Chapter 7 : Bits of Glass, They Sparkled Everywhere

RAVEN Kicking and punching Adriano's back, his hand came down against the lower part of my ass, making me gasp as it stung and sent vibrations across my skin to my pussy. Fucking hell. I bit back a moan as the sharp sting slowly dissipated into a dull ache making me want more. Damn this man. We approached the car, and I watched Dragon open the driver's side door. "Let me drive." Dragon leaned on the doorframe with his elbow, staring at whoever was in the driver's seat. "C'mon man, let me drive for once," a familiar voice replied to him in a laugh that sent shivers down my spine and my heart speed up. "Move." Dragon gestured over his shoulder sternly, "Boss wants you in the back with the princess." "Princess?" The man seemed entertained by the nickname. Rolling my eyes, I shot words towards them, "I'm not a princ—" A squeal left my lips as Adriano smacked my ass again with his hand. I growled and wiggled in Adriano's arms. Freezing, I watched a man with messy blonde hair step out of the driver's seat in a pair of fitted black jeans and a matching shirt with short leather sleeves. His steel-blue eyes caught mine, while the corner of his lips slowly eased up into a dangerous smirk that caught my attention. "Well, well, look what the cat dragged in." Nyx licked one of his canine teeth with interest. "A bit cliche, don't you think?" I shot him a deadpan stare at how unoriginal he was. Nyx shook his head and sinisterly laughed. "Maybe. Would it be better if I had said Serpent instead?" Rolling my eyes earned me another smack on the ass, causing me to slowly close my eyes and part my lips before peering down to hide my expression in my hair. If Adriano kept it up, I'd come undone over his shoulder, and I didn't want to give him that satisfaction. Nyx, sauntering up to me in his black military boots, tight fucking jeans, and a fitted shirt, had me drooling. Peering at him through my lashes with blushing cheeks, he touched beneath my chin and slowly cocked his head to one side with a daring expression. "Like what you see, princess?" Scowling at him, he ran his thumb across my bottom lip. Parting my lips, I went to bite his thumb, but it made him laugh harder. Adriano turned his head to speak quietly to me in a low tone that made my breath hitch, "Look at you, writhing, begging, and getting wet for the both of us. Aren't you, honey?" "Fuck you both." He wasn't wrong. I did. I wanted them both to rail me hard and fast. Practically 'beg' to suck Nyx's cock while Adriano fucked me into oblivion. "What if I don't want to share?" Adriano bit the side of my dress and tugged before letting the tight material snap against my skin and make me flinch. "But also…" Tracing each curve, he ran his fingers along the bottom of my ass. "What if I want you to service his cock while I watch." A shiver of pleasure ran through me, and he softly chuckled. Groaning, I rolled my eyes, still staring at Nyx. "Is that what you want, princess? To suck my cock while he watches from behind?" Nyx smirked before licking his lips. "You want to scream his name around my hard cock as I face fuck you?" Lost in a sea of fantasies, I drowned in sin and a world where I was being worshiped by these two hot as fuck men. Adriano railing me from behind, gripping my hips with his fingertips and digging his nails into my skin, while I sucked and licked Nyx's throbbing cock. "I wonder what you would taste like after he fucked you?" Nyx let his words linger on his lips in a way that was beyond tempting and made me whimper. "Would you like that? For me to lick your tight pussy after Adriano fucked you?" Moaning, desire ran through my body and caused my nipples to harden and my clit to swell and vibrate with arousal. Fuck, I needed them both. My breathing picked up, and my fingers spread across Adriano's back before I dug my nails into his skin and crossed my ankles, pressing my thighs together. I was so fucked. Adriano laughed and slipped his fingers beneath the hem of my dress, running his nails across the bottom of my right cheek where he had spanked, causing me to dig my nails deeper into his flesh. Goddamnit. "Fuck," the curse spilled from my lips in a gasp. Adriano softly laughed and smacked my ass again, gaining a disgruntled moan from my lips. "So close, aren't you?" "Shut up," I bit out. "Can we hurry up? Do you want to get us killed or indicted?" Dragon leaned out of the driver's side window. Nyx pulled away and opened the back door, climbing in and shutting it behind himself. Adriano walked us around to the other side and opened the door, tossing me into the middle seat before climbing in and sandwiching me between him and Nyx. Damnit, this was going to be a long ass ride. Adriano set his hand on my thigh, brushing his thumb across my sensitive skin like he owned me. Peering up at him with an annoyed expression, my breathing ragged from how turned on I was, I contemplated my options. He had pissed me off, dragging me into his fancy-ass luxury SUV that probably cost more than my damn bar. Fuck! My bar! When was I going to be able to go back to my baby? Crossing my arms, I placed one leg over my other one, which made his hand slip from my thigh and back into his lap. Staring over at the irritatingly attractive man to my right with a pout, I sized Adriano up. Another equally attractive man sat on my left, but I wasn't concerned about Nyx right now other than the fact they had clearly trapped me in this fucking SUV with their damn sexy bodies. Fuck 'em! I had worse things to worry about. "Drop me off at my apartment," I demanded. Adriano ignored me, and Nyx leaned over to whisper against my ear, "You see… I don't think he plans on letting you go right now, princess." Pushing Nyx away for a moment by grabbing his jaw in my hand, I shoved his head to the side. I locked onto Adriano, who fucked around on his damn phone. "I'm serious. I want to go home so I can check up on my bar." Adriano didn't even look at me when he spoke in a serious tone. "I want to take you back to my place to talk business." "I told you I wasn't going to do that shit. I don't need you." Arguing with him, I put my foot down on the subject. I wasn't some naive girl he could fuck around with. I knew what he was doing. Adriano pocketed his black smartphone and shifted in his seat to face me. He grabbed my chin and tilted my head up so I was looking him in the eyes. "Look, you need me now. They know about you and your late father, Vin. You have little moves left on that chessboard of yours, honey." "What do 'you' know about my father, 'Sir'?" I emphasized the two words with a hint of poison and a scowl. My father was an amazing man who cared for people dearly. He wasn't some fuck-up like these guys. "Vin was a name that was tossed around the streets. He was known for his gambling problem and for being a stand-up guy. In the 'life', we don't bring our shit home. You murder someone, a second after you flee the scene, we say that never happened. You forget about it." "What he means is, you wouldn't have known about that side of your daddy's life, princess." Nyx drew my attention towards him, making me flash a glance over at him. His expression was warm and inviting, which was odd for him. "Raven, look at me, honey." Adriano's voice was filled with sweet promises, guiding me back to him like a lighthouse on the edge of an endless ocean. "Yeah?" Peering back over at him, I gave him my undivided attention. "He worked for Tony's guys on the street side of the organization. Hell, he was even indicted once years ago." Adriano let a short laugh leave his lips. "Indicted?" I raised an eyebrow at him. Nyx leaned over my shoulder to whisper against my ear, "Means he was caught by the cops for a serious crime and tossed into jail, princess." Swallowing hard, I thought back to all the times my father would go missing. My mom would tell me excuses when we would go through photo albums, and there would be holidays when my father was missing from photos. The car around me slowly transformed into my mom's cream-walled master bedroom. The accents of rich coffee-colored browns and the faint scent of her floral perfume surrounded me and made me feel safe again. *** Sounds of plastic-coated album sheets rang out around my mommy and me. I didn't know where daddy had gone, but he wasn't home. My mommy told me he was away on a business trip. Staring at the photos of Christmas where we were standing in front of a massive Christmas tree to take a family photo, I wondered where daddy was. Mommy was in this pretty tight dress, and I was wearing a dark green one with pretty ribbons. "Where's daddy, mommy?" Pointing at the photo of me and mommy with a curious expression, I looked up at her. Mommy was gorgeous with her curled black hair and brown eyes. I wanted to grow up to be just like her. Her brows furrowed as she tried to think of something to tell me. I knew that expression well. "Well, he was the one taking the photo, darling." My mommy smiled warmly and leaned over to kiss the top of my head. "But he's not in the other photos either." Flipping through the rest of the Christmas photos, I searched for my daddy everywhere. "He wanted to focus on you, angel." Mommy tried to reason with me. "Christmas is about giving and spending time with family. He loved seeing the smile on your pretty face while you opened gifts." Sitting up, I threw my hands into the air and bounced on the bed with a big smile on my lips. "Because he loves me!" Mommy giggled. "That's right, angel, because he loves you 'so much'. He didn't want to miss a single moment of it." "I miss daddy. Can we call him?" I became excited, playing with the hem of my pastel pink nightgown. "No, honey. Where daddy is…" My mommy thought for a moment before placing her index finger into the air. "It's late, and he's already sleeping. We don't want to wake up daddy, do we?" Vigorously, I shook my head. "No." "That's my girl." She gently poked the tip of my nose with her fingertip, making me giggle. "Daddy needs his rest so that he can focus at work tomorrow. But, I'm sure he will call you tomorrow, sweetheart. Now, get some rest." *** "I'm sure your mom gave you lots of excuses growing up for him being out of the picture." Adriano seemed lost in his own memories as I came back to reality. I shook my head. "Hm?" "Your mother. I'm sure she gave you elaborate stories about your father being missing in photos or other moments in your life. I know mine did." Adriano laughed in a chastising way, making me curious about his past. My father never did that. He just was away a lot doing business at the time. Whatever. It wasn't like he was the only dad to go off on business trips. I stared hard at Adriano. "I don't believe you." "Argue all you want, honey, but I'm telling you the truth. Your father worked for Tony 'Anaconda'." The way he tacked on the guy's nickname made me burst out a laugh. "What? I'm being serious here." "I can't—I can't handle that nickname," I sputtered through my laughter. Nyx sinisterly laughed from the other side of me. Adriano glared at him, and he stopped. Sighing, I pinched the bridge of my nose. Why the fuck had these men been put into my lap? "He was always home unless he was away on business." Removing my hand from my face, I smacked my thigh. "That's like the equivalent of a parent saying they went out to grab smokes and never came back," Dragon chimed in from the driver's seat. I growled at him, "You all know nothing about my family." Dragon raised a hand and focused back on driving. Turning my attention back to Adriano, I heard him audibly sigh. "From what I've heard on the street, your father owed a debt to them. One that he didn't pay up on, but what do I know." "No, that's not true. And—and even if it was, I could take them." Crossing my arms over my chest, I narrowed my gaze at him with pouted lips. He leaned closer to stare deeply into my eyes with his piercing dark ones. "You think you can take six men coming to your door?" "I can take twenty," I shouted and laid into him with my words. A short laugh left his chest, "Hm. I'll believe it when I see it." "I can! You don't know what I'm capable of." Glaring at him, I leaned forward and brought my lips teasingly close to his. His warm breath lingered on my lips before he smirked. Words left his tempting mouth in a low tone, "Get used to it, honey, you're part of their family, and now they know you exist. They will keep coming after you until that debt your father owed is paid. You are lucky I don't get it out of you, and I am giving you the option to confide in us with our protection." "I don't need your protection," I snipped at him. "Oh, but you do, honey. More than you know." He flashed a glance towards Dragon. "You see Leo here is good with his hands, really knows how to protect and fight for what he cares about. And—" Adriano turned his gaze over my shoulder to Nyx, "—Nyx here is good with his knives and tools of the trade. He knows how to threaten people and get them to talk. Then you have Alessandro, my eyes on the street. He can watch over you." Adriano pulled away from me with an interested expression, playing with his damn signet ring. Looking him up and down, I assessed him and the situation. They had brought up damn good points in conjunction with what had been happening. Maybe they were right. Maybe I did need them. Tossing the idea around in my head, I wondered if I could trust them enough to let them protect me or if I still had it under control myself. My heart told me to let them, but my gut screamed for me to hoist it all onto my shoulders. It was 'my' burden, not theirs. Before I could give him my answer, a massive truck came rushing towards the window on Adriano's side. I widened my eyes in fear as my pulse raised for an entirely different reason. "WATCH OU—" My words disappeared into screams as the semi collided with the side of the SUV, sending it into a tailspin and a flip. Crushing metal and shattering windows filled the air as shards of glass sparkled around us like silver glitter. Clenching my eyes shut, we rolled several times across the highway before landing upside down in a slow spin of smoke and burnt rubber.