Not knowing where I was going, I took off down the sidewalk. Thankfully, I’d worn flat shoes today. I scanned the street around me, seeking a place to hide out. There was nothing. I couldn’t very well duck into a stranger’s yard. Stray’s house down the block was my only option. He knew that too. The clever dick was herding me right to his own domain.
Something told me that I didn’t want to be in public when he caught me. It was broad daylight. Being fucked by my criminal lover in front of his neighbors wasn’t the kind of danger I wanted. Ending up in jail for public indecency was not on my bucket list.
When I heard heavy footsteps behind me, I risked a look back. Stray was almost on top of me. That hadn’t been two minutes. Liar.
“That’s right, Codie. You’re almost right where I want you.”
I knew it. He was intentionally driving me right to his house. One place we’d never been together. Perhaps this was fitting.
Knowing that he lived with some of the other Kings, I hoped like hell nobody else was home. Racing across Stray’s front yard, I fumbled with the latch on the back gate. I got inside the backyard in time to slam the gate shut in his face. He didn’t bother with the latch. Instead, he jumped over the fence.
“Damn you,” I panted, running for the shed at the back of the yard. Not that locking myself inside would do a damn thing to stop Stray. We both knew he already won this game.
He tackled me down in the middle of the yard. The yellowing grass crunched beneath me. I grunted as his weight came down on top of me.
His hands wrapped around my wrists, pressing them to the grass above my head. His lips moved against mine when he said, “All I ever wanted was to protect you. When I saw you tied to that chair, I thought I’d failed. I thought you deserved better than me. Someone who would never let that happen to you.”
“You didn’t let it happen to me, Stray. I made my own mistakes. We both have. I don’t care about any of that anymore. Let’s move forward. Together.” I kissed him with an aggression I hadn’t known lived inside me. A sharp possessive demand.
Stray jerked back in surprise when I viciously bit his lip. Stroking my tongue along the bite, I tasted his blood. We both stopped, staring into one another. Then Stray crushed his lips to mine in a bruising kiss, and nothing else mattered.
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
STRAY
Having Codie trapped beneath me felt too fucking perfect. Like that’s exactly where she belonged. My efforts to stay away from her had failed greatly. It had been impossible to forget about her.
Instead, I’d followed her around like a pathetic dog. Needing to see her. Needing to make sure she was okay. I didn’t entirely trust her not to seek out a sick thrill with someone else. No way in fuck was I going to let that happen. I definitely hadn’t expected her to start following me.
Now I held her beneath me in my own backyard. Nothing would’ve stopped me from taking her right then and there. If any of my neighbors on either side came out to their backyards and caught a glimpse over the fence, they were going to get an eyeful.
Holding both of Codie’s wrists in one hand, I used the other to jerk her cute yoga pants down. I needed to be inside her right fucking now. My mouth was on hers. A kiss that left me dizzy with the power she so easily wielded. Letting her wild side out, Codie bit my tongue and then my chin.
“You want it rough?” I shoved my own pants down, freeing my hard cock. “I hope you know what you’re asking for. You’re all mine, strawberry. I tried to be the good guy. Do the right thing. Fuck that shit. There’s no escaping me now. You’ll have to kill me first.”
Her breath hitched as I slammed my cock inside her. Her pussy opened up for me, gripping me tight. Fuck I had missed this. There was nothing I wanted more than to bury myself inside her every fucking day for the rest of my life. I still hadn’t fully accepted what that meant.
Sinking my teeth into the side of her neck, I sucked hard on her skin, needing to mark her with me in every way. I pounded into her. Vigorous thrusts that would guarantee she felt me between her legs for days after this.
“God, I love you, Codie.”
She raised her hips to meet my thrusts. Welcoming the pain with the pleasure. My girl was a deviant thing, no doubt. Something told me that we would explore a lot of fucked up shit together.
Her voice was breathy when she said, “I love you, Stray. Don’t ever pull this shit on me again. We face everything together now. Every danger. Every threat.”
I learned that being apart was never going to work. It had always been destined to fail. We were made for each other. I was never going to make that mistake again.
“I promise. We still have a lot of dark fantasies to fulfill.” I winked before kissing her again to muffle her moans.
Unable to hold back, I thrust harder, spilling my cum inside her. Right where it belonged. I pulled back to watch it trickle from her beautiful pussy onto the grass.
“Holy shit, Stray.” Auryn’s voice came from behind me. “The neighbors can see your bare ass, dude. Goddamn, you’re an animal.”
Codie let out a little shriek, fumbling to pull her pants back up as I released her wrists. I stuffed my cock into my jeans and stood up, holding out a hand to help her up as well. Auryn stood on the back patio, a beer in one hand.
“Why are you watching us, pervert?” I shot him a middle finger.
“I didn’t plan on it. I came out here to enjoy a beer and found you two fornicating like animals. Have you no control?” Auryn smirked, enjoying himself.
