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Authors: R.L. Mathewson
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Of course he almost didn’t make it through his first night here. When Ephraim stormed into his cell intent on killing him, he
stood there and took his beating until Ephraim dropped to his knees panting. The man was in agony over what could have
happened to his youngest child and what Joshua was going through. He was tormenting himself over what he did and nothing
anyone said or did brought him any relief.
The only times she saw Ephraim appear somewhat relaxed was when he was with one of his children, holding Madison’s hand
or holding Jessica in his arms.
Any other time and the man looked close to breaking.
“I’m too tired to argue about this. Are you coming to bed?” he asked, holding out his injured arm to her.
“I guess since beating them isn’t much of a challenge,”
she said, smiling when Kale growled at her.
She took Chris’ poor injured hand and let him lead her out of the room. Before she left the room she mouthed to Kale, “Be back
in five hours.” He threw her a wink before he returned his focus on the game.
“I just want to check on him before we go,” Chris said quietly as he led her to the last cell at the end of hall.
Inside, Joshua sat on the edge of his cot with his head in his hands the same as when she came to check up on him two hours
ago and the day before and the day before that. He hadn’t spoken to or acknowledged anyone since the day he was brought
down here three weeks ago. It broke her heart to see him so miserable.
She wanted to go in there and hold him, but he wouldn’t let anyone in his cell except to give him food and blood.
“Hey, Joshua, look who I brought?” Chris said, holding the sleeping baby higher in his arm as he approached the cell.
Nothing.
Her heart went out to Chris as he stood there waiting for his brother to move or say something, but he didn’t.
He wouldn’t.
“Good night, Joshua. I’ll see you in the morning,” Chris promised. Every morning he brought Joshua a large breakfast tray and
sat on the floor while Joshua quietly ate.
Chris sent his brother one last hopeful look before he took her hand and led her to the security door.
“Just one second,” she said, pulling her hand away and walked to cell in front of the desk.
Chris sighed heavily. “Are you planning on making friends with all the prisoners?” he asked teasingly, but she knew he didn’t
have a problem with Logan and Kale. Of course he didn’t trust Logan, but he was grateful to the man for everything he’d done.
“Only the cute ones,” she teased back, loving that little possessive growl of his.
“What is it with you women and calling me cute?”
Logan grumbled, coming to the bars.
“You’re cute. Get over it,” she said, trying not to laugh when he scowled down at her.
“Here,” she said, slipping a small folded piece of paper into his hand through the bars.
“You found it?” Logan asked, sounding surprised.
“I believe so,” she said, still wondering why it was so important to him. When he reminded her of her promise she thought he
was going to ask her to arrange his escape, which she would have done. She owed him her life after all, but instead of asking to
be freed, he asked for a piece of information.
“Thank you,” he said quietly as he took the paper and placed it into the white pants all the prisoners had to wear.
“Good night, Logan,” she said before walking away.
He simply nodded as he headed back to his bunk.
Chris took her hand and led her to the elevator. They didn’t talk for several minutes, probably because Chris was too busy
pressing butterfly soft kisses to Jessica’s sleeping face. She already knew that the man was going to spoil her rotten and if she
hadn’t already known that, the nursery he set up for her was a big clue.
He hadn’t allowed anyone, including her, have anything to do with setting up the nursery for his, and she was quoting on this
one, “Precious baby girl.” The man went a little overboard turning the room she’d planned on using for her office in a nursery.
When Madison suggested a teddy bear theme he vetoed it and told her to get her damn teddy bears out of his damn princess
themed nursery.
She was actually surprised that she got some alone time with Jessica today. The stubborn man usually took her everywhere
with him only returning to her when Jessica needed to feed. He’d decided that they weren’t going to give their baby formula
and that only breast milk was good enough for his baby. Sometimes she felt like a damn cow.
“I’m sorry, Munchkin,” he said as they stepped off the elevator.
“For what?”
He sighed heavily as she scanned her hand. “I know how badly you wanted to go to the new house. I’m sorry that you’re stuck
here with-“
“It’s fine, Chris. Joshua needs us and until he’s ready to go with us we’ll stay right here,” she said, knowing how torn he felt
between taking care of her and taking care of his family. She couldn’t wait for the day when he realized that he didn’t need to
choose, because she would be by his side no matter what.
“I hate that you and my precious baby girl have to stay locked up here all day,” he said, sounding exhausted.
She just barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes.
The man was so damn cute and irritating sometimes.
“I’m not complaining, Chris,” she said, heading for their suite.
“And that’s what I love about you.”
“That’s the only thing you love about me?” she asked, looking over her shoulder as she gave him a coy smile when she caught
him staring at her bottom.
“There might be one or two other things that I love about you.”
“If you’re good I just might let you near those one or two things,” she said, opening the door.
While Chris put the baby down, because apparently he was the only one worthy to do that, she stripped naked and stepped into
the shower, hoping to wash all her worries away.
Seconds later Chris was stepping in behind her and pulling her against him. “Mmm,” she moaned as she relaxed back against
him.
“It’s time,” he said against her neck as he slid his hand down her flat belly.
“Time for what?” she asked absently as she spread her legs wide for him. He slid one finger inside of her as he licked a path to
her ear and nibbled.
“For you to let me near all the things that I love about you,” he said, working his finger in and out of her at a slow rhythm that
had her panting and shoving back in silent demand for what she wanted, needed, but he held back.
“Chris!”
He chuckled as he kissed a path along her jaw. “I thought I’d take my time showing you how much I love you tonight.”
“H-how about you show my how much you love me the second time and just fuck me now so that I don’t have to kick your
ass?” she suggested, fully intending to keep her word.
“I guess that you’ll just have to kick my ass, because I’m not letting you go until you know how much I love you,” he said
huskily in her ear.
“What if it takes all night?”
“Then it takes all night.”
“What if I’m not paying attention the first time?”
“Then I guess I’ll just have to keep showing you, because I never want you to doubt for even a second that you are my world,
Munchkin.”
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For three weeks he’d waited to see her again the wait had been hell. When he’d been dragged through the compound he thought
he caught her scent, but wasn’t sure until the next morning when she came down to see the man named Joshua that everyone
seemed to be concerned about.
Not once had she approached his cell, until tonight that is.
He stepped out of the shadows of his cell and walked slowly towards the door where she leaned, running a finger absently
over the door’s bars.
“Hey, big guy,” she said, smiling, but he detected a note of sadness in her eyes and knew it was the man named Joshua’s fault.
He felt a surge of rage build up in him and he found himself eager to kill the bastard, but just as quickly as it came, he shoved it
away. She obviously cared about the man and he would not harm her.
But he would still have her.
More than ever, he wanted her. He wanted to touch her, kiss her, lick her and fuck her until his fangs demanded their due and
then he would take her. Not only would she be his treat, but now she would be his revenge against the bastards that tore him
down and destroyed his empire.
“Any chance you came down here to give me a goodnight kiss?” he asked, half-hoping that it was. She might be a means to an
end, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to enjoy her.
She laughed softly, that same laugh that he dreamed about at night and found himself getting hard for. He inwardly cursed,
wondering where his famous selfcontrol went when this woman was around.
“Not tonight, but maybe tomorrow if you’re a good boy,”
she teased as she walked away.
“I’m not kissing you goodnight either,” Kale said around a mouthful of god only knows what as he sauntered past Logan’s cage,
earning another laugh from his Angel.
He sent the man a glare before he turned his attention on his Angel as she stepped into the elevator and disappeared, leaving
him hard and aching.
How the hell did she make him want her like this? He wasn’t sure what he was going to enjoy more, having her or using her to
fuck over the Sentinels.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Epilogue
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Epilogue
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Epilogue
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
- Chapter 41
- Chapter 42
- Chapter 43
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 45
- Chapter 46
- Chapter 47
- Epilogue