Page 152 of Malice and Surrender
“I wouldn’t touch me,” I drawled. The two women must have thought I was joking, as they only laughed. “I have a girl,” I said.
“Yeah, we know. Us,” Crystal said next to my ear. The girls were hyped up with the extra guys and the excitement from yesterday, but I was shocked that they were approaching me. They normally flirted from across the room until I called them over, so I wasn’t sure what was up. Did I have a new allure now that I was taken? Could they sniff that shit out like bloodhounds?
“I have to say. This is entertaining.” Roach laughed. He was the only one I told about my new relationship, and even with him, I hadn’t mentioned Avro or Jace. The guys here wouldn’t get it, and as much as I didn’t really give a shit what they thought, I wasn’t in the mood to explain it either.
My eyes met Roach’s in the mirror, and I shook my head in disbelief as he made a kissing face and then shook his finger at me like we were teens. At this point, I didn’t think the guy would ever grow up.
“You could help here,” I said to him.
Dee’s hand slid up my leg, trying to palm my cock. Grabbing her wrist, I stopped her from reaching her goal. “I said I have a girl, and I wouldn’t touch me.” I turned my head to stare at Dee, her lips set in a pout as her eyes blinked back with confusion.
“You mean like a real girl?”
“What other kind is there,” I asked, my brow furrowing.
She shrugged. “I don’t know. It’s you. Didn’t really think that was a you thing,” Dee said. “You don’t have relationships with anyone, barely even the guys.” She wasn’t saying it to be mean. In fact, her tone was soft and unsure, but it felt like a smack all the same. I purposely distanced myself, which came with bonuses and the reality that I was isolated as much as Raine.
“I’d listen to him, ladies,” Roach said. He was turned on his stool so that he was leaning against the bar but made no effort to peel Crystal off of me as she rubbed up on me like a cat in heat. “She’s on her way, and she’s going to be pissed if she sees this,” Roach said.
An image of what that might look like crossed my mind, and my lip lifted. Would she be jealous? Would she get angry? I actually loved the idea, and my cock stirred with the fantasy playing out in my mind. I was so distracted by the sexy images of Raine fuming mad and fucking her hard that I didn’t notice Crystal lift her leg to straddle me.
“We need to repay you.” She rubbed her tits against my arm and giggled. Blinking and pulling myself out of the fog, I let go of Dee’s wrist and looked up at Crystal.
“Whoa, Crystal, you need to get off of me,” I said.
I felt the pull of Raine’s arrival like she had some sort of magic. My eyes snapped up to Raine’s reflection in the mirror behind the bar, and I sucked in a sharp breath. It felt like the oxygen was sucked out of the room as our eyes locked. If I thought I’d seen her angry before, I knew nothing as her face darkened. My cock jumped along with my heart, going from flaccid to hard in an instant. I licked at my suddenly dry lips. Fuck she was beautiful.
“Oh holy crap,” Roach said the words that I was thinking. Raine marched across the floor, her eyes never leaving mine in the mirror. “Come on, Crystal. Get off, Snake,” Roach said, trying to take control of the situation since I couldn’t seem to move while locked in her stare.
“Now that’s better,” Crystal cooed as she gripped my hard cock through the jeans.
Oh, this was bad, like really bad. I could feel Raine’s wrath the closer she got, the tension filling the room and making everyone look at the newcomer. I grabbed Crystal’s hand to stop her. I’m dead was all I could think as Raine’s lip pulled up in a snarl which only made me harder. I shuddered.
No one moved as they watched her, and I didn’t blame them. The only one that was stupid enough to jump in the middle of a relationship issue was Tanner, and right now, I had money down on Raine to win. Besides, if anyone tried to touch her, I’d cut off their hand. Every bit of her jealous fury was mine. She was mine, but I couldn’t seem to make my brain function properly to stop this from turning into a bloodbath.
“I’d intervene, but even I’m not that stupid,” Roach said, sitting his drink on the bar and moving away.
Raine’s eyes broke the stare first, and it felt like I’d been caught in a tractor beam from Star Trek. I hated the show, but Raine loved it. I’d lost count of how many nights we sat and watched a marathon of them.
“You need to get off me now,” I said, grabbing Crystal’s wrists. A sound rippled from Raine’s mouth that was more animal than human.
Raine moved much faster than I thought she would ever be able to as she grabbed Crystal’s arm and wrenched her off my lap in a single tug. Crystal’s confused scream was short-lived as she landed on her ass with a crash.
The dark glare Raine gave me sent cold racing down my spine. She was blackout mad, I’d seen that look in my own eyes a time or two, and you did things you normally wouldn’t when that happened.
“Raine, no.”
I reached for her, but my mouth fell open as Crystal jumped up, and Raine went full MMA on Crystal’s ass. Raine looked small next to Crystal, but that wasn’t slowing her down. Crystal backed up and tried to block the hits as Raine advanced on her.
I should really stop this, but fuck, it was hot. Crystal yelled once before Raine’s fist caught her across the jaw and sent her stumbling backward. Crystal hit a chair and flipped over it with a groan as she landed on the floor. Raine gripped the edge of the small card table and, with no effort at all, flipped it out of the way. It crashed near Roach’s feet and rolled.
“Oh fuck, you’re a dead man,” Roach said, stepping further away. Fucking coward.
“Now, do you believe me?” I said to Dee, still standing very close with her mouth hanging open. Swiveling around on the stool, I jumped up as Crystal rolled over onto her back and screamed as another fist cracked down hard on her face. Raine’s form was good, like she’d been professionally trained, as she knocked Crystal out cold with one shot.
Before she could think about doing more damage or attacking anyone else, I gripped her around the waist and picked her up. I backed away from Crystal as she flailed her arms and legs.
“Don’t any of you ever fucking touch him again,” Raine snarled and clawed at the air. Fuck she was making me hard, like bust a nut hard, as she thrashed in my hold. “I’ll kill you.” I shuddered at her words. Damn, I loved this side of her so much. It was always there, but she kept a tight hold on her emotions. She was the understanding one, the sympathetic one, but apparently, even Raine had a limit.
