by Pinki Parks
Etienne sighed, “I was hoping that you’d come to your senses and ditch him just as I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this…”
Keisha stepped back in strong wariness, “Come to what?”
In less than a few moments, Keisha was staring down the barrel of a gun, "Me, getting rid of you."
The words were uttered with cold calculation as the moonlight glinted off the silver of the gun.
“Etienne…” Keisha said slowly, “What are you doing?”
“About to kill you because you and that goddamn detective that you’re screwing are putting my business in jeopardy," Etienne said smoothly.
Then the dots connected, “You! It was you! God Etienne, you’re the one who’s framing me for money laundering!”
“I can’t believe you didn’t put that together already,” Etienne replied coldly. “For such a brilliant woman you’re incredibly blind when it comes to those who are close to you.”
“What the hell did you do?" Keisha asked while shifting her handbag into a position where she could grasp the handle of her gun through the soft material.
“Remember when you changed out your Dells for Mac’s after you decided that Apple had more programs to offer. Do you remember when I volunteered to see the move and I told you one of the comps got damaged, well, I took it and set up the account.”
“For who?”
“No one you’d know.” Etienne taunted.
*****
Just as Hunter pulled into the parking lot and saw Keisha’s car and at the same moment his phone rang.
“Yes!” he snarled while popping the inner handle.
“It’s Jackson, I sent the cops to the terminal where they used the bank card and withdrew the money. Two men from Hidden Valley Kings were grabbed, Hunter. They’re being carried in right now.”
“Good work but I have to go.” Hunter snapped before curtly cutting off the call. With light feet he ran to the direction of the lake, hoping that he wouldn’t find Keisha’s body.
*****
“If I’m going to die,” Keisha said evenly while the pond wind was blowing on her face, while trying to position the gun even more, "I think I have the right to know who is benefiting from my death.”
Etienne rolled his eyes, “So goddamn nosy, it’s the HVK, Keisha; happy now? Mon père worked with them and I just continued his legacy. Trust me, I don’t want to do this but I have to-”
What happened next happened in flash. From the corner of her eyes, Keisha saw some movement from the bushes and when that movement then materialized into a familiar body she screamed, “Hunter, no!”
A nanosecond later, a flying tackle took both Hunter and Etienne over the edge and into the water and then a furious struggle started. Fear literally cramped Keisha’s body
Etienne tried to gun-butt Hunter but the seasoned marine easily grabbed his arm twisted it behind him and forced him to drop the gun. Somehow Etienne slipped out of his grasp and lunged at him.
With her heart beating a mile a minute, Keisha dug into her bag and took out her gun in case Hunter needed some help.
The two men were wrestling in the water with deep grunts. The water was splashing so high that even if she had a chance to, Keisha couldn’t get a clear shot. She then she did what was best, she dug into her handbag, grasped her phone and called 911.
The operator started to speak but Keisha cut her off, “I’m at the Freedom Park and someone just tried to kill me, and one of your officers is in danger, you need to come here quick!”
The next three minutes felt like something out of a dream. One moment Etienne had his hands around Hunter’s neck and the next Hunter was dragging Etienne’s unconscious body out of the water.
While still trying to come to grips with the whole ordeal Keisha stuck her gun into the waist of her jeans and helped to drag the insensate man back on dry land. Hunter hauled himself up, turned Etienne on his belly and reaching for the handcuffs in his pocket solidly cuffed his wrists.
“Is he breathing?” Keisha asked when some of the adrenaline drained from her system.
While she said those words a dozen puzzle pieces fell into place. She was free from the crime, her reputation wouldn't be soiled, the bastard at her feet was going to jail and she was fully free to move on with her life.
“I really couldn’t give less than a damn,” Hunter said while digging his soaked cell out of his pockets. “Damn it, that’s the third one this year,”
“I already called the cops you know,” Keisha replied as they heard the faint sound of sirens in the air. “They’re on the way.”
Hunter's head twisted to look at her with an undecipherable before he stood, reached out and grasped her by her hand and then pulled her in, "So proactive, I knew there was a reason I love you."
He didn’t give the stunned woman a chance to respond to that bombshell as his mouth was suddenly on hers and a warm tongue flicked out against her lips. Without conscious thought, Keisha parted her lips and moaned deeply when Hunter slid his tongue in.
She had been kissed before but none, absolutely none, of those kisses felt like this. His normal intensity, now heightened by adrenaline was even stronger and his tongue surged deeper into her mouth with a ravaging intent.
Her hands were up and dug into his damp hair as the soul-stealing kiss continued. In moments, her lungs were burning for the lack of air, but she didn’t care even though her head felt so light. Hunter pulled back and she took a quick breath as his teeth closed on her bottom lip before he pulled away.
“God, I want you.” Hunter murmured on her lips, “Tonight, when all this is done I’m going to make love to you, like never before.”
They pulled away as one of the squad cars opened just as Etienne started choking out water at their feet. A man ran up to her and asked, “You were the one that called?”
Keisha nodded and nudged Etienne with her shoe, “And that’s the bastard who tried to kill me.”
"We'll take it from here," the cop said while hauling a half-unconscious Etienne to his feet. "You just need to come in a make a statement."
Hunter flashed his credentials. “I’ll take care of that; just don’t let the slimy bastard out of your sight.”
As a wet Etienne was shoved into the backseat of a cruiser, Keisha leaned on Hunter’s shoulder and looked up at him, “I’m not going to give a statement, aren’t I?”
Hunter’s lips quirked as he wrapped his arm around her and pressed a kiss to her forehead, “Oh yes you are…just in the morning…in the late- late morning.”
She quirked an eyebrow, "How are you going to pull that off?"
“The witness was traumatized and needed some time to get her head together at home." Hunter's face was serious like he was facing a judge, “And I couldn’t do anything but satisfy her needs…”
“And yours.” Keisha added slyly.
Hunter gave her a shark-like grin as his arm tightened around her, "You know me so well."
Keisha just buried her head in his shoulder and breathed deeply of the night air, “Yes, I do… and I love you too, by the way.”
Chapter 15
The drive to Hunter’s home done was done in a stiff and lust laden silence. Green eyes were decidedly stuck on the road because Hunter was sure that if he allowed his attention to stray, there was a good chance that he would pull the car over and make love to Keisha right then and there.
The temptation was even harder to ignore as Keisha had placed her hand right on his thigh, a little too close to his member.
“You’re playing with fire,” Hunter said darkly while turning a corner.
“Oh,” Keisha replied with a smirk, “But I’m so hoping to get burned.”
Hunter slanted an eye to her, “You will, and I know you can handle it.”
In a few minutes they pulled up to Hunter’s house but Keisha was the edge of her patience. She leaned in till her lips were a mere inch away from Hunter’s. “Show me tha
t I’m not dreaming.”
"You're not, baby." With a low moan, Hunter leaned in and captured Keisha's lips and deepened it with a hand on her cheek and pulled her even closer.
The light kiss transformed into a keen one and tongues met with hunger. The tip of Hunter’s tongue flit across her soft palate and a deep shiver ran through Keisha’s body.
Surprisingly, she was the one to pull back first, “My skin is burning; these clothes need to come off.”
“You don’t have to tell me twice,” Hunter said while hopping out the car to the stillness of the night.
Grasping her hand Hunter unlocked the door with ease and one step inside Hunter was holding her hips and pressing her into the door. No sooner had her mouth open in a gasp then Hunter was there. His lips crushed hers in a kiss that almost melted Keisha’s knees.
With her hand’s Keisha slipped them up under Hunter’s wet shirt and pulled them up. Hunter only pulled back from her addictive mouth to allow her to yank the shirt off his head. With the sodden material gone he pressed his mouth back to hers. The kiss was hard, hot and demanding and when he pulled back to nibble at her neck Keisha found herself feeling Hunter’s erection on her lower belly.
A small keening sound came from her throat as Hunter's hands slipped tugged off her sweater.
“Turnabout is fair play,” Hunter whispered against her lips.
He then slipped his hands under the blouse she was wearing, grabbed the hem and dragged it over her head to reveal her bra. Keisha was never so glad that she had worn a matching set of lace bra and panties, just as she was glad the restricting cloth was gone.
Hunter’s ripped torso and toned arms were toned, showing a strength that could only come from good genes, healthy habits, and an insane exercise regimen. His shoulders were strong, his pecs had nipples she so wanted to bite and his abdomen was so beautifully ridged.
The moment she had started to speak Hunter had grabbed her and hoisted her up to his chest. Instinctively, she wrapped her legs around his waist as he grabbed her ass.
And then he was kissing her, kissing her with a devouring passion that almost frightened Keisha if she hadn’t been replying in kind.
Nimble fingers went behind her to bury into the thick brown hair. His other palm now framing her face, was hot but his mouth was even hotter.
Pulling back to gasp in some air, Keisha felt every muscle in her lower body go tight at the look of pure lust Hunter was giving her. She opened her mouth to speak Hunter then took the opportunity from her.
“I made you a promise,” Hunter said with lowered eyelids as he moved them to the bedroom, “And I will fulfill that promise.”
Tossing her head to let her hair fall over her left shoulder Keisha repaid the seductive look with one of her own.
“Then what’s stopping you?” Keisha asked placing her hand on his chest and circling his right nipple.
Laughing softly Hunter carried his precious cargo to his room, a room where Keisha had spent one of the best nights of her life.
Gently, Hunter deposited her on the dark green sheets and where a pile of the fluffiest pillows was at the head.
Stopping just before the bed, Hunter slowly lost his grip on Keisha’s backside and slowly slid her down his body to the floor where, just like before, he hooked his fingers under her jeans and pulled them down over her ass. When they got her thighs, he pushed her on the bed and knelt.
While still kneeling, he tugged the pants off and threw them away before pressing his mouth on the patch of skin under her navel and just above her panties. Pulling back, he squinted at the small holes under her bellybutton.
“What’s this?”
“I had a belly ring,” Keisha admitted, sliding her hands into his hair. His mouth was so close to the part of her that was begging for him. “I got a little rebellious in college.”
Hunter stood up and kissed her neck, "Bad girl."
Grinning mischievously Keisha whispered as she scooted up, "Your bad girl."
Green eyes glimmered, "Damn right."
Silently, Hunter got on the bed and then crawled over her. Placed between her legs Keisha could feel his rigid hardness pressing on her mound and arched up with a sinuous inviting move.
Hunter pressed her hip down, “Not so fast baby, allow me to drive you mad first.”
“Newsflash Hunter,” Keisha huffed softly, “You’ve been driving me mad from the moment you met me.”
“Then allow me to make you even madder.” Hunter softly growled while dipping to kiss her neck.
His mouth was teasing neck as her pulse grew into a frantic beat and so immersed in pleasure she was that it took a while for Keisha to realize that he pulling off her bra and the cold air met her hot skin.
With her round breasts bare before him, Hunter didn't hesitate to take the left one in his mouth and suck her pebbled nipple while his right hand was kneading the other.
Fingers buried in his hair Keisha felt like she was in utopia. The many nights she had dreamed of this were nothing compared to the intensity of what was happening now. The sex itself was hot but it was made hotter by his love confession. As Hunter continued to suck she felt herself getting wetter between her legs.
Suddenly he let go of her breast and slid down her flat stomach, kissing every inch of smooth skin he passed. Before she knew it, Hunter was had her panties between his teeth and he was dragging them down. When they were on her thighs he lifted her knees, and took them off.
Hunter then placed both hands under her thighs and spread her legs a bit further, but when she was expecting his to go down on her, Hunter went to discover the rest of her body.
His mouth and hand roamed all over her skin, biting soft folds of flesh, sucking deep marks into flat planes and nipping at her clavicle, ribs and pelvis bones. Then he did something to her Keisha would have never expected to give pleasure. Hunter had slid back, placed his hand under her knee and placed his tongue on the skin of the shin. He then slowly licked down the shin and at her foot, he licked a wet stripe from her heel to her toes and then he bit into her sole.
The pain mixed with that pleasure was like a bullet train to her mind. It scorched her nerves and her lust tripled.
A fire was running up and down her nerves like lightning as Hunter finally pulled her legs apart and his tongue circled her clitoris before two fingers entered her.
Keisha clenched so hard around them that she saw stars and when they started to stroke her inner walls a rush of wet coated them.
“H-Hunter," she gasped as her whole body trembled, "Please, just, please. I can’t take anymore.”
Dimly she heard the rip of foil and knew he was about to put on a condom, but before he did it, she wanted to feel him. Grasping his arm, she pulled him up to her and to silence his confused expression, kissed him while her hand searched downwards.
Wrapping her hand around his cock, Keisha stroked up and down, both pumping and massaging the hard-hot length. Hunter buried his head in her neck and nibbled at the skin there while she pleasured him.
Feeling his damp breaths on her neck Keisha softly took the condom from him and rolled it on. Going back to his mouth she smiled, “Now make love to me.”
“Gladly,” Hunter murmured, pushing her softly back on the bed and hoisting one of her legs over his shoulder.
Keisha gasped slightly when he pushed into her and the familiar size of his dome was enough to make her know she was in for a ride. As he pushed in further her channel expanded to conform to his girth.
Seated, he kissed her on the inside of her knee and started to slowly thrust. Keisha's hand fisted on the sheets and the empty place within her was filled with a warm virile male. Blindly, she reached out and grabbed him and Hunter, obliging her, dropped her leg and really started to thrust.
Keisha crossed her legs over his lower back and the position made Hunter’s thrust increased. Her nails sank into his back as pleasure battered her mind. Her inside was burning
as the sex got hotter. Hunter’s cock felt like a steel rod as he took her.
Hunter's mouth was on her neck, shoulder, and breasts, sucking and biting softly while he repeatedly sank into her warmth. His hand grasped her left ass cheek for leverage as he thrust harder.
“God,” Keisha groaned groaning in her pleasure, “You’re so hard.”
“You do that to me.” Hunter said his deep voice a vibration on her skin while his hips were still in motion, “I’m going to take my time with you and make love to you, long and slow.”
Keisha had no choice but to submit and Hunter made sure of his promise. His thrusts took a pattern, slow but extremely deep. With every thrust, she could feel the press of his balls against her and knew he had bottomed out.
Her mouth wasn’t idle either and everywhere her lips met his skin she kissed him. The taste of his sweat on her skin was tantalizing and erotic. While propping her leg over his hip his mouth didn’t leave hers for a moment and her arms were wrapped around his neck.
It was a slow, sensuous and almost Tantric sex as by the time Keisha felt the burning in her belly, her skin was damp with sweat. Her breasts were full, heavy and tender and her genitals were continuously on fire.
The deep trembling inside her belly made quiver and she gasped in a breath before she started rocking hard against him. Hunter picked up the cue as he took his mouth and they moved in tandem. He would thrust into her, just as she pressed against him. Keisha’s muscles clenched around him and he thrust harder up into her.
The tempo increased and Hunter’s cock felt like a battering ram inside her. Her legs were locked around him and the head between them was like an inferno. Hunter’s mouth was against hers and their breathed in and exhaled each other’s air.
