Page 28 of Hacker Salvation

John grabbed my wrist as I went to trace another scar. “It’s not a good story.” He let out a sigh. “I’m not the hero in the story.”

“I want to hear it anyway. For some reason, I highly doubt you’re the villain either.”

John didn’t say a word for a good two minutes. I didn’t think he would tell me what happened. But finally, he started speaking. “Three years ago, I was sent on a rescue mission to Galkayo. Did you see the story about Caleb Anderson’s family?”

I remembered a story about Mr. Anderson’s wife and daughters being kidnapped by Somali pirates. I leaned my head against John’s chest. I wanted to be close to him as he told the story. “His wife died, right?”

“Yes,” John huffed. “The mission went like any other. This wasn’t our first time rescuing people kidnapped by Somali pirates. We parachuted in two miles outside of Gadaado. The team and I trekked two miles through the sandy terrain until we made it to the small village. It was full of pirates. The intel we received let us know the Andersons were being housed in one of the outer houses. They had already requested ransom from Caleb.”

I’d heard about the ransom request on the news. “They wanted ten million dollars.”

“Yes, and Caleb had no problem paying it. The people who took his wife and daughters wouldn’t release them once he paid. So we went to rescue them.” John pinched the bridge of his nose. “We were a mile from our extraction point when one of our teammates turned on us. He put a gun to the little girl’s head and tried to take her away. The mom screamed and ran towards her daughter. The area we were walking through was full of land mines. We were walking in front so they wouldn’t step on one. We had a device to tell us where to walk. When she ran for her daughter, the mine blew sharp metal. That is where my scars came from. Caleb’s wife died, and the man who betrayed our team took off with the little girl and left the team. I told my team to go after them. I lay on the ground, bleeding out next to Caleb’s wife. One of the soldiers stayed back and helped keep pressure on my wounds.”

“None of that is your fault.”

“Don’t you see? I was the team leader. I should’ve known my team.” John closed his eyes. “I should’ve seen he was having troubles. That’s on me.”

“Did you get the girls back?”

“Yes. But we lost the mom because of me. Now that girl will have to grow up knowing what it’s like to watch your mom die in front of your eyes.”

“John, none of this is your fault.” When he started to protest, I placed my lips on his, catching his next words in my mouth.

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John

Her kiss ignited the fire burning inside me. I slid my hand down her perfect body until it rested on her hip, then I rolled her to the side so she was facing me. I pulled her body closer to me and spread my hand across her tight ass. When I tugged her closer, she draped her leg over my hip.

Her hands running over my body made it hard to think straight. When she grabbed my ass, my intense need to take control and possess her came to the forefront. Our tongues tangled. I could taste her cherry ChapStick. I deepened the kiss, and she moaned against my lips.

Annabella pulled back, and her green eyes sparkled in the night. She leaned forward and nipped my lip. I slowly dragged my fingers along the bottom of her tank top and lifted it up over her perky breasts. She sat up and finished taking her shirt off.

“Beautiful.” I pulled her back into my arms and pressed my lips to hers. My need to take control was overpowering. I wanted to tie her to the bed and love her body for hours. I took a couple of deep breaths and tamped down my need. We had all night, and I planned to spend it worshipping her body.

When Annabella bit her lower lip, my focus went to her luscious lips. I couldn’t wait for her to wrap them around my cock. As if reading my mind, her pink tongue shot out, and she licked her lips. I lifted Annabella over me so she straddled my legs. She rubbed herself along my member.

She lowered her pink lips until I felt them against my mouth. I tangled my hands through her hair and pulled her close. I put my other hand on her waist to keep her in place. She moved her hips against me. My control was thinning with each thrust she made against me.

“Stop,” I whispered against her mouth. Her hips stilled. “I don’t want to come yet. You’re so beautiful. It’s taking everything in me to hold back.”

She smiled and slowly kissed her way down my body, stopping right above my briefs and tracing her tongue along the top of my waistband. Annabella worked her fingers under the waistband of my briefs and slowly pulled them down my legs until she had them off. She slowly crawled back up the bed, kissing my thigh. She wrapped her hands around my member.

I threw my head back, letting out a groan. Her silky hands felt good. I opened my eyes to see her watching my every move. She licked her lips before she lowered her head and wrapped her soft pink lips around me. The pleasure was pure bliss. I reached down and wrapped my fingers in her hair. A slight moan escaped her lips, sending a vibration through her throat as she took me deeper in her mouth.

“Beautiful, look at me.”

Annabella’s green eyes snapped open. I wasn’t the only one lost in the arousal and lust. She picked up the pace as she kept her eyes trained on me. I pulled her head up for a second, needing to get myself under control. I was close to needing release. Annabella must’ve known she had me on edge. She lowered her lips back to my cock and took me even deeper into her mouth. She worked her tongue along the edge. Everything she did was better than I had ever experienced.

“God, Beautiful, I don’t know if I can last much longer. Your lips feel so good.”

Instead of slowing her down, my words seemed to spark a fire inside of her. She dug her nails into my butt and pulled me closer. Her velvet mouth was too much. I was about to lose control.

I reached down and dragged her up my body. She straddled my waist. I pulled her mouth to mine, and our tongues danced. I reached up and caressed her nipples. She moaned into my mouth.

“I need you undressed.” My voice sounded strained, even to my own ears.

She still had her boy shorts on. She stood and turned so her ass was facing me then slowly bent over and dragged her shorts down her shapely legs, giving me a perfect view of her tight ass. I couldn’t hold back. I brought my hand down on her creamy white flesh. She let out a yelp at first and then didn’t move.

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