Cursed Love: Cursed Love (Cursed, #1) (21 page)

“Glad to see you two back together like this. You both deserve each other.”

I look down to Jo and she’s smiling from ear to ear.

“Thanks for everything, Dault. I don’t know what I’d have done if you weren’t there for me the past few days.”

“Yeah…yeah, I’ll always be there for you, Jo. I’m gonna let you guys have the house to yourselves for the night. I’m heading out with the guys.”

“See ya,” Jo says as Dault walks out the front door.

The tension left in the room is thick.

“Sorry about that,” I say, looking down at her.

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Dault told me what happened and I can’t say that I blame you. He told me how protective you are of Etty and he should have known better to respect your wishes.”

“She’s amazing, Jo, you’re going to like her.”

“Well, I’m all up for meeting her tomorrow, but I want to spend tonight with you.”

A smile crosses my lips and I pull her through the living room and upstairs. Tonight will be the first night I officially make love to my girl.

Once in the bedroom, I can’t wait to get my hands on her. I lift her shirt over her head while she begins to unbutton my jeans.

I want to take things slow with her. I don’t want to rush anything with her ever again.

Pulling my jeans off of my legs, I reach for the bottom of my shirt and rip it over the top of my head.

I reach my hand out to help her out of her jeans.

Standing before her in nothing but my boxer briefs, I stare at the woman standing in front of me.

She’s remarkable, and now she’s all mine.

“I want you to make love to me, Linc,” she says, pulling her body next to mine.

I lean my head down and capture her lips with mine. Our tongues meet and begin to explore one another like never before.

Her soft lips kiss my lips and her sweet tongue strokes my tongue. I can feel my cock begin to push through the fabric of my boxers and the need I feel for her is racing through my veins.

I bite down on the corner of her bottom lip and begin to suck and lick my way down to her collar bone. She begins to purr as she threads her fingertips into my hair.

Lifting her, I move to the bed and lay her down on the blankets. I straddle her hips with my legs and lean back down to connect our mouths. She bucks her hips up to me and I can feel her wetness through the thin layer of clothes that separates us.

I scoot down on the bed, trailing kisses and licks leading down toward her pussy. Slipping her panties off her legs I spread them with my arms.

Separating her swollen lips with my fingers, I dive into her warmth. Her hands pull me in closer to her as I lick her clit. She tastes better than I remember and I can’t get enough of her. Moving my one hand, I insert two fingers into her while continuing to lick and suck her nub.

Her body starts to squirm beneath me as she shouts my name and digs her nails into my back. I can feel her walls clamping down around my fingers. I remove them from her and take in her juices with my tongue.

Looking up to her, she has pleasure written across her expression. She looks absolutely beautiful and I need to bury myself in her,
now
.

Crawling back over her, she reaches her hands down to slide my boxers down my legs. I lend her a hand and remove them from around my ankles.

Positioning myself at her entrance, I look into her eyes as she nods her head. She wraps her legs around me as I push myself into her.

She’s warm, slick from her orgasm, and the tightness around my cock drives me mad. I push myself all the way in and allow myself to feel all of her. Her arms come around my back and our bodies are so close together we could become one.

I pull out of her ever so slightly and a groan escapes her lips.

“Don’t leave me, Linc, I need you.”

“I’ll never leave you, baby, you’re mine now.”

I thrust my cock back into her, causing her to scream in ecstasy.

Pumping myself in and out of her, I can feel my balls begin to tighten. I don’t want this moment to end; I’ve waited too long to feel this with her.

I slow down my pace and allow her to take over. Rolling her so that I’m now on my back, I watch as she sits tall on my cock. She leans forward to place a soft kiss to my lips and sits back up. Her hands rest on my chest while she begins to grind herself down onto me. She moves in a figure eight position, her rhythm picking up speed.

I move my hands to grab onto her ass and guide her up and down on my dick.

She feels amazing and I know my orgasm is about to take control at any moment. My eyes feel heavy, but I fight them from closing. I want to see her as we come as one.

I reach my thumb down to massage her clit as she continues to ride me. I buck my hips up to meet her pace and watch as she throws her head back.

“I’m so close, Linc,” she pants.

“Let it go, baby, I’m right here with you.”

The sound of her body slapping against mine sends my over the edge as I feel myself unload into her.

She screams my name and I can feel her cunt milking every last drop out of me.

Her body falls down onto mine and we lay like this for what seems like forever. I run my fingertips up and down her back as I place a gentle kiss to her temple.

“I love you, Jo. Thank you for coming back to me.”

“I love you, too, Linc. I’ll always come back for you. It’s you and me forever; I promise I’ll never leave you again.”

I slide her off of me and pull her in close to my body. My eyes slowly start to close and I feel better than I have in a long time. With my girl by my side, I let myself fall into a deep sleep. Nothing could be more perfect; everything I’ve ever wanted is right here with me.

Chapter 27

A loud bang wakes me from my sleep. Assuming it’s just the guys next door, I pull my covers over my head and roll onto my side.

My body goes still as the sound of footsteps pound up the stairs. There’s no way that it could be Linc or Dault—they would have called me before coming into the house.

I can hear someone shuffling through the hallway and moving into the other room. A hammering sound comes through the wall and my body starts to shake.

Not sure what the hell is happening, I get up from my bed and move to the door. Before I can make it across the room, it swings open.

From the light of the hallway I can see two men standing next to one another. My eyes are still sleepy and I’m not able to focus on their faces.

My heart is pounding through my chest as one man walks into the room and grabs my arm.

“Well, look what we have here. Looks like the fuckers found a replacement for me faster than I thought. How long have you been living here, pretty lady?”

His hands are rough against the skin of my arm. I want to fight him and run, but I have no clue what I’m up against. The other guy hasn’t come into the room yet, and the fear of what is about to happen is scaring the shit out of me.

He pulls at my arm and pushes me down to the bed.

“Please don’t hurt me; I won’t get in your way. What do you want? I’ll give you anything.”

I see the other guy start to move into the room. There’s a glare from the light and I can’t make out his face.

“Anything I want? Well, Etty, there’s a lot that I want from you. No, I should say that you
owe
me. Now that I’ve found you, you’ll pay for what you stole from me.”

That voice, it
can’t
be. There’s no way that he could have found me here. No,
please
say it isn’t him. Let this be a nightmare that at any minute I’m going to wake from.

“Etty, you know better than to not show respect when I’m in your presence. Stand up now, bitch, and show me how happy you are to see me.”

My body has gone into panic mode; I can’t speak or move. It’s as though I’m cemented to the mattress.

“Michael, grab the bitch from the bed and bring her to me.”

The other guy reaches for my arm and pulls me up off the bed. My body is trembling with fear. I don’t know what he’s going to do to me. Every time I thought of him finding me, the fear of him killing me plagued my thoughts.  

I stand in front of Rick, my legs feeling too weak for me to stand. His hand swings back, and before I can register what he’s doing, it lands across the side of my face.

The taste of blood fills my mouth and I stumble backward.

“You stupid bitch, I can’t believe I found you here of all places. When Michael told me he needed some help in Birmingham, I never expected this would have been the place you ran to; it’s more than a coincidence. I was destined to find you and get back everything you stole from me. Once you’ve repaid your debts, I plan on killing you. Not just killing you, but torturing you for what you’ve done to me. I want you to
pay
for what you’ve done. The pain I will enforce on you will have you wishing I’d have killed you quickly.”

He grabs for my hair and pulls me out of the room.

“Michael, I’ll be right back to help you get the shit out of the room. For now, I need to get her settled and out of the way.”

He shoves me down the stairs with extreme force. I trip over the last three steps and fall head first into the wall with a loud thump.

He races down the last few steps and grabs me by the arm, pulling me into the other room and pushing me down onto the couch.

“Stay put, Etty. If you try to move or escape I’ll fucking shoot you. Do you understand me?”

I nod my head and move my hands to feel the back of my head. While bringing my hand forward, I see the blood covering my fingers.

“Are you fucking stupid, bitch? I asked you a question.”

He pulls the revolver from the back of his pants and points it at my head.

Barely able to speak, I whisper, “Yes, I understand. I won’t move, Rick, I promise.”

I watch as he pulls the gun from my focus and slides it back into the back of his pants. He heads back up the stairs and I sit frozen on the couch.  

My head is pounding and the taste of blood continues to flow through my mouth.

I hear the front door creak and turn my head toward it. Linc comes into sight and an aching feeling hits the pit of my stomach.

Oh god, what have I done? He can’t be here—not now.

He rushes over to me and pulls me into his arms.

“Etty, what happened? I heard a loud thumping and was scared something happened. Are you okay?”

“Linc, you need to go, get out of here.”

“Etty, what the fuck is going on? Why are you kicking me out?”

The sound of footsteps upstairs turns my gaze toward the stairs.

“Etty, is someone here?” he asks, moving to stand.

Rick and Michael run down the stairs with a large black bag.

“That’s him,” the other guy says, pointing to Linc.

Rick rushes toward Linc and knocks him to the floor.

A loud scream leaves my lungs as Michael darts over to me, covering my mouth with his hands.

Rick punches Linc in the jaw and I try to squirm out of Michael’s hold.

The front door swings open and a girl stands there in shock.

“Oh my god, Linc!” she shouts.

I watch as Rick pulls the gun from his pants and Linc tries to wrestle it out of his hands.

My eyes scan the room to Linc, to the girl, and then back to Linc.

The next moment of my life plays in slow motion. As I try to get away from Michael, Linc fighting to move away from Rick. The girl moves forward just as a loud bang echoes within the walls of my house.

I feel numb as I fall out of Michael’s arms. Pain courses through my body and I can’t move. Panic sets in and my body goes into shock. The last thing I remember is my eyes falling shut and darkness taking over.  

Alternate Ending #2

I’m jolted awake by a loud thumping sound coming from Etty’s side of the house.