Page 12 of Catch a King (Five Kings 1)
By the time the stuff is in my room, it looks a lot more like home. Marina helps me change the bedding and dispose of the old stuff. We clean and straighten and by the end of the day, the place is almost passable.
Marina is good company and tells me what I need to know, and I’m starting to feel at home here. It’s only when she heads off to find Axel and I head off to start bringing the bar in order, I get some much-needed time alone.
Luckily, the bar is empty and I’m able to make a start cleaning what is surely a health hazard. I even find a radio and choose a local station and for a moment, I tune out to my surroundings and imagine I’m home with the guys.
Being a Reaper is way more than keeping the guys’ company. It’s being part of one big family where we look after each other with a fierceness that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As I bend down and clean the shelves under the counter, I don’t notice an extremely unwelcome visitor until I feel a huge slap on my ass and I stand up ready to punch someone.
Before I can, I’m pressed against the counter and a hard body moves behind me and fingers close around my throat. He leans down and whispers, “Just so you know, this ass is mine tonight because you’re heading for auction, honey and guess who’s the highest bidder?”
I swear my heart is about to give out on me as I hiss, “In your dreams, asshole.”
A low sinister laugh makes my blood run cold as he whispers, “In my dreams and your nightmares. I’ll look forward to owning this body later. First I’ll take you in full view of the club, stamp my ownership on you so no one will question it.”
He kisses my neck and growls, “Then this ass is mine when I chain you to my bed and teach you how things are gonna be. I will own you by the end of the night and the only thing your mouth will be occupied doing is sucking my dick, got it?”
Against every screaming bone in my body, I relax and he takes it as a sign of my submission and laughs softly. Somehow, I make my voice sound sexy and so turned on, even though I feel like hurling over my nice clean bar.
“Honey, if you’re as good as you say you are, then bring it on. I need a man and maybe you just might be up to the job. Am I allowed to taste the goods before tonight because I don’t think I can wait that long.”
As always, the sucker falls for my lies and laughs softly. “I knew you’d see sense. I like a good fight, just remember that, so don’t go too amenable on me.”
I shift back and spin around and smile at him with a promise in my eyes.
“Maybe I should check the goods out first.”
I run my hand against his crotch and rub hard, and he groans as I move to unzip the beast. His breath comes harder as I inch aside and push him around so his back is against the bar. Licking my lips, I smile sweetly and watch him groan as he grows harder in my hand. At the point he relaxes completely, I raise my knee in one swift, sharp move and make sure he won’t be able to do anything with that dick tonight, as I land one sharp blow and relish his grunt of agony. His breath is knocked out of him as I push him back and land a hard slap across his face, and as his head snaps sideways, I land another uppercut to his chin before pulling away and heading straight out of the bar to Axel’s office.
The fact he can’t follow me is a godsend right now because I know that as soon as he is able, I’m in a shitload of trouble, so my first stop is the president’s office.
My heart is hammering as I knock swiftly and almost pass out with relief when he calls out to enter.
Luckily, he’s alone and I shout, “What the fuck is all this about an auction, you promised?”
His eyes narrow.
“Just you calm your tone with me, little lady, remember who you’re talking to.”
“But you promised I’d be left alone, it was our deal.”
“Shit happens and things change, anyway I’m doing you a favor.”
“You think, putting me up as some kind of object and allowing creeps like your nephew to do what they want with me is doing me a favor?”
I think I see a flicker of distaste pass across his face, but I can’t be sure as he says guardedly, “Like I said, I’ll be doing you a favor. Now, if you just get off that high horse you’re sitting on and settle down, we’ll talk about this like adults.”
In a rage, I grab the nearest chair and sit on the edge of it and say tightly, “Well.”
“Slade brought it to my attention that our club rules mean you either pair up, or put out. No exceptions.”
“And you didn’t know this before?”
“Of course I did, but I was hoping it would take them longer to work it out. Anyway, as I said, you will be thanking me because the only way you’ll get your information is in Slade’s bed.”
“Why him, what do you know?”
The pain in Axel’s eyes catches me off guard and I think I hold my breath as he shifts closer and leans in and whispers, “Ryder sent you here to help us find who killed Billy. He also said someone was asking about him around here and word got back to him.”