Page 30 of Come to Head

His stupid fucking brother. Hisdeadstupid fucking brother. This picture had been found in his effects. It was one of thousands. They all had one center of focus. One person circled. Two words scrawled out.

My Bel.

Christian recognized the girl, he hadn’t been around her much, but when hisfriendgot married to sell the image of taking up roots and being a family man, Christian had done his research. Just like he knew hisfriend’s daughter, Hallie, was adopted, he was also aware of hisfriend’sstep-daughter, Isobel. Why had Sebastian been obsessed with Isobel? Whydid he have thousands of photos of her? There was nothing particularly attractive about her. She was too much for his taste and her face was boring,plain.

“Christian.” The falsely jovial voice cut through his thoughts, and he shoved the picture back into his pocket.

“Steve,” Christian acknowledged his friend, stepping forward and taking his hand. Part of him always regretted allowing this leach into his town, but it was too late now.

“It’s Stephen now.” The man’s soulless cerulean blue eyes glinted in the fluorescent lighting. His features were practically angelic; a chiseled jaw, perfectly sun-kissed skin, blonde hair with not a single piece out of place.

It was at odds with who Christian knew him to be. Evil incarnate. Christian knew his grimy past, it had come out years ago. How he was on the lamb for harming his first family. Stephen had killed his first wife and abused their daughter for years before she was found and taken away.

Stephen’s inherent immorality was one of the main reasons Christian wanted him around.

“Of course, I forgot you had changed it again. Is it still Landon?” Christian wasn’t unaccustomed to the man changing names, Stephen did it just as he changed clothes.

“Hah, no. I’ve decided to go back to my first name, my birth name if you will, as I will be reuniting with my first family soon. I’ll be going by Stephen Wick.”

Christian decided not to question the eccentric man. The photo was burning a hole in his pocket, and he weighed the pros and cons of bringing it up. “Your step-daughter,” he began.

Stephen’s lips curled up, a disgusting replication of a smile. “Ah yes, your brother’s obsession with her.”

Christian slammed down the outrage that threatened to spill into his tone. He didn’t want to get on this man’s bad side. No matter how much he wanted him dead, Stephen was more useful alive. “Yes. Do you care what happens to her?”

“No. In fact, I have a wonderful idea.” This time the grin on Stephen’s face was real, but it was no less terrifying.

Christian’s lips tightened at the corners, resolving to once more work with the monster. Christian’s only remaining family—his brother—was dead. What more could he lose? “Do tell.”

Chapter 17

Izzy

Warmth spread along my arms and legs. I felt wet. Sensual.

Familiar.

This time in my sleep-addled state I knew exactly what this was. My brain wasn’t fully awake yet, but my body was being brought to life by the hands that were massaging along it.

I didn’t open my eyes or try to wake up, instead allowing the hands to explore me.

One moved to cup my cunt, large fingers pushing just at the edge of the entrance but not entering. The other stroked along my thighs, my hips, my sides, my breasts.

Both hands were being too careful, they weren’t pressing into me or gripping me the way I wanted them to.

I rolled myself into the fingers that still teased at my cunt, willing them to thrust into me.

“You really like this, don’t you?” the voice growled against my back, the vibrations shooting to my core in anticipation.

The person was wrapped around me from behind, their hard cock pressed into my ass, but still they did not take things further.

They wereteasingme.

After a soft chuckle, the long fingersfinallyplunged into me, and I moaned my appreciation.

Keeping my eyes firmly shut, I willed them to push me to my limits. To take what they wanted.

I had told Maddox that this was okay, I had given prior consent to any of the three men in my orbit to wake me up this way, and I wanted this. Ineededthis.

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