“There is nothing to say.”
“Isn’t there?” And his hand moved, sliding one and then two fingers inside her. Quivering, he pushed the heel of his hand against her clit and pressed slowly in circles. This time, pleasure rose fast, and she gasped as his fingers curled inside her, starting to rub at a maddening speed. Deva arched at his touch, but as she was about to surrender to her orgasm, he stopped. A few seconds were enough to pull her away from the edge, and then he started again. And again.
Deva thrashed against him, trying to get away from his touch, but she was pinned in place, forced to endure his assault.
Drenched in sweat, she cursed and yelled at him as he forced her to climb close to climax once more, his fingers relentless, his focus telling him when to retreat, leaving her in a frenzied state of madness.
“Aleksei, I swear. I’m not trying to trick you, I’m not against you. Damn it. You have to believe me.”
“And why would I believe you when everything I see is telling me you are a liar.”
Words poured out of her before she realized it. “Aleksei. If there is something, it’s that I’m trying to protect you. Yes, I have old ties to the criminal underworld. I walked away from it a long time ago. Fled, hid. I don’t want to return to that, but I couldn’t help it. I had to help you. Please, Aleksei.”
His movement halted for a brief moment, and Deva maintained his gaze. Her body was shaking, and she hoped she had said enough. Another part of her hated to be betrayed by her body so easily. That was all she could share, and still be able to live with herself.
Aleksei’s eyes steeled for a second before he cursed under his breath and released her bound hands. Deva almost sobbed in relief when she understood he believed her. Instead of getting off the bed, the fighter kissed her once more and trailed his mouth until he reached the apex of her thighs. When his fingers spread her lips, and his mouth sucked her clit, she almost bucked him out the bed. Wrapping his thick arms around her legs to keep her in place, she freed her hands and put her fingers into his mane of black hair and fisted the silky strands with brute force. There was no finesse in the man’s touch, he wanted her to orgasm and fast. One of his arms moved, and she felt his fingers once more inside her, pounding as fast as he was sucking her with his mouth.
Pleasure exploded, rendering her blind as her body shook and she kept on grinding herself against his face. He continued licking her for a while longer, as her body softened and the sensation abated. Lost, Deva felt him kissing her thigh, her stomach, tugging gently at her nipples until his body covered hers once more. Haze dissipated too quickly making her realize what had happened, and she pushed him away with all the rage she could muster.
“Get off me, you sick monster.”
Before he could react, she scrambled out of bed, grabbed her t-shirt and bra that had been discarded moments before, and put them on. Reassured that she was properly covered, she located her jeans.
Aleksei made a move toward her, but she warded him off. “Stay away.”
But as she suspected, he didn’t listen. “Deva, you are not leaving.”
She snickered at him. “Yeah? Watch me!”
He positioned himself between her and the door. “You won’t leave until you tell me why you made contact with me. I’m sorry if…”
As she searched for something big enough to knock him unconscious, someone rang the doorbell.
Aleksei froze before turning to her. “Stay here. Don’t let yourself be seen, do you understand?”
Deva was about to tell him to kiss her ass, but the look on his face made her hesitate. He readjusted his sweatpants and pulled a t-shirt from a drawer before closing the bedroom door behind him.
Once more, Deva hesitated, but she noticed it wasn’t the overbearing, dominant man who gave her the order to stay put. Aleksei was truly worried. Protective.
When a new male voice sounded in the other room, she leaned toward the bedroom door to listen.
“You look well. After your last fight, I thought you wouldn’t recover quickly enough.”
“You mean for the next fight tomorrow.”
“Well, yes. The stakes are going up, which is good for you. If you defeat your next opponent, you are getting closer to your ultimate goal.
“And yours too.” Aleksei’s voice was low with a hint of sarcasm in it.
“Nothing is free in this world. You above all others should know about it. I just came to confirm that we still understood each other. Check your emails, you should receive the location of the next fight tonight. Keep sharp. And don’t lose.”
“No father, I won’t”
