Page 25 of Battling Aries

I could all but hear the bitterness mixed with the wary coursing through her.

“Yeah, I’ll spank you. You already got one still to come,” I shift her in my arms and wrap my fingers in her hair to keep her from moving as I hold her gaze. “The difference between my spanking you and what asshat did, you’ll like what I do to you. You’ll end up begging for more, and I don’t need to drug you in order for you to do that. Just like when I get my cock inside you, Rory, you’ll want me there as much as I want to be. And when I am, you won’t be afraid to enjoy what I do to you. You’ll love every second of it.”

I look forward to her body withering beneath mine, unable to move away as I enjoy her body as much as I want. Just because Roger tormented her by tying her up doesn’t mean I won’t. Only when I do it, she’ll love it. It’ll be good for her, and she won’t be thinking of anything else but my touch.

“Who says I’m going to let you inside me?”

I grin down at her. “We both know it’s going to happen, Scamp, no reason to deny it. You felt me and how much my cock is already looking forward to sliding between those slick thighs and burying deep in that sweet heat. I remember the taste of you like it was yesterday, Rory. I bet you still taste just as good, if not better.”

Satisfaction fills me as her lips part, and her eyes get that lustful look in them.

Yeah, she wants it just as much as I do.

I lean forward about to kiss her all over again, ready just to say fuck it and let it happen, only to be interrupted.

“Yo, Aries, need you to get out here. Viper wants to talk to you before the party tonight,” Kevlar shouts.

“There’s a party tonight?” Rory asks, her lips brushing mine.

Fuck, so damn close. I should just ignore Kevlar, take Rory’s lips, and say forget the damn party tonight. Only there’s no ignoring the club Prez. Not unless I want to have to get in the ring with him. He didn’t get the position he’s got because of just a vote. No, he’s a fighter. We all are.

If we hadn’t been, we’d have lost Rosemary when Kevlar struck the deal, he had to get her set free.

“I’ll be right out,” I call out. I stand, taking Rory with me, helping her to her feet, and answering her. “Yeah, there’s a party tonight. First one, really, since we moved here. So, gotta be out there for a bit. Means you’re gonna join me out there. We’ll eat, have some drinks, then we’ll come back in here and get back to what we were doing.”

“Who says I want to go to a party?”

Grinning, I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her flush against me. “Oh, you’re gonna go to the party, Scamp, then after we’re gonna have our very own party.”

CHAPTER 15

RORY

“I think there’s more sluts here than I’ve seen at any of the club parties up at Stoney’s clubhouse,” Jade shouts, leaning forward, eyes laughing as she does so.

“I think you’re right.” Rosemary outright laughs and looks at me. “This is your first club party, so I get where you’re coming from. I’ve only been to a couple back in Virginia.”

“I’d only been to one before we moved,” Noelle states, rolling her eyes. “I don’t see what the hype is all about. I mean, they’re men.”

“Men that are hot,” Jade interjects, cheeks blushing.

“This is very true.” Rosemary raises a hand, finger pointed upward, shaking it. “They’re all very hot. It should be a crime for them to all be in the same room together. Especially when there’s a bunch of skanky hoes wanting in on the action.”

“At least our men are faithful,” Noelle quips, her gaze locked in the direction of Cyprus as she sighs. “Sometimes, I still struggle with the reality that he’s mine. I crushed on him for so long it’s hard to believe he wanted me as his.”

I don’t know the full story of what all she’s talking about, but I knew she’d known Cyprus nearly her whole life. Something happened to her brother, and the two of them lost touch for a while. They reconnected when Noelle applied to be the nanny to his little sister without knowing it was for him. The very fact the two of them found each other again is a beautiful thing in my opinion, and I want them to be happy without anything coming between them.

“This is very true,” Rosemary snorts, her eyes darting around, a big smile forming when she finds Kevlar.

I have to admit, I’m a little jealous of what she has with him. Well, I’m a little jealous of all three of them because I want what they have.

You can have that if you want too.A part of me snarks in my head.

I inwardly shake my head, ignoring the voice. There’s no way I can have what they do. There’s too much history there. Too much in the past, and I’ve battled with my inner turmoil enough to know it can’t be beat.

My eyes roam the crowd, spotting Aries nearly instantly. I immediately find it hard to breathe yet again at the sight of him. He’s smiling big and laughing with a few of his brothers, a beer in hand. He’s got his arm braced against the side of the bar.

Aries has to feel my eyes on him for him to look directly in my direction. He doesn’t even bother searching. He knows exactly where to look. The very notion causes flutters in my stomach. Unlike anything I’ve felt before. Okay, that’s not exactly true. I’d felt something earlier when he’d told me about the party, and then the two of us were going to party together.

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