Chapter 21

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Helena

It wasn't until after the party, when I had long been in bed, and the Cobras had gone that I got a knock at my door. I'd left hours earlier after several more stories from Pike about scrapes that he and Maddox had gotten into—not all as fun-filled. They were an interesting dynamic that I'd like to figure out, but it was obvious that their friendship was fraught with a lot of baggage.

"Who is it?" I asked just to be sure.

"It's me," Maddox's voice sounded on the other side of the door. Unlatching the lock, I opened the door, returned to my bed, and tucked the comforter around me.

"Hey, everything get handled?" I'd stayed long enough to ensure the basics were under control, but they'd been doing this for years without my help. There was no need for me to butt into the club business. The best I could do was be another hand on the floor. Not that I was going to be a club girl. They'd hired some of the girls from the strip club for those chores. I thought I saw enough cock tonight to tide me over for a while. I even thought I saw Rabbit's dick, which I could have done without. Gross.

"Yeah, everything went smoothly. They're gone," Maddox replied, stepping into the room and closing the door behind him. He looked tired, the strain of the evening evident in the lines of his face and the weariness in his eyes.

"That's Good to hear," I said, trying to sound casual despite the weight of the conversation I knew we needed to have. The last thing I wanted to do was add another item to his plate, but he had asked me to look into it.

Maddox sat heavily in the desk chair beside my bed, running a hand through his hair. "It was touch and go there for a while, but we managed to keep the peace. I wasn't sure there for a little while." His eyes slid to mine.

"You handled everything well."

He offered me a grateful smile. "Thanks, Helena. That means a lot."

I let out a soft sigh, knowing that now was as good a time as any to discuss the subject he had asked me to investigate. "Maddox, I did find something in the books."

His brow furrowed in concern, but he was not surprised. "What'd you find? Rabbit had said there were mistakes, but he said he hadn't found anything," he paused, his eyes sliding to mine. "He also said that you didn't find anything either."

"Well, I wanted to talk to you first." I took a deep breath, gathering my thoughts before plunging ahead. I found significant discrepancies in the ledgers earlier today. It looks like there's been some embezzlement going on, and it's been going on for a while. It looks like they did an excellent job being slick about it for a while, but then they got sloppy."

Maddox's expression darkened, his grip tightening on my hand. "I guess I don't need to ask if you're sure," he said.

I nodded grimly. "I've gone over the numbers multiple times. There's no mistaking it." Pulling forward the ledger pages I highlighted for him, I pointed out the runs I was discussing.

He let out a frustrated sigh, running a hand through his hair. "Damn it."

"I've highlighted the runs that it happened on. Whoever oversaw them valued the runs incorrectly, and then the money was replaced. The club brothers who did that are the ones that need to be questioned."

Maddox nodded, his jaw set. "I can see it now that you've pointed it out. I should have paid more attention. I'm not sure why I didn't see this, but I missed it since the money was added up. Was this what Rabbit was talking about?"

"I think Rabbit was only talking about these numbers." Pointing to the columns for the most recent runs, I reviewed my theories as Maddox followed along, his jaw tightening as the implications sunk in.

"Alright. Thanks for your help on this, Helena. I don't want anyone to know that you were involved in this. Seriously. Keep you quiet about it." Taking the ledger sheets, he folded them and set them aside in disgust. "I'll tell Rabbit too. You're out of that. It's going to be dirty business to settle, and it won't lead to anything good if people find out you were poking into the books at my order."

"Yeah, I get it." Getting up from the bed, I looped my arms around his neck and settled into his lap. "Let's see how good those hands are."

Maddox

I struggled to concentrate as she went through the information about the books. I'd looked at them myself but missed what she found. The ramifications were huge, and I did not doubt once I figured out the person responsible, I was going to be fucking disappointed. I had already suspected who it was, but that was a problem for tomorrow.

Right now, I was more interested in the sleepy angel in front of me, straddling me, one creamy thigh on either side of me, her hair cascading over her shoulders in waves of gold. God, she was beautiful. Running my hands against the satin of a shoulder, I admired the softness of her skin, smooth and unblemished.

"Maddox," she said with a sigh rubbing her pussy against me as she looped her hands around my neck. I should stop her, set her back on the bed, and re-establish the boundaries that kept her firmly in the "do not touch" category. Today, when we were talking about the cesspool of a childhood I had, it reminded me of how pure and untouched she is. It made me question what right I had to dirty her up, to touch her at all. She has always been too good for the likes of me, but there was no way I was going to stop now.

"You want this then?" I asked. "Are you sure?" I wanted to be clear, but even my head seemed stuffed with cotton balls as her coconut scent enveloped me. Twisting my hand into her hair down at the roots, I grabbed hold to angle her the way I wanted, looking into her blue eyes. "You want me? You're sure? There'll be no going back."

"Yes, I want this. I want you, Maddox." She rocked against me, and I nearly came in my pants like some untried teenager as she ground on my dick. Capturing her mouth, I sucked her bottom lip between my teeth and then leaned into the kiss, inhaling every breathy sound she made while I crushed her hips to me.

Cupping my hands on her ass, I stood and moved to the bed, tossing her so she bounced on the mattress. Removing my cut and t-shirt, I shucked out of my jeans and boots, my eyes on hers. I ran my hand down to my dick and gave it a few strokes, my eyes nearly rolling back in my head as she licked her lips. I could imagine her pouty mouth locked onto me as I sank back into her throat. To see her take it, choke on it — a whole body shiver went through me. That'd have to be another time, but it made me even harder.

Crawling forward on the bed, I traced up her ankles and the soft skin there, licking it. "You taste like sunshine and coconut, Helena," I murmured. Nipping lightly on the protruding bones of her dainty ankles, I considered her feet, rubbing the arches and her pink toes.

"Hmm … it's lotion," she said, trying to spread her legs wider.

"Not yet." Stopping her, I kept her legs together, pulling down her little sleep shorts and her panties so she was bare. She was pink and ready already. Goddamn. Edging her legs together again, I arranged her ankles and traced my hands lightly against her skin. "You're so soft, princess," I said reverently in wonder. God, just looking at her, I could only see her as the revelation that she is. All that creamy peach skin spread out before me. I wanted to lick her all over.

I spread little kisses and licks against the hidden bends of her legs, enjoying all the squirming and squeezing that she was doing. Already I could see her pretty pussy glistening and wet. Bending forward, I pressed my face to the juncture of her legs, where I held them together and slid my tongue against her to give myself a taste. She bucked against me, wild and hot, but I settled an arm against her hips as I pushed my tongue down against her ruthlessly.

"Maddox, please." The muscles on her legs bunched and strained as she tried to move.

"No, princess, not yet."

I straddled her hips, keeping my thighs tight against her legs so they were closed. I slid against her belly and just over the top edge of her pussy, frustrating us both with the lack of contact and friction. Fuck. Leaning forward to her nipples, I pulled them with my teeth through the fabric, wetting them. Her eyelashes fluttered so prettily against her cheeks, her moans hitching in her throat with each slide.

Her tits were incredible, and I hadn't even seen them bare yet, just over a handful, firm and high. Her nipples were pink and tight under her tank. I teased them as she moaned.

"Please, Maddox, please. Fuck me." She looked so beautiful against the pillows with her pussy on display that I wanted to keep her like that forever.

"I said you never had to beg baby, but I'm reconsidering now. You do it so pretty." Pulling my dick through her pussy folds, I teased her clit, moaning a little as I did. "You on birth control, baby?"

"Yes." The word was a moan. I pressed my thumb against her clit and slid a finger into her pussy. Helena threw her head back as she came over my hand, spasming, tears leaking from her eyes.

"I'm clean. The papers are in my room. I could get them, but I don't want anything between us."

"I believe Maddox. Stay." Those blue eyes locked with mine.

There'd never been a woman that I'd taken bare before, never wanted to. Pulling her thighs open, I lined my dick up and entered her with one thrust, unable to be gentle, cupping the globes of her ass and spreading her cheeks apart, rocking the thrusts into her.

"I'm going to own this pussy, Helena. Do you hear me?" I growled in her ear as I ground into her. "You're going to come on my dick over and over again. Like the good princess you are." I pounded harder, deep as I could go, so I was bottoming out until her eyes fluttered, and I felt her come again. Only then did I let myself go, and I felt the come releasing in spurts. It seemed like it went on and on as I rocked against her, emptying into her.

Laying frozen over her, I heaved, trying to get my bearings, my forehead resting against hers. I thought I saw stars, as they said in the books and the movies. Kissing her shoulder, I considered if I would die right there. Rolling off her, I went and fetched a warm washcloth.

"Open those legs, princess. Let me see my pussy."

"Maddox," Helena's chest was flushed red, but she did as I said. Washing her gently, I cleaned her and laid a kiss there. Her pussy was swollen and tender, so I gave it a tiny lick, making her squirm a little.

"Don't get any ideas; I don't want to abuse my favorite part. You need sleep anyway," I said. "Later, I'm going to want you all over again." Pulling the covers over us, I tucked her to me, letting her snuggle close. I wasn't much of a talker after sex or one to snuggle, for that matter, but this was different. She belonged to me.