The Axelridge Series Book 3 Marc's Stolen Heart

MARCUS

My little lucky charm followed me around and we had an amazing time laughing, drinking and I feel like somehow we're closer. I didn't want to get closer to Claudia, but I can’t help it. She’s so animated and carefree. I’m like a moth to a flame when she’s like this.

I’m having such a good time, I didn’t want it to end. If it did, I’d be stuck thinking of how fucked my life actually is. The fantasy is what I want right now.

We sat in the booth of the casino restaurant and I held a fork to her lips. “Try it. A little bite.”

“No. No way. You aren’t feeding me squid.” She laughs.

“You’ll love it. I promise. Calamari is the best. Just trust me.” I grin.

“Will you leave me alone if I hate it?” She arches a brow.

“No.” I lean to her.

“Then, nope…” She turns away.

I grab her arm. “I was joking.” I chuckle and she turns back. “Of course, I’ll stop bugging. One tiny bite. Come on. Ya won’t know ya like until ya try it.”

She squints her eyes and plugs her nose as she opens her mouth. I burst into hysterics as place my fork full of squid on her tongue. She takes it and chews.

My brows and chin raise as she slowly analyzes the food. “Well?”

She scrunched her brows and covers her lips. “I’m sorry. This is so gross.” She laughs.

I laugh too and pass her wine glass to her. “Ok. We don’t like squid.”

She shakes her head no after taking a mouthful and swallowing. “No. We don’t. I’m sorry.”

I shrug. “It’s fine. Not everyone’s perfect.”

“Oof!” She slaps my chest as I cackle and cringe back.

“Seriously, I kind of like finding out what you like and dislike.” I say as I take my napkin and wipe the corner of her lip.

“Yeah, me too. It’s nice to sit and talk just to learn about what’s inside a person.” She says as she leans on the back of the booth bench.

“I’m sure you and Skylar do this all the time.” I say as the waiter takes our plates and leaves the dessert menu.

“Not really. We just kind of got together. He works for our pack house so, there really wasn’t much to learn. Skylar’s…simple.” She smiles.

“Simples better than complicated.” I lean on the bench too.

She nods. “No. Not complicated, but I like interesting and mysterious. Like you never know what’s coming around the corner. I like that.”

“Huh.” I pick up the dessert menu. “Then let’s see what I can torture you with now.” I say as I read.

She laughs and pushes me.

I look her over. “Chocolate mousse.” I lean in. “With strawberries."

“That sounds good.” She whispers.

“It is good…trust me.” I whisper as our eyes connect.

“Ok.”

I order dessert and of course, I had to feed it to her to get her reaction.

“One more.” I say with the spoon that’s been entertaining me for 20 minutes, waiting in front of her lips.

She opens her mouth and I take the last bite.

Her jaw drops and she shoves me. “It was my turn!”

I swallow. “You want it back?”

“Yes.”

She grabs my shirt and slams her lips on mine. I was shocked at first, but when she quietly moaned as my tongue parted her lips, I fell and that was it.

I wrapped my arms around her and held her head as I deepened the kiss. Every movement of her soft, plush lips fueled a hunger inside me that wasn’t going away.

I started to get really heated and her arousal grew to a point that I pushed her back to break the kiss. “Let’s go.” I look into her eyes as she pants.

“Yeah, ok.” She breathes.

I grab her hand and practically drag her upstairs.

Once in our room, I’m undressing her and she’s undressing me as we walk to the bedroom with our tongues tangled in wet, sex starved kisses.

I pick her up and grab her amazing breast. I suck her nipple into my mouth and she moans as she holds my head.

When my knees hit the bed, I dropped us on it with a large bounce and giggles all around.

Scooping her around her waist, I pull her up more onto the mattress and bite every inch of her fantastic skin.

“God, Marc…” She pants as she arches.

My dick is so fucking hard, I kind of worry I’ll go off before the good stuff.

I kiss my way back up to her lips. “Dia…So fucking good…” I say between kisses.

My arm lifts her leg and I find her pussy. She's hot, wet and dripping for me.

I have to taste it.

I kiss down her waving body and spread her thighs. She sits up and gently plays with her nipples as I caress her soft inner thighs. I lean down flick my tongue out and slowly tease her slit with the tip.

She watches me and bites her lip through a smile.

I pull my tongue in and smirk. “You want it?”

She nods. “Yeah.”

“What do you say?” I run my finger up and down her slit.

“Lick my pussy, Slugger.” She grins.

“Mmm…gladly.” I grin.

I dive my tongue into her sweetness and my wolf growls loud.

She gasps and arches back. “God yes!!”

Holy fuck! Is it possible she tastes just as good as Sophie. Hot damn!

Her calves are above my head as my tongue makes fast circles around her little clit. She moans and bucks as I suck her lips and taste her fine juices.

My teeth nip her clit and then my lips suck her into my mouth as my tongue licks her clit.

She holds my hair as I squeeze her thighs.

“Holy fuck…Marc…God…” She pants as her legs start to tremble.

I slide two fingers into her and pump her pretty pink pussy as her walls tighten. Her wetness coats my fingers and my thumb finds her clit. I kiss and lick all around her pussy as I rub her to climax.

“Holy shit! GOD, YES!!” She rolls her head back as I rub her harder and faster. I sit up and finger her pussy as I watch her squirm.

“Yeah, baby. Ya like that? Come on my fingers.” I lick my lips and dive down again. I suck clit and her pussy squeezes tight.

“Fuck ya, Come on, princess. Show me.” I growl.

“YESSSS! FUCK!!”

Damn, her juices pour out as I exhaust her orgasm to the last drop.

I pull my fingers out, lick them off and grab her arm.

“Come here, baby.” I set her in my lap and fist my throbbing cock. Sliding the head up and down her slit, I find her entrance and shove her ass down.

“Oh, shit!” She gasps as my girth fills her right up.

“Damn!” I grit as her tight walls surround my length and my body explodes in pleasure. I lay back and look up at her as I hold her hips. “Ride me, baby. Show me what a good girl you are.”

She rode my cock like a Queen. Her tits bounce as she holds onto my thighs.

She can’t be this good. Shockwaves went up my spine with every stroke and I had to arch as I groaned out a moans.

I sit up and hold her ass with one hand. “Yeah, Dia. Fuck me. Your pussy’s so good. Fuck my dick…”

She’s screaming as I grab her breast and twist her nipple.

She’s so fucking beautiful. The thin sheen of sweat is lit up by the moon coming through the windows and it’s turning me on even more.

I sit up, wrap my arm around her waist and support myself with my other hand as I buck my hips hard into hers.

She wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me. Every stroke has her moaning and screaming on my lips.

I can’t get over is how good she feels inside. Like if I had to compare her to Sophie, I couldn’t. She feels just as good, but different.

My tongue dances with hers as I lay her down on her back and hook a leg.

I fist her hair and stare into her eyes. “Take it, baby. Take it all.” I grit as my thrust get harder and deeper.

“FUCK, YESSSSS!!”

She claws my back and I feel my orgasm building. I need her to come again so I can come with her.

I nip her ear and my chest vibrates. “Make me come, baby.” I whisper in her ear.

That sent her over the edge. Her pussy squeezed the fuck out of my dick and my balls slam up.

“YESSS, DIAA!” I lift up on my hands and slam her home.

She screams out her climax as she digs her nails into my skin.

I growl out each euphoric stroke as I fill her pussy with my release.

A few more strokes and I can barely breathe. I flop on my back with a chuckle as Dia lays there swimming in ecstasy.

“Oh, God…Holy shit…” She pants as she tries to catch her breath.

I roll to my side and prop up my head. “You ok?” I laugh.

She rolls her head to me. “You really do know how to play ball.”

“HA!” I flop on my back and burst out laughing.

I roll back to her and bruise her lips. I break the kiss and look into her eyes. “You are something else.” I shake my head with a smile.

“So are you.” She grins.

I roll over and slide off the bed. “Gotta open a window. It’s hot in here now."

“You can say that again.”

I turn to her as she bounces her brow and bites her lip.

“Oh. You think your funny.” I wag my finger at her and take a step.

The next think I know, the building exploded, my back hit glass and I'm thrown over the balcony.

My ears rang, my sight was gone and I had no control as I felt wind surround my body.

“MARCUS!!”

****

CLAUDIA

I watch him take a step then the entire room shook. The ceiling blew out and I was blown off the bed to the floor. The bed collapsed and the heat from whatever happened blew into the room. It felt like an inferno.

I opened my eyes as alarms sounded and the working sprinkles rained down water.

My head pounded, my ears popped and it took a second to adjust to the darkness of the room as I picked myself up off the floor.

I look to the bed and the pile of cement on the on the bed where I once was. I look up at the black hole in the ceiling and the fires that rage in the second and top floor penthouses. Screams and cries come from the hole.

I look to where Marcus was and saw the missing windows. He wasn’t there.

I climb over everything and run to the window. I frantically scan the outside of the building. He was free falling the 40 stories down.

“Fuck! MARCUS!!”

Without thinking, I jumped. I called my lycan. My body elongated and shifted during my descent. I’m hoping my increased weight will help me catch up. I pull everything in and target him.

He wakes up and panics. His arms and legs start to flail and he shifts. He probably thinks his wolf will absorb the impact. Not at this height.

I close the gap as fast as I can, reach out my clawed hands and try to grab his rump. His tail thrashes in the updraft and I try to catch it.

The wind pushes against me and the ground is closing fast as I reach out again and finally grab his tail. He looks back and growls at first then whines.

“I GOT YOU!” I say as I open my muzzle.

I pull him into me and hug him under my arm as I angle myself to the building. Once close enough, I dig my claws into the side of the wall and our fall slows.

Concrete breaks and crumbles by my large nails. Marcus closes his eyes and tucks his nose in my arm, waiting to hit.

My arm in on fire as I hold our weight and fight against our speed. My lycan growls loud as I force myself through the pain of it.

When we finally slow to a stop, we're three stories up. I let go and fall with Marcus in my arms. My feet land and my legs absorb it. I shift and fall to my but with a giant wolf in my arms.

He shifts and lands on his but in front of me.

He looks up and back at me. I’m a complete mess as I reach out and brush the dirt from his cheek.

“Ya…Ya saved me.” He whispers.

Tears well in my eyes. “Ya. I did.”

He reaches out, slides his hand behind my head and gently kisses me. I couldn’t help but start to whimper a cry through it.

He breaks the kiss and rests his forehead on mine. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” I say quietly.

Sirens blare as emergency crews show up and people start filing out into the street.

From the ground, the night sky turns black as smoke fills the air.

The streets were covered in pieces of the tower and some cars were flattened by chunks of concrete.

“YOU FIND THE FUCKERS THAT DID THIS! I WANT THEIR FUCKING HEADS! YA HEAR ME! THEIR HEADS!!!”

“Cecil!” I get up and run to him.

“Oh! Oh, thank God. My Claudia. Oh my heart.” He reaches for me and I wrap my arms around him. He’s shaking like a leaf and my heart breaks.

“Are you ok?” I choke.

“Am I ok? What about you!” He pushed me back. “Get this girl a blanket! What are doing?!” He growls to the medics.

The rush over and wrap me up as Marcus joins us.

“Marc. Look at ya. Come here.” He hugs Marcus around the arms and rest his head on his chest. He pushed Marcus back as a medic shows up with a blanket. Cecil scowls. “Gimme that! Ya useless bum. Get outta here! Go save some lives or something.” He waves the medic off who gives him an irritated look.

He wraps the blanket around Marcus. “What are you two doing out here in ya birthday suits?”

“We got blown out the windows.” I point up.

“Yeah. Dia…saved me.” Marcus smiles at me as he rubs his nape.

“Thank God, you two are okay.” He hugs us both. “Listen. This doesn’t change anything. I have a nice hotel down the street. Ya can finish your vacation and I will see ya’s when I finish up here.”

“Really. Thanks, Cecil, but I really think we should just go home and…” Marcus starts.

Cecil holds his hand out to Marcus. “You wanna insult me? After all this?” He motions to the building.

“No…We just…don’t want to be a bother.” He wraps his arms around me and I lay my head on his heart. It’s pounding like a jack rabbit and I smell his fear. I raise my eyes to him and he looks at me. His head slightly nods.

My eyes get bigger as I get the picture.

‘What's in it? A bomb?’

Oh God.

I break away from Marcus and approach my uncle. “Uncle. We ain’t insulting ya. Aunt Dahlia will be worried sick when she hears. She’s gonna wanna see us. Ya want her here in Vegas?”

His brows furrow. “No! That crazy, ole bat can stay in Queen's.” He crosses his crosses his arms.

“Right.” I cup his cheeks. “I love that ya did this and we’ll come back, but for now, we gotta split.”

He sighs. “Yeah, ok, but ya better come back!” He points a finger in my face.

I kiss his cheek. “I will. I love ya.” I hug him.

“I love ya too, little girl.” He slaps my back.

“Marcus, nice meeting ya and keep my girl safe.” He shakes Marcus' hand.

“I will. Don’t worry.” He claps Cecil’s hand. “You stay safe, too.”

A few hours longer and we were allowed to grab our stuff and vamoose.

Marcus sped to the airport and we hopped the first plane out of there.

He flops down in his seat and covers his eyes as he groans. “I’m so fucking dead. I’m dead, Dia. Me, Sophie, Jax…we're gonna be chopped up and fed to the lake.” He leans on his knees and scrubs his head.

“Naw…look. Nobody blames the errand boy, alright. They blame the client.” I say as I rub his back.

He rolls his head to me and look through his arm. “Ever hear of killing the messenger?”

I nod. “Ok. There’s that. Marc, don’t worry. It won’t come back.”

He sits up. “Naw, it won’t. As soon as we land, you’re headed to Parkdale and I’m going to New York.”

“For what?”

“My fathers answering for this.” He turns his head to me. “He hurt you. He’s gotta pay for that.” He ticks his jaw as I see the fury in his eyes.

“Your gonna face your father because of me?” I whisper.

“Uh. Yeah. I know my dad did this to throw a wrench in the truce and stick it to me at the same time.” He grabs my hand. “Ya may not be hurt physically, but he scared ya. I can’t let that slide.” He mumbles as he gently rubs my skin.

I feel the electric heat of his touch and slowly take my hand away. “Marc…”

He closes his eyes. “I know.”

“I can’t just…”

He nods. “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, right?” His eyes meet mine.

“For now.” I say.

He leans on the arms of his seat and clasps his fingers together. “I can’t lie to her. I’m gonna tell her.”

“Ok, but I don’t see the point. When the moon comes we’re going our separate ways anyway. So why break hearts?” I shrug.

He looks at his fingers. “Not like it’ll happen again.” He grumbles.

I sit back in my seat. “Nope. It can’t. I love Sky.”

He nods and leans back to. “Ok. Can we at least be friends?” He rolls his head to me and turn to him with a sigh. I get lost in his blue eyes. “Ya.” I smile. “Yeah. We can be friends.”

He grabs my hand and kisses the top of it. He pulls me into his chest and hugs me.

I’m flooded with all kinds of different feelings. One that stands out is safety. I feel safe right here. Is it possible that I never knew what it felt like to feel it? Is this real? How would I know?

I guess it wouldn’t hurt to explore a tiny bit. I’m really starting to like what Marcus is doing to me and that scares me.

If Marcus is the kind of man I need, what does that make Sky?