Page 35 of Savage Revenge (Savage Sins #1)

“He sounds like he was a lot of fun.” She pops the candy into her mouth and sighs.

“I never had anything like that with my family. Jacob was with his mom most of the time. The only time I really saw him was during holidays, and it was awkward all around. My dad made it so obvious that Jacob was his favorite, which was a slap in the face to me all my life, and it made Jacob feel guilty.”

My jaw tightens, and the muscles in the back of my neck tense. “Was Jacob nice to you?”

I’ll destroy him to pieces if he wasn’t. He’s already in my warehouse, so it wouldn’t be hard.

Jordyn nods. “He was. We did our best to get along. But the tension between my parents over him, and the way my father always treated the two of us so differently, we made the best of it because we didn’t know what else to do.

He’s apologized to me a few times, but he doesn’t owe me anything.

My dad’s the asshole who thinks men are superior to women. ”

Her father has so much to answer for. Even if he didn’t murder my dad, this is still not going to end well for him.

“He’s a fucking asshole,” I snap. “And he wonders why my mom chose my dad over him.”

Jordyn turns back toward me, her eyebrows scrunched. “What do you mean?”

I tilt my head. Does she not know why our fathers hated each other?

“My mom dated your dad before she met mine. That’s what started their hatred of each other.

She was a lot like you.” I smile and brush a strand of hair away from her heart-shaped face.

“Smart. Beautiful. Sassy as hell with a smart mouth. Your dad couldn’t stand it.

He tried to make her change. To be quieter.

Not to speak unless spoken to. Then she met my dad, and he was the opposite.

He let her be her while he kept her cocooned in the safety of his unconditional love.

She chose him. They had their fights over the years, when my dad would get a little too possessive or jealous or do something far past the line ,” I mimic and grin when she hits me.

“But they fucking loved each other like no couple I’ve ever seen before. ”

Until now.

Jordyn hums, her fingers slowly stroking my chest. Even through my button-down dress shirt, the heat of her body warms me down to my soul.

“She made the right choice, choosing Jack,” she whispers.

“Once you turn twenty-eight, he can’t do anything about you taking your share of the company. You’ll become an equal partner until Jacob turns twenty-eight, and then it will be an equal three-way split?”

She nods. “Yes. Right now, he has full control, but my grandparents are still alive and would have to sign off on him selling any shares.”

I study her closely for a moment. “Why is being part of Kingston Casinos so important to you? Your father has treated you like shit all your life, why would you want anything to do with him?”

“Because I was sent to stay with my grandparents a lot, especially after my mom left. They loved me like I was their own, and the business means the world to them. They were still working at the time, and they’d take me with them.

I wasn’t old enough to work, but my grandma would give me things to do.

I loved being inside our casinos. All the flashing lights and exciting sounds and so much glam.

“Anyway, I want to continue their legacy and be part of it, so my father doesn’t run it into the ground.

And… as terrible as it is to say, one day he’ll be gone, so I’ll be able to run it with Jacob.

We get along well enough. I’m not sure he really cares all that much about our business, but he feels obligated, I think. ”

If the only problem is the fact that her father is still alive, I can help with that. Easy. Thomas Kingston will be dead by daylight if that’s what it takes.

After a long pause, she reaches for my hand and threads her fingers through mine, and all I can think about is what it would look like if she had my ring on her third finger.

“I’m truly sorry about your dad,” she says quietly. “I wish I could change it for you. And if I can help find out who did it, even if it was my father, I will. It would be a lot easier, though, if you let me go back to work and access any information that could help you.”

I swallow, my chest aching with the reminder that she isn’t here of her own free will.

She’s here because I’m holding her hostage.

We might have an undeniable chemistry. Something so off the charts that I’m not sure I’ll ever experience it again in my life.

But at the end of the day, she doesn’t want to be here. She wants to go home. To be free.

I’m just not so sure I’m ready to let her go.

“Come here,” I command gently.

She doesn’t hesitate, rolling up onto one knee while moving the other over me until she’s straddling my hips. Her fleshy thighs are bare, the swimsuit cover-up she’s wearing barely comes down past her wide hips. I wrap my hands around the soft flesh, my skin heating as I give her a squeeze.

We stare at each other, and then slowly, she lets me pull her down so her mouth is hovering above mine. I wrap my fingers around the back of her neck possessively and close the gap between us, kissing her gently and deeply at the same time.

When we finally part, I’m rock hard. She smiles and rolls her hips slightly, rubbing her pussy over my length. There’s way too much material between us, yet it does nothing to tamp down my arousal.

“How are you feeling? Do you still have cramps?” I ask, running my thumb over her lower stomach. She tenses and pulls back slightly, like she doesn’t want me touching her there. Too bad for her, she’s going to have to get used to it because her softness is one of my favorite things about her.

“No. I’m good. My butt hurts worse than my cramps.”

I chuckle and run my hands around her to cup her ass, squeezing. “You can pretend to hate it when I spank you or force you to be a good girl, but your eyes and body tell me a different story, kitten. You like it when Daddy takes control so you can let that busy mind rest, don’t you?”

She shifts against me, and I know she doesn’t want to answer.

But she’s going to.

Because if this is the last night I get with my kitten, I want to know that I did something right for her while she was here.