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His hands traveled up my sides, slipping around my body so he could grab hold of my tits. “And then I want to fuck you when you’re nice and used up, baby girl, when you’re delirious with pleasure, half-asleep from the others’ attention. You know what? I think you’d like that, too.”
I couldn’t say anything. Couldn’t deny him, couldn’t say a single word. Why? Because he was right. He was totally, completely, one hundred and ten percent right.
I would like that. I’d like that very much.
Damian pulled out of me after that, and though I couldn’t see him, I’d bet anything his lips had curled into a devious smirk.
My party was thrown in the same club the young Black Hand heirs and members seemed to love to frequent. We had it all to ourselves that night, so no riffraff off the streets could come strolling in and join the party. Drinks were on the house, the DJ was taking requests, and the air itself was alive with sweat and alcohol.
The only one who I didn’t see was Piper, but I assumed that was because she wanted to wash her hands of all of this. Be done with Cypress, the Black Hand, and even Shay. I couldn’t blame the girl for being hurt, for wanting to run. Hopefully, wherever the girl went, she’d find herself again.
Shay was busy dancing, sandwiched on the dance floor between Jett and Nixon, but her other men were nearby. Dex and Slade, at least; a party like this I did not see Atticus attending, for obvious reasons.
Eventually, I pulled Shay to the balcony on the smaller second level of the club so we could talk. We leaned on the metal railing, overlooking the first floor of the club, and from there, we could see everyone. Shay’s men… and mine.
Luca, Zander, Damian, Cade, and, yes, even Ezekiel—the latter of which wasn’t wearing his priest’s clothes, for once. He actually blended in with the others.
“Damian accepted,” I told Shay. I had to speak loud due to the volume of the music in the air.
“I saw him wearing the ring, so I figured.” Shay turned around and leaned her back against the railing. Tonight she wore a deep red dress that matched the color of the lipstick she always wore. Her dark hair was a little wavy, diamonds clinging to her ears. “What made you choose him? Is it because you felt like you owed him a debt for helping you?”
I studied Damian down below. He stood beside Ezekiel, talking near the bar, a drink in his hand. Course, that meant he was doing most of the talking, and Ezekiel was mainly listening. “No, I don’t feel like I owe him. I just think… I think he’s a good man who made a lot out of nothing. I trust him with my life.”
“If you trust him, I trust him.” Shay turned around, her arm brushing up against mine with how close she stood to me. “It’s funny. You were so closed-off in the beginning, and now… now you got a good-looking crew.”
All I could do was smile.
“A bodyguard. An ex-husband. An assassin. A gangster,” Shay rattled off. “And even a priest. Kudos to that one, by the way. Didn’t know you were that into the kinky taboo stuff.”
I laughed. “It’s not like… it all just sort of happened.”
“Yeah, that’s how it was with me, too. I didn’t come to Cypress to get an army of boyfriends, but here I am.” Shay sighed, though I couldn’t hear it over the music. “Well, everything aside, I’m glad you decided to stay and accept the position on the Hand.” She leaned in to me to add, “The sausage fest gets tiring sometimes.”
Again, I had to laugh, and Shay pushed away from the balcony. “We’ll tell Atticus and the others about Damian tomorrow. Tonight, I want you to have fun, Giselle. Let loose. Party it up. Live a little.” She gave me a wink before sauntering off, heading downstairs to rejoin her men on the dance floor.
I watched her snake her arm around Slade’s neck and pull him onto the dance floor. The man did not appear to want to dance, but after a pouty look from her, he gave in. Shay certainly had a way with those guys. I wondered if, on the flip side, I had a similar way with mine.
I must’ve been too lost in my own thoughts, because I didn’t notice someone had ventured upstairs and made a beeline toward me. Two strong hands gripped the railing around me, cluing me in to the fact that, whoever it was, had to be a very large, very wide man.
That same very large, very wide man leaned down and said, “What are you doing up here all alone, princess?”
The largeness was my first clue as to who it was, and the way he called me princess was another. I turned around to face Cade Cunningham, my dragon man, the man I owed a lot to. Leaning my elbows on the railing behind me, I was comfortably caught between Cade’s impressive figure and the metal railing.
“I was just watching everyone,” I answered.
“This night’s about you. You shouldn’t spend it alone, lost in your thoughts,” Cade spoke, knowing me too well.
I reached for his chest, running a hand down the buttons on his shirt. The top two were undone; you could see the tips of the dragon tattoo on his upper chest peeking out. “Did you ever think we’d end up here?”
“Did I ever think I’d throw away my standing with the Guild to move in with a girl who’s not only too young for me, but also somehow has multiple boyfriends? No, I can’t say I ever thought we’d end up here.”
I had to grin. When he said it like that, it sounded absolutely insane. But, I supposed, the best stories always were.
“If you’re ready to come downstairs, there’s someone who wants to meet you,” Cade said.
My brows furrowed. “What? Who?” I must not have noticed anyone else coming into the club, too lost in my head. Who the hell could be here, wanting to meet me? I was clueless, and my face must’ve said so, because Cade chuckled, pushed off the railing, and grabbed me by the hand. Within moments, we were walking down the metal staircase to the first floor.
Cade took me past the bar, to its front edge, closest to the exit. A man wearing lots of leather stood, talking to the bartender, an easy smile on his face. In the dark light of the club, his hair looked dark, but when the lights flashed, I noticed it was a reddish blond color. He was tall and muscular, but not quite as impressive as Cade.
