He knew she’d take him deep to the back of her throat. He’d force the tip down just a little farther so that she was almost gagging on it, and hold her hair to show her who was boss, and then pull out.
When he had sex, Zeke was the one in charge, no one else. The longer he stared at Alessandria’s mouth, the more he became hypnotized by those plump lips. But he pulled out of his erotic fantasies. Zeke had many kinks in life, but raping unwilling and beaten women wasn’t one of them.
He grabbed a pan from under the counter, grabbed a bottle of milk, and poured some into it.
“You’re right; I wouldn’t have any problem making you suffer. I’ve done worse for a lot less.” He looked at her. “But I can honestly say you’re different, and I don’t really know why I feel that way.#p#分页标题#e#
“You said I’m safe with you?”
“You are.”
“If I go out on those streets alone, it’s only a matter of time before Gerald finds me. He has a way of hunting people down and making them pay.” She pointed to her face. “This is minor compared to some of the shit he’s put me through.”
“Tell me what he’s done.” Zeke wouldn’t have a problem finding Gerald; he’d already put out feelers for the fucker. Apparently, the little prick had gone into hiding. It wouldn’t be hard to find him, with a little bit of time. Men like Gerald made a habit of doing the same thing over and over again, making the same mistakes. Zeke had witnessed it many times with other men and had taken out competition to make his point known. Women, even whores who sold their body, wanted and needed protection. He provided that, and in return, they made a damn good living and were safe.
“He likes to use his fists mostly, but he delivers blows to the body with brass knuckles, I think they’re called. He’s cracked a few of my ribs using them.” She circled her wrist, and he knew what was coming next. “He likes to break bones for the sheer pleasure of hearing them crack.”
Zeke placed the pan on the stove, but he didn’t light the burner. Rounding the counter, he watched her tense. She did have a sense of safety about her, watching him, and reacting, thinking something was coming at her. Stepping close to her, he grabbed her chin, and tilted her head back. “You go to any hospitals after any of his beatings?”
“Yeah, once. The first time. If you find a lot of women in the area with broken bones, beat up bad, and the excuse is she fell down a flight of stairs, chances are it’s Gerald. He, erm, he also likes to make sure we know our place; and he sets his men on us. They take turns hurting and raping his girls.”
Zeke was going to set his men on Gerald, and make sure this bastard could take what he dished out. Gerald was a pussy, and he was going to make sure he had a very long, very painful end to his miserable life.
He traced his fingers over her bruises and the cut on her lip. “You’re not crying about what happened to you?”
“I’m numb.”
“But you’re still fighting.”
Tears filled her eyes, and he watched as she blinked them away. Alessandria had gone numb to fight what was happening to her. He saw it, and he respected it. Growing up, he’d gone numb to the pain, too. It’s how he could smash his fist against a wall, and not really feel it, not care about the pain.
“I stopped caring about what happened to me a long time ago.”
He believed that. Running his thumb across her lip, he was mindful of her wound. He gently pulled it down, and when he gently let it go, he watched it bounce back into place. His dick twitched, and he couldn’t help himself, no matter how sick he found himself right now. Stroking his finger down her neck, he rested it at her pulse. Her heart was beating fast, and when he looked into her eyes, he saw they were dilated. There was something different about this woman. She was calling to him, and yet he couldn’t put his finger on why.
“I want a little taste.”
She didn’t pull away as he lowered his head. Dropping his lips to hers, he brushed them across hers, and she moaned. Her hands moved up and gripped his shoulders. Zeke waited for her to push him away, but she didn’t. Staring into her eyes, he saw she was shocked, and he deepened the kiss a little. He wanted to smash his lips against hers, and ravish her mouth until she was moaning at him in pleasure. Zeke stopped himself because of her cut lip.
“Do you want a hot chocolate?” he asked, pulling away.#p#分页标题#e#
For a split second, he was sure he saw disappointment flash in her eyes but he couldn’t be sure. He needed to find out what made Alessandria tick before she drove him crazy.