Chapter Nine
Lori rolled over and moaned. Her body felt so incredibly sore, and it wasn’t in a bad way either. Recalling the way Chains had taken her, it made her all warm inside. Opening her eyes, she reached out only to find the bed cold. Frowning, she glanced over at his side of the bed, and he wasn’t there.
She sat up and glanced around the room, and hated that he wasn’t there. For a long time when she was home with her family, she craved sitting at home all alone, just to have a few moments to herself.
Right now, she felt lonely. She hated feeling that. Tucking her hair behind her ears, she tried to listen for any sign of him. Chains wouldn’t abandon her here.
Pushing the sheets off her, she made her way through to the bedroom. Dealing with her morning routine, she decided to take a quick bath. While the water ran, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, surprised by how different she looked. She didn’t recognize herself. Pursing her lips, she wondered if she felt any differently.
She didn’t look away from her curves like she once did. Instead, she turned this way and that, seeing her red breasts from Chains’s loving, and also the bruises from his touch on her hips. Her lips even felt a little swollen from his kisses.
Once the bath was full, she tested the temperature. She’d already put in some bubbles, so she climbed into the tub, easing back, and closing her eyes, basking in the joy of being in the water. The warmth eased some of the soreness. It was nice to just relax.
Seconds passed, maybe even minutes, before she felt him.
Opening her eyes, she saw him completely dressed, arms folded, leaning against the doorframe. Heat filled her cheeks as she remembered the passion he’d shown her last night.
“Morning,” she said.
“How are you feeling today?” he asked.
“I’m okay.”
He moved toward the toilet, and she didn’t like how pensive he seemed to look. Not that she could read Chains very well. He always kept to himself, and she was no mind reader.
“You’re not sore?”
“Why weren’t you in bed?” she asked instead.
“Are you sore?”
She glared at him. “I’m fine. Why weren’t you in bed?” When he made to speak she interrupted him. “I answered two of your questions. The least you can do is answer one of mine. It’s the nice and polite thing to do.”
“You gave me your virginity last night.”
“I remember. I was there.”
“Yeah, and now it’s the morning.”
“So?” She stared at him hoping that he’d give her something other than the blank stare. “What is all this about, Chains?”
“Women have a tendency to make decisions they regret.”
“So do men.”
He chuckled. “Losing your virginity is not as big a deal for men as it is for women.”
She rolled her eyes. “You think I’m going to regret what we shared together?”
“There’s a chance. I wouldn’t be upset with you if you did.”
“Wow.” She really didn’t know what to say about that. It made her wonder if he’d been in situations where women had regretted being with him. “Have you been hurt a lot?”
“Women don’t hurt me.”
She took a deep breath. “I don’t regret what we did. I hated waking up alone. That was … upsetting.”
“Why?”
“I had sex for the first time with a guy who decided to take me off the street. The one chance I had to leave and I didn’t want to. I’ve felt you inside me. I want it again, and the morning after, you’re not there. Was I not good?”
“You were perfect.”
“You see, Chains. This can go both ways. For all I know you hated what we shared.”
He moved closer, kneeling on the floor beside the bath. “I didn’t hate it. I loved every single second of being within you. For as long as I live I will never forget how you felt when I claimed your pussy, or the way you cried out with pleasure when I made you come. Even the tightness of your ass around my fingers.”
“That was kind of kinky.”
“I’ll make you beg again and again for me. You’ll never want for anything. That I promise you.”
“I do like your promises.” She took his hand, lifting it off the edge of the tub, and kissing his fingers. “I like being in your arms.”
“I … you’re the first woman I don’t want to hurt, Lori.”
She smiled. “You couldn’t hurt me.” She pressed his palm against her cheek. “I love being with you.”
“I was wondering how you’d feel about staying here for a few weeks. I’ve got to leave tomorrow to take care of some business. When I get back, I want to spend some time, just you and me.”
“You’re going to leave me here?”
“You’ll be protected. And I won’t be long. This is our safe house.”
“Can’t I come with you?”
“I don’t want you to be hurt. Please, do this for me.”
He looked so stressed out that she relented. She didn’t want him to be worried about her. “Fine, but it will cost you.”
Chains sighed. “What will it cost me?”
“Share this bath with me?”
He glanced down at the water then at her. “You want me to share the water with you?”
“Yes. Come on, Chains. I’ve got you for one day. Consider this my payment. I expect you to do everything I want for the entire day. Twenty-four hours, do you think you can handle that?”
He rested his forehead on the side of the tub. “This is a hard decision.”
She giggled. “You’re teasing, aren’t you? Oh my, my stone-cold killer is joking around. I like that.”
“I am not.”
“I bet you don’t even know how to tell a joke.” She saw his eyes crinkle as he smiled, and that look on his face was a dream to see.
She couldn’t resist touching his face, staring into his eyes. This man, he was a total mystery. He confused her all the time, and especially the feelings he inspired in her.
There’s no way she could ever walk away from him.
She’d do whatever he wanted to put that smile on his face.
Leaning forward, she pressed her lips against his, and smiled. “So how about that bath?”
“You want a day of being in complete control then I’m happy to be at your mercy. That means you stay here. You don’t leave this house until I return.”
“Yes, and when you get back, I will be here waiting, and hoping that we can have some fun.” She winked at him. “Does that make you feel better?”
“Yes.”
She didn’t know why he was so determined for her to stay at home, but she wouldn’t argue with him. Chains clearly had a reason for doing everything.
He stood away from the bath, and she watched him undress.
Lori kept her gaze on him, feeling herself heat up at the sight of him. Biting her lip, she pressed her thighs together as he revealed himself to her. His cock was long and thick, and already leaking pre-cum. There wasn’t an inch of fat on his body, just hard-cut muscle.
Chains stepped toward the tub and urged her forward. She didn’t argue with him as he sat behind her. With a hand over her stomach, he pulled her back so that she rested against his chest. Closing her eyes, she placed her hands on top of his thighs, and basked in the closeness of him. He felt so amazing to her, so warm, so right.
He pressed a kiss to her neck. “What else will my lady be demanding today?”
She chuckled. “That’s for me to know and for you to find out.” She liked this, being close to him, having him completely at her mercy.
“I don’t suppose I can do this?” He stroked his hands up her stomach to cup her tits.
Lori gasped. “That’s more than fine.”
He pinched her nipples, and she arched up wanting more of his touch. “Damn, that is a pretty sight, watching how much you want me to touch you.”
“I don’t want you to stop.”
“Lift your legs and place them either side of the tub.”
She looked up at him, confused.
“Do as I ask?”
“This is my day, remember? I’m the one that gives the instructions.”
“And I will follow them, baby, but will you ask me to play with your pussy or would you like me to take the lead on this, and to play with you?”
In response, she lifted her legs, placing them over the tub.
“Good girl.”
One of his hands moved from her breast sliding down her body. When he touched her pussy, she cried out. Any soreness or discomfort disappeared as he began to run his finger between her slit. He stroked over her clit, pinching the nub before moving down, plunging a finger deep inside her.
“You’re so incredibly tight, and I know it’s because my dick is the only one you’ve ever had. That makes me so fucking hot, Lori. You’re all mine. Every single part of you.” He nibbled on her neck, and the pleasure pulsed through her entire body.
He pulled his finger from her pussy, drawing it back up to her clit, and stroking her. The hand on her tit pinched her nipple, tugging on the flesh. She felt her arousal increase, and she wanted his dick inside her.
“Fuck me, Chains,” she said, begging him. She didn’t want to go another second without him inside her.
“You want my hard cock sliding in your pussy?”
“Yes.”
“Then turn around.”
She pulled her legs into the tub, which was large enough for her to spin around.
“Wrap your legs around me, and take my cock in your hand, put me inside you.”
Lori followed his instructions, not caring that she was shaking just a little. She was so aroused and desperate for his cock.
He was already so hard that pressing him against her pussy wasn’t difficult. Inch by thick inch he sank into her wet heat, and she squeezed his shoulder where she held on for dear life.
“Now that is sexy as fuck. Seeing you take my cock, feeling your tight cunt wrapped around my dick.” His hands moved to her hips. “Now start to ride me, baby.”
She held onto both of his shoulders, and slowly, she took him deep inside her, pulling up until only the tip of him remained within her.
Finding a slow pace, she quickly got accustomed to his thickness, and it wasn’t long before she was driving herself down onto him, wanting more and more.
“That feels so fucking good.”
He moved from her hips to grab her ass, speeding up the tempo. He drove up inside her, over and over. She cried out his name, the pleasure building inside her. One of his fingers trailed between the crack of her ass, teasing her anus as he fucked her.
“Touch yourself, Lori. Touch your pussy. Make yourself come on my cock.”
She fingered her slit, thrusting up and down on his length. Her orgasm began to build, and it shocked her with the force of it as she came hard, driving down onto his cock. She screamed his name, their pleasured sounds echoing off the walls as he made her come at the same time his growl joined hers and his cock kicked within her.
Lori felt every single pulse as he filled her pussy.
Pressing her face against his neck, she tried to calm down her rioting emotions, but they were all over the place. Over and over she took deep breaths, basking in his touch as he slid his hands over her body.
“You feel amazing, Lori. I’m the luckiest bastard alive to have you.”
She felt like the luckiest woman in the world, and she didn’t want to lose him.
****
Chains shook his head. “I’m not doing that.”
“Yes, you are. This is still my day. I’ve fed you breakfast, and we’ve watched a horror flick, which I think was a bad idea. I hate horror films.”
“Why did you watch it then?”
“Because I knew you wanted to watch it, and because of that, I figured I’d do something for you for a change.” She swung her hips from side to side, clapping her hands in time to the beat of the music.
Since his conversation with Maurice the night before, Chains had felt tense. He didn’t doubt that Boss knew about Lori. The son of a bitch probably had every single little detail on her life and was basking in his downfall. Another Killer of Kings to be lured in by the pleasure of a woman.
Lori was … fire to him. She was like a drug he didn’t want to give in to. All of his life he’d given everything back to people or had it taken from him. He didn’t want to give her back. She was a treasure. No one else cared about her. He did.
She came back to him, and that meant fucking loads to him. There’s no way anyone was ever going to take her from him. He’d kill every single one of those bastards first.
He wanted Lori to stay here while he went and dealt with El Diablo and Boss. If he didn’t think Boss would be a problem, he’d take her with him, but he knew Boss, and that man would find some way for him to pay.
There was a reason Boss was the leader of the Killer of Kings. No one got anything past him. He had more kills than any of them. In fact, his list of skills, kills, and deals was so long that some people believed they were mere speculation. He’d heard Boss’s name whispered as being in cahoots with the devil himself.
Chains just figured there was a lot more to Boss than any of them would ever realize. Boss always made the decisions. He kept to the guidelines, and he never crossed the line unless he had to. He was fearless.
“Where did you go?” Lori asked, standing in front of him. Music played in the background.
“It’s nothing.”
“You can tell me whatever is on your mind,” she said.
There were some things that would absolutely terrify her. Boss was not for the faint of heart.
“You want me to dance with you?”
“Yes.” She smiled at him. Getting up from his seat, he moved toward the stereo and changed her bubbly pop music for something heavy, filled with rock. She groaned, and he swung his head, making the movements as if he had a guitar in his hands.
“Now this is what I want to dance to.” He took her hand and pulled her against him.
“You can’t dance to this noise.”
He laughed, gripping her hips. “You’d be surprised what you can dance to. Feel the beat, baby.” He held her close so that her ass nestled against his cock. “You feel that?”
“Your erection?”
“Well, feel how hard I am, but also feel what I do to you.” Back and forth, he guided her in a dance. Her body melted against his, and she didn’t fight him either.
When the song changed to one of her bubbly pop songs, she pulled out of his hands, threw her arms up in the air and began to dance. “Come on, Chains, you’ve got to learn to adapt. To change, and to be part of it all. Whoo.” She jumped from side to side, and deciding to throw caution to the wind, he gave in, and started to dance with her.
She bent forward and laughed so hard as he swung his hands in circles, and started to do some pecking thing with his head.
“Oh my God, that is so funny.” She spun around, and together they danced crazily. The song lasted for three and a half agonizing minutes, but when it turned into a slow ballad, Lori was instantly in his arms.
He held the base of her back while also keeping hold of her hand.
Staring into her eyes, he was completely blown away by the feelings that she inspired inside him, and it wasn’t sex either. He didn’t want to think about what those feelings meant right now.
“I like dancing. I could never do it at home. There wasn’t a lot of room, and no one liked listening to music. I know it’s silly.”
“I loved doing it. You’ve got nothing to worry about. I hope we do this more often.” He closed his eyes, hating her family once again. If he ever met them, he was going to murder them. Maybe Boss would do it for him and then he wouldn’t have to worry about her being upset with him.
See there was a benefit to having him around.
“I really enjoy being with you, Chains. Like this. I…”
“What is it, Lori?”
“I …”
“You don’t have to be afraid.” He was worried now.
“I don’t want you to leave me. I’m not a needy woman, and I don’t want you to think that I’m begging or anything, but I really like you.”
He slammed his lips down on hers, silencing her words. Hearing the desperation in her voice, it tore at him. Sliding his tongue into her mouth, he breathed her in. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he held her tightly.
“I’m not going to leave you. I’m going to do whatever I can to make sure we’re always together.”
“I know your work is dangerous, but I won’t ever get in the way. I’ll be by your side.”
When he’d taken Lori, he didn’t have any expectations. He’d seen her, and unlike normal guys who’d have asked for her number, he decided to take her instead. No one was perfect, and he was aware of his faults.
The music turned, and it was back to rock music.
Letting her go, he began to rock his head, with the guitar back in his hands, and when he stared at Lori, he saw she was doing the exact same thing.
He’d never allowed himself the pleasure of goofing around, and that was how Lori wanted to spend her day. After a couple of hours of laughing and joking, they collapsed on the sofa. She took his hand, and held it tightly.
“Where you’re going tomorrow, will it be dangerous?”
“Yes and no. I’ve got to get two people to meet. It’s not going to be too dangerous, but the guy that saved you, he’s wanted.”
“Like a criminal?”
“My boss wants him. It’s not going to be a big deal. You don’t have to worry about a thing.”
“When you get back, you’ll teach me how to fight? How to stop someone like El Diablo from hurting me.”
“I’ll teach you everything you need to know.” She snuggled in against him, and he played with a lock of her hair.
“Do you go abroad?” she asked.
“You’re asking a lot of questions tonight?”
“I’m just curious. Dancing with you, knowing where you’ve come from. I want to know everything about you.”
“Tell me something about yourself?” he asked, avoiding the question.
She shook her head. “I’m a completely boring person, Chains. You know that. I’m one daughter of many children. I spent a great deal of time taking care of my brothers and sisters while trying to make sure they got an education. I went out to work, fed us all, clothed us. It’s not a very colorful life story. Unless you count suddenly being taken late one night after taking out the trash.”
He chuckled.
“Then my life got really exciting. I was chained to a basement, fed amazing food, held at gunpoint. Being forced to leave my kidnapper only to come back. See, kind of boring.”
“I don’t know, your kidnapper sounds awesome. I bet they were top of the range chains.”
She burst out laughing. “See, you’re full of surprises. You told a joke. It was a very funny joke.”
He kissed her head.
Yes, he’d told a joke. He wondered if this was one of the reasons Boss didn’t like his men falling in love with women. He didn’t feel any softer, but there was a time he’d have shot someone before telling a joke.
Lori was special though, and he wanted her to see him differently than just a killer. To her, he wanted to be a man worthy of taking her virginity. It meant a great deal to him.