Misha: Lanning's Leap (14 page)

“Which one do you belong to?”
She didn’t know what he meant, and more than likely wouldn’t have answered him anyway had she understood. “You’re Carter’s bitch, right? That boy never could figure out what was up on a woman. He isn’t going to be happy with you when he finds out you insulted his dad.”

Han reached for Misha. She’d never done that before and
didn’t know if it would work, but he answered her right away. He was happy, and she almost told him never mind, but the man pulled on the door again.

There’s a man here that says
he’s your father. And he’s upset your mom. Please tell me that I don’t have to listen to him.
She felt his fear.
I’m just fine. He’s on the other side of the locked door, and Gary is here if he gets stupid…well, stupider.

Don’t let him in.
And call the police if he tries anything. I’m serious. I don’t think he’ll hurt you, but it’s been twenty-five years since…just protect my mother.

I won’t let anyone harm her. But I had to stop her from opening the door. He did some sort of mind thing on her.
He asked her if she was affected by it.
No. All I wanted to do was hit him.

Because
you’re stronger than him.
She didn’t know about all that, but she did want to murder the man. And all he’d done was pull on the door and upset Maribel
. We’re loading up now. I’m going to take an earlier flight out so that—

And do what?
Sheesh, by the time you get here, he’ll be gone. Don’t come here like I need you to bring the cavalry down. I’m a big mean-assed leopard, and I can whoop his ass.
She looked at the man who was still yanking on the door.
I’m fine, as is your mom. If he gives me too much more trouble, I’ll just shift and tear his throat out.

He laughed. It was tense
, but he did laugh.
I’ll be home in the morning. And so you know, you’re going to pay for scaring me like that. I’m thinking I’ll have you strip down naked and run through the woods again. I would love to take you out there again.

Misha, this is neither the time nor the place to be getting me all hot and bothered.
I have work to do, and even if I did want to do something about it, there are too many people around.
She moved to the door when Mr. Lanning pounded on it
. Right now, I’m going to kick me some major ass verbally. And I have a lot of experience with that.

I love you.
She knew that she’d said it to him the other day. And as much as she wanted to say it to him now, she was afraid.
It’s okay if you can’t say it again. The fact that you did once is enough for now.

I was nervous when you didn’t say anything. I thought…well, I thought that you’d changed your mind.
He told her he hadn’t and never would.
I’m sorry but I have to go. This fool is going to piss me off.

She felt him there, just in the back of her mind
, as she approached the door. Mr. Lanning was testing her nerves today, and if he wasn’t careful he was going to test her cat as well. She hit the door with her open palm and had him stepping back.

“You either go away right fucking now or so help me
, I’m going to come out there and tear you a new ass. I’ve had it up to my eyes with you, and you’ve only been here twenty minutes.” He opened his mouth to say something, and she cut him off. “You are walking on thin ice, asshole. Either leave now or I get the boys to come after you and show you what it’s like when you fuck with one of their own.”

“You think you scare me?” She nodded and smiled at him. “I want to talk to my son. Get Misha right now and I’ll go away. He’s my son
, and I have every right to talk to him.”

Maribel stood up and looked at him. In a calm and surprisingly strong voice
, she spoke to her ex-husband. “You gave that right up years ago. And now that they’re happy, you want to come into their lives and hurt them again? I don’t think so. You stay away from here or so help me—”

He shifted.
And when he lunged for the door, breaking the glass, Han did the only thing she could think to do. Her cat took her so quickly that she was on top of the man before she knew it.

He never stood a chance. Not only was her cat bigger than hi
s, but she was pissed off, too. As she held him in her jaws, Han felt someone come up behind her. Her low growl stopped the person, but he only laughed.

“It’s Gary, Hannah.
I’m not going to touch you, but I’m going to make sure you’re all right. Misha felt you shift and your anger.” She growled again when he came closer. “Okay, I’ll stay here. But if you could let up just a little on Andy’s throat, I’ll talk to him. Okay?”

She found she didn’t want to. Not only that, but she wanted to bite down harder. The cat beneath her started to whimper
, and Gary told him to shift. As soon as he did, after five more minutes of telling him he’d live longer if he did, she was holding a human and not a cat. The long scratches across his face startled her.

“You cut him when you lunged at him.
They won’t heal either, until he talks to your mate.” Han was going to find a fucking book on this crap if it was the last thing she did. “Hannah, I’m going to talk to him. Misha said that you could talk to me, too. Do you know how?”

She didn’t want to think of talking to anyone
; she wanted this man to pay. Her cat bit down harder, and the man cursed at her. When she nipped harder, she got a mouth full of blood, and he stopped moving.

“She fucking bit me.”
Gary laughed. “I’m not having this bitch looking for me all the time. Tell her to let me go and I won’t hurt her.”

“You’d better be more worried about Misha. This is his mate.”
The man looked up at her, and she felt…no, she tasted his fear. “He’s pissed, Andy. I mean, it’s all I can do to keep him calm. The fact that she’s taken you should tell you how strong that boy of yours is.”

“I never did a thing to her. She attacked—” She bit harder
, and he shut up. He glared but never said anything as she held him.

Tell him if he
apologizes to Maribel and Misha, I’ll think about letting him go
. Gary told Andy what she’d said.
Then tell him if he wants to live for a little while longer, he’ll leave this area and never return.

“She
can’t tell me what to do.” Gary said she was and she could. “This is just stupid. My kids should have more respect for me than this. You tell her that I’ll do this, but I’m not leaving until I talk to my son.”

Does he know I can hear him
? Gary laughed and told her he did.
All right. I’m going to let him go, but you stand back. I don’t want you to get hurt by him
.

She let him go slowly. There was no reason why he should be able to get up and hurt one of
them. And as much as she wanted to tear his throat out, he was Misha’s dad. When he was free, she stepped back and licked her lips. He glared at her.

“You think this is over, missy? I got news for you
. My son will not take kindly to you treating his dad this way.” Han licked her paws and then yawned. She loved it when he stood up and glared. She looked at his naked body and felt a little sorry for the man. He’d really let himself go.

“Misha said to tell you that he’ll be here at noon tomorrow. I
f you’re brave enough to come and face them, he suggests that you be on time. Otherwise, he said to fuck off.”

When Mr. Lanning left, Han moved back into the office.
Maribel was sitting at the table just staring off into space. Han put her head on her lap.

“I should have been the one to rip his throat out.” Han licked her hand that had been cut by something.
“It’s fine, honey. I’m just glad he didn’t hurt you. Misha will kick his ass.”

Of that, there was little doubt.

Chapter 14

Misha was off the plane and down the tarmac before his brothers were even unbuckled. He had asked Gary to pick him up, but by the time he’d found the man, his brothers were right with him. He turned to them to tell him he was going to do this alone.

“Don’t even say it.” He
cocked a brow at Andrew. “She’s our sister and he fucked with her. We’re going to make sure she’s all right. Then you can have her. But we all felt when she was upset.”

“She handled him.”
Rider patted him on the back, and Misha found himself wanting to hug them all. Rider must have sensed it and pulled him closer. The hug made him feel better than he had in months.

“Our Hannah is a hell of a girl.”
Misha nodded at Carter. “And when I see her, I’m going to kick her ass after I hug her. She scared the shit out of me.”

“I didn’t know…I had no idea you guys could feel her
, too.” Rider nodded, as did the rest of them. “She’s your bitch. Do you guys…is that okay with you? I mean, I know that it doesn’t matter really, but I’d like for you guys to like her.”

“Are you kidding? She’s fucking amazing. I can’t wait until you guys have kids. I’m going to watch them become little
, you guys.” Misha stared at Thomas. When Thomas closed his mouth for him, they all laughed. “The way you two have sex all the time, it’s only a matter of when, not if. I can’t wait.” Neither could Misha.

The
drive over was loud due to them making fun of him. Misha had never been one that they teased, but today they seemed to be taking a great deal of enjoyment in it. As they pulled up in front of the office, he saw that a crew was already there putting in a new door, as well as two cable company vans. He moved into the door just behind Rider. And when Rider stopped suddenly, Misha bumped into him. Misha started to make fun of him but looked up, too.

“Christ.” She was…she was
gorgeous. She’d been beautiful before he’d left, but now…Christ, now she looked like a dream.

“
They were hoping to be done before you got here.” The others crowded into the room behind him, and he heard Carter laugh. Thomas gave a low wolf whistle, and Phillip made a noise in the back of his throat. “You guys are making me nervous. Is it that bad?”

“Bad?
Christ, woman, are you kidding me?” He moved forward and ran his fingers down her cheek. “You are simply amazing. I want to see the whole picture. Can you stand up?”

She did, slowly
, and then turned for him. The dress she had on was modest, even a little old fashioned, but she made it so sexy that he wanted to toss her onto the desk and show her how much he did indeed like it. When she faced him again, he told his brothers to go away. They laughed but left them.

“I have some messages for you.” He nodded and moved forward as she backed away from him.
“Some of them are really important.”

“I don’t really care right now.” He
took the slips from her and tossed them over his shoulder. Next, he bent at the waist and, putting his shoulder into her belly, picked her up. She squeaked but didn’t try to get away. When he was in his office, he shut the door and locked it.

“You’re going to miss the
appointment I set up with you.” He pulled his shirt off over his head and dropped it as he toed off his shoes. “It was with me, of course, and we were going to have a picnic dinner after we played in the woods.”

“Take off your clothes.” She shook her head.
“If I have to strip you down, you’re going home naked. I need to taste you.”

“
You’re messing up my plans.” She didn’t look to him like she really cared as she kicked off her heels. “I’ll have you know that I worked really hard on this for you. I was going to be sexy for you.”

“You’re almost too sexy for me now.
Take off the blouse.” She pulled it free of the tiny skirt and then unbuttoned it. She never took her eyes off him as she unzipped her skirt then let it drop to the floor. He could see her panties, but not much of them. He needed more.

“I’ve been shopping.” He nodded
, and the blouse opened slowly. “They have the most amazing underthings at this shop in the mall. I’m going to buy more of them when you pay me.”

“I’ll buy you the store if you show me what it is you’re hiding under there.” She finished the buttons
, then pulled the blouse open. He could see the small triangle at her pussy and the tiniest clasp in the front of her bra. “Take it off.”

“What are you going to do about your father?” He nodded.
“Misha, that’s not an answer. He nearly had your mom doing what he wanted. He’s going to hurt her.”

“He’ll never hurt you or her again. I promise.”
Misha felt his cock ache as he watched her. But without an answer, he was afraid she might stop what she was doing. “I’m taking care of him. Maybe not today, but soon. He’s gone too far.”

He watched her peel
the bra from her arms, then over her breasts. When she had it in her hand, just resting on her fingers, he looked at what she’d unveiled for him. He felt as if he’d been shown a great gift.

“You
should see me in the yellow one.” He nodded, and moved forward. “It’s tinier than this one. And the cups on the bra are transparent.”

“I need you to sit on my desk. I thought I could simply take you, show you how much I loved you and missed you
, but right now all I can think about is being buried deep inside of you and letting go.” He moved toward her, taking off his pants as he moved. His boxers were stained on the front, still wet from his cock being simply too full.

“I want you to eat me.” He nearly fell over.
“Lick my pussy until I come down your throat. Then I want you to fuck me that way, with your tongue and mouth on me.”

“Open for me.” She spread her legs and the small piece of lace hid nothing. He could see her lips now
; her pussy was almost eating the silk as it soaked it. He slid his finger into her as she leaned back and then took his finger to his mouth.

“Are you going to fuck me, Misha? Bring me to climax several times while you do?” He nodded, incapable of speech.
“I need to feel you inside of me. Either your tongue or your cock, but I need you to fill me.”

Misha dropped to his knees before her and lifted her ass up to
bring her closer to the edge of his desk. He buried his face in her heat and inhaled deeply. She cried out when he slid his finger into her tight hole.

“
I’m going to come.” He held her while she flooded his mouth. Misha drank as much as he could, but he knew that he’d missed more than he’d gotten. When she told him she was coming again, he slid his other finger into her pussy and fucked her hard. She came screaming his name.

Standing
up, he freed his cock. She was panting, and he wanted to pound into her until he couldn’t move. When she reached for him, he laved her nipple with his tongue and bit into her creamy breast. Hannah held him to her as she fisted his cock. Misha was so close to the edge that he had to put his hand over hers.

“I
can’t. You have to let me inside.” She nodded and leaned back again. It was a feast. It was all he could think of. When she cupped her breasts and tugged at her nipples, he pulled his boxers down and off as he stepped between her legs. She wrapped her ankles around him and pulled him closer.

“Fuck me.” He nodded but only entered her with his crown. “Please,
Misha. More. I need more.”

“Say it. I
want to hear you say it again.” She nodded but said nothing. “Tell me, Hannah, and I’ll give you what we both want.”

“I love you.” He filled her.
She cried out and he nearly joined her when her sheath rippled along his cock, strangling it so tightly that he ached with it, but he waited. When she looked up at him, Misha kissed her gently on the mouth as he held her to him.

“I love you. I love you with all my heart.” He kissed her again. “I want to marry you as soon as possible. I want you big with our child.”

Her scream had him releasing. As soon as she dug her nails into his back and her teeth into his shoulder, Misha came again, filling her with his seed, and still he needed more. Pulling free of her, he pulled her off the desk and flipped her around. She seemed to understand and bent at the waist and held on. Misha took her hard, holding her hips still for him as he fucked her hard enough to move the desk a good foot. When he came this time, he threw back his head and howled, something he’d never done in his life during sex.

~~~

The knock at the door startled her, and she looked at Misha. He’d been holding her on his lap for the last five minutes after they’d dressed—she’d had to put on one of his shirts again— and she didn’t want to be bothered. He called out the door for the person to go away.

“I’d love to
, but you have a visitor. It’s Bella.” Han felt the hair on her arms dance, and she stiffened. But Misha simply said to let her in. Before Han could tell him no, the door was opening and her mother was suddenly there.

“You gots my daughter and I want her back right now. I don’t know what you thinks it is you’re doing
, but she’s mine and I need her to come back and care for me.” Misha asked her to sit down. “I don’t want to be social with you. I want you to tell me where my daughter is.”

“I’m right here.”
Her mother stared at her for several seconds before she took the chair Misha had offered her. “What did you think I’d do, Mother, simply forget that you nearly killed me and come running back home to you?”

“I didn’t hurt you no more’n you hurt me. You should have seen her hitting on me that morning. It was all I could do to save myself.”
Misha laughed, and Han felt her stomach turn. “I have never raised a hand to her first. It was all I could do to save my face sometimes. I was the victim in all this here stuff. She was forever hitting on me first. You know that.”

“You mean like you did to her birth mother
?” Han was looking at her mother when she paled, and knew that whatever Misha knew, her mother knew as well. “The injuries that she sustained were not something that she would have had from the accident. She’d been beaten. With a bat, they think.”

“You don’t know what you’re talking about. She’s my daughter. I had her.”
Misha shook his head and stood up, putting Han in his chair. “You just give her back to me and we’ll call it even. I won’t even ask you for the money I was gonna.”

“You’re not going to get either
, so that’s good.” Han watched as Rider and Thomas came into the room. This time the door was left open. “You should also know that you’re a prime suspect in the death of one Shadow Dark, also known as Peter Dark.”

“I don’t know nobody by that name. What the hell are you on? I didn’t kill nobody.” Her mother looked at the other two men. “What you going to do? Have them hold me while you fuck me? I gots news for you
. They won’t have to hold me long. I’ve been wanting a piece of you for some time.”

When she started to stand again, Rider pushed her back into the chair and told her to shut up.
Thomas came to the other side of the table where Han was and handed her a thick file. He winked at her before he turned to her mother.

“Dark was the man you bludgeoned to death when you were at the hospital a few weeks ago. We have surveillance video that shows you getting into the car with him, giving him head
, and then killing him.” Han knew the moment Bella realized who he was talking about. “But what we’re really here about is Hannah’s mother. You killed her to take the baby.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. And even if I did take that baby she birthed
, you gots no proof that I did a thing.” Thomas handed Han and Bella each a picture of the woman Han had always thought of as her mother with a tiny little bundle in her arms. “Where did you get this?”

“The bus station.
Right after you killed Kelli Little.”

Han stared at the picture.
It wasn’t the woman who she had always thought of as her mother that had her attention. It was the bundle she held in her hands. The blanket that was wrapped around her was stained. Even though it was a black and white photo, Han knew it was blood. Her real mother’s blood.

“You killed her?” Her mother…Bella stared at her and smiled. “You actually killed her to take me? Why?”

“Why do you think? I can’t have me no kids and the welfare office was giving away money like it was free to people who had a bunch of brats.” She laughed then, high and manic. “Course it was free, but I needed a little more. And there she was, straining to bring you into the world.”

“I don’t understand you.”
Bella laughed again and winked at Misha. He said nothing but sat on the corner of his desk. “You killed her for more welfare money?”

“I helped her birth you.” She said it like
that should have justified it all. “I mean, I had to do something, she was hurting real bad. So I gave her a little of what I had on me and she was ever so grateful that she gave you to me. That’s what I’m going to tell anybodies that asks me anyway.”

“But that’s not what happened
, is it?” Bella laughed as she sat back in the chair. Misha asked her again.