Page 29 of Blood Lost

“Mo chroí, you are gorgeous. I need you. This is torture.” Declan begged me to come back and satisfy him. I kept eye contact with him as I unfastened my bra and let it drop to the floor with our clothes. Then I turned my back to him, slowly peeled the thong off, and lowered it to the floor. He groaned, and I laughed. I couldn’t remember ever feeling this powerful and sexy before. Declan knew exactly what I needed.

I strolled back to the bed, watching him slowly jerk off while he waited for me to come back. “You want some help with that?” I asked, hopping back on the bed and climbing on top of him. He hummed his agreement and helped me line his cock up to my slick opening. I lowered myself onto him slowly, enjoying the torture.

As soon as every inch of him was inside of me, I lifted myself off again, hovering just above him. His breath hitched. I slipped him back in and repeated the process, inch by inch, as slowly as possible. I watched his face and saw the exact moment when his control snapped. He flipped me onto my back and took over, pounding his dick into me harder and faster until I screamed his name. That didn’t stop him. He kept up the quick pace while his hand slipped between us to flick my clit. Declan tensed as he prepared to cum. He leaned down and captured my lips with his, blocking my moans.

Spent, he collapsed on top of me before rolling onto his back and pulling me over to lie on his chest. There would be a lot to figure out, but for now, this was enough. As he drifted off to sleep, I couldn’t help but try to get more info from him.

“Can you tell me more about the hunters?” I whispered, desperate to know exactly what I was dealing with.

“Kayden won’t let them hurt you. He’s a good guy. Doesn’t matter that he’s pissed at me. He’s family.” Dec’s words were a little slurred from sleep, and he spoke quietly.

“Who is Kayden?” Something about that name pulled at me. Did I know him?

“Best friend. Wolf. Leads the hunters. You’ll like him.” With that, Declan was out cold. I wondered if he would remember this conversation. It would probably be bad for me if he did. I needed to talk to Eli. I knew that he loved to run background checks on everyone, and this wasn’t something he should have kept to himself. This could turn my guys against each other. I listened to Dec’s heartbeat for a while longer before climbing out of his bed and slipping my panties and one of his shirts on.

I tiptoed out of the room, worried that I would wake him. If I did, I could claim that I needed a drink. He would see right through that lie, though. I hated the thought of lying to any of them. I crept around the room to Eli’s door. I heard voices and stopped in my tracks. What was Vik doing in Eli’s room? I pressed my ear to the door and listened.

They were arguing about something, but I couldn’t quite make out what it was. The doorknob turned, and I ducked around the corner to hide. Without looking back, Vik stomped off in the opposite direction toward his room. Once he slammed his door, I slowly turned the doorknob and entered Eli’s room. The door clicked closed behind me, and Eli stomped in from the bathroom. “I told you to leave it be. I will talk to him in the morning.”

His eyes got wide when he saw it was me instead of Vik. “Delilah. Is everything okay? I thought you were spending the evening with Declan.” Concern was written all over his face. “Did he hurt you?”

I shook my head. “I’m fine, but we need to talk.”

“That’s never good.” Eli gestured to the bed then waited for me to walk over and sit down. “What’s on your mind?”

“I asked Dec about the hunters. He didn’t want to tell me anything. I know they’re dangerous, but I think there’s more to it than that. He knows one of them. The leader.”

“How did you find out?” Eli’s question told me that he already knew.

“You knew?” I asked, glaring at him. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Eli reached out and took my hand in his. “I just found out tonight, after you two went to his room. Vik found the connection. He doesn’t trust Dec.”

I nodded. “I get that. I think Dec does too. Vik isn’t making it easy on him. I don’t know what to think. He says that Kayden wouldn’t hurt me. But why didn’t he tell us that he knew the leader of the hunters?”

“It doesn’t look good, for sure, but there has to be a reason he held back on sharing that. Maybe they had a falling out, or they haven’t talked in a long time. I think we should give him a chance to explain before we go locking him up and torturing the poor guy.” Eli grinned at my look of confusion.

“I never said anything about locking him up or torturing him.” I countered before realizing that must have been Vik’s idea. “But Vik did.”

“Not in so many words, but he does want to beat the details out of him. Let’s just get some rest and ask him about it in the morning.” Eli pulled the covers down to climb under them. “You’re welcome to stay here if you don’t want to go back to Declan or to your room.”

“Thanks. I think I’ll sneak back over. He’s already going to be mad that I got the info out of him while he was falling asleep. I don’t want him to think I used sex to get intel for you or Vik. Especially if we’re asking him about this in the morning.” I kissed Eli then left his room.

Vik’s door was still closed, as was Declan’s. I crept back to Dec’s room, watching Vik’s door the whole time. If he caught me out here, I’d have to explain what I was doing. I knew he wouldn’t believe me if I lied. I got lucky, and he didn’t stir. I slowly turned the knob and opened Declan’s door. I closed it just as quietly. I breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to slip into the bed.

“I wondered where you went or if you were coming back.” The light flicked on, and Declan was sitting up in the bed, staring at the door. Pain shone in his eyes. I had done the one thing I was trying to avoid.

“Sorry. I just needed to ask Eli about something.” It wasn’t the truth, but it wasn’t an outright lie, either.

“Look, I know I’m the new guy and all. If you don’t want me here, you just have to tell me. I’ll go. And I’ll keep your secrets. I do care about you, mo chroí.” His words ripped my heart in half. I fought against the tears that were threatening to fall.

“You want to leave?” I took a step forward, but he held up his hand.

“I don’t want to get attached if you’re just going to throw me away. I know that you’re remembering things all the time. How long until you remember that you only want Vik and Eli? What happens then? I’m just being realistic.” I couldn’t handle him speaking to me this way. It cut deep. I wanted to run away and cry, but I also wanted to run into his arms and show him that none of what he thought was true.

“That’s not going to happen. I want all three of you. I care about you, Declan. Please don’t do this.” The tears I was holding back started to fall.

“I’m tired. You should get some sleep. In your room. Good night.” He turned the lamp off and settled under the covers, facing away from me.

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