The bed creaks as he meets me, thrusting upwards. The room is filled with the scent of sex as his pace quickens. My body is onfire as I come fast and hard, my pussy clenching over and over as he fucks me. His hands are on my hips, holding me in place as he shouts my name, coming inside me.
We both stay there, breathing ragged, locked together for a moment. He wraps his arms around me, pulling the covers over us and I fall into a dreamless, wonderful sleep.
Morning light streams through the window andTaylan sits up in bed. He’s looking at his phone, a line etched between his thick, dark eyebrows.
“Gotta go, gorgeous. Fire just out of town.” He leans down to kiss me. “Will you be okay?”
“I’ll be fine. Last night was incredible.”
He’s pulling his jeans on. “I wanted to talk to you about Silas, but stay here until I get back. I don’t like the fact he has your dad’s pistol, it bothers me that he might try to use it–”
I catch my breath. “Wait. I didn’t tell you what was in the package. How do you know about the pistol?”
He buttons up his shirt. “That’s part of what I wanted to talk to you about.”
“So I was right when I first met you. Youarestalking me.”
He shakes his head. “I’ll explain later. I have to go. I’m sorry it came out like this.”
“There isn’t going to be a later, despite that mind-blowing sex. I don’t appreciate being lied to.”
“It’s not like that–” Taylan holds out his hand but I swipe it away.
“Go, put out fires. Leave me alone, I’m late for work.” I cross my arms.
“Ava, I love you. And I’ll explain..” He rushes out and down the stairs. The front door closes and I put my head in my hands.
I can’t trust anyone.
Chapter Six
TAYLAN
I get to the firehouse five minutes after the first engine has left. My whole body is tense after the conversation I had with Ava. I want to explain everything to her, but will she give me the chance now?
“You’re driving, Tay. Penalty for being last on the scene.” Grizz throws me the keys. He knows I’m a better driver than he is.
I climb into the truck, while Dean, Mav, and Grizz clamber aboard. Zander and Flint are riding with the Chief, while dispatch radios us with more information from back at the firehouse.
“Call came in, some guy reported a big fire out to the west of Snowflake. Something to do with an exploding tractor and a barn on fire. Everything’s still so dry from the summer it’ll go up like a match to gasoline.” Dean’s voice is excited as I turn on the siren and we speed through the streets.
When we’re on the road out of town, Chief Brock comes on the radio from the other truck.
“Dispatch, this is Engine 1. Are you sure we’re heading in the right direction? I’d expect us to see some evidence of the smoke by now. We can’t be more than a quarter of a mile away. Over.”
“Copy that, Chief. I’ll check with the farmer and get back to you.”
The road is clear and I step on the gas to make up the distance. If it’s a huge fire, then we’ll need everyone on the scene as soon as possible.
“Engine 1, this is Dispatch. The farmer’s number is disconnected. Might be a hoax call. Are you there yet, Chief?”
Brock’s voice is stern. “Yeah, we’re here. Nothing. Barn is fine, the field is fine. Nobody around. Tay, park and wait for instructions. Over.”
I sigh and slow the truck to a stop at the side of the road.
“I hate these hoax calls. Who’d do something like that?” Dean’s voice is disappointed.
I reach for my phone, sitting up straighter in the driver’s seat. I have a tracker on Ava’s car which transmits its location to my phone. She should have either walked to work or taken her car, which would put her near the town square.
