Total pages in book: 72
Estimated words: 70269 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 351(@200wpm)___ 281(@250wpm)___ 234(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70269 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 351(@200wpm)___ 281(@250wpm)___ 234(@300wpm)
She huffed. “The hockey player. The one you’re obsessed with. You’re going to his game tonight, right? I heard you were his bodyguard now.”
“Does anyone in this family know how to keep their mouth shut?”
She laughed. “Not really. But most of the time they also don’t realize I’m listening.”
“You’re always listening.”
She grinned. “Got that right. I like to stay well informed.”
“Damn good thing you’re not trying to blackmail us.”
“I wouldn’t dare. Other people though….”
“Other people aren’t my concern.”
“So really, how’s it going with him?”
“I’m not sure.”
She narrowed her eyes. “That doesn’t sound like you. You’re always sure.”
“I always act like I am.”
“You just keep up what you’re doing. I’ve got a good feeling about this.”
“Thanks, Lonnie.” I hurried out the door. Her instincts were good, but I still wasn’t sure Zeke was doing more than putting up with me for the sake of protection. He was desperate, and I was playing off that. I thought about our conversation this morning. He told me things that he hadn’t told anyone else, and I’d never talked to anyone but Val about our mother. What did that mean? We were comfortable with each other, but was that enough for Zeke to want to stick around after Benito and his associates were eliminated?
You’ll find a way to convince him.
I hoped to hell I would.
When I got to his building, I parked in the alley between his building and the next, not wanting to be seen on the cameras in the garage.
As I hurried up to his apartment, I realized I hadn’t asked him for a key. I’d have to rectify that. I knocked, and a few seconds later, Six let me in.
“I’ll take things from here,” I told him. “We’re heading to the arena.”
“You got it, boss.”
“Zeke,” I called. “Where are you?” He stepped out of the bedroom, dressed in a suit and looking hot as hell. “If you didn’t look all perfectly put together, I’d have you out of that suit in a second.”
He smiled. “I’m nervous as fuck about this game. I’d much rather stay here with you.”
“As much as I love watching you play hockey, I’d much rather stay here with you too.”
I took hold of his lapels and pulled him to me for a kiss. He leaned into me, pressing his body against the length of mine. I reveled in the warmth of him and the way his cock hardened for me as I gripped his ass, holding him tightly against me.
Long before I was ready to stop, Zeke laid his hands on my shoulders and pushed me away. I stepped back but kept my hold on his jacket. “You’re going to do great tonight.”
“With everything going on, I don’t know if I can focus on the game at all.”
“You can, because I’ll be there and so will Val and several of our best security guards. All you need to think about is hockey. We’ve got the rest of it covered.”
He frowned, and I could tell he was unsure. “This is what we do. Hockey is what you do. You do your job, we’ll do ours. I’ll see you as soon as the game is over. I can’t wait to celebrate with you.”
Finally, he smiled. “Yeah, that sounds good.”
“If you want to go out with the team first, I can wait. I don’t want to, but I can. I’ll go with you and pretend to be nothing but your bodyguard.”
Zeke smiled. “I don’t want that. I just want to go home with you.”
He glanced at the clock on the stove. “Shit, we need to get going.”
I took his hand, and he picked up his bag. “Have you got everything?”
“I sure hope so. Coach will have my head if I don’t.”
“All right, let’s go.”
He locked up, and we took the elevator down to the lobby. During the ride, I was tempted to press the button to make it stop so I could take advantage of Zeke by pressing him against the wall and sinking to my knees to suck his cock. Would he let me? I’d have to find out another time because I wouldn’t make him late.
As soon as we stepped into the alley, something had me on alert. I held out my hand, stopping Zeke’s progress.
“Stay behind me.” I pulled out my gun and took a few steps forward. That’s when I saw Loony.
He raised his gun, but he was too slow. I fired first, hitting him in the center of the chest. He staggered, dropped to his knees, then fell. He didn’t move again, and with the amount of blood pooling under his body, he’d be dead in seconds if he wasn’t already.
I glanced back at Zeke. His face was ghostly white. I took hold of his arm and led him over to the side of the closest building. “Lean against the wall or sit down.”