the folks blocking his path. She clutched his hand when he was close enough to grab and searched for an exit.
She moved in the direction of the first sign she saw, only to be yanked back.
Jax’s breath brushed the shell of her ear as he spoke. “What the hell is going on River?” His tone was barely discernable above the music.
River twisted around and mouthed the words, “I have this sudden urge to get out of here.”
He dipped his head and touched his nose to hers. “I don’t know what you said.” Jax straightened. “But I trust you. Show me what you want me to see, polýtimos. ”
She pressed her lips together and spun on her heel to lead him away from the crowded room.
Chapter Seven
He was mesmerized by the way the hem of her dress curled around her calves with each step she took up the short flight of stairs. She’d pushed through the door, into what he thought was an alley. It was a dead-end corridor with a staircase leading up.
Jax lifted his chin and counted the remaining flights. Below them, he could hear the base of the music making the walls throb. “What are you up to, River?”
“Why are you questioning everything? I thought you said you trusted me.” She turned the knob on a steel fire door. When it didn’t open, she started up the next set of steps. “I wanted to be alone with you, although getting us locked in a stairwell wasn’t exactly the plan.”
He couldn’t keep the chuckle from slipping through his lips. “Alone? With me? And it’s not about business? Why the change of heart, polýtimos ?” He wrapped his fingers around her wrist to halt her movements.
“I want to try…um…something… Are you willing to be my guinea pig?” Her eye twitched.
That was new, he wondered if that was her nervous tic. He looked down at his side. The constant pulsing throb no longer felt like his beast was clawing at him from the inside out. Yeah, he would be her plaything for the time being. His dragon snorted. Pussy, just shove her against the wall and ride that ass until you’re the only reality she knows. In his mind, he tightened the shackles on his creature. “Where was it that you wanted to take me?”
“Outside to the beach. I wanted us to be near water.”
“Why?” He climbed the treads behind her. “I thought you couldn’t get wet or you would shift.”
She shrugged. “I said close to the sea, not standing in it. We have a little time to kill before we have to meet the Ajumma , not that I’m sure we still need to.”
“You’re talking in riddles, polýtimos .”
“I wish you would stop calling me that. Let’s get outside first. I’ll explain everything later.”
“Keep hoping, polýtimos .” He slipped an arm under her knees and hefted her up against his chest. Jax ran up the stairs two at a time until he came to a door at the end of the stairwell.
He set her down on the landing, reared back, and gave the barrier a kick. Metal screeched as the door bent in the doorjamb. The hinge broke off and skidded out of sight as the steel slab collapsed in the doorway partially folded. Fresh air circulated around them. He offered River his hand to help her over the threshold. Her dress caught on a sharp corner and the material tore away exposing toned, creamy brown thighs. His dick grew hard staring at the exposed expanse of skin. If this continued, he’d have a bad case of blue balls to match the marks sweeping over his form.
She cleared her throat and he lifted his gaze to catch her staring at his hard-on. River raised her face and a seductive smile curled the corner of her lips. “I don’t think we should let that go to waste.” She angled her chin toward his pelvis.
Jax wiped a hand down his face, sure he’d heard her wrong. “You didn’t sip any drinks or open bottles while you were with your girls did you?”
River scrunched up her nose. “What do you mean?”
“Never mind.” He shook his head. “It’s the beach you wanted to visit right?”
She
She moved in the direction of the first sign she saw, only to be yanked back.
Jax’s breath brushed the shell of her ear as he spoke. “What the hell is going on River?” His tone was barely discernable above the music.
River twisted around and mouthed the words, “I have this sudden urge to get out of here.”
He dipped his head and touched his nose to hers. “I don’t know what you said.” Jax straightened. “But I trust you. Show me what you want me to see, polýtimos. ”
She pressed her lips together and spun on her heel to lead him away from the crowded room.
Chapter Seven
He was mesmerized by the way the hem of her dress curled around her calves with each step she took up the short flight of stairs. She’d pushed through the door, into what he thought was an alley. It was a dead-end corridor with a staircase leading up.
Jax lifted his chin and counted the remaining flights. Below them, he could hear the base of the music making the walls throb. “What are you up to, River?”
“Why are you questioning everything? I thought you said you trusted me.” She turned the knob on a steel fire door. When it didn’t open, she started up the next set of steps. “I wanted to be alone with you, although getting us locked in a stairwell wasn’t exactly the plan.”
He couldn’t keep the chuckle from slipping through his lips. “Alone? With me? And it’s not about business? Why the change of heart, polýtimos ?” He wrapped his fingers around her wrist to halt her movements.
“I want to try…um…something… Are you willing to be my guinea pig?” Her eye twitched.
That was new, he wondered if that was her nervous tic. He looked down at his side. The constant pulsing throb no longer felt like his beast was clawing at him from the inside out. Yeah, he would be her plaything for the time being. His dragon snorted. Pussy, just shove her against the wall and ride that ass until you’re the only reality she knows. In his mind, he tightened the shackles on his creature. “Where was it that you wanted to take me?”
“Outside to the beach. I wanted us to be near water.”
“Why?” He climbed the treads behind her. “I thought you couldn’t get wet or you would shift.”
She shrugged. “I said close to the sea, not standing in it. We have a little time to kill before we have to meet the Ajumma , not that I’m sure we still need to.”
“You’re talking in riddles, polýtimos .”
“I wish you would stop calling me that. Let’s get outside first. I’ll explain everything later.”
“Keep hoping, polýtimos .” He slipped an arm under her knees and hefted her up against his chest. Jax ran up the stairs two at a time until he came to a door at the end of the stairwell.
He set her down on the landing, reared back, and gave the barrier a kick. Metal screeched as the door bent in the doorjamb. The hinge broke off and skidded out of sight as the steel slab collapsed in the doorway partially folded. Fresh air circulated around them. He offered River his hand to help her over the threshold. Her dress caught on a sharp corner and the material tore away exposing toned, creamy brown thighs. His dick grew hard staring at the exposed expanse of skin. If this continued, he’d have a bad case of blue balls to match the marks sweeping over his form.
She cleared her throat and he lifted his gaze to catch her staring at his hard-on. River raised her face and a seductive smile curled the corner of her lips. “I don’t think we should let that go to waste.” She angled her chin toward his pelvis.
Jax wiped a hand down his face, sure he’d heard her wrong. “You didn’t sip any drinks or open bottles while you were with your girls did you?”
River scrunched up her nose. “What do you mean?”
“Never mind.” He shook his head. “It’s the beach you wanted to visit right?”
She
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