Ryder
I showed Ashton to my room to change out of that cock busting dress. Bonnie did a great job and when I saw Ashton walking towards me, I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She was a vision, and it took all my self-control not to run and meet her halfway. I’m surprised at my feelings for her. She’s the first woman I’ve ever felt such an overwhelming need for in my life. Nobody has even come close to how I feel about this bewitching beauty that has fallen into my path.
When she looked into my eyes as she pledged her life to me, I knew I’d made the right decision. She doesn’t know it yet but so did she.
As I wait for her to change, I think about the men who hurt her. The anger grips my soul like a vise and squeezes it hard. Those men will pay for what they did to my Angel. One thing I’m good at is making people regret the decisions they make in life. Tyler didn’t know it but when he told me those names, he was setting off a chain of events that would send those men to hell.
I grab myself a bourbon and down it in one. I’m going to need every ounce of self-control I possess when that little lady walks back into this room. I meant what I said, she’s safe from me because I won’t be the one to cast a shadow in her eyes. When she looks at me, I only want to see love and desire. It’s time to build my broken Angel back up again and make her the woman I see hiding behind those terrified eyes.
I saw the look she gave me when I walked towards her with Kitty in tow. I saw the pain and anger as she jumped to the wrong conclusion. She thought I’d been with another, moments after the ink drying on our union. How wrong she was. How could I ever think of being with another when perfection is a heartbeat away? No, Kitty was beside me for another reason. She was angry and upset when I called her to my office and I couldn’t have cared less. Like all the whores who live with us, Kitty has a story that brought her here. She’s a beautiful woman and was dealt a harsh blow in life. Her parents sold her to a drugs dealer to pay a debt, and she was put out to work when she was underage. Snake found her when we were on a job and brought her here to safety. It was her choice whether to stay or not. We would have set her up with a legitimate job with one of our many contacts and set her on the path of a new life. But Kitty wanted to stay. She felt safe and protected here and enjoyed being with the guys. Despite what Ashton must think, our whores are treated right. We don’t promise them anything but a good time. There are no pledges of love and no promises. We all take what we want from each other and expect nothing in return.
Kitty was more than happy to take the job on offer. An exchange of the utmost secrecy. Tyler is going to set her up with the very men we seek to destroy. The Trojan horse who will cause the club to fall. A tempting package to tempt the very Devil himself. Kitty will be lavished with all the riches that being a member of that club brings and will take great pleasure in bringing them down. It’s just up to her how long she takes doing it. I have no doubts that she will though. Kitty is a loyal member of our club. A Twisted Reaper through and through. Her loyalty is commendable and the only regret I have is seeing the hurt in her eyes when I took Ashton as my old lady. I never promised her anything more than what was on offer.
I am interrupted from my thoughts as I hear Ashton approaching. As she walks into the room, it’s like a hammer to my heart. She looks so fucking sexy in my T-shirt that barely covers her ass. I want to rip it off her and plunge my cock deep inside that heavenly body. Fuck, maybe I didn’t think this one through.
She looks at me with those baby blue eyes that are brimming with nervous anticipation and she bites her bottom lip. Fuck me, this woman is so powerful and she doesn’t even know it. One word from those luscious full lips and I would do whatever she wants. How could I deny her anything?
She looks at me nervously. “I’m sorry but this is the best I could find. None of your clothes fit me and mine are back at the house.”
I grin and lean back in my chair, looking at her and drinking the very sight of her in.
“You can go with Bonnie to get some new ones tomorrow. She’ll sort you out. For now, you look perfect. You won’t need much this evening, anyway.”
She shuffles on her feet and I love the way she bites her lip and plays with her fingers. I could watch her all night long but decide to put her out of her misery.
Standing up, I approach her slowly. I watch her eyes flick nervously to the door and feel the pain again. This woman has no self-belief and no confidence. Her daddy has harmed the one person he should have killed to protect. This fragile creature is like a butterfly with her wings torn from her body. She’s broken and unable to take flight. I fight my desire and put her welfare first. It’s time to re-build the Angel in front of me into the strong, brave, confident woman I know she will become.
She swallows hard as I stand before her. I smile reassuringly. “So, you want to learn how to fight. Every night we will meet in this room and I will teach you how to defend yourself. When Cassie’s in bed, I will teach you to be strong. You must follow what I tell you to the letter and not question me. I’m your teacher and you have a lot to learn. There’s no reason to fear me because I’m not interested in adding to your problems. Do you understand?”
She nods, her eyes wide and afraid. It irritates me more than she will ever know. I want to see those eyes looking at me with love and desire, not fear, so for the next hour, I show her the basics. I teach her basic moves that any kid in a self-defense class would have learned. Once she knows the basics, I will teach her everything I know because the thought of her being in a situation she can’t get out of fills me with terror.