Page 46 of Property of Raider
“Why the fuck did you crazy assholes cut my pant leg?”I growl, glaring at the back of his head.
“Remedy needed to find the wound and treat it.You were asleep, so we did what we had to do.I can get you some new ones if you like them that much,” he says as if it's no big deal, making me want to scream.
“All you would have had to do is ask,” I snap, standing up from the toilet after flushing.
Raider turns to me, watching as I pull my underwear and jeans up.Once they are up, I start to shuffle around Raider, who puts an arm out so I can use him as a crutch.As we pass the tub, I look at it longingly, needing a shower and a toothbrush so fucking bad I would be willing to do some shady shit.I move over to the sink, washing my hands fiercely.I catch a glimpse of myself, gasping at what I see looking back at me.Holy shit, I look like a fucking lunatic.
“I need a toothbrush and a long, hot fucking shower,” I say.
“I can do the toothbrush,” Raider says, pulling a new one out from under the bathroom sink.“Let me check with Remedy on the tub situation.”
Hastily I open the new toothbrush, just nodding as I scrub the four-day-old gunk off my teeth.It hits me then that Raider had just sucked on my tongue after me not brushing for days on end.Yeah, that’s fucking disgusting.Reaching over, I grab his toothbrush, putting toothpaste on it before handing it over to him.He looks at it and then at me with an eyebrow raised.I turn back to my own scrubbing, rinsing my mouth before starting over again.Raider steps up next to me at the other sink, brushing his teeth.Once done, I feel slightly more human.
“What was that all about?”Raider chuckles when he finishes.
“You sucked on my tongue when I hadn’t brushed my teeth in four days.That’s just fucking nasty,” I shake my head in disgust.
Raider’s eyes go dark as he closes in on me.As he comes chest to chest with me, he gently turns me so my back is to the counter.Leaning down, he grabs me just below my ass, picking me up and setting me on the counter.Raider places his hands flat on the counter at my hips so that we’re nose to nose where he rubs his along mine.
“Mhmm.We’ve both brushed our teeth now, does that mean I get a taste of that mouth again?”he asks.
I meet his eyes in shock at his words.“I thought you hated me.”
“Oh, my sweet, sweet Tasia …” His voice is rough and low with need.“I could never hate you.”
His words act as a balm to my aching heart.
He exhales, his jaw going tight, his words sharp.“Am I fucking pissed at you?For so many reasons that I don’t know where to fucking start.”His lips trace a slow, deliberate path across my cheek to my ear.“Even heartbroken and wanting to tear the world apart trying to forget you … doesn’t change the truth.”Raider runs a hand up my back into the hair at the base of my skull, his voice turning dark and possessive.“The thought of you—sweet, trembling, lost in lust under me—still owns every goddamn dream I have.”
Reaching out, I run my hands up his stomach to his chest, fisting his shirt in my hands.“Kiss me, Raider.Please.”
His lips slam down on mine, demanding and possessive in a way I didn’t know I needed from a man.His hold on my hair tightens as he uses the grip to tilt my head exactly to where and how he needs me to be.I use the grip I have on his shirt to pull him closer to me, not knowing exactly what I need from him.As the kiss continues, my head spins from lack of oxygen, and just when I think I might pass out, he breaks the kiss, moving to nip and kiss his way down the column of my throat.Drowning in him, I start to wrap my legs around his waist, needing him closer.
When pain shoots up my leg, it’s like ice water being dumped over our heads.I hiss in pain, dropping my legs, and fight the need to cry in frustration and pain.Raider pulls back, searching my eyes before placing a sweet kiss on my forehead.
“Fuck,” I hiss, adjusting his cock as he steps back from me.
I don’t know where the bravery comes from, but I lean into it.“Looks to me like you’ve got a problem.”
His smile grows slowly and sensuously as he rubs his hands up the tops of my thighs, slowly spreading my legs further apart.“Says the woman who is so wet and needy I can smell that sweet pussy through your jeans.”
As he massages his way up my legs, I lean back on my hands, getting lost in the feel.Just as he gets to the top of my thighs, his thumbs brushing either side of my pussy, his phone vibrates in his pocket.Leaning forward, I put my hands on his shoulder pushing him back some.
“It could be important,” I tell him.
“Fuck them.They can figure it out,” he says so seriously I almost believe him.
His phone vibrates again, this time four times back-to-back.He drops his head onto my stomach, growling in frustration.Raider pulls his phone from his pocket, reading over the messages before cursing again.
“I’ve got to go.Hermes has some news that cannot wait until the morning.Remedy said you can take a bath, but just be sure not to get your bandaging wet.If they do, let him know so he can get you new ones,” Raider reads off the messages on his phone.
“Raider,” I reach out, placing my hand on his chest.“I don’t have a phone, or clothes, shower stuff, and no way to get it.”
His eyes are soft on me.“Damn it, you're right.Okay, I’ve got stuff I can give you.It’s not girly or anything but it will get the job done for now.When I go to leave, I’ll get Charlie and Anisley to get you some clothes.”He looks down at his phone, typing a mile a minute before looking up at me again.“Hermes will get you a burner for now, and then in a day or so we’ll go get you an actual phone and whatever else you need.”
I breathe slow trying not to let the panic at not being in charge take over, deciding just to be thankful and let things go for now.“Thank you, Raider.”
“Always, Tasia.I need to go.You do what you need to do.Ainsley and Charlie will be by in about thirty-minutes.”He kisses me swiftly on the lips, then places a kiss on my forehead before turning to leave, closing the bathroom as he goes.
