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I barely recognize his voice, it’s so deep and thick, but it doesn’t ease the rising tension inside of me. “You fucking wouldn’t,” I grunt, hands tightening on the steering wheel as I press down on the accelerator more.
He doesn’t correct me as we ride back to the compound. The podcast still plays in the background, but none of it is sinking in as I remain lost in my head. The strain I’m feeling doesn’t subside when the compound comes into view, nor when I park the truck, a little harsher on the brakes than I intended, but I don’t apologize.
I’m fully aware it’s not his fault, but I feel trapped.
Hopping down from the cab, I slam the door shut behind me and storm toward the building, relieved as hell that the bar area is magically empty when I step inside.
“Where are you going, Scarlett?” Axel asks, like it’s not fucking obvious.
Whirling around to face him, I swing my arms out and drop them back down to my side with a slap. “To bring those fuckers to the table. We need to figure this out. Now,” I bite, and as he stalks toward me, I shake my head at him.
“I warned you in the truck, Reaper.”
My eyebrows knit together, ready to call bullshit on him, when his shoulder connects with my stomach and I’m hoisted into the air.
“What the fuck, Ax? Put me down right now,” I yell, wiggling in his hold but it doesn’t really get me anywhere. His palm comes down on my ass cheek without warning. He kicks open the door leading to our rooms at the back. He doesn’t apologize or soothe the sore spot as he continues walking.
“It’s time your bratty ass got a reminder,” he says, opening his bedroom door and waltzing inside like I weigh nothing, before slamming the door shut behind us.
He lowers me to my feet so slowly, and I might explode from impatience. Once I’m firmly on the ground, I fold my arms over my chest and glare at him.
“A reminder of what?” I ask, giving him a pointed stare, but if it affects him it doesn’t show. A salacious grin spreads over his face, and his eyes darken.
“Of what I can do to you.”
TWENTY-FIVE
Axel
Scarlett stands toe-to-toe with me,eyes wide and jaw slack. She has every opportunity to reach out and touch me right now. I can sense the desire in the tension of her shoulders and the flex of her hands, but she doesn’t.
For me.
She’s constantly evaluating me and my needs, and always so accurate in understanding my wants, as I do hers. The feel of someone putting you first is indescribable. Even now, when I’m looming over her and calling her a brat, she still does it.
Clearing her throat, she looks up at me. “What is it you want to do to me?”
I tuck her hair behind her ear. “Everything. But right now, I’m going to tie you up until my words sink in.”
“Because I want to act now?” she clarifies, eyebrows pinching together, and I nod.
“You’re acting rashly and you need to remember the bigger picture. For that to happen, you need to disassociate from it all and look at it again later with a clearer head,” I explain, and she huffs at me, just like she did in the truck.
“And you think tying me up is going to clear my head?” She cocks a brow like I’ve lost my mind, but I know what I’m doing. Especially when it comes to her.
“I’m betting on it, yeah.” Her tongue sweeps across her bottom lip, her pupils dilating a little as my words settle over her. “Strip for me, Reaper.”
“You’re insane.”
“You don’t want this?” I ask, knowing full well if she says no, it’s a bold-faced lie.
“Of course I fucking do,” she grumbles, then shakes her jacket off, before whipping her t-shirt over her head. The defiance in her eyes is real, the smug look alluring as she watches me stare at her tits, neatly encased in a red lace bra.
She’s going for the shock factor. Again. Just like she did on campus the other day. She’s a weapon of mass destruction and I’m ready for her to detonate.
Her gaze remains on mine while she kicks her boots off, then she leans forward slightly, tucking her hands beneath the waistband of her jeans. She reveals the matching lace panties so fucking slowly that I almost tear the denim from her thighs, but the little show she’s putting on is too fucking good to disrupt.
ScarlettReaperReeves is the most enticing woman I will ever witness for as long as I live.
