Emery’s POV

I held my breath as I stood waiting in the bathroom to take my shower, praying that Brian wouldn’t come through the door. I already had so many dirty thoughts floating around my mind about him and I didn’t need them to become a reality. We would undoubtedly hook up if he came in here, we both knew it, which was why he was arguing with Jimmy right now. But I couldn’t give in. I couldn’t let him win, no matter how much I wanted him. I needed to keep the upper hand.

But the real question was: Why was I so attracted to him? The kind and charming man I met at the club and again at my father’s ball was obviously a factious act. The real Brian had proven himself to be harsh, menacing, and ruthless. There wasn’t anything attractive about that, and yet I still wanted him to fuck my brains out. Did I want Brian just because I knew it would piss my father off? Was that it; was this some kind of rebellion?

For years I had been rebelling against my father’s strict rules and firm hold. I just wanted to live and be free—live my own life without him breathing down the back of my neck. So I sneakily broke the rules whenever I possibly could. Starting with simple things, like talking to boys when the guards took us shopping and wearing what he considered distasteful clothing, but that wasn’t enough. So I slowly started to build up to things that would really piss him off: including sneaking out and hooking up with his favorite guards. He had never caught me, but it was the thrill of sticking it to the man that made me feel better. Daddy couldn’t control me and I wasn’t his little princess anymore.

I froze when I heard a knock on the door and saw the handle turning. Please be Jimmy! Please be Jimmy! I squeezed the towel hard just as the Rev’s soothing voice echoed against the tile. “You have 10 minutes to shower, then quickly dress and I have to get you back to your room,” he instructed and I nodded, feeling like the weight of the world was lifted off my chest. Well, at least until I had to go back with Gates.

“Thank you, Jimmy. I appreciate you doing this,” I said with a small smile. I really did owe him for everything he’s done for me so far. He had been so good to me and I felt like I could really trust him, which was honestly surprising. I never thought I could trust anyone from Avenged Sevenfold, not after the stories father told us. But then again, maybe the stories weren’t about Jimmy. Maybe they were about Brian and M. Shadows. Man he was terrifying to look at and I hoped he wasn’t anywhere near Jo.

“Ok, so… I will stay here and turn around and you will… you know, shower,” Jimmy stammered, looking around like he wasn’t quiet sure what to do. I suppressed the urge to giggle at his awkwardness, meeting his eyes for just a moment.

“Good okay, and don’t look,” I said with a playful smile, causing Jimmy to laugh, “I’ll try.”

He quickly turned around and I planned on taking advantage of every second I had in that shower. Without even checking to make sure Jimmy wasn’t peaking, I pulled off my shirt and underwear and climbed into the shower. The moment the hot water hit my skin I let out a light moan. Damn this felt good! I could stand in here forever but sadly I only had ten minutes.

I quickly reached for the shampoo bottle and lathered up, enjoying the vanilla honey scent the Brian picked out. I still couldn’t believe he’d gone though all that trouble and then still acted like a dick towards me. Maybe he wasn’t as much of a hard ass as he appeared to be?

As I rinsed off the layer of soap from my body, my eyes landed on another bottle of feminine shampoo and body wash on the bottom shelve. Now either one of the guys liked the scent and decided to keep it around or my sister had been here too! That meant Jo was here and that she was okay! I let out a sigh of relief as I finished washing up, hoping maybe I could ask Jimmy a few questions. Or the worst case scenario was that I used sex to get the information I wanted out of Brian, though I would rather not go that far. I didn’t want him to think he could have me whenever he pleased.

I turned off the water and dried off, wrapping the towel around me and tying it in a secure knot. Hopefully Jimmy could get me some clean clothes, and preferably ones that fit me a little better. “Okay, I’m ready.”

I looked to my left to see Jimmy standing perfectly still in the corner, his back to me and his muscles tense. What was that about? “Jimmy?” I asked, carefully touching the tattoos exposed on his forearm under the rolled up sleeves of his dress shirt. “Are you okay?”

Jimmy’s brilliantly blue eyes snapped down to me and he nodded absentmindedly. “Yeah, totally…. we need to get you clothes, right?” he asked, his eyes suddenly scanning over my body only wrapped in the blue towel. “Let us… I’ll take you—”

Jimmy quickly opened the bathroom door and lead my down the hall after looking both ways. He seemed nervous and I didn’t quiet understand why. Had something happened to him? Was he nervous because of me? Well maybe I could use that to my advantage…

He carefully lead me into a large room at the very end of the hall that was full of musical instruments. In the corner was a huge grand piano, accompanied by a drum set and a couple of guitars on a stand. Damn, this was the coolest room I’d been in so far because I’d never actually seen instruments this close. Well, not anything besides a piano or violin. Yeah, those were father’s idea. But the electric guitar and drum set…now that was just hot!

“Here,” Jimmy said, bring my gawking eyes back to him. He handed me another t-shirt and a pair of boxers. Jimmy wasn’t a very big guy, but I knew that the shorts probably wouldn’t stay up for very long. If only I could have some real clothes!

“Let me escort you to Brian’s room, before he comes searching for us,” Jimmy continued and I frowned. I didn’t want to go back there, knowing that you could cut the sexual tension between us with a knife. Not to mention that he said I still needed to be punished. So I thought of another idea.

“Could I stay with you… I mean-” I trailed off looking at the floor and trying to put my charm into it. I took a step toward him with a playful smile, forgetting that I was still only wearing a towel.

“Tomorrow,” Jimmy replied in a clipped tone before swallowing thickly and looking away from me. “I mean…I will take care of you tomorrow. Tonight you are still Gates’ responsibility.”

So there was no way around spending the night with Brian? Damn it! I was stuck with him, but at least I would have some time with Jimmy tomorrow and maybe I could convince him to be my captor, or whatever they called themselves. I would just have to keep as much distance between Brian and I as possible, even if it meant getting screamed at.

With a sigh, Jimmy took my arm and lead me a few door down the hallway back to Brian’s room. To my surprise, the door was wide open and the room was empty. Where had Mr. Hot-shot gone? I gave Jimmy a questioning look and he just shrugged. “He’ll be back soon, I’m sure,” he said and shut the door behind us, the lock clicking into place. Damn it, no chance for escape…

I nodded and moved over to the night side table where I had placed the brush Brian had gotten me, carefully moving it though my long blonde wavy hair and trying to keep my towel from slipping down. Shit, I still had to change.

I picked up boxers and pulled them on, only for them to immediately start to sag back down. I guess Jimmy’s clothes were still too big. Did they have anything smaller? I also pulled on the t-shirt on over top of the towel before pulling the towel off. It was then that I noticed that this t-shirt was considerably shorter than the last one and no amount of pulling it down would save me. Not to mention it also was a v-cut so I was showing cleavage. I wouldn’t last five minutes alone with Brian in this, especially without any underwear! And with the rate these boxers were sliding down, I only had about five minutes before I was completely flashing Jimmy.

“Erm…Jimmy?” I asked nervously. His eyes snapped up to look at me from where he lay on Brian’s bed. He had been extremely quiet since we entered the room and I swear he was in another world. It was only my voice that seemed to pull him back, but his eyes still looked distant. Was he okay?

“Yes, buttercup?” He slowly sat up and looked at me with a smile on his face. Buttercup? Well, I guess that was better than Princess.

I bit down on my bottom lip and took a step towards him, playing with the hem of the t-shirt. “Would it be possible to get a-a different kind of shirt to wear? This one is a little revealing,” I asked with pleading eyes. Jimmy frowned and me and looked slightly confused by request. “You know…like the dress shirt you have on? It’s longer and would be more comfortable for me…” I explained, uncomfortably trying to pull the shirt down all the way over my ass.

“You-you want my shirt?” Jimmy stammered, gapping at me a little bit. “Like the one I’m wearing?” I blushed lightly and looked down at the floor. I know it was a crazy request, but I knew I would be more covered in that.

“If you don’t mind…” I said softly, feeling the burn on my cheeks. “It would just be more comfortable,” I explained.

“But this one’s dirty,” he frowned and I just shrugged. “I don’t mind…” Jimmy looked unsure for a moment before he moved his hand up and started to undo his tie. His hands frantically pulled at the knot but it wasn’t moving in the right direction.

“Here, let me help you,” I said, moving over to bed to help him. I stood in the space between his legs, and the instant my fingers touched his skin, Jimmy froze. His blue eyes snapped down to look at me as I pulled the strip of fabric off. Whoa, his baby blues were truly breathtaking, not to mention he was handsome. It was like I was actually seeing him for the first time this close. “There, all better,” I breathed; giving his shoulders a light pat as I tried to shake away that thought.

“Do you need help with the buttons too?” I teased with a small smile; undoing the first two before Jimmy’s hand pushed a lock of wet hair behind my ear. His hand lingered on my cheek, cupping it lightly as he looked into my eyes. I froze not really knowing how to handle the situation or what he had planned for me.

Jimmy looked at me for a moment with a small smile on his face, his thumbs gently moving over my soft cheeks. “Jimmy?” I whispered, feeling my heart start to race in my chest. I had no idea what he was thinking or doing and that alone was putting me on edge. Had I judged him wrong?

As if he realized he was doing something he shouldn’t, he pulled away and shook his head, his hands moving to stop mine. “I can do it,” he said with a nod and gently moved me a step away from him. Jimmy’s long fingers flew on the rest of the buttons and within seconds he handed me the white shirt. “Here you are,” he said with a small smirk. Now he was the one sitting topless in the bed. What would Brian think when he came back? Why did I care?

“Thank you, Jimmy,” I said, putting it on over top of the t-shirt. It hung almost to my knees in the front and the back and I felt so much more comfortable. “You don’t know how much I appreciate it. Though, it would be even better if I had some clothes of my own…” I sighed, getting a whiff of Jimmy’s mouth-watering cologne as I buttoned up the shirt. It was good but I liked Brian’s better. I quickly rolled up the sleeves, and folded the fallen boxers and placed them on the couch.

Jimmy stood up to stretch and nodded his head in agreement. As he moved, my eyes were instantly drawn to the tattoo’s that covered his body. And let me just say that he was even hotter now with all his ink exposed. I bit down on my bottom lip as he turned his back to me in a stretch, showing me the name ‘Sullivan’ on his back and his taut muscles. “No problem…” he said doing a silly move that made me laugh. “But we should probably get you to bed. It’s getting late and I’m not sure what Gates is up to.”

I frowned at the mention of Brian’s name, my mind instantly flipping over to the image of his ripped muscles and flat abs. Damn it, Emery! Focus on Jimmy and get that asshole out of your head!

“Can you stay with me?” I asked, moving over toward the bed. “Just in case he….” Come on think of something! “He needs help when he gets back? Like he ripped open his shoulder again?” And there were those thoughts of his sexy body in my head again. Fuck! That needed to stop!

Jimmy opened and closed his mouth a few times, like he was having an internal debate with himself. “Sure, it wouldn’t hurt since apparently you were trying to escape…” Jimmy said, looking at me with a frown.

I looked down at the floor with a guilty expression written all over my face. “I just wanted to get out and find out where my sister is,” I sighed, pulling the covers over my legs. “I’m really worried about her…” I could feel the tears starting to well in my eyes and Jimmy rushed to my side.

“I can’t tell you much,” he sighed, looking helpless as a tear fell. “But can you at least tell me something? Is she here with me? In another room? Please, Jimmy she’s the only one I have and I can’t lose her. I’m really afraid something bad happened to her…”

Jimmy pulled me into his arms and slowly laid back on the bed, my head on his chest. I could hear his heart racing though I didn’t really know why. “Em….I’m not allowed to tell you where she is,” he sighed again and the pained look on his face told me he was telling me the truth. “But she is safe…and I’ve seen her. She is not harmed.”

“So she is here?!” I gushed, looking up at Jimmy with some hope. He sighed again and whipped away my tears. “I didn’t say that. I just said she was safe. Now go to sleep, Em,” Jimmy instructed, sounding a little angry. What? Had I pushed too far?

“Please can you ask if I can see her? I’m begging you, Jimmy,” my eyes met his and he slowly closed them and pinched the bridge of his nose. “I need to see my sister! You could make it happen!”

“You can’t ask me to do that, Emery,” he exhaled, giving me a pointed look. “I’m sorry. You’ll just have to wait until Shadows decides when we can divulge that information.”

I frowned and turned away from Jimmy. So this was all Shadow’s doing? Were they all pawns underneath him? Well, if that Shadows ever came in here again, I would give him a piece of my mind and demand to see Jolie. This had gone on far enough!

“Come on, Em…don’t be like that,” Jimmy said, his hand on my shoulder but I refused to turn around. I was tired of feeling like some pawn in an Avenged Sevenfold game of chess and I wanted answers. But apparently Jimmy wasn’t the one to get them from. I needed someone who either made them or was willing to break them for payment. Brian’s face instantly flashed in my head and I mentally cursed. Damn it, he was the last person I wanted but desperate times called for desperate measures. “I’m sorry but those are the rules. I have to follow directions just like you do.”

I shook my head and pulled the blanket up over my shoulders, pinching my eyes shut. “Good night, Jimmy,” I huffed, willing sleep to come to me quickly. I heard Jimmy sigh and wish me goodnight before he rolled over onto his back.

Sometime later I awoke to the sound of two voices arguing in a heated whisper. I had no idea what time it was or how long I had been drifting in and out of consciousness but I wasn’t about to open my eyes and get in the middle of the argument. Not when it appeared to be over me.

“What the hell are you doing? Where is your shirt?” I heard a familiar low timbre hiss. Was that Brian? I felt a weird flutter in my stomach at the thought of him but quickly dismissed it as being hungry. I hadn’t exactly eaten much yesterday.

“Emery’s wearing it,” Jimmy replied simply. “She wanted a different shirt to wear.”

“So you gave her the one off you back instead of grabbing one from my closet? I call fucking bullshit on that Rev,” Brian growled, sounding jealous to me. Though nothing had happened between Jimmy and I. “You know the rules! Keep your hands off!”

“What? I-I didn’t do anything like that!” Jimmy sounded indignant. “I just gave her my shirt! And you’re one to talk! You’re the one who’s been hot on her heels since she got here.”

“You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, Rev,” Brian groaned. “Fucking hell just go to bed…I cant deal with this right now.” He said an a few seconds later, I heard the door shut and the lock move into place. “Fucking Rev…” he hissed.

Brian hissed in pain before I heard clothing drop to the floor. It took everything in my power not to turn around and make sure his wound was okay. No, I had to keep up the illusion that I was sleeping or else he would undoubtedly make a move on me. Though that didn’t mean anything.

The bed sunk next to me and I tried to even out my breaths to appear as if I was still asleep. Come on, Emery you can do this. I could feel his heat coming closer and closer to my back, only to feel him grab my hips and pull me into his chest. His lips moved lightly on my shoulder but I remained still, refusing to give into my screaming body. He was turning me on with the simplest touch.

Suddenly I felt the blanket get lifted up and a moan escaped Brian’s lips. “Damn, Em…you’ve got one fine ass…” he muttered under his breath before his hand moved over my exposed flesh. Jimmy’s shirt must have been riding high in my sleep. Shit! I tried to remain still as he rubbed a circular pattern on my ass before giving it a light spank. I knew he was trying to wake me up, but I wasn’t going to give in.

“You’re in for it in the morning little girl…” I heard Brian say before he laid back down, his arm wrapping protectively around my waist and pulling me into him. I fell asleep with his intoxicating aroma surrounding me.

I let out a light moan as I opened my eyes the next morning, the sun burning a hole through my eyelids. Damn didn’t these guys invest in some blinds? Or even just some kind of curtains? I slowly blinked open my eyes to see my head resting on Brian’s muscular chest. I felt so comfortable that I almost forgot the circumstances that got me here. And damn it to hell, I couldn’t be cuddled up like this. It would only lead to trouble when Brian woke up.

So very carefully and very quietly, I climbed out of bed and started to pick up the new clothing Brian had dropped on the floor last night. A pair of ripped jeans and a button down shirt splattered with blood? No way, that couldn’t be blood could it? I held up the shirt and my eyes grew wide, my heart racing in my chest. That was definitely blood, but not in the spot where Brian’s shoulder injury was.

I quickly span around to check on Brian, only to find myself face-to-face with the handsome devil himself. I gasped and stumbled backwards into the wall, earning a smirk from Brian. “And what do you think you’re doing, princess?” He said, putting an arms on either side of me on the wall.

I gapped at him as my eyes instantly scanned his body. That blood hadn’t come from him and his shoulder was still bandaged nicely. Then who’s blood was that? Was someone hurt? Or Brian was just the ruthless killer my father told me he was?

“Who said you could get out of bed?” He continued, staring me down with that cocky smirk on his face.

“I-I just thought I’d—“ I started, and Brian just laughed, taking a step forward.

“You just thought you’d what? Snoop around in my shit again? Maybe find someway to pin me against my best friend,” Brian narrowed his eyes at me and I shrunk back against the wall as much as I could. He was oddly attractive and terrifying at the same time. Man I was sick!

“What? No I—“ I shook my head as he stepped closer to me. His body was now inches away and his naked chest and cologne were making my mouth water. Fuck, come on Em, this is no time to be getting hot and bothered.

“Admit it,” Brian said, one of his hands running down my body. “This little innocent thing is just an act…considering you fucked Jimmy last night.” My eyes grew wide and I shook my head. “You can play innocent all you want but I know what you really want…”

“I-I didn’t do…anything…with Jimmy!” I breathed, shaking my head as his hands moved down my sides again. I felt a shock of electricity as goosebumps erupted on my skin. What was he doing to me?

Brian chuckled and closed the distance between us, the look on his face unreadable. Though the lust in his eyes was very evident. His hands moved to the front of my shirt, running down over my breast and stopping. I had to suppress a light moan. “Then why the hell are you wearing his shirt?” Brian growled, my body freezing as he pulled me firmly into him. “We both know the only shirt you should be wearing is mine!” he hissed before ripping open the front of the button down shirt, buttons flying everywhere around the room.

I couldn’t help but smirk at the face he made when he saw the t-shirt hiding underneath the now ruined shirt. “Is someone jealous?” I breathed. Brian let out a bestial growl and pressed his body mine, pinning me to the wall. I licked my lips and swallowed thickly when I felt his need stabbing me in the stomach through his boxers. His lips were inches away, and he smirked down at me.

“You better be ready for that punishment, because you’re about to get it, Princess,” he warned and I shuttered in pleasure. I couldn’t wait to have him buried inside of me, even if I knew it was wrong. Brian suddenly grabbed a handful of my hair and hungrily pressed his lips against mine. What had I gotten myself into?

Matt’s POV

From the moment I left the warehouse this morning I was in a bad mood. I didn’t want to go to this stupid meeting and more importantly, I didn’t like the thought of leaving Jo alone with Vengeance. He was a dirty dog just like Gates and I didn’t want him to feel entitled to something that wasn’t his. Just because he met her first at the club didn’t mean she was his! But then again, she wasn’t really mine either and that thought left and unsettled feeling in my stomach.

“So does that sound like a fair agreement?” I asked, looking back and forth between the Berry brothers and the handful of clients on the other side of the desk. We were meeting at the store warehouse today to hire some more protection and to make a new business deal.

The Berrys’ were there as decoy clients and to make sure no one tried to pull anything over on me. Jason and Matt were both extremely intelligent in business, math, and defense. They had my back and I had theirs, especially when we were dealing with drug lords.

“That seems fair,” Rico said, leaning back in the plush office chair, tapping his lips with his index finger. “And your men can deliver the order to my dock yard in two weeks?”

I nodded and looked at Johnny. “Yes, we will have Gates and Vengeance drop it off then but we need a down payment. Half up front to ensure your delivery,” I replied and Rico threw his hands up in the air.

“Half? You want half now? Are you fucking kidding me, Shadows? That’s outrageous!” Rico raged, standing up from his chair with his two henchmen.

“Well, we will definitely take that deal,” said Sebastian, the other client. “With the way Pagano’s men are running around. I would pay any price to have it delivered to my warehouse safely. And if you were smart, Rico you’d take that offer too. Avenged are the only ones I’ve ever seen be able to get around him.”

I smirked and leaned back in my chair, letting our reputation speak for itself as Sebastian put a suitcase of cash on my desk. I didn’t need to count it because he was always true to his word. “Though I would pay a million dollars to know who took Pagano’s girls,” he continued and my smirk only grew.

“Hell, I’d pay any price to take them off their hands and reap the benefits,” Rico chuckled, obviously choosing to go ahead with the deal too. The bald man closest to me set another black suitcase on my desk. Now this is what I was fucking talking about.

“Do you know who did that, Shads?” Jason asked, joining in the conversation and putting a decoy briefcase on my desk too. “They’ve got some real balls. I heard there is a death warrant out for the men that too them.”

“What they couldn’t have just run away?” I chuckled, earning a laugh.

“No I guess, the guards shot one of the men while another grabbed his youngest daughter. Though if I had the chance I would have grabbed them too,” Rico continued. “They are a nice piece of ass those girls…damn.”

My jaw clenched and I tightened my fist, the though of Jo with Rico making me sick. “Are we finished here, gentlemen? I have another meeting to attend,” I said, trying to control my temper.

“Yeah, just make sure my order is delivered tomorrow and Rico’s in two weeks,” Sebastian said, reaching out to shake my hand.

“Okay, Christ will take care of any other business that you have,” I said grabbing the briefcases and heading towards the door. Johnny gave me a questioning look and I just nodded and headed out of the room. He drove his own car so he was fine to return on his own when he was done with the business side of things.

The entire way home, I kept thinking about what those sick fucks were insinuating about the Pagano girls. What did Rico mean he would pay to take them off the captor’s hands? What the hell would he do with them? Rico was a sick and twisted man and the though of him being anywhere near Jo or Emery really pissed me off. He wouldn’t come anywhere near them as far as I was concerned. But he was good business so I couldn’t just stop his services because he was a sick fuck.

Why did I care so much? Jo and Emery were our payday and yet here I was worried about their well being. And why the hell was I so concerned with Jo being with Zack right now? We were going to trade the girls in for money and our land. So why was I so pissed?

When I arrived back at our warehouse, I quickly made a beeline to my office to put the money in the safe. I still had some more phone calls to make and some paperwork to fill out but I just couldn’t focus. My mind just kept flashing back to Jo and Zack at the ball and how cozy they seemed. But was it the same now that she knew he was her captor? It wouldn’t hurt to go check in, would it? Nah, that’s what a good leader would do, and then I could tell Zack about the deliveries.

As I made my way down the hallway to Zack’s room, I could hear their muffled voices, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. Okay, so they were talking, that was normal right? But then again, Jo didn’t talk to me too much. So what was different about Zack? I felt a little bit of jealousy bubble inside of me at her being open with him and not with me.

“Fuck this,” I said, turning around to head back to my office. This was a stupid idea! Now I was just even more pissed off, and for what? Nothing! She wasn’t my girl! Hell, she wasn’t anyone’s girl and we all had rules to follow.

Just as I turned around something caught my attention. Was that a giggle? I stopped and turned back around, taking a few steps back toward Zack’s room. Oh and that better not have been a fucking moan!

“Fuck yeah…” I heard Zack groaned just as I noticed a light coming from the door. That fucker didn’t even have his door shut! “Damn Jo… I waited for this…” I heard him moan as I got closer and closer. My blood was boiling and when I stopped in front of the door and when I peeked inside I saw red.

There was Jo, throwing her head back as she rocked her hips against a nearly naked Zack. I watched as she leaned forward and kissed down his stomach, clenching my fists and jaw. All I could think was that he was touching my girl and I wasn’t going to stand for it. I was fucking furious! Suddenly Jo got off the bed and started heading for the door. Oh, hell no! If she thought she would try and escape from all this she was sadly mistaken. That shit was not going to fly here!

As soon as Jo reached the door, I ripped it open and grabbed her arm a little rougher than I intended too. She gasped and looked up at me with fearful eyes, making me even angrier. “What the fuck is going on here!” I roared. “Get some fucking clothes on, Vengeance!” Oh, I was beyond pissed and that little green monster was fueling my anger. Fuck him for laying a hand on her!

Zacky sprang up from the bed and took off the blindfold Jo had put on him, looking bewildered. “What?” He gasped and his cursed when he saw me, quickly trying to put his clothes back on.

“What the fuck is this? I leave you alone with her for four hours and you’re letting her escape? What hell is wrong with you!” I bellowed, not even looking at Jo. All I knew was that I was still firmly holding her arm even as she tried to pull away from me.

Zack froze and looked at Jo, his eyes narrowing. “You little bitch! You were fucking using me to get out of here?” he raged, taking a step towards her with a deadly look in his eyes.

“Oh, don’t fucking put this on her! You knew the rules and you were supposed to be watching her!” I hissed, squeezing Jo’s wrist a little harder as I made her take a step back.

“But-But she fucking tricked me!” Zack raged and I held my hand up. “ENOUGH!” I yelled, the room shaking from vibrations. “Just get fucking Gates and head to the warehouse. You’ve got a delivery that needs to be made tomorrow at two am,” I hissed. “Christ is there and will fill you in. Now the fuck out of my sight,” I hissed before dragging Jo out of the room.

“Matt….I-I” Jo started but I turned to look at her and she instantly shut up. If she couldn’t tell I was thoroughly pissed and mainly because I wanted her. That was perfectly clear after seeing her kissing Vengeance. God, I wanted to beat the shit out of him for that alone.

When we reached my room, I quickly pulled her inside and slammed the door. Jo looked up at me with wide and terrified eyes but there was something else hiding there. “When are you going to fucking realize that I’m not going to hurt you?” I raged, looking down at her with a stern look. I had been nothing but kind to her up until this time, and I still hadn’t said a word to her.

Jo bit down on her bottom lip and looked up at me with those gorgeous blue eyes and that’s when I lost it. I wanted a taste of those plump pink lips. “I-I’m sorry…” she muttered.

I took a step closer to her, my heart beating like mad in my chest. I wanted to show her what it felt like to kiss a real man and feel a real man. I was so jealous watching her with Vengeance that it wasn’t even fun. “Yeah, well you earned a punishment and you will get it, but not right now,” I growled before I grabbed her by the back of the head and hungrily crashed my lips into hers.

Jo was hesitant for a moment but I wouldn’t let her deny this feeling between us any longer. With one swift motion, I pushed her down onto my bed, earning a gasp from her as she gave me access. Our tongues feverishly danced together before I felt her arms sling around my neck, her back arching into me. Jo moaned lightly as I intensified the kiss, my hand cupping her breast. I playfully pinched her nipple, earning another moan and I could just imagine all the sounds I could get her to make. Her hips eagerly moved against mine as her hands moved up under my shirt, clawing at my skin.

Suddenly it hit me—this was wrong. I was breaking my own rules and she was off limits! She was prisoner and I couldn’t behave like this. I needed to set an example for my men especially since I just called Zack out on it. Fuck!

It took all my strength to push away from Jo. I was panting and cursing as moved away to pace the room, my mind swimming with thoughts about her. Damn it! I crossed a line and the worst part was that I knew I would have no problem doing it again. I wanted her but I knew I couldn’t.

Jo slowly sat up on the bed, her fingers touching her lips as her chest rose and fell rapidly. Suddenly those blue eyes were on me and felt like she was staring into my soul. She frowned and slowly shook her head as she stood up. “You started something like that and now you wont follow through?” she said and I closed my eyes, turning toward the door. No, I couldn’t go back over to her, no matter how much I wanted her. It was a mistake—a lapse in judgment.

“You wouldn’t want me to,” I scoffed, turning my back towards her and heading for the door.

Suddenly I felt her small hand on my shoulder and I froze. “How do you know what I want?” she practically snapped.

I chuckled lightly and shook my head. “Don’t tempt me, Jo,” I warned, taking in a deep breath. I could smell her fruity scent and it was driving me crazy but I had to be strong.

“What happens if I want to,” she said and I turned around to look at her. Jo was standing inches from me and I could feel the heat radiating off of her, making my dick throb painfully in my pants. I was going to have the worst case of blue balls imaginable.

I shook my head, pushing all thoughts of her naked body screaming my name away. “You don’t know what you want, sweetheart,” I scoffed with a smirk. She was so small and probably couldn’t handle me anyway. Besides we were caught up in a heated moment and neither of us were thinking straight.

“You don’t know either,” Jo put her hands on my chest and took a step towards me and I bit down on my bottom lip. Damn she looked sexy like this but I knew it wasn’t a good idea. I had to get out of here before I threw her back down on the bed and had my way with her.

“I have to go,” I said in a husky tone as I went to turn around but her hand stopped me. “You can’t just start something and then leave.” She insisted again looking up at me and I sighed.

“If you really feel that way, I’ll be back in a few hours,” I said in short clipped tone before I pulled away and went out the door. It was in her hands now and I could already feel my dick punishing me for my decision. Damn this was going to be a long afternoon.

Notes

Oh the tension between Brian and Emery is off the wall...will they finally seal the deal? Do you like the jealous Brian? Do you think he is actually jealous.

Oh and how did you like the Matt and Jo scene? Will they be able to stay away from each other?