“Bell,” Demon mouthed. The name sparked a memory and his jaw dropped. Uncle Reef? Once the Vice President, Reef had been a part of the Dueling Devils almost from the beginning until he started to crave a larger than life existence and wanting to take them down a shady path, pops wasn’t okay with. He left, taking a handful of men with him and the shit had been forgotten. Apparently…not by everyone.
The blonde sat, waiting while trembling.
“Son of a bitch.” Demon shook his head. “Look, you were actually useful, so I’m going to let you walk scott free. Don’t bring your ass around here no more, you’re not welcome. Cut your ties with the people here. Matter fact, it’d be best for you if you left town altogether. Louis is going to know who the weakest link in the chain was.” Demon glanced at Gia. “Thank you.”
“Anytime.” Gia gripped the back of the blonde’s chair.
He spun on his heel and walked out, pulling out his cell phone.
“Yo Prez.”
“Lefty, we got a huge fucking problem. I know why Louis has a hard on for me. He’s Uncle Reef’s kid.”
“Are you fucking serious?” “As a heart attack. Apparently, he thinks Dueling Devils should be his and somehow, I conned him out of his chance. Fucking psycho.”
“Yeah, just like his father,” Lefty grumbled.
; “I guess so. Jesus, that’s a long time to hold a grudge.”
“He was probably bred to hate us bro. No telling what Reef told him.”
“We need to dig up all the information we can on Reef now.” Demon walked out with a new purpose. To put the severed part of the Dueling Devils down permanently. This was more than revenge it was betrayal.
A motorcycle roared in the distance. Ardy set down her e-reader and stood from the comfortable brown couch. Demon’s home. She’d spent the day with the kids exploring their land. A small stream ran through the middle of the woods a few miles down from the house. She’d never expected Demon to have such a rustic side. He seemed too urban. I still have a lot to learn about him. In many ways, he’s an enigma. I feel like I’m dating a spy. Often gone for long hours, doing things he couldn’t share with her, she struggled with the disconnection. It seemed petty to be worrying about something so small when they had the walls burning down around them. She glanced down and forced her concerns into a box to be dealt with later.
The bike cut off and she unlocked the door, waiting in the doorway.
He walked up the well lit stairs. “Miss me, baby?”
His raspy voice washed over her. Her breasts grew heavy and her mouth dried out like a desert. “Yes.” She bit the inside of her cheek and looked away. The intensity in his eyes scorched her.
He stepped inside, wrapped his hands around her hips and lifted her up to eye level. Leaning in, he captured her lips.
The masculine spice that belonged only to him engulfed her senses. Warmth from his body seeped into her flesh. Her eyelids drifted shut. When they were together like this, her world narrowed to one point. Demon was the breath in her lungs, the fire in her belly and the center of her universe. The pressure resting on her chest all day eased.
She brought her legs up to circle his waist and he ran a hand down to cup her ass. He gripped a large handful of hair in his other hand, pulling her face even closer .The meeting of mouths became violent as he bit her lip hard and used his tongue to sooth the sting.
A jolt of electricity shot through her body and she gasped.
“I want to be buried deep inside of you.” His vibrating voice made her belly flutter. “Matter of fact I think I will. How long have the kids been asleep?”
She cleared her throat. “A couple of hours.”
A wicked smile stretched his lips up, revealing blinding white teeth. “Good, then we won’t be interrupted.”
She glanced at the door, stunned to find it closed and locked. When she was with D, time became distorted. If she didn’t know better, she’d wonder if he was some sort of renegade time lord.
He stalked down the hallway while carrying her. “You want that don’t you baby? For me to fuck that sweet pussy of yours.”
The muscles in her belly flexed. Her breath caught in her lungs as she fell deeper into the abyss that was Demon. Like the being he’d been named for, he’d sucked out her soul and claimed it for himself, binding them. He walked into the main room and smacked her ass.
“Oh.” She jerked in his arms.
“I want to hear you say it, Ardy. I know deep down, there’s a dirty little girl waiting to get out. You’ve been locked up and tied down with commitments not your own for far too long. I want to see you let go and fly free.”
“I am free.” She narrowed her eyes while feeling confused.