Page 6 of Merciless Protector

I couldn’t find the words and bobbed my head.

“She likes you,” Ruin said, and there was a hint of jealousy in his tone. I didn’t take him for the type. To her, he said, “You know where to go, pet.”

She gave him a quick nod and began walking toward the opening to a hall deeper in the compound. It was a short trip as once we made it there, we turned quickly to the right and entered an open doorway a few steps to the left.

I surveyed the room as we walked in. There was only one exit. The one we’d come in. Two security guys had followed us and Ruin into the room. From the inconspicuous glances I dared to make, I noted they carried AK-47s and extra magazines on their belts.

My focus had been on egress and not the looming canopy bed in the center of the room with gauzy fabric that seemed ridiculous, given this auction wasn’t in any way romantic.

Tayla led me to the bed before letting go of my hand and scooting to the middle of the covered mattress.

I tried to convey with my eyes that she didn’t have to do this. Somehow, someway, I would come up with a plan.

The sounds of the AKs cocking caught my attention. I glanced at Ruin, whose left brow rose in question. I turned back to Tayla, who held out a hand to me. Buying time, I crawled slowly onto the bed.

“I don’t have all night,” Ruin finally said, sounding bored.

Tayla's countenance was fraught with apprehension. I didn’t know if it was because of me, Ruin and his men, or both. I loathed the notion that she was frightened because of me. My intentions were just the opposite. As I crept forward, I said, “Get under the covers.” I’d spoken quietly, but the room was devoid of sound. I might as well have yelled.

Though she wasn’t naked, I didn’t want the men seeing her on the bed. The outfit she wore did little to hide her curves. She drew her legs up to her chest and quickly moved to get under the covers. I’d hoped the cavalry would have arrived by now, but nothing. I made the mistake of glancing at my watch.

“See,” Ruin tsked. “I don’t think you’re here for the right reasons. If you think you sent a bat signal or something, you’d be wrong. Once the auction was over, we turned the jammers back on. Any signal you think you sent went nowhere.”

I wanted to snarl out that he was right from pure frustration. But I chose different words when I spoke. “I checked my watch because you are wasting my time. I had plans for this one in the privacy of my dungeon. Instead, you are forcing me to give you a show.”

He sneered with a half grin and lifted a hand in my direction. “Well, get on with it, or my men will.”

The “please” that came as a whisper from Tayla’s lips snapped my head back in her direction. As a tear spilled down her cheek, I wanted to reassure her. But how could I? Yes, our plan included my guys coming in if they didn’t get my signal. However, there was time built into that. We didn’t know how long the process might take before Ruin and anyone else had compromised themselves enough to prosecute. That time was longer than Ruin was giving me.

“Please,” she whispered again. “Better you than them.”

“You’re not convincing me,” Ruin snapped.

I glared at him before moving under the covers and positioning myself over her. I leaned down and pretended to kiss her neck as I whispered, “Trust me,” ever so softly. I wasn’t sure she even heard.

“If you think we will be fooled by any acting, we will require proof,” Ruin said.

In the next second, Tayla’s hand cupped my cock, and it jerked in response. I wanted to think of myself as a better man, but she was a beautiful woman in need of rescue. If I didn’t fuck her because of my moral compass, I would die, and they would rape her. I lifted my head to look into her wide eyes.

“Fuck me,” she mouthed, working to undo my pants and take down the zipper. At the same time, I mouthed, “Trust me,” praying like hell Ruin couldn’t read lips.

I closed my eyes when her soft hand wrapped around my shaft. I was fully hard in an instant. She tugged me forward, bringing our lips a whisper apart. If not for her determination, I might have remembered we were being watched. She rubbed the head of my cock between her thighs and against her opening. All I saw was her as a curse nearly bubbled out my throat with our eyes locked.

With one arm, she leveled up enough so that our noses touched. Then she pressed her lips against mine and sighed. I gave in to desire, seeing no other options. I kissed her and it was as if we were transported to another place. The other people in the room were forgotten as her body flattened against the mattress and her hand landed on my ass.

She opened herself to me when she curled her legs around my waist. Her intentions were made clear a second later when she used the leverage she had to propel me forward with one quick thrust. I punched inside her tight heat and could have died from the pleasure of it.

Though I held myself in place, I felt her muscles tense underneath me. “Move,” she whispered so softly I wasn’t sure I heard her. She wiggled and nature took over. I slowly began a backtrack, and she would rock forward. Our gazes held each other as if magnetized. She bit my lip and gripped my ass, and I was a goner. I moved like a man in search of one goal, our total all-encompassing climax.

My fingers strummed her clit as we were caught up in our own silent melody. It would be later I would consider my actions and the ramifications of them. I was too busy loving the feel of her pussy fisted around me to think beyond that.

When her cunt spasmed around me, I was there at the precipice of my own release.

“Freeze,” yelled someone, breaking the spell.

5

TAYLA

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