UNDYING: A Bad Boy MMA Romance (Midwest Alphas) (Book 3) (6 page)

He releases my wrists and I wrap my arms around his wide shoulders while I moan in his ear. Each thrust builds on the pleasure inside of me. The quick piston tugs at my delicate tissues, hitting me in just the right spot. His hands shift beneath my back before he rises up, holding me with ease and strength, and settles backward into a seated position. I keep my legs wrapped around him and stare into his eyes as I lower myself back down onto his shaft. He holds me and moves me up and down on him. I meet every thrust, clinging to him as I start to lose control. I kiss him and our tongues dance. He grunts and buries his face in my breasts. His nails dig into my skin, refusing to release me as his passions destroy him. My body breaks for him as I feel his desire fill me completely. I give in to our climax, falling even deeper into his embrace.

We hold each other, the silence broken only by our thick breaths on the air. I lie my forehead against his and our sweat mixes together, threatening to drip into our open eyes. He kisses me once more, even though it only causes him to lose his breath again.

“I love you,” he whispers between long inhales.

I smile wide, tears threatening to fall down my cheeks. “I love you,” I reply with blurred vision. Every piece of me aches inside, but I don’t let it overwhelm me. I stare back at him, his eyes never leaving mine.

My Alpha.

A tear falls down my cheek and Tobias shakes his head. “No.” He runs his thumb against my cheek, wiping it clean. “Never again.”

I laugh as Tobias pushes me back to lie against the thick pillows. I let go of him and my entire body relaxes, naked and trembling. He releases me and slides off the bed. “Where are you going?” I ask, barely able to move.

He looks back at me and grins. “Water…”

I watch him as he wanders across the motel room. My fever peaks again as I admire his tight skin, wrapped perfectly about his toned muscles.
Tobias the Untouchable
, truly remarkable in every way.

He comes back from the bathroom with two paper cups full of life-giving water and I notice his eyes scanning my body again, fueling his still semi-hard erection.

“Drink,” he says as he hands me a cup. “I’m not done with you yet.”

I laugh harder than I have in months.

***

I feel his lips on my skin before I even wake up.

A smile crawls to my lips as he descends my still exhausted body. His hands caress me, urging me back into consciousness while he leaves tiny bites along my belly, traveling down between my thighs.

“Tobias…” I moan, stifling a yawn. I open my eyes and look beneath the covers to see his black hair moving even farther south. I chuckle. “What are you—
oh!”

His warm tongue attacks my sleeping bud, jolting me awake like a shock to the heart. He doesn’t answer me, but his devious eyes peek up at me as he positions my knees over his shoulders.

I thought my body couldn’t take any more of this after last night, but my passions easily return, and just as powerful as before. My entire body shakes while I squirm beneath him. Tobias reaches for me with strong hands and holds me still against the bed while he works me over and over again with his talented tongue. I push my fingers through his hair, guiding him where I want him to be. He follows the instruction silently, perfectly, until he’s got me moaning his name again. He slows his flicks and adds a deeper pressure with his tongue.

I grab the pillow beneath my head and hold it against my mouth to muffle my screams of ecstasy. “Tobias! Don’t stop!”

He clamps his lips around my bud and sucks hard at me, giving me exactly what I want. I come hard against his willing mouth and he takes yet another climax from me while I writhe in sweet pain beneath him.

I toss the pillow to the side and fill my lungs full of fresh, cool air. “Oh,
god
…”

Tobias climbs back up, leaving a trail of kisses along my body as he moves. He pauses above my right hip and plants a special kiss against the thick, switchblade scar on my skin; his silent promise to always take care of me. He settles beside me on his back and stares at the ceiling with me while I struggle to catch my breath. “Good morning.”

I laugh and push my wrecked hair away from my eyes. “And a good morning to you, too.” I roll onto my side to face him. “What was that for?”

“Nothing.” He smiles. “I’ve just always wanted to do it.”

“I suppose waking me up with a screaming orgasm wasn’t exactly possible in your
dad’s
house,” I joke.

“No, it was not.” He moves to face me and slides his fingertips up and down my shoulder. “Maybe once all of this is over, we can look for a place of our own.”

I bite my lip, wanting so badly to say yes. “I, uh—”

A high-pitched ringing interrupts my response. Tobias rolls around to reach off the bed for his jeans and retrieves his phone from his back pocket. “It’s Pike,” he says, glancing at the display.

“Are you two like,
buddies
now or what?”

Tobias shakes his head, but keeps his smile. “It’s complicated.” He taps the screen as I let out a soft chuckle. “Hey,” he says into the phone. “Yeah, she’s with me.” He looks at me. “No, not since last night. Why?” I watch as Tobias flexes his jaw and the playful color melts from his eyes. “We’ll go over there now. I’ll keep you posted.”

“What is it?” I ask as he lowers the phone from his ear.

“Veronica is missing,” he answers.

“Missing? What—?”

“And Amy isn’t answering her phone.”

A black rock settles in my gut.
“Oh, my god…”

“Get dressed.” He slides away from me. “We have to go. Now.”

Chapter 5

An Eye For An Eye

I run up the stairs behind Tobias, taking them two at a time. It’s not enough to keep up with his stride and my muscles burn by the time I reach the top.

He pounds hard on her apartment door. “Amy!”

I stand back, immobilized by gut-wrenching fear. Veronica is missing. Amy isn’t answering her phone. Amy
always
answers her phone.

“Amy!” he shouts again, slamming with a closed fist.

The deadbolt rattles and her door swings open.

“What the flying fuck are you doing, Toby?!”

I breathe a sigh of relief as Amy’s shiny blue eyes dart back and forth between us. She stands with bare feet, her body obscured by a lavender kimono and her blonde hair sits high on her head in a flimsy ponytail.

“Amy…”
Tobias growls and rests his hands against the door frame. “Why haven’t you been answering your phone?”

“Oh—” She waves a hand. “I left it out in the car last night. Too lazy to go get it and it was
freakin’ cold—
” She pauses, reacting to his anger and my intense relief. “Why? What’s going on?”

“Veronica is gone,” I answer.

“Gone?” she repeats. “So? Wasn’t that her whole plan?”

Tobias brushes passed her and walks into the apartment. She lets him through and waits for me to enter before closing the door behind us. “Pike sent someone to check on her this morning. It looked like there had been a struggle. Her suitcase and her plane ticket were left behind on the counter.”

Amy clutches her neck.
“Whoa…”

“He tried to call
you
and you didn’t answer, so…” Tobias gestures to the door.

“Sorry…”
Her face contorts into an adorable wince. “No, I’m fine. Ryan’s fine. He’s still asleep — the guy could sleep through anything.”

Tobias rolls his eyes. “Probably not the best choice for your
bodyguard
then…”

“Yeah…” She bites her lip. “Maybe I should get a dog or something.”

“Give me the keys to his truck.” He holds out his hand. “Stay here. I’ll go get your phone.”

She walks back to the door and reaches into a small, glass bowl on a table for the keys. “Thanks, Toby.” She flashes him an apologetic smile and he nods calmly before stepping out into the hallway. “Coffee?” she offers me.

“Absolutely.”

She spins on her toes and wanders into the kitchen. I follow behind her, my heart still racing, remnants of fear still thumping through my system.

“So,” she begins as she pours coffee grounds into the filter, “I see the two of you made up last night.”

“What makes you say that?”

“Oh,
please
,” she whispers. “You’re glowing brighter than my tree.” Her eyes jut towards the Christmas tree in the corner, vibrantly lit with colorful lights and ornaments.

I blush and breathe a quiet laugh. “Okay,
fine
…” I admit. “The night was not uneventful… and neither was this morning.”

“Start from the beginning. Tell me everything.”

“There’s
definitely
not enough time to get through it all.”

She shivers. “
God
— I wish I’d gone all the way with Tobias. Just
once
, ya know? He seems like he’d be so
good at it.
”

“Good at what?”

I look over my shoulder and press my lips together as Ryan stumbles into the kitchen in his boxer shorts, yawning loudly.

“Nothing, dear,” Amy says quickly. “Coffee is on.”

“Cool. Hey, Claire.”

“Hey, Ryan.” I sneak a peek at his bare torso. He has a fighter’s physique, similar to Tobias’. The Alpha Dame in me wonders what his fighting style is like in the ring. The tattoo on his hand signifies that he won a match back when he was loyal to the Double Ex Kings, but I know nothing about him other than that. He passes through the kitchen and enters the bathroom beyond the corridor.

Amy listens carefully, counting the seconds until he’s completely out of earshot. “Spill,” she says to me.

I bite my lip. “Skipping to the end… I think he asked me to move in with him.”

Amy raises her brow. “Seriously? That’s
great
!”

“Is it?”

“Isn’t it? Why wouldn’t it be?”

“I don’t know.” I shrug. “Look around? This isn’t really the best time to be planning our future.”

She rolls her eyes. “Claire, this is the
only
time to start planning your future together. What else are you two fighting for?”

“I know…” I mutter, leaning forward onto my elbows. “Just feels like bad timing…”

“I get you,” she says, nodding her head. “But if not
now
, then when? Don’t let Rick ruin this for you, too.”

“Maybe you’re right.”

“I’m
always
right, Claire,” she teases. “You
know
this.”

The front door opens and Tobias walks back in from the outside. Several thick snowflakes stain his black hair, but they quickly melt away in the warm heat of the apartment. He walks into the kitchen and holds the phone out to Amy. “Here…”

“Thanks again.” She presses the power button. “It needs to be charged. Am I the only one completely looking forward to whatever crude messages Pike left on here?” She walks towards her bedroom with a smile on her face.

I reach out to brush a few snowflakes off Tobias’ shoulder. “It started snowing?”

“Yeah,” he says, his nose a fresh shade of red. “Probably going to be a rough winter if it’s starting this early…”

My mind twinges as flashes of nightmares fill my head. Fresh fallen snow, painted red with blood.

“You okay?” he asks me.

“Yeah. Still a bit rattled, that’s all.”

He wraps an arm around me and kisses my cheek. “I should call Pike back.” He reaches into his pocket for his phone. “See if he has any new information on Veronica.”

“Do you think she’s…?” I pause, unable to say the word.

He shakes his head. “I don’t know, but if she is, then there’s only one senior Dame left to take over.”

I raise an eyebrow. “You mean…”

Amy’s feet glide across the hardwood floor as she steps back into the kitchen with us. She comes to a sudden halt when she realizes the two of us are staring at her.

“What?” she asks.

***

I grip Tobias’ waist a bit tighter as we ride up the unstable, gravel driveway. Dust kicks up behind us, blending in with the harsh, winter skyline. Snow falls in a delicate flurry, too weak to stick to the ground, leaving white speckles on the fields around us. It’s peaceful and pure, but I can’t wipe that dream from my mind.