Page 96 of Sins

Rail: I got a riddle for you. What’s naked and has its nipples and balls attached to an electric circuit? And every time he blinks it zaps his nervous system?

A second later, a very disturbing photo of Todd showed up.

“Oh, gross!” I deleted the photo and tossed my phone aside, not wanting to think about Todd ever again in my life. I sank into a good book and lost track of the time.

Grim returned hours later, and he was in a mood I couldn’t pinpoint. I gave him some space and curled up with my book while he sipped his whiskey. Later that night, we sat together next to the fire in comfortable silence on the couch in the main living room. The storm raged outside the windows, but we were both in comfy sweats and had no desire to go anywhere. The elevator was locked, so no one but Jesse could disturb us, and the pups were happily stretched out in their beds. It was nice.

Text messages kept popping up on his phone, and one moment he’d be fine, and the next he seemed agitated.

“Is everything okay? You seem distracted.” I tried to read his thoughts. He nodded at my observation but didn’t reply. “You can let me in, you know.”

“I know.” He sipped his drink. “Twenty-seven employees were rounded up today.”He shook his head in disbelief. “Butforty-three in total. Some were people I knew well,”he went on.“It’s just so hard to believe.”

“It’s crazy,”I agreed,“and all different ages and positions around the city? How you everfound them all, I can’t imagine.”Grim rubbed his head. Iknewit had beena big blowto the Gatesfamily,butit wasalso ahuge win. “I just wish I knew who was behind it all.”I rested my head on the side of the couch and twined my fingers throughhis. “What doesyour gut tell you?”

“Not sure.”Hehuffed and flipped his phone over to cover the screen. It had been pinging withemails from the media thatwere afteran interview. “We have eyes on Griple. I bet somethingturns up eventually.”He studied me.“What about you? What’s your gut say?”

I opened my mouththen shut it quickly. What a horrible human I was for once again consideringsuch a thought.

“What?”His eyes piercedthrough me, and I set my tea on the tableand pulled my knees tomy chest.

“Everyone around me was involved in something, and I didn’t see it.”I rubbed the tiny bumpfor comfort.“What if my mother was involvedas well?”

“It’s crossed my mind.”He shrugged.“She’s behind bars for now, so there’s that.At thispoint, every personwe knowcould be suspect. Everyone needs to be carefully watched.”

I lifted a brow. “Is that so?” He nodded. “Even me?”

He leaned forward,and his eyes held such power thathe stolemy next breath.“The onlyperson who gets to watch youthat closely is me.”

That night, when we were in bed and Grim was fast asleep, I stared at the ceiling after I heard his breaths even out. The torches on the walls cast a warm glow, and I was pleased that particular design had been copied in the new hotel. I'd waited a long time for this moment, and I would be damned if something was going to get in my way. I’d made sure he had one more whiskey than his usual. I kissed away his refusal, poured him a double, and pressed it into his hand. He’d never admit it, but he was exhausted, and he needed sleep. So, I cuddled in his arms until he finished the drink then coaxed him into bed, where I rubbed his arm until he fell asleep.

Leal growled at Zhar for touching his feet, and I mouthed a string of curse words at them both and pointed at Zhar. He huffed and settled down farther from Leal. I moved onto my knees and put my plan into motion.

“Grim?” I whispered as I kissed along his jaw. “Baby, wake up.”

His eyes slowly opened, and he grinned at my nakedness, until he tried to move his arms and found they were locked in place.

“The hell?” He scowled at the specially designed handcuffs that held not only his arms but legs in place too. “Kenna!”

I laughed darkly and kept kissing down his chest to his stomach. His muscles flexed under my tongue. “You left me alone with the wall,” I said between kisses, “and I thought it would be fun to be the one in charge of it this time.” I reached back and activated the spreader bar between his bare legs.

“Okay,” he tried to act cool with it, but the tick in his jaw told me otherwise, “let’s see what you got.” He groaned out the last word as I swallowed him straight down to the base. Minnie had taken some lessons at Tess’s club and taught me a few new tricks. She explained that just because a couple might have been together forever didn’t mean their sex life should grow stale. “Holy shit.” His teeth bit down as I performed the suck and dive move. I stopped, and his eyes widened.

“Oh, I see how this is going to—” Like a twister, I took him by storm and tried move number two. He tossed his head back with a laugh, trying to breathe through the intensity. Again, I stopped when I felt he was going to lose it. I crawled up on his lap and reached between the sheets and grabbed the belt. I snapped it in place so he couldn’t control the thrust from the bottom. “I knew you were wild, but you have a death wish too.” His eyes sparkled with dark promises.

I swung around so I was straddling him with my back facing him. “I just figured,” I said over my shoulder, “this was the one thing a woman’s never done with you.” I slid down over his massive erection ever so slowly, savoring every inch of him. Before I got too far, I pulled up, and he growled. “We needed a first, Grim.” I grinned and moved around, adjusting to his size.Holding his legs, I rode him at an angle that could normally be done only when he was in control.

“I need to touch you,” he commanded, but I ignored him as I spun around and ran my hands up his body. I moved like a wave as I climbed higher and higher, and every part of me heated and swirled around inside. Grim oozed power, and I fed off it; I craved it. My fingers went to my hair, and I leaned my head back to change angles again. I groaned and slid my fingers down my neck and gave it a squeeze then grinned deliciously as I imagined it was Grim’s hands. He fed my dark side, and I fed his.

“Kenna, look at me,” he whispered, and I opened my eyes to see his chin was lifted and every vein popped. He was barely able to hold it together. Suddenly, I saw his finger move, and the sound of a click filled the silence. “My turn.” I didn’t have a second to think as I was flipped over, my leg hiked over his shoulder, and he thrust back inside.

“I should’ve known. Of course, you’d have an auto release button.” I rolled my eyes and laughed, but my mouth turned into a circle when he hit all the right places.

He grinned. “In case of emergencies. I still give you props for trying.” His body curled around mine as he took what he wanted. It was wonderful. This was how we were meant to have sex. I loved that he took me like it was our last time together. My nails clawed at his back, knowing he liked a little pain. Then he swung me to the bedpost, dropped my feet, and took me from behind. “Hold on.” He grabbed both hands and held them in place while his other directed my hips. “Your body is perfect,” he huffed in his wild assault. “You’re so fucking perfect.”

I screamed when I came, and he lifted me back onto the bed as he came, too. He kissed me back down to Earth, and when my heartbeat slowed, he pushed my hair back and grinned at me.

“What?”

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