After I’d finished, I opened the passenger door while continuing to scan the parking lot. There was still a chance we were being watched, but I had my doubts, especially since at least one member of the Raven Intel had stood watch over the area. While it was still too dangerous to make contact, someone on the team would have alerted me to potential danger.
At this point and as Maverick had reminded me. I was basically on my own, contact on an emergency basis at least at first.
Given Lucifer’s behavior, I had no doubt he’d been taking a closer look at the man who’d defied him.
“Get in.” I held the door open for her, daring the beautiful woman to try to continue with her defiant behavior. I needed to get her to safety as quickly as possible. There was always a chance Lucifer would change his mind.
She peered up at me with a mixture of hatred and uncertainty. Leaning over, I grabbed the seatbelt, forced once again to wait while she decided if she could place any trust in me. Finally, she lifted her arms.
“Who are you?”
“Someone hoping to help.” I closed the door, shaking my head, taking a few seconds to type a text to Maverick.
We’re out.
That was it.
I jumped inside, immediately starting the engine. She’d positioned herself as close to the door was possible, already clinging to the seatbelt as if that was her lifeline.
The engine started, and I roared out of the parking lot, already checking the mirrors.
A few seconds later, I noticed she was watching me as she’d done before, even following my lead by shifting in her seat to check on any vehicles that might be following us.
“You’re worried,” she said. When I didn’t say anything right away, she exhaled. “Let me guess. What you did is punishable in a court of law.”
She had no idea how close she was to making a not so funny joke.
“I don’t like others attempting to force their rules on me, Star.”
In using her stage name, I also hoped she understood that her questions should wait. Every precaution had to be taken, or this would be a one-off with no hopes of freeing the other women.
A few minutes passed of utter silence while I drove. Another sigh was the only reason I knew she was paying any attention.
“Why did you stop?”
This time, her question was almost whispered, the volume so low her words were almost drowned out by the roar of the engine.
“What do you mean?”
“Inside the club. You were supposed to fuck me. A rule. Right? A test.”
At least I could laugh, although not because anything she’d said was humorous, but because the situation was ridiculous. She’d been paying very close attention, which also gave me hope that she could provide worthwhile information. The more I knew about Lucifer’s organization the better. “A smart man always tests the merchandise he’s offered, which is exactly what I did. Only a savage would take what doesn’t officially belong to him.”
Yes, my words were cryptic on purpose. But hopefully, a sign that I wasn’t in the same class as the bastards in the club. Although in thinking about her, my cock continued to twitch as the strange desire lingered. I shouldn’t feel anything carnal. This was a case and she was a victim.
Yet my body wasn’t responding appropriately. If I had to be truthful with myself, I’d admit that I’d wanted nothing more than to drive my cock deep inside her sweet pussy. Now that I knew her juice was the nectar of the gods, I would need to shut down a more primal part of me for fear of losing control.
“You are not what I expected.”
With a quick glance, I could tell she was prepared to wait to hit me with her barrage of questions. Right now, that was something I was grateful for.
“And just what did you expect?”
“A useless bastard who can’t get it up unless he’s beating on a woman.”
“Wow. I give off a good vibe, I see.” Chuckling, I was certain I heard her cursing me under her breath. She was certainly a fighter. That would be necessary if we were to get through this.
“Where are you taking me?”
