EMPTY SECRETS (A Back Down Devil MC Novella) (9 page)

“
I
didn
’
t ask for anything,
”
Lena said.
“
I didn
’
t ask for help. I was knocked out by the guy Jett
just shot. They left me on Jett
’
s
motorcycle.
”

“
Who
is Victor?
”
Miller asked.

“
He
’
s connected,
”
Lena said.
“
He thinks I
’
m his property. I tried killing
him, but he
’
s obviously
still alive.
”

Miller looked at Jett.
“
If we just kill her now, we do
everyone a favor.
”

“
I
agree,
”
Jett said.

Lena let out a cry.
“
No. I don
’
t
…
I was trying to leave. I was trying to get out of the way. Of all this. I didn
’
t want to cause any problems. I
swear. Please
…”

Jett rammed his gun harder into
Lena
’
s back. She put her
hands up, succumbing to him. She started to shut her eyes, preparing for this
moment. Death. Dying. Being shot. The finale of it all. She was terrified, but
she was also hurt. Because she had hurt Jett. Yeah, she didn
’
t know everything about him, but
that didn
’
t matter when it
came to what she felt inside. She wanted to know everything. She wanted to
explain everything. And she didn
’
t
want to die at the hands of Jett
…

“
Fuck,
Miller!
”
a voice screamed.

Lena opened her eyes and saw Blaine
running toward Miller.

“
What?
”
Miller asked.

“
I
got someone on the phone
…”

“
I
don
’
t give a shit,
”
Miller said.

“
You
will,
”
Blaine said.
“
I wouldn
’
t go killing the pretty little chick just yet.
”
Blaine looked at Lena and
winked.
“
Hey there. You
still have me dreaming of that pussy, you know that?
”

“
Fuck
off,
”
Jett growled.

“
Who
is on the fucking phone?
”
Miller asked.

“
It
’
s Angelo,
”
Blaine said.

“
Angelo
…
what does he want?
”

Angelo
…

Lena remembered the name. That was
where Victor was going.

“
He
says he
’
s hurt and being
held captive in his own restaurant,
”
Blaine said.
“
He needs our
help. He
’
s in big trouble
…
someone is there. Hurt.
Bleeding. Stabbed
…”

“
Stabbed?
”
Jett asked.

“
Who?
”
Miller asked.

“
Victor,
”
Blaine said.
“
That
’
s his name. Victor.
”

Lena felt her heart skip a beat.

Miller looked right at her.
“
I guess we need you alive for a
little bit longer.
”

Jett put a hand to her shoulder.
“
Walk with me, beautiful. Don
’
t fucking ever do anything
stupid like that again.
”

There was nothing Lena could do but
nod. And be lead right back to the clubhouse. Funny how just a short while ago
she felt safe in the clubhouse.

But now
…
she didn
’
t
feel safe anywhere.

nine.

Jett was hurt. Real fucking hurt.
And he was angry. Angry because he allowed himself to get attached enough to
Lena to let her hurt him. It should have been no shock or surprise that she
would try and take off. What choice did she have? She had been lying to the MC
since she got there and she had connected guys after her, wanting her blood. No
matter how strong a person was, they all have points of breaking. Especially if
Lena thought she had nobody to help her. Protect her. Take care of her.

Maybe that
’
s what hurt Jett the most.

He took her back to the room and
threw her to the bed. He shut the door, locked it, and put his gun down. He
then grabbed his belt, took it off, and threw it at her. Lena rushed to kick up
on the bed, gripping the sheets.

“
What
are you going to do?
”
she
asked, her voice cracking.

“
Thinking
about tying you the fuck up. But I
’
m
not going to. I
’
m going to
prove to you that I
’
m
trying to trust you. And in return, you better fucking talk to me.
”

“
There
’
s nothing to talk about.
”

“
There
is. How does Victor know Angelo?
”

“
You
know Angelo?
”
Lena asked.

“
We
all know Angelo. He
’
s a
dumb ass restaurant owner in town. He
’
s
been getting hustled and beat up for years. Is that Victor doing it?
”

“
Yeah.
”

“
Why?
”

“
There
’
s a woman named Annie,
”
Lena said.
“
She
’
s very sick. She
’
s
dying. Complete confusion and whatnot. She needs care all the time. I think she
’
s somehow related to Angelo. It
’
s all a big family thing. Victor
is waiting for Annie to die because she has money. Maybe Angelo has money and
Victor is taking it
…”

Jett shook his head.
“
This is all fucked up.
”
Jett approached the bed. He
looked down at Lena.
“
Why
’
d you run?
”

“
I
left you a note to read,
”
Lena said.

Jett grabbed the note and ripped it
up.
“
I don
’
t care about written words. I
want to hear you say it.
”

“
This,
”
Lena said.
“
All of this. There
’
s no ties to us, Jett. No reason
I was left dangling on your motorcycle. You were looking for a sign and there
was none. So I wanted to slip away and get away so you didn
’
t end up in this mess. I stabbed
him. I stabbed Victor. I didn
’
t
kill him. And now he knows I
’
m
alive and I
’
m here. He
’
s going to kill you. He
’
s going to kill me. He
’
s said before about coming after
you guys.
”

“
Fuck
him,
”
Jett said.
“
He
’
s
in our town. In our territory.
”

“
You
don
’
t know how big
the
family
is.
”

“
I
don
’
t care, Lena. And what
would running get you?
”

“
It
would save you.
”

Jett took a deep breath.
“
My father was on the inside.
Connected. He killed my mother. Because that
’
s
how it all went. And I was supposed to go along that path but I didn
’
t. I fought away from that path
for my entire life. I know what it feels like, Lena. I know. I
’
m not going to let you run out
there and get killed.
”

“
Miller
wants me dead too,
”
Lena
said.
“
Rightfully so. If he
orders you
…
or he just
wants to
…”

“
I
’
ll take care of Miller,
”
Jett said. He then sat on the
bed.
“
You just have to tell
the fucking truth. I know you
’
re
afraid. I know you
’
re
worried about the truth. You
’
ve
lived in lies your entire life, right?
”

Lena nodded. Her eyes quickly
filled with tears.
“
Everything
is a lie.
”

“
But
you
’
re not,
”
Jett said.
“
Your beauty. Your eyes. Your
body. None of that is a lie, Lena. I
’
ll
protect you. I
’
ll help you.
I
’
ll take on Victor. I
’
ll take on anyone.
”

“
For
me?
”

Jett made fists and looked at them.
“
For everything. I
’
m not going to let that shit come
into this town. We don
’
t
back down from a fight. We keep going, and going, and going. It
’
s how we survive. And we
’
ll survive this.
”
Jett looked at Lena again.
“
And you
’
ll survive it too. But that doesn
’
t mean there won
’
t be danger. Lots of fucking
danger.  It
’
s kind of our
thing around here.
”

“
Yeah,
”
Lena said.
“
I know danger. I
’
ve seen Victor hurt people. Kill
people. I
’
ve seen what his
guys do to people.
”

Jett reached and touched Lena
’
s soft cheek.
“
Whatever you
’
ve seen, beautiful, is nothing
compared to what we can, and will, do. Angelo is a piece of shit to us, but he
’
s in Frelen and he deserves our
protection. We
’
re going to
need you to make all this happen. So I
’
m
going to offer something really stupid
…”

Jett couldn
’
t believe what was coming from his damn mouth.
Maybe it was years of staring into the empty eyes of a lot of women. Maybe it
was that forced attempt at something when he looked into Ada
’
s eyes. But the second Lena
opened her eyes, he knew whatever he thought he had with Ada was a complete joke
and lie. She fucked him for protection, and he fucked her because it felt good.
That was it. The sting of loss caused by her murder was that Jett didn
’
t have her to fuck anymore.

Now he had Lena.

And now it had a different
feeling to it.

“
Something
I
’
m going to regret for
different reasons,
”
Jett
added.

“
What?
”

“
Leave.
Right now. I
’
ll toss you on
the back of my ride and take you to a bus stop.  Grab a ticket east or north
and just go. Be gone from all this shit.
”

“
What
will happen to you? They
’
ll
blame you.
”

“
Fuck
that,
”
Jett said.
“
I can make something up.
”

“
You
’
d do that
…
for me?
”

Jett cupped Lena
’
s cheek and nodded.
“
I can
’
t explain it, Lena. But I
’
d do that for you. Because I know you
’
re not meant for lying and this
messy life. If someone could have given me an out
…”

“
I
don
’
t want that,
”
Lena said.
“
I don
’
t want an out. An out means
…
it
’
s
all there still. I want it gone. I want to feel free. I want
…
you to be there with me.
”

Jett gritted his teeth. Fuck, he
’
d been hoping for that kind of
answer from beautiful Lena. But it came with some serious implications. Of
caring. Of constant protection. Of maybe even falling for this woman.

But Jett didn
’
t fight it.

“
Fair
enough,
”
he said.

And with that, he pulled Lena in
and kissed her. Her lips tasted fucking good. Really fucking good. Jett kept
kissing her, his hand inching more and more toward the back of her neck. He
wasn
’
t going to let her go
now.
Or longer.
Whatever the hell that meant.

Lena clawed at the scruff on his
face and then made a line right to his chest. For a second, Jett thought she
was going to push him away. That would have been the right thing to do. Jett
should have pushed her away. There was nothing good coming from this
…
but it just felt right.

Jett put his hand to Lena
’
s belly and cupped her breast
over her shirt. She then finally pulled back, breaking the kiss. But that was
to unbutton her jeans. She reached down and lifted her hips, starting to wiggle
from them.

That
’
s
when Jett moved from the bed. He stood, knowing damn well he was standing on a
very fine line. Lena was slightly on her left side as she fought to kick her
jeans off. Jett lost control to his most feral needs and slapped a hand to her
bare ass. The
smack
sound made him harder. It also made Lena cry out. He
then flipped her over to her belly and gripped her tight at her hips, his
fingers digging and playing with her hip bone.

Fuck, that was such a turn on
…

He pulled her ass high in the air
and looked at her. That sweet slit, already dampened, those folds ready to be fucked.
Lena had her jeans barely down past her knees, but that was all Jett needed
right now. He hurried and unzipped his jeans and grabbed for his cock. He
pulled himself free and pressed himself right to Lena
’
s pussy. It took no more than two more seconds for
him to get fully hard. And then he thrust at her, entering her burning core.
His hands grabbed at her ass, pulling as he fucked at her, breaking her back
open again.

He started fucking and didn
’
t fucking stop. Jett pounded at
her, loving the feel of her pussy holding tight, going for the wild ride.
Somewhere in the recess of his mind, he told himself they would never be able
to do this again. Either he
’
d
end up dead, Lena would end up dead, or she would be gone. So this was it. Take
it, love it, then lose it.

Jett gritted his teeth and fucked
harder with a forceful pain in his chest. He didn
’
t
want to lose Lena. And, fuck, that meant he didn
’
t
want to lose his own life. Death never gave him much of a run and neither did
the thought of it. But right now, as he thrust forward, watching his thick cock
slide so hard and so deep into Lena
’
s
sweet and perfect body, he didn
’
t
want to die. He wanted to fucking feel this for a long damn time.

Lena put her hands to the bed and
lifted up a little. She threw her hair back and then looked back at Jett. When
he met eyes with her, it was like lightening had hit the room. That spark and
connection, the truth shining right there in her eyes, it was enough that Jett
thrust and held there. He then brought his body down to Lena
’
s back and reached for her
mouth. They kissed. It was completely sloppy and messy from the angle, but it
was amazing. Lena gently rocked her body, the pressure against Jett
’
s cock, bringing him right to
the fucking edge. An edge he would normally fight back against but right now,
he wanted to come. He let go and while Lena was gentle, his cock was anything
but. He couldn
’
t control
himself as he pumped at Lena, spilling inside her with each throb.

Over and over, he felt her tongue
darting into his mouth. Her breathing was wild, her groans beautiful, her pussy
like nothing Jett ever fucking felt before.

With one hand rested to her ass,
Jett gently worked himself back and forth, making sure nothing was wasted from
himself inside her. The kiss broke and they just stared at each other. There
were words lingering in the air. Plenty of words. Words that maybe didn
’
t make much sense because of how
little they knew about each other
…
but what the fuck did it matter? Truth was truth. Connection was connection.

Jett opened his mouth to say
something -
say anything, man. Fuck
- when there was a knock at the door,
and then it opened.

“
Fucking
right,
”
a voice said.

Jett looked back and saw Blaine
standing there. Jett was still inside Lena, her ass still in the air.

“
Get
out!
”
Jett yelled.