Rebound: Passion Book 2 (18 page)

The
sun was directly on us as I came awake a few hours later still connected to her.
I guess that was one advantage to my size I could stay inside her as long as I
wanted to even when I wasn’t erect. I sniffed her neck and was hit by that
scent again. Lowering my hand beneath the sheet that I’d pulled over us at some
point I felt her clit and just like that she started moving back against me.
Not fully awake yet she let me know with her body what she wanted. I thrust
slowly up into her as I teased her clit and bit into her neck. We stayed like
that, just rocking back and forth with my cock growing inside her until we came
together softly this time.

We
stayed locked away in my room for the next two days leaving only to find food.
It was so bad even Josh was smirking at me every time he saw us but a hard
glare from me kept his mouth shut. No one said anything about our odd behavior
but I was pretty sure they all knew the deal. I watched her in those days for
any sign of distress and was amazed at the transformation. When we were outside
that room she was the same shy Kadyn but I also noticed it was with less of the
fear that she’d carried around with her for so long. But once the door was
closed she was back to being a sex kitten. My dick more than made up for the
months of going without.

I
didn’t bring up the strange phenomena to her though but promised myself to look
that shit up the first chance I got. Not that I’m complaining, but I needed to
know if there was something I needed to do for her and her newly awakened body.
I hadn’t even done anything about Bruno in the two nights following her
deflowering but by the third night I was back on the job. She’d finally tired
herself out around midnight and I was able to sneak away still not willing for
her to stumble onto what I was doing.

My
life was finally
back
on point or so it felt. I had
eyes on the asshole in Nebraska making sure he wasn’t getting anywhere close to
finding her. The Patti thing was basically behind me and I wouldn’t have to
deal with her ever again in my life thank heavens. But most importantly I had
found someone that was beyond my wildest imaginings. Not even when I first laid
eyes on her and was so thrown that I acted like an ass did I once think we
would turn out the way we have. It’s not just the amazing sex either it was the
whole package. It’s as if she came into my life just when I needed to be
needed, her vulnerability spoke to me in a way that nothing else would’ve; not
in the place I’d been. Funny how I’m fighting so hard for her to overcome it,
but I wanted her strong, wanted her free.

Our
relationship seems to have taken on a life of its own since the first day I
took her, like the dynamics shifted somehow. I felt even more possessive of her
now than I had before. There’s no way to explain the burning sensation in my
chest when I even think of her; the heated passion that rises up inside me at
the thought of anyone or anything coming between us. I spend hours just looking
at her sometimes, especially when she’s having fun with the girls or at night
after we’ve made love. That’s when I feel like I’ve lost all control and might
be in danger of going over the edge, when her special scent hits me and I feel
like a wild beast who just wants to mount her over and over again until I can’t
get my dick up any more. And the beauty of it all is that she’s right there
with me.

I’ve
watched her break out of her shell bit by bit and though there was still a ways
to go, we’d made more progress than I’d expected. The only thing that bugged
the hell out of me was that I had to let her go home sometimes. Her father wasn’t
quite ready to let go of his little girl and she still needed him I guess, but
I didn’t like having her away from me. Today she was over there helping him
with the books or something while I tinkered around with one of my rides. I’d
ordered her something that was supposed to help me with my anxiety when she was
out of my sight but it was going to be a few more days before it was ready so
for now I just had to be cool and know that she was okay for the few hours she
wasn’t with me.

“Bro
let’s go.” I felt Josh tug me from under the car and tried to kick him off.
Probably just fucking with me because he had nothing better to do. “Get outta
here, this is the first time I’ve been under my baby in months. “Matt it’s
Kadyn, let’s go.”

“What
the fuck are you talking about?” I was out from under the car and wiping the
grease from my hands as I followed him to his car. I saw him tinkering with the
bracelet on his wrist, which I knew contained the device that kept him up with
Carrie’s tracker and got a strong wave of déjà vu. “What’s wrong with Kadyn?”

“Not
sure but I know she’s in trouble.”

“Joshua what the fuck happened
did he find her? Is something going on at the diner?”

“No I
don’t think she’s at the diner and I don’t think it’s the asshole. Look Carrie
got a call, she started acting all strange and shit so I got suspicious when
she had to use the bathroom all of a sudden while on the phone. If she hadn’t
called
Kadyn’s
name out loud when she first answered
I wouldn’t have known who the fuck she was talking to. I couldn’t hear all that
was said but from the tone I knew there was something wrong. When she came out
and acted like there was nothing going on and she just needed to make a run I
knew something was up so as soon as she left I came and got you.”

He
checked his wrist again and frowned. “Where the fuck is she going?”

My heart
was thumping in my chest and my mouth was dry. If Kadyn was in trouble why
hadn’t she called me?
what
the hell was going on?
Nothing can be wrong with her, not when I’d only just found her. Life couldn’t
be that fucking cruel. I hated the feeling of helplessness that overcame me,
the sick fear that was gnawing away at my gut that something had happened to
her on my watch after I’d promised her that nothing ever would again. “Drive
faster Joshua.” He just nodded as he pushed his foot down on the gas.

I
saw Carrie pull up outside this ranch style house and someone or something dart
out of the bushes and fly into her car. Josh blocked her car in before she
could pull out. There were four very surprised eyes staring back at us as we
hopped out of the car. Carrie mouthed the words ‘oh shit’ before turning off
the ignition. There was movement at the front of the house but I didn’t turn to
see as my focus was on my woman and the bruise that was forming on her cheek.
“What the fuck happened to you?” I had her door open and was pulling her into
my arms even as I heard Josh lighting into Carrie for running off without
telling him.

“Dan…”
that was as far as she got before I was passing her off to my brother and
heading towards the house. There was a middle aged woman standing there looking
like she didn’t know what the fuck. I didn’t spare her a glance as I pushed in
the door and went on the hunt. I was aware that there were others in the house
and I could hear people yelling at me to get out but I had tunnel vision at
this point. I threw off arms as they reached out to stop me on my quest, my
eyes and ears pricked for any sign of the coward who’d put hands on my girl.

I
heard the sound of running feet coming from the back of the house and rushed in
that direction in the midst of screams and threats. I caught the fucker trying
to run out the backdoor and dragged him back in before punching him in the face
exactly where he’d hit her. I knew that the methodical way I went after him,
punching him in the exact same spot over and over was dangerous, that I had
left my body and was going on pure animal instinct. But Dan had fucked up
royally; the fact that I couldn’t get my hands on Bruno was a sore spot with me
and now here was someone that I could take that shit out on with good reason.

Someone,
I guess it was his brother tried pulling me off of him but he was no match for
the rage that burned through me. A swift kick to the gut was all that was
needed to get him the fuck out of the way. “You like hitting women you fuck?
Well you chose the wrong one this time.” When it seemed like he had nothing
left I collared him and spoke into his face so he’ll hear every word I had to
say because the next time he won’t be getting off so easy. “Kadyn is mine; you
hear me you fuck?” I shook the fucker and his head bobbed back and forth on his
neck while blood poured from under his eye and his mouth where I’d split his
lip. “You ever come near her again I’ll kill you.” I threw him into his father
who Josh had been holding back against the wall. I would’ve loved to take my
time fucking him up but I wanted her away from here.

Outside
the girls were in the car where I guess Josh had told them to stay before
following me inside. I needed to know what the fuck had gone on here today, why
she was in another man’s house when I thought she was spending the day with her
dad. But I knew my head was too hot to confront her just then. Instead I went
over to her truck where Josh was bending over checking out her tires. “What
happened?”

“The
fucker punched her tire so she couldn’t get away. Ah
ah
ah
ah
no way slugger you’re
not going back in there. I told Carrie to call a tow truck before I came in so
they should be here soon. Let’s get the girls home and away from here and then
we’ll decide what to do next.”

“What the fuck was she doing
here Joshua? Why the fuck would she
lie
to me?”

“Not here bro, let’s chill until
we reach the house.”

“Fine but
if she betrayed me she’s fucked.”

“Don’t
go there bro, remember my shit?
remember
telling me to
get all the facts before I lose my head? I didn’t listen and almost lost my
girl. Don’t make the same fucking mistake, you don’t have to be that much of a
fucking Steele.” I knew he was trying to lighten the situation but I wasn’t
feeling it. I’d been through too much already and was even now going through
hell trying to bring her peace. What reason could she have for being here when
she was supposed to be somewhere else? And if it were innocent why hadn’t she
told me about it or called me when shit turned ugly? The questions in my head
just served to feed my anger and as soon as the tow truck showed up and was
taken care of I passed off Josh’s wife to him and pulled Kadyn up front with
me.

“Matthew…”

“You
don’t talk, don’t say shit to me until I’m not driving.” I drove her home in
complete silence while she sat there stiff as a board staring out the window. I
knew she was scared and she fucking well should be. Things were going so well
and she had to go pull this shit; was my life destined to be fucked, what the
fuck had she been doing with him? I’m sure she knew from my reaction whenever
his name was even mentioned that I didn’t like this guy and she should’ve known
without me saying it that I didn’t want her anywhere near his ass.

When
we pulled into the garage Josh gave me the ‘be cool’ look as I led her inside.
Mom started to say something as we walked in but I guess the air was thick with
whatever the fuck I was feeling because she cut herself off in midsentence and
just looked from one to the other of us before I pulled Kadyn up the stairs
behind me. As soon as we were behind closed doors I turned to her.

“Talk.”
I tried not to be too menacing always conscious of her plight, so I stood back
a ways from her with my arms folded waiting for her explanation.

“Dan called while I was at
dad’s, he said it was important. I didn’t think anything of it when he said he
had a problem and could I come over for an hour or so.”

“What
problem?”

“He
didn’t say and I didn’t ask. He’s never done anything like this before so I
didn’t think there was anything to worry about. I knew his mom would be home or
I never would’ve gone over there alone.”

“What happened when you got
there?”

“He um,
he started asking me all these questions about you, us, things like that.” She
was getting nervous, wringing her hands and looking all around the room to
avoid my eyes.

“What
sort of questions.” My voice was clipped, cold but it had to be as I was barely
restraining myself.

“You
know, like if we were together and stuff like that. I told him yes but I still
didn’t understand what was going on. Then he grabbed me and I pushed him away
and asked him what he thought he was doing. I didn’t want to make a scene,
didn’t want to scream and yell for his mom and dad to hear because I still
thought I could handle the situation.”

“Where
were you having this conversation?” her eyes widened and she swallowed.

“In his room.” I was across the
room standing in front of her before she’d finished the words.

“What the fuck were you doing in
his room Kadyn?” I could strangle her for being that fucking stupid. She tried
backing away from me but I pulled her in. “Don’t even try it; you can’t be that
fucking naïve, now tell me why I shouldn’t go upside your head for going to
some other dudes house and ending up in his bedroom alone?”

“Matthew
I didn’t know that he was going to act like that, I didn’t go there with the
intention to do anything wrong.”

“Do you
know how fucking careless that was? I still don’t understand why you didn’t
tell me that you were going there. If it was that innocent why didn’t you call
and tell me you were leaving your father’s to go there?”

“I don’t have to tell you
everything Matthew, you’re not my keeper. Dan was a friend I thought I was
going to help out a friend…” she yelled the words at me in a fit of pique.

“What the
fuck did you just say?”

“I
said you’re not my keeper, I’ve already had one stalker I don’t need another, I
don’t need or want anyone else controlling my every move.” My ears went numb
for a hot second as the words hit me. Was she comparing me to the monster
who
’d terrorized her childhood? Is that what the fuck she’d
just done? The hurt was almost physical as I looked at her trying to gauge the
situation. Did she really see me that way? Is that what she thought I was doing
when all I cared about was protecting her and trying to give her the best life
I could? I felt that cold Steele rage forming in the pit of my stomach.
Something in my face must’ve tipped her off to the affect her words had on me
because she started back tracking.

“I
didn’t mean…Matthew I’m sorry I shouldn’t have said that…Matthew…” she was
talking to air because I was already out the door. I jogged down the stairs and
out the door. I needed to be alone, needed time to think before I said or did
something that would unravel all the work I’d done in the last few weeks. My
heart was a block of ice in my chest and my mind was blank. The girl I’d fallen
in love with and who I’d believed was coming to feel the same way about me had
just called me a monster. The joke’s on me.