Precarious Possessions (Maxwell Investigations)
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But Lily was a different matter. She had tried to hide her nature as much as possible. And while it seemed like everyone else backed away from her mousey image, Barry found it hot as hell.
He sighed as his drink reappeared. He reached for his wallet only to pause when the bartender shook his head. “We know your sister,” the bartender said with a smile. “Dylan’s family is always on the house.”
Barry was confused by that bit of information. Usually it was Madison that people spoke of. He leaned forward. “Mind if I ask how you know her?”
The bartender shrugged and reached for another glass. “A cub from my Skulk went missing. Your sister found him before something happened.”
Barry nodded as he looked at the bartender. With his red hair and lean build, Barry knew exactly what he was dealing with. “Foxes, huh?”
The Fox Shifter held out his hand. “Ethan,” he introduced.
“Barry,” he replied as he shook Ethan’s hand. He glanced around the club again and spotted a familiar form writhing against another one of the dancers. Barry frowned as he spotted her long dark hair and slim figure. “You’ve seen her here before?” Barry asked Ethan.
Grey eyes looked at the woman dancing. “That’s Lily,” he said easily. “She comes in here about once a month.” Ethan smirked as he watched her seductive moves. His smirk then fell when both he and Barry saw Lily lead her partner from the dance floor to the bathrooms. “I can tell you she’s a Supernatural, but exactly what, I’m at a loss.”
Barry finished his drink and tried to calm himself down. Even though Foxes ran the place, he was in a bar full of normal pedestrians. He looked at Ethan. “I’ll tell Dylan you said hello,” he said before moving into the crowd. Barry found himself seething in anger. It had barely been a month since Cord’s death. Now she was out clubbing. Dancing and grinding against some poor unfortunate asshole. He couldn’t even entertain the thought of her following in Cord’s footsteps and killing someone as well.
He reached the men’s room door and found it locked. Barry tried to calm himself as he gripped the door knob. He allowed his Magic to flow down his arm and in seconds the lock sprang open. The scene he spied as he opened the door made him want to take out his own eyes. Lily was on her knees making quick work of the strange man’s belt and zipper. Barry cleared his throat and gave them both his best frown. “Lilavanti,” he said harshly.
The man she was with looked at Barry. “Dude, that door was locked,” he said blinking his eyes wildly.
Lily stood and ran her hands through her hair. “What are you doing here?” she asked hotly. When he reached out to grab her, she backed away from him. “Answer me,” she snapped.
Barry glanced at her partner and then returned his gaze to her. “I’m trying to stop you from getting into even more trouble,” he said lowly.
There was something in his voice that was teasing her hunger. She knew she should be mad with him. All she wanted to do was have a quickie in the club. Get her energy back up and go back to her boring life. “Either leave or join in,” she said before turning back to her partner.
For a moment Barry’s eyes glazed over. “We can either do this the easy way or the hard way,” he challenged.
Lily’s eyes dilated at his tone. She didn’t want to think about the things he did to her. She wouldn’t. Not when all she wanted was simple, uncomplicated sex. With a smirk she grabbed her partner’s collar and brought his mouth down on top of hers.
Barry took a slow breath as he watched her. He couldn’t fall for her charms. He was trying to be honorable. The Council was starting to ease up her restrictions, and he didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize that. Barry reached into his back pocket and resigned himself to the fact that Lily just might be as difficult as one of his sisters. “Hard way it is,” he said pulling out a pair of handcuffs.
* * * * *
“You have no right to do this!” Lily screamed as Barry carried her out over his shoulder. Her eyes narrowed when the approaching bouncers started to back off. “You’re just going to let him kidnap me?” she shrieked.
Barry laughed as he carried out of the club and to his car. His laughter was cut short when she started to thrash and kick against him. It was just as he expected. She was a spitfire when she was pissed. “I’m a cop, remember,” he said as he stopped next to the passenger door of his Charger. He stood her on her feet and quickly blocked the knees and kicks she threw at him. With a smile he pressed her against the door. “All I have to say is that you’re wanted for questioning. None of them will stop me,” he said into her ear.
It was true. He was a cop and that was the main reason why everyone let him manhandle her out of the club. But the real crime was what his voice was doing to her. Eric was the Siren and in the months she worked for him, she never reacted to his voice like this. “Barry, don’t do this,” she pleaded. Her head lowered to his shoulder and she inhaled his cologne. “I won’t kill anyone. I’ve done this plenty of times before.”
Her tone pulled at his heart strings. Barry leaned back and looked into her eyes. “Lilavanti, I can’t let you put yourself in danger,” he said softly. As she shook her head, he moved her over and opened the car door. “Let’s get out of here,” he mumbled before helping her into his car.
Lily wanted to cry. Her control was slipping and if it got loose, there was no telling what would happen. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the headrest as Barry buckled her seatbelt. “I have to have sex tonight. You don’t understand what you’re doing.” Her eyes opened and focused on Barry and started to darken. “My powers are like your Magic. If I don’t find an outlet, then there’s a risk that I could really start hurting people.”
Barry sighed as he thought of his options. He couldn’t take her to Sloane. His brother-in-law was still at the hospital with Eric. Dylan and Crispin were out. Barry’s partner Thorne was there and he couldn’t subject his friend to a Succubus. Madison and Troy were just married three days ago. His other brother Jimmy was out of town... he thought. That only left one other option. “I’m taking you to my place. You’ll be fine there,” he said lowly.
She shook her head as he straightened and closed the door. He didn’t understand. And while he thought she would hurt someone else, he wouldn’t try to understand. Her eyes focused on Barry as he walked over to the driver’s side of the car and climbed in. As he started the car, she pressed her lips together. “But will you be?” she asked before he drove off.
Table of Contents
ALSO BY DAWN IBANEZ
Prologue
Chapter 1-
Chapter 2-
Chapter 3-
Chapter 4-
Chapter 5-
Chapter 6-
Chapter 7-
Chapter 8-
Chapter 9-
Chapter 10-
Chapter 11-
Chapter 12-
Chapter 13-
Chapter 14-
Chapter 15-
Chapter 16-
Chapter 17-
Chapter 18-
Chapter 19-
Chapter 20-
Epilogue-
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