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He tipped his head
and regarded me with puzzlement before he smiled softly and nodded. His yield
made me contemplate his belief in me.

“I mean it, Lucas. I
will make sure you are safe from him. That is one promise I can give you, every
other, well, we’ll have to see what happens but I promise that I will keep you
safe until the day I die.”

Knowing that these
words would probably be truer than Lucas predicted them to be, had me hurting
at the dedication I was telling him.

Lucas smiled at me
and kissed my eyes “I know baby but you won’t need to cos’ he won’t get to you
anymore.”

I relented without
an argument and just nodded at his words but I knew without a shadow of a doubt
that I would be facing the wrath of Diablo very soon.

Chapter 20

Lucas

I watched her sleep
for a long while. My frantic beating heart wouldn’t let me settle and I just lay,
staring at her beauty.

Even asleep she was
the most exquisite thing I had ever set eyes on.

She was mine; her
body, her soul and her mind, they were all mine and I grinned to myself at the
knowledge.

She murmured in her
sleep as her closed eyes flicked gently. She was obviously dreaming and I
smiled when she gave out a little soft moan.

I hoped it was me
she was dreaming of making erotic noises like that.

I frowned when the
little moans suddenly became long drawn out whines and her body started convulsing
as she fought with the duvet, thrashing restlessly as sweat poured from her and
her breathing sped up to an awfully high pace.

“Red… Red! LAY…” I
tried to wake her but she continued jerking and shaking.

Unexpectedly, she
flung herself upright and screamed, her hands and legs beating at an invisible
enemy as she shook her head rapidly shouting “Please don’t… please, Noooo…”

I grabbed her
forearms and shot backwards when she punched me straight on the cheekbone as
she continued to cry out. Pain seared through my face at a severe degree and I
was silently in awe of her strength.

Her bedroom door
flew open and Sara blinked in confusion as she skidded to a halt at the sight
of me nursing a bruised cheek and trying to calm Red down.

“I can’t wake her” I
explained quickly. Sara seemed to shake herself off and take charge.

She disappeared into
the bathroom and came back in with a facecloth, hot vapour rising from it as
she took hold of Red’s arms, pulled them behind her back and held them there in
a tight grip and then proceeded to wipe at Red’s face with the cloth.

Red let out a fierce
growl and I propelled myself towards Sara to protect her against Red’s fury but
she shook her head, “Wait” she told me calmly.

She wiped again and
Red gasped in a huge breath as her eyes flicked open with a ferocious snarl but
Sara held on tight and whispered something into Red’s ear.

I saw her throat bob
and her eyes dart around the room before she slumped back onto Sara and
appeared to have fallen back to sleep.

Sara shifted and
laid Red back down gently before standing and then disappeared into the
hallway.

I watched, stunned
as Red’s breathing steadied out and she showed no sign of distress as she slept
peacefully again.

Sara came back in
with a tea towel containing a bag of frozen peas and held it against my face.

I hissed at the
shock but smiled gratefully at her when it began to ease the ache.

“She gonna be okay?”
I asked quietly as I tilted my chin towards Red.

Sara smiled softly
and nodded “Yeah, she won’t remember anything about it tomorrow.”

I nodded, not sure
if that was a good thing or a bad thing. “She have a lot?”

Sara sighed and
frowned sadly then nodded her head. “Yeah, a few” she divulged and I gulped
back the sorrow as I took another glance at a serene Red.

Sara rubbed my
shoulder and then departed through the door, quietly closing it behind her as I
shivered against the realisation of how deep Red’s pain went.

She had night
terrors, she was frightened to death of the dark and she was terrified to live,
to just be herself, to let loose and live.

A fierce emotion of
protection and the need to take care of her flooded my core and I silently
promised her that I would do everything in my power to turn her life around and
make her happy, keep her safe and above all, teach her how to love and how to
accept love.

Show her how to
receive affection freely, without the need of giving something in return and to
finally accept that she was so utterly perfect that she did deserve happiness
and love.

I stretched out
beside her and pulled her tight little body against mine, her back to my chest
as I enveloped her in my arms and held her tight.

I smiled when she
murmured my name and snuggled back into me, her pert little ass fit perfectly
into my groin and I sighed contentedly when we fit seamlessly together, like
the exact fit of a jigsaw piece.

“You were created for
me, Red” I whispered into her hair.

She sighed and
moaned faintly before she pulled my arms tighter around her and I nuzzled her
neck tenderly as my eyes closed wearily, but I didn’t fall asleep until after I
heard her soft murmur.

“I love you Lucas…”

***

I smiled to myself
behind my closed eyes as I felt Red’s small fingers grip my cock and stroke it
gently, her gentle movement igniting fire in my gut as all my blood flowed
south and pumped my erection even harder.

“Goodness me, Mr
Hunt. You seem to have an urgent matter that needs attending to at once” Red’s
sultry voice filtered through my ears and I opened my eyes and smirked at her.

“That I do, Miss
Summers. Are you offering your assistance in this very important issue?” I
grinned down at her as her mouth settled on my chest and she placed warm wet
kisses over my already hot skin.

“Of course Mr Hunt,
I am extremely dedicated to resolving any
exertions
my boss develops.”

My breath stunted
when her tongue swept out and trailed down my stomach towards its destination.  I
think I actually stopped breathing when she wiped her thumb across the tip of
my cock, wiping the pre-cum away before she placed that same thumb in her mouth
and sucked off my juices, her eyes closed in gratification.

“Ooh I think I wet
my appetite Sir, I may need to relieve you of some more of that amazing cream.
In fact I don’t think I can stop until I have drained every… single… drop… from…
you.”

I groaned loudly as
she mouthed my dick and sank all the way down slowly. “You seem to be too big
for me, Mr Hunt” she grinned up at me wickedly as she fisted the base of my
cock and then started her relentless torture.

At first she moved
so slowly I thought I might go crazy, but then she flicked her tongue around me
and started to change pace as she moaned with her own arousal.

“Come here” I ordered
softly as I shifted her around so she was on all fours above me, her gorgeous pussy
straight in my face as my cock stood upright and already disappearing into her
mouth.

I could see how sore
she still was from this position and it burnt a hole through me but I focused
entirely on her clit, my lips and tongue teasing her gently until she was
driving harder and harder onto me with the force of her oncoming climax.

My God, her tongue
was amazing as she danced it over my shaft and the feeling was incredible as
she worked me into a hot, sweaty, panting mess.

I growled a feral
grunt as she took me all the way to the back of her throat and when the tip of
my cock reached her tonsils she just swallowed and took more of me.

“Fuck yeah…” I
groaned against her as the burn shot straight up my spine and into my brain as I
shot my load straight down her elegant throat.

I gave her clit a
final lick with the flat of my tongue and she followed my violent orgasm with
her own, and although I was tempted to lap at her delicious juice, I didn’t. I
was too frightened of hurting her but I palmed her butt cheeks and spread them
wide and the action seemed to drag out her orgasm for her.

“Oh God, Lucas” she
cried over my cock as she swallowed each and every drop I gave her whilst she
shuddered and quaked with the force she came with.

“Fuck baby. Best
blow job ever” I grinned up at her through the gap in our bodies.

She smiled down at
me and then kissed the crown of my dick before she climbed off and shifted
around so she was upright on the bed with me.

“Good morning,
beautiful” I said as I planted a kiss on the tip of her nose. She gave me that
soft chuckle of hers as she rose from the bed and pulled on her robe.

“Tea, coffee,
juice?” she asked and I lifted an eyebrow at her. “Right, coffee” she smirked
then exited the room.

I sighed and rolled
onto my back, a huge grin covering my face as I realised it was Sunday and I could
spend all day with Red.

Perfect.

She came back in the
bedroom with a mug of tea for her and a tiny cup with an espresso in for me and
I smiled my thanks as I downed it in one.

She lifted an
eyebrow at my greediness but I winked at her and placed my cup down before I
took her tea from her and placed it beside mine on the cabinet.

She frowned at me
before I swept in to kiss her. “I can’t seem to get enough of you. I’m like an
addict.”

She smiled before
she kissed me back passionately and slipped her hands into my hair and grabbed
a fistful as she moaned softly.

“Get ready and we’ll
grab breakfast somewhere” I told her but she pulled back and grimaced. “I can’t
today.”

I pouted at her, my insatiability
for her caused a disappointed flutter in my chest.

“You have plans,
Red?”

She nodded as she
planted her mouth back over mine and controlled our next kiss, as I cupped both
cheeks and I echoed her passion and love as enthusiastically as she did.

“I’m sorry,” she
whispered against me “But I’m free tonight.”

I frowned but nodded
“I’ll pick you up at 8.”

She nodded as she
climbed off the bed and went to the bathroom and I heard the shower running.

What the hell was I
going to do all day now?

I knew the hours
would drag as I waited for nightfall and I rolled onto my side and regarded her
intently as she came back in after her shower, wearing nothing but a bright
pink towel.

“What are you up to
today then?” I asked as she pulled out some jeans and a fluffy lemon jumper
from her wardrobe.

I saw her stutter
and I narrowed my eyes but she recovered quickly and shrugged “I uhh, I work a
bar in town every Sunday lunch.”

“Oh that’s cool,
I’ll just prop the bar up and watch you” I offered and she paused again then
turned to me with a nervous expression.

“You can’t, its
members only Lucas. I’ll be ready for 8 tonight and I can look forward to it
while I work.”

I remained silent as
I watched her drop the towel and my eyes roamed every inch of her breath-taking
figure as she covered each part of her slowly when she pulled on her clothes.

I sighed heavily as
I joined her and got dressed, both of us silent and thoughtful.

I knew she was
lying, what I didn’t know was why. But I was adamant I was going to find out
what she was hiding.

Chapter 21

Layla

“V.O and passport”
The guard demanded and I passed him the documents. He eyed me up and down then
handed back my things and pointed to the lockers.

“I know the score by
now” I growled at the sour faced arsehole. He huffed and nodded as I stashed my
things then went for my pat down before I lined up with the rest of the other miserable
bastards like myself.