Page 7 of Catch a King (Five Kings 1)

I pout and say huskily. “How about you show me how much you want me? Get on your knees and crawl over here, I have some honey for you.”

They fall into my trap so easily I almost feel disappointed. I remember when Bonnie taught me what to do in this very situation, she told me it was useless to fight or to act afraid, instead you had to take charge of the situation and make them think you’re happy to play along. Inside, I am shaking like hell, but outwardly I’m in full seduction mode as I push my hip out and run my hands down my shorts as if I’m playing with myself. I let out a groan of ecstasy which makes them crawl over quickly and I run my fingers through their hair as they kneel before me. “Man, you two are a sight for a hungry girl this morning. What do you say I eat first, I think I can manage two today?”

They nod and I say huskily. “Lie back on the floor, I’ll need to see what I’m dining on.”

They lie back like the fools they are and as they palm their dicks in readiness for the pleasure they think is coming, I stamp down hard on both their dicks and run like hell.

Their cries of pain make me laugh as I run out of the darkness into the light and straight into a wall of menace. Two hands grip my waist and pull me on a bike and before I know what is happening, he takes off in a haze of fumes.

My heart beats so fast I think I reach our destination before the bike does and as he stops, I look up and note with relief the bright lights of a diner in front of me.

Quickly, I jump off the bike and as the biker turns to face me, my heart sinks. Sawyer.

He is furious, it’s obvious the way his eyes glitter with rage and the look of distaste on his face makes me more angry than upset.She’s, not worth it. I know what he thinks of me and has probably made up his mind after seeing me in the alley.

“What the fuck were you thinking?”

“Excuse me.”

“Heading out on your own dressed like that.”

“Like what?”

I look down and note my bare legs and exposed midriff and admit he probably does have a point.

“I thought you were stupid last night, but now I know you are. No girl walks these streets, period, unless they are begging for it. You have a car, use it.”

“How was I supposed to know I was in the pit of hell? God, can’t a woman even take a walk without fear of being raped?”

“I warned you last night.”

He glares at me. “Walk away, head back where you came because you won’t last the day here. If one of the locals doesn’t get you, my brother will and you won’t like what that involves, so do yourself a favor and get the hell out of here.”

“What if I have nowhere else to go?”

Strangely, the tears build in my eyes and I suppose the shock is starting to hit me. The Dragon’s Ruin, the room, the filthy bar. The sleepless night and the near rape. All of it is bearing down heavy on my shoulders and I’m starting to feel the weight of it. The fact I haven’t eaten in 24 hours is making me feel lightheaded and now the adrenalin has worn off I’m starting to fold.

Maybe he sees that because his voice softens a little and he says, “Come on, let’s eat and then I’m taking you back to pack up, or sort your shit out.”

I disguise my surprise as he locks his bike and nods toward the diner. “After you.”

I try to ignore the fact this guy is seriously hot and rescued me when I sure needed it, and I don’t miss that his heavy-lidded eyes appear to reach deep inside my soul and rip it to shreds. He is angry, hateful, and yet there’s a kindness behind his eyes that destroys me far more than his words. I thought I was strong but one minute in his company and I fold like a house of cards. I’m pathetic and need to sharpen up because I will not let any one of these men beat me.

Chapter 6

Sawyer

Ishould put her over my knee and spank her so she can’t sit down for a week. What the hell was she thinking?

The fact she ignored my warning last night was a bitter enough pill to swallow, but now, seeing her exposing herself to danger like that, makes me so mad I want to waste those fuckers in that alley. If I was impressed at how she handled herself, both last night and today, I push it aside because god-damned that woman is trouble, which I sure don’t need right now. In fact, I don’t need a woman, period, and certainly not some airhead who blew in off the streets and thinks she’s in fucking Disneyland.

The worst thing about this woman is the instant her tears appeared, I wanted to chase them away. I hate to see a woman cry and for all her bravado, I see a frightened woman before me. She’s probably starving as well and so I decided the best way to get rid of her fast, is to build her back up and send her packing.

The waiter shows us to a booth facing the street and as she slides in opposite, I try not to look at the smooth midriff that is testing my resolve. It’s been so long since I felt a woman’s touch, I forgot I hardened myself to it. When you fight for your country, there are no opportunities for indulging in the sweet pleasures of the opposite sex. The Dragon’s Ruin is likely to kill me with infection, which is why I stay away from the women they provide and I expect that’s probably why Slade reacted so quickly when we saw her last night, she was like a flame in the darkness that attracts. We were drawn to her like moths and if I hadn’t intervened, Slade would have bent her over his bike and sunk his dick into her soft sweet ass. I’m not sure why I stopped him, I’d like to say it was out of honor but I’m not an honorable man—not where it concerns women who walk willingly into the club. They are usually not my type and self-preservation is my motto both on the field and in my personal life and letting a woman cloud my mind is not happening. Not now, especially not now, and certainly not in the Dragon’s Ruin.

We don’t speak and I watch her study the menu with a thoughtful expression and I enjoy the view. At least I can look and she is easy on the eye. Long dark hair that curls out of control, that I imagine caressing my skin as she rides me hard and fast. Two beautiful green eyes that flash when she’s angry and luscious lips that she is biting in thought, making me instantly hard as I imagine them wrapped around my cock and that cleavage would be the ruin of any Dragon as I imagine those breasts set free to fall into my willing mouth. Just thinking of what I could do to this woman is making me question my sanity, reminding me I need to get laid soon and fast. It’s hard being celibate, but this place is not the right one to find it. The sooner I get out of here and back home, the better.

“Like what you see?”

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