His Obsession (24 page)

“Stop,”
he said. Paul was getting closer. She ignored him, the anger inside her growing
to a fever pitch.

“Fucking ... lazy ... bastard!”
She yelled each word while
throwing a stone.

With
her back to Paul as she leaned down to pick up another rock, she didn’t see him
coming. He hauled her up against the nearest building. Her hands locked over
her head.

“Let
go of me.” She tried to move. His strength shocked and scared her.

“
No.”She
struggled some more with no chance of moving. When she settled down, she saw
him gazing at her with lust. Her stomach turned at the danger she could be in.
Fear gripped her.

“Don’t,” he said. He stroked her
hair. The action would have soothed her if it was Stephen. Paul made her feel
sick. “I won’t hurt you.”

“You did once. Why should I trust
you?”

“Because organising the men to put
that woman in the hospital was the last straw. I never knew it was a woman. I
knew he wanted several men ready to attack a house. I didn’t know what they
were going to do.”

Ursula knew he wasn’t lying. She
frowned as pieces of the story were clearly missing. “Why won’t you let me go
to him?” she asked.

“Stephen knew you’d come for him.
You really do love him, don’t you?” he asked.

She hesitated a moment then found it
useless to hide her feelings. “I’ve been in love with him since the moment I
met him.”

Paul nodded. “I knew there was
something different about you. You grew distant and hated me touching you.”

“No offense, Paul, but I haven’t got
time to go down memory lane. Stephen is in there, and he’s in danger.”

“Stephen told me to keep you out
here.”

“What?”

“I phoned him to meet me at a hotel
bar. He came, and we talked. I signed up for easy money. I didn’t sign up to
put a woman in hospital.”

The sound of police sirens filled
the air between them. Violet got out of the car. A gunshot sounded inside. The
other woman ran toward the door.

Ursula screamed. Everything happened
in slow motion as the doors opened. Paul got off her and ran towards the door.
She tried to follow them, but a cop held her by the waist keeping her back.

“Let me go. I need to get in there.
Stephen!” She yelled his name all the time fighting against the strength of the
man who held her.

No one came out. The police went in.

An ambulance pulled up.

Chapter Nineteen

Stephen savoured the moment the
police escorted Eugene out of the warehouse. His life was in tatters. The club
wasn’t going to be investigated as Dane and the tape he’d recorded were more
than enough to send Eugene down. All that remained was the media attention on
his club. Until that died down the members were scarce. He stared at the few
friends he had. They would stand by him through this crisis. He hoped his
father would be proud of the decision he made.

Paul came out of the building after
James. Stephen rounded a car, and there she was being restrained by a police
officer. The moment she saw him she ran to him. He caught her close, holding
her as she wept against his chest. The other man stood in front of him, a look
of shock on his face. “I’m pleased you listened to me,” Paul said.

“I didn’t have a choice. You offered
me a way to get rid of Eugene Black.” Stephen soothed the woman in his arms.
Nothing could have been better in his life. The police escorted Paul away for
questioning.
Cadeon
nodded his head after talking to
the police. Violet was in his arms. James, Sean, and Lucas stood by him as the
police asked them questions. They all answered. He never let Ursula go. She was
the love of his life.

“We’ll be in touch,” the officer said.

“I’m going to the hospital,” Sean
said. Lucas nodded following behind him. James remained at his side.

“Well, that has been an enjoyable
few months. Remind me to never hang out with you guys. I prefer my subs over
this fucking mess.” James slapped Stephen on the back before leaving.

“Can we go home?” Ursula asked.

“Yes.” They walked home. Their cars
were blocked in by the police cars. They were making arrests and causing no end
of disturbances.

When they walked far enough away
from the noise Ursula began asking questions. “What happened in there?”

“We knew Eugene wasn’t going to let
us live. We know too much. Lucas had a wire that put a line straight to the
police. They could hear every word. I got Eugene to talk about everything.”

“What was everything?” she asked.

“Lloyd Black was broke. He’d made
some risky investments, and that had ruined him. He’d have lost everything his
family had spent generations acquiring. Anyway, from what his son told us,
Lloyd went out one night and came home with Dominic Green in tow. Dominic is
the guy who was in charge of the prostitution, drugs, and crime in the United
Kingdom. He was over here to do business in a club downtown. According to
Eugene, they made a deal. Lloyd would be responsible for the drugs and prostitution
over here and get a cut of the profit,” Stephen said.

“I don’t understand why the club was
involved or how you became involved,” she said.

“Violet is the daughter of one of
Dominic’s deceased workers. Violet’s mother died keeping her daughter a secret.
Dominic discovered it, but Violet had already fled to the States. He came
looking for her, but
Cadeon
was in love. No one was
taking his woman from him.
Cadeon
is part of my club,
and he’s my friend. That’s how we became involved. Lloyd had a score to settle
with the clubs because of what happened when we found out he was abusing his
wife. Rebecca was used to keep Dominic and some of the other men happy. They
abused her, and the club found out. Lloyd was removed and is in prison for
almost killing his wife. Eugene carried on his father’s work. With Dominic dead
Eugene no longer had an income. He wanted to make an example of us because
someone will be taking Dominic’s place. There is more to this, but those are
the basics.
Petty revenge and greed.”

“What about the gunshot?” she asked.

“Eugene pulled a gun on me. Sean and
Lucas were able to restrain him. He got a bullet off, but he was a shit shot.
It didn’t touch me.”

Talking with each other, they walked
as the sun rose. “Mom is going to be clawing the walls when she watches the
news.”

“I think Malcolm will keep her calm.
He knows a lot more about this kind of stuff than you give him credit for,”
Stephen said.

The press had dispersed outside his
house by the time they walked home. He carried her inside and took her upstairs
to the bedroom.

He left her for a few moments to
unplug all the phones. Privacy was essential for what he had planned.

When he walked back upstairs she was
undressed and in the bath water. She crooked her finger at him. He tore the
clothes from his body and joined her in the water. She still wore the pendant
and engagement ring.

He lifted her into his lap as they
settled back together. “Will it always be like this with you?” she asked.

“No. I don’t think I’d have the
strength to go through something like that every night.”

“When I heard the shot I thought you
were dead. I was so scared.”

“No one is taking me away from you,”
Stephen said. He cupped her face kissing her deeply. His cock stirred as she
squirmed on his lap.

“I never want to lose you.”

“I’m not going anywhere. I love you
too damn much.”

She settled her head against his
chest as he stroked her hair. They were together, and that was all that
mattered. The future could wait. He held her in his arms. The beast inside him
was relaxed. The woman he loved was safe.

Stephen thought about Isabella and
Rebecca. There were going to be problems with them. He would be there for all
of his friends when they needed them. The chaos had only just begun. No matter
what happened, Ursula was with him, and that was all that mattered.

She was his obsession and would
remain so.

The End

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