Stolen to Remember

by Alexa Riley

  “Fuck,” I call out when we land in a heap on the ground. From that point on I don’t know who is hitting me, but there’s no holding back. I think I even feel someone bite my leg.

  “Kade!”

  The sound of Collins’s voice has me scrambling out from under my brothers. I see Lula standing next to her and wonder if she’s out here trying to get us to stop too.

  I get up and move toward her, and part of me is terrified that she won’t welcome me into her arms, while the other part knows that she has to. We’re soul mates, and she can’t just forget that, no matter what she thinks happened on our wedding day.

  To my relief she runs to me and I sweep her up in my arms. Lula cautions her to take it easy, but when I feel Collins whisper she loves me against my neck, I know everything is going to be okay. Fuck, she can take the edge off when I need it most.

  “I love you too.” I bury my face in her short dark hair and for a moment forget about everything else.

  “It’s all going to be okay,” she says, rubbing my back. “I just want to know what happened. Tell me who it was that tried to hurt us.”

  “Who tried to hurt you?” X steps forward, his fists clenched.

  I look over Collins’s shoulder at him and raise an eyebrow. “You mean besides you?”

  He rolls his eyes and crosses his arms. “It’s time we all got the truth, brother.”

  Chapter 11

  Collins

  I grab Kade’s hand as he puts me on my feet and I tug him back toward the infirmary. As much as I want to know what’s going on, I have to be sure he’s okay and there’s a small cut above his eye. We’ve waited this long, so a few more minutes won't kill anyone. At least I don’t think they will.

  “Where are we going?” he asks as his hand tightens in mine but he doesn’t stop me from leading the way.

  “I wasn’t done with him!”

  I turn around and point my finger at X, who stops walking. “You shut your mouth!” I snap at him and his mouth falls open in shock. I’m not one to snap at people but seeing Kade fighting even if it was just with his brothers has me on edge.

  “I wish I had my phone.” Vaughn makes like he’s looking for it in his pockets. “I want a picture of X’s face right now.”

  I roll my eyes. “All of you knock it off.”

  “Got nothing smartass to say?” Berkley raises an eyebrow at Vaughn.

  I continue toward the infirmary because I have a feeling that the six of us could go around and round taking jabs at each other but we can do that after I check over my husband.

  “I’m fine,” Kade tells me, and before I know what’s happening I’m swept up into his arms.

  “Put me down.” I try and wiggle free because he has to be hurt. He and his brothers didn’t look like they held back when they went head to head.

  “I’m still going with you, love, I just want to carry you. I worry you’ll pass out.” I know he’s not using it as an excuse because I can hear the concern in his voice.

  “I’m fine.” That passing out crap was weird and unpredictable, but now that I remember everything I’m hoping it doesn’t happen anymore. Unless whatever Kade hasn’t told me yet sends me over the edge.

  “Lula, tell him I can walk.” I peek over Kade’s shoulder to see that everyone is following us. She is giving X a death glare and he actually looks sheepish for once.

  “I don’t think it matters what I tell him. These Warsaw men do what they want.” I feel like her comment is directed at X more than anyone, but she’s right.

  I can’t complain about it because it’s one of the things I love most about Kade. He goes for what he wants and holds nothing back. He’s given me his all and I know there’s no telling him no. He would’ve shown up to my place every day until I agreed to go out on a date with him. Not that I ever planned not to, but I remember how good it felt to be wanted so badly. After my crappy interview and missing my sister, it was the first time in a long time that I was happy. Every second I was with him felt like paradise. I didn't know how lonely I’d become until he was there filling up all these empty places inside me that I didn't know were there.

  I have a feeling it’s why my mind was hiding things from me. I was scared I’d remember something about Kade that could take him away from me and I didn’t want that. I was living in the moment and my brain was trying to protect me. That’s the only thing I can think of because I know whatever is going on that Kade hasn't told me isn't something that is going to send me running. If anything, I’m going to cling to him harder because if my giant husband is worried about something, then I have a feeling it’s going to scare the crap out of me.

  “We should have just made her ask him what the fuck was going on. He does whatever she wants,” I hear X say from behind me.

  “Oh, it’s so horrible for a husband to do what the woman he loves asks?” Lula lets out a disgusted huff.

  I glance over my shoulder and X looks like someone struck him, and I’m not talking about the marks that already litter his face from wrestling around with his brothers. His jaw hardens and I wait for him to say something back to Lula but he doesn't. She moves over to a cabinet, grabbing a kit for me without me having to ask her.

  “Thanks.”

  She should probably be the one to tend to Kade since she’s the doctor, but I have a need to do it myself. Kade pulls me onto his lap and I don’t stop him, knowing it will be pointless.

  “You can talk while she does this,” Vaughn points out.

  Everyone in the room is waiting for Kade to speak. I should be dying to know, too, but for some reason I’m not. All I care about is making sure he and I are okay and that he knows I’m not going anywhere.

  “I think a few of you could use a little cleaning up too.” Lula pulls out more supplies and some ice packs. She hands one to Vaughn and throws another at X. It hits him hard but he catches it.

  I turn my attention back to my husband and I can feel his hard cock pressing into me as I clean him up. “How can you be turned on right now?” I whisper to him, fighting a smile. My body heats and I know this isn't the time either but I can’t help it.

  “You’re a loud whisperer. You don’t remember that about yourself?” my sister says with a laugh.

  My whole face flushes, knowing everyone heard me. I did forget about that. Kade smiles at me like I’m the most adorable thing he’s ever seen in his life. I lean in and brush my mouth against his, forgetting about the embarrassment. Technically everyone here is my family and Lula is my doctor.

  “Nothing you can say is going to upset me,” I reassure him, and he might as well get this over with. Then maybe his brothers will leave us alone and I can have Kade all to myself. We have our own things we need to clear up, like consummating this marriage.

  “How can you be so sure of that?” he asks, his face serious.

  “I just do.” Just like I knew marrying him was going to be the best decision I ever made. I felt it, even in the hospital when I woke up, I knew that he was mine. As long as I have him everything will always be okay.

  His face softens. “I was trying to protect him but at the same time I’m being selfish.” His hand comes up to cup my face. “I should have walked away from you and got my shit handled first. But I just couldn’t let you go.”

  “It would have broken my heart if you walked away from me.”

  His thumb traces my bottom lip. “I wasn't going to. I couldn't. From the second you came falling into the elevator there was no going back. I knew I had to make you come with me and leave the city.”

  “Leave the city?” X says. I don’t bother to turn to look; all my attention is on my husband.

  “Before you came into my life I was in the middle of trying to take down some very bad men.”

  “What the fuck?” Vaughn mutters.

  “Let me talk,” Kade cuts him off. “I’d gotten into a new business deal that looked like it could be very profitable. Then I started to see it would be a little too profitable. I k
new something wasn't right. Red flags were popping up everywhere and I could see very early on everything wasn't on the up and up with these men. They were clearly in the mob.”

  Lula lets out a gasp but Kade keeps going.

  “I was pissed I hadn't picked up on it earlier. I was going to turn it all over to the FBI and wipe my hands of it. I figured it would be easy enough after I told them I wasn't interested in working with them on the new development they were building.” He gives a small shrug. “Then the FBI asked for my help. They told me how bad these men were and that I could help put them away for a long time. I knew it was risky but I thought I was only putting myself on the line so I agreed to the plan. I helped the feds and I thought it was the right thing to do at the time.”

  “It was the right thing to do. If they were bad men they should be put away. There’s nothing wrong with doing the right thing,” I agree.

  “But then I had everything to lose.” His hands move to my hips as he grips me tightly.

  “Me?” I smile. It warms me so deep that I mean everything to him. It makes me feel special in ways I know I’ll never feel with anyone else.

  “I guess we’re just chopped liver,” Vaughn teases, but then his voice gets serious for once. “That’s why you sent us out of the country for our last projects?”

  Kade nods, keeping his eyes on mine. “I was going to get us out of town next. They found out about you and then the accident happened.” He pulls me closer to him and touches his lips to mine, reassuring himself I’m fine.

  “It sent everyone running back home,” X says in understanding. Of course his brothers would come running to his side if he’d been in an accident. “You were fine, but suddenly you had a wife with you.”

  “She’s your sister now,” Kade corrects, reminding him that we’re family.

  “That’s not what I’m pissed about. Of course she’s our sister now. The problem is you shouldn't have sent us away. You should have told us what was going on.”

  “Don’t,” Vaughn cuts in on X. “You know Kade. He’s our older brother and he stepped up when we lost Mom and Dad. I’m not going to fault him for doing something we’ve been letting him do all along.” X closes his eyes and his head drops. I can tell just watching them these three men fight as hard as they love. “I’m pissed too but I’m not going to take it out on him.”

  “You’re right,” X agrees. I think it shocks us all. “He’s got a wife to do that for us now.”

  The room goes completely quiet and the seconds tick by. “Did he crack a joke?” my sister finally asks.

  Vaughn lets out a small laugh. “For X. Yeah, that’s the most you’re going to get from him.” He chuckles.

  We all start laughing and the mood shifts in the room. “So we all stay put,” Kade says after a beat. “The feds are working shit out and no one knows we’re here. They know of you, love, but they don’t know where we are. If I’d known you had a sister I would have sent for her from the start to make sure she was safe too.”

  “It was going to be a surprise,” I tell him. I don’t want Kade to think I was trying to keep something from him.

  “Trust me. I was surprised,” Berkley says. “A giant showed up at my door demanding I come with him.”

  “I was only half kidnapping you,” Vaughn defends, and my sister rolls her eyes but I know she’s fighting a smirk.

  “I was kind of surprised you never asked about my sister,” I admit. There were pictures of her at my apartment. Well, there were, but Kade told me when we got married he was moving my stuff.

  “I just assumed when you told me you’d lost your parents that you were an only child.” Both of us losing our parents was one of the things that bonded us together.

  “There were pictures of her all over my place.” Okay, maybe not everywhere but there were a good handful.

  “I know you’re going to think I’m full of shit but I’m pretty sure I haven’t noticed other women since you dropped into my life.”

  Both Lula and Berkley let out an aww sound. It’s a little cheesy but I don't care. I think his brothers are going to make some jab about his sweet comment but they both stay quiet. I kiss Kade and he stands up, lifting me in his arms.

  “Don’t bother us,” he says when he pulls his mouth from mine before marching out of the infirmary. He puts me into one of the carts before taking off toward our house. I have to fight a laugh at how slow he drives even though I can tell he wants to go faster.

  “I don’t think another toucan is going to pop out on us.”

  “I can’t chance it. If one more thing happens to you I’m going to lose my fucking mind.” His grip on the steering wheel tightens, making his knuckles white.

  “That’s not the kind of fucking I had in mind.” I bite my lip, a little surprised I said it, but Kade presses harder on the gas.

  “This isn’t going to be fucking.”

  “What will it be?” I look over at my handsome husband, who is clearly on edge, and excitement dances along my skin. I’m finally going to know what it’s like to have him in all ways and I know I’ll never forget this.

  “A claiming. I’m claiming what’s mine.”

  Chapter 12

  Kade

  When I park I grab Collins up in my arms and carry her into the house. I waste no time in going inside and straight to the bedroom as she buries her face in my neck and laughs.

  “What’s so funny?” I ask when we get to the bedroom and I lock the door behind us. I don’t want any interruptions.

  “I just remember everything and I remember how hard it was to keep our hands off one another for those three days.”

  “I know,” I agree as I lay her on the bed and start taking off my clothes. “Why do you think I’ve been dying every time you touch me?”

  She bites her lip as she sits up on her elbows and watches me undress. When I’m only in my underwear her eyes go straight to my cock as I push my boxer briefs down and it springs free. She licks her lips and I growl low in my chest.

  “If you like those panties you should take them off.”

  I prowl to the end of the bed and she smiles at me as she pulls her dress up in invitation.

  “So be it,” I say, reaching for the waistband.

  The sound of material ripping echoes in the bedroom and she moans in excitement, spreading her legs. Soft wet petals glisten for me as I lean down and bury my face against them. I lick over and over between the sweet folds until her little bud begs for attention.

  “Kade,” she pleads, raising her hips higher and grabbing my hair.

  I hold her hips down, refusing to be rushed. I’ve only been able to do this to my wife one other time and it wasn’t enough. It will never be enough.

  “I don’t want to hurry,” I say as I nuzzle my nose against her soft curls.

  “Please, Kade.” Her breathing is heavy. “We’ve got all the time in the world. I don’t want to wait anymore.”

  I push two fingers into her and she cries out just as I cover her pussy with my mouth. My fingers move quickly in time with my tongue as I feel her orgasm building.

  “Mine.” I hold her hips down with my free arm to keep her from wiggling away from me. It’s not that I think she’s going to take my treat, but I can’t chance it.

  “Yours!” she shouts, spreading her legs wider and she bears down on my fingers.

  Her back arches and her legs tense as her body gives over to the unyielding pleasure. She comes apart under me as her pussy clamps down on my fingers and the pulses of her orgasm surround me.

  I lap up her sweet cream as she rides the wave of ecstasy, but I still take my time. I kiss the inside of her thighs, down to her calves. I trail my mouth over her belly and hips. I rub my hand along her body and explore every silky inch of her like I’ve never done before. It’s miles of rose petals and warm supple skin as I kiss my way up and between her breasts.

  Somewhere along the way she lost her dress, which is just fine by me. I don’t want a thing between us
as I lay my body on top of hers. Hard muscles against warm curves.

  I grab her breasts and push them together as I feast on her nipples. I rub my cheeks against the tight peaks and she raises her hips under me. I squeeze them and go back and forth sucking one then the other. I want to know every inch of her body and I will before the night is over.

  Her wet pussy moves against my cock and now it’s my turn to groan. I feel her slick lips slide up and down my shaft as her nails score my back. I shiver with desire and kiss my way up her neck to her lips. I grind my cock against her and it swells and grows with need.

  “Maybe I should cum just like this real quick so I don’t get too excited.”

  Her eyes widen as she looks down between us and we both watch my cock slide up and the head of it peeks out from between her lips. There’s a pearl of cum dripping from the end that drips onto her soft belly as I thrust up.

  “Can you go again so fast after?” she asks breathlessly, licking her lips.

  I let out a single hard laugh and nod. “Yeah, love. It’s not going down any time soon.”

  “I want to watch,” she whispers, and it’s dirty and sweet at the same time.

  I pump against her and we both watch as my cock shines with our arousal. It’s filthy watching me hump against her to get off and the fact that she likes watching only turns me on more.

  It only takes a few pumps before my cock stiffens and a jet of cum gushes from me and onto her pussy lips. I gasp and groan as she moves her fingers between us and then rubs the cum on her.

  “Fuck.” I can feel my arms and legs shaking as I try to hold myself up while having the most intense orgasm of my whole goddamn life.

  “It’s sweeter than I remember,” she says, bringing her fingers to her lips.

  “Are you trying to kill me before I even get inside you?”

  She bites her lip and looks up at me so innocently I can’t help but slide my cock to her entrance and push in a little.