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Authors: Madison Stevens

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“That’s not the same,” he said gruffly and moved even closer.

“Why?” she whispered.

They stared at each other for several long moments, neither saying anything.

“Where’s your sister?” His eyes dilated as he stepped even closer.

“She’s staying the night with Irene’s cousin at Irene’s house,” she said. Her voice had dropped to a husky whisper.

“Is that so?” He moved in closer. She gasped when their bodies lightly touched.

She stamped down her oversensitive body and turned her head to the side. “Not that it matters. You’ve been avoiding me all week.”

She jumped when his palm slammed into the door behind her, above her shoulder.

“I’ve been avoiding you all week at work, so I can keep my mind sharp in order to protect you. Every time I’m with you, all I can think is the sweet sound you made as you came and how bad I want to sink into you.” He breathed heavy, and when she turned to look at him, she saw how tortured he was. “At night you’re so tired I’m surprised you can even make it in the door.”

He leaned forward on his arm, crushing his body into hers. His other hand cupped her cheek and swept a thumb under her eyes.

“You need to sleep more,” he whispered.

“I can’t.” She turned into his touch.

He frowned. “If you’re worried, you don’t have to be. I’ll protect you.”

Jessica shook her head and nibbled her lip. If she said it, there would be no going back. His hand slid down to her neck, and she sighed. When she looked up at him, all she saw was concern.

“It’s you,” she whispered. “I can’t sleep because of you.”

Kace groaned as his mouth met hers. She didn’t hold back this time. Her tongue licked the seam of his mouth, and she smiled when he opened to her. Battling with him for control, she pulled back to nip at his lips and took delight when he rocked against her.

Not stopping her assault, she moved along his neck and to the sensitive spot near the ears.

“Fuck,” he grunted.

He jumped when her hand slipped between them and traced the hard length in his pants. Jessica couldn’t wait to free him. She knew from last time he was large and wanted to feel that for herself.

His phone chimed and he pulled away.

Jessica groaned and leaned her head against the door while he pulled out the phone from his pocket.

“You have the worst fucking timing ever,” he growled into the phone.

She giggled slightly

“Whatever.” He smiled. His eyes burned with desire for her. “You set this all up. I should just let you wait a bit.”

She could hear the distinct screech of a woman on the phone. Jessica leaned her head forward and rested it on his chest.

“Fine,” he bit out and put the phone back in his pocket.

Jessica breathed in the fresh laundry smell he carried with him. Hints of sandalwood mixed with the smell, and she wondered if he used sandalwood soap.

“I’m pretty sure it’s not murder if it’s your sister,” he said and rested his chin on her head.

Jessica chuckled.

“I assume you were supposed to pick me up and then them?” She tilted her head back to look at him.

“We could still blow them off. Irene is nice, I bet she wouldn’t mind.” His hand crept dangerously toward the swell of her ass.

“And Meg?” She raised a brow.

Kace shrugged. “She’d get over it.”

Jessica laughed. “Meg doesn’t strike me as someone who would get over it. Maybe you meant get even?”

Kace laughed and she liked the sound. It seemed like all they did was deal with shit or moon over each other. Maybe a night out would be fun for them.

She stood on her toes and pulled his face to hers. After a light kiss, she pulled away.

“Just let me get my shoes,” she said.

She laughed at his groan as she hurried up the stairs.

 

* * *

 

Kace glared in the mirror as Meg grinned happily back at him. Her dark brown hair slipped into her face.

“So Jessica, it must be nice to know that Kace is watching your ass.”

He gripped the steering wheel hard as Jessica blushed. The pink in her cheeks contrasted with her pale skin and black hair.

“It’s been very reassuring,” she said quietly.

Despite his sister being a pain in the ass, he smiled. He liked that Jessica felt safe with him.

They pulled up outside the club, cutting off any further pokes.

“Doesn’t look very busy.” Jessica frowned.

Kace glanced back to Meg and tried to catch her eye, but she was already talking.

“Lot of people were told to avoid it, or they could have Russian trouble,” she said.

Jessica turned to Kace. “Is that true?”

He glared at his sister in the mirror who had the common sense to look sorry.

Kace turned to Jessica. “That’s the word. Hard to say how much is true and how much is just a threat.”

Irene’s small voice came from the back. “Are we safe here?”

Kace nodded. “Liam and Finn are both on duty, and Ryder has been making the rounds. Counting Dale at the door and Meg and I, someone would have to be a fool to come in.”

Irene glanced from the club and back. Her panicked face didn’t seem to fade much, and he wondered if it was the Russians or Ryder that made her more worried. His heart twisted for his brother and his choice in women. This was not a woman that could handle a man like him.

“Let’s go inside,” Jessica said and touched his hand. His thumb stroked the palm of her hand. He winked when she shivered.

“Yes, let’s go in.” Meg rolled her eyes. “There’s only so much eye fucking I can take in one night.”

Kace turned and stared at her directly in the eyes. “Well then you picked the wrong night to go out.”

“Kace!” Jessica swatted him.

He looked back to Meg who grinned openly at him. “Well at least I know what to expect.”

They climbed out and greeted Dale at the door.

Jessica checked the table chart and moved them to the back of the club, not quite to the private tables but away from the smattering of others that had braved coming in.

He nodded to Ryder, who was seated a few tables away. Liam and Finn were at the bar, their heads close together, talking. They pulled apart when the noticed Kace’s party and headed their way.

Finn gave a stern look to Jessica. “You’re supposed to be resting.”

Jessica laughed. “Don’t blame me. I got roped into going out.”

He shot Kace a hard look. Kace threw his hands up and placed one on the back of Jessica’s chair.

“Don’t blame me, I wanted to stay in.” He smiled when Finn raised an eyebrow.

He knew it was embarrassing the hell out of her, but he just had to stake his claim. Not knowing what the end game was with Finn was driving him crazy. There were times he was certain Finn seemed interested in her.

“Really, I’m fine,” she said and looked between then. Kace couldn’t help but run his thumb over the exposed skin at her neck. He smiled when she shivered.

“Well,” Meg said, standing. “You all continue your pissing contest while we use the bathroom. It would be nice if you were finished by the time we get back.”

Kace chuckled. For being the baby of the group, she certainly didn’t mince words. But then growing up in a house of boys would do that to you. Jessica stood to walk away, and his hand skimmed down her body. She looked down at him with intense heat.

“Hurry back,” he said quietly.

He watched as they made their way across the room.

“So it’s like that?” Finn asked from next to him.

“It is,” Kace said, never taking his eyes off of them.

“It’s not a competition,” Finn said and clapped him on the shoulder.

Kace turn to look at the man and raised an eyebrow. Finn waved a hand and sat next to him.

“I think of her more like a guardian,” Finn said and sat down. “It’s my fault her father got taken in.”

“That’s not true,” Liam interjected and took a set on the other side of Finn.

Finn glared at Liam, then turned back to Kace. “My father had him set up. He needed him out of the way, and so he paid a guy. Later I found out that he had kids. When she came through my door for an interview, it was just luck that I could fix a wrong.”

Kace stared for a moment. It hadn’t really been what he was expecting from the man.

“I’ll say this though.” Finn leaned a little closer. “You hurt her, and cop or not, I’ll find a way to deal with you.”

“That won’t be a problem.” Kace stared back at him.

“Um,” a sweet voice cut through their conversation. “Can I get you some drinks?”

Alyssa stood shyly to the side and tried to look anywhere but at Finn. Kace smiled warmly at her.

“How about a couple pitchers of beer?” he said.

She nodded and hurried away.

“Still don’t trust her?” Kace said to Finn.

“There’s just something about her,” he said and turned to watch her walk away.

Kace stifled a smile at the obvious attraction Finn was feeling.

“So did you hear anything back from Reed about the partial?” Kace asked.

Liam shook his head.

He grimaced. This was getting really fucking old. They just needed to flush them out and make them take a stand.

Kace stopped strumming his fingers and looked up.

“That’s it,” he said. The two turned to look at him. “We just need to flush this guy out. So what if we just put the word out that we’ve got a print.”

“But it’s not enough to get anything from,” Liam said.

Kace shrugged. “So we just don’t tell that part. These guys aren’t smart enough to know how this works. They’ll screw up again, and we nab them.”

Liam turned to Finn. “It might actually work. Now all we need is for the nerds in the UK to figure this out.”

“Nice,” Meg said with her hands on her hips. “I’m sure they would love the name calling.”

He ignored her death glare at Liam. “How close are they?”

“They have broken two of the security codes, but there are still two to go.” She turned to Jessica. “It’s actually all very interesting. I’m thinking of taking four months to go train under them.”

The table jumped when Liam stood. His chair rocked back dangerously.

“You can’t go over there,” Liam said, his breathing heavy.

Meg stood, put her hands on the table and leaned over. “You aren’t my father.”

Liam laughed and plopped into a chair. “Well your father won’t let you go over there with a bunch of unknown men.”

“Funny.” She smiled. “He was the one to suggest it.”

Kace watched as the smile slid off of Liam’s face. The table sat in silence.

He jumped when Jessica’s hand slipped onto his thigh.

“Let’s dance,” she whispered.

His body jumped to life as if she’s asked him to go to bed.

Without a word, he followed her across the floor.

Chapter Nine

 

 

Jessica slipped her hand into his big one and loved that she felt so small around him. Being taller in general hadn’t led to much good for her, and it was nice to know she could feel small.

She relaxed into him when he pulled her closer. The music wasn’t particularly fast, so they moved at their own pace. She wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him down to her. When his mouth was even to hers, she brushed past and went to his ear.

“What was that with you and Finn?” she asked.

Kace shrugged and put his mouth to her ear. “Just letting him know where he stands.”

Jessica narrowed her eyes a little. “Shouldn’t I be doing that?”

Kace pulled back a little to look her in the eyes. She shuddered when he leaned forward. “Sometimes a man just has to put it out there and let people know what what’s his,” he said.

“What do you want out of this?” she whispered.

Kace spun her in his arms. His warm hand at her stomach, he pulled her back so she was flush with his body. She groaned at the feel of his hard length.

Jessica turned her head to look up at him. “Is that all you want?”

Kace brought his face down to her neck and nuzzled the sensitive skin behind her ear.

“No, but it’s what I’d like to start with,” he whispered. She shivered again.

Jessica rose up on her toes and kissed him lightly.

“Let’s get out of here,” she said.

She laughed when Kace wasted no time in pulling her from the dance floor back over to the table.

Meg smirked at her. “Good timing. Looks like you could both used a cold beer to cool off.”

“Well actually,” she started.

“So this is how you spend your fucking time?” Jessica turned to see a large man standing just a table’s length away from Alyssa. Her hand trembled as she set down the beer she was holding in front of Finn.

Finn stood, his look just as deadly as his abilities. He turned to Alyssa.

“Is this man someone to you?” he asked.

When she started to tremble again, Jessica took her hand.

“He’s my ex,” she said quietly.

“Okay,” he said quietly. His eyes filled with rage as he stared at the man. “Get out of my club.”

Jessica gripped Alyssa when Kace and Liam moved in front of them. Ryder put his arm out and slid Irene behind his large body.

The large man laughed manically.

“This who you’re fucking now?” He pointed to Finn. “Bet he doesn’t know how you like it.” Jessica’s stomach rolled as he grabbed himself. “Now I’m only gonna say this one more time. Get over here.”

Jessica wanted to hold her hand tighter but couldn’t force Alyssa to stay. Her hand slipped out as she moved between Finn and Kace. She stopped just on the other side.

The little woman shook with fear. “I told you, we’re done.”

Finn stepped out a little further to stand at Alyssa’s back, and she leaned against him.

“I think you heard her,” Finn said.

“We’ll see about that,” the man said and reached forward. His hand grabbed her arm. Alyssa yelped in pain.

Before anyone could even react, Finn was on him. The loud crack as his fist made contact with the man’s jaw made her ache.

Immediately, he released his hold of Alyssa, and Jessica shot forward to pull her back. She felt relief when Kace shadowed them back to the table. Shocked, the two watched the fight.

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