RIDING DARKNESS (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novella) (6 page)

ten.

Ares stared at Brooke
’
s glistening, silky sex as she
lay on the bed gasping for air. She hurried to grip the sheets again and stared
at him with wide eyes. It made Ares grin, even for a second. Brooke had never
felt this kind of pleasure before, and she never would outside this bedroom
again.

Not without Ares commanding it.

He grabbed at his belt buckle and
pulled it open. He hurried to drop his pants, taking his thick cock in his
hand. With one stroke, he was ready to go and moved to the bed again.

Brooke was already whimpering for
him.

“
Holy
fuck,
”
she whispered.
“
How
…
I don
’
t
…”

“
Easy,
”
Ares said.
“
It
’
ll
hurt like fuck at first
…
but
just go easy
…”

Ares came to the bed and pressed
his thick tip to Brooke
’
s
center. She was dripping wet with desire and even after all that hard
fingering, she was still tight. It took Ares a few thrusts to get just a couple
inches into her. There he stopped and pulled back, gently thrusting, feeling
her burning insides gripping him with a fierce hold.

His hands touched her waist with his
thumbs on her stomach near her belly button.

“
Get
ready,
”
Ares growled.
“
That
’
s your only warning.
”

Ares let Brooke open her mouth and
then he gave it all to her. He pulled at her hips as he thrust forward, every
last inch of his eager cock inside her.

Brooke let out a cry and arched her
back. Ares hurried to slide his hands up her stomach to her chest. Her fucking
tits were big and beautiful, heavy and creamy colored with rosy nipples. His
hands squeezed as he pulled back, easing Brooke to the bed. Then with another
hard thrust he was back inside her.

This time when Brooke cried out she
grabbed at his leather cut again. She managed to get the bottom of it. Her
finger looped through a fresh hole on the cut
…
from a bullet Brooke
’
s brother
hoped to be lodged inside Ares
’
s
body.

She pulled at the leather and
thrust at him.

The bitch wants more.

Ares smile.

Ares lowered himself down to Brooke
and let his tongue flirt with her sweet mouth. She kissed back at him hard, her
breathing going wild.

As Ares sped up, he felt Brooke
’
s body moving with him. Just as
hard. Just as fast. Her mouth opened and she let out a long groan. Her head
went back and her back arched again.

“
Tell
me,
”
Ares growled.
“
Tell me, darling.
”

“
I
’
m fucking coming again,
”
Brooke said.

“
Good
girl,
”
Ares hissed.
“
Come all over me.
”

Ares fucked Brooke, his hands
opening and inching down her body enough so he could watch her breasts dance
with his rhythm. Brooke continued to moan and cry out, leaving the normally
empty and quiet room filled with heat and the sounds of passion.

It had been such a long time that
Ares had been with a woman who he thought was beautiful and who he would
remember come morning.

When Brooke started to come down
from her wild high, she put her hands to the back of her legs and pulled,
opening herself even wider. That was all Ares could manage to handle. He thrust
in and out of Brooke a few more times and first felt the rage of passion
throughout his body, then straight to his cock.

Ares wanted to come inside Brooke,
but he knew better than that. He pulled and plopped himself down on Brooke
’
s sweet mound. When he first
came, he hissed and continued to thrust. Brooke hurried to take him in her
hand. She squeezed and pulled at Ares, letting him spill all over her body.

Long after he was done, Ares held
his position, looking down at Brooke
’
s
perfect body. Her sex glistened and her belly was covered in his own release.
It was a perfect way to end a wild and fucked up night.

Ares stepped back and lifted his
jeans. He then said,
“
You
can shower. Then we crash. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be another
wild day for you, darling.
”

“
Why?
”
Brooke asked. She slowly
started to sit up.
“
What
’
s going to happen?
”

Ares swallowed hard and looked into
Brooke
’
s eyes. For a second
he caught himself closing up a little. Like he actually cared about Brooke and
didn
’
t want to hurt her
feelings.

That can
’
t happen.

Ares turned to look away.
“
Take a fucking shower first.
Then we can talk.
”

Ares didn
’
t make another move until he heard Brooke get off
the bed and go into the bathroom. The door clicked shut and the water turned
on.

When he turned, Ares looked at the
bed. He reached and touched it. It was warm. He gritted his teeth and felt his
mind spinning. Coming to Back Down Devil was his personal escape from life. He
couldn
’
t cut it in the
world run by law and justice. His world was run by living on the edge of life
and finding his own brand of justice. The best part of it was that he had a
sense of brotherhood all around him, but he was alone. Ares knew he was best
off alone.

That included women too.

A short while later, the bathroom
door opened and Ares quickly had to make fists. Brooke stood there in much more
comfortable clothing. Her hoodie completely covered up the most beautiful set
of breasts Ares had ever held and tasted. Something about Brooke now being
hidden by her clothes made Ares want her even more. Her damp hair had a little
frizz to it as it hung down past her shoulders. A few wet strands clung to the
side of her face. Her eyes were deep and wild, just like her damn body.

“
Fuck,
”
Ares whispered.

“
What
’
s wrong?
”
Brooke asked.

“
Nothing.
You can crash here.
”
He
pointed to the bed.

“
What
about you?
”

“
Nobody
needs to worry about me. I manage.
”

“
The
bed is big enough.
”

I don
’
t know if my heart is
…

Ares was getting pissed at himself.
He walked to a lone chair in the one corner and carried it toward the door. He
plopped down on it and said,
“
I
’
ll sleep right here.
”

“
That
’
s dumb.
”

“
I
don
’
t care what you think.
”

“
Wait
a second,
”
Brooke said.

She moved at Ares. If it were a man
moving like this, Ares would have knocked him out. Hell, if it were a woman he
wasn
’
t interested in, he
’
d put his hands out and guide
her somewhere else. But Brooke left him frozen for a few seconds.

Brooke grabbed the bottom of Ares
leather cut. He quickly grabbed her hand and squeezed.
“
You don
’
t
touch someone
’
s cut,
darling.
”

“
I
was fucking grabbing it a little while ago,
”
Brooke said.

“
Different
circumstances,
”
Ares said
with a grin.

“
There
’
s a hole in the bottom of it. My
finger was locked in there when we were
…
you know
…”

Ares let go of Brooke
’
s wrist and stripped himself of
his leather cut. He walked it to the bed and tossed it down. He saw the hole at
the bottom Brooke had been talking about.

“
Yeah.
That
’
s a bullet hole.
”

“
From
tonight?
”
Brooke asked.

“
Yeah.
It happens.
”

Brooke grabbed his arm.
“
That could have killed you.
”

“
I
know how bullets work, darling.
”

“
Doesn
’
t that scare you?
”

“
No.
Why?
”

“
What
if you got shot?
”

“
Like
Gunner? He
’
s dead and I
’
m not. I got lucky. The bullet
hit my cut. I also had my fucking eyes open the entire time, assessing. It
’
s not just about shooting, it
’
s about surviving.
”

Brooke looked visibly shaken again.
That told Ares even more that Brooke was not really involved with the illegal
gambling and what transpired tonight.

“
How
many times have you been shot at?
”
Brooke asked.

“
More
times than I
’
ve been hit.
”

“
Why
doesn
’
t your leather cut
have the name on it like the other guys?
”

“
I
’
m not patched in,
”
Ares said.

“
What
does that mean?
”

“
It
means I don
’
t get to wear
the patch. They
’
ve tried
giving it to me, but I always refuse.
”

“
Why?
”

Ares looked at Brooke.
“
Do you ever stop asking
questions?
”

“
Sorry.
You kind of forced me to come with you. The least I could know is why. Where I
am. For how long.
”

“
Coming
from the woman who had a gun pointed at my gut,
”
Ares said.
“
You
’
re lucky you
’
re beautiful and were wearing
that damn dress.
”

“
I
hated that dress. That
’
s
not who I am.
”

“
I
know,
”
Ares said. He turned
and put a hand to Brooke
’
s
face.
“
You
’
re just as beautiful right now,
darling. It
’
s driving me
fucking mad. We better get some sleep.
”

Ares walked to the light and turned
it off. A second later a small light came on next to the bed. He watched as
Brooke climbed into the bed and quickly wrapped herself up in the covers. He
stood for a few minutes, just watching. His mind replayed old memories that
were far from dead. There was only one other time he felt a little uneasy
around a woman and that cost him his patch and damn near his life.

“
Ares?
”
Brooke
’
s soft voice called out.

“
Yeah?
”

“
I
’
m scared right now. I don
’
t want to talk about it though.
I just want you to come and hold me. Nothing else. Just hold me.
”

Ares should have said no. Ares
should have told Brooke to fucking deal with it. Ares should have just left the
damn bedroom and went for a couple shots of whiskey and the eager mouth of a
reliever
.

Instead of all that -
doing the
right fucking thing
- Ares walked to the bed. He sat down and kicked off
his boots. He then got right next to Brooke and put his arm around her. She
moved and pressed her body closer to his. She reached up and touched his hand.

“
Thank
you for saving me,
”
she
whispered.

Ares gritted his teeth. He might
have saved her today, but that didn
’
t
mean shit for tomorrow.

eleven.

At the bar, Gaige and Erik were
holding mugs of coffee to their lips. There was something to be said for the
silence of the morning. It always reminded Ares of the calm before the storm.
Before the day got going and got out of control, the silence of the clubhouse
wanted to echo with the wildness from the night before.

Blaine was on his back on a pool
table, black sunglasses on his face, a lit cigarette in his mouth. Ares watched
and wondered if he
’
d fallen
asleep, but every few seconds, Blaine took a drag of his smoke and blew it out.

Behind the bar, Ares moved, hating
this part of it all. The bitch work that needed to be done. To cook and clean
for the patched in members. A couple of the guys were in the kitchen making a
big breakfast. Ares had snuck out of the bed without waking Brooke. That was
good. If she woke up when he did, he
’
d
still be in the bedroom with her.

“
Ares,
come here, bro,
”
Gaige
said.

Ares threw a towel over his
shoulder and walked to Gaige.
“
What
do you need?
”

Gaige leaned forward.
“
First off, take that fucking
towel off your shoulder.
”
He grabbed the towel and threw it to the floor.
“
Second,
come around here and sit. We have to talk.
”

“
I
’
m behind the bar, Gaige.
”

“
And
I
’
m fucking VP.
”

Ares looked to the other prospects
as they worked. He knew he didn
’
t
belong behind a bar like the rest did. These were guys - some of them barely
over legal age
–
who were
here because it was cool. Because having a leather cut was fun and exciting. A
way to pick up chicks. To ride a motorcycle and tell people they were part of
Back Down Devil. Almost like some kind of fucking game. Some of these guys
would end up dead. They were the lost ones with no real purpose in life. Some
of these guys would end up disappearing and handing their cuts back in. They
’
d get a handshake from Miller if
it was honorable. If they were pieces of shit and kicked out, they
’
d get beat up.

Ares was a rider. He was meant to
be part of a club. To wear a cut. To live the life. He understood the true
meaning of life and death. He
’
d
seen death and he
’
d caused
death.

“
Grab
a coffee and get over here,
”
Gaige said.

Ares did just that. He sat next to
Gaige and blew into the coffee.

“
Black?
”
Gaige asked.

“
The
only way to drink it.
”

“
How
was your night?
”

Ares glanced at Gaige.
“
Is that what you wanted to talk
about?
”

“
No,
”
Gaige smiled.
“
Just wondering how it was. I
love fresh pussy around here. You know that.
”

“
Maybe
you should get your own,
”
Ares said.
“
And then
settle.
”

“
It
’
s going to take a hell of a
woman to make me settle,
”
Gaige said.

“
Fair
enough.
”

Brooke is a hell of a woman
…

“
Miller
is taking care of Gunner,
”
Gaige said.
“
Shitty situation
there.
”

“
Just
a prospect.
”

“
Spoken
like a true member.
”

“
No
patches here, Gaige.
”

“
Which
is fucked. You going to punish yourself forever?
”

“
There
is no forever,
”
Ares said.
“
Death ends the possibility of
forever.
”

“
I
’
ll drink to that,
”
Gaige said.
“
That was a big mess last night
with that poker game. We
’
re
getting heat on it already. Chief of police calling Miller. Other crews wanting
meetings with us to discuss why our prospects raised hell. We look like the bad
guys in this.
”

“
We
didn
’
t shoot first,
”
Ares said.

“
And
you
’
re sure that Armen guy
did?
”

“
Bet
my life on it. He tried to get me. Ended up with a hole in my cut.
”

“
And
then you took his sister?
”

“
Look,
I made a call. Okay? I grabbed her and carried her to my ride. I figured it
would keep Armen on his toes. He
’
d
look for his sister. We could keep him close.
”

“
And
then what?
”
Gaige asked.

“
I
don
’
t know. I
’
m not at the table. I don
’
t vote.
”

Gaige nodded.
“
Well, you did good by grabbing
her. What
’
s her name?
”

“
Brooke.
”

“
Brooke.
Yeah, she
’
s something. Her
brother is a piece of shit. I don
’
t
know where this is going to end up for you and her, Ares, but we took a vote
this morning. We have a guy who digs around on the inside for us. Turns out
Armen is a real target. On a lot of different levels. He
’
s been running and stealing for years now. I
honestly don
’
t know how or
why Brooke is involved in it all. I don
’
t
trust anyone, including her. But we have her and we will use her. She
’
ll give us everything we want,
Ares.
”

“
Good,
”
Blaine called out.
“
I
’
m
hard as a rock over here. Give me them tits for a few minutes.
”

“
Not
like that,
”
Gaige said,
shaking his head.
“
We need
her for information.
”

“
So
she needs to use her mouth?
”
Blaine asked.

Ares gripped his coffee mug. He
felt like exploding.
“
What
about Armen?
”

“
He
’
s wanted on local levels, state
levels, even federal. He just runs and runs and runs. He picked the wrong town
to fuck with this time. We
’
re
not taking this without revenge. I know he was going to rip off Eight Under,
Coast Road, and some suits and ties, but he was in our town. Running what
turned into a shootout. Killing one of our prospects. Fueling the fire for some
wars with other crews.
”

“
So
what
’
s the plan?
”
Ares asked.

“
Kill
him,
”
Gaige said.
“
He needs to die. He needs to be
stopped.
”

“
Seems
fair enough,
”
Ares said.

“
Not
just that
…”
Gaige turned
and faced Ares.
“
We voted
and you need to do it. It
’
s
your kill.
”

Ares stiffened.
“
My kill?
”

“
Yeah,
”
Gaige said.
“
No more fucking around, Ares.
Make this kill, take your patch, and be part of this club.
”

“
If
not?
”

“
Then
you
’
re out. Take your empty
leather cut and find another crew.
”

“
What
about Brooke?
”

“
Like
I said, I don
’
t trust her.
I don
’
t know what we
’
re doing yet.
”

“
I
know what I
’
d like to do to
her,
”
Blaine said. He
finally sat up.
“
Just give
me her for a few days. Let me wear that out before we kill her.
”

“
Kill
her?
”
Ares asked. He stood
up from the bar.
“
You can
’
t just fucking kill her.
”

“
Easy,
”
Gaige said.
“
We have to understand her role
in all this. Like I said, we use her and then we move on. It
’
s what we do. If she
’
s free and clear in all this,
then we can set her up with some cash and send her on her way. Have another
charter help her settle somewhere new.
”

Ares wanted to argue. He wanted to
fucking fight. His eyes saw the patches on Gaige
’
s
leather. He was a member. He was VP. Ares had nothing. So he just nodded.

“
Got
it,
”
Ares said.

“
Where
is she now?
”
Blaine asked.

“
Sleeping.
”

“
Go
wake that pretty ass up and get some information,
”
Blaine said.
“
Before we
’
re under attack.
”

Ares nodded and left his coffee on
the bar. He took a few steps and looked over his shoulder. Blaine had an arm
around Gaige as they talked. Erik was leaned in too. On each of their backs was
the Back Down Devil name and logo. It would be a foolish lie if Ares didn
’
t admit to himself that he
somewhat wanted that damn name on the back of his cut. But he couldn
’
t forget the past. And right
now, in the present, there was a mess to figure out.

When Ares got to the room and
opened the door, he found Brooke sitting up in bed. She looked nervous until
she looked at him. That
’
s
when she smiled.

This is trouble
…
complete fucking
trouble.