“What the hell was that, Zoey?”
My best friend’s voice has me snapping out of the trance. That’s what it felt like I was under. Some hypnotic trance. I had completely forgotten she was here, bearing witness to whatever the hell that was.
I quickly pull her into my room and shut the door, rushing to the window to close it. He’s there. Out in the yard. Looking as though he’s in a heated conversation with the man who just pulled him away. I shut my window, and both heads turn, looking up when they hear the sound. It’s his—Bones—who hold me captive. His dark stare echoing the message he left me with.
We’ll finish this later, little one.
“Zoey, seriously. What just happened?”
I break his hold, turning my back on his shrouded eyes and move to my bed.
“I don’t know, Tea. I don’t know what just happened.”
I’m still trying to figure it out. That dangerous man just said such…naughty things. And I was strung out on every word. Pulsing to the brink. Dripping down my legs.
“You were right about him.” She shakes her head, still looking as freaked out as I feel. “He is definitely hot. But the way he was just looking at you… I’d be careful, Zoey. That is one dangerous man.”
I know he is. I can feel the danger oozing off him. Yet… I want to draw closer to it. He could hold a knife to my throat, and I’d beg for him to fuck me. Beg for him to draw blood as he ripped my innocence away. I seriously don’t understand what’s wrong with me. I’m under some sick spell, wanting to be that man’s victim. Hoping he’ll come back and take what he wants from my body.
“Zoey?”
“Yeah, sorry. I think I’m just in shock.”
7
Bones
“Dude, what the fuck was that?” Dozer rips into me. “That girl is off fucking limits and you know it. Can you imagine if it was Pritchard who’d walked up those stairs and caught you with her? He’d blow your dick off and then throw you in a cell.”
I know he would. His one and only little princess is his pride and joy. He’d never let someone of the likes of me touch her. But fuck if that’s going to stop me. She was trembling in my arms. Her body running so hot, and that little pulse on the side of her neck was beating so fast. She wanted it. Every word rippled through her, and she was so far gone. Molten in my arms. I could’ve pinned her to the wall and fucked her, and she would’ve come on my dick.
Later, when the lights go out, and her dad is fast asleep, I’ll be back to give her what she needs. I’m going to make good on my promise and none will be the wiser. The beauty of being the oneto install the security system is I can control every camera. I can turn them on or off. I can make them freeze on a frame or run on a loop. I can deactivate the alarm system from my phone, sneak in the back door, and slip right into her room.
“Can we get this shit done?” Dozer’s frustration yanks me from the echo chamber of my pounding heart. I’d fallen prey to the madness again. That pretty little girl ensnaring every part of me. “I want to get back and get my drink on. We’ve been at this shit all day.”
“Yes, let’s finish up.”
The sooner we get done, the sooner I can get to my computer and hear what Zoey said after I left. Her room is fully wired now. I have two taps to listen in on her. One in her bathroom, and one in the bedroom. And the hidden camera is installed in the base of her fire detector. I now have a full view of her bed and can watch her sleep.
I also installed a camera in the hall outside of her dad’s bedroom, so I know when he’s gone to bed. And as soon as he retires for the night, I’ll be paying his little girl a visit.
My little girl.
I charge into the clubhouse,wanting to go straight to my room, but King stops me right as I turn to walk down the hall.
“You got a minute, Bones?”
The rope to my sanity has frayed so thin, I’m barely holding on by a thread. If he doesn’t make this quick, I’m going to snap.
“Yeah, what’s up, Prez?”
“Pritchard phoned. Said he saw Vicious and his crew cruise by town hall today. I think we may need to send those fuckers awarning, so they back the fuck off. Did you find anything from those files you swiped off their hard drive that we could use?”
I haven’t had a chance to sort through them yet. I’ve been too preoccupied. I’m struggling to focus on the shit coming out of his mouth. I need to see my girl and make sure she’s safe and sound in her room.
“Haven’t had a chance to go through them yet. I’ve been busy getting his security system up and running. Got three more cameras installed today, and everything is rewired.”
“You think you can look through the files tonight? I need something I can hold over their heads.”
