Rock Me Deeper (Licks of Leather #5) - Jenna Jacob Page 0,42
permeating the air, I wrapped an arm around her waist, hauled her away from the door, and kicked it shut.
“Let go of me,” she growled, wiggling like a hellcat.
Ignoring the string of obscenities sliding off her tongue, the bite of her fingernails clawing my forearm, and the sting of her heels kicking my shins, I stole a quick glance over her tiny living space. The décor, an eclectic mix of everyday items arranged in simplistic elegance, screamed Caris.
“Dammit, Syd. I’m not playing around. Put me down, now, or I’m going to kick you in the balls.”
“Angel, you can’t reach my balls. But you could if I put you down. You’re doing fine right where you are, for now,” I assured as I spotted the short, narrow hallway.
Bedroom’s gotta be that way.
The image of Caris splayed out on her bed, on any bed, had my cock lengthening and hardening.
Not now, fucker, I inwardly scolded my eager appendage.
“Fine, I won’t kick you. I’ll murder you, instead,” she viscously spat.
“Is that what you want? You want to leave this world together?” I taunted, passing a small bathroom on my right before pausing at the doorway on my left. Rumpled ivory sheets lay strewn across the big brass bed.
Entering the room, I unceremoniously tossed Caris onto the mattress and followed her down. Straddling her slender hips, I pinned her arms above her head. I couldn’t ignore her silky robe falling open, exposing her milky, smooth skin, or the tempting heat of her pussy nestled against my traitorous cock, now throbbing and weeping.
“Is that what you want, angel?” I scolded. The fiery anger blazing in her eyes was all but singeing me to ash. “If so, I’ll be happy to stick around until Zattman shows up. He can kill us both if you want. Because that’s exactly what will happen if you don’t pack your bags and march your stubborn sexy ass out to the limo.”
“I don’t need you to rescue me again, Syd.”
“No, what you need is your ass spanked so long and hard you can’t sit down for a fucking month.”
A flicker of arousal skittered across her face before Caris narrowed her eyes and bared her teeth. “Fuck you.”
“Sorry, angel, I can’t accept your invitation right now. Sadly, we don’t have time for the dirty things I want to do to your wicked body.” Caris trembled softly beneath me. It was the first glimmer of hope I’d felt in weeks. Casting my sarcasm aside, I sent her a beseeching stare and lowered my voice to a whisper. “Zattman is coming. He’s coming to kill you. I can’t and won’t let that happen.”
When her bottom lip began to quiver, Caris clenched her jaw and closed her eyes.
“I know you don’t want to hear that. Fuck, angel, it’s tearing me apart that he’s got you in his sights. I know you hate me.” Caris’s eyes flew wide as her jaw fell open. Yes, angel, I know how badly I fucked up. I lost the only thing that’s ever mattered in my life…you. “I also know you’re never going to forgive me for leaving you to pay the price of my sins. But this time is different. I won’t fail you again, Caris. I swear I won’t.”
“Syd, you don’t—”
“I’ll do anything and everything to keep that cocksucking motherfucker from finding and hurting you.” I watched as resignation slowly slid through Caris’s mind, heart, and body.
“How long do I have to stay at the ranch?”
Tiny worry lines appeared along her forehead. Cautiously releasing one of her wrists, I brushed my thumb over her furrowed flesh.
“I don’t know. However long it takes for them to lock up that crazy sack of shit and throw away the key.”
Caris slowly lifted her arm, drew her hand to my cheek, then lowered it to the bed. “That could take years, Syd. You can’t be responsible for me that long. It’s not right. We have our own lives to live.”
“I know.” And I desperately wanted to mesh them into one big, happy life. “But I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you alive to live yours.”
I watched and waited as she slowly digested my words. Waited until the fear and anger bled from her system. Waited until she softened beneath me. Dismissing the demand thrumming through me, I brushed a feather-soft kiss over her forehead, then forced myself from her sinful body and eased off the bed. It was only then that I noticed fresh bandages covering one of her legs.