Stripping Their Hearts

by Jana Leigh

  Jimmy looked over the city he owned and smiled, they would come back here some day and rule this place. With Kit by his side, nothing would stop them from becoming a family like the good old days where families were all that mattered. He had never had that, but since watching his first movie about the mob, he wanted it. Kit was the key; she could be the strong woman that ruled the home.

  He knew it from the first time he saw her, just like in the movies. It was perfect, kingpin sees woman of his dreams on a stage and has to have her. She falls into his arms and becomes the woman he needs to lead the family. It was classic, and he was finally going to get it.

  ∞ ∞ ∞

  “Did they find her?” the man with the scar growled into the phone.

  “Sir, they did,” one of his men answered.

  “Do they know we are following?” the man with the scar asked.

  “They have no clue the idiots,” his man answered.

  “How can the man think he can run books and launder money like the old days, and not have someone watching him,” the man with the scar said.

  “He is stuck in the past. If his main man wasn’t so smart they would have been swept up years ago. They fly under the radar mostly though, the office only finds them a nuisance,” his man said.

  The man with the scar smiled, Jimmy B would be the perfect patsy in this. They would not blow their cover in the FBI if Jimmy B was the one who killed Katherine Steppe. It was perfect, all they had to do was wait and watch, take them out together and set the scene, no one would be the wiser, and they would be back in business.

  “I want someone on their tail every moment, if they make a move we need to intercept, it is the perfect plan.” The man with the scar laughed.

  They had been waiting for the last few days to see if Katherine turned up anywhere, they had even gone so far as to put a hit out on her, but she had remained hidden. Then they discovered Jimmy was asking questions about Katherine. Their plan began to unfold and now it looked like it was actually going to work. Jimmy B was crazy, and everyone would think he had lost it and killed Katherine before killing himself.

  Chapter Fourteen

  Kit rolled to her side and looked at Tank as he slept, he was beautiful and sweet, and he was all hers, she grinned. Then she looked to the other side where Sonny was sleeping, he was her passionate, gorgeous man, Kit was so lucky, and she knew it.

  After last night, she was truly theirs, and she knew that even though it had been a short time, she was already halfway in love with them, it would only grow stronger as the time they spent together passed.

  They had talked about Healing, Wyoming again to her, and she had listened this time with a better ear. Asking questions about the small town and the people that lived there. Tank had told her everything, even shown her some pictures of the TRI-X offices.

  However, that was something they would have to talk about later, because for now, they were staying here. If Kit knew nothing else, she knew Sonny and Tank would not let her leave unless the threat against her was completely gone. After seeing the setup the men had done for their mission base office, she knew they were going to be here for a while. It was fine with her, she loved it up here and truthfully, since her mom had passed away, she didn’t have much holding her to Denver.

  “What are you thinking about so hard?” Sonny grumbled into her neck.

  Kit giggled and said, “Nothing, just thinking about getting up and making my men some breakfast.”

  “That’s right, sweet thing,” Tank grumbled. “Your men, but your men will make the breakfast. You earned a little soak in the tub this morning.”

  Kit smiled and moved a little, she was a little sore so she didn’t complain when they rolled out of bed and Sonny went to the bathroom and ran her a bath and Tank went to the kitchen and began to make them breakfast. It was sweet, and she could get used to this, she thought.

  “Yeah, don’t get any bright ideas,” Sonny grinned at her, reading her thoughts apparently. “We are good, but not that good. Gonna have to get busy in the next few days setting up the complete mission, wiretaps and all. So long hours, babe.”

  Kit shrugged then looked at him seriously. “Are you going to have to go back anytime?”

  Sonny shook his head. “Cover is blown, not really safe for me on the streets right now. I would bet that half of the guys I took down have heard it was me who was the snitch.”

  That is what Kit had worried about when they told her that his cover had been blown but she hadn’t asked about it until now. She was in the real world now, she thought, but she wasn’t sure how to handle it yet.

  “What about Tank?” she said quietly.

  “Nah, our days on the front lines are over, babe. Now we are into the training portion, only reason we are in this so deep right now is you. Once we take them down, it goes away, and so do we,” Sonny said.

  “Okay,” Kit said and then was quiet.

  “What are you thinking about now, babe,” Sonny said.

  “Are you guys ready to get out like that, I mean essentially it is my fault you are retiring so early. I don’t want to be the one you will resent in a few years because you aren’t doing what you want to do,” Kit said and looked at Sonny who was frowning.

  “Babe,” Sonny said. “My brother and I have talked about this for a long time. It isn’t you; I was going to give my notice anyway. I have been ready for a long time to get out. Now that I met you, I am excited about getting out, doing something different, and living my life without worrying about breaking cover. Being undercover is hard, no family, no friends, sometimes you just feel like you are alone. Now I don’t.”

  Kit nodded her head and said, “They will come for me though.”

  “Yep they will come, and we will be ready. Not gonna tell you this is gonna be sunshine and roses, babe, but we will make it through,” Sonny said.

  Kit nodded and smiled. “As long as you two are with me, I think we will be fine.”

  “Count on it,” Sonny said and kissed her gently before turning her and slapping her on the ass and pushing her to the bathroom. “Hurry up, Tank is making pancakes.”

  ∞ ∞ ∞

  Tank was making breakfast when he heard his phone ringing. It had been relatively silent since they had arrived in Nederland because Harper and the others had been using the SAT phone Zero brought to him.

  Sonny walked out of the bedroom smiling, grabbed the phone off the counter, and brought it to him. “Says unknown.”

  Tank grabbed the phone, flipped his pancakes, and said “Yo” into the receiver.

  “Mr. Briggs?” a female voice said to him.

  “Yes,” Tank said, looking at his brother and shrugged.

  “This is Misty,” she said, her voice wavering a little, and Tank felt his blood run cold. She was the family lawyer’s secretary. She never called them unless it was an emergency.

  “Misty, what is wrong?” he said quickly.

  “Mr. Thomas is in the hospital. Someone broke into the office last night when he was here late. They beat him so bad he is in a coma.” Misty cried and then Tank closed his eyes. Shit, he never thought anyone would be able to find out about him.

  “Where?” Tank said.

  “University, but I came in the morning after the police had been here to see if anything was missing. Mr. Thomas was able to leave a clue before he passed out,” Misty said. “I told the police too, but I figured I needed to call you as well. When I came into his office everything was a mess, but right by the phone on the floor was a picture of your parents at a cabin, he just drew a circle with a line through it on the cabin itself. I am not sure what it means but that is what I have.”

  Tank nodded and said, “I will call the hospital. Misty, close the office until I can get someone over there to check things out.”

  “Okay, but I was going to call everyone he had appointments with to cancel,” Misty said, crying now in the phone.

  “Just take the appointment book, if you need anything pleas
e call my boss, Mr. Thomas has her number in the book,” Tank said and hung up the phone.

  Kit came into the kitchen with a grin on her face and then she paused and the happiness drained out. They hated seeing her like this but the shit was about to get real.

  “They know where we are,” Tank said and Sonny cussed as Kit’s face got paler.

  “How long?” Sonny barked.

  “They found out last night, figure they will need a day or so to come up with a plan. I will call the sheriff’s office, give them the heads up. Get the guys up here, and I will call Harper,” Tank said and his brother nodded.

  Tank went to Kit, pulled her into his arms, and said, “No one will touch you.”

  “But they can hurt you, or one of the guys,” Kit whispered.

  “Not happening,” Tank said firmly. “We know, and so we will be prepared.”

  “Still…” she whispered.

  “We have a plan, and we will stick to it,” Tank said and she nodded. She knew the plan and it sucked.

  “Can you finish up the pancakes, the guys will be hungry,” Tank whispered and kissed her gently, smiling down at her. “We will make it through.”

  ∞ ∞ ∞

  “Boss,” Tank said a moment later into the phone.

  “I heard,” Harper said briskly. “On our way, Joel and Drake are with me. They are calling in a few favors. The news hit the streets early this morning; we just got the first call. Whoever is in the FBI has some long arms, they knew practically the second the word came out on the street. It was Jimmy B and his thugs who did your lawyer. But you better have everyone prepared; all the lowlifes in Colorado who want some coin are coming to Nederland. The price on her head has gone up and everyone wants a piece of it.”

  “Shit,” Tank said and put a hand to his head.

  “This place completely burned?” Tank said into the receiver.

  “I think so, gonna have to bring her up to Healing, no doubt about it. We have more resources up here,” Harper said. “But we will leave the headquarters there for the operation. They only think you are hiding her there so we at least have that. Should be safe if they don’t see the other cabins. Hiding in plain site from now on.”

  “What do Joel and Drake think?” Tank said. Joel and Harper both worked for the FBI previously. They knew people but right now, Joel didn’t know who to trust since his partner was dirty and tried to kill him. He had been stationed in Denver previously so he knew quite a few of the people who worked there. However, that is exactly where the leader of the smuggling operation was too, and he was in the FBI field office.

  “Joel is calling in a few of his markers,” Harper said quietly. “But once again, he doesn’t know for sure.”

  “Keep me updated so we know when you get close, we are on lockdown until we can get out of here without anyone knowing or following,” Tank said and Harper hung up.

  Shit, this was going to turn into a serious FUBAR situation. He knew it, and so did his boss, but they played the cards they were dealt. Right now, his only thought was making sure everyone got out of this alive.

  Chapter Fifteen

  The morning was busy, all of the guys came to the main cabin and they talked about how they were going to handle all of this. They had maybe twenty-four hours at best guess, and from the info the sheriff and Zero had given them, they were certain that early morning is when they were coming.

  It was just after lunch and Kit was in the master bedroom lying on the bed thinking about the night to come. She was scared and worried and she wanted nothing more than to have this all done.

  The book she was reading this afternoon had peaked her interest though. She wondered if the guys would be open to a little more play, and since she wasn’t a virgin anymore, the books she had read were floating through her mind. This wasn’t the right time to talk about it, she knew, but maybe.

  “Damn, babe, I swear you’re a sight. I love seeing you in our bed, it was like you were made for us.” Sonny grinned wide as he spoke, “Do you need anything?”

  Sonny watched as Kit blushed from embarrassment. She was so damn sexy, he thought. Tank followed him into the room and they stood side-by-side looking at her waiting for them. She couldn’t have been more perfect for them than right at that very moment. She had on no make-up, no fancy hair, just her raw beauty—and theirs. The tension of their arousal hung in the air. Her fragrance filled all his senses, making his control start to slip; he loved Cherry Blossom bubble bath.

  Kit looked up with her big green eyes, first at Tank and then at Sonny as she licked her lips, and at that moment, all reason slipped and Sonny lunged for her. Pulling her closer to him, taking her into a feverish kiss, begging for access, which she granted, kissing him back with equal fervor. She needed them just as much as they needed her. Her sweet arousal hit Sonny’s senses again and he picked her up while she wrapped her legs around his waist. Tank seemed to regain his bearing and stalked over to them. Sonny crawled across the bed and before he could set Kit down, he removed her clothes quickly, throwing them on the floor.

  Placing her gently on the bed, Tank came over and started to kiss her tiny feet while Sonny kept contact with her mouth, neck, and any part he could reach until he was able to suck on her nipples. “God, babe, you have the most glorious set of tits. I could just suck them forever,” he mumbled as he pinched the other nipple.

  Sonny took her mouth and kissed her as his brother took the rest of her for now. He didn’t care, her mouth was warm and sweet, and he was going to make sure she knew how much they cherished her.

  She mewled at the contact and Tank continued his journey up her body while he moved from her lips and went back to play with her mouthwatering breasts. Her perfect perk breasts fit into his hands perfectly, and her ripe puckered nipples begged him to suck and bite. Keeping her on her toes was going to be exciting. Again and again he sucked one into his mouth while he pinched the other between his thumb and forefinger, elongating it. He listened as her breathing patterns turned into gasps, as Tank must have made his way to her weeping pussy. Sonny had the pleasure of tasting her last night during one of their several times of taking her, and it would not be the last. He could die a happy man between her legs, with either his tongue or cock buried deep inside her. Kit was an addiction. He could never get enough and he had no desire to stop.

  Tank could taste her sweet pussy now, they both realized what heaven was. Last night Tank had buried himself deep inside her pussy, and nothing could have made him happier, but getting to taste her again had no words. She lifted her hips to meet Tank’s mouth, begging for more. Sucking her tiny jewel into his mouth, he fucked her with his finger. She was so wet he just slipped right in, as her walls started to contract around his finger he bit on her engorged clit and she took off, screaming her release. Once she started to come down, he licked his finger clean making sure she saw him doing it.

  “You taste so good, baby, I can live off your sweetness for the rest of my life.” She watched Tank with hooded eyes as the words affected her.

  Then Tank kissed her, letting her taste herself on his lips before he flipped her onto all fours. She giggled, and he growled. He smacked her ass in warning, trying to bring her back to them. He never expected her to become silent and lower her head.

  “Babe, you okay?” he quickly asked her. He had expected her response to be her yelping or crying out, not bowing her head and say nothing. When he caressed the area he smacked with his hand, she seemed to shiver. She still didn’t answer, but Sonny chuckled.

  “Tank, I think our sweet little thing likes her ass smacked. She is so perfect for us. She likes the hard and soft, I say smack her again if she doesn’t answer,” he chuckled in warning.

  Could he be right? He liked to play rough too, but he didn’t expect her to want to as well. He asked her one more time and nothing. Taking a note, he smacked her other cheek and a small whimper came, but then turned into a moan. Oh yeah, sweet thing likes to play. Sonny must have been on the same p
age as he crawled over to her, lifting her head to look at him.

  Kit didn’t know what to think when Tank first hit her. It didn’t hurt, but felt—right. As if something was set in place that she had been missing. Many nights she had read books about couples that played games, but she never thought it would be her. She wasn’t sure what to say to her men, the only thing she could think to do was keep her mouth shut and just try to feel everything going on around her.

  “You need to respond, Kit, if you want Tank to fuck you hard and fast after he lights up your delectable ass. But if you don’t, we will stop, and just love you soft and slow. Which one will it be, hard or soft?” Sonny said and Tank waited for what seemed like hours, when she finally spoke.

  If she trusted these men with her heart, she needed to trust them with experiencing sex with two rough men. “Hard, I want it hard. Please, Tank, I need you.” She was becoming desperate for rough touch. So many reasons floated through her head, but she could only think of the next blow to her ass. This was so good; she never thought she would enjoy it.

  That was all he needed as a go-ahead. Pushing her legs further apart, he smacked her ass. She dropped her head forward again and moaned in response. The sound went straight to his already overeager cock. Sonny started to pull on her nipples as her breasts swayed forward with each hit. Tank only smacked her five more time before he couldn’t take it anymore. Her ass was a brilliant pink with his handprints and felt like he was branding her as theirs. Checking her readiness, he pushed a finger into her slick channel. Growling in response as she pushed back against him coating his fingers. She was soaking wet as her juices started to run down her legs. Lining his cock up into her weeping pussy, he pushed forward until he was fully seated balls deep inside her, as both moaned in response. Leaning forward, he gripped her hair pulling her head up so she was forced to look up.