Severus grabbed Cassie’s hand. “Come on, sweetness. Let’s go get your car.”
* * * *
Severus watched Cassie deflate like a balloon with a slow leak. Her chin dropped to her chest and she shook her head back and forth in adamant denial. She dropped her purse and put both hands over her eyes. It was such a sad sight he found himself furious that he didn’t have something in the immediate vicinity to kill or maim. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms tightly around her body. He bent his head and whispered in her ear, “I’m so sorry, baby. I have no words.”
She shuddered for a moment then pulled her hands away from her face. “I’ve had about enough of this shit, Severus. How about you?”
He nodded and released her. He grabbed her hand as they walked slowly around the pitiful-looking Toyota.
“Every damn one. They slashed every single one. I know they weren’t the best tires in the world but at least they held air, god damn it!”
He released her hand and bent down to look closely at the flattened tires. “They cut the stems off.” He jumped up when he heard her shout.
“No! No! This can’t be right! They’ve ruined Herman!”
Severus would have laughed at the name she’d chosen for the piece of junk if the situation hadn’t been so dire. “What, baby?”
She was standing at the front of the dilapidated vehicle and pointing to the hood. “Look at this shit!”
He walked over to the front of the car and looked to where she pointed. His blood went to full boil as he read the words carved deeply into the faded, green paint. “Die Bitch.”
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Severus ground his teeth and tried to calm down before he said anything. She was already upset enough and didn’t need him losing control. He grabbed her wrist and started pulling her away from the vehicle. “Come over here and sit down. I want to take a closer look at the car. We don’t need any more surprises.” He saw her eyes widen and brows lift. She immediately understood and hurried over to the bench next to the parking-garage elevator.
“Be careful, Severus. I don’t want you getting hurt because of me.”
He gave her a quick smile. “That’s sweet, baby. I’ll be careful.” Once he was assured she was far enough away, he pulled his cell phone out and dialed Cato. “Hey. Can you get over here to Cassie’s office?”
“Sure. Where and what do I need to bring?”
“Fourth level parking and bring that thing that sniffs out explosives and bugs.”
“What the hell happened?”
“Tires slashed and some creative carving on the hood. I don’t want to chance they have some additional goodies riding along.”
“I’ll be there in five.”
Severus walked a wide arc around the car so he could get out of hearing range from Cassie and still keep an eye on her. He dialed another number. “Hey, Trejani. Things just escalated.”
“How so?”
“Tires slashed, the words ‘die bitch’ carved in her hood, and I have Cato on his way to sniff out any detonators. I don’t want to take any chances.”
“Son of a bitch, Severus. No wonder you want to kill the bastard. As soon as Cato secures the vehicle, get it towed to her house. Don’t bother calling the police. They’ll just delay us getting her out of here. We’re already on the road and should be returning late this evening.”
“Thanks, Trejani. Tell my Filia not to worry. I will take care of her friend.”
Severus looked up when he heard Cato’s beast of a truck coming up the ramp. “Cato is here. I’ll text you any details of what we find.”
“Good. Be safe, my friend.”
Severus tucked the phone in his pocket and nodded as Cato started pulling equipment out of the truck. He walked back to Cassie and squatted in front of her. She still looked pissed and he didn’t blame her. “Sweetness, Cato is going to make sure there aren’t any more little surprises on your car. Then I’ll have it towed to your house. We’ll get it fixed up in no time. Don’t worry about anything. Okay?”
Cassie nodded and focused back on Cato. Severus swiveled around and sat next to her, his hand on her thigh. They watched as Cato waved a long, black, tube-like device under the car and around the entire exterior. Cato shook his head in the negative and then went back to the truck. He pulled out an object the shape of a large matchbox and placed it on top of the car. He lifted what looked like a remote and pointed it at the box. A green light flickered on the side of the box then extinguished. He pulled it from the car and headed back to his truck. He took a walk around the car and looked into each window. When he got to the driver’s side, he hesitated. He glanced up and motioned for Severus to come over.
Severus felt Cassie’s leg tense beneath his hand. “Stay here. I’ll be right back.”
Cato motioned for him to look down toward the driver’s seat. “Look closely. See the little wire running across the cushion to the passenger door?
Severus nodded. The wire was more of a filament than a regular wire. He had to look closely to see it.
“Look at the other door panel.”
Severus growled under his breath. A very familiar black tube was latched under the armrest. It blended in perfectly with the interior. If Cassie had sat in the car and stretched the wire, she would have been blasted with the same pepper spray as yesterday. “Someone’s got to die, Cato.”
Cato grunted. “I hear you. The morons are starting to piss me the hell off. What the hell did that sweet girl ever do to warrant this type of repeated attack? Why pepper spray each time? Is that some type of message? Cause I’m not catching it. This is starting to look personal, Severus.”
Severus rested his arm on the hood of the car and pressed his forehead against his bicep. “Shit. This is messing me up, too. Drexler had her out of the office already. Was this just for added assurance? What the fuck is the carving for? If they really wanted her to die, why not use something more lethal?” Severus thought back to the miniscule conversation Drexler had with him in the office. “Hell, he acted like he was really concerned for Cassie. When I told him she was mine, he even looked sad and told me not to hurt her. Maybe it’s his boss trying to hurry him along by threatening Cassie?” Severus shoved himself away from the car. “Fuck! I don’t know what the hell is going on!”
Cato clapped him on the back and squeezed his shoulder. “Get her out of here, amici. I’ll disable the gas and get the car back to her house before we start getting curious bystanders. I’m still running the scan on the photo and I’ll call you when I get something.”
Severus bumped knuckles with Cato and headed back to Cassie. He wanted to scream in frustration that he couldn’t do more for her. He hated this waiting game. No matter what Cato found he was determined that Cassie was going to be long gone and unreachable by anyone on Earth by the time the sun dipped below the horizon tomorrow.
* * * *
Severus walked behind a very quiet Cassie as they entered his apartment. He could see her shoulders were practically up to her ears and she had a death clutch on her purse. He took the purse from her hands and set it aside. Grabbing her hand he led her over to the wide sectional couch. “Take your shirt off and lay down on your belly. I’m going to give you a massage. You’re too tense.”
Cassie turned around and gifted him with a big grin. “Well hell, Severus. If you’re going to do that, we might as well do it right.” She proceeded to peel every stitch of clothing off and stretched out on her belly and rested her head on her neatly folded arms.
When she squeezed her butt cheeks together and wiggled her toes, he started laughing and sat next to her. “Damn, baby. I was hoping to eventually get you out of your clothes, but you just made things a lot easier.” She squealed when he clamped a hand on her rear and squeezed. “You have a sweet ass. I want to take a bite out of it.” He leaned over and gently bit into her left buttocks and then immediately kissed the pink area. He wanted to spend more time exploring those luscious mounds, but he knew she was trying
her best to snap out of her uncharacteristic funk. He moved his hands up to her tense shoulders and began lightly massaging her muscles. He smiled at her muffled groan.
“That feels so good, Severus. Don’t stop.”
“I wouldn’t think of it, sweetness. I’m not going to quit until I’ve touched every inch of your flesh.” Severus steadily worked his way down her body. Gradually, her muscles began to relax and she lay limp on the cushions. He kissed the pad of her foot and gently laid it back on the couch. Thinking she was asleep, he looked around for a blanket to cover her and was surprised to hear her soft voice.
“Severus?”
“Yes, sweetness?”
“It’s not fair.”
“What, baby?”
She slowly rolled over to her back and stared at him with hooded eyes. “That I’m naked and you still have your clothes on.”
Severus felt his dick start to throb hard against his jeans. He took a moment before he spoke. “Yes, that is a shame. Let me see what I can do to fix that.” He stood and immediately peeled his shirt off. The sight that greeted him as the material moved away from his eyes would stay with him a lifetime. Cassie had stretched one arm over her head and pulled one leg up to rest against the back of the couch. Her other hand was lying above her mound as one finger swirled lazily against her clit. He could see that she was wet and flushed a deep pink. He dropped the shirt to the floor, and then looked her in the eyes.
“That is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” He moved his hand down to the thick bulge at the front of his jeans and squeezed. His throat tightened and his words came out husky and strained. “You see this? You do this to me.” When he moved a step closer, she held out her hand, her fingers glistening with her juices.
“No. Stay right there. Watch me,” she said as she swiped her finger across her bottom lip. “You’ll taste me later.”
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Severus felt his heart thudding in his chest as she delicately arched her back and dipped that beautiful finger back into her pink slit. She slowly slid it out and upward. He stood mesmerized as he watched her continue the gentle massage against the swollen bundle of nerves peeking out from its hood. He had enough brain cells remaining to remember to sit down and remove his boots and socks. He was back on his feet in seconds.
He flicked open the button at the top of his jeans then slid the zipper down. He wasted no time in pushing the pants off his legs and kicking them to the side. Grabbing his cock, he rubbed his thumb around the top to spread the liquid seeping from the swollen head. He moaned when she caught her lower lip with her teeth and the finger at her clit moved a little faster. He began a slow up and down slide on his hard flesh. The faster her finger moved, the faster he stroked. He lowered his voice to match the decadent mood of the moment.
“You want to play, baby? I want to play, too. Look at how much I want you.” His cock jumped hard in his hand when she whispered to him.
“Keep touching yourself, Severus. You make me so hot and wet when you touch yourself. You’re so beautiful. I remember how you feel deep inside of me, so thick and hard. You fill me up.”
Severus clenched his teeth to keep from spilling his seed in his own hand. While continuing to stroke himself at her leisurely pace, he grabbed his tightened balls with his other hand and gently squeezed. She was killing him. “Hell yeah! Talk to me, baby. Tell me how it feels to rub that gorgeous clit.”
Cassie moved to a sitting position and spread her legs wide. She spread her labia aside with two fingers of one hand while sliding her other hand back into place to continue swirling against her clit. Her amber eyes were gleaming behind her fringed lashes. Her panting words made his legs tremble.
“It feels so good. There’s a fire spreading across my belly and burning behind my clit. My pussy’s throbbing. It’s so empty and lonely,” she whimpered. She shoved two fingers into her sheath and let loose a deep moan when her hips undulated against the couch.
Severus felt like his knees were going to buckle at any moment. He swallowed hard. “That’s it, baby. Faster. Rub it faster. I want you to come and then I’m going to shove this big cock inside and fill you up.”
Cassie dug her head into the back of the couch and moaned. Her words were husky and strained.
“Yes. Yes. Talk to me, Severus. I love your voice. You’re making me throb.”
Severus’s breath heaved in his lungs and his muscles tightened to keep from dropping to the floor as he watched her hand move furiously against her clit. “I want to lick your fingers, baby. I want to taste you on my tongue. I can see your sweet cream dripping down your skin.” He couldn’t take it any longer when she squeezed her eyes shut and her mouth opened in a silent cry. He dropped his head back and clamped his teeth hard to keep from ejaculating all over her. He promised himself as soon as he heard her come he was going to be all over her and in her in a flash.
Severus jolted when he felt his hand batted away from his cock and he was sucked down into a blistering, hot mouth. He shot his eyes down to the most beautiful sight. Cassie was on her knees with his cock buried deep in her luscious mouth. One hand gripped the base of his dick while her other still worked feverishly against her clit. She was staring up at him with trust and passion. It was the exact image from that night in Drusus’s living room. Cassie closed her eyes and came. Her moan of completion vibrated down the length of his cock buried in her throat. He barked out a cry and yelled to the ceiling. His cum shot out in excruciating pulses and she drank him down without hesitation. Her tongue undulated against the bottom of his cock. He locked his thigh muscles before he could topple over. Grabbing both sides of her head, he stroked her hair and cupped her jaw. “So beautiful. So beautiful. Yes, baby. That’s it. Suck me dry. Take all of me.” He saw tears running from the sides of her eyes and realized she was fighting to keep his entire length in place. He started to slowly withdraw from her mouth, groaning with each soft suck and lap of her tongue against his flesh.
Son of a bitch, Severus! You almost knocked me out of my chair! I hate you right now, you lucky bastard. That was one god damn fine nut you just had.
Severus fought to keep from cursing as Cato’s words banged around in his head. He had been so lost with Cassie that he’d left his mind wide open for any Insedi to spill inside. Damn it, Cato! Call me on the phone. He forced his barriers down and refocused on Cassie. Her eyes were closed and her pink tongue was swirling around the head of his dick, cleaning up every drop of seed. Fuck! She is so gorgeous. My mate. My female.
Severus bent down and pulled her up. His mouth slammed down across hers and he devoured her. He could taste himself in her sweet mouth and didn’t even care. He sipped at her lips and groaned at the intoxicating taste of her cream still clinging to the skin. He licked her tongue before pulling away and clasping her tight to his chest. “Sweetness, that was unbelievable! You almost killed me.”
Cassie started laughing and squeezed him. “I’ve wanted to get my mouth on you for some time now. I saw my chance and took it.”
Severus bent and scooped her up into his arms and started walking to the kitchen. “I’m going to be giving you more chances. That’s for damn sure,” he said as he deposited her in front of the refrigerator.
Giggling, they grabbed water bottles and headed back to the living room. Severus’s phone rang in the pocket of his pants. He popped Cassie on the ass and grinned when she squealed and shot him a glare. “Go get in the shower. I’ll be right there. I was expecting a call from Cato.”
Cassie grinned, kissed him on the mouth and pinched him on the ass. She scurried away before he could retaliate. Waving her fingers at him, she disappeared around the corner.
Severus retrieved his phone and sighed before answering. “Before you say anything, we’re not going to talk about it. Got it?”
“You’re no fun, Severus. At least you can’t take away my memories.”
Severus rolled his eyes. “Get over it, Cato. Those are my memories. Go get your own f
emale.”
Severus waited for a reply and frowned when all he heard was Cato’s soft breath over the phone. It was a long moment before he finally replied.
“Yeah. I know. I’m working on it, brother.”
Puzzled, Severus opened his mouth to ask if he was okay, but Cato cut him off.
“I’ve got some news on Drexler. You have to come over here so I can show you. It’s good stuff.”
Severus’s heart sped up. “Finally! I’ll be right there.” He closed the phone and threw on his clothes before heading to the bathroom. He made up his mind on the way down the hallway not to tell Cassie that there was new information. She was in a good mood and he didn’t want to remind her again. He’d tell her when he returned. He smiled when he saw Cassie’s shapely form moving within the steam rising from the shower. “Sweetness. I have to meet Cato. It won’t take long. I’ll pick up some food on the way back. You want anything particular?”
Cassie stuck her head out of the shower and smiled. “Good idea. I’m starving. Bring anything and I’ll eat it.”
Severus leaned forward and cupped her jaw. “Deal.” He gave her a lingering kiss and gently tweaked her nipple. “I already know what I want for dessert.”
Cassie laughed and punched him on the shoulder. “Get out of here and bring me food.”
“Yes, ma’am.” He saluted and turned away. He halted at the door and looked over his shoulder. “Find a movie you want us to watch. I shouldn’t be long.”
She nodded and moved back under the steaming water. “I already know what I want to watch. Die Hard. Willis is the man.”
Severus melted. Fucking A. The gods knew what the hell they were doing when they picked his mate.
* * * *
Cassie wrapped a towel around her body and started looking for her bag. When she found it by the dresser, she sat on the bed and started digging through it. Crap! She didn’t have a clean change of clothes. In her gassed-out mind, she hadn’t asked Cato to pack enough things for her. Looking around, she remembered her clothes were laying all over the living room. Grinning, she retrieved them and quickly dressed. This wasn’t going to cut it. She’d worn these since yesterday and she wasn’t going to still have them on when Severus got back. She quickly made up her mind that a quick trip back to her house wouldn’t kill anyone. She called downstairs and asked for a cab to be called for her.
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