The smile he gaveher didn’t exactly make her feel safe or happy.
“I’ll allow you tolive, but in return…” He stopped and kept on looking at her. Ally didn’tinterrupt. She knew whatever he was thinking couldn’t be good. Nibbling on herbottom lip, she waited. Her nerves picked up with every passing second. “Yourbody is mine to do with as I please.”
She wasn’t expectingthat. “Excuse me?”
“I want you to bemy fuck toy.”
Silence rang out.
A fuck toy?
Ally couldn’tbelieve she’d heard him right, but with the way he looked at her, there was nomistaking his meaning. He knew what he wanted.
Avoiding his gaze,she stared down at her hands. She’d been pressing her nails into the flesh of herthighs. The sharp bite of pain made her stop.
“You … you, wantto have sex with me?” she asked. She didn’t dare look up.
Sex.
He reached out, hisfinger going to her chin. He tilted her head back so she had no choice but to lookat him. He didn’t allow her to take an inch.
“Yes. What I want,Ally, is for you to be mine. Your tits, ass, and pussy, they’re all mine. You’llbe at my beck and call. You won’t work. I keep odd hours, so where I go, you’llgo. No one else is allowed to touch you. You’re going to be mine to use.”
She licked her lips.
“Don’t make any mistake.I’m not offering you love or a lifetime. When I’m done with you and bored, youcan go.”
“Just like that?”
“You value yourlife, so you won’t run to the cops.”
She wouldn’t rat.They’d already killed a cop right in front of her, so they’d have no problemdoing it again or killing her. She wasn’t an idiot. Even if he was to let her leave now, she wouldn’t even tell her bestfriend what she’d witnessed. She thought about Becky.
“I have … myfriend, Becky. She’ll probably be worried about me. We’ve gotten close the pastcouple of years. She’d notice if I disappeared.”
Lord grabbed hiscell phone. “Give me her details.”
She nibbled on herlip.
“Ally, I either killyou tonight, or you get to live. Also, if you don’t make the right choice, yourfriend will be on the kill list as well.”
She gave him allthe details. “You promise you won’t hurt her?”
“I don’t have areason to.” He clicked his cell phone. “But I can make sure it looks like youjust took off. Fickle young girls do it every day.”
Ally shook herhead. “No, you don’t understand. Becky won’t believe that.”
“For your sake,you better hope she does.” He put his cell phone down. “I take it we have a deal?”
She had never belongedto anyone. There was a long list of things she hadn’t done in her life. Neverdated. Never been kissed. Sloppy gropes from customers didn’t count, not even fora second. But sex with this man terrified her. He’d rip her apart, take everythingshe valued away from her. She’d be like one of the whoreslurking around the entrance to the club, and that wasn’t who she was.
“I agree, but Ihave conditions!” She spoke fast, holding her hand up as if in surrender.
“You’re a woman. Ididn’t expect anything less.”
He sounded bitter.Already Lord judged her based on the women he’d been with before. Ally was certainhe’d never been with anyone like her.
“I can’t getpregnant,” she said. “I’m not on the pill, so you’re going to have to use condoms.”
“Not a chance. Youthink I’m going to give up the opportunity to be inside virgin pussy?”
“You’re vulgar,and if you think I’m letting you give me anything—”
“I’m clean, but don’tworry, I’ve got a doctor who can get you the necessary pills.” He was on hiscell phone again.
“Wait a second, I’mnot finished.”
“Hurry up,” hesaid, not even looking at her.
“You can’t beatme, cut me, or mark me in any way,” she said. “I don’t like pain.”
He looked up, browraised. “What kind of sicko do you take me for?” he asked. She didn’t answer. “Isthat it?”
Nothing else cameto mind, and she nodded.
What the fuck had she done?
Chapter Four
Lord left thebuilding. Brick was on him within minutes.
“What happened withthe girl?”
“She’s in myoffice.”
“And?”
“And nothing. I’mkeeping her … until I tire of her, anyway.”
Brick raised aneyebrow.
“What?”
“It’s not exactly yourMO.”
It was true Lordusually liked things cleaned up quickly. No loose ends. It was completely out ofthe ordinary for him to keep an enemy of the club around, one he’d planned totorture and kill.
Of course, Brickwas taken off guard. He couldn’t understand it himself.
“I’m full of surprisestoday, ain’t I? Get one of the girls to bring herfood. No one touches her, make sure of it.”
“Where you going?”
“The gym.”
He didn’t plan onchanging his schedule for Ally. In fact, he needed to clear his head more thanever right now. He’d made a deal with the devil and wasn’t sure if it was theright decision. The things he wanted to do to that virgin body were unholy. Buthe was heading to the gym instead of dragging her to his bedroom. When had he growna conscience?
Lord began addingweight to the bar, fitting on the rings one at a time, heavy metal clanging againstmetal. A couple of brothers were working out in the back, but they kept to themselves.When he lifted, he liked to zone out. He wasn’t there for chitchat.
Just before he startedhis reps, Reaper came rushing into the room.
“We have aproblem, Lord,” he said. “One of the Skull Nation boys.”
“What now?”
“One of our girls fromthe whorehouse up north was slashed in the face. The fucker told her she could work for them or die.”
“Work for them?”
“They’re trying totake over the entire town.”
Lord shook hishead. “Wait a minute.” He pointed a finger. “Where was her protection? The whorehouse has at least six brothers keeping watch over thegirls.”
“I don’t have allthe details.”
The littlenorthern town wasn’t of value in itself, but it was waterfront and droves of touristsflocked to the beachfront on a continuous basis. They owned the town, andbusiness was thriving. From sex to drugs, it was a cash cow. Now the Skull NationMC wanted to move in on their turf, and Lord wouldn’t stand for it.
