Chapter 26

Keelan

G oddammit. The situation had gotten completely fucked up. Guilt weighed heavily in my chest since I put Sadie in the trunk, knowing that it was my fault she hit me in the face to begin with. Not only that, but she cut her hand and arm on the asphalt when I dragged her out of the car. Hearing her terrified, angry screams during the first thirty minutes fucking ate away at me. All I wanted to do was bandage her scrapes and let her sleep as I drove to Las Vegas. I rubbed the sore area on my jaw, and frustration boiled in my veins. Her constant fighting and arguing left me with little to no choice.

Yeah, you always had a choice, you asshole , I berated myself further. I should have fucking listened to her, given her space to breathe. She was almost raped, for fuck’s sake.

Though it wasn’t nearly as hot as it would be if I stuffed her in there during the summer heat, regret and shame burned a hole in my chest .

God, I was acting just like my old man, like her old man. That fucker would have taken one step further and broken her leg so that she couldn’t run. The idea made my stomach clench. I could never do that to Sadie, no matter how pissed off I was.

Yet I still hurt her.

After an hour or so, Sadie fell silent, but I could still hear her shifting occasionally, so I thought she was okay. I waited until I saw the road signs for St. George before deciding to let her out. It would be the best place to fill up on gas and stretch before the last hour to Vegas.

Hopefully, by now, she’d learned her lesson about pushing back. I wanted her to calm the fuck down before we reached the hotel.

Not that I blamed her. She did witness me slashing through two men’s throats.

I pulled the car onto the offramp and turned right toward a gas station. The neighborhood nearby was quiet and backed into what looked to be red mountainous plateaus. I parked the car and climbed out, looking around to see how many people were there. Luckily, I was the only one at the pumps. But the silence twisted my stomach’s nerves. Sadie wasn’t moving around at all anymore.

Fuck. I let my temper cloud my judgment.

I couldn’t open the trunk here, not in a public space like this, with cameras everywhere. I looked around again, taking in the details of the neighborhood just up the street. The best spot to get Sadie out would be in a secluded spot near those mountains. I looked around once more before hurrying inside to hand the cashier money for the gas. After that, I filled the tank and hopped back in the car. I pulled out of the station and drove to the adjacent neighborhood .

Almost there, princess. Please be okay.

After a few minutes of driving past the rows of houses and small parks, I noticed a few areas with trails leading into the mountains. There weren’t enough trees for cover, but the sun was high in the sky, and I wasn’t sure how quickly the heat would rise in the trunk.

Luckily, I found an empty playground and parked the car along the sidewalk. I got out and hurried to the back of the car, using my keys to pop the trunk. When I looked down, Sadie was curled into a fetal position, her eyes closed, and her clothes drenched in sweat.

“Oh fuck, oh fuck,” I whispered, leaning down and scanning her over. Was she breathing? The angle of her body was so that I couldn’t see her chest moving.

“Sadie?!” I called out in a panic, my heart pounding against my throat, choking me with fear. Just as I went to scoop her out of the trunk, a long metal pipe came out from underneath her and cracked against my skull as Sadie swung with all her strength. Blood gushed from my forehead and dripped into my eye, temporarily blinding me.

Staggering back, I watched Sadie leap from the trunk, and I tried to grab her waist. But she shoved me away, and with my disorientation, I fell back, and my head hit the curb. More blood filled my mouth as my teeth bit into my tongue. I spat out onto the street and wiped the blood from my eyes. Staggering back to my feet, I turned and saw Sadie vanish between two houses across the street.

A growl rumbled deep in my chest, anger numbing the searing agony that rattled my brain.

That’s three times now she’s run from me .

I sprinted after her, going between the houses she just passed. After crossing the fences, I came onto another street. From a distance, I saw Sadie running from house to house, banging on the front door. Shit, I had to hurry, or someone was bound to answer. I bolted down the street, gaining enough ground for her to whip her head around and see me on her tail.

She jumped off the front steps of the last house that didn’t answer and ran around the side to the front fence. Close behind, I heard her opening a gate, and when I got close, Sadie tried to slam the door in my face. But I grabbed it and shoved it back open, making her stumble slightly.

“Someone, help—” she started to scream, but I lunged, covering her mouth with my bloody palm and seizing her neck with my other hand.

“Hitting me in the head and running off again. Are you serious, Sade—”

Her knee drove into my fucking groin….

“Fuck!” I swore as she tore from my grip, instinct driving me to grab my injured balls.

Sadie ran into the backyard, and I glanced up to see her going for a brick wall bordering the mountains’ open space. She jumped to try and grab the very edge of the wall. I regained my composure and started after her. Sadie couldn’t quite hold the lip of the wall, so her fingers slipped off.

She looked behind and saw me approaching around the backyard pool right before she spun on her heel and ran again, but I grabbed her by the elbow. Sadie kicked at my shins and dug her nails into my arms. I slammed her body into the brick wall, my cock twitching .

She had no idea what her little fight against me was doing to my body.

“Get your goddamn hands off of me, you sick fuck!” she shrieked.

“Alright,” I ground through my teeth. “I guess I had you bashing my head with a pipe coming, but that doesn’t mean I won’t still punish you for it.”

Sadie’s eyes grew wide, but I didn’t give her enough time to react before my mouth crashed against hers. My hand slid from her arm to her sweat-coated hair, grabbing a fistful. Blood soaked into her reddish-gold strands as I gripped tight. Fuck, even with a pounding headache and blood still dripping down my neck, my cock was hardening even more with her struggling.

However, Sadie seemed feistier than expected because she sank her teeth into my bottom lip, tearing the soft flesh to the point of breaking the skin.

I cried out, releasing the kiss. Sadie’s swollen mouth glistened as she licked my blood off her lips, a look of satisfaction on her features.

Jesus.

My gaze went down her body, and my heart twisted at the sight of her scraped arms and hands.

As she took a heavy breath, I pulled her into a hug, gentle not to touch her wounds, as I smoothed her tangled hair. Once her body melted into mine, I drew her into another kiss. This time, her tongue slipped into mine, and I moaned as she kissed me back. “God, Sadie,” I said as I broke the kiss. “I thought I had killed you by putting you in that trunk. I’m sorry, okay? I was wrong. I should have given you that peace after what happened. ”

Sadie swallowed, and her brows pinched together like she was debating if I was sincere or how completely unhinged I really was for kissing her after all that. “It scared me, Keelan. I could have died in there.”

My lips curled into a smile. “But you didn’t.” I pressed closer, letting my dick dig into her thigh. Her breath turned ragged, and desire burned beneath all that anger and rage in her pretty green eyes. It only made my cock swell painfully.

At this point, any chance for her to believe my apology was gone. I grabbed her shoulders and lifted her from the wall.

“Well, let me at least cool you off,” I said playfully before launching her tiny frame into the pool behind us. Swirls of steam rose from the churning water.

When she emerged, I hopped in after her, grabbing her shirt before she could swim toward the steps on the other side. “Not so fast, Sadie,” I warned.

Wasting no time, I yanked her shirt over her head and tossed it onto the patio. My lips claimed hers again. Once again, Sadie kissed me back, her tongue sliding against mine. The water was at our throats as we kissed, concealing us from prying eyes, if there were any.

God, why was I so turned on when she fought back? It was clear that her mind wanted to hate me, loathe my existence, but her body craved my touch. Every time I touched her, I broke her resistance a little more. Because she was mine. Sadie could deny all she wanted but couldn’t escape that truth.

Her legs wrapped around mine as I pulled her shorts down, slipping them off and tossing them with the wet shirt. I fiddled with my pants for a moment before I pulled my aching dick out and slammed it into her. Her head fell back and pressed against the pool’s edge, moaning at the fullness of me. She looked beautiful when I fucked her like this, claiming every single inch of her tight pussy.

“That’s it, sweetheart. I know this is exactly what you need,” I hummed against her lips. She had been bratty for too fucking long, and that attitude of hers needed to be fucked right out of her. Her pussy throbbed around me, begging for more with each thrust of my hips against her. Sadie gripped my shoulders, her eyes closed as I held her close. Her lips were parted—she’d been so lost in her trance that she was soundless.

Her tight pussy massaged me from all angles, showing just how much she enjoyed having my cock inside her. One of my hands knotted in her wet hair, yanking her backward roughly.

“If you did what you were told, this would be so much easier. I don’t know how often I must drive that point home.” Sadie’s eyes fluttered open then, her eyes pleading for more, begging for more. She squeezed my waist with her thighs, keeping me close as I rammed my cock harder and deeper into her. “But you had to be a brat , didn’t you? You enjoy getting a rise out of me. It’s almost as if you do it, so I’ll punish you in the way you fucking like it .…”

Still no response, only pleasure-filled breaths and splashing water.

“What’s the matter, baby? You’re awfully quiet now,” I continued. Another bolt of ecstasy shot from my cock, flooding my body with violent shudders with every thrust. “I hope you don’t think you’ll go unpunished for what you did today.”

I pulled her head up to me and kissed her harder, my tongue grazing her lips. Breaking the kiss, I smirked at her .

“Hold your breath, princess.”

“What—”

With those words, I tightened my grip around her hair, pulled her from the edge of the pool, and then dunked her head back and underwater. She suddenly squirmed against me—from shock—but I kept her close and continued ramming myself into her. Harder. Faster. As mercilessly as ever.

A second passed, and then two, and then a few more, before I finally dragged her head back up. She gasped for air, barely having the time to open her eyes before my lips collided with hers. My kiss was demanding, barely leaving any chance for her to breathe. The panic that coursed through her, visible on her face, only fucking aroused me more. I wanted to bury myself in her like this forever.

“You’d be smart to remember one thing, Sadie,” I said after releasing her mouth. “Every breath you take, it’s because I allow it.” Sadie tried to protest—to beg me not to do it, but in a heartbeat, her head was underwater again. I wouldn’t do anything to harm her—not really—but I needed her to know I wouldn’t tolerate fucking around any longer. I only kept her under the water for a few seconds before I pulled her back up, still thrusting wildly. This time, I gave her a chance to gasp for air.

“You asshole!” She coughed before I shut her up with another kiss and shifted her backside against the edge. I had her completely pinned to the pool wall again, my body keeping those legs open for me. It was too much now, and we couldn’t hold back. Every inch of my body needed her like I needed air. Reaching down with my right hand, I slid my fingers along her thigh until I found her clit. I pressed on the bud and rubbed it in slow circles. She cried out .

“So fucking eager for my cock, aren’t you?” My left hand grabbed her throat and squeezed, restricting her airflow.

And she fucking loved it. I saw it in the way her face scrunched with pleasure, her eyes rolling back into her skull as she shook violently against me.

“That’s my good fucking girl,” I praised her. At those words, I felt her orgasm ripple through her and her pussy tightening around my dick. More broken moans blended with breathless gasps as she came, squeezing my cock so fucking tight I needed to pause my thrusts for a moment. Her inner muscles were pulsing, now charged with a sensitivity that I really fucking enjoyed—especially when she came without my permission.

Quickly, I pulled myself out of her, spinning her around so she was now facing the wall, and I shoved myself back into her tender pussy from behind.

“Keelan! God, I can’t—I can’t take it,” she cried out, but I quickly covered her mouth, blocking her breathing once more. Despite her words, I knew she could take it. Her little cunt was sensitive, but that would only make the second orgasm hit her more intensely. She melted back against me, breathing heavily as my pace grew faster. My lips pressed against the back of her neck.

“God, Sadie. You’ll be the fucking death of me,” was all I managed to say before I reached my point of no return. With one last thrust, I came deep inside that pulsing cunt, her orgasm chasing mine immediately as it squeezed me with delicious intensity. She whimpered against my palm, and I finally released her mouth.

“Oh, God,” she panted before I kissed her gently this time. My touch was softer now as I ran my hands down her naked body, conveying one message—I didn’t ever want to hurt her. “That was … fuck.”

After a final peck, I managed to pry myself away from her. However, as I moved away, the sound of a sliding door alerted me. I looked to see what I assumed was the homeowner staring at us, mouth gaping as an older woman took in the scene in her pool with shock and horror.

I grabbed Sadie’s hand. “Come on,” I told her, grinning wildly. “We need to go.”