My team had intercepted an email to Chris McKay’s grandkids. They traced the origin but it was a dead end. Whoever had him knew their shit. What I wanted to know was what the hell he knew that made him interesting to anyone? He’d harassed Thea and that was enough for me to have a private word with him, but the fact that he was being sequestered suggested the authorities had him. But why?
My phone vibrated on the seat next to me
“Cam, what’s up?”
“It’s done.”
It was about fucking time. “How many arrests?”
“Seven.”
“Hartnett?”
“I couldn’t pin him to it, which just pisses me off. We know he’s the missing link, even without Federico giving him up. He ties it all together…the dirty cops, Dobbs, Federico, even Thea’s attack in the alley using Dobbs’ CI so if it went to hell the blowback landed on Dobbs. And he was Dad’s best friend, he would have known his schedule, he would have been able to get to him, and Dad was investigating dirty cops. Guy is dirty. He’s the common denominator and yet I can’t pin anything on him.” I felt the rage I heard in Cam’s voice. The man had been family and he betrayed us. “I want him.”
“Fuck yeah.”
“What happened with the tip on McKay?”
“It didn’t pan out. I think the cops have him. What I can’t figure out is why.”
There was silence for a moment before he said, “She’s my sister, but hear me out before—
“No.”
“I didn’t even—
“You want to use her as bait.”
“Arrests are being made, he has got to be getting nervous. He wanted something from her and if she returns now he’ll likely react.”
“By putting your sister right in the fucking crosshairs.”
“She would want to be.”
“She doesn’t get a choice.”
“Our dad was killed. His best friend killed him. Keeping her from this will only piss her off. You know I’m right.”
“I don’t give a fuck.”
“You will when it puts a wall up between you.”
I knew he was right. I fucking hated that he was right.
“Let’s bring her home,” he said.
“We have to tell her first. She has to agree to this or she stays where she is.”
“Agreed.”
“I’ll let you know.” I disconnected and tossed my phone on the seat. We did all of this to keep her safe and now we were leading her right into the lion’s den.
My legs felt like noodles and I ached in places that felt so good to ache in. Damian got home last night and we spent all night and the early morning celebrating his homecoming. He was putting on the coffee but I hadn’t been able to climb out of bed. My body just wasn’t responding yet.
The door opened, he walked in with two mugs of coffee that he placed on the dresser. Seeing him made me feel energized because I needed a shower and I was certain I could get him to join me. I climbed from bed.
“Shower?”
In answer he stripped out of his jeans. It was not a sight I would ever grow tired of seeing. He grabbed me around the waist and tossed me over his shoulder as a laugh bubbled up my throat. I loved when he was being playful. He didn’t release me when we reached the bathroom and with my ass in the air and my stomach pressed to his shoulder, he turned on the shower.
“I heard you approached a potential rapist on your own.”
Oh crap. Suddenly I didn’t want to be over his shoulder. Downstairs or in the next state would have been preferable.
“Two of my best guys were there and you decided to handle it on your own.”
His hand moved over my ass and realization dawned a second before it came down hard on my left ass cheek.
“Ouch.”
He didn’t stop after one, he smacked my ass—a few hard hits on each cheek, and even as my ass stung in pain, I was so wet.
“I’ve waited for you for half of my life. I want a lifetime with you.”
“You just spanked me.”
He smacked me again. “A lifetime, so that means you don’t confront potential felons on your fucking own.”
He rubbed my tender flesh, his finger moving between my legs where I was soaked. I never would have thought a spanking would make me hot, but I was so turned on.
“You liked that.” He was as surprised by my body’s reaction as me.
He rubbed his finger over my clit and I couldn’t stop the moan, didn’t try to when he started finger fucking me. Right before I came he yanked me down his body and onto his cock. My eyes rolled into the back of my head.
He pressed me to the wall, held both of my hands in one of his high over my head, lifting my breasts to his mouth. His hips moved hard and fast, his cock hitting me on the clit as he moved in and out, his mouth taking turns teasing and sucking on my breasts. I came apart in a dizzying orgasm. He stilled, his cock jerked as ecstasy rolled over his features.