All Chapters of Solid Steel (Unseen Enemy 6): Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

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Chapter Forty-one

“Yeah, me too. It’s not what I would have chosen.” He shrugged. “But it is what it is, and I damn well knew the risks when I took the job. I’d seen guys blown to bits right in front of me, and I knew that it could happen to me, anytime, anywhere. Even the easiest, most routine EOD call can go sideways fast and when it does, things go boom. When that happens, chances are good that someone’s going to hurt, maybe even dead. All you can hope for is that it’s the guy in the protective suit who bears the brunt of whatever the hell it is.”“You seem so…” She paused, searching for the right words. “…so accepting of it. Of the loss of your hand.”“I am now,” Luke said. “But it has been three years. I’ve had time.”“But it was bad in the beginning?”“Oh, yeah.” He stared down at his arm, lost in thought. “I struggled, babe, believe me. Even more so when I got stateside, and my fiancée took one look at my stump and took up with one of my friends. Dumped me, called off the wedding, kicked me whil

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Chapter Forty-two

She shifted a bit, trying to ignore the throb in her lower body, tried to focus. “Does the kickboxing help? At Curves?”“Oh, yeah. For sure.”“Can I – umm. Can I ask something definitely ignorant and quite possibly offensive?”He propped himself up on his elbow and surveyed her. “Yeah. What?”“Are you able to use your left arm when you box?”“Oh, sure I can. Not to punch, mostly, even though I have my stump in a boxing glove.”“So you use it defensively?”“Yep. To block.” Luke demonstrated and she nodded. “Then I use my right hand to just pummel the hell out of my opponent.”“That’s amazing.”“You think?”“Yeah. I do.” She thought for a few seconds. “And is your family around?”“Right here in Denver. Dad’s an engineer, Mom’s a doctor. One older brother who’s a teacher… and me.” Luke gave her a real smile. “Bartender and cook extraordinaire specializing in Mexican breakfast cuisine.”Selena laughed.“So that’s me, beautiful.” He cocked his head at her. “Anything else you want to know?”

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Chapter Forty-three

Under her hands was the evidence of limb literally torn from flesh – something that had changed Luke forever. Something that had been taken from him. He’d lost a part of himself that day, and somehow he’d learned to be OK with that loss. And maybe – just maybe – she could learn from him in turn. Learn how to not be whole but to be wholly OK with that.She looked up at him now, saw the tension on his rugged face.“Luke?”“Yeah?”This time, she kissed him. He responded immediately, pulling her up his body, tighter and closer. He gathered her to his chest, mindful of her stitches, letting Selena set the pace. He wanted whatever she wanted, he’d take whatever she was ready to give him. Far more importantly, he wanted her to feel back in control for the first time in a long time, to take charge of her own sexuality and desire.Luke wasn’t a guy who gave up control easily when he was with women; in fact, he never gave it up. He was all alpha, all bossy and ‘I call the shots, babe’. But for

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Chapter Forty-four

That was all she said before she sucked him into her mouth. Luke’s back arched up and off the bed, and a harsh curse escaped his heaving chest. Dear sweet Christ, she felt good. Hot and wet and tight and so damn hungry for him… just as he imagined her sweet pussy to be. And at that thought, Luke’s cock pulsed and lengthened even more. She gave a moan of satisfaction, loving his helpless reaction, and she took him deeper, harder.Selena felt Luke’s hand on the back of her head now. He wrapped her curls around his fingers, tightened his hand into a fist. He didn’t try to guide her, didn’t take control, but the slight pressure told her what he wanted. Her pussy fluttered at the gentle dominance, loving the rolling movement of his hips under her mouth. He was slowly but surely losing control, losing his mind, and she wanted to take him all the way over.She moved up and down, using her lips, her tongue, her hand. She listened to his breath come faster and harder, heard his breath turn to

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Chapter Forty-five

She squeezed him now, her hand moving faster. Luke wanted to watch, but it was all too much and he shut his eyes, the tension building and building.When she twisted her wrist and thumbed the end of his cock with every stroke, that was it… he was done. He made a noise in his chest and his throat, a sound that he’d never heard come out of himself before. It was dark and primal and desperate, and Selena knew it was finally happening. He was out of control and she loved it.He covered her hand with his and she moved closer, eager for him to mark her. When he came, his seed landing on her stomach and the scar on her chest, she felt nothing but fierce joy. God, the heat of him… every jerk of his hips and splash of white liquid was burned into her memory, into her flesh. He may be declaring her as his, but she was making him hers, too. She was claiming and keeping him.Luke gasped for air even as his rational brain kicked in. He opened his eyes, sat up and turned so that they were face-to-f

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Chapter Forty-six

He peeled the bandage away gingerly, trying to not jostle her or pull on her stitches. He threw the soiled piece of gauze in the garbage, then looked down at Selena, seeing her totally naked for the first time.Her left side was also completely flat, also missing the nipple. The scar on this side was a bit thinner than the one on the right, but it was angrier, redder. He lifted his eyes to her face, but she wasn’t looking at him. She was looking down at herself, examining the stitches.“The doctor said I got eight stitches to close up the stab wound,” she said quietly. “That I’ll have another scar on my chest.” She glanced up now, her eyes full of hurt. “I guess I can add it to my collection, huh?”Luke wrapped his arms around her, surprised yet again at the gift of her vulnerability. Fuck, she’d been through enough – more than enough.The fact that she’d gotten hurt made his blood boil; the fact that she now had yet another scar marring her golden skin made his heart ache. She was ju

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Chapter Forty-seven

Selena’s second orgasm for Luke was as intense as the first one, but it was shorter, sharper. It was like bolts of lightning or exploding stars, not pulsing waves or slow-building flames. It was so overwhelming, so all-encompassing, that she almost fell. It was only his arms around her waist that kept her vertical… but she couldn’t say for how much longer.Sensing her unsteadiness, Luke got to his feet again and held her, his massive arms and much larger body shielding her from the spray. She just clung to him as her legs trembled beneath her, his chest and arms safe and strong.“You good?” he whispered against her hair.“Umm-hmmm. That was amazing.” She sighed. “And now I have to clean up again.”“You want some time alone in here?” he asked. “Please.”His grin was devastating. “Don’t you start begging me again, Selena, or I’ll be back on my knees in a heartbeat.”“Promise?”Their eyes met and held. “Yeah, beautiful. I promise.” He stepped away, stuck his face under the shower. “But

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Chapter Forty-eight

Chris Brooker stared down at the piece of furniture in front of him, amazed that it was actually done. He’d been working on it secretly for months now, before and after his shifts at King’s Garage and at weekends, and some days, it had felt like Dean and Emma’s baby was going to arrive before it was finished. But it was finished, and all he wanted was to give it to the parents-to-be.He heard a noise behind him and he quickly threw a sheet over the furniture. He turned to see Jennifer Sawyer standing there in the doorway. Her blue eyes were soft and questioning: his phone call to meet him at the back entrance of King’s Garage before it opened that morning had been pretty cryptic.“Hey, sweetheart,” Chris said. “Thanks for coming.”Jenny stepped in. “Sure. Is everything OK?”“Yeah. Perfect.” Chris crossed the room, dropped a kiss on her forehead. “I just wanted to show you what I’ve been working on.”Her expression cleared. “It’s done? Whatever it is?”“All done.” He grinned. “Wanna se

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Chapter Forty-nine

“Yeah, baby.” He stroked her silky blonde hair. “Go ahead.”“It’s nothing bad,” she said. “It’s just – it means time away from you.”“What?” He stared down at her in horror. “Time away? Where are you going?”“Not far.” She smiled. “Just to Colorado Springs.”“Why? For how long? Can I go with you?”Jenny laughed now. Chris’ panic and worry was almost endearing, but she felt badly that she was making him panic and worry at all, and she rushed to reassure him.“It’s nothing bad, babe,” she said. “Actually, it’s something really good. I want to open a new restaurant there within two years.”Chris gazed down at her, dumbfounded. “Really? That’s great.”“Yeah.”“Another high-end bistro, like Jenny’s?”“No, I want to do something totally different. I want to open a traditional Polish place.”Chris smiled as he remembered that Jenny had learned everything that she knew at the family Polish restaurant. She’d been raised in that environment, and her love of certain flavors even now was a nod to

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Chapter Fifty

Later that morning, Selena clutched Luke’s hand tightly as they stepped off the hospital elevator. She felt incredibly nervous about this visit, and she was working overtime to hide it.Luke glanced down at her, took in her serious expression. He paused and she looked up at him, a bit surprised.“You good, babe?” he asked.“Yeah.”“You look worried.”She sighed. Clearly, she’d been doing a pretty damn lousy job of hiding how she was feeling. Then again, she got the sense that Luke could almost read her thoughts sometimes.“Well… I am, I guess.” She looked down the hallway. “I mean, Dallas knows about my surgery now, and I’m worried that he’s angry at me. And I’m really worried that Griff’s angry at me, too.”“OK, whoa. Hold up.” He shook his head. “Dallas isn’t angry, Selena, and I know that for a fact. As for Griff, he was there and he knows what happened. He’s worried about you, beautiful, not pissed at you. He’s been begging Dallas to get you here so he can clap eyes on you himself

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