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“Well?”Patience was not my strong point.

“No infection, and the wound is starting to heal.These kinds take time though, jagged edges and all.”He took another sip.“I gave her some more painkillers, and rebandaged it.As long as she doesn’t do anything stupid, it should be fine.It’s going to scar, but there’s not much I can do about that.”

“What do you mean by anything stupid?”

A huge, cheeky grin lit Joker’s face.“You can have your way with her, but be gentle.Maybe let her set the pace.”

Mom snorted.“Have his way with her?What are we, a bunch of high society snobs?”

“Okay, he can fuck her brains out, but he has to do it gently.”Joker drained the coffee mug.“I have shit to do.See you guys later.”

I got to my feet.“You heard the man.She’s good to go.Now I just need to convince her.”

Chapter Five

Emma

Ace looked thoughtful, closing the door softly behind him.A far cry from his mood when Joker interrupted us.

“Joker says I’m healing up well.”I lifted the shirt up to show off my newly bandaged side.

“Good to know.”He came over and lowered himself to sit beside me on the bed.“Rattler checked out the park last night.No sign of a body.Shooter must have had a clean-up crew on call, which means this was targeted and professional.A random shooter would have left the body and made a run for it.Shadow is checking online to see if he can find out what went down.Until we know more, you stick to me like glue.If I’m not around to watch you, I’ll assign one of the brothers or prospects to watch over you.I’ll let you know first, though.You down with that?”

“I suppose I have to be.”I wasn’t happy about it, though.“I’m the one who brought trouble to your doorstep.Literally.”

“Glad you thought of me.”He reached out and gently tucked a stray lock of hair behind my ear.“You weren’t kidding before?You really didn’t know I had a thing for you when you were dating my little brother?”

“Hell no.I had no idea.”

He kept his gaze locked on mine as he took my hand and placed it on his crotch to let me feel the outline of his rock-hard cock through the material of his jeans.

I opened my mouth to reply, and he slanted his lips over mine.Damn, the man knew how to kiss.The feel of his lips took the very breath from my lungs as his tongue invaded, claiming mastery.

Or maybe it was the way his cock twitched and grew beneath my hand, ramping up my desire.He hadn’t been the only one who’d had fantasies back then.“Tell me what you’d like to do to me.”

“I’d slide my hand under your bra and cup those perfect little tits of yours, feeling the nipples go hard when I tweaked them.”He slid the shirt I’d borrowed from him up to my neck.My bra had been a casualty of the previous night, and my breasts were bare to his gaze.

His eyes glowed with lust as he surveyed the hard pebbled nipples.“Perfect!”He breathed the word out softly, reverently.Lowering his head, he snaked his tongue across one taut nipple before sucking it into his mouth.He took his time, lavishing attention on first one breast, and then the other.

He lifted his head, locking his gaze on mine.“Then I’d slide one hand down into your panties.You’d be wet, just waiting for me to slide into you.”

“Yeah.”I closed my eyes, savoring the feel of his rough hand as it slid over my belly and down to my mound.One finger slid between the lips of my pussy, stroking across my entrance.I whimpered, thrusting my hips up to meet it.

Ace chuckled.“You like that, do you?Tell me you like it.”

“Uh huh.”Actual words were beyond me as flames of liquid heat raced along every nerve.I was ready for him.More than ready.Eager.

He pulled back, and I opened my eyes to see him quickly shucking his boots, shirt and pants.Boxer shorts followed, to be tossed in a careless heap on the floor.Naked, he was a magnificent specimen of a male in his prime.Tattoos snaked over half of his body, winding down both arms and across his impressive abs.Just gazing at him took my breath away.

Someday, I might ask him to explain the intricate designs of those tats and what they represented.I knew there was meaning behind each one of them.

Someday, but not right now.His body was ready and primed for sex.I was right there with him.I wanted to feel that gorgeous cock sliding into me.Now.

“Much as I like seeing you in my shirt, it has to go.”He dropped onto the bed and grasped the bottom of the shirt.I lifted my arms, allowing him to ease it up over my head.Part of me noted how careful he was not to disturb my freshly bandaged side.The rest of me just wanted to get naked.

I rose to my knees and wriggled my pants down over my hips.Ace gently eased me back onto the bed and pulled them down my legs.

Naked, I slid my tongue out to wet my lips, my gaze locked on the massive hard on staring me straight in the face.“I want to taste that.”

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