STEEL TEMPTATION (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (17 page)

“
Anthony
found out about me pushing to the higher ups. Fuck, they probably called
Anthony and said to keep his guys under control. So I became the example.
Bullets started flying and fights broke out. Back Down Devil attacked us.
Anthony had me strung up in a garage. Chains and all, babe. So I know that
feeling.
”

Nate paused and Mia swallowed hard.
She couldn
’
t imagine Nate
being chained up. She pictured him just breaking through the chains and
fighting until death.

“
Anthony
chained me up and made an example of me. I was used as a punching bag for a
little while. But lucky for me, Anthony was weak. He broke his hand punching my
stomach.
”

Nate grinned.

Mia touched his hard stomach again
and definitely could see someone breaking his hand, trying to hurt him.

Fuck, he was so damn strong and
sexy.

“
What
happened?
”
Mia asked.

“
After
Anthony broke his hand, he took out a knife. He started cutting. He just
…
lost it. Slashing at my chest,
over and over, cutting deep each time he came at me. The other guys couldn
’
t stop him. The garage door then
opened and Miller stood there, shotgun in hand. By the time Anthony turned
around, he was dead. Miller shot him once. Anthony hit the side of the garage,
a giant hole where his stomach used to be. I figured I was next, you know? But
Miller came up to me. He stuck his finger in one of the cuts. Fuck, that hurt
like nothing I could ever forget.
”

“
Why
did he do that?
”

“
Power,
babe. Control. He looked at me and asked if I wanted to join the MC.
”

“
Just
like that?
”

Nate laughed.
“
It
’
s
never that easy. I had to give up two locations. Had to turn my back on the old
life. On the
family
. Which is hard to do. Even if they were bad people,
they were all I had. But there needed to be change. So Back Down Devil wiped
out half the crew. Miller had me taken to a hospital to get stitched up. And
that was the end of that.
”

“
What
happened with the other bosses? Aren
’
t
they pissed at you?
”

“
I
’
m sure there
’
s a bullet or two with my name
on it. Then again, look at what
’
s
happening here. There
’
s a
bullet with everyone
’
s name
on it. It
’
s a random life,
you know? What happened is that the MC and the
family
agreed to stay
apart. That was the best way to do it. And it
’
s
been quiet. They have their muscle in cities like Vegas. We
’
re just small time. But this
town is everything. We
’
re
not going to lose it.
”

Mia let her fingers play with the
ridges of the scars again on Nate
’
s
chest. She slowly put her head to Nate
’
s
shoulder.

“
I
’
m not clinging to you,
”
she said.
“
I just like to feel comforted,
that
’
s all.
”

“
Yeah,
I got it. I don
’
t mind it
either. You can
’
t fall for
me though. Nobody can. I refuse it to happen. If you do - or you
’
re thinking about it - I
’
ll hurt you on purpose. So you
stop.
”

Mia took her hand from Nate
’
s shirt and touched his face.
She nodded.

I
’
m not going to fall for him. We
’
re just going to survive
together. That
’
s
it. Survive together.

seventeen.

Mia couldn
’
t help herself as she bit into the pillow. There
was nothing like waking up to this. Nate behind her, hands on her waist,
squeezing tight as he fucked her. Christ, what was it now
…
a week straight of this? And
each morning seemed to get better, hotter, wilder. It was almost implied at
this point. Mia had barely opened one eye, looking at Nate as he sat up in bed,
already awake. She wondered when the guy actually slept. But it didn
’
t matter. Her hand just went for
him. Touching him. Stroking his already hard dick.

And now she was reaping the
benefits.

She had already come twice and a
third orgasm was being thrown from the edge right now. Mia was completely flat
on the bed, Nate on top of her, his chest to her back. The angle was different,
sweaty, and crazy tight. Each thrust of his cock tore into her in a way that
didn
’
t seem possible.

This was the highlight of the day
…
unless they fucked again. Most
days they did.

Each day had become somewhat
repetitive, thick with stress, waiting for something bad to happen. All Mia had
to do was check in with her uncle a couple times, letting him know she was on
the inside. Miller and Gaige fed her stories to give to him. They wanted to see
if the stories ended up back to the clubhouse.

Most of them did.

Mia had seen the chief of police
there three times.

There hadn
’
t been any other attacks though.

At one point Mia wanted to think
that maybe it was all going to blow over. But she knew better. It was the calm
before the storm.

Nate
’
s
hand slapped at her ass, pressing harder to her. The smack made Mia scream even
louder.
Fuck, she wanted it more.
His other hand slid up her back and
grabbed her shoulder. In one swift move Nate pulled back, pulled at Mia
’
s shoulder, and changed their
position. She was suddenly on her hands and knees, ass in the air. Nate still
inside. Her back arching, curving, bringing on a whole new sensation deep
within her core.

She threw her head back and
groaned. Reaching between her legs, Mia wanted to feel him even more. Her
fingers touched herself, wanting to spread herself more for him, but in
reality, she made it so her fingers could feel Nate
’
s thick cock sliding between her fingers as he
fucked her.

“
Shit,
”
she groaned, the pressure still
mounting.

Nate thrust at her harder, his own
body getting ready. Each thrust forward left Mia feeling like she was going to
fly into the wall. She hurried to take her hand away from herself and reached
for the wall at the head of the bed. She put her palm flat and pressed back,
rocking her hips.

“
Fuck,
yes,
”
Nate growled.

His hand on her shoulder still held
tight. His other hand cupped her ass, spreading her open, his fingertips
casually grazing to her other hole, making her jump.

Mia bit her lip as her orgasm
crested for the third time that morning. She lowered her top half to the bed,
losing strength. The pulsing and throbbing was too much for anything else. The
rest of her body started to lower and Nate was right there, his big hands
grabbing her waist, holding her up until he started to come a few seconds
later.

Nate fucked her as he came, filling
her beyond all her body could handle. Her ass still in the air, Mia felt
everything inside her and the leftovers pouring from her body. It only got
worse when Nate pulled completely back out of her. His hands pressed at her
ass, putting her entire body back to the bed.

He collapsed next to her, on his
side. His hand touched her back. Slowly, he moved up and down, touching her.
This was something that had been gradually happening between them. The silence
and feelings after they had sex.

Mia kept face down, head turned,
staring at Nate. She didn
’
t
know what to say in moments like this. She couldn
’
t
fuck anything up right now. The whole idea of not falling for him was fine, she
accepted that. But she needed him. Nate gave her hope, gave her life.

“
I
have to leave here today,
”
Mia whispered.
“
You know
that.
”

Nate nodded.
“
Yeah. You have to get over
there. The game is tonight?
”

“
Tonight,
”
Mia said.
“
He
’
s
got twenty people coming.
”

“
He
never tells you who?
”
Nate
asked

His fingers felt so good climbing
up and down her back. Leaving her tingling, the gushing sensation still ripe
between her legs. Mia didn
’
t
understand how she could want more.
But she did.

“
He
never tells me,
”
Mia said.
“
I
’
ve
never asked, you know? I
’
ve
never cared. It
’
s a job. I
get paid. Then I slip away until he needs me again.
”

Nate
’
s
fingers came up to her shoulder and he squeezed.
“
You
’
re not leaving this time, babe.
When that
’
s done, you
’
re back here.
”

“
Nate.
How long?
”

“
Until
it
’
s all over.
”

“
I
don
’
t get what else you
need me for.
”

“
He
thinks he
’
s getting
information from you about us. You have purpose to him. Just trust me, Mia.
Okay? Don
’
t question
anything about me and the MC. Worry about him. He
’
s
dangerous.
”

“
Very.
I have to check on Jacob. I can
’
t
get this feeling out of my gut
…”

Nate nodded.
“
Don
’
t think about it. That
’
s how I get through half my life. You just can
’
t think about it. What
’
s true, false, whatever. Just
have the moment that
’
s in
your hand.
”

They were silent again. Nate
’
s fingers still moved. He crept
down her back, up over her ass, and cut between her legs. The move made Mia
sigh. Nate
’
s fingers rubbed
against her center, just once though.

“
You
’
re still wet,
”
he said.
“
Fucking wild.
”

“
You
keep touching me,
”
Mia
said.
“
What do you think
’
s going to happen?
”

Nate smiled and then rolled from
the bed. Standing with his ass to Mia, she watched him put his jeans on. His
back was clearing up from the attack, but when he turned, the scars on his
chest were still there. Not like they were going to go anywhere.

“
Come
on,
”
he said.
“
We have to get moving.
”

Mia stepped from the bed and stood,
completely naked. Hands at her sides. She just stood there, actually feeling
pretty for once in her life.

Nate stared.
“
You ever think about changing a
thing and I
’
ll chain you up
for real.
”

“
Changing
what?
”

“
You
know exactly what I mean. Where you work, babe. You don
’
t need a set of tits. You
’
re
…
just like that. It
’
s
…”

Nate nodded.

He grabbed a t-shirt and his
leather cut then stormed out of the room.

Mia stood there, blushing. She took
it as a good thing. Nate trying to compliment but not crossing the line.

Fuck the line
, Mia thought.

After getting dressed, Mia was on
the road. Traveling through Frelen, driving to Uncle Jake
’
s house. Repeating the same
parking routine, walking to the backdoor, knocking and waiting. The door opened
and Mia wanted it so badly to be Jacob.

It was Uncle Jake.

He had heavy bags under his eyes.
He looked like he had aged two decades. Like he was coming off a long, drunk
night or something.

“
Are
you okay?
”
Mia asked him.

“
Get
the fuck in here,
”
he
growled at her.

Uncle Jake slammed the door behind
Mia. He pointed and said,
“
There
’
s coffee if you want.
”

“
Thanks,
”
she said.

Uncle Jake grabbed a big, black mug
off the counter. He kept his back to her.
“
What
’
s the situation over there? What
are they preparing for?
”

“
Right
now
…
nothing. It
’
s been quiet. I think their
guard is down?
”

Uncle Jake looked back.
“
You
’
re as dumb as your mother was.
”

Mia gasped. That comment went
through her heart.
“
Don
’
t talk about her.
”

“
Yeah,
right. The entire fucking family. Bunch of idiots.
”
He shook his head.
“
Look,
I need details. I
’
ve got
…
people
…
waiting.
”

“
Who?
What is this point of all this? I just come to help with the gambling stuff.
That
’
s it. I
’
m not good at this
…”

Uncle Jake slowly turned. He eyed
Mia up and down.
“
You
’
re fucking him. I know it. I can
smell it. Christ. That
’
s
what you have to offer. Keep fucking him if he keeps talking. If he has nothing
to say, go for Miller. He needs a good fuck.
”

“
You
know their names?
”

“
I
know everything.
”
Uncle
Jake put the coffee mug down.
“
Don
’
t try to undermine me either,
Mia. You want the truth? Back Down Devil needs to be removed from Frelen. If I cut
off this charter, the rest will start to fall apart. This isn
’
t just about Frelen. It
’
s everywhere. I
’
m tired of it. We
’
re going to destroy all
connections with their kind. Restructure the town. To put it simple
…
I
’
m
going to take over Frelen. I
’
m
going to take down Back Down Devil MC. I
’
m
going to run for Mayor. I
’
ll
have the chief of police in my corner, along with the support of the town.
”

“
Holy
shit,
”
Mia whispered.

It made some kind of sense now.
Uncle Jake wanted to do what Back Down Devil was doing. He wanted to control
Frelen. He would be the Mayor and he would be the one pulling all the strings
behind closed doors. Not to mention the big names and power that came to the
illegal poker games. They
’
d
all have a guy like Uncle Jake to call. And Uncle Jake could then lean on the
local PD to get what he wanted.

“
Making
sense,
”
Uncle Jake said.
“
I see it in your eyes. You get
it now, Mia.
”
He pushed
from the counter.
“
Tonight
is important to me. I
’
m
going to announce my plan to some dear friends. I
’
m
going to start asking for money. You want to know something about money?
”

“
What?
”

“
It
gets very slippery when you
’
re
drinking. You know what that means?
”

Mia shook her head.

“
When
a guy walks into the stripclub, he has a budget in mind. He
’
s going to spend X dollars to
see tits and pussy. Maybe he
’
ll
have a few extra for a private dance. Maybe he
’
ll
have a fantasy of being lucky enough to get off from it all. But then he has a
drink. A second, a third. A fourth. What happens?
”

“
He
spends more,
”
Mia said.

“
Exactly.
He thinks the more he spends the better chance he
’
ll
have of getting something he wants. The beautiful woman that keeps shaking her
tits in his face
…
maybe she
wants him. So he keeps paying her to stay close. That
’
s what I
’
m
going to need tonight. You
’
re
going to keep the drinks flowing. Fast, strong. Got it?
”

“
Yes.
”

“
I
’
d ask you to show off your tits,
but you have none.
”