Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 32845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 164(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 164(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
The common room was quiet except for the music. Thankfully, the brothers had it at a reasonable level. It was better for my head but did nothing to suppress my explosion. Everyone was a witness. While I hated to be a spectacle -- didn’t seem very vice presidential -- perhaps it was better this way. The club girls were getting far too aggressive, all of them either trying to land me or worm their way between my brother, Ice, and his new woman. A couple of the newer ones had even tried for Stunner. I only thought Stunner was vicious. Suzie, though…
I remember how he’d beat the shit out of one of the prospects in Bones -- Pig -- when said prospect had harassed Suzie. She’d been just a kid at the time. The beating had been epic. My father had taken his own turn too, but Stunner was the one Pig still remembered to this day. Apparently Stunner had taught his wife a few tricks in that department because Suzie had turned into a real badass over the years.
OK, so not really. But no one messed with her man. She was just as possessive as Stunner was. Which made me smile. Until I realized everyone was looking at me like I’d lost my mind. Probably because I’d gone from furious to grinning. Yeah. Likely thought I was crazy.
“Fuck this shit.” I slammed my bottle down on the table next to me and stomped off. Last thing I needed to do was to lose my temper worse than I already had. I wasn’t a really good drunk.
I managed to make it outside before I sank into a chair. The weather was cool but still warmer than usual for this late in the year. What little bite there was, I welcomed. With my anger evaporating, so was my clarity. Yeah. I’d drunk way more than I should have.
Looking up at the night sky, I took a deep breath. Stars twinkled overhead in the darkness. Gradually I closed my eyes and just let my head spin. There wasn’t anything I could do other than not drink any more and maybe sleep it off. The cool air was soothing, easing the nausea that had threatened earlier from the overabundance of perfume.
I had nearly dozed off when someone stumbled into me. There was a sharp, feminine cry, then a small figure fell into my lap. Literally.
She giggled. “I’m so sorry.” Her apology was ruined when she giggled again. “I really am sorry, but falling is just so funny.” The woman’s laughter was musical. And familiar, though I couldn’t place where I’d heard it. When she sighed and rubbed her face in the crook of my neck like she belonged there, I didn’t really care.
I knew I should probably tell her to get the hell away from me, but for some stupid reason, my arms closed around the small figure. She either didn’t notice or didn’t care because she never moved her face from my neck. She did inhale. Deeply.
“God, you smell good…”
“You too, sugar.” Too late I realized I’d voiced my musings out loud, but I wasn’t about to take it back. The woman smelled like heaven. Like lavender and spring rain. Her lips were soft against my skin, driving me crazy, when I didn’t welcome the sensation. I didn’t need a woman. I never wanted anyone to have any power over me. But this woman could make me reevaluate that position.
This wasn’t a club girl. She didn’t smell right. All the women here tried to outdo themselves in the perfume department most of the time. No. This girl was fresh and sweet. It was dark outside, and I couldn’t see her clearly, but I was sure she didn’t belong at this party. Though her form was slight but curvy in all the right places, she didn’t have the feel of the women here. Unless she was new, but I’d have known if she were. Anyone coming to the club had to be approved by Ice, me, or Stunner. We liked knowing who was in our midst.
“Mmmmm…” She latched on to my neck with her mouth, sucking and quite possibly leaving her mark. Strangely, I found my hand going to her head to hold her there, encouraging her to continue when I should really push her away.
But, God, her gentle sucking and licking felt good! It was her scent combined with the tentative way she touched. Other than her mouth on my skin, she didn’t do more than rest one palm against my chest. The other was pinned between her body and mine.
“Like my taste?” My voice was rough and slightly slurred, but I couldn’t be bothered to care all that much.
“Um-hmm…” She sounded so contented it made me feel like I’d accomplished something truly incredible. Given my drunken state, maybe I had and didn’t remember it. “You taste like heaven.” Her breathy whisper made my already interested cock swell in anticipation. “Could lick you all night long.”