CHAPTER FIVE

– VELOZ –

“I’m dead tired, folks. What time would you guys like to start tomorrow?” Pax questions after we’ve been talking shit through for a couple of hours.

We didn’t have much to go on with the new homicide, but at least we were able to outline a few leads, divide tasks, and other stuff we need to focus on.

“We’ll text you when we have the preliminary autopsy report along with the other evidence results,” Lea states.

She gets to her feet and snatches some empty beer bottles from the table, stalking off to the kitchen.

Pax turns to Sully. “Are you staying at the clubhouse?”

Sully shoots me a smirk when he says, “No need, Asher gave me permission to stay in his room.” The fucker jerks his head in the direction of the couch. “Either Veloz is joining you at the clubhouse, or he’s taking the couch, eh?”

I can’t help but wince when I look at the couch. There’s no damn way I could sleep on there without breaking my fucking back. Sully snickers while Pax shakes his head.

“See you guys tomorrow,” Pax mutters and leaves.

Sully is still wearing a smirk when he stands, and steps closer to Lea who just reappeared. “Thanks for dinner, the lovely company, and your hospitality, beaut.”

She gives him a quick hug and pats his chest. “Always, you know that.”

“Glad nothing changed after all these years. What that fucker did to you? You’re so fucking strong, all while you already were a fucking badass to start with,” he murmurs low, but I still catch the words.

Lea stands straighter, flicks his shoulder, and turns to grab a few more bottles when she says, “Same old, same old.”

I help Lea out by grabbing the last few empty beer bottles, and Sully simply leaves to disappear into Asher’s bedroom. Asshole.

Stomping into the kitchen, I put the empty bottles with the others and can’t help but grumble, “I don’t like him.”

“Sully takes some getting used to,” Lea states with a smile in her voice.

I throw a fake glare in her direction. “How do you know I’m talking about that asshole? I could have been talking about Pax.”

Lea snorts. “Pax is easygoing until you cross him. It’s why Spence requested his help in the undercover job they just finished.”

I feel like a petulant child when I mutter, “The asshole deliberately slipped out to take Asher’s room and rubbed it in how I had no other choice but to sleep on the couch.”

Sweet laughter fills the space between us.

I’m wearing a huge smile when I tell her, “It’s not funny.”

She holds up her hand. “It is, actually. I’m not laughing at you, it’s just…it’s such a classic Sully move. My mother would sometimes bake Asher’s favorite cookies and then Sully would snag the last one, eating it right in front of his face.”

“He’s not going to snag my cookie away from me to eat it in front of my fucking face, I can promise you that,” I fiercely tell her.

All humor is gone and we stare at one another. Her breathing picks up, pupils dilate, and my cock is knocking on my damn zipper, pleading to be freed. It takes everything inside me to stay rooted to the floor and not reach out to drag her close and kiss the fuck out of her.

She seals her own fate when she closes the distance, buries her fists into my leather cut, and lifts herself to smash our lips together. I groan into her mouth and place both hands on her ass to grind my cock against her lower belly.

The feel of wildfire flowing through my veins assaults me. I relish the way our connection overloads all of my senses, and if her moans are anything to go by? I’d say the feeling is mutual.

With great effort, I slow down our kiss and place my forehead against hers. “I could bury my cock deep inside your pussy right now and pound away until I brand you inside out with my cum. You would let me, darlin’. I can feel the burning heat of your pussy through our clothes so denying it is useless.”

We’re both breathing hard, and I can hear the beat of my heart rushing through my ears. That’s how wired I am right now. It takes everything I have to slow things down between us. I know she’s ready to take the next step, but that doesn’t mean we should.

“I’m not denying anything, Veloz.” The sound of my name laced with lust is almost my undoing. “Take me, because I am burning up and want to know how it feels when you’re inside me.”

I should get a fucking award for being a gentleman, and I hate my decision already, but I want long-term instead of a fleeting choice to feel good. She might be on the same page as I am, but I need to be sure.

“I will take you,” I vow and mentally add, “Just not right now.”

Lifting her ass, I allow her to wrap her legs around my waist. I hit the lights and carry her to her bedroom. Gently I place her down on the bed and tug at her pants, taking them off in one go along with her panties. She helps me when she quickly discards her shirt and bra.

She’s lying before me naked; a dream come true. Except, her face is turned away from me, and her breathing is erratic. This is what I fucking mean. She might think she’s ready, and her pussy slick with desire is a good indication, but the way she’s avoiding my gaze won’t do.

I let my fingers feather over her inner thigh, over the angry scars littering her precious skin, and firm my voice when I tell her, “You’re not in this bed with me when you refuse to give me your eyes.”

Her whole body goes rigid under my touch.

“If you’re hiding to prevent confrontation, I can tell you that you would be missing the adoration in my gaze. ’Cause, these scars aren’t tainting the alluring parts of you. If anything, they reflect the strongest elements of what makes you unique.”

She slowly turns her head in my direction, eyes simmering with a sheen of tears.

“Watch me,” I huskily tell her and push her legs apart to make room.

I keep our gaze locked when I slowly lick her slit. Her lush tits rise and fall and I’m itching to knead them, roll those hard nipples between my fingers, but right now I’m only focused on her sweet pussy.

Her lips part when I cover her clit and start to suck and flick the bundle of nerves until she grips my head to keep me in place. My name falls in a silent cry from her lips when she explodes into my mouth.

I can barely breathe from the way she’s riding my face, but there’s nowhere I’d rather be than right here. My cock is painfully hard and yet it’s her pleasure I experience like my own. She slumps into the mattress and closes her eyes.

Her face is wrapped in bliss. I place a kiss on the top of her mound and get to my feet to quickly undress. My boxers stay on when I crawl into bed with her and throw the blanket over both of us.

She yawns and murmurs, “Aren’t we gonna…you know?”

Chuckling, I tell her, “I know, and no, not tonight. Sleep.”

I pull her close and drape half her body over mine. She sighs in contentment and her breathing evens out after a few heartbeats. A tiny snore comes from her and I can’t stop staring at her while she sleeps.

Fucking unreal how this woman is the one who cleared my past, managed to reveal details I never even knew existed. Then she offers herself to me. Me. Her virginity. This gorgeous woman, smart as hell, just offers herself to me on a silver platter. I wanted to take things slow, especially with me becoming part of the brotherhood she was born into.

One day together was enough for me to throw caution to the wind and claim her. Well, not exactly claim her as mine…yet. She might not know it, but she unleashed something inside me. A primal instinct to care for her, have her, claim her, adore her. It’s the very reason I didn’t take her virginity the same day we met face-to-face.

We have all the time in the world because I’m not going anywhere.

Ultimately, I fall asleep but it’s short-lived when I’m awoken by a scream of terror coming from right beside me. She kicks and screams as I gently try to wake her from the nightmare she’s caught up in.

The bedroom door flies open and bangs against the wall. Lea is now shrieking for a different reason and I pull the blanket up to keep her covered from Sully’s eyes who is standing in front of the bed.

“What the fuck is going on? Is he trying to rape you?” Sully takes a menacing step closer.

I’m about to jump out of bed and kick the fucker’s ass, but Lea snuggles closer and keeps me in place when she says, “He would never. I had a nightmare, but I’m fine now. Go back to sleep, Sully.”

“You heard her,” Sully grits. “You can leave now.”

I resist giving the fucker a smirk the way he did at the thought of me sleeping on the couch.

Lea sighs. “Veloz sleeps in my bed.”

“The fuck? Does Asher know?” Sully growls.

Lea keeps the blanket close to her body when she slightly jolts up and snaps, “It’s none of anyone’s business who I invite into my bed, especially not my brother’s. Please, Sully, I know you’re only trying to protect me, but I don’t need it. I know what I want, and that is why Veloz is lying right next to me.”

He huffs and shoots another death glare in my direction. I keep my eyes on the asshole while my mouth stays shut. My mind is made up when it comes to this woman, and I won’t let anything ruin the opportunity of claiming her as my old lady. One day in her presence is enough to know my life before her held less meaning than the future I’d love to spend with her.

I barely know her, but there’s one thing I’m damn sure of when it comes to Leontine; she doesn’t need a man to fight her battles. It’s the reason my lips stay sealed. She’s had enough men drowning out her voice.

Over the years I’ve encountered women it taught me a lot, and it’s why I never had a relationship or fucked my way through life. Rox, my former president’s sister, is a fierce woman who handles everything life throws at her in her own way. Women growing up in an MC are carved from a different wood.

They know what the life entails, and have the same kind of respect, loyalty, and devotion. Maybe that’s why I’ve never wanted a relationship; because I haven’t met the right woman yet. Until now.

Sully tears his gaze from mine and tells her, “You clearly do need someone to step up and protect you when you make these kinds of mistakes. He just got here, Leontine. To him it’s all about getting his cock wet.” He looks at me again. “Nothing to say, asshole? Now that I’ve called you out on your intentions, you turn into a mute?”

I keep my voice steady and calm. “I have plenty to say, mostly about you making an idiot out of yourself. Though, at this moment I’d like for Lea to get some rest instead of having to justify herself to someone about her own goddamn choices.”

The muscle in his jaw jumps as he stares at the both of us for a few more seconds.

“Hope you can get some sleep,” Sully grumbles, spins around, and closes the door with an eerily calm.

“Ugh, he’s mad as hell,” Lea whispers. “Asher and I would slam the door whenever we’re pissed, but Sully? Calm as shit.”

I pull her back down and she comes willingly.

Brushing my lips against her forehead, I tell her, “That’s on him. He has no business flipping his shit about the things you do. Try and get some rest, that’s more important than anyone or anything outside of this room.”

She closes her eyes and the feel of her cheek rubbing against my chest awakens my cock.

Even more when her breath fans out over my skin as she says, “You’re right.”

I tighten my arm around her and place a kiss on the top of her head. She places her hand on my abs and brushes her fingers up and down my stomach. Fuck. Me.

“Sleep,” I remind her, my voice filled with the lust my body is brimming with.

I’m surprised by the way she actually falls asleep in under two minutes. At least, that’s what it feels like, because I’m wide awake for a long damn time before my body finally gives in. Thankfully, Lea doesn’t seem to have any nightmares and is still sleeping soundly when I wake up the next morning.

With care, I slide out from underneath her and head into the bathroom to handle my business and take a quick shower. I have a towel wrapped around my waist when I stalk back into the bedroom.

Lea just woke up and stretches her arms above her head, making the covers slide down to expose one of her nipples. Hunger starts to burn low in my belly and I stride toward the bed to rip the covers from her in one smooth move. She squeals for a fragment of a second, and then it turns into a moan when I’ve latched onto her sweet pussy.

This time there’s no self-consciousness; her eyes are locked solid on mine as she watches me eat her out. I spread her lips wide open with two hands, teasing her slit with one finger. She’s tight as hell. Her lust for what I’m doing is soaking her center, making it easier to slide a finger inside her.

Her body freezes up for a breath or two, but I manage to remind her of the pleasure when I flick her clit with my tongue. It doesn’t take long for her to push back on my finger, allowing me to pump my digit inside her and add another.

I can’t wait to replace them with my cock. Not today, though. Fuck me, I must have lost my mind completely by not wanting to bury myself to the hilt in her virgin pussy. She almost rips my hair out when she grabs hold with fists full to keep me in place as she rides my face into bliss.

Her moans, my name on her tongue, her cum coating mine; it’s everything that makes my balls tighten as my cock thickens and pulses. Motherfucker. This woman, a damn virgin, made me come without wrapping one finger around my cock or sliding her pussy around it for that matter. Thank fuck I was wearing a towel.

“Damn,” Lea croaks, her tits rising and falling as she throws an arm over her face. “What a way to start my day.”

I chuckle and place a kiss on her lower belly. Without another word, I quickly stride to the bathroom and clean up. When I’m throwing the towel into the hamper, I feel a hand sliding over my back and her sweet voice filtering the air.

“I’m going to take a shower, can you make us some coffee? I take mine black. I’ll be right out,” she casually says and fucking squeezes my ass.

I turn just in time to see the twinkle in her eyes as she jumps into the shower and turns on the water. Shaking my head, I feel a huge grin sliding across my face as I wander into the bedroom to grab my backpack for some clean clothes and get dressed.

There’s a bounce in my step until I find Sully sitting at the kitchen table, eating an apple.

“Morning,” I grunt and shift my attention to the coffee pot.

“What are your intentions when it comes to Leontine?” Sully states in a harsh voice.

I focus on getting the coffee brewing before I turn around to face the fucker. “It’s not any of your, or anyone else’s, business. Lea and I work, it’s as simple as that.” His eyes narrow and I prevent the fucker from throwing words at me by continuing, “I don’t just mean solving cases together. We have an instant connection neither of us can deny or walk away from. No matter how hard you try to fuck shit up between us.”

He taps the knife he’s holding with his index finger and there’s a fucking creepy smile on his face when he says, “We’ll see.”

Reaching out with his knife, he spears an apple with it and slowly starts to cut it up in small parts, throwing them into a bowl.

“Good morning,” Lea cheerfully quips as she darts into the kitchen, clearly unaware of the tension between Sully and me.

“Morning, beaut,” Sully rumbles and shoves the bowl with pieces of apples in front of her as she takes a seat.

“Thanks.” She grins at Sully. “Nice knife.”

“Present from Pax,” Sully states.

I ignore the asshole and place the coffee Lea requested next to the bowls. Sully snorts, gets to his feet and grabs a glass from the cabinet to fill it with orange juice. I can’t help but glare when he slides the cup of coffee I made her aside to replace it with the juice.

I bite my damn lip when Lea grins at him and takes a piece of apple to drench it with orange juice before popping it into her mouth. “What the fuck?” my mind quips. Not only from the strange habit, also because Sully clearly knows Lea inside out since they grew up together.

Sully rinses his knife under the tap and grabs a towel to dry it off, satisfaction dripping from the fucker’s face. Asshole. He might think he’s got her eating from the palm of his hand, and has some claim on her due to a pact with her twin…but I’m the one who had my tongue inside her virgin pussy mere minutes ago.

Lea is mine. I’ll fight an army of Sully fuckers if I have to, and the result would still be the same…with me conquering her heart. Because that’s why I haven’t buried my cock inside her yet. I’m in for the long road ahead, not for the quick win the way Sully thinks he won by knowing one of her habits.

Ignoring Sully will be the only option, and it’s why I take a seat at the table and peacefully sip my coffee. We have a long day ahead of us as it is working two cases side-by-side. And later tonight? It’ll be me sleeping in her bed.