Page 90 of As Thick As Thieves

“We’ll have a sex party when we get a place, I promise,” I giggled, squealing as he swatted my ass before hauling me against him.

“Good, because I want this ass gripping my dick,” he murmured, my breath catching as he slid his fingers along the crack of my ass, his teeth grazing my neck. “I’ll be a lot more gentle than Knox, trust me.”

“You do know I’ve done anal before, right?” It wasn’t that good the few times I’d done it, but that didn’t mean the guys wouldn’t make sure I enjoyed it with them.

“Yeah, but anal with Knox is a little different. Take it from someone who’s been fucked in the ass by him for years,” he replied before stepping back to grab my clean panties. “Here, get dressed so you can say goodbye to Cruz. I’ll show you what we were doing with the footage before we go too.”

He helped me get dressed before taking my hand and leading me out to the kitchen, finding Cruz and Knox going over something on an iPad. Cruz motioned for me to join them, and he pointed at a laptop on the table.

“Crash course in technology. Keep it plugged in and the battery won’t die. Don’t click anything that says delete or—”

“I’m not an idiot,” I huffed, making Knox grunt.

“Can’t be too careful, baby.”

I flipped him off before turning my attention to Cruz as he showed me everything I needed to know, handing me a piece of paper. “I also wrote down a basic list for you in case you forget. Don’t go anywhere on your own, even if you find something worth looking at. Call us and we can check it out, okay?”

“Okay,” I agreed, reaching up to grab the back of his neck and tugging him down for a kiss. “You guys have to check in with me too, though, so I know you’re alright.”

“Done. And if anyone starts snooping around here—”

“I’ll be sure to hide and call you,” I nodded, giving his arm a gentle squeeze. “I’ve got this.”

His expression softened and he smiled, kissing the top of my head. “I know you do, baby. I love you, be safe.”

“I love you too,” I answered, giving them all one more quick kiss each before they left, leaving me alone.

* * *

I felt like a professional as I flicked through footage, managing to connect to other devices that weren’t already accessible to me. Some had huge security walls but some didn’t even require a passcode which was stupid.

My phone rang, and I smiled when Leah’s name popped up, answering instantly. “Hey, girl.”

“I’m only doing this because I know you care about him,” she said quietly, the sound of a car engine in the background. “So don’t rat me out to your guys, or they’ll kill me.”

I stood, worry starting to soak into me. “What’s wrong? What are you doing?”

“Stone’s not good. He hasn’t come out of his room, and we saw the security footage of what they did to him. He really needs a fucking hospital but he won’t go, let alone accept any of our help. He might listen to you.”

“He won’t even answer my messages or calls, so how am I supposed to do that?” I sighed, my ears pricking as I heard a car outside. The guys were still busy, and Estelle had hours left of work.

“Don’t be mad, but I know the guys are out, and I tracked you. I didn’t want to risk you telling me in case someone was watching you. I know it’s putting you in danger if you come with me, but—”

“I’ll be out in two seconds,” I answered, hanging up and running to the back door to grab my shoes, locking up as I left. It was stupid, the guys had told me to stay in the house, but if Leah had called me and gone against the guy’s rules about Stone staying away from me, it meant he was worse than she said. There weren’t any security cameras around here, so the guys wouldn’t even know I’d left if I didn’t stay gone for long and only got out of the car at the compound.

Leah gave me a small smile as I dove into the passenger seat. “I don’t want to get you in trouble, but I don’t know what to do. If he hasn’t come out, it means he’s not even cleaning the wounds. It was fucking bad, Penn.”

“I’m glad you called me,” I answered, leaning over to give her a quick hug. “It’s good to see you.”

“You too. You’re looking good,” she grinned, reversing out of the driveway and heading towards Rawson.

“I feel better than I did.”

“I can tell.”

We chatted as she drove, filling me in on the monkey-sex she’d been having with Jai, and I was surprised when she said they’d decided to try dating after all. I was happy for them because I thought they were great together. I had a feeling she’d been avoiding it out of fear, but she could trust Jai, they’d been best friends for a long time.

The compound was quiet when we arrived, but Jai stormed towards us the second we opened the front door. “What the fuck is she doing here?” I was a little taken back by his anger, but he quickly calmed down and cringed. “Shit, I’m not mad to see you, Penn, but there’s no way the guys let you come here without them. You don’t need the drama this will bring, and neither does Leah.”

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