Page 60 of Conquered

“He did, Baby Girl,” I hear Jax rumble before he pulls me into his chest. I can feel his rapid heartbeat through my palm, and it’s instinctual for me to snuggle into his warm embrace.

“Why are you guys acting so strange?” I ask, looking up into his blue eyes. “His behaviour was a little odd and creepy, but harmless. Right?”

I hear a cruel bark of laughter sound out behind me and turn my head to see Ash shaking his own.

“Myfatheris anything but harmless,” he practically spits the word out, like he can't stand him. “He's fucking dangerous, and you won’t be meeting him again,” he says in a hard voice, determination in his gaze that lets me know that his will is law as far as he’s concerned. “We have to go out tonight, Princess, business stuff,” he continues. “Don't forget to lock the door.” And with that, he heads off upstairs.

“Well, that wasn't cryptic at all,” I say sarcastically, stepping away from Jax. “What time do you guys need to leave?” I ask.

“Oh, not until after dinner,” Kai answers, getting up from his seat and coming towards me. “Wanna help me make lasagna?” he asks, a smile on his face.

“I'd love to.” I smile back. Before I can take a step towards Kai, Loki has grabbed me again and spun me round, his arms wrapping round my waist.

“You'll be okay by yourself, Pretty Girl?” he asks with genuine concern in his voice, his own forehead creased with wrinkles.

“I'll be fine,” I say, my own hands smoothing up his bare arms.Why are guys’ arms so fucking sexy? All the better to pin you down with, duh.

“Anyway, the next book in this crazy awesome series I'm reading has just come out,” I continue, getting excited. “It's about a girl and four guys, who are all epic as fuck dancers. They've spent years apart, and I'm hoping they arefinallygetting back together. I hear the sex scenes are hot as sin, so I think I'll take my Kindle and have a long soak in the bath,” I tease, grinning wickedly, the tension inside me releasing as his gaze turns lustful.

Loki groans and I hear Jax growl, stepping up behind me and caging me in between them.

“Tell me you're not gonna touch yourself in the bath,” Loki pleads huskily.

“I can't make any promises,Pretty Boy,” I sass back at him as I feel Jax moving closer from behind. They're both growing hard against me, and my smile turns evil.

“Uh uh, boys,” I say, stepping out from between them. “I've got to help Kai with dinner.”

“You’re seriously gonna leave us with blue balls, Pretty Girl?” Loki whines, an incredulous look on his beautiful face.

“Yes,” I say. “It's punishment for leaving me all alone with only my fingers for company,” I tell him, wiggling my fingers as I step backwards. Heat flares in their eyes as they stand shoulder to shoulder, looking a little like they're thinking about just hauling me upstairs.

“But you can relieve them as soon as you get back and find me warm, naked, and wet in Loki's bed.” I smile sweetly, laughing at the matching looks of frustration on their faces.

LOKI

The meaty sound of Jax’s fist hitting Brandon Franklin, CEO of Florence Pharmaceuticals, in the jaw sounds loud in the bright underground room at the cabin. An arc of crimson blood splatters across the floor, the contrast to the white tiles fascinating me for a moment.

“What do you want with me?” Brandon whimpers, whipping his head back to face us, his jaw already bruising.

There’s blood dribbling down his chin from a split lip, staining his very nice powder blue shirt. Unfortunately for him, he’s tied to the chair so he can’t wipe it off.

“You’ve become a person of interest to us, Mr Franklin,” Ash drawls out, in a bored tone, examining the back of his hand.

It’s the role that he plays. We all have one. Ash, the cold as ice questioner; Jax, the one that coaxes answers out of them with his fists, whilst Kai uses his tech expertise to hack into their digital lives, and destroy them. Me? I’m usually the good cop. With maybe a little crazy sprinkled in to unnerve them just enough. Like now as I hit play on my phone, andCradlesby Sub Urban starts to play, filling the basement with eerie sounds.

“What the fuck is going on?!” Brandon shouts, looking around at us all, his blue eyes wide, his lips and chin trembling.

“Well, in layman's terms,” Ash says, walking towards him, “you have something that we want.”

“What? What do you want, you little punk?” Brandon sneers back, clearly finding his backbone.Oh shit.

Ash nods, and Jax steps forward, pulling back his fist and punching Brandon again in the face. I wince slightly at the sound it makes. Damn, he definitely cracked something that time.

“What the fuck is wrong with you?!” Brandon shouts, tears streaming down his cheeks and spitting out a tooth that clinks on the tiles and skitters across them.

“It’s rude to call people names,” Ash deadpans, and I don’t bother to suppress a laugh.

“Now, now, boys,” I say, stepping forward and cutting off what Brandon clearly wanted to say back. “Brandon here is a smart man, aren’t you, Brands?” I ask the man in question, stepping up to him and crouching down, slinging my arm over his shoulders. He shrugs it off with a glare, but keeps his mouth shut, thank fuck. I want this to be done quickly so I can get back to Lilly.