CHAOS (Beneath The Secrets Book 1)

Song- Formaldehyde Footsteps, BertieBanz

I don’t want her things to disappear, so I take a moment to toss her purse in the saddlebags of my bike and text the security here to send someone out to watch it.

She has a solid thirty second lead.

Should I let it go for a full minute?

No.

I’ve waited too long. Part of this is driven by my overwhelming need to have her with me.

To take her home and have her to myself.

I crave the taste of her pussy on my lips again.

My cock twitches at the thought.

It’s been long enough. If Kai taught me anything, it’s that life is too short not to go after what you want. And Sofia is at the top of my list.

Taking off in a slow jog, I follow the only walkway that winds around the expansive building and backs onto the golf course. There isn’t anywhere to hide here, so she must really be running.

It may be cheating bringing up the cameras on my phone, but I know when I catch her, we’ll both bask in the victory.

At the first tee, I pause.

Which way would my little tigress have gone?

The flicker of movement on my screen tells me to the left, right towards the line of trees. Exactly where I want her.

Enzo has a hell of a network set up. I have access to the cameras not only in the casinos, but all the traffic and exterior ones as well.

My only question is, how long do I let her think she can hide?

Biting back the grin, I head in her direction, trying to be as light on my feet as I can. Reaching the tree line of a sweeping golf course, I press my hand against the rough bark and strain my ears, hoping to detect any hint of movement.

Fuck, nothing.

Pressing forward, I notice a flicker to my right, prompting me to increase my speed and fix my sights solely on her. With a quick flick of her head, she shoots me a sly grin that freezes me in my tracks.

As she breaks out into a sprint, I feel the adrenaline rush through my veins, propelling me forward. She’s quick. But not fast enough for me.

The closer I get, the stronger her strawberry scent grows. I’m fucking feral for her at this point. In a split second, I lunge towards her, my arms encircling her waist as I bring her down with me, landing on the ground in a tangled heap.

“I told you not to let me catch you,” I growl in her ear, rolling us over so I am on top. My body presses on hers to keep her in place.

Her head tilts to the left. In a split second, I sink my teeth into her throat, relishing in the sensation of her struggling against me.

I’m so distracted by her taste, her body against mine, that without warning, she swiftly brings her knees up, crashing them into my gut before I even have a chance to react. As the pain shoots through me, I instinctively let go, giving her the opening she needs to roll over and leap up.

“Try harder next time!” she calls out as she sprints off.

I’ve never gotten up so fast in my life.

She takes off out of the tree line and heads back to the greens. My breath comes out in ragged gasps as I close in on her, but she manages to evade me by swiftly ducking out of the way.

Fuck.

As I look up, I can see where she’s heading. What she doesn’t realize is there’s a pond just on the other side of those pines. I’m done. I need her.

I stalk behind her, but I can’t hear her footfalls. So she’s hiding from me.

“Given up yet, sweetheart?” I call out, glancing to each side for her, hitting my palms against each trunk as I pass.

“When I catch you, you’re mine, and I’ll fuck you until you accept that.”

From my right, I hear the sound of rustling leaves, causing me to swiftly turn. I catch a glimpse of her ponytail swaying in the breeze. Closing the distance between us, I seize her by the hips. In response, she twirls around, gripping my t-shirt tightly, causing the collar to rip. My fingers tighten around her throat as I push her against the rough bark, my thigh finding its place between her legs.

“Fuck, Jax,” she says breathlessly. That has my cock throbbing for her.

“Mine,” I say with a smirk.

Her chest heaves as her hot breath beats against my face. Her eyes dart around before focusing on me with a darkness in them.

Her hands push against my exposed chest, and I tighten my grip on her throat. She has driven me to this level of obsession with her.

“You’ve got one chance to stop this, Sofia.” I lower my tone, feeling her heart pound against my palm.

Her arms wrap around my neck, and her legs around my waist, as her lips crash over mine. The shift causes me to stumble back while holding onto her ass as I devour her mouth.

Just like I’ve fucking dreamt of doing for years.

She claws at the remains of my top, ripping it from my body, making the air brush against my sweaty skin.

She tastes just like I remember, like strawberries and mint. With her lips pressed against mine, her fingers tangled in my hair, I lean in closer to intensify our kiss.

She consumes me, lighting a fire within me.

Breaking our touch, she backs away with a mischievous glint in her eye. I lunge towards her before she can turn and grab her by the waist, tucking her against me as we fall to the ground. She backs away on her ass, her eyes never leaving mine as I crawl towards her on my damn hands and knees.

There is only one thing I can do.

Catch her and claim her as mine.