Page 107 of The Midnight Club
“Yeah … it’s new, very new, but we’ve been friends forever and it just kind of happened.”
Ori grabbed his hand and squeezed. “I’m so glad, Seth, I really am.”
“Thanks. Look, can I get you anything? I’m just going to grab some water.”
“I’m fine, thanks.”
Ori layback as Seth left the room. Netta and Seth. Such an unlikely match up; Netta’s bohemian sensibilities with Seth’s practicality … Ori couldn’t imagine it. But she did think that, after Maceo, Seth was the sexiest of the Midnight Club. His tall, broad frame, taller than even Maceo and Alex, his Roman god face, his kind hazel eyes. She liked him immensely.
“You chose the best companion for me, Maceo,” she thought to herself. She closed her eyes, feeling tired suddenly, but her head seemed to whirl and she felt sick. What the hell?
Her chest began to tighten and she suddenly found it hard to breathe.Jesus… she fumbled for the call button and pressed it—only to find it had come loose from the wall and wasn’t connected.
Damn it.She pushed the sheets aside to try and swing her legs over the side—and saw the blood. Lots of it.Oh god, no… she tried to call out, but her vision grew hazy.Please help me …She shifted to try and move but her legs gave way beneath her and she slumped to the floor. She could smell blood, her blood, and then she couldn’t breathe, and everything was going dark …
Maceo wokewhen his cellphone buzzed. Seth. “Maceo … Ori’s relapsed. Man, you better come back, they’ve taken her back into surgery. God, I’m so sorry, Maceo, but it doesn’t look good.”
Maceo heardthe words “massive internal blood loss,.” but he was numb inside. The surgeon had updated him as they struggled to save Ori’s life and when finally they had done all they could, the surgeon told him that now they would just have to wait.
“I’m not going to lie to you, Mr. Bartoli, her chances of recovery are small.”
Seth had been beside himself with guilt, but Maceo reassured him. “None of us could have known. Ori herself didn’t know.”
All Maceo could do was sit and wait and hope. He felt useless, hopeless. All of his wealth, his influence, couldn’t heal Ori— he thought about finding the best surgeon in the world, but Seth had told him the surgeon here had done everything anyone could do.
“Please don’t leave me,mio caro,” he said to her now, bending to kiss her cheek. “I cannot live without you.”
Maceo closed his eyes. If Ori died, he would spend the rest of his life hunting down the man who did this to her.
Alex.Maceo gritted his teeth. It was a good thing Alex had decided to go back to America, he thought, because the way Maceo was feeling right now, he would have gladly ripped the other man apart with his bare hands.
Run,Maceo thought.Run, Alex. Because when this is all over, I will find you.
“I’m going with Alex, Seth. I think he needs me.” Netta waited for Seth’s reaction.
Seth sighed but nodded.
“I think it’s probably for the best. For now. Which is not to say I won’t miss you, but you need to be with your brother.”
Netta smiled at him gratefully. “Thank you, darling. Look, this has all happened so quickly, and I want to explore us’ more, but I think we may have to put things on hold for a while.”
He took her in his arms. “You’re right. It will be nice to have time for us, just us, but now isn’t the time. When are you flying?”
“In the morning, so we still have all night.”
Seth slid his hand under her T-shirt and stroked her belly. “All night, hmm … what shall we do?”
Netta grinned as he began to strip her, then dropped to his knees to bury his face in her belly. She stroked his dark hair. “You’re very easy to fall for, Mr. Cantor.”
He grinned up at her, then pressed his face into her sex. Netta gave a little moan as his tongue lashed around her clit, his hands pushing her thighs apart. He expertly brought her to the point of orgasm before unzipping his pants and freeing his diamond-hard cock. He thrust into her, and she clung to him, moving with perfect rhythm as they fucked.
“Oh god, Seth, yes, yes …”
His hands pinned hers to the wall as she rode him, her light, lithe body curving into him. As his movements became rougher, she bit down on his shoulder, spurring him on, becoming wilder and less controlled as they both came. Seth shuddered, groaning her name, pumping thick, creamy cum deep inside of her cunt. Netta shivered and moaned with pleasure, kissing him hungrily.
“God, how am I supposed to leave you here after that?”
Seth laughed. “It won’t be a long separation, I promise, Netta. We’ll be together soon.”
