Neo's Strength (Devil's Riot MC: Originals Book 8)

by E. C. Land

  And I did. Tattoos can be cleansing to the soul if the person does it right. Cleo’s definitely helped her feel freer.

  All I have to do is get Harley to agree to getting it done.

  “Are you ready to admit the truth?” Ally asks, trailing the knife along Jezebel’s chest once again.

  Burner and Ally got in about thirty minutes ago, along with a few of the others from Burner’s charter. On Stoney’s orders, they all came straight to the Pocket joining all of us, including my brothers who’d been out when the four of us got back with Harley.

  Whip and a few others were pissed at first seeing Jezebel chained to the wall. That feeling quickly switched to fury directed at the bitch when we explained what happened to Harley all those months ago.

  “I didn’t do anything,” Jezebel pleads once again.

  “You should know something about me. I can tell when someone’s lying and you bitch are lying,” Ally mutters, sinking the tip of the blade into Jezebel’s tit drawing blood.

  Jezebel screams in pain continuing to deny what she did.

  “So, you didn’t put your hands on a brother’s ol’ lady’s tit or cup her between the legs,” Ally sneers lifting her free hand and pinches Jezebel’s nipple. The bitch’s screams turn in to screeches of agony as Ally slices straight through the skin. “There, now you know what she felt when you touched her. Now tell me why you did it.”

  “Shit. I felt that in my own nipples,” Coyote grumbles.

  “Yeah, remind me never to piss your ol’ lady off, Burner,” Badger grunts, lifting a hand to rub his chest.

  “Fucker, you two fuckin’ bicker at the shop constantly now shut up,” Burner growls, his eyes never leaving his woman’s movements.

  Ally moves to the other tit and gives it the same treatment. “You tell me and I’ll stop.”

  “She had it coming. Coming in here acting all innocent getting all the attention from the men as if she was made of glass and would break at any time. The bitch is nothing but a whore,” Jezebel says harshly, with a shrill voice.

  “How did you know about what happened to her?” Ally demands.

  “Please, all the club girls know about her. We’re not stupid. We listen. It’s not like you all don’t keep shit quiet around us. I used it to my advantage after hearing Shadow and Neo talking about it one day. “So, the bitch was eavesdropping on us.

  “You all also know the rules too, what you hear is club business and you’re to keep your mouth shut or end up with a bullet in the head,” Tracker snarls.

  “Well, the cunt had it coming to her for what she did. She’s nothing but a whore. She’ll always be a whore.” Cocking my head to the side I allow what she says to sink in.

  “Did you know her before you saw her that day?” Ally asks, thinking the same thing I did.

  “Oh, I know her alright, I know her whore of a mother fucked my dad, got knocked up, and made him leave my mom who was also pregnant with me. I know it was my mom who is rotting in prison for shooting them both for ruining her life. And I made it a mission to ruin hers when I first saw her again.”

  Fuck.

  This bitch is twisted.

  “End it, Ally,” Burner orders.

  Nodding, Ally lifts the blade in hand and plunges it straight into the insane bitch’s chest and twisting it. “Enjoy the depths of hell because that’s exactly where you’re going,” Ally sneers and turns to face the room.

  Everyone remains silent as Burner steps forward taking her into his arms. “You did good, babe, now let’s get you in the clubhouse, Lincoln probably wants his bedtime story,” he murmurs as if nothing had just happened.

  “Okay, I need a shower first before getting him,” Ally says quietly.

  “I got you.” Burner lifts his woman in his arms and carries her out of the Pocket while the rest of us stay behind staring after them.

  “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to seeing that woman at work,” Horse mutters with a shake of his head.

  “Yeah but those two balance each other out in ways only they can. She does what’s needed when it comes to things best not for us to do and he’s there to make sure she doesn’t see herself as what those monsters turned her into,” Badger says.

  Nodding, my mind switches to getting back to Harley. I feel like shit for leaving her alone all day, but this had to be dealt with.

  I didn’t expect to find out that she had a half-sister who was hurting her for the hell of it. Now I want to know what she went through growing up. We all knew she didn’t have parents in the area, I just thought they lived elsewhere, I don’t think anyone knows they were killed.

  Which makes me wonder what else is haunting my woman?

  Chapter Twelve

  Harley

  Neo’s been gone all day and I’ve been in Venom’s company the entire time. Well, that is until a bit ago when one of the prospects, Fist, I think is what his name is, came in to get him.

  Venom didn’t seem to want to leave me and made me promise I would be okay. We hung out in his room when the ol’ ladies got back. I couldn’t be around them all.

  Not today.

  I was already overwhelmed with everything going through my head, I didn’t need them in my face too. Thankfully, none of them saw me when they got in.

  So for the past hour, I’ve been lying curled up in a ball on Venom’s bed, exhausted from the day I’ve had. It’s the most activity I’ve done in a month and I’m tired.

  Closing my eyes, I drift into a restless sleep. My normal nightmares turn into new ones, ones of Neo talking down to me, of women touching me, I was strapped down and unable to get away from any of them.

  I don’t know how long I’d been asleep for when I feel myself floating in the air by a set of arms lifting up. “Shit, she weighs fuckin’ nothing,” Neo says. I don’t know how I know it’s him but I do. Though my nightmares still linger, I’m able to push them back at the sound of his voice.

  I lean my head against his chest letting his voice lull me back to sleep. I’m too tired to worry about anything else and being in his arms makes me feel safe. Which is something I don’t think I’ve ever felt in my life.

  Soon I feel cool sheets as Neo lays me in his bed.

  Shifting in my somewhat sleep, I curl into another ball. It’s just how I’ve always slept.

  I don’t know how much time passes when the bed dips and I’m pulled against a warm body. Neo situates me in his arms without saying a word and soon I’m falling fast asleep into a deep slumber with his arms wrapped tightly around me.

  If this is what safe feels like then I want to stay here for the rest of my life.

  There’s something to be said when the sun shines in your face waking you with its blinding light.

  Groaning, I turn my head into the warm chest my head is resting on. All of a sudden everything from yesterday comes flooding into my mind. I lift my head to look down at the man who held me to him all night. The very same man I feel safe with when I’ve never in my life felt safe.

  I stare at his peaceful face memorizing every detail. He has a scar under his one eye and another in his eyebrow above the other eye. Slowly I lift a hand to his face, trailing my fingers along the small scar at the tip of his eyebrow. Looking closer there’s another right underneath that eye as well.

  “A cat bit me when I was about five.” I jerk my hand back as my gaze meets his.

  “I’m sorry I woke you,” I say hesitantly. I know men don’t like to be woken up when they’re sleeping. That is one lesson my grandfather taught me growing up. I was to remain quiet until he woke up.

  “Nothing to be sorry for, Angel Eyes,” he rasps gravelly. “You can wake me up by touching me anytime.”

  I nod in agreement but continue to chastise myself for knowing better. I don’t want to make him angry.

  Clearing my throat, I glance back to the scar I’d touched. “Did you say a cat bit you?”

  “Yeah, I didn’t know better. Some punk had hit my cat with a BB gun, and I wen
t to pick him up, he attacked me,” Neo says, lifting a hand to touch the one at the tip of his eyebrow. “Back tooth.” He moves his finger to the one directly under. “Back tooth.” Again, he moves his finger to another spot I hadn’t notice the faint scar there. “Front tooth.” Neo then points to another spot above his eye, I couldn’t see anything but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. “And front tooth. I ended up looking like a pirate for two weeks as it healed.”

  “Wow, I can’t believe someone could be so mean as to hurt a cat with a BB gun. What happened to your cat?”

  “It wasn’t his fault so we’d gotten him to the vet, fixed him up, and he became an indoor cat from then on.” Neo shrugs.

  “That’s good.” I nod and indicate the other scar on the opposite eye. “How did you get this one?”

  “I had a dog who liked to jump fences, and my dad got the idea of bending a metal fence, only he didn’t cut the tips off. So, one day, I went outside to fill the water bowl for Sky, which was my dog’s name by the way and coming back I walked too close without realizing it and sliced right through. Took eleven stitches on the outside and three on the inside to close it up,” Neo murmurs, his gaze locked on mine.

  “You walked by a fence,” I mutter his words.

  “Yep,” he confirms.

  “You could have lost both your eyes,” I whisper, loving the sight of the hazel in said eyes.

  “True but I didn’t,” he says as he lifts a hand and cups the side of my face. “How are you this morning? I’m sorry I was gone so long yesterday.”

  “It’s okay, I spent a lot of time with Venom in his room before Fist came to get him,” I say though he probably knows that bit of information already.

  “That’s good, how about today we get something to eat and I take you for a ride,” he suggests.

  “You mean like on the back of your bike?” I ask a thrill of excitement warms my belly.

  “Yeah, Angel Eyes, what other kind of ride were you thinking?” He grins causing me to blush.

  “Um, I don’t know,” I whisper, diverting my gaze as I bite my bottom lip. It’s been so long since I’ve been with a guy, I swear I don’t know what to do in moments like this.

  “Baby,” he murmurs, drawing my attention to him again as he rolls us until he’s hovering over me. This position makes me feel so overpowered in a way I truly love as I stare up at Neo.

  “Will . . . you kiss me? Make me feel alive. In . . . the only way you can do. I’ve never felt this safe with anyone,” I whisper, tears welling in my eyes.

  Neo stares at me through narrowed slits for a long moment as if he were trying to determine if I were lying. Finally, his eyes lighten and he reaches up to cup my face. “I make you feel safe?”

  Unable to speak fearing the tears will slip out of my eyes, I nod.

  “Need you to say it, Harley,” he urges.

  “You make me feel safe,” I murmur.

  “Are you mine?” he asks.

  Again, I nod only this time I give him the words as well. “Yes,” I say, knowing it’s the truth. Neo said yesterday he’d felt a connection between us and I believe him because I feel it too. I only hope it won’t blow back in my face.

  Leaning down, Neo captures my mouth in a kiss I’ll always remember as his tongue slides into mine. I moan into his mouth loving the way he’s kissing me.

  Everything from there becomes a blur as Neo breaks the kiss and removes all of my clothes, including bra and panties, in a blink of an eye. He lays between my legs and glances up at me. “You can say stop at any time but fuck, Angel Eyes, I’ve dreamt about eating this pussy of yours for a whole month straight and knowing you’re mine, I’m about to get the first taste.”

  Oh my.

  Um.

  Wow.

  I throw my head back against the pillow as Neo’s tongue slides through my slit flicking across my clit.

  Oh wow.

  That feels amazing.

  My body comes alive for him as he devours my essence with his mouth. I erupt crying out his name as he makes me come and yet, Neo doesn’t stop until he had taken in his fill.

  Only then does he lift his head and crawl up over me.

  “Fuckin’ love the sounds you make when you come, Angel Eyes,” he murmurs, eyes ablaze with lust as he slides his cock through my wetness. “You on birth control baby?” I shake my head in answer. I wasn’t because I didn’t see the need to be on something when I wasn’t even having sex.

  “Need to get you on it,” he mutters, reaching out to the nightstand, pulling open the drawer and withdrawing a condom. Bringing it to his mouth, he rips the foil open with his teeth and then slides the latex over his girth. My eyes follow his every movement.

  As he guides himself into my pussy, I lift my gaze to meet his once again. With each inch he slides inside me, I feel it in my chest, this man isn’t fucking me. He’s taking his time, savoring the sensations as I am.

  “So fuckin’ tight, Angel Eyes, you’re squeezing the hell out of my cock,” he groans as he fills me to the hilt.

  Neo leans down bracing himself on his arms our breaths mingling as he takes his time, sweat beads my skin and a pressure I’ve never felt before builds within my body. “I’m gonna come,” I whimper.

  “Come, Harley, I want you creaming my cock with your juices,” he growls.

  All it takes is those few words to make it happen.

  Neo groans as I come and through my orgasm, he picks up speed keeping me over the edge of the abyss while he finds his. Moments later, he joins me roaring my name.

  Talk about giving sex a whole new meaning. I used to think of it as nothing but a means to take care of a basic need between two people. This . . . what Neo and I just shared, what we’re sharing now as we catch our breaths is intimate in a way I can only assume it should be between two people who are supposed to be together. It’s as if my soul just melded together with his in these very moments.

  Chapter Thirteen

  Neo

  Having Harley in my arms after experiencing something so surreal as making love to her is mind blowing. I’ve never in my life taken a woman as slow as I did with her. I didn’t want it to end and now holding her in my arms the two of us simply staring at . . . fuck there isn’t a word to describe what I’m feeling. I hadn’t thought we’d be doing this, this morning but I’m not gonna complain. Waiting for her is well worth the wait.

  Last night when I’d gone to get her from Venom’s room, my gut had been tight at how small she looked curled into herself. The whimpering sounds she made told me she was having a nightmare. I’d lifted her into my arms and not for the first time realized just how small she really was. I brought her into my room, laid her down, and went to take a shower. Slipping on a pair of boxers I’d crawled right into bed.

  Now with our bodies tangled together my cock still deep inside her, I can’t get enough. I wish I’d been able to feel her but I didn’t want to take the chance of knocking her up. That’s something we have time for and I’m being greedy, I want as much time with her before we ever think about having kids.

  Fuck, we only just started us. Well not really, not if you count all this time, from the time I first saw her to the day I carried her out of that basement to when I found her on the bathroom floor. I mean in all honesty we might have just started but it feels as if we’ve been together for years.

  Confusing as it may sound. I’ll go with the live fast and ride hard idea in my head as I think about the warp speed, I’m guiding us into. She’s mine and I’m not backing down.

  Sliding out of my woman’s tight pussy, I grin at the moan of protest that slips past her lips. “Be right back, Angel Eyes,” I murmur, pressing a kiss to her kiss swollen lips and get out of the bed to toss the condom. Grabbing a washcloth from under the sink, where I keep the towels and shit, I get it nice and wet in order to take care of Harley.

  I step out of the bathroom and my eyes immediately find hers. Our eyes stay glued on each other as I maneuver onto the
bed and slowly spread her legs then proceed to clean her up. For the first time I finally notice the fine scars coating her inner thighs. I don’t want to upset her so I don’t give them a lot of attention but I do make a quick decision on something that might make her pissed at me later, but in the end, it’ll help her if she listens. Soon as I’m satisfied I’ve cleaned her up, I toss the cloth toward the laundry and stretch out next to her on the bed.

  “You didn’t have to do that,” she murmurs quietly.

  “Yeah, I did, Angel Eyes. It’s my job to take care of you,” I say as I lean in to press a lingering kiss to her lips. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of kissing her or tasting her period. “You ready to go get something to eat?” At that moment Harley’s stomach decided to answer for her by growling loudly. “I’ll take that as a yes.” I chuckle and pull her out of the bed with me.

  “Let’s go get something to eat then I’ll take you out for a ride. Who knows might be somewhere isolated and you can take me for another ride,” I say, grinning down at her as she giggles.

  “Um, that might be interesting. Long as we don’t have to worry about bugs or snakes or anything like that being around,” she says with a fake shiver. “Those things terrify me.”

  “Good to know, baby, now let’s get dressed. I had Fist bring your suitcase in for me last night while I went to get you from Venom’s room,” I inform her, nodding to the suitcase sitting by the door.

  “Thank you,” she whispers, reaching up to kiss me. I meet her halfway and take control of the kiss, I can’t help myself when it comes to this woman.

  Harley moans into my mouth at the same time her stomach growls again.

  Shit.

  As much as I want to bend her over the bed and slide back into her delectable pussy, I need to feed her. She can’t afford to lose any more weight, otherwise she’ll wither away on me and I’m not about to let that happen.