Series: Willow Winters
Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 26544 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 133(@200wpm)___ 106(@250wpm)___ 88(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 26544 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 133(@200wpm)___ 106(@250wpm)___ 88(@300wpm)
Blake
I can tell she isn’t buying it and that cute little mouth parts to no doubt tell me she doesn’t believe that shit–even though it’s true. But she stops when she hears the door to the club open. And that disbelief is exactly why I had to lie to the VP and put on this charade. All because I had some stupid urge to look out for her.
I look back to Maddox and he’s got Pinch and Linc with him too. Marie turns and sees them and her whole body goes rigid. I move to stand in front of her and rub my hand along her body as I do. Just for the fun of it mostly, feeling her smooth skin beneath my fingertips. When I get to her ass I pause and move slowly to just below her waist. Her eyes widen at my touch and I chuckle again while rubbing small circles on her lower back.
I whisper for her to relax before giving her a small open-mouth kiss in the crook of her neck. It’s all for show of course, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t enjoy every second of it. I can’t help my growl when she lets out a small moan and clenches her thighs. That’s not helping to get rid of this hard-on. But it’s doing wonders for the act I’m putting on. As long as this charade looks real to them for the next five minutes before we can take off, we’ll be fine. They’ll think she’s just some kinky hookup and all will be right again. I readjust myself before parting with her to meet the guys. It’s a risk, knowing she could take off. But something in me is urging me to give her this. To show her I trust her to trust me. So I leave her a few steps behind as I approach Linc and give him a cocky grin.
“What the hell are you doing here?” As I ask him casually, I hear her walk up to me and she slowly molds her body to mine. I wrap an arm around her shoulder and let her place her head on my chest while she sizes up the other guys. She’s doing a good job of playing her part. I’m not sure what her plan is, but I’m loving her little touches. I don’t know if she’s even aware that she’s gently scratching her nails down my back, but the act she’s putting on is making my dick throb even harder for her.
Maybe she’s starting to believe that I was going to walk her home. I hope she does believe me ‘cause that would make all this shit that much easier. I breathe in deep and take in her sweet honeysuckle scent. I have to remind myself that she’s just trying to survive–like me. Without that reminder, my dick would take over. A soft growl rumbles out of me at the thought.
“Maddox said you had a girl out here. I had to see it to believe it.”
I smile back at him. “What, like I couldn’t get a girl?”
“There’s a difference between pussy and a girl.” Marie hardens against me, her brow furrowed and lips pursed. She obviously doesn’t like the fact that they may see her as just a piece of ass. To be honest, I don’t like that idea either, even though for her sake it would be best for them to believe it. She shifts against me and I can tell she’s debating on leaving. I’ve got to nip that in the bud.
“Marie, this is Linc, my boss.”
She smirks and relaxes back into me before nodding. “I remember you telling me about him. Nice to meet you, Linc.” Damn, that lie came off flawless. I almost forget to keep a smile on my face. I’ll add that to the things I know about Marie. Hellcat knows how to fight, she’s a good liar, and she’s sexy as fuck. So far I like the list.
“Marie, nice to meet you too. I was wondering when Blake was going to introduce us.” Fucking Linc–trying to make me look good. He’s like the father I never had. Always looking out for me. He hired me in the tattoo shop and taught me everything I needed to know. Now he’s trying to get me brownie points like I’ve been talking about her for awhile now or something. That’d be nice of him if I hadn’t learned her name two minutes ago. It’s hard to keep my laugh in. Hellcat doesn’t even try to hold it back.
“Oh yeah, Blake’s been talking about me?” She raises her brows and gives another sweet smirk toward Linc. She looks back at me and pats my chest condescendingly. “I don’t believe it.” She leans closer to them before whispering loud enough for me to hear, “He’s not big on commitment.” This time I lose my composure and let the hurt show on my face. The four of them are laughing at her little joke until she notices my butthurt expression.