4

Viper

Tamsin lifts her head and her eyes are glassy. They flicker like diamonds as if they're trying to reflect a treasure. But I'm no treasure, too rusty and tainted for that but that doesn't mean I don't like the way she looks at me. I still feel the taste of her in my mouth and our kiss increased my attraction to her even more until all I want is to get her out of here and into my manor. There are walls there, there's no risk of anyone walking in and looking at what's mine.

In my manor, she will be in her place. Her existence will orbit around me, mine will orbit around her. Once everything is settled it will be perfection. She glances at the wall, murmuring something to herself and she gives me a scolding glance,

"Look at the mess you made," she says, bending down but I don't like to see her cleaning and I tell her to leave it but she shakes her head. "I'm an employee you know. This is my job."

And I don't like the job she has. She can't stay at this hospital, not when she's surrounded by a high number of men daily. Why couldn't there be a women's hospital? If Tamsin had been the nurse to a bunch of ladies I wouldn't have minded but I can't risk anyone harboring dirty fantasies about her.

Only I can fantasize about her in that way and I let out an impatient growl.

"Stop moving around and let me look at you."

Her eyes widen and she drops the tray on a table, clasping her hands behind her back. I can't get enough of her. I love everything, her plain white sneakers, the white dress that's supposed to be conservative but somehow manages to get my blood roasting. Her hair is glossy and thick, her eyes sensual and I can tell by the way she carries herself that her body is nothing but tits and ass, created to reduce a man to tears. I can't wait to peel her little dress off her and take a good look at her slit. She will feel so good when I use her and I grind my jaw.

How could I have lived a life without her? It's a mystery I lasted this long all on my own. She gives me so much meaning that my life of crime doesn't excite me anymore. It no longer gets me going to think about the work in the shadows. Now I think of my work as something pointless and my true purpose is to watch Tamsin capture the light and ask her to share it.

"You would share with me wouldn't you?" I rasp and she raises her brows as if she has no idea what I'm talking about. "Your light?"

"I would share everything with you," she whispers. "How could I not? After what you've done for me."

So she feels indebted? It's the last thing she should feel because she doesn't owe me anything but I'm not going to argue. A part of me likes the idea of her feeling like she owes me.

When there's a knock on the door, she jerks. "It's probably the other nurses. I've been in here a long time, I have other patients..." She lunges for the door like the self-sacrificing girl she is but slams it shut just as quickly and looks at me with flaring eyes. "Viper, there's a giant and scary man waiting outside."

I breathe out. "Let him in. It's my underboss."

Dolph comes barging into the room and Tamsin cowers up against the wall and I understand what she's feeling. Dolph isn't exactly a beauty queen.

"Are you ready?" he asks and I nod. He moves to help me up when Tamsin interferes. Her brows curve and she has a bossy streak around her mouth that I haven't seen before.

"Uh...what is it that you think you're doing? Let go of him immediately."

She doesn't get a response from either of us and she turns red in the face. "Did you hear what I said? Let go of my patent or I'm calling security!" Tamsin runs for the door while Dolph moves to stop her and I hiss similar to a cobra,

"Do not fucking touch her."

My voice fills the room like a shadow and both Tamsin and Dolph freeze. I calmly look up at my underboss. "Not a finger on her. I don't even want a hair from your head to land on her, understand?" Dolph nods, moving to help me again and Tamsin's jaw slacks.

"This is madness. You can't leave the hospital, Viper. You're supposed to be here for at least six more days..."

"I can't stay, angel. I have many enemies. In this hospital I am weak, vulnerable. I'll be safer in my own headquarters."

"You're just leaving then?" She looks stunned before sadness flickers in her eyes. "I thought we'd at least have a little more time together."

"Who says we won't. You're coming with me."

Fidgeting with her hands, Tamsin throws me a helpless glance. "What?"

"He said you're coming with us, now move," Dolph barks and I make a cgrip around his throat.

"Gentle," I snarl between my teeth, "when you talk to her you will do so gently."

Dolph gasps for air, his eyes rolling back in his head until his whites show and Tamsin shudders.

"Careful..." she pleads, "he didn't mean to be rude."

If she wants me to let go then I'll let go. Besides, I think that Dolph has learned his lesson.

"Thank her," I say and Dolph's eyes widen as he looks at Tamsin who looks just as shocked.

"Thank you," he grits and her face colors. "Now will you be so kind and follow me and Roz to the car?"

Wrapping her arms around her body Tamsin murmurs, "But my shift isn't over yet. There's still four hours left."

So loyal to her duty. She needs to be loyal to me and I need to figure out a way to get her to oblige.

"I won't survive without you, angel." I put on a suffering expression on my face. "Someone needs to be looking after my wounds."

Biting her lip, she nods. "I'll go for a little while. Only because you need me to." She gives me a smile but I can still sense the hesitation in her. I'm going to have to squeeze that hesitation out of her and I think I already have an idea. It's not a bad one.

Truth is we could use someone like her. I assess her, looking into her intelligent eyes, thinking about her quick hands and the softness in her heart. In fact she'll even be...perfect. We walk out into the hallway and only a few of ceiling lights are lit. It's night and most patients are asleep. Throwing a look over my shoulder I make sure that Tamsin is following. It hurts to turn around like that and I grimace involuntarily. When Tamsin sees my agony, she runs up to me and starts walking beside me. I soften, nearly turn to mush and I bend down and give her a kiss on her fragrant head. A small smile flashes on her face and our fingers interlace. We pass the counter but there's no nurse sitting there.

I frown when Tamsin quickly jumps behind the counter to the computer and she gives me a quick look. "Just signing you out. If this is what you really want." When I tell her it is, she slowly shakes her head to herself and I know she doesn't like this but this is mob life. Outside, the black car is waiting for us.

Tamsin slides in through the back and I do the same. Dolph gets behind the wheel and throws us a stunned look but I tell him to keep his eyes on the road. I know what he's thinking. We don't have women on the compound. If any of us wants to enjoy one, it's done outside. Our compound is considered sacred to many of us and those allowed in have to go through excruciating rituals to prove themselves worthy.

In Tamsin's case she's already proved she's worthy. She proved it in that alley, trying to help me and fuck...coming across someone like that is difficult these days. I'm still not convinced she's not an actual enchanted being and I clasp her hand and her skin is a bit cold as if she's nervous. There is no need. She will be well taken care of, treated like a queen but her eyes are still wide as we drive out on the highway.

To someone like me it is unbelievable to have someone like her close. She's everything my dirty dreams were made of as a teen, a fantasy come to life only that she's better. Tamsin is real. And I can't help but worry in the back of my mind if this is some kind of a trick. Judging by the life I've led, the universe should be punishing me not rewarding me with a gift. My fadir used to say that bad men never get what they want, they take it. But my chosen one is willing, I can tell it in the softness in her body, in the way she tries to scoot closer to me even though it makes her bite her lip as if she doesn't want to come across as too needy.

Her seatbelt prevents her from doing what she wants and I turn to her. Her jaw relaxes and she drags a breath. "Are you okay? In pain?"

"Very," I reply because my cock is killing me. I've never heard of anyone dying from a hard on but it sure feels like I'm pretty close.

"Put your head in my lap," Tamsin whispers. "Maybe it'll help."

Lay down in her lap? It's a submissive move. Men like me don't do submission but I like the idea of my face on her thighs. Giving her a slow look, I lay down and the pressure in my head instantly leaves me. She was right. This is helping. When she starts stroking my hair I let out a low moan and Dolph throws me a look in the rearview mirror. Lucky for him, he kept his eyes on me and not on Tamsin's knees.

Goosebumps rise on my neck when she rakes her fingers down my temples and I shudder. It's hard though, being this close to her femininity and not lap at her in firm and long strokes. Tamsin squirms but I clamp my hands down her thigh, before she makes me spread her cheeks and force my way into her. I grow hot at the thought of her distressed face in need, her hands yanking close me as she tells me to go faster, harder, when she tells me to suck her and my eyes roll back in my head.

"You're getting so warm," Tamsin says anxiously. "Are you having a fever?"

"Fever for you," I groan. "You have no idea what you do to me." A part of me wants to shamelessly lock her up somewhere and use her until my fixation for her subsides but that's the difficult part. I don't think it can subside. It rushes in me more ferocious than hail in the middle of the winter to the point where everything physically hurts. "I will never let you go, Tamsin Teller. How do you like the sound of that?"

She hesitates. "I don't know. You've been in surgeries, pumped full of drugs...you're probably not even sure of what you're saying."

"No? You may think my mind is confused but my body is crystal clear." I pull my coat aside and she lets out a frantic sound at the sight of my bulge. I'll burst through the seam any second now and I use the coat to hide my attraction again. "Any more doubts?" I rasp and she biter her lip and shakes her head.

Finally, she understands. I knew she would. And once I have her under me, I'm going to praise the hell out of her for being so yielding, so nonresistant, and so very much...mine.