It was familiar yet not, and I found myself falling into the kiss.
“Bed,” he demanded.
As much as I wanted to get in that bed with him, I knew better. It would do neither of us any good. He was in pain and I would be late for my shift. Considering we had Owners coming in today, I had things that had to be dealt with before their arrival.
“We can’t,” I told him, tilting my head when his lips trailed down to my neck.
“Are you denying me, Jasper?”
He sucked my skin roughly. Hard enough I knew there’d be a mark, and it thrilled me to know I’d have his mark on me.
My response was for my knees to go weak. Ransom simply pushed me back against the wall, his hand sliding down to my neck, pinning me in place. His other hand grazed my stomach, sliding lower into the waistband of my boxers.
“Titan… Oh, fuck.” I dropped my head back with a thud when his hand circled my cock.
“Are you denying me?” he repeated.
“No, Titan … oh, God.” I panted, my hips undulating, grinding my cock into his fist.
Ransom didn’t let up, jerking me faster, rougher.
I heard a sound at the door, peered over Ransom’s shoulder, saw Cody standing there watching us.
I felt it then, the first twinges as the green-eyed monster reared its ugly head.
“You like to watch, Cody?” Ransom called out, his eyes still on my face.
Ransom couldn’t see him, but Cody nodded, clearly remembering Ransom’s instructions not to address him directly.
“You want him to watch?” Ransom whispered roughly.
I didn’t, but I forced the next words out of my tight throat. “If it pleases you, Titan.”
When his mouth crushed to mine, I moaned, fighting the urge to grab for him, to hold on tight as he stroked me faster.
“Come for me, Jasper,” he insisted.
I groaned, the dark thunder of his voice triggering my release. My hips pumped twice, then I was coming in my boxers, the air suddenly scarce.
Ransom remained where he was, watching me intently.
“Knees,” he demanded, his voice gruff.
When he released me, stepping back, I saw him grimace again. Once more, I went into doctor mode, worried.
“Let me look at you, please.”
“Knees,” he barked again. “And if you won’t, I’ll get Cody over here to suck my dick. You want that?”
“No, Titan,” I whispered so that only he could hear. I did not want Cody to think I was purposely pushing him out, although I was. The other night had been in the heat of the moment. Now, here … I wasn’t sure I could deal with Cody touching him.
Slowly, I inched down the wall until I was kneeling before Ransom. His eyes followed me as he planted one hand on the wall behind me, the other yanking his shorts down so his thick, rigid erection sprang free.
“Open.”
I did.
Ransom guided his cock into my mouth, and he wasn’t gentle about it. I watched his face, saw the lines forming around his mouth. He was going to do this regardless of how much pain he was in. It bothered me that he was hurting, but obviously not enough for me to refuse him.
His hand slid into my hair, tightened as he pumped his hips, fucking my mouth. I gave him my full attention, sucking and stroking in tandem, working him harder until he was grunting in earnest.
“Fuck … that’s it, Jasper … that’s it, little boy.”
If I hadn’t just come, those words would’ve shot me off like a rocket. It had been so long since he’d called me little boy after he’d claimed me as his. He’d selected it because it was the opposite of Titan—a person of enormous size, strength, influence—and I wouldn’t deny, some small part of me had longed to hear it again, to feel the security that came along with the endearment.
“Goddamn.” Ransom’s grip tightened, fiery sparks shot through my scalp.
A second later, he was coming, buried deep in my throat.
I swallowed him down, holding his gaze.
That was when I saw it.
It was still there. What we’d had before was still churning in his eyes.
And it was powerful.
TWENTY-SIX
Monday, January 4, 2021
TALON
I wasn’t a man prone to apology, yet I found it was a driving force I couldn’t ignore.
I’d gone to bed last night relatively sated from my session with Auberon and Ari. No sooner had my head hit the pillow than the regret threatened to choke me. Never before had I reflected on a conversation and felt bad for my actions, but that was