Wild Heart (16 page)

“Well, we were hoping that you would take us out on the town,” Ani looked up at his dark eyes with hope.

“You want me to take you out and show you off, Baby?” his voice was low, fueling her longing for him.

“Yes,” she pleaded softly.

“Aye, I gotta go get cleaned up then.” He pecked her cheek before heading toward the stairs followed by Rage and Jameson.

“Well that was easy,” Kate laughed as she topped off her beer.

“Shite, I’ll go too.” Charon jumped from his stool and bounded up the stairs.

CHAPTER TEN

STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY

Ani tugged at her skirt as they pulled up to the nightclub just inside the city limits of Gatlinburg. Two hours on the back of Knox’s motorcycle and her ass was now completely numb. The men parked their bikes in front of the club and the group made their way toward the door. Flippant yelling and cursing came from the line that flowed out the door as they made their way straight to the bouncer. Ani watched as the bouncer eyed up at Charon’s leather cut, he stood a good two feet taller than the bouncer, a brief conversation and a slip of money and they were making their way toward the VIP section. The club wasn’t huge but it was packed from wall to wall and as loud as a live concert. The rap music blared from the overhead speakers as they made their way toward the back.

Ani clung to Knox as he led the way while whistling for the waitress as he took a seat on the black couch. Kate who followed closely behind them had already started dancing, pleading Ani to go with her to the dance floor. Ani felt slightly out of place in the middle of the chaos of the club, but she had made a deal with the girls to have a fun night out and she’d make the best of it. A few people passing by eyed them, only fueling her self-consciousness.

“You look beautiful tonight,” Knox leaned over to her ear.

“Thank you. You don’t look too bad yourself,” she smiled up at him.

“Should’ve just stayed at the club and taken you to bed, Baby. That dress is getting me harder by the minute.” His eyes traveled down to her long bare legs.

“We can always sneak away for a moment,” she eyed him with a wicked grin.

His eyes had a mischievous look in them when they met hers; she leaned closer to him as the waitress returned with their first round of drinks. She grabbed the shot of whiskey from the table and threw it back, letting it burn down to her stomach and fuel her bravery.

“Ani, Starla! Come on!” Kate yelled over to them.

“You mind?” Ani looked over at Knox.

“Do I ever tell you no?” he leaned in and kissed her. “Take Charon with you. If anyone gives you shit he’ll take care of it,” he turned to Charon, “With the girls. Keep an eye on them.”

“Aye, Prez.” Charon took a long drag of his cigarette and followed the girls out to the dance floor.

The girls made their way toward the middle of the floor, where people had already begun thinning out. Most likely, because of the stern look on Charon’s face. He propped himself up against the wall next to them, but even in the shadows his presence was known. Kate grabbed Ani’s hand and the two started dancing along to the music. The shot of whiskey began floating to her head as the three girls swayed their bodies to the music. She could see Knox eyeing her from the couch of the VIP section and it brought back the feeling of sexiness that coursed through her veins. Of all the women in the club, he didn’t have his eyes on anyone but her.

She tempted him with her body as she danced across the room from him, not aware of anyone around her. The floor began filling again with bodies as “Hey Brother” by Avicii began blaring across the dance floor. She felt Kate’s hands grab her waist as she swayed against her to the music, dancing until her legs felt as though they would give out at any moment. As they made their way back over to the VIP section where Knox, Jameson, and Rage sat Ani got the feeling she were being watched. Not the same seductive feeling as when Knox would watch her across the room. This was a bad sinking feeling. As though something wasn’t quite in place.

Charon stopped next to her as she scanned around the room, trying to find where it was coming from. Dismissing the feeling when she didn’t find anything but a group of rowdy drunks partying it up, she passed through the gated area and made her way over to Knox. As they began taking shots the sinking feeling lifted from her thoughts and the partying started again. The laughing and joking amongst the group became alive as the girls tried to coax Jameson into dancing.

She could feel the buzz of the liquor as it flowed through her; the room spun slightly as she stood to excuse herself to the bathroom. Knox’s hands found her waist and steadied her as she stumbled slightly on her tall heels.

“I gotta pee,” she smiled over at him.

“Have I told you how sexy you are lately?” his words were sarcastic, “Come on, I’ll help you, Love.”

She took his hand as he led her to the back of the VIP section where the private restrooms were. He held the door open as she stumbled in, her heels clicking against the floor. She could hear the thumping of the bass from the other side of the door. As she finished, she attempted to make her way over to the sink to wash her hands, but as her heel caught on the floor, she found herself tumbling forward. She reached her hands out in front of her hoping to break her fall when she crashed into the door.
You fucking clumsy bitch.
She sat on the floor as the door quickly swung open and Knox looked down at her in concern. He knelt in front of her checking to make sure she was ok, she laughed too loudly in an effort to disguise her embarrassment as he helped her to her feet.

“I am going to cut you off, bloody woman,” his voice mimicked the concerned look on his face.

“I’m fine,” she slurred as she straightened her dress and walked to the sink in order to fix her make-up and wash her hands.

“Aye, that you are, Darlin’.” His hands found her hips as she bent over at the sink.

She looked up into the mirror to find his eyes on fire, trailing the length of her legs as she leaned over in front of him and it made her feel like a Goddess. His fingers traced lightly up the back of her thighs, pulling the hem of her dress up and ripping the thin piece of silk fabric from her body. Her body was on fire for him as his fingers found her entrance and slipped deep inside of her. Her eyes flickered closed as she absorbed the pleasure pulsating from her core. Gently he slid his fingers into her before dragging them back out, hitting every nerve that ran within her body.

She heard his zipper and the familiar sound of his pants hitting the floor. She looked into the mirror, staring into his eyes as he found her entrance, teasing her before sliding his length into her. The pleasure cascaded over her body as he filled her pussy with his hard erection. Her hands traveled the length of her body up to her breast, pulling and caressing them as he quickened his pace. Her head rolled back as his hips crashed against her ass sending waves of bliss throughout her. His passion was a delicacy and she wanted to savor every moment of it.

His hands ran up to her neck and gently pulled her up toward him, pressing his lips against her own as he slammed into her. She wanted to touch him, to feel him as he fucked her. She slid off his length and turned, propping herself onto the counter with a coy smile. She spread her legs and grabbed his large erection, guiding him back into her. Her grabbed her hips and pulled her forcefully to the edge of the counter, thrusting into her. She could feel herself giving in as the pulsating from her core spread out through her body. Her legs shook as they clung around his waist and her eyes drifted shut.

“Open your eyes, Baby,” his voice was deep and lustful, “I want you to see only me when you come.”

“Fuck, Knox,” she uttered from her clenched teeth as the waves of her climax encompassed her body.

She looked into his eyes as she came, pulling at his leather cut as he too found his climax. His hand lightly traced down the side of her face as he lightly thrust into her once more. His steel gray eyes were almost black, filled with ecstasy as he pulled away from her, leaning down and kissing her with fervor as his tongue entangled with her own.

As they made their way back toward the group, she could see Kate stumbling back toward the dance floor. “I am going to make sure she doesn’t fall down,” she smiled up at Knox.

“Good, I enjoy watching you dance,” he gently rubbed the small of her back, smiling as she made her way toward Kate and Charon.

“Kate! Wait up!” She shouted over the loud music.

“Ani! Where the fuck did you go?” Kate slurred as she looped her arm into Ani’s.

They made their way to the packed dance floor, twisting and swaying their bodies to the music. They squeezed between the tightly packed bodies, making sure to stay within reach of Charon. After two failed attempts to drag him onto the dance floor, he made his way back over to the shadows. Ani closed her eyes as her body began to sway once more to the music, fluttering open when she felt Kate’s hands against her hips.

She giggled as she turned, taking in a tall dark man in a leather cut standing directly behind her. His hands grazed against her as she turned to face him full on. Shock and disgust spread across her face as the man came closer to her. She pushed against his stomach as hard as she could, catching him in the gut just as Charon came toward her, grabbing the back of the man’s leather cut and tossing him across the dance floor effortlessly. The patrons scattered in every direction as the man stood back up, challenging Charon with a scowl.

“The fuck you think you’re doing, Brother?” Charon’s voice was loud over the top of the music.

“Fuck you. I’m not your brother, asshole. The King’s should know to stay the fuck out of our territory.” The man stood just inches from Charon’s face. Ani looked at the patch on the back of his cut that read “Renegades” and her stomach dropped. Before she knew what was happening Knox was pulling her toward the side of the dance floor and back toward the VIP section.

“Knox, what’s going on?” Ani shouted over the loud music.

“He’ll be fine. We need to leave.”

“I gotta go get Kate!” She snatched her arm away from him and stomped back toward where Kate stood on the dance floor.

“Damn it, woman!” She could hear the anger in Knox’s voice, but she didn’t really care. She wasn’t leaving her best friend to get caught in the middle of a bar fight.

By the time she made it to where Kate stood frozen a few feet from Charon, Ani noticed that there were now three men in the same Renegade cuts. She’d only made it a few steps toward Kate when a hand grabbed her arm and snatched her toward an unfamiliar body.

“Get the fuck off of me!”

She turned to see the man who’d been in her office a few weeks before. “What did I tell you, Ms. Forrest? Better make sure you keep protection on you. I don’t think you could fit a gun in this dress,” his finger trailed along the hem at her thigh as he spoke into the crook of her neck.

“You don’t want to know what kind of protection I have with me tonight,” she threatened as her eyes caught with Knox’s. She attempted to shake free, but his grip was too tight.

“Don’t fight it, Baby. I see the way you look at me,” he whispered into her ear.

“Let me the fuck go, asshole!” Ani attempted one last time to plant her elbow into his stomach but failed.

“You stay right there, King,” the man warned Knox.

“Chief, if you don’t let her go right now I’m going to burn you alive along with every last one of your boys. I’ll enjoy every minute you beg for your life too.” The words coming from Knox’s mouth sent shivers up Ani’s spine; she’d never seen this side of him before.

Ani struggled to get free of his grasp once more, but had no success, her heart drummed against her chest as Jameson and Rage joined Knox’s side. She really didn’t want to be caught in the middle if they all began fighting. She glanced over to see Starla by Kate’s side, pulling her back toward the VIP section. The dance floor had all but cleared out and the two puny bouncers stood contemplating what to do next at the edge of the crowd.

“You should have known better than to step foot on our turf. We own Gatlinburg. You have no business here and now I’m gonna give you a friendly reminder of what happens when you cross boundaries,” Chief shouted toward Knox.

She wasn’t sure what it was at first when the click echoed through her head, until she cut her eyes to the barrel of the gun coming up to the side of her head. A sob escaped from her throat as she reached for Knox. She looked into his eyes, no longer seeing anger, but fear. And, there wasn’t anything scarier than a man filled with fear, then she saw him lunge toward them.