“Fuck.” Her eyes have a faraway sheen to them. “I feel so full.” Her walls flutter around me, damn near making me finish because I wasn’t expecting it.

“Move however you want, any speed. You feel so fucking good.”

She begins to move up and down my length, not giving a single fuck about the water sloshing around us. Her fingers grip my shoulders, her nails leaving little half-moon indents. I press my lips to her neck as she begins to shudder, her pussy milking the cum from my cock. I can’t even find the energy to be embarrassed that I came so fast while we hold each other and come back down from the high of our orgasms.

Heavy footstepson the stairs alert me to Emerson’s presence. I don’t turn to greet him as I slide my belt through the loops of my pants. He knows without words where I’m going because of how I’m dressed. I don’t want to argue before I go see my uncle, especially not when I’m still high from being with Harper.

“You can’t be serious,” he says.

I look over my shoulder as I put on my shoulder holster. “Duty calls.”

“He’s just going to fuck with you.”

I shrug and slide my gun into the holster.

“When’s it going to stop? Every time you think you’re almost done with him, he reels you back in. Enough is enough.” He steps around me and gets in my face.

“I’m under his control until he takes care of Flynn and I finish this current job.”

“Flynn’s in prison, where he’ll rot for the rest of his natural life.” He grabs me by the hair and gets in my face. “Do you really think Harper would be okay with this? What if I tell her?”

“Don’t you fucking dare.”

“I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure you’re safe.”

“I’ll be fine.” I cup his jaw and run my thumb over his bottom lip as I look into his blue eyes. “I always am.”

His stormy eyes dip to my lips as he wets his own. “I?—”

He stops with a slight shake of his head, like he doesn’t want to finish the sentence. I take the opportunity to slam my mouth against his. He parts his firm, soft lips granting me access which I take with no hesitation.

Our kiss is feral, full of teeth and tongue. Even though he has several inches on me in height, I pin him to the wall with my body. He fists my hair and tilts my head back, giving him greater access to the recesses of my mouth. I rock my pelvis against his, grinding our aching cocks against each other until my phone chirps with a notification.

I break the kiss and look up at him with my heart pounding. “I’ll see you when I get back.”

He nods and looks away, never wanting to watch me leave like this.

I come across Declan on the stairs, who does a double take when he sees me in the black suit, knowing it can only mean one thing. He stops me with a hand on my shoulder; his hard green eyes search mine silently. He finds whatever he’s looking for because he releases me with a squeeze.

“Be safe. Call me if you need anything.”

“I will. Harper’s in her room.”

“How is she?”

I shrug. “Better now, I think. Just take it easy on her.”

He nods and continues on his way. I hear him drop his duffel bag on the floor of the laundry room before his footstepscross the hall toward Harper’s room. I hope she’s ready for the monster standing outside her door.

Chapter

Four

HARPER

My door swings open with no warning. I jump off the bed, startled, as Declan walks into my room. His hair is dripping, and sweat rolls down his neck. He must have just come back from practice without showering in the locker room.

The look on his face is pure anger as he stalks toward me. It should scare me; if it were anyone else, I think I’d cower and hide. But Declan makes me want to grow claws and fight. It’s toxic, but I love the electricity that runs through my veins knowing we’re about to have it out.