Authors: Rebecca Airies
SavingAttractions (16 page)
“So did they use money or another means to persuade you to
do as they wanted?” Rav’s eyes narrowed.
“It wasn’t money. You don’t know what’s at stake here. Just
give me the information.” Rogan’s voice cracked.
She did not want to feel any sympathy for Rogan or Jeff, but
the desperation she heard in his words tugged at her emotions. What were the
pirates holding over his head?
“There is nothing to tell you, but you have to face some
facts. Regardless of how this ends, she won’t be hurt too much. The man behind
you will stun you before you can do more than scratch her. The question is what
your condition will be. If so much as a drop of blood hits the air, he’ll tear
you apart.” Rav gestured back to Jagger. “It won’t be a quick death, and my
only objection is that it would be incredibly messy. The cleanup won’t be easy.
So do you want to live or do you want to die?”
Jagger bared his teeth at the man, exposing elongated
canines.
The man behind her trembled. She felt it and smelled an
acrid scent that she couldn’t identify. The tip of the knife lowered away from
her neck. She remained absolutely frozen. She couldn’t quite see where the
knife was. Her instincts told her to get away from him as fast as she could,
but she didn’t want to scare him into grabbing at her again.
“Lower the knife the rest of the way and drop it to the
floor,” Rav instructed.
She felt the man’s hand lower and drop away from her. Her
muscles tensed and she wanted to bolt away from him, but he still had the
knife. She kept her eyes forward. She heard a thud beside her, glanced down and
saw the knife on the floor. She didn’t wait any longer. He wasn’t holding her
or the knife. She wasn’t staying around for him to change his mind.
She bolted forward. She half expected him to grab at her
again, but three steps later, she believed. She was free. The men in front of
her moved out of her way. Jagger grabbed her when she was near him. His arms
swept around her and held her close. Tremors shook his body. She felt the butt
of the gun digging into her back but didn’t care about the small irritation as
long as he kept on holding her.
“Take her to your rooms, Jagger. We’ll schedule some
self-defense classes to get her adjusted to her new strengths at a later time.”
Rav’s voice cut into the comfort she sought.
Ada didn’t understand what he meant about her new strengths.
At the moment, she didn’t care. Jagger picked her up and carried her down the
hall. Ada wrapped her arms around him, relaxed and let him take her away from
the crowd. She needed to be alone with him.
She pressed her face against his neck and simply breathed.
Her heartbeat slowed, but the memory and the fear still floated through her
mind. She’d feared dying yes, but even more than that, she’d been afraid of
losing her chance with Jagger. She’d known her attraction to him was strong and
that her feelings for him were deep, but that showed her she’d vastly
underestimated it.
Jagger carried her into his room and quickly set the locks
behind them. He held her to him for a long moment. His muscles felt as hard as
metal beneath her hands. Clinging to him, she savored the heat of his body. She
wanted to stay like this until she couldn’t even think about that knife
anymore. She felt his arms loosening and tried to hold on to him. He released
her and stepped back.
“Get out of your clothes or I’ll get you out of them.” His
eyes swept down her body.
She pulled off the shirt and tried to toe off her shoes at
the same time as she worked at the seal of her pants. She didn’t want these
clothes shredded when they were some of the only things she had that fit
decently. The intense look in his eyes told her that was exactly what would
happen if she didn’t do it herself.
She had her pants around her hips and one shoe off when his
pants hit the floor. He picked her up and carried her to the bed. Placing her
on the bed, he finished taking off her pants and the remaining shoe.
He came down over her. His body pressed against hers. His
thighs trapped hers between them and his arms braced near her shoulders. Most
of the weight of his upper body rested on his elbows as he stared at her.
Wriggling her arms up from her side, she slipped them around
him, hugging him as tight as she could. She had no idea what was going through
his mind, but she needed him close as much as he seemed to want to be close to
her.
“I almost went out of my mind.” His voice sounded rough and
his head lowered just a little.
“I was so relieved to see someone come. I thought…” She let
the words die. She didn’t want to say them and he probably didn’t need to hear
them as tense as his body was.
“I was afraid we’d be too late when the man in security
notified us. We’d been watching that section just in case something happened.”
He dropped a kiss on her cheek.
“I need you.” She drew her hand up and down his back. The
skin-to-skin contact was great, but she wanted to feel more than his weight
pressing against her.
“I’m going to lick and taste you until I know that you’re
all right.” He drew back and knelt over her. His tongue swiped across her
cheek.
She laughed and pulled at him. He knew she was fine. She’d
been scared, yes, and there would probably be times when she had nightmares
about it, but Rogan hadn’t had a chance to hurt her. She didn’t need to be
teased or coaxed. Her body was revved and ready. As ready as he was. She felt
the prod of his cock against her leg.
“Now, Jagger.” She wasn’t averse to weighting the odds in
her favor. Lifting up, she nipped at his shoulder. She knew he’d react to the
aggressive move.
He growled and his body stiffened. “Don’t you realize how
close I am to taking you now?”
She reached up and grabbed one of his hands. She tugged at
it until he shifted balance and let her tug it between their bodies. She guided
his hand to her pussy. His fingers curled, finding her hot and slick.
“I need you just as much. I want to feel you wild, because
that’s what I crave now. Don’t try to protect me from what our bodies are
demanding. Are you going to make me bite you again?” She bared her teeth at
him.
His body shook and he exhaled slowly. She didn’t know if he
was gathering control so he could do it his way or if he’d decided to give her
what she wished. She couldn’t take slow. She needed his cock stroking deep and
hard and to hold him as tight as she could. If he didn’t make a move soon, she
was going to push him into doing it or push him to his back and take him.
He nudged her legs wider with one of his feet. She eagerly
parted her thighs, bending her knees and making a spot for him. He knelt
between her thighs. One of his hands slid under her buttocks, lifting her hips
as he moved between her legs. His cock nudged against her pussy. Her inner
muscles clenched, and she ached to feel that shaft deep inside.
“Caress your breasts. I want you to excite yourself.” He
watched as she lifted her hands to her breasts.
She trailed her fingers across the tips. Keeping her touch
light, she circled the nipples. She didn’t want to get too excited but knew he
was stubborn. He’d hold back if he thought she wasn’t ready. She wanted him
inside her.
He reached between them, guiding the head of his cock to her
entrance. She lifted into his downward stroke as his cock slid into her pussy.
Her hands left her chest and slid over his and around to his back. His chest
brushed against hers as he braced his weight on his arms. She moved restlessly,
needing him to move. He growled, and she ran her hands down to his hips to give
him an urging sting with her nails.
He pulled back until only the head of his dick remained
inside her. His hips drove hers against the bed. She dug her nails into his
back to urge him on. She met each descent of his hips. Lifting her head, she
kissed him, thrusting her tongue into his mouth in a mimic of the way his cock
drove into her. He kissed her back hungrily.
His fingers clasped her hip. His thrusts became harder and
faster. She welcomed the forceful drive of his hips against hers. The knot of
need in her spiraled so tight that she knew it would only be moments before she
found her release. She arched upward, pressing her breasts against his chest
and lifting into the fierce strokes. She tore her lips away from his,
desperately gasping in air. Her entire focus centered on reaching that peak and
feeling that flood of pleasure.
Her legs wrapped around him, pulling him tight with each
downward thrust. The sensations combined within her and burst. Streaks of heat
sizzled over her. She moaned and trembled with the pleasure as it washed over
her, lingering with each thrust of his dick into her gripping pussy. She held
on to him as he continued to drive into her. He came on a shout. She stiffened
and arched against him as a wave of pleasure pulled her back into its grip. She
reveled in the ecstasy, holding on to it for as long as she could.
When Jagger pulled out of her, she wanted to clutch him back
to her. She didn’t want to give up the closeness. It felt so right to have his
warm, hard body pressing against her. He sprawled beside her and then slipped
an arm under her to pull her against him. She turned onto her side to snuggle a
little closer.
His arm tightened around her and his lips brushed her
forehead. “That was too close. I’ll be sticking close to you in the next few
days. I almost lost you.”
She nuzzled her cheek against his shoulder, savoring the
contact. She knew what he meant. Those emotions still felt so strong. “I was so
afraid.”
“You’re safe, now.” Jagger pulled her until she was almost
lying on top of him.
She looked up at him and met his eyes. She had to say this
even though he was assuring her that he’d protect her. He needed to know. “I
was afraid, but not for me. I didn’t want to lose the chance with you. It could
have all been gone and I’d never have tried.”
“But it didn’t. We arrived in time. I’m not about to let you
slip away now, my mate. After having to be patient and try not to scare you
away, I’m ready to really start enjoying my time with my mate.” He cupped the
back of her head, his fingers tangling and tugging at her hair so that she met
his eyes.
“It made me realize that my fear was holding me back. I knew
I loved you.” She swallowed hard, admitting that part wasn’t easy even though
she’d decided to tell him “There’s so much I’m not sure about, but I can’t walk
away from this. Not because you won’t let me, stubborn man that you are.
Because I need you, and even though I don’t know how it will work, I’m going to
work and learn. What we have is too good to give up.”
He smiled. “I love you too, and when you have doubts, I’m
going to keep at you until you remember that. Sometimes I’ll argue and fight
with you until you realize it and other times, I’ll fuck you until you’re so
full of pleasure you can’t think about giving up and walking away.”
Her hand smacked his chest and she shook her head. He was
probably right about her having doubts at times, but he could have left it at
“I love you.”
Rebecca Airies has always loved to read. Futuristic, the
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