Emma listened to the sounds as she felt Bane get off the bed. She heard the soft sound of fabric against skin and the hard metallic noise of a belt buckle being undone. With each of the sounds her anticipation and need grew. She knew Bane was getting undressed and even though all she wanted to do was to run her hands over his skin and feel his hard muscles playing under her touch, all she could do was to lie in bed and listen. Emma couldn’t even look at him, but her mind summoned the image as clear as if she could see him. She tried to figure out what he would do next, but had to give up when she realized that she didn’t have a clue. Emma heard his soft footsteps as he moved closer to the bed. She felt his soft fingertips as he caressed her right arm from the shoulder and up to her hand. “Open your hand, Angel,” he told her in a soft voice. Emma let go of the strap that tied her to the bed. Bane placed something in her hand. It felt like some type of plastic box and he took her thumb
The night of the gala was approaching, all Bane had told Emma was that her dress would be black and classic. It wasn’t much to go on, but Emma had booked an appointment at Salon Noire. Simon offered to keep her company. It would give them time to catch up as well. Emma arrived, accompanied by Luke and Carlos. She had asked Simon if it would be okay with him that Luke came along as her bodyguard. Emma was worried that Simon would feel uncomfortable to have someone he dated be in the same company as him, but not be able to interact in that way. She knew Luke would never be unprofessional when he was on duty. But Simon had assured her he didn’t care. He knew what Luke did for a living and he was used to him in that capacity when the two friends were hanging out. “So tell me all about your dress,” Tammy urged Emma as she started doing her hair. “I can’t say much about it, I know it’s black and that it has a classic look,” Emma told her.“Honey, how come you don’t know what your own dres
Bane looked at the man that was walking towards them. His instinct was to wrap his arm around Emma’s waist and pull her to him. But he controlled himself and let his hand remain on her back, enjoying feeling her naked skin against the palm of his hand. “It is you. What a pleasant surprise. You look amazing,” the man said. “Thank you. Bane, this is Dr James. We used to work together. I think I mentioned him to you a couple of weeks ago. James, this is Mr Velky, my new employer,” Emma introduced them. “Amongst other things,” Bane said and held out his hand toward James. James gave him a questioning look. “Mr Velky? Any association to the Velky family?” James asked. At least the man wasn’t spineless, Bane thought. Most people would avoid the subject of his organisation.“I’m head of it,” Bane said. He wasn’t ashamed of what he did. He watched Emma for a reaction, but she didn’t show any sign of discomfort as he told this man that she was working for the mafia. James, on the other han
“And she just jumped straight into it. Started buttering him up and flirting like there was no tomorrow,” Jax said, sounding bitter.“Are you interested in her?” Bane asked.“Fuck no. Not as more than a onetime fuck. Sorry Emma,” Jax added. “Don’t mind me,” she said.“So you're not interested in her. She used the mark’s attraction to her advantage to get you what you wanted. I don’t see the issue,” Bane told his friend. “There is no issue.” Both Bane and Jax turned to Emma when they heard her giggle. “What? Care to share what’s so funny, angel?” Bane asked.“He is grumpy because Jennie isn’t falling over herself to get his attention. Another man noticed her and she rolled with it instead of focusing on Jax and he doesn’t like to be treated like he treats women,” Emma said, still giggling.“I am not interested in her,” Jax objected.“I know you aren’t. That’s what makes it so much fun. You are just so used to women thinking you are god’s gift to them. Then when Jennie didn’t act lik
Emma’s head was still a little foggy from the scolding fervent kiss Bane had given her when she walked over to James and the group of people he was standing with. “Emma,” he said with a smile when he saw her walking towards them.“Hello again,” Emma said, smiling at the other two people. “Emma, this is Dr Linda Walsh. She has just started at the hospital. This is Mr. Cleaso, one of the biggest donors for the new surgical wing. This is Emma Cobler. She used to work for us as a nurse,” he introduced her.“Nice to meet you,” Emma said. “You as well, miss Cobler,” Mr Cleaso told her. She could feel his eyes rake over her body and Emma forced herself not to take a couple of steps back. Linda just looked at her like she was trying to figure out where Emma fit into a puzzle. “Please, call me Emma,” Emma told Mr Cleaso.“Only if you promise to call me Marcus,” he said, firing off what Emma thought was meant to be a smouldering smile. Having been around Bane and Jax, it just looked comical
Emma gasped for air when Bane’s lips travelled down her throat as his hand caressed down her leg, finding the slit in the dress and pulling her leg around him as he exposed it. “Bane,” she half-heartedly objected. Her body was, as usual, responding to his touch, but her mind was aware of the party that was going on just a few feet away. “I have needed to fuck you since you came down the stairs, angel. This dress is driving me insane and that fucking idiot has every part of me needing to claim my ownership of you,” Bane growled in her ear, making her whimper. Emma felt the need in her grow alarmingly fast as Bane’s hand travelled up her exposed leg. She heard him swear as his fingertips felt the delicate lace of the stockings. “You are killing me,” he murmured against her neck as his lips tasted her puls. “Someone might come by,” she pointed out.“I don’t care. Your body is singing to me. We won’t be here long, angel,” he said. Emma knew he was right. She could feel her body rapidly
Emma was surprised that she wasn’t alone as she stepped into the bathroom. “Dr Walsh?” Emma said as she saw the dark-haired woman from before lifting her eyes in the mirror from her own lips as she was adding more lipstick to meet Emma’s. “Well, hello,” she said, smirking slightly at Emma. Emma caught a glance of herself in the mirror and felt mortified when she realised she looked just as dishevelled as she felt. “I guess James got what he wanted after all,” the woman then said.“Pardon?” Emma asked. Her mind was still not back to normal. Then she realised what this woman implied. “You think I had sex with James?” she said, sounding alarmed.“You didn’t?” “Of course not,” Emma said, making it sound like it was the most disgusting thing she could think of. “I mean, no. No, I didn’t. Why would you think that, Dr Walsh?”“Please, just call me Linda. What else am I supposed to think? James has been obsessing over you since he saw you and now you show up looking like that,” Linda said.
“You don’t get to tell me that. Not after what you said earlier. And when Bane does those things to me, at least he makes me come and makes the earth shake. From what I heard from the other nurses, they were lucky to start getting excited before it was over. Now move before I let Bane and Luke do to you what they are itching to do,” Emma told him. James looked at her with rage. She was half expecting him to come at her. She felt Bane getting ready to make sure James didn’t see a new day. But luckily, James seemed to sense the same. He backed off, and Emma strolled past him without looking at him. She heard Bane’s quiet voice behind her as he passed James.“If you ever lay a finger on her again, I will show you just how much of a criminal I am,” she heard Bane say. A sharp intake of breath followed it. Emma felt Bane’s hand come to rest on her back as he guided her along. She heard James whimper a second time and was about to turn her head to figure out why, when Bane lowered his lips