name, she frowned.
“Lea.”
Forcing her eyes to open, she saw Toby’s face tight with
lust, his orgasm only a lick away. Between her legs, Jake continued to enjoy
her.
Lea’s body tensed at her approaching orgasm, relief edging
close. She swirled her tongue around Toby’s cock. He trembled.
To the side, someone repeated, “Lea.”
She glanced at the faceless men in the chairs. One of them
held a knife in his hand, its cruel blade glinting in the room’s muted light.
At his feet lay something red and shiny.
Without warning, Toby’s words rumbled in Lea’s mind.
“He sliced off the face of one of his victims. A young
woman. The daughter of his competitor. He cut out her brother’s heart. Cubrero
won’t stop until you’re dead.”
No.
With a start, Lea awakened, her eyes unfocused, her dream
evaporating, leaving behind overwhelming dread, along with a sense of longing
and warmth. Bewildered, she looked from the windows to Toby, who was regarding
her in the rearview mirror.
Jake’s attention was also on her.
An image rose in Lea’s mind of him spreading her legs, his
tongue licking her slit. Joining it was a picture of Toby straddling her, the
tip of his cock brushing her lips.
Heat born of pleasure curled through Lea, giving her a sense
of well-being she’d rarely known. Working her tongue around her mouth, she
inhaled deeply, then asked, “What?”
“I didn’t mean to frighten you,” Jake said, his expression
intense as he studied her.
“He was just trying to wake you up,” Toby offered. “You were
really out of it, sleeping through the accident.”
She frowned. “What accident?”
“Happened a few minutes ago,” Jake said, his thumb stroking
her biceps.
Lea’s skin tingled. Looking down, she saw that Toby’s jacket
had fallen to her lap.
Making no move to lift it, Jake continued, “One of the fools
who’d been speeding clipped a vehicle as he tried to pass. It didn’t look bad.
Toby called 9-1-1.”
Lea nodded even as something nagged at the corner of her
mind, snatches from her dream. A car honking. Tires screeching. Men sounding as
if they were arguing. Had Jake wanted to stop and render assistance? Had Toby
warned against it because of her?
Cubrero won’t stop until you’re dead .
Jake squeezed her arm. “Hey, you all right?”
No, she wasn’t. Not even close. Impossible need gripped Lea.
She wanted to move into his and Toby’s embrace, her body melting against
theirs. At least until they left her, and they would. No more than strangers,
they were simply doing their jobs and would protect her for only a few more
days. Frustrated and saddened, she asked, “Why did you want to wake me?” Did he
have more bad news to tell?
He regarded her for a moment before answering. “We’re at the
safe location.”
Not expecting that, Lea noticed that Toby had slowed the SUV
considerably as it moved up a narrow road that looked to be private. Glancing
at the front window, then out both sides, she saw heavy vegetation illuminated
by the headlights.
A sense of foreboding shrouded Lea. She had no more than a
few days here with them and then she’d be going somewhere distant and unknown.
As though Jake sensed her concern, he squeezed her arm
again. She looked down at his hand, then up as they reached the top of the
drive. The vehicle rolled to a stop in front of an extravagant wrought iron
gate attached to a fence built of stone.
Beyond it towered a two-story structure, the vehicle’s
lights showing it to be of Southwestern design with rounded posts decorating
the top of its façade. The massive front doors were of colored glass in bright
greens, reds, yellows, depicting a geometric design seen in Native American
cultures.
Lifting his hand to the sun visor, Toby pressed a small
rectangular device. With a faint creaking sound, the metal gates swung open.
Simultaneously, lights flicked on inside the building, blazing from the
numerous windows.
Lea stared.
Without comment,
“Lea.”
Forcing her eyes to open, she saw Toby’s face tight with
lust, his orgasm only a lick away. Between her legs, Jake continued to enjoy
her.
Lea’s body tensed at her approaching orgasm, relief edging
close. She swirled her tongue around Toby’s cock. He trembled.
To the side, someone repeated, “Lea.”
She glanced at the faceless men in the chairs. One of them
held a knife in his hand, its cruel blade glinting in the room’s muted light.
At his feet lay something red and shiny.
Without warning, Toby’s words rumbled in Lea’s mind.
“He sliced off the face of one of his victims. A young
woman. The daughter of his competitor. He cut out her brother’s heart. Cubrero
won’t stop until you’re dead.”
No.
With a start, Lea awakened, her eyes unfocused, her dream
evaporating, leaving behind overwhelming dread, along with a sense of longing
and warmth. Bewildered, she looked from the windows to Toby, who was regarding
her in the rearview mirror.
Jake’s attention was also on her.
An image rose in Lea’s mind of him spreading her legs, his
tongue licking her slit. Joining it was a picture of Toby straddling her, the
tip of his cock brushing her lips.
Heat born of pleasure curled through Lea, giving her a sense
of well-being she’d rarely known. Working her tongue around her mouth, she
inhaled deeply, then asked, “What?”
“I didn’t mean to frighten you,” Jake said, his expression
intense as he studied her.
“He was just trying to wake you up,” Toby offered. “You were
really out of it, sleeping through the accident.”
She frowned. “What accident?”
“Happened a few minutes ago,” Jake said, his thumb stroking
her biceps.
Lea’s skin tingled. Looking down, she saw that Toby’s jacket
had fallen to her lap.
Making no move to lift it, Jake continued, “One of the fools
who’d been speeding clipped a vehicle as he tried to pass. It didn’t look bad.
Toby called 9-1-1.”
Lea nodded even as something nagged at the corner of her
mind, snatches from her dream. A car honking. Tires screeching. Men sounding as
if they were arguing. Had Jake wanted to stop and render assistance? Had Toby
warned against it because of her?
Cubrero won’t stop until you’re dead .
Jake squeezed her arm. “Hey, you all right?”
No, she wasn’t. Not even close. Impossible need gripped Lea.
She wanted to move into his and Toby’s embrace, her body melting against
theirs. At least until they left her, and they would. No more than strangers,
they were simply doing their jobs and would protect her for only a few more
days. Frustrated and saddened, she asked, “Why did you want to wake me?” Did he
have more bad news to tell?
He regarded her for a moment before answering. “We’re at the
safe location.”
Not expecting that, Lea noticed that Toby had slowed the SUV
considerably as it moved up a narrow road that looked to be private. Glancing
at the front window, then out both sides, she saw heavy vegetation illuminated
by the headlights.
A sense of foreboding shrouded Lea. She had no more than a
few days here with them and then she’d be going somewhere distant and unknown.
As though Jake sensed her concern, he squeezed her arm
again. She looked down at his hand, then up as they reached the top of the
drive. The vehicle rolled to a stop in front of an extravagant wrought iron
gate attached to a fence built of stone.
Beyond it towered a two-story structure, the vehicle’s
lights showing it to be of Southwestern design with rounded posts decorating
the top of its façade. The massive front doors were of colored glass in bright
greens, reds, yellows, depicting a geometric design seen in Native American
cultures.
Lifting his hand to the sun visor, Toby pressed a small
rectangular device. With a faint creaking sound, the metal gates swung open.
Simultaneously, lights flicked on inside the building, blazing from the
numerous windows.
Lea stared.
Without comment,
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