Mobster Excerpt
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM MOBSTER, A SIDE NOVELLA IN THE HUMAN SERIES
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Luca walked into his bedroom stretching his neck from side to side. It had been one long ass day and he now had a tension headache that would just not quit. He’d taken two Panadol before he left work and Vae’s substitute bodyguard had taken him home. But no sign of Vae. He hadn’t seen her for the last two days and it was making him anxious. Not because he couldn’t take care of himself, but because he was having the most painful anxiety about what kind of evil plots Vae was setting up. Sure her self determination was sexy and her level of badass he didn’t doubt for a second, but Luca was pretty sure that Vae was going to get him killed. It might be worth if he got her naked first, but he’d really prefer not to die.
It had become evident that Vae wanted to get on to her next assignment. To say that she hadn’t been thrilled with guarding his boring ass, her words not his, was an understatement. And Luca had come to the conclusion that although murder attempts were most likely in his future, once Vae had saved his gorgeous but human ass, her words again, he was going to miss her. Probably because he was totally insane. But he liked her. Vae was sexy and confident, sure of herself and what she wanted. It was seriously fucking sexy. Besides even though she may think he was boring Luca knew she liked him, he’d caught her checking him out more than once. If Luca played his cards right he might even be able to get her to stick around for a while after she was done saving him. Maybe he’d even be able to convince her to let him take her out on a date or two. Hopefully even convince her to get naked with him. He’d been obsessing over it for long enough.
For now, Luca needed a shower. Thankfully his home had a good security system, and yes, it was magic one. Which is why Luca felt comfortable stripping off of his suit jacket, shirt, shoes and socks without checking for intruders. He walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. He regulated the water until it was at the right temperature, then took a step forward, but was immediately tackled to the floor. His back hit the tiles with a rather painful thud and his hands and legs were pinned to the ground with magic so he couldn’t move. Fucking great. His bodyguard had already dropped him off for the day and now he’d been attacked.
“I’d really rather not be killed right now.” A soft chuckle floated down to his ears and Luca breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that chuckle. He tilted his head back, the only part of him he could move. He smiled when he saw the sexy Fae standing over him. Not only was it not someone who wanted to kill him, most likely, but it was a gorgeous sexy woman who he desperately wanted naked. And he was already naked. Now this he could work with.
Vae stared down at Luca a smug smile on her face. He looked pretty good naked and pinned down for her. “Do you realise that if I were anyone else, you’d be dead by now?” Vae smirked. With a flick of her fingers Luca was teleported from his bathroom floor, to his bed. There was no way she was lying down on the floor, but she did happily stretch on the bed next to him. Lying on her side so that she was facing him. Her mental fantasies of him naked over the past few weeks hadn’t been far off. She’d assumed he’d look good without those sexy suits and she was one hundred and twenty percent right.
“Vaerie.” Luca growled. He tilted his head to the side, the only part of him that wasn’t restricted by magic, so he could look at her. She lay on her side grinning at him shamelessly, a gorgeous smile on her face. He briefly wondered if it should bother him how obviously mischievous she was but honestly it worked for him. It was a massive turn on, even if she was evil incarnate.
Vae had obviously just come back from Fae, because she was in tight corded black leather pants and a black sleeveless leather top. So not fucking fair, it moulded to every one of her curves, even better than her regular jeans and silk shirt did. She specialised in tormenting him, even if she didn’t know it. Although if the amusement and spark of desire in her eyes was any indication, she not only knew it but was also interested. Thank fuck, he finally felt comfortable making a move. Hopefully in the next ten seconds wasn’t too soon.
“Should I ask where you’ve been or what evil you’ve been planning?” Luca asked making an effort to focus on literally anything other than the desire to hump his bodyguard. She didn’t answer him. Just gave him that wide innocent angelic smile that made Luca know she’d planned something evil. But fuck, that smile. That look on her alone was enough to make a grown man beg. Or maybe it was just because he’d been in a constant state of arousal ever since he’d met her.
“Personal stuff.” Vae grinned. He was going to hate her, and he was going to be so mad. She’d arranged some things that would be starting by tonight, with any luck by the end of the next forty eight hours all the people after Luca would be dispatched. Then she and Luca could celebrate his new found safety. Although those plans may have a little overlap. Luca was mostly naked after all and the hot Italian looked good without his clothes. Yeah he was naked so she looked. Besides he’d look at her if she was naked, he’d not been subtle about the amount of times he’d checked her out. Plus they did seem to have some serious chemistry. “By the way, for a human, very nice.” Vae grinned tapping his stomach. The human was ripped. Rippling six pack, deep bronze skin, wide set shoulders, powerful thighs. Hmm, she could have some fun with him. Yeah, definitely some overlap in her plans. So much for getting things with Luca’s protection sorted, before she asked him if he wanted to get naked.
“Vae.” Luca teased. “I’m not a piece of meat for you to ogle.” Though really, it’s not like he had any problem with her checking him out. And she was definitely eye fucking him, and if the way she was licking her lips was any indication, she was liking what she saw. Luca wasn’t going to lie; that made him feel pretty smug. Guess all that time in the gym had been worth it. That was awesome because it was pretty hard to compete with all the supernaturals Vae had to know. And supernaturals were always unfairly and ridiculously attractive. Hence his obsession with Vae, she was beautiful, but it was no much more than her appearance. Her personality was everything. She was just so awesome.
“Oh, little human.” Vae grinned rolling on top of him so she was straddling him. She slid her hands slowly up his arms, which were still pinned above his head, until she was able to lace their fingers together. “You are technically a piece of meat and I have no problem ogling you.” His cock pretty much jerked up against her sex as she shifted her hips forward slightly. Ooh, that felt nice, like it would be fun to play with.
“Vaerie,” Luca groaned as she lowered her head to his. He really needed to be able to use his hands, he needed to get his hands on her. He didn’t mind her playing but could she move things along, because he had about two weeks of pent up sexual frustration to get out of his system. “Baby, as good as you look on me could you move things along, I have a lot of fantasies to act out with you.” And that is going to take time. The quicker they got started the better for everyone.
Vae smirked as she lowered her head to his “So sure of yourself for such a little human.” She couldn’t resist teasing him and it was so much fun. Oh and there his eye went again with the twitching. She grinned wickedly as she licked his bottom lip, then before peppering kisses over his jaw.
“Seriously.” Luca growled annoyed. Though he was rapidly shifting from annoyed to aroused. “I’m six two, almost a foot and a half taller than you. Do you really have to call me little?” Luca huffed annoyed as her lips trailed down his jaw. Fuck, he really liked having her on him, the way she felt against him. He wouldn’t be nearly as enchanted if Vae didn’t have such an incredibly delightful amount of attitude, Luca loved ladies with attitude. It was such a personal weakness for him.
“You’re right. I’ll just call you human.” Vae grinned wickedly. She slid her hand down Luca’s stomach and stroked his abs. They were so very nice and sculpted. “I wish we had time to play.” Vae pouted. Suddenly she was regretted making sure that people knew Luca was going to be out in public for dinner. “But we’re going to be late.” She trailed her hand wistfully down over his abs once more. Seriously Luca was in excellent shape for a human and now that she was on top of him him and feeling him up, she realised that she was hungry. She knew there was something she’d forgotten to do before she came here, but she just hadn’t been able to place her finger in it she’d been too preoccupied. She sure as fuck remembered now that she was on top of Luca and she could scent how delicious he smelled. She couldn’t help but wonder how he’d feel about her biting?
“Vae.” Luca called when her gaze got stuck on his neck and she didn’t continue. She didn’t answer him, just lowered her head to his neck and sniffed him. Luca grinned. Well that was one way for them to speed things up. Besides Luca had always been curious to find out how fangs felt, he’d heard they were incredibly pleasurable, but he wouldn’t mind taking this opportunity to find out for himself. There was just one question he needed an answer to first and then he’d be happy to play all night if that’s what she wanted.
Luca slid his hands through Vae’s hair and pulled her head up to his. “Focus on something other than your intense desire to sink your fangs into me.” He was focused on her comment that they were going to be late. What exactly were they going to be late for? Just what had Vae put in motion? And how worried, uptight and anxious should he be exactly?
“What makes you think I want to bite?” Vae asked innocently. Oh, she so fucking wanted to bite. She was pretty sure she was already licking her lips in anticipation. Which sadly meant that it was time to get off the human. She slid off Luca’s lap and sat on the bed next to him.
Luca smirked, she was so fucking adorable and not at all subtle. “How about the fact that you were licking your fangs while you stared at my neck.”. He wasn’t against the idea of her biting him. In fact the idea held a fuck ton of appeal. Not just because he knew it would be pleasurable when she bit him, and that it would most likely lead to sex, and he was seriously fucking on board with both. But first, his anxiety needed to be addressed. “What do you mean we’re going to be late Vae? We don’t have plans.” He just knew she was up to something that he was going to be paying for. And he meant that in physical injuries, not financially.
“About that,” Vae grinned as she braced her hands on the bed and leaned forward so she was right up in his face. “You’re going to be so mad.” And yes, she had said that with glee. Not because she was looking forward to getting him hurt, she’d protect him so that wouldn’t be a problem, but more because she was looking forward to getting this mess sorted out. Plus she was really looking forward to punching something. Also and yes she knew this was wrong, but it was seriously fucking fun to irritate Luca, it was fun. Especially the way his face furrowed and his eye started to twist almost imperceptibly. See, fun. “What did you do?” Luca asked pained sigh. And did she did have to look so sexy while probably planning his demise? Also how many times exactly was he likely to be stabbed? Also and this part was probably the most important, why didn’t he care more that his life was most likely in danger? All he could seem to focus on was that gorgeous smile on her face. That was not great, he might be in trouble when it came to this woman. Normally his common sense overruled everything, just not with Vae apparently.
“I just made us dinner plans.” Vae said innocently. There was nothing exactly wrong with her making dinner plans. They had after all eaten together pretty much everyday since this assignment started. He was weirdly focused on making sure she was well fed and comfortable. Normally her clients didn’t give a shit about anything other than her ability to protect them. “Don’t you want to have dinner with me? I’ll dress sexy.”
“How sexy?” Luca asked immediately. Vae grinned at him and he shook his head trying to refocus. “Wait, no, don’t answer that.” That wasn’t what he needed to focus on right now. The thought of Vae dressing sexier than she normally did, would have him focusing on nothing other than how to get her out of whatever clothes she put on. “Vae you’re beautiful, but trouble and we both know that you didn’t just book us dinner. What is the goal behind dinner? And how many people will try and kill us?”
“Luca.” Vae sighed. Now she was starting to get slightly insulted. No one ever rejected dinner with her dressing sexy. That was rude. “I’m hurt. I just want to spend some time with you. Get to know you better. Now go shower and put on one of your sexy uptight suits. We don’t want to be late, it will be rude.” Plus it will mess up all the plans she’d arranged for setting up Luca’s assassins. And assassins that had to wait got cranky, and that always made death more painful, if they caught you, that is.