Page 27 of The Seductress

Maybe if she wasn’t sitting out there scared half out of her mind Iwould’ve pulled the trigger, but there was no justification for it. Too bad, but I was sure this little prick would suffer even worse behind bars.

“And the judge and the ex-DA worked the case I presume?” Now it all made sense, the connection between me, and them. How long had he been planning this shit? What a fucking waste of life. I remember the family, outside of his demented mother, there was a grandfather I think, and yes they did come from money. He could’ve gone on to become anything, but instead he chose to give his life over to vengeance for a woman who didn’t deserve it. That still didn’t answer the question of Jen and her involvement.

“So tell me, how did you get Jen in on this hair brained shit storm of ascheme?”

“She loves me, she understood. You all had to pay. I lost everything because of you.” He seemed to go off into his own head as he talked it out.

“After the whole mess, grandpa cut us off completely. He’d been looking for an excuse for years since mom didn’t marry up as he’d expected. Instead, she married my dad, a lowly desk clerk who he kept down after they got married just to spite her. But he hadn’t cut her off entirely even then, had to keep up family appearance after all. Couldn’t have his only daughter living below her means.”

“But after the scandal and the trial, he was clear to wash his hands of her, of us. I should’ve inheritedeverything he had as the only grandson. Instead he left it all to some stupid university and I was left with nothing. But I got my own back though didn’t I?”

He was back in the room and that sick fucking grin was back in place. “Until that little bitch came along and spoiled everything. Jen and I figured it out you know, after that day she followed you in the car and saw her beloved niece. We put our heads together and realized what must’ve happened. But I was going to get mine anyway. All I needed to do was grab her and you’d pay.”

By now, I’d hit record on my phone since I’d decided to let him live. But I needed more if I was going to bury both of them and get them the fuck out of my life. “So you wentafter Sorenson who was the judge on the case and then Jonas who prosecuted.”

“Yes, and they paid.”

“And what happened to all that money?”

“Why do you need to know that? The money’s safe. No government can touch it where it’s at and you’ll never find it.” He seemed sure of that so I was assuming it wasn’t under either of their names.

“Fine, but what I don’t understand is how you caught them. I can’t see either of them having anything to hide that would cause them to pay out millions to keep it hushed.”

“Oh, that was easy. We bothknow that even the hint of something foul would’ve tripped them up. Plus they talked a lot. Jen’s good at getting people to talk. They let slip certain things about people they did business with that if it got back to the wrong ears would’ve been devastating. We still have those tapes hidden away nicely in a safety deposit box that you can’t reach. You never know when they may have come in handy again.”

He was very pleased with himself, not realizing it wouldn’t take a genius to figure out where they were. Find the money find the tapes. I’ll let Sorenson and Jonas handle that one. “So you blackmailed them, used extortion to get back at them for doing their jobs.”

“Yes, they deserved it and so do you. I was going to take you for thebiggest haul of all. I even gave Jen permission to sleep with you after the wedding. I knew you were going to be harder to shake down, but I knew she could do it. She’s good isn’t she?”

“Not good enough apparently.” I pulled the phone from my pocket so he could see what I’d been up to before hitting end and dialing nine one-one.

“You bastard.” I guess he like my foot in his balls because that’s what he got this time when he charged again.

While he was writhing on the floor in agony I gave the cops the general location of where we were.

It was another hour before they reached us and I spent that time listening to him threaten and rail. I hitrecord again just for the hell of it and just in case he said something else that would tack on a few years onto whatever sentence he and Jen were gonna get for the admitted blackmail and extortion. I knew fuck all about the statute of limitations on these things, but I was sure the others would know what to do.

We had to answer a shit load of questions but I’d had the presence of mind to call my lawyer to the location so there was no need to head to the station for questioning. I could take care of that tomorrow or the next day.

Ash refused to go to the emergency room so the EMTs checked her out on site and sent us on our merry way. Had I not been in a hurry to get her home behind those walls I would’ve insisted, but I couldsee for myself that she was just a little shaken and not really physically hurt.

Last I heard, the cops were headed to Jen’s place of business to pick her up and that was the end of that, although her partner in crime swore at the top of his lungs that she had nothing to do with it. I’m sure there would be court dates and whatnot in our future, but for now the nightmare was over.

“Let’s go home sweetheart.” She was beat as I buckled her into the truck and not saying much of anything. All the way home I held her hand as reassurance and apologized profusely for not taking better care with her. Now that the ordeal was over, I thought of all that could’ve gone wrong and wished to fuck that I never lived through another day likethis.

I listened to her stupid ass reasons for why she was at the mall in the first place and figured she’d had enough for one day so I’d take her to task later for being an ass. All she got for now was a look that I was sure spoke volumes.

Chapter 16

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As soon as we hit the door, I grabbed her hand and pulled her upstairs behind me. I should probably have more care for her scrapes and bruises but I needed something else first. In the bedroom, I fought with her clothes to get them off before pushing her down on the bed and climbing on top of her.

There was no finesse, no buildup, the fire was a raging inferno inside and only the sweet feel of her pink flesh wrapped around me would suffice. I simply opened my zipperand fished out my rod before slamming into her. I don’t know what it is about the faced danger, but my need was as strong as I’d ever felt it before.

Once inside her all the way I held still for a moment, reveling in the fact that we had made it through. That I was feeling her soft skin next to mine, her heart beating beneath the strong patter of mine as I held our chests pressed together. I didn’t fuck into her like the crazed beast I felt like inside, but instead stroked her pussy softly with my weeping cock until she was with me.

We both needed this, needed the connection, and reassurance that we’d weathered the storm. I was mindful of her scrapes now, taking the time to kiss each one I could find as she heldme inside her warmth, her little hands clutching at my shoulders. The love rushed through me and was bigger than I could handle, almost beating its way out my chest.

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