Page 63 of This for That (The Edge of Retaliation 1)
Jo moves quickly, getting off Tatum and straightening her dress.
He gets up from the floor, amidst the laughter, and glances at Jo, who is rushing back to her seat. He likes her. I know she feels the same. It makes me sad, because she deserves someone like that, someone who would catch her when she fell instead of letting her hurt herself.
I can guarantee that if that was Patrick, he would have tossed her to the side and carried on about how much it hurt before ever putting her first.
I don’t wish that kind of love for Jo, I really don’t.
“Well.” Luka laughs. “That was epic. Should we do another round?”
“Soon,” Tanner murmurs, standing. “I have to speak with Callie first.”
I look at Tanner, confused, and he extends a hand and I take it, letting him lead me inside the house, but not before I give Jo a confused look. She winks at me, and I grin.
When we’re inside, Tanner takes me around a corner, and the moment we’re out of sight, he takes my face, kissing me deep and hard. It catches me off guard, and I whimper, clutching his shirt and letting myself fall into the incredible kiss.
Tanner moves quickly, murmuring something about not being able to take it a second longer. He drops to his knees, jerks my dress up, and exposes my very tiny, lacy panties. With a hiss, he hooks one finger in them, and pulls them aside.
Then he’s licking me, his tongue gliding straight up the middle of my pussy, making me whimper with desperation at the feeling that explodes through my body. His mouth is warm against my pussy, and my back arches against the wall as pleasure engulfs me—a warm, deep pleasure that makes my legs tremble. Tanner holds me up with one hand as his mouth does wonders for my nether regions.
Then I come with a low whimper, keeping as quiet as I can as the most incredible orgasm rocks my body.
Tanner doesn’t stop.
He keeps licking and sucking, his mouth devouring me. My knees shake, my body trembles, and it takes all my willpower and more not to scream to the rooftops with sheer delight.
He continues this path until I come again, shoving my hands over my mouth to stop my scream. Only when he’s licked every last tremble from my body does he get back to his feet, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. His eyes lock onto mine, and he growls, “I’m goin’ to fuck you later, so fuckin’ hard you’ll never remember anyone else but me. Be ready, darlin’.”
Then, just like that, he disappears around the corner, leaving me weak and trembling, and wanting him more than I’ve ever wanted another human in my life.
Tanner is going to be the death of me, I’m sure of it.
I can’t get enough of him.
24
NOW – CALLIE
“I can’t find him,” Jo tells me. “I cannot find him; I swear, it’s like he has just disappeared off the face of the Earth. There is nothing on Facebook. I’ve searched names, looked up mutual friends of Amber’s, done as many searches as I can. There is no Chase anywhere. I even found some old friends who went to the same school, and messaged them; nobody has seen or heard from him in years. It’s weird; I’m not going to lie. There is something very suspicious about him disappearing like that.”
I narrow my eyes. “You’re right. That is strange. Why would he just disappear? Maybe there is another reason for it? Maybe Chase isn’t even his name? Perhaps Amber gave me the wrong information.”
“No, I checked the school records; they have photos on Facebook. He was there: Chase Wick. Same year as Celia Yates. There is no way he doesn’t exist. One of the guys I messaged said he used to be friends with Chase, but after Celia died, he just disappeared. He thought he moved away, because he was so upset, but nobody has seen or heard from him since and I guess they didn’t bother to look further into it.”
This is weird. Really damned weird.
I’d bet anything that whatever happened to Celia Yates has to do with Chase Wick and because of that, he disappeared. The question is, how did he disappear? A boy of his age couldn’t just disappear without help. Someone had to get him out, possibly help him change his name.
“So Chase disappears after Celia dies, and nobody can find him. That tells me he’s changed his name. He had to have help to do that. Most likely, family. There is no way he could have done it on his own. It also makes it pretty damned obvious that whatever happened to Celia had a lot to do with Chase. People don’t run for no reason, unless he was depressed and couldn’t cope?” I say to Jo.
