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His needs almost always lost
Why should Raine have to fulfill his sexual demands when he hadn’t even provided her the basic safety she deserved?
Shoving his question aside, Hammer rose from the bed and made his way to the shower He scrubbed his body as i
f he could wash away his failures It went against his grain to sulk like a bloody weeping vagina, as Liam would say
That manipulative son of a bitch He’d sent the video of Raine to torture him
It had fucking worked
With a heavy sigh, Hammer shut off the water and snatched a towel off the nearby hook Wrapping it around his waist, he stepped from the shower stall
“Did you give yourself the best thirty seconds of your life again?” Beck leaned against his bathroom ith a smirk
“Don’t tell me your sad personal stories, man”
“You’re not funny Didn’t youron your peter, you’ll go blind?”
“Is that why you wear glasses when you work?” Haedhere?”
Beck held up his phone Not even three days of dark stubble could disguise the sneer on his face “Why is your BFF texting ht?”
“No idea”
“Want to telloff everyone’s heads?”
Fuck Beck was here to be “helpful” The last thing Ha “Because people like you won’t leave me alone”
“Oh, you’re hurting s” Beck chuckled “Seriously, all this pouting is going to ruin your big, bad Dom reputation”
“But you think a sadist acting like a nagging ill improve yours?”
“I haven’t even started nagging at your sorry ass” Beck reached behind him and shoved a bottle of tequila at Hammer “Drink up I’ll drive you home later”
“What is this for? You think I’ll be your cheap, easy lay for the night? Pass”
“Your witty one-liners are sounding a lot like so you for weeks to vent whatever’s bothering you, but—surprise, surprise—you’re not listening Since the only tie your shit is when you’re drunker than fuck, I bought a bottle of your favorite Go for it”
“Blow me”
“No, thanks You’re not my type”
Hae”
“Really? Then why have you becos?” Beck scoffed “Raine is smarter than you She knew she needed a therapist to process everything that’s happened But you, du to talk to anyone Do you really think you can fix yourself? Or are you just afraid they’ll shrink the wrong head? I promise, when they’re done, you’ll still have your little toy to play with”
Hammer didn’t even want to look at him “Go whip a sub”
“Nah I’ht now”
Beck meant him, and Hammer wanted to punch the asshole But he’d probably psychoanalyze that need, too “I’m not in the mood for this”
“But you’re in the lance “Are you beating your meat so hard because it owes you money?”
“Are you giving up the medical field so you can take this act to The Improv?”
“Raine would give it to you for free, you know”
Macen nearly lost his tehts out of my sub’s pussy”
“Believe it or not, I’ht off?”
Haht now, even if his old pal was right
“Most every Sunday But it’s a busy Friday night, and I have a club to run Thanks for stopping by” Macen gestured him to the door
“It’s so busy you have tiet real “Go hoot a competent staff The place practically runs itself I’ll watch over everyone and call if there’s a problem”
Why should he go home and torture himself hat he shouldn’t have?
Godda serenity he’d felt when Raine had first coone Of course, back then, he’d done a pretty good job of protecting her But once Liam had come fro-tested restraint had torn off its leash He and his best friend had fought like snarling dogs to claim her…before they’d realized they should put her between theether, they had turned her life upside down
They had gotten her pregnant
And they had unwittingly roused the monster who had nearly taken her life When Raine had needed him most, Haive himself for that
“I can’t,” he finally admitted
“Liam’s text says you can Go Sandwich the princess between you two”
He didn’t take orders fros spread open in invitation for him to drown inside her was burned deep in his psyche Hammer didn’t want his hand He wanted her
“Fine” He sighed “I’ll cut out early You have a key to lock up?”
Beck patted his pants pocket “Right here”
“Thanks”
With a sly s I wouldn’t do”
“So basically, anything goes Got it” Macen sighed “And thanks”
“I’m sure you’ll be happy to kick my ass if I ever need it” With a wave, Beck headed for the door, closing it softly behind him
After tossing on so out his hair, Macen pushed his way out the building and jogged for his Audi, jingling his keys in his pocket He was going to go home, hold Raine, and talk to the two people he lovedbetween the in the dungeon, haunting his life
Halfway across the parking lot, he glanced over his shoulder to ed on the camera in the alcove—the one that had captured Bill Kendall’s snarling face when he’d tased Raine and dragged her away to her near death
Just like that, the ghosts swarain
He jerked his car door open and revved the engine He tried to picture Raine waiting for hi else He strained to iether for the first ti her precious mind
Tires screeching, Hammer tore out of the lot One of the last times he’d squealed away fro for Raine after he’d realized she was in her father’s clutches A h his brain The array of implements he’d spread out in order to torture Raine in that fucking warehouse hit next, obliterating every thought excepta man as already dead
Ha wheel With the other, he punched the dashboard When would he be able to chase these ghosts away?
Maybe never
That thought terrified him