Force of the Dark Wolf (Force of Nature Series) (24 page)

“I had things to do and lazing about in the bed with you wasn’t going to get things done.
I have to support this family and having you around isn’t going to change that.”
She felt him laugh against her neck.
She grabbed a handful of his hair and jerked him away.
“This isn’t funny
,
you overgrown pup.
I’m pissed at you.”

“So I can tell.”
She was beginning to hate that calmness of his.
“Why don’t you let go of my hair and tell me what I did to make you so mad at me
?
”

She let go
,
but only turned away and started to load the product again.
He didn’t move and she could feel his heat as he brushed against her several times.
She was nearly ready to tell him to get the fuck away from her when he pressed his hard cock into her ass.
She stilled when he wrapped his hands around her waist to hold her.

“I want you.
I’ve yet to take you this way, bent over something and me taking you from behind.
I want to fuck you this way until you scream out my name.
Then I want to turn you around and fuck you again with your ass sitting up on this counter.”
He rocked into her again. “Christ, I need to be buried deep inside of you.”

Before she could stop herself
,
she was moving against him. Her pussy was already clenching with need of him and when he growled she knew that he was going to do just what he said.
After reaching around her
,
unsnapping her pants
,
and pulling the zipper nearly out of her jeans
,
he jerked them down around her hips then to her knees.
She bent over to take them the rest of the way off when he turned her around and sat her on the counter, shoving everything out of his way.

With another growl her pants were off and so was her blouse and bra.
She was naked in seconds.
He didn’t move, didn’t touch her for several more
,
and she wondered what he was going to do.
Without a word
,
he pulled her to her feet and turned her around. She braced both hand
s
on the counter when he put them there and moved her feet back where he positioned her.

“This is going to be quick and hard.
I can smell you’re wet.”
His cock pulsed at her entrance and she moaned.
“There’s no one around us
,
baby
,
so I want you to scream when you come.
Scream loud and hard.”

His cock entered her hard and she pressed back.
He wrapped his hand in her hair and pressed her down against the counter before he started fucking her.
Her first climax tore
through
her and her second one caught her in mid scream.
He was slamming her hard from behind and she couldn’t seem to get enough.
When he slid his fingers down her belly and into her pussy she closed her hand over his and showed him where to touch her.

“Fuck
,
you’re wet.
Come again for me Alexis.
Flood my hand with your cum and I’ll fill you with mine.”
He pinched her clit hard and she screamed again.

Her voice was raw and she was sure she was going to pass out when he suddenly stiffened and then roared out his own release.
His teeth bit into her shoulder hard as he filled her.
When he released her shoulder his howl echoed in the room and she slid into a darkness that felt like home to her.

She was on the couch in her office when she woke. Her clothes were folded neatly
with
her shoes on top of them when she looked down.
Smiling
,
she threw off the small blanket and started to pull on her panties when she realized she wasn’t alone.
Gordon was sitting in the chair watching her.

“Did I hurt you?”
She shook her head at his question.
“I could have.
I’m sorry about treating you that way.”

“Why?
I said you didn’t hurt me and I’m reasonably sure that you could hear how much I enjoyed it.”
She frowned at him. “What’s happened?”

He got up
,
handed her her clothes
,
and sat down next to her. She started pulling on the rest of her clothes
,
not sure what else to say. When he spoke she wished she’d just loaded the van herself and stayed in town.

“You
r
brother-in-law has been hanging around the property.
I’ve found his scent as close as the gate and a little beyond.”
He got up and started to pace.
“I can’t hurt him until he does something that will warrant it. Our laws, pack laws
,
are older than most
human laws.”

She looked around the room and thought about her sister and what she’d seen done to her. Alexis looked up at him when he stood by the windows, the sunlight streaming in from around him.

“I’m going to tell you what I’ve never told anyone else before.
It’s what happened at the house the day Judith was killed.”
She moved to the arm of the big sofa and stared at the floor. She didn’t think she could look at him and tell him what she’d done.
“I’d gotten a call from Judith the week before. She said that she thought something had happened to Paddy and that she was suddenly afraid for her children.
He had visitation rights
,
you see
,
and she didn’t want to hand them over to him any longer.”

“Alexis, if you’re going to tell me someone else killed your sister, I already know most of it.
Darcy told me last night.”

She nodded.
Darcy had told her that she’d talked to the men.
But she needed to tell him everything.
“Yes.
There was another man there. Tom Garrison was his name.
He was there because Paddy had told Aunt Glad that he was his lawyer.
When they got there
,
Paddy lost control
. H
is…monster sort of came forth and attacked.
But he didn’t get far.
He only got as far as hitting Judith.”

“You were there?
I thought Darcy said you’d shown up later?”
She nodded.
“When is it that you came to the house?”

“That morning.
I was there because I was helping them pack up. Darcy was sick and Sis was playing in her room. I’d heard the shouting and came down after locking Sis in her closet and calling the police.”
She wiped at the tears she didn’t know had been falling.
“Paddy was on the floor and he was a wolf. He’d been tranquilized by something strong. Tom had shot him with his cane just as I came into the room.
It was already too late to save Judith.”

He sat on the floor in front of her
,
took her chin in his hand
,
and brought her face to his. No matter how hard she tried
,
she couldn’t pull away.
He kissed her gently on the mouth before he spoke.

“You tried to save her
,
didn’t you?
That’s why you didn’t want to help me
. Y
ou were afraid of failing again, weren’t you?”
She nodded as he continued. “Did you… Honey
,
did you try to kill Tom?
At any time
, did you
try to kill him?”

She pulled away this time and he let her. She wasn’t sure why he had
,
but
was
more grateful than she’d ever been about anything.
She nodded to him before she told him what she’d done.
“I had a brief moment of murderous hatred and that was all. He’d already killed Judith
,
as I’ve said
,
but Darcy was…she was nearly dead too.
I had to save her and if I had killed him, then she would have died too.”
She looked at him now. “You understand
,
don’t you? I couldn’t have let her die. She was my sister’s child.”

“Yes, love
,
you had to save her.
And I’m very proud of you for doing so.
Darcy will be al
l
right soon, you’ll see.
You did just what you had to do.”

She nodded and looked away.
“But I wanted him dead.
And every day I think about killing him, making him pay for what he did to my sister and her child.
I’m a horrible person for wanting to see him suffer, suffer for everything he did.”

~~~

Gordon was still sitting in the office when his brother came in.
He glanced up at Connor
,
but didn’t speak.
He decided to ignore him when Connor sat in the chair across from him and said nothing. He had a lot to deal with and conversation wasn’t going to help.
When Austin and Dallas came in a few minutes later he knew that someone had told them that he was upset.

“I’m fine. Really
,
I am. I have a lot to think about and I’m just going to sort it out then I’ll go and find Alexis and we’ll talk.”
He hoped so anyway.
She’d been so quiet when she’d left him that he wasn’t sure what they’d said after she told him what she’d done.

“Okay
,
but you might want to take a look at the clock
,
buddy. You’ve been sitting here for over four hours.”
He looked over at Connor
,
sure he was kidding.
“You were supposed to meet us at the shop over three hours ago.
Good thing your mate is a bit more punctual than you are.”

“Alexis,” he said as he stood.
Christ, he’d forgotten to go with her to keep her safe.
He was nearly to the door when Austin stopped him.

“She’s in the kitchen with CJ. They’re arguing over dinner plans.
Something about eating a frozen pizza over ordering Chinese.
It seems neither of our mates can cook worth a damn.”

He sat back down and looked at his family. He didn’t know where to begin.
He didn’t think they’d believe him anyway…hell, he didn’t believe it either.
He got up again and poured himself a drink. He rarely drank
,
but felt that now would be a good time to start.
He downed the hard liquor and sat back down. It was still burning his throat when he started talking.