Game (11 page)

17.

(Finn)

I got into the truck and slammed
the door.

What the fuck are you doing,
Finn?

I had no purpose touching her face,
her hair, none of that shit. Especially doing it in the cabin. Not the goddamn
cabin. Never. That wasn
’
t
what the cabin was for.

Shayna needed to get pregnant?
Yeah, sure, I could figure that out. Just take her outside or toss her in the
bed of the truck and go at it. That I could do. That I could enjoy.

But inside the cabin?

Christ, bad enough I had already touched
her in the bedroom. Put her against the bathroom door and
…

“
Fuck,
”
I growled.

The living room. The fireplace. A
fire behind me.
Her
in front of me.

None of it was supposed to go down
like it did. It was me and Cormac together. We were the biggest and best
fighters around. For each match he won, I won. We fought through everyone and
everything, together. Rumors had been spreading like wildfire about me and him
going at it. The ultimate main event. Two best friends, training together for
years, finally fighting.

We agreed to hold off on it.

We had good reason because we were
goddamn family. Close as brothers and damn near ready to be that. There was a
plan in place for everything, too. Always a plan. Cormac loved to plan things.
He loved to piece it all together and feel good about it. Then I watched all
those pieces fall apart. One by fucking one.

I grabbed the keys and started the
truck.

Now what?

What was I going to do? Drive away?
Leave Shayna to herself?

We were stuck together. We were
supposed to just crash for the night and game plan tomorrow.

I thought about leaving until I saw
Shayna rushing toward the truck.

Her silhouette danced in the
headlights and then I saw her getting closer. Her hair danced out behind her.
Wearing a t-shirt. Wearing those damn jeans that held perfectly at her hips.
She got to the truck and I rolled down the window.

“
I
’
m not leaving,
”
I said.
“
I just
…”

“
It
is because of this?
”
she
asked.

A second later, something hit my
lap. When I looked down I knew what it was. I didn
’
t need to fucking see it.

“
Where
did you find that?
”
I
asked.

“
It
fell out of a picture frame you broke,
”
Shayna said.
“
You want me
to tell you everything? I will. Anything you want, Finn. But why can
’
t you do the same?
”

I looked at her.
“
It
’
s
none of your fucking business. You ran into this mess, not me.
”

“
You
’
re supposed to fuck me, Finn.
Get me pregnant, right?
”

“
Go
inside and go to fucking bed,
”
I said.

“
No.
Maybe I
’
ll go call Zander.
Tell him everything. How does that sound?
”

I grinned.
“
You do that, sweetie. Call up Zander right fucking
now. Tell him anything you want. But I can promise you this
…
whatever Fiore wants, he gets.
I
’
m your safest bet no
matter what. And if you fuck with me or fuck with Fiore, you
’
re going to end up dead. Trust
me, it won
’
t just be a
bullet through the back of your head either. Oh, no. It
’
ll be much worse than that.
”

Shayna just stared at me.
“
Who was she?
”

“
Leave
it be.
”

“
Where
is she now? Is that why you
’
re
like this, Finn? Why you
’
re
one second okay and the next second kicking over end tables?
”

“
Go
inside,
”
I said through
gritted teeth.

“
Did
you love her? Did you use her? What happened?
”

I looked at Shayna.
“
Don
’
t fucking try to be anything other than what you
are, sweetie.
”

“
Which
is what?
”
she asked.

“
A
pussy to fuck,
”
I said.
“
That
’
s why you
’
re
with me. I need your pussy and you need my dick. That
’
s the only way we can survive. So unless you
’
re going to bend over, shut your
mouth, and open your legs, then get the fuck away from me.
”

That did it.

Shayna
’
s eyes went wide. I could see the tears in her
eyes, even in the darkness. She hugged herself and walked away. I watched her
walk away, like a damn fool. I could not get involved. Not again. Not that same
road. Not that same destination.

When Shayna was out of sight, I
grabbed the picture and opened it.

It was taken right where the cabin
stood now.

Shayna had found my darkest secret.

She had found out that my heart
was not only capable of loving, but also capable of shattering.

18.

(Shayna)

I slept soundly without so much as
a flicker of a dream. I woke to find someone at the end of the bed. And it wasn
’
t Finn.

I gasped and jumped back, sitting
straight up. The room spun a few times because of the blood rush. My heart
pounded.

A hand reached out with a gun in
it.

All my mind could think was one
thing -
Zander.

He
’
d
found me. He
’
d found us.

I looked to the door.

Finn was out there.

Oh, shit.

That meant Finn was dead. If Zander
attacked, there would be no survivors. He and his crew prided themselves off
creating bloody scenes. They
’
d
kill someone and then shoot them a hundred more times just to make a bigger
mess. They made it so the crime scenes were nightmares.

The person at the end of the bed
turned.

It wasn
’
t Zander after all.

It was Fiore.

Finn
’
s
boss.

“
Good
morning,
”
he said.
“
Did you sleep well?
”

I exhaled.
“
Yeah, sure. Right. Good morning to you.
”

Fiore eyed me and then smirked.
“
A little cold in here?
”

I looked down and gasped. The
t-shirt pulled against my breasts tight and my nipples were pressing through.
Thankfully I at least had clothes on. Well, I didn
’
t have any pants on, but the lower half of my body
was under the covers.

I grabbed the sheet and pulled it
up to my chin.

“
Sorry,
couldn
’
t help myself,
”
Fiore said.
“
Is Finn treating you well?
”

“
Yeah.
”

“
Good.
You two busy at work?
”

I swallowed hard. I didn
’
t want to lie to Fiore. Not
without Finn and I agreeing on some kind of plan.

“
If
you
’
re asking
…”

“
How
many times did he fuck you last night?
”

Ohmygod
…

My cheeks started to burn. I pulled
the covers tighter to my body. I felt so uncomfortable with Fiore at the end of
the bed. Yet he was there, staring at me.

He then let out a little laugh.
“
Well, I
’
ll just have to assume for now. But don
’
t worry, I
’
m not against checking on
things.
”

“
What
does that mean?
”

“
You
’
ll find out soon enough,
”
he said. He then turned and
brought his right leg to the bed. He leaned at me and touched my leg over the
covers with his right hand.
“
I
know Finn told you my story.
”

I nodded.
“
I
’
m
very sorry about what happened.
”

“
See,
the thing with apologies and grieving and all that
…
it gets you nowhere. So what
’
s the fucking point? Zander had
a plan and it worked.
”
Fiore gently clapped his hands together.
“
I
applaud him for that. Sometimes defining what
’
s
ours creates bloodshed. It
’
s
no different than what our ancestors fought for years ago. The battles for
land, territory, promise, and purpose. Kings staring across the land. It
’
s just a different time now. The
fight is different, the war is the same.
”

“
I
can help,
”
I said.
“
I can get Zander to come here.
You can get him. Kidnap him and do
…”

“
Shhh
…
,
”
Fiore said.
“
I already know
what I want. I don
’
t go
against my initial instinct. I did that once and it ended up with my poor Luca
leaving this world. Did you know that?
”

I shook my head.
“
No.
”

“
See,
Mara always came to me. Even after she got married and had Luca. That father
daughter relationship is something special. Were you close with your father,
Shayna?
”

“
No,
”
I said.
“
I never met him.
”

“
See,
now that
’
s a damn shame.
That
’
s a real damn shame.
But anyway, the night poor Luca was sick, Mara called me. I could hear my
grandson crying in the background. The poor guy was in pain. I told her to stay
put and let me get a doctor to come to her. No need to leave the house at two
in the morning. But Antonio insisted on driving Luca. He said he could get
there quicker. I wasn
’
t
happy about it, but I trusted Antonio. And little did I know Zander had been
waiting for Antonio to leave the house. The last sound I ever heard of Luca
wasn
’
t his giggle. It wasn
’
t the way he made bubbles with
his lips. It was the crying of my grandson, in pain.
”

I saw the look in Fiore
’
s eyes. This wasn
’
t a normal man. The death of his
son-in-law and grandson had him teetering on insanity. True insanity.

“
I
knew nothing of it,
”
I
whispered.
“
I mean, of what
Zander did and when.
”

“
I
’
m not blaming you,
”
Fiore said.
“
You wanted to get away from him
and now you
’
re helping me
with this war.
”

“
Do
you understand
…
getting
pregnant
…”

Fiore stood from the bed, gun in
hand.
“
People have babies
all the time. Mara is still grieving. Marie insists on leaving her be for now.
So my chances of another grandchild are very slim. But I can welcome a baby
into my own. I can replace what was lost.
”

“
It
won
’
t replace your
bloodline,
”
I said, taking
a chance by talking back to Fiore.

“
You
’
re right,
”
Fiore said.
“
It
won
’
t keep my bloodline
going. But it will ease the pain in my family. We will have a child to love and
raise. Mara will see beyond the grief of losing Antonio
…
and then I can bring another man into her life.
Not to mention I get to steal life from Zander. Drive him insane before I kill
him. Plus, the power of life and love
…”

Fiore just stared off into space.
The man was beyond crazy.

He looked at me.
“
Understand?
”

“
Yeah,
”
I whispered.

“
Good,
”
Fiore said. He grabbed at the
door.
“
Now it
’
s time for some proof.
”

“
Some
what?
”
I asked.

“
I
want to see it.
”

“
See
what?
”

Fiore smiled big and his eyes
narrowed.
“
I want proof
that my commands are being obeyed.
I
’
m
going to watch Finn fuck you, Shayna.
”

~ ~ ~

My breath and words were jumbled
and stolen. Fiore tore open the door and whistled. A second later Finn appeared
in the doorway, a man standing with a gun to the side of his head.

“
You
work under pressure, right?
”
Fiore asked Finn.

“
Jesus
Christ,
”
Finn said.
“
Are you fucking kidding me,
Fiore? After everything I
’
ve
done for you. Come on.
”

“
No,
”
Fiore said with a smile.
“
You
’
re going to come in
…”
He pointed at me.
“…
in
her!
”

Fiore and his thug laughed.

“
Get
that dick hard,
”
Fiore said.
“
What do you need? You need
Shayna naked? You need her to touch herself?
”

I started to shake under the
covers.

Fiore looked at me, waving the gun
like it was a laser pointer and I was some kind of exhibit.
“
Go ahead, Shayna. Tear those
covers off. Show it all off. Get your man hard.
”

Get my man hard? Finn was
…
my man?

I looked at Finn and my stomach
flipped. His words ran through my mind from last night. All I was to him was
someone to fuck, right? Fiore was just driving that point home right now.

I started to push the covers down,
trying to wonder if I really had a choice right now. If I didn
’
t do it, Fiore would. If I didn
’
t let Finn inside me, then Fiore
would have someone else. Not that I didn
’
t
want Finn
…
just
…

“
Come
on, come on,
”
Fiore said.
“
I don
’
t have all day. Just get it over with. I want to see
it happen. So I know my command
…”

“
She
can
’
t,
”
Finn yelled.
“
Okay? She fucking can
’
t.
”

“
Why
not?
”
Fiore asked.
“
She have a dick or something?
”

“
She
just can
’
t,
”
Finn repeated.

“
Give
me a reason,
”
Fiore said.

I had nothing. My eyes were wide.
My cheeks on fire. My body tensed and scared.

What was Finn doing?

“
She
’
s
…
she
’
s got her thing.
”

“
Her
thing?
”
Fiore asked.

“
Her
monthly thing.
”

Fiore looked right at me.
“
You
’
re bleeding right now?
”

I hurried and nodded.
“
Yes. It
’
s my time of the month. Sorry. I was embarrassed to
say anything. I didn
’
t want
you to kill me.
”

“
Are
you lying to me, Shayna?
”

Now I had to get bold. I threw the
covers off my body, showing that I was in nothing but a t-shirt and panties. I
kept my legs together, tight. I knew everyone watching could see my boobs
pressing against the shirt, including my hard nipples.

“
Want
to check?
”
I asked.
“
Touch me? See if I
’
m lying?
”

My face got hotter, redder.

Fiore looked but didn
’
t approach.

“
She
’
s not lying,
”
Finn said.
“
I have no problem with it, just
for the record. I
’
ll ride
that out. You know me, Fiore. Nothing stops my cock.
”

Fiore looked between me and Finn.
He raised an eyebrow.
“
But
you just hesitated, Finn.
”

“
I
don
’
t want my boss watching
me work,
”
Finn said.
“
You might use my moves and charm
on Marie.
”

“
Hey,
”
Fiore growled.
“
Nobody talks about my wife like
that.
”

“
No
disrespect,
”
Finn said.
“
I
’
m
sorry. I
’
m
…
I
’
m
working this, Fiore. She
’
s
all over the place right now. It
’
s
messy.
”

“
Cover
yourself up,
”
Fiore said to
me. He tugged at his tie.
“
Finish
up with your monthly friend and climb right on top of my friend.
”
Fiore put a hand to Finn
’
s shoulder and squeezed.
“
Right?
”

“
Fuck
yeah,
”
Finn said.

Fiore looked back at me and raised
an eyebrow.

“
Yeah,
”
I said.
“
I get it. Okay?
”

“
She
gets it,
”
Fiore said.
“
Then my job is done here.
”

With that said and done, Fiore and
his thug left.

Finn ran a hand through his hair
and exhaled.
“
That was
close.
”