by J. L. Beck
“Damnit Jake. I promised her I wouldn’t tell you.” Donovan seemed to be the one struggling through his emotions now.
“I would never ask you unless I knew it was the right thing. I love her D. I fucking love her, and I want to make things right with her. I want her to know that I would never hurt her like that. That it wasn’t me and instead it was Sofia. I pushed her away.” I confessed to Donovan hoping he would believe me.
He sighed, “Alright. She’s at the cabin. The one we went to when we were kids down by Kerplunk Lake?”
“Thank you D!” I could’ve kissed him right then and there. I grabbed my shit and shoved my feet into a pair of sneakers making a beeline for the door.
“She’s going to kill me….” Donovan mumbled under his breath.
“No she won’t. I’ll explain everything.” I slapped a hand to his back hoping the little scuffle we got into was behind us. At the end of the day Donovan was still one of my best friend and I didn’t want something so small to come between all the memories we had made.
“Let’s hope it works out.” He sighed running his fingers through his hair. I knew him telling me where she went put his neck on the line but I had to let Mia know that nothing happened between Sofia and I.
I had to make my entire family whole again.
***
The drive to the lake was long, but enjoyable. It gave me time to clear my head and run through what it was I was going to say to Mia. I needed an approach because the second I walked through that front door she was going to tell me to get out, and if what I said didn’t click somewhere inside her head then she was as good as gone.
But I couldn’t think that way. I sped up, rounding the corner ahead. I had so many memories of this place with both Mia and Donovan. The boat house where Mia and I would slip off to make out when her parents weren’t looking, and the tire swing that Donovan and I always jumped off of and into the water.
I slowed down, shoving the memories to the back of my mind. If I couldn’t get this shit sorted there would be no new memories to create here. I turned onto the dirt road that led up to the cabin. By now Mia knew someone was approaching, you could hear a car a mile down the road before you saw it.
My hands felt clammy and my stomach was a ball of nerves. God. The air left my lungs as the cabin came into view and so did Mia’s car.
Deep Breathes. Keep it together.
One would’ve thought the military taught me discipline and strength but Mia was both of those things to me, and without her by my side I was a weak, weak man.
“Come on Lola!” I heard her yell, just as I parked the bike, killing the engine, and removing my helmet. Gravel crunched beneath my feet as I walked to the huge front porch of the cabin.
“I know you think I kissed her, but I didn’t. I pushed her away. I don’t care about her Mia. I never have. It’s always been you. Even when I left, it was you. I knew one day I would come back and make you mine again, even if you had a husband, and kids. In my heart you would always remain mine.” The words poured from within me seeping into the space between us.
“I saw you though…” Mia croaked and the need to go to her was nearly overpowering me. “I saw the kiss, she… she kissed you Jake.” The tears that fell from her eyes were because of me. The pain that lingered in her heart was because of me. The insecurities she had were mine, and I needed to build her up. I needed her to see that she was the most beautiful thing to me.
“That’s just it baby, she kissed me…” I couldn’t stop myself I had to touch her. I moved up the steps and into her space, cradling one of her smooth cheeks in my hand. She smelt like heaven, and for the first time all day I felt like I could breath. I could see the light bulb go off inside her head the dots were connecting.
“It hurt to see it though. It made me think things. I’m scared. You know that.” More tears fell and I stared down into her Emerald green eyes, wanting to take all the pain away.
“I love you Mia. You can run to the ends of the fucking Earth to get away from me but I’ll still come for you. You’re my all, my every-fucking-thing and nothing, nor no one will ever mean more to me than you and my daughter…” I couldn’t emphasize it enough.
A sob ripped from her throat and within seconds she was leaning against my chest, her tears soaking into my t-shirt.
“I hate you for hurting me.” She whispered so softly I almost missed the words. She clung to me like I was a lifeline, telling me how much I had hurt her. Pouring every single emotion she felt over the last four years into her words.
“I want to be angry, to hit you, to lash out at you, to run away, but I also want to hug you, and kiss you, and tell you how much I love you. I’m conflicted with my emotions and it’s because of you…” Her small fist slammed into my chest, making my heartbeat faster.
“Give it to me baby, give me all your anger and pain, and let me turn it into something glorious, let me give you your happily ever after.”
Her sobs got louder, and Lola grew concerned as she watched us from inside the house, a frown marring her beautiful features.
“I’m no prince Mia, but I’m going to do whatever I can to treat you like the queen you’re. I’ll protect you. Stand by you. I’ll be your strength. I’ll be whatever you need me to be, just let me be something for you, anything.” I couldn’t see through the tears that had started to form in my eyes.
I wrapped my arms around Mia so tight I was sure I was going to cut off air supply to her lungs.
“Just be my forever, and I’ll be yours too.”
And I would be until the day we died.
Epilogue
Mia
“Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” Lola shouted a million times from her bedroom where her and her Daddy were painting a mural on her wall. I hobbled up the stairs nine months pregnant with our second daughter we had decided to name Ellie.
“Oh my Gosh!” Tears welled in my eyes as I entered the bedroom taking in the wall that they had spent the last week painting. It was a beautiful love story, of how we came together, fell apart, and came back together again.
It started with the boathouse and ended at the cabin where we came together as one all over again.
“Please tell me those are happy tears because if they aren’t I swear I’ll paint right over all of this right now.” Jake my rugged, now husband spoke up with a paintbrush in hand. Our journey had been a rocky one, full of hills, and jagged rocks but we came out of it stronger and hand in hand.
“Please no, it’s…” There just were no words to describe the feelings I was feeling. He had all but painted our entire love story on our daughters’ bedroom wall, making it into a magical fairytale love story.
“Do you love it?” Lola gazed up at me her blue sparkling with happiness.
“Yes! I love it, sweetheart!” Jake stood wrapping his arms around me. We had come such a long way together. He pieced my broken heart back together when I was sure there was no piecing it back together.
“I didn’t do this to make you cry, baby…” He soothed, rubbing his hand down my back. I melted into his touch. He was everything. Him, Lola and Ellie were all I needed in this world.
We had told my parents everything when we returned from the cabin, making it known to everyone that Jake and I were together and Lola was his. There was no point in hiding anything anymore.
“I know you didn’t. I know you did to show our daughter that even real love has its ups and downs.” I blinked away the tears.
“Do you think Sissy will like it?” Lola asked admiring the wall they had painted. I stared at for a moment without answering. There was no doubt in my mind that Ellie would love it just as much as Lola.
“I think she will love it, baby,” I answered pulling away from Jake well rubbing my belly. Ellie kicked at the movement of my hand.
“I think so too…” She answered.
I admired my entire family in that moment loving the story we have woven together. Now we had something we could look at every night
when we put our sweet little girl down to bed.
“I love you, Mia. I love you so much..” Jake whispered into my ear, placing a kiss just below it. I melted into his kiss. This was my happily ever after. My forever.
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Seducing The Virgin
Seducing the Virgin
J.L. Beck
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Chapter One
Fox
The smell of smoke and sex permeated the air, bathing me in the sinful deeds I was about to commit. I had never been to an auction where the item for sale was alive. Still, I was here with a pocket full of cash and a more than willing cock that needed some virgin action.
“Tonight, we have a beauty up for grabs…” Tony, the big burly man that always put these underground auctions together, spoke into the microphone. My body was already reacting to the tension and desires of the other men in the room. We all had our eyes on one thing and one thing only.
The virgin.
“Her name’s Raven and she’s going to use the money earned tonight to go to college…” Tony’s voice trailed off in my head as my eyes went straight to the stage where the innocent little lamb would be standing any second now. Normally virgins weren’t my cup of tea. They were inexperienced, clumsy, and always seemed to cling to you like you were a God or something, all because you broke their hymen.
“Shall we reveal the lovely Raven to you all?” Tony asked, earning himself a hoot and holler from the crowd of over aged and overpaid men.
Beads of sweat formed against my brow, as my stomach twisted in knots. I didn’t know what was wrong with me but something felt off. Like I was about to have the rug ripped right out from underneath me.
Before I could comprehend what was going on, the stage lights were turning on, revealing a nearly naked woman with black hair that had purple streaks in it. I tried to suck in a breath but couldn’t, my body refusing to do anything but stare at the temptress before me.
“The starting bid is fifty thousand. Do I have any takers?” Tony smirked at the crowd, as Raven’s eyes sought out someone, anyone to protect her. Her curves were on full display and her plump breasts were pushed up, almost falling out the top of the bra she was wearing.
She was perfect, and exactly what I didn’t need right now.
“Fifty thousand,” I announced, without even a thought as to what I was going to do with the brat if I won the bid. I could take her back to the mansion and fuck her senseless or I could give her to my brother.
Maybe we could share her?
“One hundred thousand,” another man across the room shouted, causing everyone to stir. I eyed the little lamb on the stage as she tried to look through the bright lights and out into the crowd to see who was her new master was.
Was she worth it?
She was naturally beautiful, and she wanted an education, which meant she had at least a good head on her shoulders. Then again, I had to question why she would be here trying to get the money to go to school when they had things like financial aid and shit.
“Five hundred thousand.” I licked my lips, wondering if she would taste as sweet as she looked. Silence settled over the crowd, and I knew I had won Raven. There would be other women that came through the auction tonight, and most of the men here didn’t want to spend their money on the first thing they saw.
It was a good thing I wasn’t like most men. I could see the shudder run down Raven’s back as she turned and walked off the stage, as one of Tony’s men came over to me to collect payment. I grabbed the checkbook from the inside of my suit jacket and wrote Tony out a check for five hundred thousand dollars. Then I signed it and walked backstage to find my new pet.
My legs were stiff and my feet felt as if they had bricks tied to them. I didn’t know why I was dragging so much. It wasn’t as if it was my first time purchasing sweet little thing like her. It was the first time I felt this way about a woman though.
“Let go of me.” A strong female voice pierced my soul, and I noticed one of Tony’s guards had his hand on my virgin. Before I could truly digest the scene, I was stepping between them, forcing the guards’ hand away.
“She belongs to me now, and I would appreciate it greatly if you didn’t touch her,” I snarled, seeing red for a second as I moved Raven away from the guard. The guard didn’t care though, he rolled his eyes and backed away, heading back towards the stage to do whatever else Tony wanted. I had killed men for doing lesser things, so the control I showed surprised me.
“I belong to no one. My virginity, on the other hand, belongs to you. Once that’s done I’ll be on my way.” She tried to look strong, but one could only do so for so long when facing evil head on.
I pushed her against the wall, my hand gripping her by the chin, forcing her dark eyes to meet mine.
“Your body, soul, and mind belong to me now. If I tell you to do something, you will do it or you will face the consequences.” I narrowed my eyes, my cock growing hard at the defiance in her eyes. Breaking her wouldn’t only be a joy, but it would be a pleasure.
She had backbone, and I could see that just from the way she spoke. I also knew she was afraid simply by the way her small frame shook as I raised my hand to push back a lock of her hair from her face.
“I answer to no one…” Her face was made of stone, showing no emotion as she spoke.
I couldn’t help but smile, because the front she was putting up was one that I could easily break through with nothing but the touch of my hand.
“You, my dear, answer to me…” I trailed a finger over the top of her breast that was falling out of the top of her bra. She wasn’t wearing any panties, and even though I wanted her pussy, I knew she wasn’t ready for me to dip my fingers into her just yet.
She swatted my hand away and a deep robust laugh fell from my lips. I gripped her hand in mine tightly, squeezing it almost painfully.
“I will fuck you in every way known to mankind, and what’s worse than that is that you will want it, little lamb. You will be dripping for me; your cunt will be soaked with need and there will be nothing that you can do about it.” Her body shook, a shiver blanketing her skin.
The look in her eyes said she hated me alread
y, but she had an entire lifetime to feel that way and I would change that look into need very, very soon. Raven was mine my little lamb. My pure virgin, and I would do whatever I felt like doing to her.
“I despise men like you.” Her chest heaved with each breath she took in. I leaned into her face, feeling her soft pants against my lips.
“Good, because I’m not out to love you, little lamb. I’m out to break you.” With the words already out, I gripped her hand tightly in mine, dragging her towards the back door where my driver always picked me up. Her bare feet tried to dig into the cement floor, but it was no use. She could fight all she wanted. In fact, it made me harder when she fought.
“You can have my virginity, but you’ll never have my soul. You’ll never have my mind. You’ll never have me.” God, the defiance that dripped from her words enraged me as much as it made me want to bend her over in the backseat of my limo and fuck her.
“Get inside the fucking car before I decide to do something crazy like fuck you right here where anyone could see us.” She looked at me straight in the eyes, testing me, wondering if I would really do it. Seconds ticked by before she realized I was serious and opened the door to the limo and slipped inside, her bare ass and pussy sliding across the leather seats.
“I knew you would see things my way, little lamb.” I licked my lips, climbing in behind her. I couldn’t wait to get her to the mansion and show her off to my father and brother.
