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CHAPTER 2
LANDON
I’ve felt like a caged animal since yesterday afternoon when I saw Piper wearing a dress on which hugged her body the way I yearn to. If that wasn’t bad enough, her back was bare, her soft skin begging me to give into the desires I have for my little secretary.
I shouldn’t have hired her. I knew it the moment I interviewed her. I wasn’t going to, but then I thought about her being out there in the big, bad city without me, without my protection, without me being able to watch her. Instead of letting her go, I hired her at a salary far above what she should be making in her position.
She’s worth so much more than I’m paying her and not in terms of the job she does.
The woman, my woman even though I can’t claim her like I wish I could, should be draped in diamonds and wrapped in silk. I wish I could see her just like that.
Better yet, I wish I could see her naked and spread out on my bed, her dark hair creating a halo around her.
Fuck.
My cock throbs with the thought of being able to look at her pretty pussy dripping for me.
I’ve done so good for years. I’ve avoided being alone with her when I can. I’ve kept my walls up and I haven’t stepped over the line when it comes to being professional with her.
No one needs to know how at night, alone, I stroke my cock thinking about how her lips would look wrapped around my cock and how her dark brown eyes would sparkle as she looks at me. It’s only for me when I imagine how soft her hair would be wrapped around my fist as I plow into her. I swear there are times when I can hear how she would sound moaning and screaming my name.
Those sounds, the thought of it, the echo of it in my soul, have kept me up all night.
I was so amped up this morning, I was hoping a good workout would help me. It’s why I came into the office early because we have a gym on site. Only, now I fucked that up as well.
I’m staring at the heavy bag which has rolled across the room, ending with a thump as it hit the wall. What the fuck? I feel like I’m losing it. The last semblance I had of my sanity walked out with the sway of Piper’s hips yesterday.
I know she hasn’t dated since she started working here and I wish I could say I didn’t overwork her knowing damn well she wouldn’t have time to date because of it. I would be lying if I said that and there are a lot of things I might be, but I’m not a fucking liar.
Except when it comes to how you feel about Piper and then you avoid it with everything in you.
Yeah.
Perfect.
The low whistle from behind me has me spinning around. How the fuck did they get in here without me knowing? I’ve been fucking slipping. Hale is standing right inside the doorway, his arms crossed, and his eyebrows pinched together. Remington is leaning against the doorjamb and looking amused as hell.
“Fuck,” I mutter under my breath and then look back at the bag. I run my fingers through my hair before I start unwinding the tape from my hands. “What are you guys doing in so early?”
I glance over at them to catch the look they’re sharing. Well, if that doesn’t put the hair on the back of my neck on end. We might be brothers here at Sullivan Protection, but these two are exact opposites and if they’re both here then it can’t be good. I narrow my eyes at Remington who looks away.
My words are measured, slow and steady, as I push down the way it wants to waver in worry, in concern, in fucking fear, “What are you guys doing in so early?”
Hale must sense my concern and grunts, “Nothing is wrong with Ella.” He glances at Rem who is still looking away. Hale sighs and then strides across the gym to shove a newspaper against my chest. “You should see this, and we thought it would be better if we showed it to you instead of you finding it.”
I blink at the man who I’ve worked with for years, one of the men I trust with my life. Although I’m damn glad to find out Ella, my sister is okay. Even if I’m still coping with her being in a relationship with three of my best friends—Barrett, Owen and Colt—who also work here at SP. I know they’re serious about her, but it’s a lot to wrap my mind around. They treat her like a queen and it’s the only reason I haven’t kicked their asses.
If it’s not about Ella…then who else could this be about?
My heart starts to race, and worry strikes me like lightning in a whole different way. There’s only one other woman who would worry me as much as Ella. But these guys don’t know how I feel about her.
I don’t think.
I yank the paper away from my chest and look down to have a photo looking back at me. One which almost makes my knees give out. A photo of Piper. A photo of Piper kissing the cheek and hugging the goalie for the New York Storm, Ezra Payne.
“What the fuck is this?” I hiss the question and then let out a roar, wishing I hadn’t just destroyed the heavy bag because I need to hit something right now.
Hale holds his hands up as if he knows I might take a swing at him. Remington starts to ease forward and tells me in a hushed tone, “This is why we wanted to make sure we told you as soon as we saw it.”
