Wolf: SBMC Maryland, стр. 34

to be alone with my demons right now. And she still has information I need.

“What is it you want?”

“You wanted information, I have it.”

“Then spill it. As you can see, I’m not in the mood for games,” I slur. Lauren smirks, letting her hand rest on my thigh before dragging it over the bulge in my jeans. Gripping my cock in her hand, I hiss in a breath.

“Take me in the bathroom and fuck me. I’ll tell you everything.” Drunk? Check. Hard cock? Check. Information and relief? Double fucking check. I stand quickly grabbing her hand as I drag her toward the back where the bathrooms are. Shoving her inside, I slam the door shut and move in. Pinning her against the wall, I kiss her before moving down her neck. Even though my cock’s hard, I don’t want her. I don’t want this but I do want the information from her so she can get the hell out of my life for good.

“I don’t hear any talkin’,” I tell her as I slip my hand under her skirt. I find her without panties and so fucking wet she practically drips it on the floor.

“Wolf, God yes.”

“Talk, Lauren!” I roar before biting into her flesh. She screams as I fuck her with my fingers. I know what she wants but she isn’t getting it from me.

“This Friday,” she pants.

“What about it?”

“They are having a meeting. Every official in town will be at headquarters.”

“Is that right?” I ask shoving my fingers deeper. She moans and writhes, but I keep my lips moving over her neck, my body pinning her in place.

“Yes. Heads of a lot of departments, even mine.” My fingers stop moving. Opportunity has just fallen into my goddamn lap. Pulling my fingers out of her, I move to wrap them around her throat.

“You threatened somethin’ I claimed,” I tell her softly, running my nose over hers.

“What? I didn’t.”

“You did. You threatened to ruin Krista. You threatened her with those new little cops, didn’t you?” Her breathing is becoming more sporadic, her pulse thumping rapidly in the side of her neck.

“I was just saying that. I wouldn’t do that, Wolf. I love you. You know that.”

“So much that you don’t care that I have another woman? You love me that much, Lauren?” She tries to speak but nothing comes out. She doesn’t have anything to say. She hates the fact that I’m with Krista now.

“She doesn’t deserve you. I do. We’re engaged!” Squeezing her throat just a little tighter, I lean in and nip her earlobe with my teeth.

“You are nothin’ to me anymore. You were clingy and demandin’. It was fuckin’ annoying as hell. I don’t love you, not like I thought I did.”

“You don’t mean that!” I step back, releasing my grip on her. Her eyes are wild as she stares at me.

“I do mean that. You stay the fuck away from Krista.”

“I know what you do,” she sneers. There’re the threats I knew were coming.

“Yeah, you do. So you know that I don’t have a goddamn problem puttin’ a bullet between your pretty little eyes,” I say as I press my finger into her forehead and pretend to pull the trigger. Lauren sobs but in my drunken state it only serves to piss me off.

“You wouldn’t.”

“Oh, I would.”

Twenty-Six

Krista

I don’t know what I feel anymore. I don’t know who I am. I haven’t really left the clubhouse unless I was with Wolf. He hasn’t wanted to go anywhere lately either. He’s distant which works for me since I’ve been avoiding him.

“You care about him,” Dezzy says after she sits next to me.

“I don’t know.”

“Yes you do. You’ve been sitting here for an hour with that same beer watching him,” she says with a laugh. I look down at the beer in my hand and shake my head. She’s right, I have been.

“I’m confused. I want to be with him, but I don’t know how. I was fine before, with letting her go but something just feels different this time.”

“You have to work past it. You can’t follow her forever, Krista. She has a family and that’s something you gave her. You gave her the chance at a normal life with people that love her. That’s all any child could ask for. You’re a hero in my book.” My head snaps toward her, our eyes connecting.

“I’m not.”

“You came to fucking Maryland to make sure she was safe. Who the fuck does that?” She smiles.

“I had to. She deserved that much,” I add.

“And you deserve him. He’s a stubborn pain in the ass. He can be bossy. He’s funny when he wants to be but most of all, out of all the guys here, I think he has the biggest heart.” She nudges me with her elbow and nods toward the bar. When I look over, he’s there. Starring at me so intensely that I want to cower. His blue eyes burn with emotion. Shoving off the couch, I walk toward him slowly. He turns around completely, leaning against the bar as he watches me. When I reach him, I stop right in front of him.

“What do you need?” He asks casually as if he doesn’t know what I’m doing here.

“You were right.”

“I’m right about a lot of things, babe.” I roll my eyes when I catch the hint of amusement in his voice.

“You were right that I’m scared to let you love me. That means giving you something that I’ve held onto for a long time. Something that was broken and nearly ripped away from me. I haven’t let anyone in like this since him, Wolf.” He nods his head as if he understands but doesn’t say anything else. “But…I want to. I want to give it to you. I want you to love me.” His arms slowly fall to his sides before he stands up straight. His eyes burn through me.

“No more bullshit. No more followin’ her. You have to let her go, Krista. You gave