Page 71 of Devour

Priest holds my stare for a second, then shakes his head. “No. I don’t.” He rolls his shoulders and grips his handlebars. “But don’t pretend you haven’t gone soft for your girl.”

“I haven’t gone soft for shit.” I shove the camera into the bag harder than I need to.

“Sure.” Priest grips his handlebars and watches me with that look he gets when he thinks he’s right. I always want to punch it out of him. “Keep telling yourself that’s all it is.”

I don’t answer him because there’s nothing to answer. I own her. And if I don’t want to quit playing with her, that’s my goddamn business. I’ll do what it takes to keep what’s mine. Isn’t that what any man would do?

“We’re done here.” I strap the camera bag down and kick my engine over. “Crew, pull out. We’ll regroup at the cabin tomorrow.”

“We’re packing up now,” Crew replies. “Go ahead and we’ll catch up.”

Priest and I start our bikes, taking off back toward the mansion, and ride in silence. Crew and Kase catch up a quarter mile down the back road and fall in behind us.

“Hey, Axl,” Crew calls out over the comms. “Should I be concerned that I’ve been fucking your future wife this whole time? You aren’t going to snap my neck are you?”

Priest’s laugh makes me want to run him off the fucking road.

“She’s not my future anything.” I grip the throttle harder. “And I don’t give a shit what you do with Tracy.”

“Good. I don’t love the bitch, but I still need a pussy to fuck.” He laughs. “She has started telling anyone who will listen that she’s the future Mrs. Axl Hollister.”

“She can tell people whatever the fuck she wants. It doesn’t make it true.” The wind cuts across my face, and I lean into the next turn. “There’s not a chance in hell that I’m marrying her.”

If I have to marry, Saylor’s going to be my wife. And my father is just going to have to accept that. Hers too.

Nobody continues talking. The trees are thick on both sides of us out here, and there’s no light except our headlights carving through the dark.

The bike vibrates under me, and my mind goes right back to the camera feed. She’s been tied to that bed with a plug stretching her ass, waiting for me to come home and do what I promised.

Almost there, little heathen.

What will she think when she finds out about our investigation into her father? I try to let the engine noise fill my head and stop thinking about what it’s going to mean if David Carter’s mixed up in this shit.

Saylor doesn’t talk about her father often. I don’t know much about their relationship. But he’s still her father. If he’s doing what I think he’s doing and all of this is exposed, it’s going to impact her. And I won’t let that fucker do anything that will harm my girl.

We take the last turn, and the mansion comes into view through the tree line. I park in the underground lot and kill the engine. The guys pull in around me.

I remove my helmet and set it on my seat, then pull out my phone and open the app. I press the button to the plug and watch her body jolt on the screen. Her back arches, and her hips rock forward. My girl is going to be more than ready for me.

I lock the phone and slide it back in my pocket, leaving the device on.

Crew pulls his helmet off and runs his hand over his hair. “When are we going to update Dane?”

“We’ll request a meeting in the morning. We need better surveillance on that building to see what’s going on.” I unstrap the camera bag and sling it over my shoulder.

Priest swings off his bike and falls in step beside me. We walk through the underground lot toward the elevator in silence. Our boots echo off the concrete and stop when we reach the elevator. The doors open, and we step inside.

Priest hits the button and leans against the wall. “For what it’s worth,” he says without looking at me, “I don’t actually think you’ve gone soft.”

I lean against the other side, leaving Kase and Crew standing between us. “I fucking haven’t.”

“I think you’re fucked.” The doors open on our floor, and he steps out. “Your dad isn’t going to take no for an answer.”

He’s not wrong about that either. Adam Hollister expects to get his way. But that’s tough shit for him.

Crew and Kase split off toward their rooms. Priest gives me a nod and then continues on to his. I punch in the code to my room and push the door open.

It’s time to spend the rest of the night playing with my heathen.