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Those Jones Girls, Sabrina

Those Jones Girls, Melissa

Lyon on a Leash

Promises Kept

Loving a Bad Boy*

Have I Told You Lately?*

Ready for Love*

Where There’s Smoke*

Not This Time*

Run to You *

Secrets

Special Forces

Nikki’s Challenge

The Ultimate Breed

Lawked Flame

Jaleesa’s Pleasure

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The Wrath of Michael

Book Two: The Alesi Men

By SERENITY KING

http://www.serenityking.com/

The Wrath of Michael

SERENITY KING

C
opyright © 2014 by Serenity King

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This is a work of fiction. All medications mentioned are for the purpose of “fictional” characters, and not necessarily the thing to do. Consult with a physician/clinician before taking any medication.

Michael Alesi is not looking for anything other than a good time. He works hard and plays even harder. But after being summoned to the home of his cousin, Piero, Michael is blindsided by Piero’s sister-in-law, the feisty, Kendra Washington. Kendra is beautiful and sassy, and she seems to want nothing to do with Michael. That is fine with Michael—he doesn’t do relationships and he has plenty of business and social opportunities to keep him busy. Then he witnesses Kendra’s life being put in danger by a nasty crime. He comes to her rescue and, as he gets to know her, he decides that maybe a committed relationship isn’t so bad after all.

Kendra is in town to visit her sister Adanna at the request of her brother-in-law, Piero Alesi. Upon arriving on her sister’s doorstep, she comes face-to-face with the ever-elusive Michael Alesi. Kendra, immediately senses his ‘I’m sexy, and I know it’ aura that all the Alesi men seem to possess. Not wanting anything to do with him, she decides to steer clear. One too-wild a night on the town changes that game plan, and Kendra finds herself held firmly in the arms of the man she’d wanted to avoid.

Just as they are feeling their way toward a relationship, a whirlwind of deadly events sends life spiraling out of control for both Michael and Kendra. Will they be able to find shelter in each other’s arms, or will the demons of both the past and the present keep them apart forever?

Chapter One

Michael Alesi glanced over at the beautiful brunette lying next to him and wondered what the hell he was still doing with her. It seemed like the only things that he and Carmella had in common were sex and privilege. In fact, Michael had begun to think that he was spending far too much time with the woman lately. She was beginning to grate on his last nerve.  He saw it coming. Once his cousin Piero got engaged, his mother had gotten it into her head that he should settle down and make babies. The thought of marrying any woman gave Michael hives. He couldn’t imagine himself being tied down to one woman for a lifetime.

He eyed Carmella’s sleeping form once again before throwing the covers off, swinging his legs off the bed, and walking stark naked across the room toward the adjoining bathroom.

“Michael, where are you going?” he heard her ask.

“To take a shower,” he called over his shoulder as he kept walking.

“Hmm, sounds nice. Maybe I’ll come join you,” Carmella purred and stretched her body like a lithe cat.

Michael was tempted to have her join him. However, her visits were becoming more frequent than he liked. In no way were he and Carmella an item. She might as well dispense with that notion quickly.

“The offer is tempting; however, I have a meeting with Piero in just under an hour.”

“Even more reason why I should join you,” she said, letting the silk sheets slide down her body, exposing her bare breasts. “Come on, Michael. You know I’ll make it worth your while.”

Michael stared at her voluptuous breasts for a mere moment before giving in to temptation and letting Carmella join him in the shower. “Why not? This has to be a quick one. I have to leave.” He smiled slowly.

“We will see, dear Michael. We will see,” she crowed.

He watched as she crawled on her hands and knees toward the edge of the bed, carefully gliding to her feet and walking toward him. She stood in front of him and grabbed his balls in her hand.

Michael let out a long hissing sound as she gently glided her soft, silken hand up and down his hardened length.

“I do believe you are trying to start something before the shower,” he breathed.

“Any objections?” she asked coyly, running her tongue along his jaw as she continued to massage his erection.

Inhaling deeply, Michael lifted Carmella up by her hips and walked the short distance to the bathroom. She wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck.

“None at all,” he said, taking her lips in a scorching kiss.

“I didn’t think so.” She smiled against his lips while simultaneously grabbing a fistful of his hair.

“Just know that you will not always be able to use sex to get your way with me, Carmella. A quick fuck is all we will ever have…you know this, no?” he whispered in a stern, almost angry tone.

“There’s no need to be crude, Michael. Besides, we both know that you like
fucking
me,” she shot back.

“Hmm, so I do,” he said, placing her on her feet in the bathroom and grabbing a condom out of his medicine chest. He kept a supply of condoms in all four of his bathrooms, one in his wallet, and several in his cars. He was a single man who enjoyed sex, and a lot of it. After ripping the packet open and sheathing himself, he walked Carmella backwards into the walk-in shower, where he guided her against the wall, lifted her leg around his waist, and surged into her.

She screamed his name.  “
Ugh.
You do that so well, Michael,” she cried.

Michael didn’t respond. Instead, he took her lips, more to shut her up than from any need to kiss her, and continued to pump vigorously into her. He didn’t stop until she cried out her release. His release came immediately after. He then let go of her leg, turned on the shower jets, and began to wash them both.

“My, when you said ‘quickly’, I didn’t know you meant that quickly,” Carmella whined.

“You weren’t complaining when you came, Carmella. Isn’t that the ultimate goal of sex: to ‘come’? Sexual gratification? I accomplished my task. Why complain? I’ve taken you quicker and harder before.”

“Yes, you have. However, it was different this time. As if you weren’t here...detached even,” she said, eyeing him.

“I am sure you’re imagining things. I have a meeting, Carmella. We can linger no more,” he rushed out. He said nothing further as he rinsed the soap off of them both, grabbed bath towels, and toweled them both off. Michael then wrapped a towel around his waist and led Carmella out of the bathroom. “Get dressed.”

“Really, Michael? You are literally throwing me out of the house?” she practically yelled.

“Stop being so dramatic, Carmella. You knew I was pressed for time. You wanted sex, and I gave it to you. Now it is time for you to leave. Get dressed,” he barked. Michael watched her pout as she began to throw on her clothes. After she’d dressed, he walked her to the door.

“Will I see you again this week?” she asked.

“I am not sure. I will have to check my schedule,” was his response. “I make no promises.”

“You’ve said that a lot lately. What’s going on, Michael?”

“Carmella, we are not a couple. We hook up to have sex, and that is it. It has always been that way. That has been the rule from day one. If you have any notions that we will be exclusive, you need to dispense with them straight away. I-am-not-the-marrying-kind,” he said, emphasizing each word. “So, get that out of your head now.”

He watched as her eyes bulged. Her lips moved, but no sound came out. Finally, she murmured, “You can be such a dick, Michael. Call me,” she added, before turning and walking out the door and to her car.

Michael locked up after her and walked leisurely back to his bedroom. He wasn’t trying to be cruel to her, but he knew she was getting the idea in her head that she could use sex to convince him to put a ring on her finger. That just wasn’t happening. Even if he were to get married…which he wasn’t…it definitely wouldn’t be to her. Carmella would learn soon enough that she could only use her looks or her body for so long. Besides, he knew too much about her. No matter what she said to him, Michael knew that she never lacked companionship.

His landline and cell phone began to ring simultaneously. Michael looked toward his house phone. “That can only be Mamma.” He opted to answer his cell instead. “Michael,” he called into the mouthpiece.

“So, your company finally left. How is the lovely Carmella?”

Michael stiffened. “What is it that you want so early this morning, Nicco?” he asked.

“Can’t I call my brother without wanting something?” Nicco laughed snidely into the phone.

“You know, Nicco, these games you play will catch up to you soon, no? When you were a boy they were…amusing, but as a man, they are pissing me off. Be careful, brother,” Michael snapped.