come,” she gasps. I continue to rub her clit roughly and feel her whole body tighten against me. It’s been a long time since I’ve had the pleasure of fucking a girl’s ass, but Ivelisse takes the damn cake. Her body was made for this. Her body bows and I lean with her, biting the top of her shoulder as I grunt out. Every thrust feels fucking amazing as she tightens both holes. She turns her head and grabs my face, pulling me into a kiss. “Fuck,” she mumbles against my mouth.
Just hearing her low groans and feeling her tightening against me while she comes apart has me coming with her. I slowly pull out of her and we collapse onto the bed. Her hair covering my face, but I don’t even care. Fuck.