NAC & The Holly Group - Box set: Alpha Team

by Chelsea Handcock

  “Shit, honey, it’s not like that, I swear, it’s just…” Ethan tried to explain himself.

  “Baby,” Jacks finally spoke up, “Ethan, as well as the rest of us, have been trained in the D/s lifestyle, as in BDSM. He’s a Sadist. Before you get all bent out of shape, it's entirely consensual. The submissives he plays with either want or need what he has to offer.”

  Yeah, she could feel her face getting red again. Dang it, she didn’t openly talk about sex, and in the course of her short time with Jacks, it seemed to come up quite a bit. Sugar, she wished that she could control her response in front of these guys. She’d never had a problem before, it was embarrassing.

  “Of course, I’ve heard of BDSM. I read, guys, I would have had to be living under a rock not to have heard of it. Ethan, sorry, but on second thought, I really don’t want to play in that toy box. Tech toys, heck yeah, whips and chains, not so much.” But Ryleigh couldn’t help but think, Jackson’s toy box might be exciting to play in.

  “Oh shit, thanks a lot, guys.” Ethan was visibly upset. “Now she isn’t going to want to be my little sister any more, assholes. Ryleigh, I swear I think a woman should be cherished and worshiped. Never would I do anything to them that isn’t consensual. I understand, with the type of work we all do, where you might get the wrong idea about sadomasochism, but I don’t abuse anyone.”

  “It’s okay, Ethan, and it’s fine,” Ryleigh let him off the hook. “Like I said before, I read a lot. Some aspects of BDSM even intrigue me. I’m not judging you,” she assured him. She didn’t care what he did behind closed doors or in dungeons. Ryleigh threw them all for a loop and started asking Ethan questions.

  “So, do you do it in your bedroom or do you have a dungeon or a club that you attend? Where exactly do you find your masochists, and are they only women or do you work with men, too? Are you bisexual? Which implement do you prefer, more a cat-o'-nine-tails or a bull whip? Do you use those, if so, why? I can figure out what it does for the submissive from what I read, but what does it do for the dominant? How did you get into the lifestyle?” She would have gone on if Ethan hadn’t interrupted her.

  “Whoa there, those are questions that maybe Jacks can answer for you.”

  “Fine, but I don’t see why you guys keep on saying Jacks will explain,” Ryleigh complained. “We are all adults here. Why can’t you tell after I asked you all the questions? It’s your kink we’re talking about after all.” At least, this time, their faces were the ones sporting a blush, interesting.

  “Well, because Jacks is your mate,” Ethan said.

  “That’s another thing you guys keep on saying; Jacks is my mate, or I am his.” Ryleigh was baffled. “We’ve known each other for one day. I know what a mate is supposed to be, but how can you be so sure that I’m Jackson’s. I mean, doesn’t it take longer than a day to have a relationship, let alone one that creates loving bonds on the spiritual level?”

  “Sorry, sugar some things just are,” Cash answered. “You know how earlier you stated that you felt a connection with all of us that didn’t even take a couple of hours? Why would mating be different?”

  “Well, I don’t know. Maybe because it’s more intimate and on a much deeper level. What about love? You can’t tell me that you guys believe in love at first sight, maybe lust, but not love. It’s my belief that you can’t have a genuinely committed relationship without love.”

  Could it be? Could Jacks have felt that for her? God knows it was definitely love at first sight for her. Ryleigh didn’t want to be that girl. She also wasn’t ready to admit it out loud. She could see herself with Jacks for the rest of her life, and it wasn’t logical. Could a connection deep enough happen so instantly?

  Jacks felt uncomfortable, now. Shit, how could she not feel love for him when he was already head over heels for her? But she was a human with some Shifter DNA, maybe it didn’t affect her the same way it did him. Time to deflect, he thought.

  “Hey, we can get into the mating stuff later, or not,” Jacks interjected. “Right now, we have a mission to discuss. And for that mission, Ryleigh, you are my mate, or rather wife. Everyone is trying to get into the head space we need to pull this mission off.” Yeah, he thought, good bullshit save.

  Well, apparently, Jacks wasn’t going to answer her questions, just like Ethan evaded her earlier ones. What was it with guys and getting all squirmy when they didn’t want to hear what she had to say? She decided two could play that game.

  “We need to concentrate on getting in and getting out of the Franklin house without detection. Do you all feel that we’ve prepped enough for that to happen?”

  Jacks acted immediately when it had to do with work, not the personal emotional stuff. Ryleigh could relate that stuff was hard.

  “We’ve prepped as much as we can,” Jacks stated. “Cash and I have managed to navigate the residence from our mock up. I was able to get to the office, break into the safe, and then replace it in 40 minutes. That will give us a bit of leeway. I’ve learned the proper lifting and positioning techniques, thanks to Eli. Ryleigh is, or soon will be, wired for sound. I say we call it a night. Zero Five Thirty is going to come faster than we want. Come on, wifey, time for your next lesson.”

  “What do you mean Jacks? You said we were as prepared as we’re going to be. What else do I need to learn?” Ryleigh asked.

  “Why, how to sleep with your husband, honey,” Jacks stated.

  Yep, she would have to invest in some type of pill to control her blushing with this man. She didn’t even know if there was something like that on the market. Maybe she would finance a trial because she was getting kind of sick of showing how much she was affected all the time. Funny, she never had this problem before, it only happened since meeting Jacks.

  “What exactly do you mean I need to learn how to sleep with my husband? I think sleeping is the least of our worries,” Ryleigh replied.

  “Well, Baby, Cash and I took the liberty of going through the clothes you brought for this mission,” Jacks admitted. “Besides the scrubs, you will need for working with Mrs. Franklin, we had to make a few changes.”

  “What do you mean you made a few changes? My clothes are fine, Jacks, and why in the hell would you and Cash need to go through my clothes? I know how to dress myself, Jacks, I’ve been doing it for a long time. I plan on wearing my scrubs the whole time we are there. Why would I need anything else except pajamas and underwear?”

  “Exactly, Baby. Night everyone, see you in the morning,” Jacks announced. “Come on wifey, time to learn how to make your husband happy.”

  Chapter 31

  Sugar, does he mean…? I am so not having sex with this man. I mean we just met and what’s he going to do when he finds out about my V-card? Maybe I should just tell him; that should put a huge damper on whatever he has planned.

  She could say, ‘Sorry, Jacks, but I can’t have sex with you. Yeah, I’ve never slept with a guy, and even though we have this weird connection, you apparently think this is just part of the mission. And well, I really had kind of hoped that I wouldn’t lose my V-card to prep for said purpose.’ Yeah, that would go over really well, Ryleigh thought.

  Jacks was still practically dragging her toward what she assumed was a bedroom, but when they got there, she realized that it was more like an office with an attached bathroom and a bedroll; how romantic. I guess the guys did neglect one area of the temporary base.

  “By the way, how did your guys get a temporary base set up so quickly? You seem to have every amenity available to you?” Ryleigh asked.

  “Noticed, that, did you? We actually do a lot of work in this area, so it’s more of a safe house than a temporary base. We try to make improvements each year. We have plans for real bedrooms after the mission. The other teams also use the space when needed.

  “Okay, baby, first lesson; no wife of mine is going to wear flannel sleep pants and a long-sleeved t-shirt to bed. I’m not even going to go into your granny panty selection. Although colorful,
there isn’t much else to be said about it. Have you ever been to a lingerie store? Shit, I’ve even seen sexier underwear in Wal-Mart, so there aren’t any excuses you can give, your underwear is just sad. Now, here this is what my wife would be sleeping in and what you’ll be sleeping in until the end of the mission.”

  What Jacks handed Ryleigh had to have been the softest, silk, white nightgown she had ever felt. It must have cost a fortune. Ryleigh was pretty wealthy herself, but she didn’t allow herself such luxuries, preferring to donate her money to worthy causes. But she had to admit, if the nightgown felt as good on her body as it did in her hands, she might have to rethink her nightwear in the future. One thing did concern her though, he had given her the nightgown and nothing else. She was not a commando type of girl.

  “Ah, Jacks, I kind of need underwear.”

  “Second lesson, no wife of mine would be wearing underwear to bed, either,” Jacks declared. “Well, not unless she was having her period, then you could wear those granny panties you seem so fond of. I’ve no desire to earn my red wings now or in the future. Are you having your period, Ryleigh?” he asked, seemingly concerned.

  “Well, no, but I don’t feel comfortable about not wearing any panties Jacks.” She could totally lie. That could save her from this conversation, but she didn’t feel right lying to Jacks.

  “Well sorry, baby, but panties are out of the question. Now go and get ready for bed. The bathroom is all yours. I’ll get ready once you're finished.”

  “Fine!” Ryleigh exclaimed.

  After spending more time than necessary in the bathroom, Ryleigh had just about convinced herself this wasn’t going to work. Then she thought, what the hell, nothing is going to happen she didn’t let happen. She was a trained operative. Jacks wasn’t going to take advantage of her, and this is only a role that she had to play, even if it was a role that she would like to stay in for the rest of her life. Jacks doesn’t need to know that, right?

  With that last thought, she had finally found her courage. Although, she had to admit that the nightgown looked and felt exquisite, the man had excellent taste. Ryleigh felt sexy for the first time in her life, and she wasn’t going to let that feeling go to waste. After all, turnabout was fair play; Jacks had been turning her on all day. Maybe it was his turn to feel a little uncomfortable. So, she straightened her shoulders, it was time to face her “husband”.

  Walking out into the room, Ryleigh noticed Jacks was standing by the window talking on his phone. Dang it, she mustered up all her courage and he didn’t even see her big reveal, so much for her moment. At a loss of what to do, she couldn’t help the nerves that were surfacing. Should she just stand there and wait for his reaction, or better yet, run to the bed, roll, and cover up? Dang it, decisions, decisions.

  Jacks heard the door to the bathroom open and noticed Ryleigh standing in the doorway out of the corner of his eye. My Lord, could the women be more beautiful? Her auburn hair shimmered in the light from the bathroom, and her skin was glowing. The little silk nightie enhanced her generous breasts and rounded hips; the woman was the most gorgeous creature he had ever seen. It was time for lesson three, how to be his wife. He hoped she wouldn’t go running from the room. It was a possibility; she was currently trying to get to the makeshift bed undetected. Time to finish up my call.

  “Hey, Kayden, thanks for the update. We’ll get in touch with your team as soon as the operation is over. Roger that, sitrep in six days, good luck man,” he said, hanging up the phone.

  “Was that Kayden and has he met up with Zoey?” Ryleigh asked, sitting on the bed roll with the blanket almost up to her neck. “She hasn’t reported in yet. Is everything going okay?”

  “Yeah, it was Kayden, and he and Zoey have met up,” Jacks replied. “It sounds like they got off to a bumpy start, but they must have come to some understanding because they are preparing to breach the facility that Zoey has been watching. It seems promising, but they haven’t seen or been able to locate any signs of Cassie anywhere on the premises.”

  “Well, at least they’ll be doing it together. I tried to prepare Kayden for Zoey at the meeting that she’s the lone wolf type. She’s extremely distrustful and prefers, well actually insists, on working alone. We try to stay out of her way, but we always keep an eye on her, whether she likes it or not.”

  “Yeah, well, Kayden is pretty much the same way. Being in the military and working with for NAC, he has learned the value of teamwork. None of us could do what we do without our teams or NAC behind us,” Jacks declared.

  “I agree with you, Jacks,” Ryleigh retorted. “It’s just that with what Zoey has been through, I have a tendency to give her a long rope. We keep an eye on her and have and will pull her out if she gets into trouble. I can only imagine what she’s going through right now. If Kayden’s men are as big and bad as yours, then she’s probably halfway to a meltdown by now. But please. don’t get me wrong, Zoey won’t put anyone else in jeopardy, only herself. She can’t take if anyone is harmed because of her. She’ll follow whatever protocol they come up with for their mission to the letter.”

  “That’s good to hear,” Jacks said, walking towards the bathroom. “I’m going to get ready for bed now, be back in a second. Oh, and Ryleigh, prepare for lesson three of being my wife. It will start as soon as I’m out of the bathroom,” Jacks said with that sexy little smirk.

  Damn, the man did things to her.

  Closing the door to the bathroom, Jacks rested his head against it. Damn it, if he didn’t get his dick under control and soon, he was never going to make it through the night. He was pretty sure that once he stripped, he would find his balls purple, no, blue, he was hurting that bad. He’d been in a constant state of arousal since meeting Ryleigh, and if he didn’t take himself in hand, he was sure he was going to need a hospital to relieve the pressure. Jacks opened the shower door and turned the water on.

  Getting into the shower, he took himself in hand, and it didn’t take but a couple of pumps to the images he had early of Ryleigh’s plump little lips wrapped around him to make him spew. Fuck, he had never cum so hard in his life by masturbating. Deciding he needed a little extra help, he turned the water to cold, hoping he would be able to have a couple more minutes of peace before his dick got out of hand again. He wasn’t really hopeful, what he had planned next was going to test his limits.

  Chapter 32

  After what felt like was an hour, but probably only ten minutes, Jacks emerged from the bathroom in all his glory. Well in all his “Freakin Naked Glory.” The man was hot, no question about it. His dark hair was disheveled from rubbing the towel through it, and his green eyes were unusually bright, they practically glowed like one of those light sticks that kids play with on Halloween.

  Ryleigh’s eyes caught on a drop of water he had missed when drying off, dripping down his neck. Her eyes followed that water drop as it descended to his perfectly chiseled chest. He wasn’t bare like some body builders, he had a light covering of hair on his pecs and stomach. Yummy. As that water droplet traveled, she couldn’t help but notice his eight-pack, yes, eight pack. The man was built. But as the droplet moved downward, the next thing that her mind registered was that he was HUNG. She was not talking your average penis. She had been to medical school, she had seen those. He was HUNG and the longer she stared, the bigger it got. She knew it right then, there was absolutely no way she was Jacks’ true or fated mate because there was absolutely no way that monster would ever fit inside her body. Shoot, she couldn’t even give the man a blow job as a consolation prize because she would be deep throating him a third of the way through.

  Fuck, Jacks thought, everything was going great until Ryleigh caught sight of his dick and then her expression went from arousal, to puzzlement, then fear. Not a good time to lighten the mood. It was like she had never seen a cock before. Jacks knew he was larger than the average man, but Shifters were different, bigger than an average person. Shit, if what he suspected was true, maybe he should go an
d put on some pants. Could this woman still be a virgin at twenty-eight-years-old? I mean she runs one of the top security agencies, and she deals with abuse victims all the time. How could she relate to a rape victim’s trauma if she has never done the deed herself? No way, she couldn’t be a virgin.

  “Time for lesson three, wifey,” Jacks announced. “I always sleep in the buff. If we were married, you would, too, but I made the exception for you because this is a mission. I don’t want those pervs in security at the Franklin house to see you naked, that’s reserved for only your husband.”

  “Jacks, I mean, can you even have sex the normal way with that thing?” she asked, flummoxed. “I mean, it’s abnormally huge,” she said, motioning towards his package. “It’s so big, you could totally do some permanent damage with that. I heard there was this porn star that did that, but they said he was only about 12 inches. You are way bigger than that, how could a woman even…”

  “I assure you, baby, that, yes, I am quite capable of having sex the normal way,” Jacks reassured her, “and I’ll fit just fine when the time comes, but now we need to get on with our lessons. Lesson four, I always sleep on the side of the room the door is on, so scoot over.”

  “Jacks, wait, aren’t you going to put at least underwear on?” Ryleigh asked, concerned. “I mean, we aren’t married for real and we’re not on the mission yet. Maybe I don’t want the pervs in security to be ogling your package either.”

  “Nope, I’m a guy and I really don’t care who sees my junk, it is, after all, pretty impressive as you pointed out. Now scoot,” he said, climbing into bed with her. “Time for lesson five, it’s one of the best ones, cuddling.”

  Jacks maneuvered around until he had Ryleigh’s head resting in the cradle of his arm. He then spooned around her his gigantic dick wedged in-between her butt cheeks, his hand was cupping her breast. Damn, the man’s appendage might scare the crap out of her, but having him hold her so close and intimately was doing things to her body that she had never felt before.