Jamie Begley - Tainted

“No questions?”

“Nope.” Her eyes returned to the stage. “You know something, Alec? Every concert I watch Kaden dance with Alyce and whatever women he lets on the stage with him, yet I haven’t danced with him, not once.” Alyce rubbed her ass up against Kaden’s leather pants, her ass grinding back on his cock. Laughing, she twirled her head, smiling at Sawyer watching from the side of the stage.

“I don’t care how you live your life. I don’t care that Kaden will probably be with another woman in six months. I don’t want to think of any of that tonight. Tonight, I just want to be happy that I’m off that bus, and that, when we leave here tonight, that bitch will be going to another bus. If I can survive being kidnapped by Digger twice, I can certainly handle what you’re trying to warn me about.” Sawyer reached to her side, taking his hand in hers and giving it a squeeze.

Alec returned her tight squeeze. “Kaden’s a lucky man.”

“I’ll tell him you said so,” Sawyer laughed.

“I’ll tell him myself,” he said gruffly.

The crowd parted at the front of the stage where several men dressed in similar leather jackets were working themselves forward, closer to the stage. Sawyer’s eyes studied them. They weren’t Kaden’s usual fans, being older and rougher looking. One scared her just from the scar on his face. The other man was just as large as King’s man, which was freaking huge. The closer she studied the men and the crowd, the more she saw that several were wearing motorcycle jackets. She took a step forward, trying to read the name emblazed on their jackets, but Alec pulled her back.

“I’ve been keeping an eye on them since they came in about fifteen minutes ago.” Grimly, he put her further up against the wall so that she was hidden in the shadows.

“They’re probably just here for the music.” It was weird, yet none of the men were watching the stage, all their attention felt trained on her.

“Yeah, and I plan on going to mass tonight.” Alec spoke into his earpiece, telling his men to move in closer.

Sawyer’s eyes searched the crowd until her attention was caught and held. He also wasn’t paying attention to what was going on with Kaden and the band. He pinned her in place with cold eyes that were expressionless.

“Let’s move. Kaden said he wants you back on the bus.” Alec took her arm in a firm grip.

“He can’t say anything; he’s on the stage.” Kaden hand signaled again and this time Sawyer caught it. She was about to follow Alec when the crowd swelled, surging forward and coming too close to the stage and overturning a barrier placed to the side. The out of control fans prevented them from exiting.

All hell broke loose as Alec tried to move her backwards to the only other exit across the stage. The crowd had swelled and overwhelmed the security he had in place within seconds. The band stopped playing and tried to get off the stage, but were trapped. It was a flash mob that had gone out of control.

Sawyer felt Alec’s hand on her arm go limp suddenly as one of the men hit him in the head with a small club. Two others grabbed her arms, pushing her into the crowd.

“Kaden!” she screamed.

Kaden and the band were desperately fighting their way toward her; however, the forward momentum of the crowd slowed them down. Sawyer fought the men who were dragging her from the stage; they were using the crowd to hide her abduction. Her efforts were useless; she was moved unrelentingly further into the crowd.

An elbow found the face of one of her abductors, sending him careening away. Several others were peeled away as an arm went around her waist, lifting her up off the floor and holding her steady. Her other abductor disappeared into the crowd. The huge man wearing the motorcycle jacket was holding her steady, using his body as a barricade.

Sawyer searched for Kaden and found him fighting through the crowd toward her, D-mon and Sin by his side. Ax, she saw, was helping Alec to his feet. The men in the motorcycle jackets were helping the security guards regain control, forming a line and steadily pushing the crowd backwards.

The large man holding her up didn’t budge against the crowd. Sawyer placed her arm around his shoulder to steady herself. She blinked at him when his fist flashed out, popping one of the crowd members like in the whack-a-mole game and the aggressive fan went down. Another tried to move past him and he took them down by the same method. He grinned at her, and Sawyer saw he was enjoying himself, trying to see how many he could knock out.

“Um, uh… I think they’re trying to get away.”

“I know.” Sawyer stifled her laughter as he took out two more. Kaden barely was able to jerk back in time to miss being taken out.

“Stop, he’s with me.” Sawyer tried to wiggle away from the man holding her, but his grip didn’t loosen.

“Let her go.”

“I think I’ll keep her a little while longer until this crowd thins out a little more.” The man refused to release her, so Kaden stepped forward.

“Stop, Kaden.” Sawyer stopped him. She wasn’t being hurt and she didn’t want Kaden to end up in the pile at their feet.

“You can let her go now, Max.” Sawyer twisted in the man’s arms, startled that his arm was braced under her ass. The man addressing the one holding her was the blond man who had been staring at her before the riot.

“What’s the hurry, Ice?” Max handed her to Kaden who held her against him, her feet still not touching the floor. Sawyer glared up at Kaden who refused to set her down.

“Thanks for your help,” Kaden spoke up as security finally regained control, shoving the crowd out the doors. Sin, D-mon and Ax came to stand by Kaden.

Ice didn’t seem impressed with the band staring at him threateningly.

“No problem. Call it a favor for a mutual friend.” His cold gaze watched her reaction.

“Who’s the friend?” Kaden asked.

“Vida.”

This time Sawyer succeeded in twisting free. “You know Vida?” Sawyer asked eagerly.

“Sawyer,” Kaden said, hooking an arm around her waist and pulling her back.

“She belongs to one of my brothers,” Ice answered

“Is she here?” Sawyer craned her neck, trying to spot her friend.

“Fuck, no. Colton wouldn’t let her budge her ass out of the hotel room.” This time Ice’s gaze went to Kaden’s, his tone implying that Kaden hadn’t taken Sawyer’s safety as seriously.

“I want to see her.” Sawyer couldn’t wait to see Vida.

“Tomorrow. Jackal will call your security chief and set up a meet,” Ice spoke to Kaden, ignoring Sawyer’s demand.

“I want to see her tonight,” Sawyer repeated.

“You will meet Vida when and where we say.” Ice and his men began to move away.

Sawyer went to go after them, but was still held tightly by Kaden.

“Sawyer.”

“Let me go, Kaden. They have to—”

“Sawyer.” This time the fury in his voice had her going still in his hold. “Did you pack the paddle?”

Sawyer slowly walked beside a still angry Kaden toward the waiting limo. The usually mild-mannered Ax was tight lipped as he and the other group members followed behind.

Kaden opened the limo door, moving aside so that Sawyer could slide in. Before any of the others could climb in, his arm blocked the door.

“Alec, how long is the ride to the hotel?”

“Thirty minutes.”

Sawyer crossed her arms over her chest. It was going to be a long ride to have to listen to Kaden’s recriminations.

“Sin and D-mon, ride with Alec.” Kaden removed his arm, allowing Ax to climb inside while neither of the other men protested leaving with Alec.

Sawyer didn’t say a word as Kaden slid in next to her.

When the limo started pulling away from the arena, Sawyer looked forward to the dark glass that hid the driver from view, and didn’t meet Ax’s eyes who sat on the seat across from her.

“I don’t know why you’re so angry with me. It’s not my fault that—”

“Be quiet, Sawyer.” Kaden’s angry gaze shifted to her, making her swallow the rest of the sentence she had been about to say.

She watched as he took a deep breath, relaxing back against the seat.

“Sawyer, I have come to the conclusion that I have been too lenient with you. You don’t take your personal safety seriously. For a woman who has been kidnapped twice and has been repeatedly reminded by Alec and myself that you are still in danger, your laissez faire attitude is fucking stupid.”

“Laissez faire?” Sawyer questioned.

Kaden’s jaw tightened. “Not helping us keep you safe.”

“I know what you meant. I’m not a dumb ass. I just meant that I do take my safety seriously, Kaden,” Sawyer unwisely snapped back.

“I blame myself. I let myself fall victim to your deliberate wiles, which I can only think have been perfected from years of practice.”

“I don’t have any wiles. You’ve got to be freaking kidding me, Kaden.” Sawyer refused to acknowledge that she might have given him a smile that would work on her mother occasionally. Besides, he was a grown ass man; she hadn’t twisted his arm.

“No, I’m not kidding. I’m beginning to think that, like all children, most of your resentment toward your mother came from the times you weren’t able to manipulate her into giving into your spoilt demands.”

Sawyer was so angry her mouth opened and closed without a word coming out.

“Close your mouth, Sawyer. Now, I did warn you that there would be consequences if there was any trouble at tonight’s concert, didn’t I?”

“Yes.” This time she could have sworn she heard his teeth grind together at her sarcastic reply.

“Since Ax was the only one to see through your wiles, I thought he deserved a reward and an apology from you.”

“What?” Sawyer’s mind flew, not understanding just what Kaden was saying. Before she could ask, Kaden’s order had her stiffening in her seat.

“Take off your top, Sawyer.”

Her eyes flew to Ax’s unsympathetic gaze staring back at her.

“Now, Sawyer, or you’re going to make it much worse for yourself.”

Sawyer’s hands went to the bottom of her t-shirt, slowly pulling it off. She sat on the seat with her white bra and jeans.

“Take off your bra.”

Sawyer’s defiance fled with his order. It was finally sinking in just how angry Kaden was with her.

Her hands went to the front snap of her bra, unsnapping it with trembling fingers. Ax’s gaze swept over her firm breasts, each with a tiny nipple ring.

“Have they healed?” Ax questioned Kaden.

“Are they still sore?” Kaden asked her, reaching out to flick one of the tiny rings.

“N—n—no.”

“Good.” Ax’s detached smile had her stomach doing flip flops.

Kaden’s mouth went to her breast, teasing the nipples that had been pierced before her kidnapping.

She tensed in his arms as his tongue played with the rings, hardening her nipples and sending sensations of need to her pussy. Her thighs clenched together as Kaden’s hand went to her jeans, unsnapping them then sliding the zipper down.

The small bite of pain as Kaden played with her nipple rings increased her arousal. When he reached to slide down her jeans, she willingly lifted her hips. It was only as he sat back that she remembered that they had an audience. She went to pull her jeans back up, but Kaden stopped her, expertly lifting her wiggling body and placing her on his lap to remove her sandals with a flick of his wrist before he then finished removing her jeans.

“Kaden.” Her hands went to his chest, unable to believe how quickly he had undressed her in the limo. Her bare ass was sitting on his lap, and she was able to feel the bulge of his cock through his jeans.

“Since I warned you of the consequences, I will give you my punishment first. Considering that Ax was right that you should have stayed on the bus and received an inedible hamburger for his concern, he will give his punishment next.”

Before Sawyer could react, she found herself tossed over Kaden’s lap with her head and shoulders hung down towards the floorboards. The first smack of his bare hand on her ass had her reaching back to cover her pained posterior.

“Position, Sawyer. Move your hand again and you’ll get twice the punishment.”

His hand landed on her ass four more times—two on each cheek. When he’d finished, his hand rubbed the pinking flesh before one finger slid through the cleft of her pussy, seeking and finding the betraying wetness. He stroked her clit until a moan escaped her lips.