Page 32 of Vendetta
Finally, he said, “If you stay, it gets darker.It gets harder.And if you get caught in the middle of it again, there’s no guarantee I can pull you out next time.”
“I understand,” she said.“But if I go to Mercy right now, all I’ll be thinking about is what I didn’t do.”
Josh nodded, slow and reluctant.“I get it,” he said slowly.“But if anything happened to you… I was losing my mind tonight, Dylan.Would I find you?Would I find you in time?What if they found out I was alive, and you were with me?What if they madeyoupay the price?I just… I couldn’t fucking live with it if you got hurt or worse because of me.”
“But you saved me,” she pointed out.“I’msafebecause of you.”
“That’s all I want,” Josh said, moving closer to her.“So please just let me take you to Mercy in the morning, okay?”
Dylan shook her head.“You can’t live without knowing I’m safe,” she said slowly.“But you expect me to do the same?Go to Mercy, hang out with the Hounds who I don’t fucking know.And not be able to breathe because my evil fucking uncle could kill you at any time?No.”
The muscles in his forearm twitched as he braced his elbows on his knees, staring down at the worn carpet like it might hold the right words for this impossible situation.“You think I haven’t thought about that?”he said, voice low and tight.“You think I don’t know exactly how dangerous this is?”
He stood abruptly, dragging a hand through his hair and pacing the cramped motel room like a caged animal.“You don’t get it, Dylan.I’ve already died once.I’ve already lost everything.My club, my name, my life… it’s all gone.I’ve been living like a ghost for months just trying to get here.Just trying to do one fucking thing that matters.”
Josh stopped, facing her again.His expression was raw now with anger, fear, and love all tangled behind his eyes.“And now you’re asking me to let you stand in the blast radius with me?”
She stood too, her eyes burning.“You don’t get to make that call for me.”
“Wanna bet?”His voice rose.“You don’t get to throw yourself into a war zone and act like I’m just supposed to be okay with it either.”
They stood facing each other in the motel room, a breath apart, fury and fear crackling in the air like a live wire.
“I want to protect you, Dylan.That’s all.”He made one last peace offering.
“I know,” she whispered.“But if protecting me means sending me off to Mercy while you risk everything?That’s not safety.That’s prison.”
Dylan didn’t know if she kissed him first, or if he kissed her.It really didn’t matter.
Josh deepened the kiss as she clutched his T-shirt, pulling him into her.When she tried to push him back onto the bed, his strong arms wrapped around her like steel bands.But he didn’t comply with her wishes, rushing her backwards until she felt off balance.She broke the kiss as her back met the wall, enough to knock a little wind from her.
He didn’t let her recover.His hands dove for the front of her jeans while the rest of him held her pinned to the wall with his body.Dylan ripped at his shirt now, stitches popped until it gave way in her hands.He shoved down her jeans and panties.She hung on to him to avoid falling as he pulled them free, lifting her and throwing her leg over his shoulder.He sucked her clit into his mouth and she gasped, clutching the thick locks of his hair and holding on while he took her apart with his tongue and fingers.
Josh pushed her to the edge with dizzying speed.She’d just reached her release when he stopped.She wasn’t proud of the whine he drew from her when he rose from the floor, but she did help him get his jeans open, pushed them down his slim hips until his cock was free.Like it was effortless, his hands clutched her ass and pushed her up the wall.Just far enough to slide fully into her with one demanding movement of his hips.
Her body didn’t have time to adjust as he began thrusting up into her like a wild man, so she wrapped her legs around his hips and hung on for dear life.His thrusts were fast and deep, bringing a shade of pain she wanted at the moment.His lips blazed a trail over her face and neck, his heated breath a rush against her skin that made her shiver in his grasp.
He was hers.Herman.Holding her to the wall like he never intended to let go.Her cries filled the room and her toes curled from all the desire building in her body.She didn’t care if he was Jason or Josh or Tank.The man dominating her against the wall was the one she wanted, and her heart clenched in her chest to realize his loving had always been the same.Rough and dominant, a fire made just to consume her.
Dylan came on his cock, thrashing in his hold until she ran out of breath.He held onto her, keeping her against the wall.His own movements only gained in speed and strength, his mouth claiming hers for a kiss that sent heat racing through her blood.All she could see, all she could feel was him, and when he dropped a hand to tease her clit, the first delicate touch made her come again.The world was fading to black at the edges of her vision as the orgasm shook her, had her squeezing him with her thighs and pulling his hair for all she was worth.
“I can’t,” she panted against the damp skin of his neck.“I can’t… again…”
Josh kept fucking her into the wall.His grip on her tightened, not enough to hurt, but enough to make her feel his relentless need.“Yes, you fucking can,” he said roughly against her skin.“Again… With me.Now.”
As if her body was his to command, Dylan came screaming as he pumped desperately into her, finally reaching his own release.Their hearts pounded together even as their movements stopped, as they stayed tangled together against the motel room wall.“If something happens to you,” he whispered against her lips, “I won’t survive it, Dylan.”
“It won’t,” she promised.“I don’t care who you are.Nothing is going to take me away from you.I won’t let it.”
Something shifted in his dark eyes, had her heart clenching in her chest.He said, “I don’t know who I am sometimes.I just know… I’m in love with you.”
Dylan pulled back to look into his eyes, the emotion there leaving her breathless.“I love you too, Josh.”
The kiss they shared was tender, gentle.For the moment, they were safe from the storm.
Chapter Seven
Vendetta
