In Too Deep (28 page)

“
As long as I get to do a little drizzling and licking myself,” she promised.

“
My turn first.” He took the caramel and poured the sauce over the top of her breasts, letting it slide down her skin. Her eyes fluttered shut as he circled her right nipple with his tongue, and then he tugged on the ring with his teeth. Her head fell back on a gasp when he sucked her into his mouth.

Moving to the other side, he swirled his tongue around her areola until she whimpered and then licked the caramel off, humming his approval. She tasted so good he
closed his mouth around her tight bud.

Her hand tangled in his hair.
“Brody, Goddess, that’s so…,” she moaned as he pushed her shoulders down and pulled her hips forward to drizzle caramel right over the heart of her. “Oh please,” she cried out. He licked and teased, then then pulled her hips up for one long lick. Her nails dug into his scalp and she cried out when he pressed his tongue into her before licking back up to her clit.

“
You like?” Brody purred.

“
Goddess, yes,” she whimpered and he went back to work, fucking her with his tongue until her back arched and she cried out again. She came so hard and fast that he had to take her again.

Brody stood up
and thrust into her.

When she caught her breath, she sat up and snagged the bottle and let the caramel glide across his collar bone to slide down his chest while he made love to her.
“Mmm.” She nibbled sauce off his skin with little kisses that drove his need higher and higher. “Now this,” she sucked on his skin, “was a good idea.” Then she dragged her tongue and the caramel down to his nipple and bit just hard enough that his breath caught. He was so close.

Then she said,
“Floor, now.”

He didn’t argue, just picked her up and sat down with her in his lap. She rose and fell on him, faster, harder.

“You feel so damned good.” He snarled, tangling his hands in her hair, and then kissed down her throat. She took him to new heights as she came around him, bringing him with her.

A phone rang. Had been ringing. Kept fucking ringing. Fallon opened an eye and looked through her hair at the clock. Six in the morning. What the hell? She was too warm and comfortable in Brody’s arms to want to get her stupid cell phone. The sound was coming from downstairs and grated her nerves even though she could barely hear the noise.

It stopped and she relaxed, snuggling back into Brody with a satisfied sigh. He was still asleep but already half hard
. One big hand was nestled between her thighs while the other curved over her breast, and his lips were pressed to her neck. She was sore in all the right places but hadn’t had nearly enough sleep.

The damned phone started ringing again. With a groan she slipped out of bed, ready to murder the asswipe who was interrupting her sleep. She padded down the stairs and had to smile. Their clothes were still tossed all over the living room.

Fallon found her phone in the purse Jamie convinced her she needed. She didn’t wear dresses, so her pockets worked since she didn’t carry much. Brody liked the dress, so maybe she’d wear them more. Now, the purse made more sense.

S
he knelt down and pulled her phone from the purse.

It stopped ringing, and she sat back on her heels to look at the display. Another missed call from
Jackass
. The last ten calls were all from Isaac. The first one was the night before.

Okay, now she was awake. She quickly dialed Robert.

“What’s wrong, Fallon?” Robert yawned into the phone.

“
You might want to get Preston to trace Isaac’s phone. I keep getting calls from his number.”

“
What?” He blurted out and she heard him moving around frantically. “No. You think he’s been healed? Or Malachi just has his phone?”

“
Does it matter?” she barked. “Either way the calls are bad news.” She started back up the stairs. “Whoever is calling has called ten times. I couldn’t keep ignoring the phone after a point. Isaac shouldn’t have my new number, neither should the Dales. There’s no contract so it wasn’t like he could call the phone company for it.”

“
You’re right, this is bad. We’ll be over soon. Don’t answer his calls.” Robert commanded before he hung up.

No shit.
She hurried back up the stairs and tossed the phone on the dresser.

Brody sat at the edge of the bed with a puzzled look.
“Everything okay?”

“
No.” She started pacing. “I have a bunch of missed calls from Isaac. Robert and Preston are on their way.”

Brody pulled her into his lap and wrapped her in his arms.
“Are you all right, Fallon?”

She sighed heavily, letting his heat warm her.
“Little tired, but we have to deal with this.” She kissed him briefly before getting up. “I’m going to hop in the shower real quick.”

“
Good idea.”

They were ready in ten minutes. She hurried into her clothes and rushed downstairs to start some coffee. The doorbell rang as soon as
she turned on the machine.

Brody answered the door, and brought Robert and Preston into the dining room.

“Morning,” Robert said.

“
Your clothes are still all over the living room.” Preston chuckled.

Rolling her eyes, she tossed her phone to Preston and turned back to the coffee machine.
“It’s early and I’m bitchy. Give me shit, and you won’t get caffeine.”

“
Better listen to her.” Brody murmured as he walked past her, brushing his fingers over her shoulder and down her arm. That simple touch offered so much comfort.

Preston’s brow quirked up, but he
played the messages on the speaker. Isaac’s voice filled the room, and he sounded liked he was in serious pain. Good, she hoped he hurt worse than anything he ever felt for scaring Brody.

There was something she didn’t understand
, though. Isaac kept screaming about their bond.

“
I don’t get it.” she looked to Robert. Isaac had to be making that shit up. “I know we never bonded. I feel the bond with Brody. I never had anything with Isaac. Nothing.”

“
Fallon,” Preston said, and she met his gaze. “I hate to tell you this, but I think he did bond with you. Cats don’t bond the same as wolves. If you were any type of werecat, you would have bonded.”

“
That’s not even possible,” she snapped.

“
It is possible, but not common.” Preston sighed. “You’re not a werecat, so his bond is one-way. Why do you think he always pressed you to let him change you?”

“
What?” She covered her mouth. Then dropped her hand. “You really think that he…?” She shook her head and Brody turned her around to look into her eyes.

“
Shh, whether or not he bonded, it doesn’t matter. He still hurt you. He still tried to take you against your will.” Brody said softly. She knew that, she just couldn’t understand how the fuck Isaac could do that to her in the first place.

Preston cleared his throat and added,
“Like I said, cat’s work differently. He clearly feels a bond when you don’t, but Isaac has been borderline nuts since he became a weretiger. You leaving didn’t help his frame of mind.”

“
Stop. I almost feel bad for him but his choices are his own.” She refused to take the blame for his mistakes. “I can’t change the past, but I won’t feel guilty because I couldn’t be what he wanted He tried to take me against my will so he can fuck off and die.” she stepped away from Brody and looked into his eyes. “Isaac knew what Malachi had done to me. He knew, and he’s still helping that piece of shit. I’m going to kill him.”

“
Amen sister,” Preston said before dialing the cell company.

“
We’ll get him,” Brody promised.

* * * *

Brody had to wonder what was going on in Fallon’s head. She sat on the counter, staring out the window. Preston was still on the phone sweet talking someone at the phone company.

B
rody leaned against the counter next to her and took her hand. “Are you okay?”

Her gaze swung to his.
“I will be when we finish dealing with this mess.” She shook her head and shrugged. “I’m just having a hard time understanding how the hell he can claim he loves me if he’s willing to… fuck, it doesn’t matter. I wish I had realized how fucked in the head he was before we ever got started.”

Unsure what to say, he moved in front of her and took her hands. She leaned forward and put her head on his chest
. He wrapped his arms around her, offering whatever comfort he could give. He couldn’t imagine what she was feeling.

Preston finally hung up.
“Well, I know where they are now. They aren’t far from where you were hunting the other night. They were shielding like a bitch. They’re only about twenty minutes further up the mountains. I found records of a whole network of tunnels built up there. I couldn’t find an entrance, and I couldn’t dig up the blueprints.”

“
Tunnels?” Brody asked. “I’ve never heard of any tunnels out there.”

Preston shrugged nonchalantly.
“They were built during the cold war by some mogul. Took some time, but I managed to dig up the contracts for the work. The project was huge and hushed because the underground system was supposed to become the guy’s underground kingdom in case a world war erupted.”

“
Sounds like Malachi’s style.” Robert looked over at Preston. “Where is this mogul now?”

“
Died two years ago. The property was sold to DMM Inc. So the Dales.”

“
And that didn’t ping your radar?” Fallon asked.

Robert smoothed down his sweater.
“Sorry, Fallon, They fell off the face of the planet for years. We haven’t been watching for them. We all thought you killed Malachi.”

“
Perfect,” Fallon muttered, pushing Brody back so she could hop down. “Look, Robert, whatever you’re planning, we’re going. You’re going to need my help to get through their shields, and I’m the only reason we stopped their operation for as long as we did the last time.”

“
You’re bringing Brody?” Robert asked with a raised brow.

“
Yes. And you should at least call Slater and see who else he suggests. This is their town, and I know the Council doesn’t like involving outside help, but we’re already involved.”

“
She’s right.” Preston gave Robert a grave look. “Maybe if you had brought some backup last time, things wouldn’t have played out the way they did.”

“
Let’s not play what-if. I made sure that can’t happen again. Not with the wards on your tattoos.” Fallon sighed. “You can’t stop Brody and me from going. I still suggest you call Slater. I know you’ll have to file a report to the Silver Council, but personally, I don’t care.”

Rob
ert ran a hand through his hair. “Yeah, well I kept you out of most of the last report. I would do the same now. I’ll call Slater though.”

Preston eyed Fallon.
“Did you tell Brody what Malachi made Robert and Tremaine do last time?”

“
No.” She looked away from everyone and took a deep breath. “He should know, I just… I don’t talk about that day.”

Brody took her hand.
“You don’t have to talk about what happened. I don’t need to know.” As much as he wanted to understand, he didn’t want to dredge up painful memories. Especially when she had to work with one of the men forced to hurt her. God, the whole thing was a disaster.

Robert spoke up.
“Fallon, I can tell him if you can’t.”

“
Yeah, you probably should,” she said weakly. The fact she couldn’t tell him, made the whole thing seem worse than he imagined.

“
Tremaine was my partner before he left the Silver Council. The Dales mission was his last. He quit after that, but it doesn’t matter now.” Robert cleared his throat. “Tremaine and I were sent to take Malachi and the Dales down. I made the mistake of telling Fallon that they had Jess and Damon. She went off the wall, and insisted that she was going with us.”

Fallon crossed her arms over her chest.
“Yeah. And think back. Would you really have been able to get through their shields without me?”

“
No,” Robert grudgingly admitted. He turned back to Brody. “Tremaine and I both have our own talents, but neither of us could have broken those shields without her help.”

“
And she’s the only reason you guys got out of there, alive.” Preston added.

Robert nodded.
“Yeah. She got us into their underground catacombs. She’s the one who found where they were keeping their prisoners. Before we could free anyone, they managed to overpower us. Drug her, and take us into a dungeon.”

Fallon walked away, wrapping her arms around herself. Brody hated letting her
distance herself, but she needed her space.

Her voice was so quiet.
“The drugs kept me from using my magic or shifting. Thankfully, I burned through whatever they gave me pretty fast or things would have been even worse.”

“
Malachi enthralled both Tremaine and I. Younger vampires wouldn’t have been able too, but Malachi is a few thousand years old and too strong for either of us. We were too arrogant and didn’t avoid eye contact like we should have. Such a stupid mistake.” Robert’s voice broke, and he closed his eyes. “Whatever he suggested, we had to do. He had her tied up. He made us rape her.”

Robert stopped a moment as tears fell down his face, his hands clutching the edge of the counter.
His eyes were haunted when he finally met Brody’s gaze. “I couldn’t fight the suggestion, I tried. Oh God, I tried, but I had no control. Whatever that monster commanded, I had to do.”

Fallon whispered.
“He couldn’t stop and he hated every second. So did Tremaine, but Tremaine gave himself over to the suggestions, hoping to end it faster.” She shuddered.

“
Tremaine hurt you worse.” Robert stared at Fallon. “I tried to fight. I only went as far as Malachi commanded. Christ, I didn’t want to do any of it.”

“
I know, and I know Tremaine hoped his way would just make it end faster. Unfortunately, Malachi is too sick and twisted to let anything change his plans. Hell, maybe if I could have just dealt with what was done, things would have been better, but I couldn’t.” She twisted and tied her hair up in a knot. “The drugs were wearing off and my magic was coming back. So when Tremaine bit my shoulder and shoved himself into me, I lost all control. I couldn’t think anymore, but I managed to push you away. Too hard, damn near killed you, but I got you to move before Tremaine started pounding into me. I don’t even know what I did to him. I know I burned the hell out of him and the ropes before I went after Malachi.”

Robert turned back to Brody.
“Malachi was on fire when he flew out of the cave in broad daylight. I was sure he would die.” He shook his head, pressing his palms against his eyes. “I wish I’d listened. I would have found him, would have brought the council to him and rid the world of that scum.”