still. They were both panting heavily, Aubrey’s breath harsh against Taer’s shoulder. Her fingers were tangled in the hair at the nape of his neck, her forehead resting against the shoulder of his jacket.
His lips brushed hers tenderly as he lowered her to the ground – it was a stark contrast to how he had just taken her. Aubrey did up his fly then picked up her pants, handing them to her. She stepped into them, cursing the man for breaking the button.
His thumb traced her bottom lip, bringing her attention back to him. “Can I see you after my shift?” she asked.
“I have some meetings I need to attend to tonight.” Taer’s stomach flipped, and not in the good way. Were her suspicions about Aubrey about to be confirmed?
He leaned forward and kissed the tip of her nose. “You look cute when you pout. How about I call you when I’m done and if you’re still awake, I’ll come and pick you up?”
*
Aubrey didn’t want to leave the storeroom. Taer had finally let him have a taste of her, and he was ravenous for more. She looked at him now with that same hunger.
“I have to go,” he said, skimming the backs of his fingers across her cheek.
She leaned into his touch. “Then go.”
“I can’t,” he admitted softly. He felt glued to the spot.
Taer smiled shyly. “So stay.”
He laughed gently, his thumb playing with her tempting bottom lip. “I can’t.”
She stepped into the line of his body, pressing against him. With a groan, he kissed her again. She was a drug and he was well on his way to becoming an addict. Fighting his instincts to take her again, he pulled away and opened up the door.
He took her hand, stepping out into the busy club. “I can’t wait to see you again,” he murmured into her ear, making her blush.
“What the fuck are you doing with Taer?” someone snarled.
Aubrey turned his head, finding the same huge fucking male that had interrupted them last night when he came to see Taer. Only this time, it looked like he wanted to gut Aubrey. From the corner of his eye, he could see the shadows shiver. He supposed he should have been intimidated, and in a way he was, but he’d dealt with the scum of the human drug and skin trades and he knew what real insanity looked like. “What’s it to you?” he asked.
One minute he was staring at the guy, the next he was getting a real intimate introduction to the wall. The guy’s forearm pressed into the back of Aubrey’s neck as he said, “I asked you what you were doing with Taer. Tell me what I need to know, or I’ll make sure I take my time removing your spine through your mouth.”
Aubrey grunted in discomfort. “I’m not sure that’s anatomically possible. I’ve tried before.” The pressure increased, cutting off his air supply. “Nothing she didn’t want to happen,” he said. He was usually on the other end of this situation. It was almost humbling … almost.
“Korvain, stop,” Taer said, stepping into Aubrey’s line of sight.
But Korvain clearly wasn’t listening. “You know what? I don’t give a fuck about what you have to say. You are not to touch her again.”
“I don’t see how this is any of your business,” Aubrey said through a choked breath.
Korvain jerked Aubrey back then slammed him against the wall again. “Never. Again. Do you hear me?”
“Korvain!” Taer yelled. “Let him go.”
A few beats of silence passed. The pressure on Aubrey’s neck disappeared and he stood up, straightening his suit jacket and fixing his tie. His eyes went to Taer.
“I think it’s best if you went, Aubrey,” she said. “I’ll walk you out.”
“No,” Korvain spat. “Go back to work. I’ll take care of this.”
“There’s nothing to take care of, Korvain.” Taer’s hands curled into fists. “He’s just a friend.”
There was a snarl and Aubrey’s attention went to Korvain. His dark eyes were on Taer. “We’ll discuss this later. You need to go back to work. Dex needs help.”
Korvain
His lips brushed hers tenderly as he lowered her to the ground – it was a stark contrast to how he had just taken her. Aubrey did up his fly then picked up her pants, handing them to her. She stepped into them, cursing the man for breaking the button.
His thumb traced her bottom lip, bringing her attention back to him. “Can I see you after my shift?” she asked.
“I have some meetings I need to attend to tonight.” Taer’s stomach flipped, and not in the good way. Were her suspicions about Aubrey about to be confirmed?
He leaned forward and kissed the tip of her nose. “You look cute when you pout. How about I call you when I’m done and if you’re still awake, I’ll come and pick you up?”
*
Aubrey didn’t want to leave the storeroom. Taer had finally let him have a taste of her, and he was ravenous for more. She looked at him now with that same hunger.
“I have to go,” he said, skimming the backs of his fingers across her cheek.
She leaned into his touch. “Then go.”
“I can’t,” he admitted softly. He felt glued to the spot.
Taer smiled shyly. “So stay.”
He laughed gently, his thumb playing with her tempting bottom lip. “I can’t.”
She stepped into the line of his body, pressing against him. With a groan, he kissed her again. She was a drug and he was well on his way to becoming an addict. Fighting his instincts to take her again, he pulled away and opened up the door.
He took her hand, stepping out into the busy club. “I can’t wait to see you again,” he murmured into her ear, making her blush.
“What the fuck are you doing with Taer?” someone snarled.
Aubrey turned his head, finding the same huge fucking male that had interrupted them last night when he came to see Taer. Only this time, it looked like he wanted to gut Aubrey. From the corner of his eye, he could see the shadows shiver. He supposed he should have been intimidated, and in a way he was, but he’d dealt with the scum of the human drug and skin trades and he knew what real insanity looked like. “What’s it to you?” he asked.
One minute he was staring at the guy, the next he was getting a real intimate introduction to the wall. The guy’s forearm pressed into the back of Aubrey’s neck as he said, “I asked you what you were doing with Taer. Tell me what I need to know, or I’ll make sure I take my time removing your spine through your mouth.”
Aubrey grunted in discomfort. “I’m not sure that’s anatomically possible. I’ve tried before.” The pressure increased, cutting off his air supply. “Nothing she didn’t want to happen,” he said. He was usually on the other end of this situation. It was almost humbling … almost.
“Korvain, stop,” Taer said, stepping into Aubrey’s line of sight.
But Korvain clearly wasn’t listening. “You know what? I don’t give a fuck about what you have to say. You are not to touch her again.”
“I don’t see how this is any of your business,” Aubrey said through a choked breath.
Korvain jerked Aubrey back then slammed him against the wall again. “Never. Again. Do you hear me?”
“Korvain!” Taer yelled. “Let him go.”
A few beats of silence passed. The pressure on Aubrey’s neck disappeared and he stood up, straightening his suit jacket and fixing his tie. His eyes went to Taer.
“I think it’s best if you went, Aubrey,” she said. “I’ll walk you out.”
“No,” Korvain spat. “Go back to work. I’ll take care of this.”
“There’s nothing to take care of, Korvain.” Taer’s hands curled into fists. “He’s just a friend.”
There was a snarl and Aubrey’s attention went to Korvain. His dark eyes were on Taer. “We’ll discuss this later. You need to go back to work. Dex needs help.”
Korvain
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