Michael POVI couldn't stop touching that girl, and I didn't even care how distracted it made me anymore. The entire car ride we spent tangled together. My hands always to her skin, my lips burning to kiss every inch of her body. I tried getting work done. I had big plans in motion not to mention a web of games being played between multiple players in a dangerous world. Yet, none of it held much weight compared to this girl. We arrived late at our last safe house before Texas and I just wanted to get her alone in the bedroom. But we had business to get done first."Why don't you go lay down." I kissed the top of her head, nodding to the bedroom as I set down the bags of equipment from the car on a table."I want to know what is going with Amy. I'll sleep better knowing she is ok." Lucy looked at me with a mix of sadness and exhaustion. She should rest but I understood too."Well, you are handy with a laptop." Vinnie handed her one from his bag. "Why don't you help hack into some secu
Lucy POV"Leave!" Michael ruthlessly announced and my head popped up."What?" I shot back at him, but he wasn't talking to me."Don't worry, Lucy." Vinnie threw his bag over his shoulder and ran his hand over my hair. What the fuck was his deal? "He wouldn't be so mean to you." Vinnie added with a creepy tone."Stop." I swatted his hand off me, my eyes darting to Michael as he suddenly stood, chair falling to the floor. "What the hell did I miss?" I yelled at both of them. I must had fallen asleep, and these two had some fight."Nothing. Vinnie was just going to bed." Micheal's face was twisted in rage."He is just a tad possessive. You'll have to get use to it if you want to keep him happy." Vinnie chuckled, petting my hair again. This time Micheal reached over me and shoved him."Stop messing around, Vinnie. Get the fuck out before I make you." Before Vinnie could retaliate with another annoying remark to piss off Michael his phone buzzed in his pocket. "Ooo, my girl is calling.
Michael POVThis damn girl was so tight and for all the wrong reason. I still didn't know the whole story, but something bad obviously happened. Something that made her body clamp up whenever a man touched her. I really didn't want to speak about that asshole, Jared, I had enough issues with him already. But now, it was clear he made Lucy feel like shit whenever he wanted something she wasn't ready to give. Every part of me wanted to walk out right now, drive nonstop back to New York, and pummel his face again. But I wasn't leaving, not when I had her next to me and completely naked.She watched me carefully, unsure to make a move or not. I held her waist and moved us into the shower, leaning her head back slightly so the warm water washed down her hair. She closed her eyes, breathes deep and pushing her chest out to me. God, I loved her chest. I could just watch those beautiful breasts all day, and they have definitely helped me cum more times than I can count. I pulled her back u
Amy POV"This is ridiculous." I groaned as I crawled out of bed, finding myself in another new place. Surprisingly, the door was unlocked and I made my way down the hall. Within seconds a man with a large gun approached me. I didn't think for one second I could actually escape unnoticed though."This way." The man ordered, nodding for me to follow him. I looked down at the cotton dress I wore and cringed. This was some little girl's outfit, and who the hell put it on me?"You must eat and quickly. We move in ten." Killian ordered the second I walked into some large room with nothing but a desk and a few books on the shelves."Where to now?" I grumbled, taking a seat on the other side of the desk. I adjusted quickly from the discomfort my ass had. "Are you still in pain, Angel." Killian asked softly, eyes wandering over my body. I noticed the room was completely empty now."No, just annoyed. I asked a question." I stared him down."I thought we had an understanding. Or maybe you just
Michael POVI couldn't stop touching her. She was like some kind of addiction, one I had no control over, and for once in my life, I didn't want control.Lucy was curled up against my side, wearing nothing but my shirt, her long legs stretched out over the seat. I'd gone down on her twice already during this trip, and fuck, I wanted to do it again. But I was getting wound up. Too wound up. I needed more. I needed all of her, and I was barely keeping my restraint intact."Why are you constantly breaking into banks?" she asked, shifting closer to me, her cheek resting against my stomach as I typed on my laptop. The car hummed as we dove down the interstate and it felt all too perfect."How can you even tell I'm in a bank?""I had a smartphone when I was two years old, Michael. Everyone my age knows how to code in some way.""This is a little more than light coding." I arched a brow, glancing down at her. "And I'm not that much older than you." We had maybe four years between us. Tech wa
Michael POV I was so fucked. Lucy had me wrapped around her damn finger, and I hated how I loved it. How easy it was for her to pull me under, how just the taste of her had me craving more like some desperate, touch-starved bastard. And then she did this, looked up at me with those big, innocent blue eyes before taking me in her mouth, her tongue teasing my tip like she knew exactly what she was doing to me. "Fuck, Lucy!" My voice was raw, strangled as I loosely fisted her hair, trying not to lose it right then and there. My dick twitched, so badly needing some attention. "You don't... mmm, you don't." I really wanted to be a gentleman, offer that she didn't have to pleasure me this way, but oh fuck, she felt amazing. She didn't stop. Didn't hesitate. Just hummed around me, those soft moans vibrating up my length like a damn drug, and I felt myself unraveling, too fast, too hard, like I had no control. One hand held her hair in a ponytail, letting her smoothly suck my cock
Lucy POV"I was expecting a very different mood from him. What did you do? Break his cock?" Vinnie grinned as he fell into step beside me."What is wrong with you?" I shot him a disgusted look."Relax, I'm just playing." He raised his hands in mock surrender."Well, it's not funny," I muttered, crossing my arms. "I'm hungry.""And pissed." He smirked. "You turned him down, didn't you?"I stiffened. That better not be the reason why Michael was acting like this. He wasn't mad when I first stopped him though. "Drop it." I focused on the menu instead, ordering fast and slamming my tray onto the table.Michael sat a few tables away, glued to his laptop like the rest of the world didn't exist. His shoulders were tense, his fingers flying over the keyboard, and I knew he was still pissed. Probably as pissed as I was. But he had no reason to be.I should have told him the reason I got weird about sex. What happened years ago and how I was terrified of getting pregnant. I almost lost contro
Michael POV"Hands up." I ordered Lucy and she gave me another disapproving look."I don't like this, Michael." She whined."I don't care. Do what I tell you or I swear I won't fed you for days." I warned her, but I had lost all my power the second I had let myself touch her. "You're an idiot!" She rolled her eyes at me. "You think I actually believe...," she was about to go off on another annoying rant. I quickly stepped to her, swiftly moving my arm around her head and thigh to her stomach. She screamed as I flipped her over, landing her flat on her back."I hate you." She cried, her back arching on the mat."You would hate me less if you could kick my ass." I stared down at her, hands on my hip unsure what to do with her. She was so damn weak and didn't even care. I got this stupid idea to stop at the gym down the street from our safe house in Texas. I thought maybe we could take an hour to go over some basics since Niko hadn't arrive yet. I thought maybe I could at least teach
Michael POVThe tension from everyone around me was thick, and suffocating, but I had to ignore it. We all had our positions and if we didn't make every move exactly right we could all end up dead. Paul spent the next hour spreading whispers of betrayal, he conveyed his absolute disgust of my decisions to any that would hear. It would grab the attention of Niko's men and start a small riot within their ranks. Vinnie was the smart-ass jokester both unwaveringly loyal to me, and crazy enough to start a blood bath in my honor. Niko's men would never align with him, or trust him with a plan. But that would open the door for those disloyal within the Grasso's to take him under their wing. Amy played both sides by acting as the scared lost girl, someone tough who wanted revenge even at the cost of her life, but also someone who loved her brother dearly. She should be removed from all sides and none will be able to fully trust her. Last was Lucy, the one person in all this mess who was i
Michael POVI don't know what this woman was doing to me, but I didn't want it to stop. I needed her in a way I never needed anyone. She was always in the back of my mind, for months I found ways to single her out in my torment, but then it turned into something more, a touch, a kiss, a need. Now, since I woke from that night my whole world flipped upside down, I wanted her in a whole new way. "Help me get dressed?" I said casually as I grabbed my suit from the chair. Her dress was under mine and I couldn't wait to see her in it."Of course." Lucy jumped right up and followed me to the bathroom. I definitely didn't need help getting dressed, but I definitely needed to see her naked again."You like?" I watched her unzip the bag, revealing a sophisticated but sexy white dress. The neckline was to her collarbone, concealing those beautiful babies in her chest. I knew she didn't like revealing too much skin, and I preferred it that way too. I had enough jealousy swarming inside me with
Lucy POVThe moment I walked inside there was chaos everywhere. It seemed like hundreds of workers were renovating the house and I really just wanted some quiet. "I'll head upstairs. Maybe he won't wake until 3." I looked to Vinnie and Paul."I already sent him a text you were on your way because the dinosaur failed," Vinnie said and I closed my eyes. "Are you that afraid of him or just want us to get our asses handed to us?" I shot back at him. He was annoyingly loyal to Michael."Hey, I'm just doing my job. I don't need to get shot over this crap." Vinnie put his hands up in defense."No one is getting shot!" I yelled back, frustrated and so damn tired of this life. I half ran up the stairs, preparing my body for a fight that I didn't want to have. If I wanted to come home, I should be able to come home, and no one gets shot because of it.But the second I opened the door I froze. Michael was sound asleep in my bed, with no shirt or bandage over his long scar down his chest. I do
Lucy POV"Michael ordered you to stay in school. I can't bring you home until 3:00." Paul quickly followed behind me to the car."I don't care what Michael ordered. I'm not part of your world and he isn't my boss." I yelled back at him."Lucy!" He reprimanded me, grabbing my arm and guiding me into the car."I'm sorry." I took a deep breath. I knew of the dangers of defying Michael. Not that he would hurt me, but if others overhead. He can't look weak."Just take a moment then head back in." He tried to de-escalate my boiling tantrum. "I can't, Paul. I want to go home." A few tears slipped and the car got quiet."I know this is hard and not what you want," Paul said carefully, probably hoping not to make me cry more. "Once we weed out who is behind the attacks we can all go back to the life we want." I looked him over for a minute, sadness taking over that he too was sacrificing for Michael. "Do you miss Gio?" I asked softly."We've been by each other's side since we were kids." He
Lucy POVIt was strange being here, like it was a place I knew but didn't really remember. It wasn't too long ago that this was my norm. Monday through Friday I came to this building, gossiped, and joked with my friends. I went from class to class, worrying about nothing more than the next test or quiz.Now, it felt foreign. I didn't even remember what class I had during the fifth period. I was about to leave until I saw Zander in the hall. The second our eyes caught I felt a wave of relief. It was like my old life suddenly came rushing back to me."Hey, you came." He walked right up to me and hugged me tight in his arms. "It's been hell here without you." He admitted, squeezing me in his arms then let go. "High school was never all that much fun. I appreciate it though." I tuck my hair behind my ears, feeling a little out of place but comfortable now I found a friend."It was always better with you and..." he shrugged before finishing. "Is she here?" I looked around the halls. Ever
Amy POVAll morning my house was in an uproar. Paul fighting with Lucy to stay home, and Lucy fighting with me to go to school. I had really thought once Michael was awake we could ignore all the stupid rules and do what was needed. I knew he would need time to recover, but I didn't fully register how weak he would be. I wanted to ignore that too, but I didn't want to get my brother killed.I needed a new plan, a way to find Declan and give him the death he deserved. He killed my family, the only man I ever looked at as a father. I can't just sit here and do nothing. I can't just wait for Michael to heal and finish the job for me. I needed to act!"Why are you down here?" Dylan walked into the basement, holding a box of donuts and two coffees. "I can't just walk around school and pretend to be fine. There are threats everywhere, even here. Why do you think Paul refuses to let Lucy out of his sight?" I was pacing the floor like a caged animal. My nerves were fried and I was about to
Michael POV"Come in," I ordered."You needed me?" Paul walked in, looking unamused to be summoned."Take Lucy to school, and from now on, don't make a single order unless I approve it," I said, lying back down. A wave of exhaustion suddenly hit me."If that is what you think is best, boss." Paul had all attitude laced in his words. He was punk for a dinosaur."Do you have a problem with me becoming Capo, Paul? We can easily resolve it." I nodded to Vinnie who walked in behind him. He looked terrified and tried stepping back out the door. "Get in here!" I yelled at him.Lucy rushed out in an oversized shirt and baggy jeans. "What is happening?" She asked, looking at Paul and then Vinnie."Paul is going to take you to school and make sure you're safe. Right, Paul? You seem to like being attached to her side.""We have a meeting you called at 3:30." Paul clenched his jaw. "Unless you don't want your Second to attend. It would be a good way to make us look weak again.""Listen, Paul," V
Michael POVI was pissed I woke alone but determined to get over this whole recovery process. Two more doctors met me in the morning, neither having the solutions I wanted. "Did you get what I needed?" I asked Vinnie the second he walked into my room. "Wouldn't disobey my Capo." He mocked and threw a bag at me. "Want to bend over and I stick it in you." He chuckled.Both doctors gave me a concerned look but they could go to hell. "They are the professionals and it can go in my arm, jackass." I pulled out the bottle and ordered one of the doctors to come to me."That's not advised." He warned."Wasn't asking." I handed him the steroids and they gave each other a look. "I'll eat plenty of protein, take all my vitamins, and chug nothing other than water, but that can't be all. I need to recover faster. Steroids, facet injections, cortisol, whatever there is, I'm filling my body to the brim with it over the next three weeks. After that, I should be good with my own exercise regime to he
Michael POV"We needed to draw out the enemy outside the house." She replied, small tears slipping from her eyes."We? You aren't we. You are supposed to be in school. You will not go to another event. You will not take part in any of this..." I grunted, my hand releasing her arm, and grabbed my chest. I had her caged against the wall, but I was no threat."Michael, you should rest." Her hands came to my face, her touch so soft and gentle. "Rest?" I chuckled. "How can I rest when everyone around me has lost their minds?""I'm sorry. I was just trying to protect you." "Protect me? That's not how this works!""You can barely stand." She countered."Amy has already made it very clear that I'm weak. I don't need another lecture." I clenched my jaw, anger fading as I watched those eyes look over me. Concern, fear, maybe even love, staring at me."There's more power in my position than my body. You want to flush them out, then invite them in." I glared at her a moment, wanting to spew not