New Species 04 Justice (25 page)

Instinct and years of training took over as her foot shot up and slammed hard into

his stomach. The impact was enough to break his hold on her ankle and send him

stumbling back with a loud grunt of pain. Jessie rolled, landed on her feet on the other

side of the bed and glared.

“I’m not going to allow you hurt me.” Her voice shook and her arms rose in a

defensive posture.

He glared at her, rubbing his stomach. There was a red mark. “I’m not going to hurt

you. I’m going to fuck you. You wanted to see the real me.” His chin lifted and he

spread his arms open. “Here I am, baby.”

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Oh shit. Well, I said I wanted him to stop holding back. I guess I should have been careful of
what I wished for
. Jessie pushed back her thoughts, gave him a thorough once-over and arched her eyebrows.

“Nice language. That will put me in the mood. That’s sarcasm, if you missed the

point. Forget about it, Justice. Why don’t you just piss on the corner of the bed to mark your territory?”

He growled but Jessie wasn’t afraid anymore. Her shock had worn off and she was

prepared for him now. He was jealous. It irritated her more than anything. He didn’t

want her but he didn’t want anyone else to be with her either.

“If you think I’m going to let you come at me that way, think again. You dumped

me. You need to leave until you know what you want. Then we’ll talk.”

Justice stalked around the edge of the bed with his arms still open. He planned to

grab her instead of taking off and she backed into the space between a window and the

headboard. She wasn’t going to dive through glass.

“I know what I want. You.”

“Stop.”

He halted but didn’t look happy about it. His gaze held hers, his nostrils flared and

his arms lowered to his sides. “No. Come to me, Jessie.”

She shook her head. “I’m not that easy,
baby
.” She used his own term to address

him. “You climbed out a window last night to hide the fact that we’re seeing each other.

If that wasn’t bad enough, you never came back. I waited up for you and it pisses me

off to be treated that way.”

He frowned. “I was protecting everyone.”

“You were being an ass and you could have slept in my bed but you didn’t. No one

would have known if you’d sneaked back inside. I covered for you and masked your

scent with the officers. They had no idea you’d been here.”

“You want to argue right now?” He glanced down at his straining sex and then at

her.

She nearly laughed at his frustrated expression. She wanted him, he was naked in

her bedroom and they could always talk later. All that arguing, the fear and now the

anger made her feel alive. The bottom line was that she wanted him and he wanted her.

He wasn’t questioning being with her at that moment. She reached for her shirt, saw his

eyes widen as he watched her open it and took her sweet time undressing. She was

going to make him pay a little for the crap he’d put her through.

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She threw her shirt at him and he caught it. Her bra came off next, another item she

tossed his way. He inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of her clothing and blindly

dropped them on the floor. It was easy to tell he wanted to lunge at her but he held

back, fighting for control again. Now that they were on the same page about ending up

in bed together, she wanted him to come at her the way he had before she’d kicked him.

Her thumbs hooked her underwear at her hips and she turned a little, kept him in

view and slowly wiggled her ass as she lowered them. His gaze fixated there, a purr

coming from him and he watched her bend until she stepped out of them. She left them

on the floor, her hands gripped the side of the bed and peered over her shoulder.

“What? Do you want a written invitation to join me? Why don’t you climb on the

bed first and we’ll discuss our issues later?”

He moved fast, came at her instead of the bed and his hands gripped her hips. She

hadn’t expected that or to be lifted, twisted in the air and dumped onto her back on the

soft mattress. She bounced once and hands gripped her inner thighs. He spread them

far apart, bent them up and totally exposed her pussy. Her gaze lowered and she

realized his cock was inches from entering her. She tensed a little, afraid he might just fuck her outright when she really wanted a little foreplay first.

“You invited me to dinner but I just want to eat you,” he rasped.

His words sank in as he took a step back, bent over her and his hair fell forward to

land on her lower belly. He brushed a kiss on her inner thigh, his hold adjusted on her

legs and he feasted on her clit. Jessie threw her head back, fisted the comforter and

moaned at the instant pleasure his hot mouth gave her. His tongue rasped over the

sensitive bud rapidly, drawing her passion to explosive levels and she released the

bedding to cup her own breasts. She squeezed them, adding to the experience and

vibrations were added to the mix as a deep purr came from Justice.

“Oh God, I love when you do that,” she panted. “I’m so close, baby. Don’t stop or

slow down.”

He vibrated faster, that sexy sound grew louder and Jessie cried out as the climax

hit fast and furiously. She bucked her hips but his strong hands held her pinned to the

mattress, his mouth released her and he finally let go of her inner thighs. She opened

her eyes and watched him climb over her in a way that reminded her that he was part

panther. He made her a believer with the way he seemed to gracefully prowl up her

body. Their gazes met and his mouth descended to take hers in a kiss that stole her

breath.

She hooked her calves over the back of his ass as he drove into her. His cock parted

her vaginal walls in one swift thrust. She cried out against his tongue and he snarled,

tearing away from the kiss. She had over two hundred forty pounds of unrestrained

male fucking her into oblivion as he rode her hard and fast. The ecstasy of being taken

that way, of how good he felt, sent her into a second climax.

Justice twisted a little, shoved his face into the bedding next to her and roared out

when he followed her as her vaginal walls contracted around his thick shaft. The sound

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didn’t hurt her ears this time, muffled a lot by the covers and she clung to him, only

then realizing her arms were wrapped around his shoulders.

She explored his warm back with wandering hands, loved the feel of having him on

top of her, inside her. Justice kept his face down against the bedding, his arms braced

enough to keep his upper chest from smothering her with his weight and she turned to

brush kisses on his neck.

“That was amazing.”

He lifted his head, met her gaze and frowned. “I wasn’t gentle.”

“I’m not complaining. The amazing part was a compliment.” She grinned. “The best

quickie ever.”

A sound rumbled in his throat—a cute one of displeasure—and his face hovered

inches above her own. He shifted his weight and one hand cupped the side of her face.

His thumb brushed her cheek, caressing it.

“I’m sorry I lost my temper and acted so…”

“Dickish? Anal? Jealous?” She was happy to suggest words when he seemed at a

loss.

His exotic gaze narrowed. “Gruff,” he decided. “I admit to the jealousy. If you ever

allow someone else to touch you, I will kill him, Jessie. I will tear him apart. Do you

understand me?”

Her smile faded. “You really mean that, don’t you?”

Anger flashed in those beautiful eyes. “Yes. The thought makes me killing mad.”

His voice deepened. “Just the thought of another male kissing you, putting his hands on

you, even—”

“I get it,” she cut him off before he really got worked up. “Real bad shit and

violence. A coroner will have his level of gross tested.” She shifted her hands to press

against his chest, her fingers caressing him. “I’ll make a deal with you.”

“There are no negotiations here.”

“Stop telling me it’s over, that we can’t see each other, and you won’t have a reason

to feel jealous because I don’t cheat.” She held his gaze. “I’d have a guy in my life and in my bed. I don’t need two. I just want you.”

His anger eased. “It’s not that simple.”

“Nothing in life worth having is.”

“I made a commitment to my people and getting involved with you adds to the

problems we have.” He took a deep breath and his anger faded to be replaced by

sadness as he stared into her eyes. “I can think of a thousand reasons why it’s a bad idea to be with you but I’m still here. You’re my one weakness, Jessie. I want you and it

seems logic doesn’t help me stay away.”

It made her melt a little inside for him to admit that. “What kind of problems do

you think being with me is going to cause? Talk to me.”

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“As soon as it comes out that we’re dating, it’s just going to drive those hate groups

into another frenzy about how we’re animals and how wrong it is that we’re allowed to

live. The religious fanatics are going to scream about the sins of animals having sex with humans.” A small smile curved his lips. “It felt sinful, it was that great, but you get the point.”

She chuckled. “Yeah. The up side is that most people think those groups are full of

idiots and don’t listen to them.”

“They terrorize the gates, make death threats, and I have other things to consider as

well.” His humor vanished. “They’ll target you. We’ve learned this firsthand. They

don’t just come after us but the women we are with. You wouldn’t be able to leave

Homeland without being in danger.”

“I’m good at taking care of myself and I happen to work and live here now. I’m not

real worried about that.” She ran her hands to his shoulders, massaging the tension

there and shrugged her own. “I hate shopping so I sure won’t miss the malls and I can

buy anything as long as I have the internet. What’s next?”

He hesitated and his attention shifted to her hair, spread out over the bed. She

knew he was avoiding something and wiggled under him to pull his focus back to her

eyes. He met her gaze and she arched her eyebrows.

“What else? Talk to me, damn it. You can totally be honest. Just spill.”

“Your father.”

The two words had a chilly effect on her. “Right. My dad. Yeah, that could be a

problem.”

“He might pull his support from our cause and he represents New Species in

Washington. We count on him and it would get sticky if he found out about us. Messy.

Ugly. It could hurt my people.”

“He’ll take us being together well. I’m not worried about that at all. He’s a public

figure though, Mr. Reputation, and there might be a shit storm about his job if his

daughter—me—is with you. Some might call for him to resign because he’s too

emotionally invested, considering.” She chewed on her bottom lip.

“He won’t accept you being with me.”

She relaxed. “He’ll be thrilled as long as I’m happy. Trust me on that. I’m more

worried about his job than anything else. Representing New Species has become his p—

” She halted that line of talk, cut off saying “pet project” since that probably wasn’t the best term to use considering Justice might take offense. She cleared her throat. “Passion in life,” she substituted.

Justice sighed. “Exactly. Us being together might cause a lot of trouble for everyone

and…”

“And what?”

“We’re not sure where this is heading.”

“Right.” She agreed. “We barely know each other.”

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“That’s why I wanted to avoid seeing you,” he admitted. “We should really

consider this, Jessie.”

“I want to be with you and this is where you want to be too. Am I wrong?”

“No.”

“Okay.” She sighed. “So there’re only two reasonable things we can do. It’s either

stop seeing each other, which we don’t want to do, or we could just not mention we’re

seeing each other to anyone until we’re sure there’s something to tell them.”

He studied her. “You wouldn’t be hurt if we kept our relationship a secret? I’m not

ashamed to be with you. You accused me of that and it’s not true.”

“It’s just kind of smart right now if we keep things between us, right? I think we

both agree it’s for the best considering all that’s at stake. I really don’t want to cause trouble for my dad or get those lunatics at the gates stirred up. Your poor officers

already put up with so much harassment from them. I’d hate to add to it.”

He frowned. “I don’t believe in lying.”

“Not telling isn’t lying.” She smiled. “At least I’ve been assured of that from my

father but he’s in politics. Just pretend you’re dealing with the press. You’ve had to

learn how to handle them. As long as we’re totally honest with each other that is all that should matter.” She cupped his face. “So how about it, Justice? Do you want to secretly

date? Minus the dating part because that would mean someone would see us together.”

She chuckled. “I’m not big on going out to dinner or a movie anyway. I like quiet

evenings at home.”

“You’re perfect.”

“Oh, I wish that were true. You’re staying the night, right? I’ve yet to get to sleep

with you and they say the third time is a charm.”

“Try to get me out of your bed.” He put more weight down to pin her securely