Unexpected Destiny (Assassins and Sweethearts Book 3) (7 page)

On shaky feet, she shuffled to the tub and slipped into the bath. The heat eased into her numb muscles, like drinking hot chocolate on the coldest of nights.

She rubbed the palms of her hands, still feeling the rough edges of the items pushing against her hands as she squeezed them tight in that sorry excuse for a safe room. If Aidan hadn’t come—she shook her head back and forth and clasped the edge of the tub. Her lips trembled and her heart raced at the thought. But Aidan had been there. He’d also come to her aide last night.

Sinking farther under the water, its heat melted the fear like when Aidan came through the safe room door. She sat up and drew in a breath of fresh air, pulling it deep into her lungs. Both hands cleared the water from her eyes. She looked to the door. He’d saved her and, if she remembered it all correctly, there had been relief shining bright in his eyes when he’d found her.

Her breathing picked up and she rubbed her chest. She’d had it all wrong. It was Aidan who had saved her not only last night, but today too. Her body lit up with the idea of trusting him completely. He was the one who’d gotten her to forget all her troubles last night. He was the one who’d saved her today. Maybe he really was her hero. Her body lit on fire.

But she’d yelled at him and accused him of all kinds of terrible things. Was he even still here? In an effort to save her life, had she ruined something real? She leaned forward over her knees. The bathwater had turned cold and she knew only one thing could warm her now.

She climbed out of the tub. “Aidan,” she called. Her voice came out brittle. Chilly air floated over her rapidly cooling skin. She grabbed the towel he’d set on the chair for her. Its fluffy warmth doing little to prepare her for what she was about to ask.

The door opened and he appeared. The same deliciously handsome man she’d been with for an entire evening. Damn, she wanted to sink back into that moment, a perfect moment of luscious luxury. She took a step forward and stumbled. In two large steps he was in front of her and he clasped her waist. The heat took her by surprise.

Once her feet were stable, she said, “I’m sorry I ran.” She clutched his shirt and focused on his mouth.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you the truth earlier.” He brushed her dripping hair from her face.

“Oh, Aidan.” She gazed into his blue eyes and saw everything she’d dreamed of. His strength, worry, and passion swirled together giving her something to cling to. “I’m sorry I called you crazy.” She leaned into him.

“I’m sorry I didn’t catch up to you sooner.” He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.

“Thank you for coming after me. You saved my life.”

He pulled back and lifted her chin to meet his gaze. “That’s been my goal from the beginning.”

“I believe you.” The truth filled her whole and her breathing slowed. When she ran from him, she hadn’t a clue what kind of danger she was facing but now the reality of his conviction couldn’t be denied.

“Don’t leave me again.”

“I won’t.” She pressed her wet body against his. “I’m scared.”

“I’ll figure it out. You just need to stay with me.” Ever so slowly he lowered over her and gave her a simple kiss.

“Aidan?”

“Let me hold you. I need this. I need to know you’re okay.” He rubbed her back and arms.

“Kiss me again.” She ached to be close to him, to get lost in the way he claimed her.

Then he took the towel and dropped it on the floor. “You want more than a kiss, don’t you?”

“Yes.” She grabbed fistfuls of his shirt.

He swiped his fingers between her legs. “Be with me. Open your body to me.”

A flush heated her cheeks. “But I’m all wet.”

“I don’t give a fuck.” He sucked his slick fingers and then scooped her up. “Besides, you’re about to get a whole lot wetter.” He carried her out of the bathroom. “I can’t think of a better way to settle our souls and there are quite a few things we didn’t make time for last night.”

Chapter
Seven

“Please tell me we have time for those delicious things right now.”

“You better believe it.” He sat her on the edge of the bed. “Lay back and spread those lovely thighs wide for me.”

She did as he’d ordered. The deep dark shade of blue his eyes had turned told her only a fool wouldn’t do as he’d commanded. She rubbed the inside of her thighs as she opened them. A shiver danced across her damp skin.

“You’re beautiful.”

She watched him as he stripped. “My thoughts exactly.”

“I’ll be right back.”

“Don’t leave.” She reached for him.

“I’m just getting a condom.”

“Do you have to? I’m clean and I’m on the pill.” Her lips parted and her body froze while she waited for his answer.

“You honor me, sweetheart. Thank you.” He knelt and grabbed her thighs “I’m clean as well.” He kissed the inside of her thigh, then licked and sucked his way closer to her center. “Will you do something for me?”

“Anything.” She rocked her pelvis.

He pulled back. “You keep this beautiful pussy right where it is. I mean, I don’t want you to move at all.” He dragged his finger through her slit and sucked his finger clean again.

“I can’t move?”

“Sure, you can move, sweetheart. I want you to grab those perfect tits for me. Pull and pluck to your heart’s content.” He slid two fingers deep inside her. “You play and I’ll keep playing. Deal?”

“Oh.” A moaned slipped from her lips as he flexed his fingers inside of her, touching all the spaces and driving her wild. A warm glow blossomed inside. She bit her lip and dragged her teeth over her bottom lip. The only thing she could do was obey. A flush of heat blasted her. She pushed her breasts together and then pulled on her nipples. “Like this?”

He pulled his fingers out, spread her honey over her pussy lips, and then pushed his way back into her channel. “Oh, yeah.” He took a long slow lick over her clit.

“Damn, that feels good.” It took all the concentration she had to not ride his face as he tasted her from the bottom to the top.

“Every time you think you’re going to move, I want you to give those tits a firm tug.”

“You like having control, don’t you?” Her breasts felt heavy as hell and they tingled right along with her core.

“Hell yeah and you want to come tonight, right?” He knelt on the bed. His cock was long and thick. A pearl of cum seeped from the tip.

She squeezed her breasts and pressed her thumbs over her hard nipples, eliciting a hiss through her teeth. “I’d prefer to come several times.” Her focus remained on his dick.

“That’s my girl.” He stroked his cock as he played with her clit. “You taste so good. I bet you’d like to get a taste of my cock too. Wouldn’t you?”

She licked her lips. “Yes, everything yes.”

He positioned himself between her thighs and he pushed his tongue into her pussy. She arched her back and squeezed her tits together. The next second, he pushed his fingers into her and then ravaged her clit with his hot wet mouth. He took a long sucking pull and something let go deep inside. Blackness pushed through her body and then it all changed. Sweet light blasted her. She screamed and he continued sucking while he repeatedly pushed into her pussy with his fingers, flexing them over the sweet spot. She moaned loud and full, riding the wave.

When she quieted, his hands pressed over hers to squeeze her breasts. “How are you doing?”

“More, please.” Her breathing was still ragged but she wanted more. She had enough of waiting. She reached for his cock.

“Stay where you are.” He straddled her head. “I’ll give you just a taste.”

“But I want all of you, just like you’ve done for me.” She licked the tip of his cock. Sugary, salty warmth hit her senses and she licked him again.

“Maybe later if you’re good, but my immediate plans involve fucking that hot pussy of yours.” He tapped his cock head on her tongue and then lifted it away.

“I can’t argue with your plan.” She opened wide and he guided his dick inside. Her tongue lathered the underside.

“Your mouth is heaven.” He pumped his hips in slow short strokes.

She sucked harder. The only thing she wanted now was more of this man. She worked her mouth around his silky strong length as he gave her another inch. A short couple of minutes later he pulled from her. Then he scooped her up and flipped them around. He landed on his back and she was straddling him.

“Are you ready to move?” He stroked his cock through her folds. “I want to watch as you ride me.”

“Oh.”

“Right now, sweetheart. Take me inside you.”

She swiveled her hips and lowered onto his cock. He filled her deliciously full, taking her breath away. “Hold on. I need a second.” Her emotions were about to burst. She needed to savor this feeling that could be described as nothing less than complete. There was nothing between them and yet everything between them. It was perfect. Her eyes closed and she flexed her fingers against his chest.

He squeezed her ass. “A second is about all you got. You haven’t even moved yet and you already feel fucking fantastic.”

She leaned forward and he hit a different spot just inside. Her pussy coiled around the bliss he created in spades. “Yes, it’s fucking amazing.” She pushed her ass back a little which pulled him out ever so slowly.

He whacked her bottom.

“Ouch!” A series of sparks shot around her, from her nipples to her clit. “You spanked me.”

“And there will be a lot more of that if you don’t get to riding me.” His palms covered her ass cheeks and squeezed.

“Yes, Sir.” She pressed down on his firm chest and rolled her hips.

“What did you say?” His body froze under her.

“Ah. I’m sorry. Did I say something wrong?” She arched her hips back a little as she watched him.

“You called me Sir.” His dark eyes and cocky smile told her everything she needed to know.

“I knew it. You’re a Dominant. Aren’t you?”

“Is it going to be a problem?” He held her hips.

“Not at all but I haven’t…” She bit her lip and focused on the rumpled sheets around them.

He pumped his hips up and then tapped her chin. “Eyes on me. You’re not running from me anymore, remember. Finish that thought.”

“I’ve never been someone’s sub.” It felt like butterflies were putting on a performance in her belly. She’d only just begun exploring this desire over the last year as she drowned herself in the books she loved. Reese had refused to even talk about it. All her studying couldn’t have prepared her for the reality. Disappointing him seemed a forgone conclusion. She focused on his chest.

“Let’s concentrate on right now.” He pulled her down and claimed her lips. His tongue plunged into her mouth at the same time as his hard cock thrust high inside.

She held still while he pumped into her over and over. Here she was on top and he still had complete control. An intoxicating need to submit to his command took over. Her natural lubricant eased his way and he increased his speed and force. He ravaged her and something cracked open inside. A feeling more intense than anything she’d felt before. She pushed off his chest and he let her go. “This. This is what I need. How do you always know?”

He continued to plunder her pussy. “Because it’s exactly what I need.” She met his hips thrust for thrust until he stopped. “Now ride me, baby. Show me how you need this.”

“Yes, Sir.” She swiveled her hips as she pulled and slammed down. The smacking of their bodies and ragged breathing filled the room. She wanted to scream to the world, let everyone know how damn good this man made her feel.

“Fuck, you feel like heaven. Come for me when you’re ready.”

“For you. Yes, for you.” A force crashed into her and she used the strength to squeeze his length. They moaned together as the sweetest release swirled higher and higher. She rode him faster and harder until the intense pleasure loosened its hold. Bursts of pure pleasure stole her breath. Her hips rolled in languid sweeps, reigniting little bursts of heat.

When she could take no more, she laid on him and tried to memorize the completeness surrounding her. A haze floated over her, sating her desires and at the same time filling her thoughts with all the wicked things she wanted to experience with this man. She never would have guessed submission could be liberating.

Sometime later, she woke in the same spot, his warm body still underneath her. She had no desire to ever move again. Her gaze found an ugly purple bruise on his ribs. “This has got to hurt?” She dragged her finger tips over the discolored skin.

“I’ll be fine. I’m used to it.”

“Occupational hazard?”

“I’d rather take the blow than have my clients get hurt.” He rubbed his side and she spotted the scraped skin on his knuckles.

She leaned forward and pressed her lips to the back of his hand. “Your clients are lucky you risk so much for them.”

“It’s nothing compared to what they’ve had to deal with.”

“You’re such a boy scout.”

He brushed the tip of her nose and they shared a smile that warmed her all the way to her toes.

He was quite simply the sexiest thing she’d ever seen. Her stomach rumbled and she nuzzled in next to his ear. “I don’t ever want to get out of this bed.”

He caressed her cheek. “Someday soon, you’ll spend the whole day in bed but we have a few things to take care of first, like getting you something to eat.”

“Can’t push anything past you, can I?” She didn’t miss his comment of her spending the whole day in bed and not we. The last person she should be falling for was a hitman. Maybe she was losing her mind.

“I’m determined to take good care of you.” He pulled back the blankets and slapped her ass. “Up you go. Let’s eat. There’s cereal and milk in the kitchen.”

“That’ll work.” She swung her legs over the edge of the bed and watched his firm backside strut to the kitchen. God bless his open floor plan. She pulled the sheet from the bed and wrapped it around herself as she followed him. “Tell me how much danger I’m really facing.”

“I’m not sure that’s a good idea.” He pulled two bowls from the shelf and set them on the kitchen counter.

“No more sugarcoating things.” She stopped behind him and focused on his back. “I need to know what’s going on. Tell me the truth. Please.” She traced a pattern across his back from one freckle to another. “If you don’t, my mind is going to work overtime with different freaky scenarios. Give me something to focus on before I drive myself completely insane.”

“Okay.” He turned around. “First of all, you’re not in this alone.” He grabbed her hands. “I and my team will get you through this, if you listen.”

“But you were hired to kill me.” She took a deep breath. Her world spun out of focus, like something dead as winter was freezing her numb.

“Yes.” He squeezed her hands and pulled her closer. “I have no intention of killing you. My intentions are quite the opposite. But the other assassins, and there could be more, won’t stop until you’re dead.”

****

Aidan tugged on her hands. The more she pulled away, the harder he hung on. “I didn’t want to scare you.”

“Too late for that.” She pulled back.

He lowered his tone and leaned down to catch her gaze. “You’re safe with me.”

“But more than one lunatic
is
trying to kill me!”

“Hey.” He yanked her forward to remove all the distance between them. “I’m not trying to kill you. I will keep you alive. Do you hear me?”

“Yes.” Her eyes closed and he gave her the moment.

He couldn’t imagine what it would take for her to get through this mess. The helplessness she must feel didn’t sit well with him. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. After he got her through this, she probably wouldn’t choose to stay with him. How could he blame her for still wanting to run? It didn’t matter how much fun they had together or how damn good she felt when squeezing his dick with her luscious pussy. It didn’t matter if she was his one. If he was honest with himself, he couldn’t keep her forever. It was the only way to keep her safe.

He nodded his head and let go of his hold on her. She didn’t back away. She just looked at him with those big misty brown eyes. Until the moment he was forced to let her go, he’d keep her close. He’d memorize every inch of her, he’d taste her as often as he could, and then, when the dust settled, he’d let her go.

“I want to trust you.”

“Good. Now, let’s get dressed before we eat. I can’t concentrate knowing you’re naked under that sheet.” He walked to the shelving behind the bathroom and retrieved a fresh pair of jeans. “Liz.”

“Yes.” She shook her head and then walked to her purse on the island.

“I should tell you, we need to leave for a meeting. Before we go, I want to check in with my security team upstairs.” He checked his phone. “My brother is meeting us up there.” He shook out the jeans and yanked them on. “He’s one of the people I have helping us with this situation.”

“Your brother?”

“You saw him last night, outside.” He buttoned his fly.