Page 38 of The Madman's Nightmare
“No, why?” James asked.
“From what Elise is saying, Bradon said he lived around here and left when he was eight for boarding school, correct?” Elise nodded. “What if by some crazy stroke of luck, he and Kendra had interacted and she got her crazy hooks into him early.”
“I asked if they were siblings, and he said no,” Elise added. “But I didn’t ask how long they’d known each other.”
“What else did you find, Regan?” I asked.
“I found out that Timothy is used to doing sketchy tasks for money,” She started. “I found a payment journal showing at least six other times he’d worked for them.”
“How do you know it’s them?” Lucian asked.
“The wireless tracking showed all the payments came from the same account,” she explained. “Whatever else he did for them, it seems they had a money source funding it all.”
James’s blue eyes met mine, and I shifted my gaze to Lucian. We all had the same idea. James stood, and Lucian and Regan followed as he said, “I’ll look into the banking situation while you get some rest.”
He directed his statement to Elise. She gave him a nod, and Regan walked over and hugged her gently before she joined Lucian and James at the elevator. Elise pushed up and spoke to the group.
“Thank you for helping find me.”
“That’s what family is for,” James replied and offered her a wink.
They stepped into the open elevator and disappeared behind the closing doors. Elise looked exhausted on the couch as I returned to her, carefully taking her hand.
“What do you need, Lamb?”
“A shower,” I requested, feeling like I was carrying days of dirt and scum on me.
Offering her a hand, I helped her stand and walked beside her as she gingerly moved into our bedroom. She went to her dresser to get some clean clothes as I went into the bathroom and turned the walk-in shower on, getting the temperature perfect for her.
Walking into the bathroom, she placed her clean clothes onto the counter as she asked, “Can you help me?”
Immediately, I was at her side. “Lift your arms,” I instructed.
She did as I asked, and when I pulled her shirt off over her head, seeing the bruises from her attack, I had to stop myself from growling out loud. No one deserved to be treated the way they treated her, but the beating was the nail in their coffin. Preverbally and actually. I was going to kill them and bury them in an unmarked grave so no one could ever mourn their loss.
After I kneeled in front of her, I carefully pulled her pants and underwear down, helping her get them off her feet. Whenshe was naked in front of me, I had to fight the growing erection as I held her hand and helped her into the shower. She leaned into the warm water, allowing it to run down her wounded body.
When she opened her eyes, I wasn’t sure what she was asking of me, but I stepped in, fully clothed, ready to assist with whatever she needed.
“What can I do, baby?”
She handed me her bath poof, and I grabbed her favorite bodywash and poured some on the applicator. Carefully, I washed her back, front, arms, and legs, leaving her center for last. Still dressed, I lowered to my knees, and she spread her legs, giving me access to my happy place.
But she didn’t seem like she was in the mood. Hell, if I were her, I wouldn’t be either. When I went to stand, Elise placed her hand on my head, and I lifted my eyes up to her. The water was running down her body, illuminating every curve and injury.
I raised one eyebrow and stated, “Tell me.”
“I want you to make me come,” she replied.
I didn’t want to push her too far, but I wouldn’t let her take that request back. I needed to connect with her, even if it was me giving her an orgasm. We had been distant for the last few months while I hunted for the siblings, or whoever they were, and I wasn’t going to tell her no.
Guiding her to the built-in seat, I helped her sit and used my hands to press her legs apart. She was smiling down at me as I told her, “Tell me if it gets too much.”
Elise gave me a nod, and I lowered my head as I tugged her ass closer to the edge. Lifting one leg onto the bench, I kept my eyes locked with hers as I used my thumb to rub her clit. The water was helping with lubrication as her eyes lulled closed from the sensation.
When she made a movement with her hips, I brought my mouth to her pussy and gave her a full lick from back to front.Her hand came down onto my soaking wet hair as she moaned my name.
“Devlin.”
