“For the other one?” Gauge asks.
“Not your fuckin’ business,” I growl.
“I don’t give two shits who you sink your cock in, Wolf! I care about this fuckin’ club! You need to climb back in that pussy of hers to get what we need, then you do it with a motherfuckin’ smile on your face. You get me?” His anger is loud and clear but forcing me to be with her? That’s pretty fucked up.
“Fuck you! I ain’t dealin’ with her shit just for some intel. I’ll find another way,” I huff. Sly rises from his chair, his hands braced on the table in front of him.
“You’re a part of this club, Wolf. You take fuckin’ orders just like the rest of them do. And I’m orderin’ your ass to deal with the fuckin’ bitch until we get what we damn well need from her.” His tone is deadly and clear. Looks like I’m stuck with this bitch for a while longer.
Ten
Krista
We jog for around an hour. Ester decided to stay for a while longer and I’m thankful for that. I’ve done all my workouts, keeping myself in shape. I learned to fight at an early age being on the street. Some of the best people I knew taught me. I left them all on the streets of Wisconsin when I heard that Tom found out my secret. I couldn’t leave her unprotected. He’s a monster and I know it.
“God, you are going to kill me one day with all this running.”
“It’s good for you. Besides you haven’t been working out with me in a month.” A month. It’s been a month since I’ve met Wolf. A month of random nights with him. A month of feeling things for him that I shouldn’t. It’s strange. I never felt like this with Tom, not even when I found out I was pregnant. I hated him. Hated what he’d done and how I had to deal with it.
“Because I hate working out,” she adds with a laugh. We walk back to the small apartment that we’re sharing while I’m here. Eva is at school right now, so I know she’s safe.
“Shut up and get changed. I’ll feed you,” I tell her. She claps her hands together and hurries toward the bathroom to shower. I drop onto the couch and grab my phone calling a friend back in Wisconsin.
“Hey baby!”
“Hey, Kerry. Tell me you have good news,” I say with a sigh. If she knew anything, I know she would have called me by now.
“No news is good news, right? He’s still in town. He’s been talking to a lawyer, but I don’t know what about. Nothing out of the normal around here to report, Krista.” I sigh thanking God that he hasn’t left the state.
“Thanks, Kerry.”
“Always. Are you holding up okay out there?”
“Yeah. I’m fine. It’s not that bad here actually.”
“You know you can’t stay there forever,” she reminds me softly. I know what she’s thinking and she’s wrong. I just want to make sure that Eva stays safe. Once I know that Tom isn’t a worry, I will go home. I will go back to the life I had once. I worked my ass off to save money to come out here and not have to work. The things I’ve done to earn that money were all illegal and I didn’t care. Not even a little. I still don’t. I did what I thought was right and now here I am.
“I know. I just need to know that he isn’t going to go after her. You know how he acted when he found out,” I remind her. Tom went crazy. Somehow an old friend of mine must have overheard a conversation at some point and he told Tom. I was pissed. I felt betrayed by the ones I trusted most but after that, I started hearing more and more rumors that Tom was going to track her down and take back what was his. I’d never let him do that. Ever. I don’t care what kind of money he has or who his family is. He’s a piece of shit human being just like the rest of his family.
“I know, I remember. Just be careful, Krista. I worry about you.”
“I know you do. And I love you for it. Call me if you hear anything. I’ll check in next week,” I tell her before the line goes dead. Ester comes out of the bathroom freshly bathed and fully clothed.
“Your turn,” she says motioning toward the bathroom. I shove off the couch and head in. The water is still running, nice and hot. Stripping out of my clothes, I climb in and lower my head. My heart sits heavy in my chest as thoughts of him rip through my memories. The pain of what he caused me. The fact that I had to give up on my little girl. Tears stream down my cheeks as I let it all out. Every pent-up emotion rushes me at once. I startle and nearly scream when I feel hands wrap around my waist.
“What the hell?” I ask, looking over my shoulder and straight into the eyes of the Wolf himself.
“You’re cryin’. What’s wrong?” His eyes look sincere but the fact that he’s in my shower, in my apartment is making me nervous.
“What are you doing here? How did you get in?”
“Your roommate let me in. Said you were in the shower. Why are you cryin’?” he asks again. My heart falls in my chest as I shake my head. Wolf reaches for me, pulling me into his naked warm body. My head rests on his chest as I cry.
“I don’t know what I’m doing.”
“It’s okay. You don’t have to know. That’s why this is called life. We don’t know what the next day holds,” he whispers into the top of my hair.
“That’s the thing. I have to know what tomorrow brings, Wolf. I have to be a step ahead.” When I pull back and look up at him, my heart nearly stops. The look says he understands, but how could he? He doesn’t even know what the problem is. His hand comes up to the back of my hair, tugging it so I’m forced to tip my head back further.
“No, you don’t. When you’re a step ahead, you can miss the next move. When you try to see the future, you miss what’s in front of you. Don’t do that, Krista. Mistakes get made when you do that,” he says with so much compassion it kills me a little inside. He has no idea what I’m up against, but he understands. I push up and kiss him and he lets me. I can feel his cock getting harder as my mouth moves over his. I shove my tongue into his mouth and let it explore. His groans get trapped in his throat as he grinds against me. He doesn’t stop to ask questions, just lifts me in his arms. I pant before I pull away shaking my head. I wiggle in his arms trying to get him to release me.
“What’s wrong?”
“No condom.” He smirks and sets me down, reaching outside the shower curtain to grab one from his jeans. Once he has it rolled on, he grins at me before lifting me again. The water rains down over us as he slides inside of me.
“You feel so goddamn good wrapped around me, Krista,” he groans as he thrusts.
“Shit, fuck me harder, Wolf,” I beg. He slams me against the wall of the shower, air leaving my lungs in a rush. His hands grip my hips as he grinds against me.
“You want it harder?” he asks as he pants. I nod before I cry out when he pulls out of me. “Turn around and put your hands on the edge.” His warm breath dances over my skin. I turn and press my hands to the edge of the bathtub. Wolf moves in behind me, his hands roaming over my body before his hand slaps against my flesh. I scream his name and arch my back about ready to stand from the sting when he forces his way inside of me. Each stroke causes my pussy to clench around him.