control.
Kane kept his face impassive as he watched the other man’s eyes glaze over. Ambrose was once a masterful leader, but his obsession with his stepdaughter was making him weak. This blind spot of his was going to get them all thrown in jail forever. Not Kane, however. He had a plan.
Ambrose spoke again, his grip tightening on the cut crystal, threatening to shatter it. “But I hired you to tell me things like this. Watch her twenty-four seven. She will not make a run for it again. We do have those other issues to clear up before we take her. She will have a little vacation before coming home to the island. However, if she tries to run, take her . ” His deep, gravelly tones cut off abruptly, and Kane took his leave, the silent dismissal implicit.
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Ambrose set the glass down with a thunk . His main weapon if they were caught abducting his stepdaughter was her well-established instability, which he had taken great pains to publicize in the past. The police had been very helpful the first few times she escaped from him, returning his poor deranged stepdaughter, who claimed Ambrose was a monster. But with the present problems his organization had with the law, the police might not be as forthcoming. They might actually believe the little bitch.
Another of Ambrose’s annoyances was his racketeering trial, which was weeks from being over. Beating the rap was a certainty. Both the judge and several members of the jury had been properly intimidated into servitude months ago. Nevertheless, one had to keep up appearances, and it would not do to be busy kidnapping and holding his stepdaughter prisoner while he should be in court.
Things were getting busy. He knew from experience that his spirited little Katie was going to take all of his energy once he had her back in his grasp. She would not be spirited for long. This time, he would break that spirit to fit the mold he needed her to fill. There would be no more gentle persuasion. For now, let her think she was safe. As long as another man was not putting his hands on his property, he could allow her some time. Katie and her amazing gifts would belong to him and him alone soon enough.
Chapter Four
David awoke in a sea of warmth, which was startling because the last thing he remembered was running in wolf form through the woods, followed by a blinding pain in his head. He saw a gas fire, turned low, burning in the fireplace, and he lay on his side in a nest of blankets and towels, nude.
An intoxicating scent suddenly hit him and he tensed. His eyes cleared a bit, and he realized that he knew the stone fireplace. It was the fireplace of his rental house. He rose up on one elbow to survey his surroundings, and then realized something soft and warm was pushing against his bare cock, making him hard. He started again when he discovered that a beautiful, firm behind, barely covered with a scrap of pink silk panties, was spooned into his larger body. A perfect fit. He looked down to his right and beheld the golden vision that was Katie Duncan, asleep beside him. She wore a red flannel nightshirt that was half unbuttoned and pulled up on her flat belly. One dark pink nipple peeked out, beckoning him. In a daze, he realized he had been curled up around her on a soft pallet of blankets in front of the fireplace. And he was wearing nothing but a glittering stare. This was one hell of a wet dream.
The wolf part of his spirit roared to life at the sight of her, making his blood hot and thick. Inexplicably pulled to her, he leaned over her sleeping form, but then he pulled back. The need to mate had never been stronger. He craved her touch, to slide his hands over her body, caress her stomach and breasts, to slide beneath those silky panties and roam through the soft curls of her pussy and stroke the lips of her warm slit. The primal spirit within roared as he leaned over to stare at the hollows of her neck. Still dozing, she began to respond to the pheromones he had to