By Vince
There’s nothing I wouldn’t give him if he just asked.
But this situation…..
It’s out of my hands. Rourke knows that me marrying Elena is the best chance we have at nipping this shit in the bud.
It doesn’t make it any easier, and I’m not sure which is worse. The man who’s suffering in silence or the one that won’t shut up about it.
Only the twelve are aware of our position with the Senate. That the reason we have the power and influence we do, is due to the fact we make sure that the people are taken care of, unlike the royals that started this mess.
Jorge is new, and entirely unaware that his actions will get us blown off the map. Thus far our portion of the experiment has been successful.
I can’t say it’s easy.
There is a constant struggle in keeping up and doling out responsibilities in a city of nine million. Still, it feels like I was groomed, prepared, and chosen before I was an itch in my father’s pants.
Frederico Morretti was the first ‘sanctioned’ boss. He was also a key player in creating jobs, bringing in money, and using immigrants to fill the void the Division Wars left in their wake.
Of the six founding families, only Morrettis, Gaines, and Torelli are left. The real people responsible for the city’s success. No matter the deficit.
It’s our effort that keeps the fat cats in their towers, peasant jobs with the lower class, and ensures that money keeps flowing in.
Even so, if another one of Mythander’s precious court drops dead, and we’re done for. Our arrangement with the Senate is clear. Keep the people happy and avoid the press.
No publicity. No real credit.
Just the benefits that come with a job well done. Or the consequences of being wiped out if we get too out of hand. IE, gain too much power, or cause the same devastation other outfits are known for across the globe.
A thin line with more and more oblivious ‘tourists’ weaseling their way in for a slice of our paradise.
A knock on the door breaks the uncomfortable silence Rourke and I rarely share. Sure, we never talk before we’re ready and are generally chewing on the plans we have for the day in our minds over coffee, but still....
After a night like the one we had, it’s never been this tense.
Rourke leaves the skillet he’s been fussing over to open the door for the tech genius that started at his firm a few months back.
I’ve never met Grimm first hand, but have heard Rourke sing the kid’s praises for the impossible shit he comes up with. I know in AF terms, puppy means a newbie or innocent who hasn’t grown their teeth yet.
Everyone who works at Lark Security is retired special forces. What our military calls Reapers. A title I can’t see one trace of in the smooth-faced, man bun sporting nerd.
Grimm is dressed in the same general ensemble as most of Rourke’s guys. Cargos, a tee shirt, and boots that aren’t even laced.
More, the taller kid legit looking over his shoulder and spinning to find his misplaced tail in the shape of his over the shoulder bag.....
No wonder why Rourke calls him a puppy.
Those huge brown eyes and overly excitable personality don’t match any other one of the hard asses Rourke typically employs.
A minimum of twenty years of clean service may be a prerequisite for Lark Security. You’d still never guess it with the buzzing dark haired, almost teen making his way in the door. Overflowing hands, not to mention him practically tripping over his own feet.
The designation Rourke and I give pets is very much based on personality rather than interest in bestiality or fuzzy type role play. Over the years our tastes have more or less melded in the same way our hell no lists synched when we started.
Bestiality and pseudo bestially of pet play being among them.
“Mornin’ Sarge,” unlike most, I guess Grimm is used to Rourke’s size. Smiling rather than cowering at the giant that most men piss their pants at.
Those almond eyes of Grimm’s in as much shape as coloring twitch everywhere else entirely unintimidated. More worried about whatever he seems to have forgotten, than Rourke’s glare.
I seriously can’t get the image of a happy but clumsy golden retriever out of my head. Grimm’s hair is dark, but he’s got honey toned skin, expressive brown eyes, and a somewhat lanky figure.
In true puppy fashion, the tech nerd is chasing his proverbial tail again when the pair of them reach the breakfast bar I’m sitting at.
Worse the kid is lifting his leg to grab something out of his side pocket with his teeth; rather than relinquish the crap in his hands.
A jumping bean hits my stomach as Rourke lifts his gnarled neck in a plea for patience before grabbing the large paper bag Grimm has tucked under his arm.
I hide my smile behind my plain white mug while Rourke dumps about a dozen sandwiches on the counter in front of us. Doing away with one of the numerous items that has Grimm’s attention rather than Daddy.
I may lean towards women as a rule, but damn sure know when a guy is attractive. There really isn’t a submissive bone in my body, so I leave the dick sucking to my twin.
I’ve still screwed enough men to know that Rourke’s new puppy would be an experience I wouldn’t soon forget.
Fuck me.
I’m worse off than I thought, if last night wasn’t enough to tide me over for a few days. Maybe it’s the look that Rourke’s giving him.
Unlike me, Rourke eliminates people based on gender. Still, between the constant praises, and the look that Rourke generally reserves for subs, I can’t help but wonder......
With Rourke taking the small black pouch out of Grimm’s mouth, and putting it on the table with the rest, the puppy offers a grin and absently thanks him.
Even with one hand free, Grimm finds another way to occupy his long fingers. Sorting through the gadgets he’s laying on the counter with the sandwiches.
The look Rourke gives the kid, would terrify most anyone but me, when Daddy fails to get the Puppy’s attention. Clearly, neither Rourke’s gargantuan size nor his somewhat gnarled appearance seem to phase Grimm like they do most.
If he were a female, there’s no doubt in my mind Grimm would be bent over the counter taking five swats to the ass for not giving Daddy his undivided attention.
The tech whiz has all the traits Rourke and I lean to.
An adorable, sexy mix that requires a bit of guidance.
The last sub he brought me for consideration, I dismissed. The woman we destroyed last night moaning from the loft bed was my choice, rather than his.
I don’t discard Rourke’s preferences, but definitely choose people that neither of us will get attached to, given how our first trio turned out.
The only relationship in sixteen years I didn’t put limits on, and the one that fucked with my partner the most.
Woman damn near ended our duo before it began, and I’ll never let anyone, man woman or ‘Saint’ get between us again.
Chapter 1.9 King Kong's Cock, By Vince
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Chapter 2.3 Leave It To Lucian # Grimm“I’m so sorry. I just don’t.... I’ve never..... good grief he’s going to have a field day with this.” Eventually, she drops her hands and looks to the ceiling, biting her lower lip in a prayer for patience. Or possibly to be swallowed up by the floor she’s so embarrassed. “Do you... I mean.... can you just sit and ….. not.. just not....”“I’m here to please you, however that happens, but have to admit I’m better with my hands than my mouth.” Not really, but she doesn’t need to know that just yet.The comment makes her wiggle and sputter a bit before moving to the living area to guzzle a drink in one gulp. With her back turned I take in her hourglass figure, toned limbs and the ass of dreams attached to them. I lick my lips not really sure what I want to start with.It’s all damned delicious if I’m being honest.I note the small jolt of her figure, and hook nervous hook of her foot around the opposing ankle. Moving slowly back to her face, to see s
#Grimm“I have been trying to reach you most urgently, Luca. I’m in need of your singular talents this evening.” Ugh, why didn’t I check before I answered it? Lucian Gaines is on that list of the first and last person you want to hear from simultaneously.Considering how things went down, I wonder if he doesn’t have the wrong number. At least I would if the man was capable of making that kind of mistake. He’s not called a robot for nothing. “I’m on assignment,” I clip.“We both know you are in the city and more than capable of making good on our bargain,” Lucian mocks darkly. Confirming I have every right to be paranoid about screwing him over like I did.I’m a fucking idiot. Not handing over everything I had, doesn’t change the fact that I found it. Can’t unsee, undo, or unknow that I rifled through his life with a fine tooth comb. The more I found. The more I fell.People claim that the first rule of spy craft is not falling for your mark. I think that’s ridiculous because it’s inevi
Chapter 2.1 Blue Eyes #GrimmUgh. How am I not dead?Scrubbing my face as I come to on the shore with the sun feeling like a hundred pound hammer securing a chisel in my skull. The spike seemingly inserted behind my eye is hammering away with the tune of my pulse.Letting me know I’m at least still half alive after another rumble and barely successful arrest.Can’t claim or complain that my new assignment is boring, but with how hard I’ve been hitting the bottle, won’t pretend there aren’t days I don’t miss my desk. More like the blue-eyed Titan that eyed me from the other side of it.Ugh, get it out of your head.If I’d just napalmed that bridge like I should have, I wouldn’t be stuck in the in-between like I currently am. Unlike half the A-listers in this city, kink and BDSM was never really my cup to tea.Sure, I had to understand it. Play along with it if I had any chance of getting out of the AF, but end of day, I’m all about organic ‘relations’. Probably why I was so successful a
Xoxo Nyx“I’ll never complain about meeting her, and I know I’m the last person who could give her the life she deserves. I had no right to kiss her like that and even as just a friend, I’d do almost anything to keep her. To make her happy and, but good gracious Dracula it’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma I can’t hope to unravel…..” I feel my eyes widen further, blinking at the man who’s still there listening to this nonsense.“I’m broken, no two ways about it. I don’t know how to accept her generosity knowing that all I could possibly hope to be is an embarrassment. I hate feeling mad or sad or dwelling on things I can’t change. I want to see the best of this world and help people to be happy in it. Happiness is a choice not a circumstance, and it’s the only life I’ll ever have to live, according to Sister Agatha, so I should make the most of it.”“I’ve been given a second chance, so I won’t burden the few people I have left with my own self-pity and doubts. I also can’t and won’t be
Xoxo NyxWhen I continue to stare at him, find some familiarity or even positivity in what he’s telling me, the Count continues. Far less confident and direct than he had at the start of it.“Even if you do not wish romance, I would like to spend more time with you, listen to whatever new tales you may have to regale me with.” His gaze has fallen back to the bar, as if he’s already heard, processed and accepted the rejection I haven’t given verbally.I really don’t want to make him feel bad, but don’t really know how to handle a situation that has zero precedence. “It’s very hard for me to process if not understand situations I don’t have experience with, and I assure you this is a first for me,” the sputter comes out with a long breath and a rise to the heat in my cheeks likely making me look like a cherry.It’s his turn to tilt his head at me, and here we go. Owning Aspie one o one is in session. “Perhaps if you tell me your concerns, I can address them.” The Count suggests not seemi