BROKEN ROAD (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novella) (20 page)

twelve.

Brooke woke and found herself
alone. She was in a strange room in a strange place with strange people. Her
first thought was of Ares. Where he was. What he was doing. She couldn
’
t stop thinking about the hole
in his leather cut. A bullet had almost taken his life. It was something
amazing that the bullet didn
’
t
hit his body and kill him like the other prospect.

Those thoughts were then traded for
the memory of what happened with Ares last night. Brooke had never been touched
that way. Never commanded that way. He was so aggressive, yet had a slightly
gentle touch to him, wanting to pleasure her to the point of pain, but never
actually hurting her. It made Brooke warm all over, wanting him again.

The minutes collected and soon her
mind shifted to Armen. For a while now he had been running these games and
collecting money. He told Brooke he was saving the money for their chance at a
fight and a way to avenge the death of their parents. Never before, though, had
the night gotten that violent.

Brooke wondered where Armen was and
if he was worried about her. She climbed to the foot of the bed and grabbed her
bag. She kept her cell tucked away and rarely used it. In fact, the only stored
number in the phone was Armen
’
s.
When she saw that her phone had no calls or texts, she felt hurt. Then again,
maybe Armen was dead. Brooke had no idea what actually happened when she left
the building and left with Ares.

With her fingers tense, Brooke
hurried to write a message to her brother.

Armen, where are you? What
happened? I need to talk to you.

The message was sent and came with
no reply.

Brooke dropped her phone back into
her bag and went back to the bed. She sat up and waited. The seconds were heavy
like hours, but the door finally opened in came Ares, standing with the same
clothes as the day before. He was so big, strong, and killer hot. She smiled
the second she saw him. Her mind tried to tell her that all of this wasn
’
t going to end well. But the
present was just too tempting to give a damn about the future.

“
Morning,
”
Brooke said.

“
You
sleep good?
”

“
Yes.
Very. Thank you for holding me.
”

Ares nodded. He shut the door.
“
You hungry?
”

“
I
could eat.
”

“
I
’
ll get us something. Then we
need to talk. We need to get some things sorted out.
”

Ares approached the bed and Brooke
slowly let the covers fall down her body. She was dressed in the same hoodie as
the night before. Under that was a spaghetti strap shirt and no bra. Brooke
couldn
’
t sleep in a bra,
ever. Not with her chest so big.

“
What
needs to be sorted out?
”
Brooke asked.

“
We
know some shit,
”
Ares said.
“
And it involves you. I
need some damn truth before you
’
re
life is put on the line.
”

Brooke shook her head.
“
I
’
m
not a bad person. I
’
m not
…”
Like Armen
…

Ares reached down and touched her
face.
“
We
’
ll get to that in a second.
Before shit hits the fan, I have to take the opportunity in front of me.
”

“
Which
is?
”

“
You,
”
Ares said.
“
I want you to strip naked. Right
now.
”

It seemed before the words could
escape Ares
’
s mouth, Brooke
sprung into action. She damn near jumped right out of the bed. She stood there
and watched as Ares got on the bed. On his back, he reached down and unbuckled
his jeans. He slowly pushed them down, revealing himself to her. The sheer
sight and size of his cock, even flaccid, was almost impossible to believe.

“
I
’
ll be waiting,
”
Ares said.
“
Show me everything, darling.
”

Brooke tore the hoodie up and over
her head. She then grabbed the side of her pants and pushed them down. When she
bent over, facing the bed, she felt her breasts trying to spill out of her top.
Her eyes battled between Ares
’
s
eyes and his now growing erection.

She kicked out of her pants and
stood back up, grabbing the bottom of her shirt. Her shirt came off and her
breasts were exposed. She was completely naked now, just standing there. Her
hands then came to life as she grabbed her hair and lifted it, pulling it back.
She let it go and slid her hands down to her chest. After cupping her breasts
for a few seconds, her hands continued down her body. One hand went to her side
and the other slipped between her legs. Her sex was silky wet and warm. Ready
for Ares.

“
Come
here,
”
Ares said.
“
Make me come.
”

His cock was tall and hard now.
Ready and waiting.

Brooke climbed on the bed and
crawled to Ares. Her left hand reached out and gripped him at the root of his
thickness. She squeezed and pulled, gently jerking him.

Ares groaned and put his hands
behind his head.

Brooke then straddled Ares, her
hand holding him, guiding him to her center. The sheer touch of him to her body
made Brooke want to let go. She placed her free hand to Ares
’
s lower stomach and pushed up
his shirt a little. She felt the rippling muscle of his stomach.

Ares hurried and grabbed Brooke by
the ass. He pulled and thrust up, entering Brooke. The pleasure made Brooke
scream and lose her sight for a few seconds. Ares filled her up. She had both
hands to his body, pushing his shirt up more.

Slowly, Brooke lifted and lowered
herself. Over and over, working her body to stretch for Ares
’
s length and thickness. As her
hands went up his shirt, muscle gave to more muscle. Her body then moved
faster, coming down each time Ares thrust up. There wasn
’
t an inch of her sex that wasn
’
t explored by Ares.

His hands moved from her ass to her
breasts. He cupped them, pressed them together and pulled Brooke down. The tip
of his tongue was a razor, cutting up and down on her nipples. The pulses of
pleasure were threatening climax. Brooke wanted to tell Ares to slow down, but
there was no slowing. His hands slid around to her back and her breasts were in
his face, dancing for him.

That
’
s
when Brooke started to come. The orgasm was so intense, it left Brooke frozen
and shaking. But Ares was right there, his amazing body thrusting over and
over, keeping the climax alive.

Brooke
’
s hands went up Ares
’
s
shirt even more. She felt ridges that weren
’
t
muscle. Her eyes looked down and with his shirt up, Brooke saw a scar on Ares
’
s chest. It was a long scar,
running from what looked like his left shoulder down to just under his right
nipple.

When Brooke looked at Ares again,
his teeth were gritted. And he was angry. His hands went to her thighs and
squeezed. He sped up again and there was no slowing him. Brooke felt him thick
and ready to go. Brooke lifted up on her knees and gave Ares room to fuck her.
The sound of his body slamming against her wetness echoed in the room. Brooke
reached forward for the headboard on the bed and hung on the best she could.

The wild ride lasted another minute
or so before Ares suddenly slowed. He thrust up once, twice, his hands gripping
so hard to Brooke
’
s legs,
it hurt. He then pulled back and was out of Brooke
’
s body. She looked down and saw his beautiful cock
throbbing as he started to come. She then lowered her body to his and started
to rock up and back, rubbing the bottom of his shaft on her stomach.

Ares groaned and hissed as he came.
His hands were at Brooke
’
s
ass and remained there until he was completely finished. He then threw Brooke
off him and moved from the bed. He stood up, letting his pants drop. She
watched in wild awe as Ares stripped himself naked. He kept his back to her and
only looked over his shoulder when he got to the bathroom door.

“
I
’
m showering,
”
Ares said.
“
Get in here so I can talk to
you. Then we
’
ll eat.
”

“
Ares
…
what was that scar
…”

“
We
’
re not fucking talking about a
scar,
”
Ares growled.

He walked into the bathroom and
Brooke sat there, alone, trying to catch her breath. She looked down to her
messy body and she started to shiver. She touched her chest, tracing a line
just like she had felt and seen on Ares
’
s
chest.

What the fuck happened to him?

thirteen.

Ares let the water consume his
body. He put his head back and closed his eyes. He soaped himself up and rinsed
off. When his fingers touched his chest, he growled. He hated touching the
scar. He hated looking at the scar. That was why he always left at least a
shirt on when he fucked a woman. Because he hated the reaction and then the
questions that came with it.

Now it was even worse that
beautiful Brooke had seen it.

It was worse because part of him
wanted to tell her. If she wanted to know the truth, then fine. Fuck it. Maybe
it would make her smarten up and get the fuck out of the life she was living.
Running around with her damn brother in some kind of illegal gambling thing.

The bathroom door opened and shut.
Ares looked down and saw his cock throb, just by the sound of Brooke entering
the bathroom. That
’
s how
fast she got to him.

“
Can
you hear me?
”
Ares asked.

“
Yes.
”

“
What
do you know about your brother?
”

“
Armen?
Why?
”

“
You
’
re here because of him. He put
you in danger. He
’
s an
enemy to his club. Do you not understand that, darling?
”

There was no response.

Ares poked his head out of the
shower curtain and saw Brooke sitting on the bathroom sink, naked. Her hands
gripped the front of the sink and her beautiful breasts just hung there.

She turned her head and looked at
Ares.
“
Are you going to
kill me?
”

“
I
don
’
t want to,
”
Ares said.
“
But I need the truth.
”

“
It
started when my parents were murdered. I found them. They were shot to death. A
bullet in each of their heads. Right away, Armen grabbed me and told me we had
to run. That the men who killed our parents were coming for us. I didn
’
t know what to do. So I ran with
him. We went for a few days and then ran out of money. Armen loved to gamble.
He was pretty good at it, but I fear he
’
s
nothing but a cheater. That
’
s
when he started setting up underground gambling events. He
’
d find places with rich men or
crews like you
’
re in
…”

“
And
what did he do?
”
Ares
asked.

“
He
let them play and stole what he could. He had a knack to it all. Pitting
enemies against each other. Letting things get hot, but never boiling over like
what happened here.
”

“
Back
Down Devil doesn
’
t fuck
around in their town,
”
Ares
said.
“
They are the law.
”

“
I
’
m sure Armen knows that now.
”

“
Well,
it
’
s too late, darling.
There are a lot of people who want to kill your brother. Probably you too. This
club is included on that long list now. You can
’
t
just run from this.
”

“
That
’
s what Armen does. He tells me
we need the cash to stock up on weapons to fight back when
they come
…
they being the people who
killed our parents.
”

“
You
believe him? You trust him?
”

Brooke swallowed and looked down.
“
I don
’
t know. I lost my parents. They were good people.
Armen was never a good person. But they were murdered. Armen swore he
’
d love me and protect me. So I
ran with him. And each time I thought we were done or I could find a way out,
something happened.
”

“
He
ever hurt you?
”

“
Do
I have to answer that?
”

“
I
think you just did.
”
Ares
made fists as the water continued to pound on his body.

“
Yeah,
well, this is where I am, Ares. I don
’
t
know where I
’
m going or
what I
’
m going to do.
”

“
You
’
re going to stay with me,
darling. I
’
ll protect you
for now. But you have to realize what your brother did. And what
’
s going to happen to him.
”

“
So
tell me.
”

“
That
bullet hole in my leather cut
…
that was from him. The first shot
…
that was from him. The bullet that took out one of the prospects
…
that was him. He smacked that
drink tray out of your hand to create some kind of diversion and allowed all
hell to break loose.
”

“
Armen
did all that
…
?
”

“
Are
you blind or in denial?
”

“
I
don
’
t know, Ares.
”

Ares tore open the shower curtain.
Water dripped from his body.
“
Look
at me, Brooke. It
’
s pretty
simple. He killed one of the prospects. He wanted to kill me. He came into
Frelen thinking he could sneak in and out and fuck around. That
’
s not allowed. It won
’
t be tolerated. I took you from
that warehouse because I needed to know the truth. But I also did it because
something about your eyes
…
it made me want to trust you. And I still want to trust you. But you can
’
t be blind to all this. Your
brother is going to die for what he did.
”

Silence fell in the bathroom other
than the sound of rushing water.

Brooke slowly put her feet to the
floor and faced Ares. She was so pretty. Naturally pretty, which was something
that just always got to Ares. From her dark eyes, to her full breasts, down to
the curves of her hips. She was just something special.

“
Okay,
”
Brooke said.
“
What happens to me?
”

“
You
cooperate, life is good. I
’
ll
protect you and the club will set you up with something. We
’
re not here to kill unless it
’
s deserved.
”

Brooke nodded.
“
Okay.
”

“
There
’
s one more thing though. I need
you to hear it from me.
”

Brooke
’
s eyes locked to Ares
’
s.
She nodded again.

“
It
’
s my job,
”
Ares said.
“
I
’
m the one who
’
s going to do it. I
’
m going to kill your brother.
”

There was more silence. Brooke didn
’
t blink. She just stared.
Rightfully so, Ares figured. Brooke seemed innocent enough in all this mess
that it would take a little for a statement like that to sink in.

“
You
understand that?
”
Ares
asked.

“
Yes,
”
Brooke whispered.

“
I
need you to help me,
”
Ares
said.
“
You need to realize
how bad of a guy your brother is. If you can
’
t
handle it, then I
’
ll offer
you something. One time.
”

“
What?
”

“
An
escape. I
’
ll get you out of
the clubhouse and to safety. If the club ever finds out, they
’
d kill me. And if you dare to
run to your brother, the club - including me - will have no choice but to kill
you too.
”

More silence. Brooke slowly hugged
herself, covering her breasts. She turned her head, but just before doing so,
Ares saw the glistening in her eyes. She was going to fucking cry. Just what
Ares needed right now.

“
So,
”
Ares finally said,
“
what do you want to do?
”

Brooke looked at Ares. A stray tear
left her eye.
“
I want to
come into the shower with you.
”
She slowly walked forward. The heat was rising and it wasn
’
t just the steamy water. Once
close enough to Ares, Brooke reached out and touched the scar on his chest. She
ran it beginning to end.
“
And
I want to know what this is.
”

“
It
’
s a scar, darling,
”
Ares said.

“
I
want to know why.
”

“
That
’
s a hefty demand for a woman in
danger.
”

“
I
guess I take risks after all,
”
Brooke whispered.

Her finger moved back up Ares
’
s scar and her free hand came
forward and touched him.

Beauty and sex were a deadly
combination.

Ares put a hand to the small of
Brooke
’
s back and pulled
her into the hot water.