Wild Heart- Extended Edition (The Wild Heart Series) (13 page)

She could feel his pain down to her core, losing her mother had been the hardest thing she’d ever had to accept. She could still remember the guilt and shame of not being there for her mother more, but no one should have a parent taken from them in such a cruel and sudden way. She wrapped her arms tighter around his waist, hoping to absorb the hurt and pain that flowed through him. His arms tightened around her as they stood in the middle of his bedroom. She understood now why he was so afraid to let someone into his life and she wanted to reassure him that she would never leave him like that.

“Knox?” her voice was a quiet as she spoke.

“Aye, love?”

“I don’t plan on going anywhere.” She caught his stare, “If you’ll have me, that is.” His eyes were wild and cautious. She didn’t know if he was capable of understanding the feelings that were coursing through her. Or the tether she could feel pulling them tighter together. “I’m right here. Where you can touch me, feel me.”

“I hope you don’t go anywhere.” His chin rested on the top of her head, “Cause I really like your cooking.”

She smiled as she placed a soft kiss in the center of his hard chest, looking up at him with just her eyes. The stray hairs from his beard stuck out in every direction as his head rolled back and her lips traveled down toward the dips that rested just above his pants line. Her hands grabbed his as she pulled him into the bathroom and kicked the door closed behind them. She backed him against the counter and slowly tugged his pants down exposing his large erection. She took his cock in her hand as she dropped to her knees and slowly wrapped her lips around his head. His hands softly brushed through her hair, tugging gently to pull her farther down onto his shaft.

She took every inch of his length into her mouth, his length hitting the sensitive spot in the back of her throat before she pulled away and ran her tongue in circles around him. She devoured him over and over, growing more confident with each groan that escaped from his throat. She was hungry for him and full of a need that she wasn’t sure could ever be satisfied. His eyes had the same longing and she relished in it every time she looked up into them. His hips swayed toward her as her mouth claimed ownership over him, sucking him harder and quicker.

“Fuck, baby. You’re gonna make me come,” his words were choked behind his gritted teeth.

She felt his hands travel down to her arms and he gently lifted her from the floor. She smiled up at him with a newfound assurance as she slowly backed toward the door of the shower. His eyes followed her every move, watching as she slowly peeled his shirt up over her head, tossing it across the floor before she slid his boxers down. There was not a self- conscious thought in her head as she stood before him completely naked, not in the reflection of his craving for her. It didn’t matter what flaw she imagined in her head, what part of her body she wished could be different; in his eyes she was perfect. He could see all of those parts to her body she didn’t like, but he relished in the beauty that made her different from every other woman on Earth.

“Touch yourself, Aiyana,” he instructed as he leaned against the counter.

She leaned herself against the shower wall and turned the handle on, cascading herself in warm water. Her eyes never left his as her fingers flowed down her body, cupping her breast with one as she slid the other between her thighs. Every sense of her body was alive in his gaze. His stare lit her body afire, like rays of sunshine that cascaded throughout a field, warming the brilliantly colored flowers that swayed with the delicate movement of the wind. Her fingers found her clit and gently ran circles around the sensitive mound as her other caressed and tugged hard at her nipple. His eyes were dark as he watched her, slowly rubbing his hand up and down his length as she brought herself closer to an orgasm.

The water ran down every inch of her body and she imagined it was the light touch of his fingertip. She could feel the sensation building at her core and she longed to feel him inside of her. Her eyes fluttered closed for a moment, as a low whimper escaped her lips, opening to find him standing just inches from her. His hands were against the wall on each side of her head, waiting, anticipating her release. She felt the waves spreading out through her body, warm and then cold as they tore through her limbs. She could feel his hands move to her hips, holding her up as her legs shook beneath her. He ran one hand down, sliding two fingers inside of her as he hit the electric spot just inside of her entrance, causing a cry of pleasure to escape from her lips. The sparks flowed throughout her body, their eyes never parting as she found her release.

His hands snaked down to her ass and lifted her against the wall of the shower, thrusting into her hard. She wanted, needed, the passion that flowed out of him; it was nourishment to her soul. Her lips crashed against his as she rocked her hips toward him, taking every inch of his large cock as her body stretched from the fullness inside of her. Her hands pulled at his hair as she consumed his lips, causing him to quicken his assault over her body, his body tensed as his head slowly rolled back. She dug her nails into the skin at his shoulders as he pressed her hard against the shower wall, a low moan rumbled from his throat as he came, his eyes returning to hers, sated and exhausted.

“You’re gonna be the death of me, woman,” his head laid against her shoulder as he held her.

“As long as I go out too.” She planted a soft kiss against his neck.

After they’d finished showering, she rummaged through his drawers to find something that would actually fit her. When she had no luck, she went in search of Starla who just so happened to have an extra set of clothes. She borrowed a pair of jeans and a black tank top from her, she wasn’t about to ask for a pair of underwear so instead she went without.

“Well, we gotta get back to the kids before my mom goes crazy.” Starla hugged Ani and Kate, “Thanks for letting us stay with you, Knox. I’m sure I’ll see you guys around. Rage, you be good to this girl.” She eyed him with a seriousness that only a mother could give as she patted Kate on the shoulder.

“Prez, I’ll see you at church.” Jameson pulled Knox into a hug and patted his back hard before holding his hand out to Ani, “Young lady, it was a pleasure.”

“Thank you. Y’all have fun,” Ani waved as they headed out the door.

“And then there were four,” Rage joked as the door closed behind Jameson.

“We gotta ride up to the club. You wanna come?” Knox asked Ani.

“The guys are gonna have a field day with this one, brother,” Rage huffed before walking out of the kitchen.

Ani frowned as she saw the aggravation cross Knox’s face. He placed a quick peck on her lips before going after Rage. Ani wasn’t sure what was going on. She looked over at Kate who had the same confused look on her face.

“You got something you wanna say to me?” Ani jumped as Knox’s voice resounded loudly off the walls.

“No. You run your club however you want. Perks of being the President of this charter and your old man calling the shots.” Kate and Ani eyed each other as the two men shouted against each other in the living room.

“I don’t know what your fucking problem is, but you need to remember your place V.P.”

“They don’t have any business being in the clubhouse,” Rage’s words were direct and to the point.

Ani could see the hurt in Kate’s eyes as she took in what Rage was saying and it caused her to see red. She could feel the weight of the elephant that was now sitting in the middle of the room. Ani’s carefree demeanor was beginning to diminish as she realized that Rage didn’t want the rest of the club to know about them.
Fucking bikers.
She wasn’t planning out the bridal party or anything, but there had been a blossom of hope that she would be able to spend more than a weekend with Knox.

“Aye, so it’s ok for you to bring your whores around if they only stay there for the night, but Aiyana and Kate can’t go? Yeah, that makes a lot of bloody sense, Rage.”

Ani grabbed after Kate, but failed, as she stormed off toward the living room. Ani rushed to the counter to see Kate bee lining straight for Rage. With as much force as she could, Kate pulled her arm back and punched him as hard as was possible square in his jaw. Pain struck across his face as he grabbed his jaw and dropped to the floor in front of her.

Kate leaned down just inches from his face, “Fuck. You.” She then turned and stormed off in the direction of his bedroom to gather her things.

“Wait! Kate wait!” Rage stumbled up off the floor and followed after her.

Ani went to follow them. “Let him grovel. Stupid feckin’ bastard.” Knox stopped her before she could make it into the room.

“Ok,” her voice was timid. She wasn’t really sure what to say after hearing the argument between the two.

“I know you have questions. I know there will be a time when I have to answer all of those questions, but for my sanity can we wait for that please,” his eyes were sincere as he looked down at her.

“Yeah. No worries,” she smiled shyly.

They stood in the living room quietly; Ani half expected to see Kate storming back out of Rage’s room with her things, but that didn’t happen. As the silence settled over them, the faint sounds of Kate’s moans came from the other side of the bedroom door.

“Ok, time to go.” Ani walked quickly back toward the kitchen as Knox chuckled loudly.

Less than an hour later and they were pulling up to the M.C. clubhouse. It sat back in the woods past two large wrought iron gates, away from prying eyes Ani assumed. It was made up of three buildings; one large metal building that looked like an industrial garage, a slightly smaller building that looked to have once been a barn, and the main house. It was two stories and a dingy black color on the outside with the words ‘Kings of Karnage MC’ that stood out in bright white letters just below the roof.

She got off Knox’s motorcycle and followed him to the door. The faint smell of liquor and cigarettes hovered in the air as she followed him down the hallway toward an open room littered with un-matching chairs and couches. To one side there was a large bar stocked with every type of liquor you could imagine and various pool tables along the other. It looked like an old bar for the most part except for the two double doors to the back of the room; they were carved with elaborate Celtic symbols, the same symbols that were tattooed down Knox’s arm and back. In the middle of the doors, the words ‘Kings of Karnage’ were carved. There were no windows into the room and she could only imagine what was behind those doors.

“Hey, Prez, I got those parts in for the…” a man’s voice trailed off as he noticed Ani standing behind Knox, “Uh, Knox. You know there’s a chick in here?”

She heard a low growl come from Knox’s throat as he grabbed her hand and walked past the man. She smiled as nicely as she could at him as she was drug up a flight of stairs. As they reached the top, it opened into a long hallway with various doors on each side. She passed by doors with the names Repo, Charon, and Rage before she was pulled into the one with Knox’s name on it. It was simple and quaint; a smaller version of his bed sat against one wall and a dresser on the other, there was a small closet and an even smaller bathroom. She walked into the room and sat on the edge of the bed as he rummaged through paperwork on the top of his dresser. She could feel the tension he was emitting as he roughly tossed papers over to the side. She didn’t want to anger him further so she sat quietly and waited for him to finish.

“I’m sorry, love,” he turned to her, his face was long and she could see that he was upset as he tossed the papers in his hand down into the messy pile.

“I don’t know what you’re sorry for, Knox.”

“I shouldn’t have brought you here,” he came to the edge of the bed and kneeled in front of her, the chain from his pocket clinking down against the hard wood floor as he took her hand in his.

Pain shot through her heart at his words; he
was
ashamed of her. “I understand, Knox. You don’t want to have to explain me to anyone. I get it. That’s why this weekend was about having fun.” She turned her head in fear that if she kept looking at him she might start crying.

“I can’t promise you anything, darlin’. I don’t deserve to have someone like you in my life and I won’t ask you to get behind the M.C. life.”

“I completely understand.” She took a deep breath, trying to find the words that didn’t make her look needy. “Knox, this is all new to me. I don’t know what I’m doing here, with you, and with my expectations of what’s to come. I’m not going to say I don’t want to see what happens, but let’s just take it a day at the time.”

“It’s new to me too, Aiyana. I haven’t had a woman in my life in a very long time. Didn’t want it, didn’t expect it to ever happen,” he reached up and wrapped his other hand around hers, “But then I saw you that day in town and my world has been fucked up ever since. I can’t fucking think straight when you’re not around and it drives me crazy.”

She giggled as she sniffed away a tear; this was all so confusing to her. Never had she thought that she would have fallen for a guy who was so rough around the edges, but every fiber of her body wanted to be right here; with him. The true test would be what happened when she made it back to her normal life. Would whatever this was between them last or would it crumble to pieces? Dating had never been her strong suit and the only person she had to compare it to, was waiting impatiently by his phone for her to call him back. She knew she would have to eventually tell Cash about Knox, and vice versa, but she wasn’t going to bring anything up until she was sure of what was to come. And that wasn’t something she really wanted to keep worrying about.

“No commitments. Let’s just have fun ok?” she smiled over at him.

“I can do fun.” He held her hand up to his lips, giving it a light kiss.

CASH

His mouth hung open in shock as he watched her ride away. Who the fuck’s motorcycle was she on the back of? And what the hell was she wearing? This wasn’t the Ani that he knew, he hoped to God that this was just a phase. Some sick twisted phase that she needed to purge from her system. Cash knew that he wasn’t the best catch, but he could relate to Ani on so many levels that he couldn’t imagine her being out tonight was anything more than sowing wild oats.