Ryder
Bella follows me to my office and I try to stem the irritation that’s threatening to show itself. Typical. The one time I was going to move this thing on with Ashton and business gets in the way.
I push open the door and turn to face her as she follows me in.
“What’s so urgent that you come here unannounced?”
Bella throws me her usual seductive look and sits on the couch patting the seat beside her.
“Come and sit down and I’ll tell you what you will very much want to hear.”
I sit on the edge of my desk and fix her with a hard look.
“Stop playing games and just spill what’s on your mind.”
She smiles and I watch her eyes fill with excitement. “I met a friend of yours yesterday in a place I would have last expected her to be.”
I say nothing and she laughs softly.
“Always the hard man, Ryder. No pleasantries with you are there?”
I shrug and she carries on, obviously enjoying her little secret.
“It appears that a member of your club has spread her wings and is keeping much finer company. I was privileged to be invited to an intimate gathering at a club I often frequent and was surprised to see her on the arm of a well-known senator.”
Still, I say nothing and just stare at her with a passive expression.
I watch as she stands up and sways towards me with purpose. Standing before me she reaches out and runs a scarlet fingernail down my chest and licks her lips. “It appears you are holding more than one secret, my darling. I also happen to know that your new wife is on the missing person’s list and there’s a huge reward for information of her whereabouts. You’re a naughty boy, Ryder. Holding a young girl here when she should be tucked up safe and sound with her daddy to care for her.”
She leans forward and her breath hits my face as she whispers, “Knowledge is a powerful thing and it’s useful to know how to use it to your advantage.”
She shifts closer and I stand motionless as she presses her body against mine and her breath fans my cheek.
“You and I are from the same mold. We use and abuse to get what we want and I want you - very much. So, I was thinking that we could use this… um… situation, to our advantage. My silence and cooperation in exchange for you in my bed. Not a huge price to pay and one that we both know would be mutually beneficial. I’ll keep my eye on your project at the Whitehouse and you’ll have fun keeping your dirty little secret.”
As she moves her mouth to mine, I raise my hand and push her back sharply against the nearby wall. Holding her hands above her head, I press my body into hers-hard. I watch her eyes dilate with passion and she groans.
“God, I’ve missed you. You know I love it rough, don’t you baby. Give it to me hard and fast, just the way we like it.”
I squeeze her wrists and say in a low voice laced with steel.
“I’m guessing that you’ve lost your mind, Bella. Why would you come here and try to blackmail me? You must have known I don’t take kindly to threats of any kind.”
I see the desire in her eyes as she hisses.
“We’re two of a kind. We do what we must, to get what we want. You haven’t called and I’ve missed what we had. What was a girl supposed to do when the opportunity presented itself?”
Squeezing tighter, I snarl.
“It’s your choice, darlin’. You keep that vicious mouth shut, or you will find that you’ve lit the match that will set your life on fire. Nobody will be around to save you from the shit storm you’ve brought on yourself if you go against me or the club. Now I’m a patient man but it’s fast wearing out. So, listen up and listen well. You will leave this place and if I see you here again, it’s because I’ve brought you here. If you spill a word of what you know you can expect a visit and you won’t like what happens next. Nobody will save you, darlin’ because they have their own secrets to protect. You mistake me for somebody who gives a shit about what happens outside these walls. If they come here they will regret it, as will you.”
I move away sharply and see the fear in her eyes as her lip quivers.
“I thought you would enjoy our little arrangement. What’s the matter, Ryder, are you losing your appetite for the harder stuff?”
I walk around to the other side of my desk and sit in the chair, placing my feet up on the desk and look at her with a dark expression.
“You wouldn’t know the hard stuff if I beat that well-fucked ass of yours with it. Now, if that’s all, darlin’, I have a wife to get back to. Unlike the trash in this room, she’s someone I want to spend time with.”
I watch as her face turns ugly as she realizes she has no power here. “You’ll regret this, Ryder. I may keep your secret but we both know when you’ve had your fun with little miss prim and proper out there, you’ll come crawling back to me. Only I can match your rampant needs. We both know you like it rough and I doubt that little princess out there will oblige. I’m guessing you’ll be bored within the week.”
I see her quivering with rage and just stare at her keenly. I watch her eyes dilate and her breathing rate increases. Smiling wickedly, I say in a hard voice.
“Strip.”
I watch as the excitement sparks in her eyes and she moves her hands to the hem of her dress. In one swift move she pulls the dress from her body and stands before me in nothing but her fuck me black underwear.
I grin. “All of it.”
She holds my gaze and removes her stockings, quickly followed by her bra. Then she shimmies out of her panties and stands before me completely naked.
I take a moment to appreciate the sight before me. She always was a fine-looking lady and tonight is no exception.
I push back from the desk and move over to stand before her. Kicking her clothes away into the far corner of the room, I run my fingers around the back of her head and pull her towards me roughly. When my mouth is inches from hers, I snarl,
“Now, get the hell out of here, you fucking whore.”
I push her away roughly and enjoy the sight of the realization dawning in her eyes.
“What the fuck, are you kidding me? You’re a bastard, Ryder.”
Shrugging, I move across to the door and open it wide.
“I never pretend to be anything else. Now don’t make me repeat myself.”
I watch as she moves to grab her clothes and say harshly.
“The clothes stay. You can leave with nothing but the car keys you need to get out of here.”
Shaking her head, she looks at me with a panicked expression.
“You bastard. I can’t leave like this. The only way out is through the bar and what if I get stopped on the way home? Even you aren’t that cruel.”
I shrug and fix her with a hard look.
“I said, get out. If you can’t take the punishment on offer, then I can arrange a harsher one. Like I said, nobody threatens me. Not outside these walls and certainly not inside them. Just be thankful you’re getting off lightly. I mean, after all, it’s nothing they haven’t seen before, is it?”
I take great pleasure is watching the penny drop and her eyes fill with pain. Yes, I’m a hard bastard and it gives me way too much pleasure.
She draws back her shoulders and passes me without so much as a look. I watch her ass sway from side to side as she walks proudly away.
As I follow her into the bar, the laughter breaks out as they see her coming. It’s a long walk to the door and the sight of a full bar filled with hot and horny bikers must be an intimidating one. It’s not just them either, the whores also have an ax to grind with the very woman who is enduring her walk of shame in the most humiliating of circumstances.
I watch her go as Snake and Brewer move beside me. Snake laughs softly.
“That went well then.”
I smirk. “I don’t know what she was thinking coming here and threatening me.”
Brewer looks worried. “What do you mean, threatening you?”
I shake my head. “It appears she discovered our little plan with the establishment. She also threatened to fill Ashton’s daddy in on where his princess lays her head.”
Snake hisses. “What do you want us to do?”
I shrug. “Nothing. I think I’ve made my point. Now, where’s my woman?”
I don’t like the look that passes over Brewer’s face as he looks at Snake nervously.
“She left boss.”
I feel the blood rushing to my head as his words register in my brain. Keeping my face blank, I snarl.
“What do you mean - left?”
Snake shakes his head. “She said she needed to get back to check on Cassie. Bonnie walked her home.”
Feeling myself relax a little, I look around at the bar filled with raucous bikers and smile.
“Then I’ll be getting off too. Enjoy your evening men as I fully intend on doing.”
As I walk from the bar, I cover my anxiety. I know why Ashton left, she thinks I was fucking Bella in my office as I said I could do. It drives a knife to my heart as I think of the pain I’ve caused her. Fucking Bella. I should have humiliated her in public much more than I just did. She’s ruined what promised to be an extremely productive evening.