BEAST (A Coyotes of Mayhem MC Novel) (Motorcycle Club Bad Boy Romance) (17 page)

“This jackass has apparently gone to great lengths to ensure that he doesn’t look anything like he used to. He went to Mexico and had plastic surgery done and had his prints altered somehow. The only way to get a positive identification on him now is through DNA. As soon as that comes back as a positive match, they can get to work on getting you cleared. It’s not gonna be much longer brother, but you have to sit tight for now.”

I hung up the phone feeling a lot more distressed than I should have. What I needed was a good fuck and a fat joint. I was so tired of going around in circles. I didn’t feel like the bullshit was ever going to end. I laid back on the sofa bed and tried my best to kick back but it wasn’t working. Knowing that Creed had gone so far to frame me was driving me nuts and I wanted to make him pay. None of this should have happened in the first place but there I was, stuck in a basement like I was locked away in a prison. I knew a thing or two about DNA and knew that it would probably be a week before the results were in. I didn’t think I would make it that long. I would go insane. I needed to feel like a man again. I needed to feel like a man who was free to come and go as he pleased. I’d had enough; I wanted to get out of that basement.

Contemplating what I should do, I sat on the sofa bed listening for any movement upstairs. All was quiet. I went to the basement door that led to the backyard and opened it up. The smell of the night air was fucking incredible. It’s amazing the kinds of things you take for granted, but the smell of the fucking fresh air sure is one of them. I stepped outside and felt like a person for the first time in days. It was nice to be outdoors even if I was only in someone’s backyard. I didn’t do anything in particular. I just looked around and listened to the sounds around me. The sounds of leaves rustling in the trees and the occasional car driving by. These were all things that I had missed more than I ever thought I could.

I stood in that yard for nearly an hour before turning to go back inside. When I made it to the doorway, I couldn’t bring myself to go inside. I couldn’t lock myself back in that jail cell for another moment. I had my burner phone with me and it was fully charged. I looked back one more time and made my decision. I closed the basement door and took off into the woods behind the house. I had no idea where I was going to go. All I knew was that I was free.

CHAPTER 22

PAIGE

It had been such a long night and I was grateful that my neighbor was willing to stick it out with me instead of just dropping me off at the clubhouse and letting me fend for myself. That’s saying a lot because she was obviously unnerved when we pulled up in front of it. Even though she was obviously nervous, she told me that she would be waiting for me when I was done even after I told her she could leave if she didn’t feel comfortable. That meant a lot to me and I would find some way to show my gratitude.

The two of us talked a lot on the way back to her house. We were cordial before but we hadn’t actually taken the time to get to know one another. I learned that she had lost her husband during the war in Iraq and she had decided never to date again. Her husband was her soul mate and she said no one else would have been able to make her feel butterflies in her stomach the way that he did. I understood exactly what she meant. Beast gave me those same butterflies and he was the first man to ever make me feel that way. Even though I once loved my ex-husband, I never got those feelings when I looked at him.

As we pulled into the subdivision, the van was still sitting across the street, sticking out like a sore thumb. I laughed a little at the fact that they were watching my house, yet had no idea that I had left without them having a clue. We pulled into my neighbor’s garage and I told her how appreciative I was for all her help. She smiled, gave me a hug and said that if I ever needed anything, she was only a phone call away. She also told me that she was glad to get to know a bit about me and hoped that I wouldn’t be a stranger. I assured her that I wouldn’t. I left the side door of her garage and crawled through the hole in the fence and made my way through my yard and back inside my house.

I didn’t realize how anxious I had been until I was actually standing in my kitchen. There’s something about being in that clubhouse that gives me an uneasy feeling. I was relieved to be back inside of my own home, even if there were cops staking it out from the outside. If there was one good thing about being watched it was the fact that the Aces would be less likely to get in here to hurt me if they were to find out who I was.

Knowing I was too wound up to be able to go to sleep anytime soon, I decided to put on a pot of coffee and catch up on some of the shows that I had been recording. Just as I got a coffee cup out of the cabinet, I heard a sound coming from my back bedroom. Immediately, I froze in place, hoping it was just the sound of the house shifting. I heard the sound again and had to make a decision. I could either go into the bedroom to investigate or go running outside, hoping I was right about the van across the street belonging to law enforcement. I decided to make my chances and go with option number one.

I grabbed a knife from my butcher’s block before I crept down the hallway. My heart was racing and I was scared to death that someone from the Aces had managed to get into my house. If it was the Aces, what would I do if they overpowered me?

“Jesus Christ! Fuck! What are you doing here?” I scolded Beast.

“I couldn’t take it in that basement for one more second and I needed to see my girl.”

“But how did you get in here? The house is being watched!”

“I know, Stone told me all about it. I left her house through the woods and took a shit load of side roads to get here. I hopped the back fence and came in through the backdoor. You should probably keep it locked.”

I was happy to see him but I was also alarmed. Here was a man that was the subject of a nationwide manhunt and he was able to not only get through the neighborhood but come right into the house that the police were watching. If he was able to get in, I was positive that the Aces could get in as well. There was no way that the police outside gave me any sort of security. They may have been the shittiest cops that were ever on the force.

I had been so on edge and knew he would make the perfect stress relief. Without saying anything else, I reached down and unfastened his belt and started yanking his pants down towards the floor. He followed my lead and lifted my shirt up over my head. As he leaned down and took my nipple into his mouth, I started stroking his cock. I loved feeling it harden in the palm of my hand.

He threw me down on the bed with aggression as he asserted himself onto me. It had been several days since we had last been together and he seemed to want to make up for lost time. He ripped my jeans off me, pulled my panties to the side and slid himself inside of me. I yelled out in a mix of pleasure and pain as his big dick filled my tight warm, inviting hole.

I looked down between my legs and watched his shaft parting my lips as he crammed his thick, veiny cock into my slit. Watching him slide in and out of me turned me on as I reached down and started playing with my clit as he continued to forcefully jackhammer my pussy. I was getting close but I wanted the two of us to get off together.

“I want you to cum with me,” I whispered into his ear as I moaned. “I want you to cum with me and fill my pussy up.”

“Not yet,” his hot breath moved my hair as his lips brushed against my ear.

He smacked my ass. I could feel his stinging handprint leaving a mark on my skin. My teeth sunk into his chest as he continued to fuck me relentlessy. The weight of his body pressing down on me made it near impossible to breathe. The moans I had been making were turned into light shrieks. I couldn’t hold out any longer. I reached around his body and dug my nails into his back as my pussy pulsated, gripping his shaft even harder. Just as I started getting off, he let out a loud grunting moan as his fingers dug into my skin. The fact that we were cumming together turned me on so much that I had one of the hardest, most intense orgasms I had ever had in my life.

He slid out of me and laid on the bed, pulling me into him and guiding my head to his chest. When we were finished, I didn’t bother to get anything to wipe up with. It felt sexy as his seed trickled out of me, moistening my thighs. Neither of us said a word. He just played with my hair until I fell asleep in his arms. For the first night in a long time, I slept like the dead. With him holding me in his arms, I knew I was safe.

CHAPTER 23

BEAST

Even though I couldn’t actually leave Paige’s house because of all the heat, I felt a lot more freedom being there than I ever felt in the basement. At least I was able to walk around the house and watch television. If I got hungry, I could walk my happy ass right into the kitchen and make myself something to eat instead of waiting and hoping that the girl upstairs didn’t forget about me.

It had been about 14 hours since I’d left Ashley’s basement so she had to know I was gone. I left my things behind just in case I needed to make a run for it, but I didn’t have any intention of actually going back there. The fact that I was gone didn’t seem to bother her anyway. She hadn’t made a single attempt to contact Paige to let her know. Maybe she knew deep down inside where I was. She seemed like a pretty smart chick so it wouldn’t be hard for her to figure it out. When everything was all over, I would be sure to thank her for her hospitality.

For the most part, everything was quiet around the house. I stayed inside while Paige did everything she normally did. The last thing we wanted to do was change normal routines and make the feds suspicious as to why. They love paying attention to that shit and investigating anything that they think looks out of place. On one occasion, I was sitting in the living room watching the news when someone started banging on the front door. I froze in place and didn’t dare move one fucking muscle. They were persistent and didn’t want to go away. They knocked for a good twenty minutes before they finally went away. I wasn’t about to get up and look out the window to see who it was but I’m pretty sure it had to be the cops with the way they were banging. It wouldn’t have surprised me if it was the detective that Paige had been dodging. He actually called the day before and Paige answered, telling him to direct any questions to her attorney. That was a proud moment for me.

Almost a week had passed before the attorney called with the news. Paige told me that he wouldn’t talk to her over the phone because of her phone being tapped, but I knew my burner was safe. As soon as they hung up, I grabbed my phone and gave him a call.

“Mr. Retter, this is Beast. I’m calling you from a clean burner. Can you tell me what’s going on with this case?”

“Are you sure you’re on a secure line?”

“Absolutely fucking sure. What in the hell is going on?”

“I’m calling with good news this morning. We got the DNA results back from our lab and this is definitely the guy that everyone claims you murdered.”

“Yeah, we already knew that. Where’s he at?”

“Something happening to him would not be in your best interest. We are going to keep him secured for the time being. If I have my way, he’ll be facing his own charges before this is all over.”

“But as long as you have him, I’m free to go on about my business?”

“I know you’re probably going crazy, but I need you to sit tight for a little longer. I’ve got a call into the prosecuting attorney and I am waiting to hear back from him. My plan is to have all of your charges dropped by the end of the day.”

“That’s fucking amazing. You can call me back on this number as soon as you know something. As soon as this is over, I’m buying you a fucking drink.”

“That won’t be necessary. I’ll be in touch.”

I hung up the phone feeling fucking hyped. I jumped off the couch and had a rush of energy that I hadn’t felt in days. I wanted to run out the front door and flip off any member of law enforcement who happened to be there but I wasn’t going to do that. At least not yet. I know those fuckers like to hold you for a long time while warrants get cleared up. For some reason, it takes them a lot longer if you are already in custody. It’s no mystery though; they get off on fucking with people.

“What is it? What did he say?”

“They’ve got the DNA results back. It’s definitely him. He’s waiting for the prosecuting attorney to drop everything and return his call. He thinks my charges will be dropped by tonight. We’re going to fucking party as soon as it happens.”

A smile spread over her face. I had never seen her smile like that since the day I met her. It exposed a dimple on her left cheek that I’d never noticed before.

“So what do we do in the meantime?” she raised an eyebrow.

“I think you have a pretty good fucking idea of what we can do while we wait.”