Malice's Possession by Jenika Snow Read Free Book Online

person he wanted.” She closed her eyes and gave a humorless laugh.
    Malice was barely holding onto his anger . He wanted to find this Phillip bastard and crack his fucking skull open. “The man you are describing is the kind of asshole I have seen countless times over the years. They look for women like you, ones that didn’t get to experience the happiness of a good childhood, or ones that were so battered by previous relationships that they took whatever they could get.” She could have been the latter, but looking into her eyes Malice didn’t think that was the case. She had this strength in her eyes, one that rivaled any man he had ever known, but she didn’t recognize her worth. Yeah, she had cried, had gotten the shit kicked out of her, but she was a fighter.
    “You know, this is really stereotypical of me, and wrong on every level, but looking at you I would never have guessed you were one of those insightful guys , or one that would help a woman they found.” Her cheeks turned pink, and she glanced away as if embarrassed.
    “Bikers get a bad rap. A lot of people just think we are these idiots that like kicking ass, working on bikes, drinking beer, and sleeping around. But we aren’t just muscle in leather.”
    She glanced at him again, but didn’t say anything.
    “Of course we do a lot of stuff that some may deem questionable, but we always have a damn good reason for doing it. And we know our ass from our head.” He tried to tease, and although Malice wasn’t the joking type, he did want to see her smile. And when she gave him that smile this strange tightening in his gut took residence. “Listen, we don’t need to get into all that painful shit.” He didn’t miss how her shoulders sagged a little. “I just want to know this fucker’s full name, and where I can find him.”
    Adrianna sat up straighter , and he could tell that she had suddenly gotten nervous. She shook her head and glanced at the door, and he thought it was more of an instinctual gesture that she didn’t even realize she was doing. “I don’t want any trouble. I just want to get what little money I have in the bank when it opens in the morning, and get as far away from Fairview as that money will take me.” Her hands started to shake, and she placed them in her lap to try to steady them, but Malice saw the tremor regardless.
    He reached out, placed a hand over both of hers that were clasped together, and leaned in so there were only a few inches between them. “Adrianna...” Christ, her name sounded so damn good coming from him, and it felt right saying it, too. “I know it’s hard, and I know it is easy for me to say this, but you are safe. No one will hurt you again.”
    “How can you make a guarantee like that?” Her voice was low and breathy, and her fear was laced within the words.
    “I can, and I just did. I am not the kind of man that will say something unless I can fucking make sure it is followed through.” He stared hard into her eyes, willing her to see that what he said was the truth. “No woman should ever have to feel what you’re feeling, and to be honest it makes me want to go out there, find the motherfucker that made you feel this way, and crush his windpipe.” He heard her swallow, and although he could have been a bit less crass about the way he said it, this was who he was, and he couldn’t change that. “You understand what I am saying, Adrianna?”
    She slowly nodded. “Yeah, but I don’t want that. I don’t want any more violence. I just want to move on, and leave this all behind me.”
    Christ, he was going to make that punk pay with a lot of blood. “I know, darling, but some things need to be done, yeah?”
    She didn’t respond for several seconds, but finally she closed her eyes and nodded. “I guess, and even though I don’t know if I killed him back there, having more violence thrown around is not what I want. I just want to move on and forget.”
    “ Adrianna, we both know