Page 44 of Bolt (Iron Thunder MC 1)
What if I’d also put Sophie’s job and membership on the line? Only bad thoughts whirled in my head as I waited. I just wanted to know. I just wanted Bolt to make a decision so I could move on.
It was late, nearly the break of dawn; the whole night had passed and we were still apart. I still didn’t know what was going to happen between Bolt and me.
And then I heard the door open. I sat up in bed with a jerk, waiting for someone else to walk in. Would he have sent Flash? Spike? To haul me out of the room?
My heart thudded in my chest as I watched. Bolt walked in. He slammed the door shut behind him, startling me. I’d been crying and I knew he could see that. I thought I saw his face soften a little when he looked at me. I wiped my cheeks with my hands, keeping my chin up.
“I’ll go if you want me to go. I don’t want to put you through any more trouble. I’ll do whatever you need me to do to make you believe I’m not going to go to the cops. You can have someone else watching me…” I was speaking in a super-fast jumble. Finally, Bolt interrupted me.
“You’re not going fuckin’ anywhere.”
I clamped my mouth shut in anticipation. Did he want to hold me prisoner again? I should’ve known I’d dug my own grave.
He came toward the bed and I felt goosebumps cover my arms.
“You’re mine and this is where you’re going to stay,” he said.He came around the edge of the bed so we were close to each other again. I sat very still, worried that I’d end up doing something to ruin this again. He stood over me, watching me in the dim light of the room. My mouth was parted slightly, and I gulped.
He was so sexy. So big and powerful. So much stronger than me. His life was dangerous. I shouldn’t even have been there. Every logical bone in my body screamed at me to run away, but I couldn’t. This was the place I felt I belonged.
He reached for me, cupping my chin in his hand, tipping my face up to look directly at him.
“There is something you need to know if you’re going to be with me,” he started by saying. “I’m going to protect you with my life as long as you are mine.”
“Bolt…”
“Shut up and listen!”
My nostrils flared, but I did as I was told. I deserved that. After the stunt I pulled, the least I could do was give him a chance to speak. I nodded.
“But you can’t go behind my back. No matter how harmless you think your actions are. Even if it is your brother. And I promise you that I will always be fair to you.”
I nodded again.
Finally, he released his grip on my chin and took a step back.
“Sneaking in to see your brother, someone who has been stripped of his membership, should be unforgivable. Manipulating Sophie into helping you should be unforgivable too.”
“This is not her fault.”
“Listen to me!” he growled.
I shut up again. Why couldn’t I just stay shut?
“I spoke to Sophie. She’s going to have to pay for her actions too. That’s just the law around here. She was supposed to be keeping an eye on you, not giving you free access to our detainee.”
I looked away from him. My eyes were filling with tears again. The last thing I wanted was to be responsible for someone else’s punishment again. I could feel my lips quivering. I was beginning to feel weak. I kept my head down and my voice steady.
“What’s going to happen to her?” I asked.
Bolt took a moment to respond and then he sighed. “She’ll have to work late the whole week to make up for it. No breaks.”
I looked up at him with a jerk. “That’s all?”
I felt a huge weight life off my shoulder. I thought her punishment would be worse. A lot worse!
Bolt clenched his jaws while he glared at me.
“There isn’t much I can do at the moment. You’ve fuckin’ gotten under my skin,” he replied.
Slowly, I was beginning to gain some confidence. Maybe he wasn’t going to kick me out. Maybe Bolt was here to tell me exactly how he felt about me.
I met his eyes, holding his gaze. “Have I?” I asked, teasingly.
He was studying me, my every shape, the way my lips moved when I spoke.
“I can’t think of anything other than fucking you. Pounding my cock into you. It’s very distracting.”
I bit down on my lip. Just hearing him talking about me like that was enough to get me going.
I thrust my breasts out toward him, leaning a little back toward the bed. His eyes drifted down, and he saw the way my nipples stood out through my blouse.
