The Mount Series Boxset

by K D Grace

  Chapter Eighteen

  There were greetings all round when Nick and Beetle got back to the Elara.

  ‘So Nick, how long before that asshole of yours is ready to play with me?’ Horse said, adjusting his junk in his shorts.

  ‘I stretched it pretty good for him tonight,’ Beetle said. ‘It won’t be long until he’ll be begging you to ride him, Horse.’ She gave Nick a kiss and slapped him on the back.

  ‘If you’re looking for Elsa,’ Pike said, handing Nick a beer and a slice of pizza, ‘she had something important to attend to. Sorry, stud.’

  Nick ate his pizza without tasting it and tried to participate in the conversation and the recap of the night’s events. Deke and Kandi had had a stealth fuck in the canal down at The Venetian. Pagan and Deb had gone at it in a dressing room at Caesar’s Palace. But it didn’t seem right without Elsa. Something important to attend to, Pike had said. What the hell did that mean? He wondered if she were avoiding him. Jesus, the woman drove him crazy. But he laughed and joked and even settled into the hot tub with Deb and Deke. He figured it would be easier here than it would be at home alone.

  As Pike settled in next to him, he asked, ‘Where does Elsa live?’

  ‘If I told you that, she’d have to kill you. And don’t be so long-faced. You know, it’s not always about you.’

  He was showered and dressed and just ready to head home when the email came. Though he’d been invited to crash in the hotel suite, he didn’t feel like sharing a bed tonight unless it was with Elsa.

  The email was from her.

  You were amazing tonight, Nick. Sorry I missed you afterward, but there were things I needed to take care of. I also wanted you to have the attached information to give our mutual friends when they ask for it. After that, we relax and enjoy the fireworks.

  He couldn’t hold back a shiver as he scrolled down to find the details for Mrs Keyser’s big event. He wished he could feel so sure about watching the fireworks. He wished Elsa would just tell him what the hell was going on. He didn’t like the not knowing, and Havers scared him.

  Nick had just returned from a morning meeting with Lou-Ann and his limo staff and was halfway through his second Pop Tart when Havers showed up with Tanya at his side. He’d called Havers in the morning before his meeting and left a message with his answering service. Then, as an afterthought, he called Tanya too.

  They were both dressed to the nines. He would have expected that of Tanya. He figured she was looking for work and had to keep up appearances. And though Nick wasn’t fashion conscious, he’d seen enough conspicuous consumption in Vegas to know expensive clothing when he saw it, and after what Elsa had told him, he understood why Havers could afford to dress so well.

  He opened the door and let them in. Tanya kissed him on the mouth as though they were lovers. ‘You have some news for us,’ she said, not waiting for Havers to speak.

  Nick led them upstairs to the kitchen, feeling like a stool pigeon in spite of Elsa’s insistence.

  ‘That coffee smells great, Mr Chase,’ Havers said. ‘I could use a cup.’

  Nick bristled when Havers nodded to Tanya, and she went about making the man a cup of coffee like it were her kitchen, or even worse, like it were Havers’ kitchen and she was his fucking maid. Two sugars and lots of milk, Nick noticed. Tanya knew how the detective liked it. As he watched her set the coffee in front of the man and settle in the chair beside him, Nick was pretty sure Tanya knew how Havers liked lots of things besides his coffee.

  Havers took a sip and offered a satisfied sigh. ‘You do make good coffee, Chase. Tell me, did you learn that driving limo or digging fossils?’

  ‘I learned it from working long hours, and needing caffeine,’ Nick replied.

  ‘Beats the hell out of the battery acid down at the precinct, that’s for sure.’ Then Havers straightened his tie and studied Nick for a long moment, absently twisting the heavy gold ring around his finger. ‘I’m assuming you’ve come to the conclusion that it’s wise to be on the right side of the law in this situation.’

  Nick bit his tongue, reminding himself again that he was doing what Elsa asked. But Christ, it worried him. This man was dangerous. This man could bring down Mount Vegas. This man could hurt Elsa. He downed his own coffee for courage and ignored the Pop Tart, which he no longer wanted. ‘I’m driving the limo for the event you’re talking about, Detective Havers, so I got the details early enough to plan my route. I’m in a position to give you the information you need.’

  ‘That’s good, that’s great,’ Havers said. ‘To tell you the truth, I wasn’t sure we could count on you, Chase, but Tanya had faith you’d come through.’

  Nick ground his teeth. Tanya was a real hero, all right. She’d certainly pulled him in. Though he couldn’t fault her for that when it meant he got to know Elsa. And suddenly he missed her desperately.

  ‘I have to decide on my route first,’ Nick said. ‘And because of the nature of the client’s fantasy, it’s possible I could be driving around a little bit. You do know that the people involved from London are VIPs with Mount Vegas?’

  ‘Them, I don’t care about,’ Havers said, waving a beefy hand. ‘They have nothing to do with what’s going on with Elsa Crane as far as we know.’

  Nick wondered if Havers had any idea that one of those people was the Martelli heiress.

  ‘It’s Elsa Crane and Mount Vegas we want. The London folks, as far as we can tell, are just a cover-up the Crane woman is using to pull off the deal. She wants full attention on them. What I really need to know is where I’ll find Elsa Crane and her gang while this is going on. My people have never been able to pinpoint them when the time comes. We know what they do, and we know that they set up control rooms in whatever hotel they deem best for the occasion, but we’ve never managed to catch them in the act.’

  Nick found that very difficult to believe. Vegas wasn’t that big. But he would do what Elsa had asked him with no questions. At least for now.

  ‘Well, you won’t have that problem this time.’ He stood and refilled his coffee cup. ‘They’ll be in the Cosmopolitan. I can’t give you the room number until the day.’

  ‘Great, fantastic,’ Havers said. ‘I have to catch them in the act, as you know, so timing is everything. But with the information you’ve given us we’ll be able to shut down Crane and her gang for good.’

  ‘Look,’ Nick said. ‘I’ve never seen anything else going on but what’s supposed to go on, so I can’t help you there. I have no idea what you’re looking for. I’m not in the inner circle.’

  ‘Oh, don’t you worry about that, Chase. We know what we’re looking for and exactly where to find it. All we really needed were times and locations. That was the missing piece of the puzzle. And now we have that information, we can get rid of this scourge on our fair city.’

  Nick nearly gagged on his coffee. Did the man really think him that naïve, that stupid? But he forced a smile. ‘Always glad to do my part.’

  ‘You’ve made a wise decision, Chase,’ Havers said, coming to his feet and offering Nick his hand. Nick returned the shake with little enthusiasm. ‘I’ll be in touch if I need anything else.’ He nodded to Tanya, who offered Nick a quick glance over her shoulder as she followed him out the door.

  It was Nick’s first time to run the control centre, which had been set up at the Paris. It was a low staff night because two of the scheduled acts were simple masturbation scenes – one calling for a man with a large cock. That act starred Horse, of course. And the other starred Kandi, playing with herself in a hot tub. The final act was a one-night stand with Deb picking up Deke. All three were simple one-set fantasies that Nick could cut his teeth on in the control room. Pagan would help him out if he had trouble; otherwise, the big man was curled up on the sofa reading a romance novel. Who knew?

  There had been no sign of Elsa, and no word from her other than the terse thank you she had posted back after his meeting with Havers and Tanya. In fact, no one seemed to know wh
ere Elsa was, and that made Nick nervous. He reminded himself for the hundredth time that it wasn’t always about him. Whatever was going on with Havers had to weigh on her. Add to that the responsibility of running Mount Vegas, and he couldn’t expect to be the only thing on Elsa’s mind. He certainly felt like she was the only thing on his and it pissed him off a little to think she might not have allocated him quite so much time for obsessing over as he had her.

  The acts were all going well. In Nick’s head, he kept replacing Deke and Deb with Elsa and himself. He would love nothing more than to have no agenda with her other than to return to a hotel room together and make love all night – make that all weekend. No, make that all week! Every once in the while, Pagan would peek in and ask how it was going. It was a slow night and a chance for people to have a much-needed break.

  The two masturbation scenes had just finished and Horse and Kandi were in the kitchen ordering room service while Deke pleasured Deb in the bathtub using the shower massage. Nick was involved in the last minute wrap-up of the scene, ignoring his hard cock, making sure the ending happened like planned and everyone was out and all cameras off before he headed into the kitchen to join the feast. He heard the commotion outside the bedroom and just assumed it was room service arriving. Then he heard Horse say, ‘Elsa, what are you … Oh my God! Look what the dogs drug in!’

  Nick shut down the cameras and called in the all-clear to the room where Deke and Deb were. Then he turned to find Elsa standing in the doorway next to a woman he recognised from a certain late-night Skype session.

  Elsa offered a smile. ‘Nick, I’d like you to meet Rita and Edward from The Mount in London.’

  Before she could say anything else, Rita Holly swooped in and grabbed him in a bear-hug. ‘Nick Chase! I meet the legend, at last.’

  Over Rita’s shoulder, Elsa offered him a shrug. ‘They came early.’

  ‘We decided we wanted a little holiday,’ Edward said, giving Nick a hearty handshake.

  ‘Nick, this is Leo,’ Rita said, as a man who was almost as well muscled as Pagan but a little older and a lot darker came into the room. ‘Leo’s our resident voyeur in London, better known as the Zookeeper. He’s hoping you can fit a very special fantasy into your schedule for him.’

  ‘Is pleasure,’ Leo said, and Nick detected a Slavic accent very similar to Tanya’s.

  ‘He’s one of our High Council members and one of my very favourite people,’ Rita said.

  Just then, room service arrived with enough food to feed half of Vegas, with Deb and Deke following right behind. They had barely settled in when Pike and Beetle showed up to join the party and greet the London contingent.

  No one was subtle in their efforts to push Elsa and Nick together. Once they were all settled and scarfing down food, Pike asked around a mouthful of tamale, ‘Is this about Mount Vegas’s status?’

  ‘Of course is about the Mount Vegas status,’ Leo answered. ‘But is also about a holiday and chance to catch up with good friends.’

  Chapter Nineteen

  Leo had insisted that the rest of the Mount Vegas team keep his fantasy a secret from the participants. An exception had been made, Nick was told, for the High Council member to participate in his own fantasy. He had a reputation as a voyeur with a very specific kind of kink, and he was well-respected in The Mount.

  Nick was collected by Pagan and Pike, who were dressed in dark green coveralls with logo patches over the breast pockets that simply read The Zoo. He was told he’d be working with one other Mount Vegas member and that during the entire act, he was not to speak, and he was to do exactly as Leo told him. If he disobeyed either one of these directives, he would be punished. That was all he knew. He was ushered to a remote part of the car park where a black van awaited with the rear door open. There he was stripped of all his clothing and ordered into the back, into a cage the size of a large pet carrier, which Pike then covered with a heavy blanket, leaving him in darkness.

  It felt like they drove for a long time, and in his darkened cage, he had no idea where they were going. It was only when he was released in front of a cabin with the night sky’s diamond sparkle spread overhead that Nick realised he was with Elsa. She didn’t seem happy. But she was as naked as he was, and happy or not, Elsa Crane naked always got his cock’s full attention.

  ‘Oh, they are here! My lovely pets are here.’ Leo burst from the cabin rubbing his hands together. ‘And look at the two of you –’ he ran a hand up Elsa’s hip and stroked her breasts ‘– so exquisite and so ready to play.’ He cupped Nick’s balls and caressed the length of his erection. ‘But then I hear our Nick is always ready to play, isn’t that true, darling Elsa? Oh, and look how lovely he blushes. He doesn’t want me to know he wants to fuck you, darling. But he is healthy, virile pet. Of course he wants chance to mount you and ride your lovely wet pussy, and you are wet for him, my beauty, aren’t you?’ He lowered a hand over her mons and gave a gentle probe. ‘Of course you are. So wet.’ He nodded to Pike and Pagan, who placed matching blue rhinestone-studded collars around Elsa and Nick’s throats. ‘Thank you, gentlemen. You have been most kind,’ he said to them. ‘Now come along, my darlings, come into the house so that we can play. It will be lovely. You will see.’

  He turned to the cabin. Nick gave Elsa a quick glance, which she returned with a shrug, then padded off behind Leo.

  The cabin was rustic, but comfortable – only one large room with a small kitchenette and a huge bed. The adjoining bathroom had an enormous Jacuzzi. The small dining table was spread with cold meats, cheeses, bread, and fruit. ‘I know that pets get very hungry when they are allowed to play freely, and you are here to play, my darlings, and pets do so enjoy the playing. Now –’ he snapped his fingers ‘– onto the carpet by the fireplace, both of you. Sit, sit! Get comfortable.’ Leo clucked his tongue as they plopped down cross-legged. Oh my darlings, don’t be nervous. Leo only wants to watch you enjoy yourselves.’ He looked from one of them to the other, then scratched his chin. ‘Is clear that you both need to come quite badly, but you are new pets with still so much to learn. Perhaps is that you don’t know each other so well, and you are shy. Perhaps that is why so nervous. My darlings –’ he stepped closer ‘– pets get to know each other through their noses and with their tongues, and then once they know each other, once they are comfortable, then they can fuck.’

  When they gave him a blank stare, he plopped down onto the carpet next to them. ‘Here. Is like this. Come here, Elsa. On your hands and knees now. Is good. Is a good girl. Now open your legs so that Nick can see your little wet pussy, so that he can smell you and taste you.’

  Nick could see the blush crawling up Elsa’s throat as she did what the man asked. His stomach fluttered at the sight of Elsa Crane blushing, and his dick responded by stretching closer.

  ‘That is good girl.’ Leo moved forward to stroke her flank as though she were a flighty horse. ‘Now come here, Nick, come and get to know our Elsa, get to know how much her little pussy needs your cock.’

  Feeling a blush burn up over his own cheeks, feeling as though his heart would leap from his chest, Nick positioned himself on hands and knees behind Elsa. It wasn’t so much that he was drawn into the man’s fantasy as he was drawn into the scent and the sight of Elsa spread there before him, so open, so ready. On hands and knees she offered herself in a submissive position, the position of an animal in need of sexual relief. He felt the rise of his own animal lust as he moved closer, inhaling deeply, burying his face in the cleft of her. At first contact her body twitched and she gasped and shuddered and eased back closer to his breath, closer to the lap and plough of his tongue.

  ‘There you see, Nick, the poor thing needs your cock so badly. She needs you to mount her and make her feel better. You can taste her need, can’t you? You can smell how much she wants you to fuck her. And look at your cock, how it stretches to get closer to her, how your balls are so heavy for her.’

  Stating the obvious in such a different way on
ly amplified Nick’s need for Elsa, and as she wriggled back closer to his mouth, and her breath came in tight little gasps, he figured Leo’s dirty talk was having the same effect on her. As he watched them in rut, Leo unzipped his trousers, sat back against the love seat and began to stroke himself.

  ‘Oh, you are both such lovely pets, so strong and potent, and you both need to come so badly, don’t you, my beauties? Now mount her, Nick. I think that you won’t need to convince her. Put your lovely penis up inside her where she’s all wet and hungry for you, then you can both come and you will both feel so much better, so much more relaxed.’

  Nick really did feel like an animal, taking Elsa from behind, an animal mating with the fittest, most powerful female, and as he thrust home, she thrust back against him and growled and grunted in a feral response.

  ‘Is good,’ Leo gasped. ‘Is so good, now both of you can come. You are ready and you need it so badly. Once you have had the release and then some food, then we will be at our leisure to play.’

  Leo was right. It only took a few thrusts and Nick filled her with his need, a need that was desperate and overwhelming. It hadn’t been that long since he’d come. But he knew, and he had a sneaking suspicion that Leo knew as well, that it wasn’t the sex he and Elsa craved so much as it was each other. He wished Elsa knew that.

  Leo came into a white handkerchief, and when he had wiped himself, he disappeared into the bathroom and brought back a towel. ‘Now let me clean you up, my darlings, now that you feel better. Then we will have something to eat, and then maybe a bath.’ He tisk-tisked. ‘Pets can be so messy when they fuck.’

  Once Leo finished, it was time to eat. They sat on the floor next to the table by Leo’s chair and, as crazy as it seemed, he fed them from his hands – melon, peaches, strawberries dipped in chocolate, chocolate that dripped onto Elsa’s nipples and Nick’s belly, chocolate that had to be licked off. Elsa had softened and warmed to the game, offering playful nips and naughty smiles and rubbing her cheek against Leo’s thigh. She was radiant and relaxed, like Nick had never seen her.