Diesel walks away, leaving me alone with Rooster."I'm here to apologise," I begin, my voice filled with remorse. "I considered trying to save her from Jake, but I couldn't risk myself and the baby."Rooster looks at me, a mixture of surprise and concern on his face. "You have nothing to apologise for," he says, his voice sincere."To you, I do," I reply, my words filled with conviction. "You did nothing to hurt me, Rooster. Leaving your daughter in his hands could have put her life in danger. Diesel sees you as family, and I don't want anything to jeopardise that. I don't want to be the cause of any friction either."He listens attentively as I explain my reasoning. "Me and Diesel will never truly fall out, Serena. Despite everything, you did for Jessie, I am disappointed in her behaviour, but I am also ashamed of everything she has done. Right now, she hates me, and I can't blame her because I caused all of this."His words catch me off guard. "You are an amazing father, Rooster. Je
I gaze down into the crib, watching Lilly-Bell sleep, and a sense of peace washes over me. Seeing her brings a sense of healing as if parts of me have been rebuilt. Suddenly, I feel Diesel's arms wrap around my body, and I lean back against him, seeking comfort in his presence. His words, claiming me for the night, offer reassurance, but I can't shake off my fears that someone might try to harm her. Sensing my worry, Diesel continues speaking."She will be the most protected princess in the world," he assures me. "She has her guards around her, and Rooster is here."I know he's right, but the anxiety lingers. "But what if Rooster gets distracted or too busy with Lucas?" I voice my concerns, looking up at Diesel."Rooster has been a father far longer than us. Trust him," Diesel responds calmly. "Both babies will be asleep in here together. Just trust him, Serena, like you trust me, and I trust him."I feel the urge to argue, to come up with another plan to ensure Lilly-Bell's safety. M
Standing by the window, I take in the city below me, my city. People think men rule, that men are the only ones to strike fear through people. They always underestimate me. I laugh to myself at the thought. I was brought up to rule, to take over. While my father wanted a son, everything was left to me, and I have done nothing but prove to him that a woman can rule and ensure everything goes well.My head falls forward, and this world isn't what it was before. My father retired, and things changed, but not as much as in the last few months with him gone entirely. Death took him, and for some reason, when people hear of his death, they fight me. They think I will crack and become weak; instead, I stood taller, stronger and fought back just as hard, if not harder.Yet, I can't stop the feeling of hate. I hate myself for how I am and for the things I have done. This world is a man's world, or at least a woman without remorse because every time I cause blood to drop, it bur
I throw down the spanner, annoyed, the smell of grease flooding through me. I quit for today. I can't do it. Sitting down, I lean against the car."Fancy a ride?"I laugh without even looking up to Rooster. "No. This shit needs sorting. You heard from him yet?" I look up now."Nothing, disappeared once you took care of that Graham dude. I guess he left the city." Rooster laughs."No one fucks with Roosters, daughter. At least now they will know." They don't! I have known Rooster since I left school. He is fifteen years older than me. His daughter is stunning, a beauty but dumb as shit and always going for those guys who use her."Cheers for that, by the way." He says while looking at me."No thanks needed." I did what was needed. He couldn't. One swipe of his leg, and he would have been a dead man. If it weren't for his prosthetic leg, I would have told him to deal with it. I couldn't, though. I watched as little Jessie ran throu
I sit waiting, and they seem to be taking a while, and I have to wonder if this Mr Lewis guy is putting up a fight? I open the file we have on him, and it seems like he stopped all payments once he realised my father had died.Yet he still used his immunity, killing a guy and walking free. So he uses the immunity I give and then refuses to pay? I sit and read his file. It is interesting. While his garage is legal, he does a lot that isn't legal. He needs us to keep him out of prison, to keep him having immunity.Hopefully, just the threat of removing that immunity will make him pay up and behave. He is only twenty-five, yet he has grown in his city a lot. He has connections, from what I can see, connections to many people and businesses.Why would he not pay? Was it simply because he believed now my father had died, no one would bother him? Did he know I took over and just sees me as a weak female? That is one belief I will need to destroy if he does
I stand looking at her waiting. She says it is to watch me, yet her eyes were clearly checking me out. Lingering all too long on my body as she straddled me with that damn blade pushed against my neck. As she forgot her plan, her body had pushed closer to mine, the blade digging deeper."I felt privileged Miss Pierce, for a moment there I thought you wanted to be around me more." I smile at her as I step forward. "Wanted more than just me to pay off what I owe." I step forward again, god she teased me."You have it wrong. Money by tomorrow, and check in every few days. It was nice to see you, Mr Lewis, hopefully, next time it is on better terms and not me having to get someone to drag you here." She stands looking at me like she is waiting for me to leave.I step forward until I am in front of her. "Something tells me you would enjoy dragging me back here. That you enjoy me pushing you until you feel like you have to go to the extreme to prove you're not w
I'm there. Right back there seeing her above me. Feeling her grind against me. She is a fucking tease. One I need to fuck, even just once."Right here Diesel, you could have me right here and now." I hear Jessie's words and feel her body pushing towards mine. "Look at me Diesel, I dare you to." Her words are tempting. "You could always fuck me and imagine I am her." I keep my eyes closed, still seeing her there. Seeing the look in her eyes, hearing that small moan that escaped her mouth."DIESEL!" I open my eyes to see Jessie stood naked, shit. "Are you still going to refuse? You have me here naked right now, to fuck."Maybe it is a foolish move? But she is in my head and won't leave, and Jessie, well she just keeps throwing herself at me naked. Moving, I slam her against the wall, my lips attacking hers as I moan. My hands feel across her body and this is so fucked up. Fucked up because in my head I see her, I see her above me, the blade, I don't see J
I watch as he walks out of my office. What the hell was that? I stay standing, staring at the chair where he had sat. The chair where for some reason he got a reaction from me. He made me want him. By what?I look at the chair considering it. He did nothing diferent to the other guys. Many acted like him, so why did I feel like that? All I can come to is thinking it is him. He is the reason. I don't need to check on him as long as I get that payment tomorrow. So why did I tell him to ensure he checks in every few days?Part of me knows it is because I want to see him again, I want to touch him, fuck me. Which is crazy. No man can come into this life. All the men will see this as fun, a way to gain power and take power from me.I won't stand down or become my mother. I don't want that. This is my city and I know most men will walk into here and a relationship and take over. They will expect me to sit quietly and do as I am told and nothing more.No, I want