STEEL TEMPTATION (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (24 page)

When she regained sound, her body
was already starting to come. The pulse and throb were too much to take. Mia
fell forward, losing feeling in her legs. She was then face down on the bed,
Nate on top of her from behind, fucking her. Pulling and pushing, pounding into
her body, exactly what Mia desperately needed and wanted. His weight crushed,
keeping her hard and tight to the bed, but it was okay.

One of Nate
’
s hands slid up the back of her shirt and around.
He forced his fingers under the bra, cupping her small breast. His other hand rested
on her ass, spreading her wide. But then he crept up her back. He held to her
shoulder for a few seconds, thrusting harder, making the pressure almost
impossible to deal with.

Then Nate
’
s hand grabbed the side of her face and turned her
head. She strained to look at him, seeing his intense yet beautiful eyes.

She loved him.

She fucking loved Nate.

She really loved him.

Nate lowered his body down to her
back and he kissed her. It was sloppy, dirty, and wildly sexy. His thrusts were
deep and fast, pushing harder, grunting. Mia tried to fuck back at him,
wiggling her body, loving the pressure and sensation of being forced to open
wider for his amazing cock.

When Nate started to come, he
groaned and kept his mouth open, his lips touching Mia
’
s. The rushing feeling inside her core made Mia
shiver. There was no sense of relief as Nate offered all his body to her, again
and again, throbbing. Mia tried to move but Nate was too big, too strong. She
was completely helpless to his touch and his fuck.

Nate slowly pulled back and thrust
forward one more time, making sure nothing was wasted. When he left her body,
she looked back and watched Nate fix himself. She couldn
’
t move for a few seconds and then slowly started to
climb off the bed. Her hands were still around the sheets as she watched Nate
slowly drop to one knee.

“
Here,
let me help,
”
he said.

Nate touched Mia
’
s panties. She shivered with wet
warmth as Nate lifted her panties up her body. That was followed by her jeans.
He then stood up and put his hands to her waist, making her stand too. He then
pressed his body to hers and looked over her shoulder, down the front of her
body, and he buttoned her jeans.

It was the hottest moment of Mia
’
s life.

She then turned and wrapped her
arms around Nate
’
s neck and
kissed him.

Her heart was shattered, her world
collapsed, but Nate was picking up the ashes and making something of it all.

When they stopped kissing, Nate
touched her face.
“
I have
to go figure this out. Stay here. Okay?
”

“
I
’
m going to go for a walk
outside. Just to get some air, okay?
”

“
No.
Stay in the room, babe.
”

“
Miller
said
…”

Nate gritted his teeth.
“
Yeah, Miller said. I just want
to keep you locked up here. All to myself. Chain you to the bed
…”

Mia kissed his cheek.
“
Later. When all this shit is
done.
”

Nate grinned.

The entire situation was grim and
dire. There was no reason to smile at all, but sometimes you just fucking had
to.

They left the room hand in hand.

At the bar, Nate pointed to the two
prospects.
“
Watch her. She
’
s going for a walk outside. With
your goddamn lives. Got it?
”

“
Yes,
sir,
”
they both said. Then
they looked at Mia and hurried to the door to hold it for her.

“
I
’
ll be out in a few,
”
Nate said.
“
Then you
’
re coming inside and waiting. I
’
m not risking anything else
happening.
”

“
Okay,
”
Mia said.

They kissed.

Blaine whistled and let out an
‘
ooww!
’
yell. Mia then watched
Blaine put a pool stick between his legs and stroke it.

The guy was weird and gross.

Mia preferred being outside, alone.

Outside, she walked to the railing
and jumped up on it. She chose a spot where she wouldn
’
t fall and kill herself, putting her near the gate.
The two prospects stood at the gate, their hands behind their backs, staring
out.

It was calm, peaceful.

For a moment, Mia felt something
like hope creep into her body.

She trusted Nate. She trusted the
MC. They would do right by her. Uncle Jake would finally pay for all his shit.
All the times he yelled, swung his fists, caused problems. For hurting Aunt
Theresa and Jacob.

The emotion crept up in Mia
’
s throat again. There was so
much more for Jacob to offer the world
…

“
Hey!
Hey! Hey!
”
a voice boomed.

Mia looked and saw the prospect
jump back. A car made a hard turn and smashed into the gate. The gate slid
along the concrete with a screeching sound.

Mia jumped to the ground. Before
she could start running, gunfire ensued.

She dropped down to her stomach and
watched.

The prospects had their weapons
out. Before she could take a breath, one of the prospects was shot in the
shoulder. He stumbled back and fell to the ground. The car door flew open. The
other prospect started to shoot. Then in a one second hesitation, gunfire
returned and Mia watched the prospect
’
s
head explode open from a perfectly timed and placed bullet.

She then watched in horror as Uncle
Jake climbed on the hood of his car and walked into the lot. He jumped down,
gun in hand, a wild look on his face. The other prospect was holding his shoulder,
crying.

“
Shut
up,
”
Uncle Jake said.

He pointed and shot.

Mia opened her mouth, ready to
scream.

Uncle Jake hurried to her,
crouching down, putting the gun to the side of her head.
“
Do you want to fucking die?
”

“
No,
”
Mia said.
“
No
…”

“
Good.
Then stand up and come with me. It
’
s
time to finish this job. It
’
s
time to take out Back Down Devil MC once and for all. And then
…
it
’
s just you and me.
”
She looked up into Uncle Jake
’
s
evil eyes.
“
And I
’
m going to get everything I
’
ve ever dreamed of from you. After
that, you get to disappear too.
”

Mia opened her mouth to scream. She
’
d take the chance, risk her life
…

Before she could make a sound,
Uncle Jake lifted and lowered the gun to the back of her head. There was pain.
Then darkness.

twenty-five.

Nate heard a sound.

“…
and then we just keep our ground right here. It
’
s
risky. We have the underground
…”

Nate stood up.
“
Did you hear that?
”

“
What?
”
Miller asked.
“
I was in the middle of talking.
”

“
Sounded
like gunshots,
”
Nate said.

“
Nobody
is out there,
”
Gaige said.
“
Right?
”

They all looked around.

“
Holy
fuck,
”
Nate yelled.
“
Mia!
”

He darted to the door and tore it
open. A few of the prospects were at the bar, cleaning and restocking items.

“
Did
you hear guns?
”
Nate asked.

“
Yes,
”
they said.

“
Why
the fuck aren
’
t you out
there? You stupid fucks.
”

Nate ran to the door, the room
clearing out behind him. The second he pounded through the door, he saw to the
end of the lot. The gate was bent and twisted, forced open. And there were two
bodies on the ground. He started to run, Miller calling for him and then
calling out orders for everyone to get ready.

The voices all quickly became
nothing but echoes around him. When he got to the bodies there was a sick sense
of relief for a moment. The bodies were the prospects. Meaning Mia was still
alive.

Alive, but taken.

One of the prospects was missing
most of his face and head. The other had a bullet wound to the shoulder and
chest. At least that guy could get an open casket for any family that came to
say goodbye.

“
Holy
fuck,
”
Blaine said as he
rushed next to Nate.

“
Mia
’
s gone,
”
Nate said.

“
Miller
has Erik and Landon looking for anything else.
”

“
Nothing
else to see,
”
Nate said.
“
He hit the gate, killed the
prospects, and took her.
”

“
Who?
”
Blaine asked.

Nate looked at Blaine.
“
The judge. Her step uncle. He
’
s taking the war to a personal
level now.
”

“
Fuck,
bro. You have to keep your head straight, okay?
”

Griffin and Gaige came next.

“
Oh,
fuck,
”
Griffin said.

“
Get
tarps and cover them up,
”
Gaige said.
“
We
’
ll get prospects to clean this
up.
”

“
I
have to go find her,
”
Nate
said. He took a step and felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and shoved
Blaine away.
“
Fuck off,
man.
”

“
Wait
a second,
”
Gaige said.
“
This is all a set up. We have to
pace ourselves.
”

“
Fuck
that,
”
Nate said.
“
I
’
m
going to go kill him. Right now.
”

“
Nate
…”

“
Gaige,
shut up,
”
Miller said. He
pointed to Nate.
“
You and
Blaine take off.
”

Nate didn
’
t want anyone with him, but he just needed to go.

Not even taking two steps, Nate
heard the sound of a police siren. He looked back and saw a police SUV darting
at the gate, breaking it open even more. The vehicle lumbered forward, into the
lot. The door opened and Chief Jerry came out, an automatic machine gun in his
arms.

The back doors to the SUV opened
and two men in black outfits came out, holding handguns.

Nate wasn
’
t sure the guys were police or part of something
else.

“
Everyone
on their fucking knees,
”
Chief Jerry bellowed.
“
Right
now!
”

Nobody moved at first. Chief Jerry
let out a growling sound and then pointed his gun at one of the prospects. It
was the one shot in the chest and shoulder. Chief Jerry shot, bullets tearing
through the dead body. In a matter of a second, half the prospect
’
s face was missing.

So much for the open casket.

That
’
s
when Miller yelled,
“
Listen!
”
and everyone got on their
knees. They all put their hands up.

Chief Jerry stood back a little,
gun moving back and forth.
“
Two
dead bodies here. That should be enough to shut this place down. Take you all
in.
”

“
We
didn
’
t hurt our own,
”
Nate said.
“
You know who did that.
”

“
Did
I talk to you?
”
Chief Jerry
asked.

He then nodded to the man on his
right. The man rushed forward and punched Nate in the jaw with a heavy left
fist. Nate absorbed the punch with a groan, pain rippling through his face and
neck.

“
Don
’
t talk,
”
Chief Jerry said.
“
You
’
re saying Jake did this?
”

“
Yeah,
”
Miller said.
“
Kidnapped Mia, his niece.
Looking to rattle our chains.
”

“
Goddamn
him!
”
Chief Jerry yelled.
“
I told him not to do that. We
had a fucking plan.
”

“
How
’
s that working for you?
”
Miller asked.

Chief Jerry lunged at Miller,
putting the automatic firearm between his eyes.
“
Fuck
you.
”

“
This
is what it comes to? All these years
…”

“
Fuck
off, Miller. I got what you wanted. I got your life. And I
’
m cashing it all in now. I
’
m done. I
’
m done with it all, okay? I want to just go. Ride
that sunset. Find fresh pussy. Never hear anyone complain again. No more shit.
”

“
Then
go,
”
Miller said.
“
Just give it up and go, Jerry.
Why do you need this?
”

“
So
I can cash out in style,
”
Chief Jerry said.
“
I
’
ve got my cut of the shipments.
Now I take down Back Down Devil and retire in style. Live off my pension and my
millions stashed away. I
’
ll
live until I die. And the rest of you will be fucking long gone.
”

“
You
want to kill us?
”
Gaige
called out.
“
Then just
fucking do it.
”

“
You
’
re an accomplice to murder,
”
Nate said. The guy in front of
him brought a fist back.
“
Come
on, hit me again.
”

“
I
didn
’
t murder anyone,
”
Chief Jerry said.
“
Yet.
”

“
That
boy
…
the judge
’
s kid
…
you took part in it,
”
Nate said.

“
That
was your warning!
”
Chief
Jerry yelled.
“
To stay the
fuck away. Let me handle my business.
”

“
Then
handle it,
”
Miller said.
“
We
’
re
on our knees. Our prospects are dead.
”

“
Yeah
…
yeah
…
and Jake fucked me
…”

Nate saw from the corner of his eye
as Erik and Landon looked up from the ramp to the underground garages. There
was a sliver of hope and opportunity.

“
The
war,
”
Miller said. He got
up on one knee.
“
The war is
almost over
…
FIRE!
”

Miller
’
s voice boomed and carried.

A second later, Erik and Landon
took their shots.

That
’
s
when all hell broke loose in the lot.

Nate lunged forward and took out
the guy
’
s legs. He pulled
him to the ground and unleashed a few hard punches to his face.

Handguns were exploding. The
automatic gun went off again and again. Miller and Chief Jerry
’
s voices carried all around.

All Nate could do was think about
Mia.

He had to get to her and save her.

Nate got to his motorcycle and
started it. He took out his gun and just started shooting, throttling the ride,
racing forward. He managed to get a path out of the broken gate and onto the
road. Behind him, it was a war zone. He hated himself for leaving, but it had
to be done.

To his shock he saw a second
motorcycle come out of the compound lot. It was Blaine.

Both motorcycles screamed thunder
and tore up the pavement as they raced.

There was only one place Nate could
possibly think of going. If Judge Jake wanted Nate to come after Mia, there was
one place they had in common.

The van.

The same place where the van had
been.

Nate moved in and out of the busy
residential traffic. Cares beeped at him, people jumped out of the way on the
sidewalks when he got too close, and the existence of stop signs and red lights
were only in the minds of those who followed the laws. That didn
’
t include Nate.

He knew each time he barreled
through an intersection he was putting lives at risk. But his heart swelled
with fear and love. Nothing was going to stop him from getting to Mia. Except
death. But if it was his time to take a bullet and say goodbye, at least he
could do it with the intentions of saving the woman he loved. Dying with honor
and love.

The ride felt like it was going to
take hours. Once they were within distance of the old warehouses, Nate had to
slow down. He had to take into account the sound of his motorcycle. He and
Blaine couldn
’
t just sneak
up on things with two motorcycles roaring. Plus, logic and experience told Nate
that Judge Jake wasn
’
t
going to be alone. He
’
d
have protection. He expected Nate to run right into the trap. And then Coast
Road MC would light him up.

That
’
s
probably what he and Chief Jerry had been planning. Divide and conquer. Split
the MC up and confuse them so that when they attacked, it would go flawless.
The difference was that Jake had something out for Mia. His urges
…

Fuck.

Images flashed in Nate
’
s mind. Images he never wanted
to think about again as he stopped his motorcycle.

“
Up
there,
”
he said to Blaine.
“
On the side of that narrow
building. That
’
s where the
van was. I bet he has her there. Waiting for us to bust in. There
’
s going to be Coast Road
protection. We need to take them out. Then the judge.
”

“
We
got this,
”
Blaine said.
“
Let
’
s go save your girl.
”

“
Yeah,
my girl
…”
Blaine started to
move and Nate grabbed his arm.
“
Hey.
Listen to me. He
’
s got to
stay alive.
”

“
What?
”

“
The
judge. He has to be alive. Okay?
”

“
Why,
bro, why?
”
Blaine asked.

“
Personal,
Blaine. Okay? Just do this for me. Take out the Coast Road guys. And then get
the judge but don
’
t kill
him. Let me handle it. I have something I need to do. For the club, for me, for
Mia.
”

“
Okay.
Let
’
s fucking move. We need
to get back to the clubhouse, Nate. It
’
s
going to be
…”

Nate put a hand out and Blaine took
it.
“
Brothers. That
’
s what we are. The patch, the
life, the freedom. They can take our lives, but they can never take our cuts.
”

“
Fucking
right,
”
Blaine said.
“
We ain
’
t going anywhere, man. The pussy I had last night
was not my last go around. Fuck, it can
’
t
be. The woman pissed on me when she came. She was on top of me
…
I thought she was just
squirting
…
but it was piss
…”

“
That
’
s wrong,
”
Nate said.
“
You
’
re wrong
…
goddamn, Blaine
…”