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Zane let his hand rest on the naked skin on Ava’s back. Johnson was sitting on the couch, his eyes half closed as his pet was giving him a blowjob. Zane fought his urge to shoot the man. Johnson had been getting on his nerve since he walked into Zane’s office. He was rude, crewed, and acted like a fucking animal. It wasn’t the first time Zane had been around men like him. The underworld, his world, was filled with them. It rarely bothered him. But now his angel was in the room and he was furious she had to be a part of this. Ryder passed him his whiskey and then handed Johnson his. Johnson grunted as he came and pushed the woman away. He put himself together and turned towards Zane. Zane was still pretending to have his own moment with his pet. When he figured he had kept Johnson waiting long enough to make him irritated, he grunted.

“You are doing great, angel. It will soon be over,” he whispered to Ava, making sure no one else could hear him. He motioned for her to get off his lap, and she slipped down onto the floor. Zane grabbed her hair and guided her to rest her head in his lap. He glanced over at the other woman in the room. She had a glazed look and sat in a heap on the floor where she had landed when Johnson pushed her off him.

“Talented, is she?” Johnson asked, looking at Ava. Again the urge to punch the man came over Zane.

“Why else would I keep her around?” Zane answered and shrugged.

“If you ever tire of her, I can take her off your hands. I rarely trade in second-hand goods. But exceptions can be made,” Johnson offered.

“Good to know. She will make me good money in one of my brothels. But I might need a favour from you some day and now I know how to sweeten the deal,” Zane said. He hoped Ava understood he would rather die than see her in the hands of the animal sitting opposite them. Johnson laughed.

“I always thought you were a lucky son of a bitch who inherited your place in our world. Maybe I have underestimated you,” he said. Zane met his eyes and held them.

“It would be the last mistake you make to underestimate me,” Zane told him. “I might think before I act. But once you have crossed me, there is no turning back. I will get back at you, and I will make sure you no longer will be a threat to me or my organisation,” Zane told him. They both knew he was talking about the shooting. It didn’t need to be clarified.

“That’s good to know. I need to keep on your good side then,” Johnson said. He tried to look relaxed, but for the first time, Zane could see a crack in his mask. It pleased Zane almost as much as getting the satisfaction to punch the fucker in the face, almost. He would get his chance, Zane thought. Zane hadn’t been lying when he said he wouldn’t let it go. Johnson had wounded him and his men. He had tried to make them look weak, and that would not be forgotten. Zane just wanted to make sure he had enough evidence so when he went after Johnson, the other families wouldn’t side with Johnson.

“Thank you for inviting us. I have enjoyed myself. Too bad about the deal, but there will be others in the future. I have a shipment coming in a couple of months,” Johnson said, standing up. Zane stood as well.

“Let me know and we will discuss a price,” he said.

“I could arrange for a large discount,” Johnson told him, looking at Ava that was still sitting by the armchair.

“Interesting, I will consider it.” Zane watched as Johnson and his men left Zane’s office.

“Should we talk about this?” Jax asked.

“Yes, but not now. I need a moment,” Zane told him. “Make sure I’m not disturbed,” he then said to Ryder and Carlos.

“Yes, boss,” they both said, heading out of the office.

“I’ll do the round in the club and make sure nothing stirs downstairs,” Jax said, giving him a look that was amused. Zane just grunted. As soon as the door closed behind them, Zane drew Ava to her feet and into a kiss. She let out an adorable yelp of surprise before melting into the kiss.

“Are you okay?” he asked as they came up to breathe.

“I am. I’m fine,” she reassured him. Zane looked closely at her, trying to see if she was in shock or if she was trying to hide how she really felt. He didn’t see any signs of either. He didn’t know if that was a good or bad thing.

“I didn’t mean the things I said,” he told her. Zane knew he shouldn’t care, he knew he should pretend that it didn’t matter to him if she believed it or not. But he couldn’t stand it if she would go around worrying he would trade her off.

“I know,” she simply told him with her calm smile back on her lips. He kissed her again and felt his need for her rise.

“Fuck, I hated the way he looked at you. You are mine, my angel,” he muttered and lifted her up in his arms. He walked straight towards the bathroom.

“Zane?” Ava asked.

“I know I told you I would fuck you in this dress, but that is just not going to happen. I’m going to get rid of this thing and I will take you hard and fast until you scream my name. Then we will get you a new dress and we will both feel a lot better,” he told her as he put her down on the bathroom floor. He made quick work of pulling the dress over her head. She wasn’t wearing a bra and just the tiniest pair of panties. Zane ripped them off her as she gasped. “Am I scaring you?” he asked. He didn’t know if he could stop himself even if she said yes, but he knew he would try.

“No. You don’t scare me, Zane,” Ava said and reached up and kissed him. Fuck, he needed to be inside her. Her naked body called to him as his hands roamed all over it, trying to stake their claims all over again. She was his. He broke the kiss and bent down to help her get out of her shoes.

“Into the shower,” he told her as he removed his own clothes as fast as he could. Ava had just started the water running when he stepped in behind her, towering over her in the close space. “I need you,” he told her and drew her into him. Her back pressed up against him as he attacked her neck with kisses and love bites. His stiff cock pressed into her ass and she moved her hips in a way that let it slip in between her ass cheeks. “Tell me to back off now, angel. I will take you hard and fast. If you’re not up for it, you need to let me know,” Zane told her. Ava took his hand that was resting against her stomach and guided it down between her legs. Zane grunted and his fingers found their way on their own. She was already slick with excitement.

“Zane,” Ava sighed. Her voice was heavy with desire. How could a living being be this perfect? Zane turned her around. He lifted her up, and she wrapped her legs around him. In one fluid motion, he drove his cock into her and he pressed her into the corner of the shower. Ava whined, and Zane could feel her nails rake over his back. She needed this as much as he did. He moved his hips at a frenzied pace, seeking the pleasure he had got addicted to. “More,” Ava urged him on. “I need you, Zane.” The words turned him on even more. He changed the angle of his thrusts and she whimpered in pleasure.

“Tell me who you belong to,” he grunted, and as one of his hands cupped her ass, his other took a grip around her throat. He knew she enjoyed it as much as he did. He could feel her pussy flutter as he closed his hand in a tight grip.

“You, Zane. I belong to you,” she told him.

“Funking right you do. I will kill anyone that lays their hand on you or tries to take what is mine,” he grunted. “Touch yourself angel, let me feel you cum all around my cock.” Ava’s hand slid down her body, in between them and Zane could feel her fingers move as she stimulated herself. Her other hand had taken a strong hold of his shoulder.

“I’m going to cum, Zane,” she told him. “It feels so good.”

“That’s right, angel. Let go and cum. I want you to scream my name as my cock is buried deep inside you.” As he said it, Zane realised he hadn’t put on a condom. He cursed in his head. Zane was not about to stop what he was doing to get one, he just needed to make sure he didn’t cum inside Ava. He wouldn’t ruin her life by being tied down to him. But the thought of her carrying his child had him hurling towards his climax. She shouted his name as he felt her body tense when she reached her orgasm. He pulled out and without touching himself, he came.