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  His hands slid down her back as he cupped her hips from below so that she was angled upward toward him. Then his mouth went lower, laying kisses and nips over her belly before finding the core of her womanhood. When his tongue flicked out to lick the sweet bud over her center, she screamed out his name. He used his teeth to nip it and then parted her folds that held her secret passage. When his tongue sank into her depths, Jessica’s head rolled back and her moans became more rapid. “Oh, God, Ty! Ty, Ty!”

  An unbearable sensation of pleasure rose deep within her, taking her higher and higher till suddenly, something crashed explosively making her scream. “Oh, yes! Yes, yes, Ty! Don’t stop! Don’t ever stop!”

  Mark held her to him, worshipping her, memorizing the scent of her, giving her what she wanted. When she fell back on the bed, he rolled to his back taking deep breaths to get back control of his senses. He sat up and turned to see her lying spent and panting. She held out a hand to him and instead of going down on her, he pulled her up. “Get up.”

  She watched him in confusion and opened her mouth to speak but he was already headed for the den. He retrieved her robe and handed it to her, his lips set in a grim line. “Wear that and get out,” he ordered, before turning away, leaving her gaping.

  “What?!” she shouted, pulling on her robe. She caught up with him and grabbed his hand to turn him to face her. “Ty, what are you doing?”

  His eyes were cold when they found hers. “You heard me, get out! I gave you what you wanted, so now go!”

  She glared at him in confusion, trying to make sense of his anger. “Is this because you haven’t..um..we haven’t…” She couldn’t find the words to question him correctly.

  “Yes, we haven’t!” he snapped at her, his eyes blazing. “And we never will! Do you get that? We can’t ever do this again! Ever!”

  Her head shook in denial, not ready to accept his sudden hostility. “But why? I want you, I really want you.” Jessica’s gray eyes began swimming with uncertain tears. “I love you, Ty and I want you to be my first one.”

  Mark almost felt his resolve break once again. He loved Jessica but he just couldn’t take their relationship any further. He knew he had to be harsh with her or she’d never give up. He worked up his anger and lashed out at her with all the cruelty he could gather. “I don’t screw virgins, baby girl! And you don’t want me or any other guy to be your first. All you need is a good fuck and then you will get all the romantic notions out of that pretty little head of yours.”

  She stared at him in shock and then slapped him with all the strength she could muster. “Go to hell!” With that she stomped out of his apartment and left him feeling like shit.

  He waited till he heard her door slam shut then leaned against a wall hanging his head in resignation. He hated himself for saying those words to her but she just had to be discouraged. There was no which way he could allow anything more to happen between them. She would get over him eventually but for now she had left him with a hard on that had to be taken care of.

  Grabbing his car keys, he pulled on his shirt and left his apartment quietly. He knew a friend who came with benefits. A night of mind blowing sex was sure to get Jessica out of his system for good.

  ***

  Jessica heard Mark’s door close quietly and felt miserable. She was sure he was going out to some woman. The thought made her heart constrict so badly she felt she would die. She wiped away her tears bitterly. If he didn’t want her, after all they had shared; if he really didn’t want her then she really must suck at it.

  The apartment felt suffocating to be in right now and she headed for her wardrobe. She just had to get out tonight. She could get back to the club and drink herself silly.

  She chose a sexy mini skirt and a tiny off the shoulder tank top that rode just below her lush breasts leaving her belly bare. She put on light make up, brushed her loose hair back and headed for the door.

  ***

  When she reached the club, Beth, one of her college friends met her outside. She hopped in the car before Jessica could park and nudged her on. “Hey, we’re all getting out of here and heading for Jake’s place. Come on, I’ll show you where it is.”

  Sure enough the clubbers had a party going on at Jake Wallace’s sprawling villa. Being filthy rich had its benefits. You could throw lavish parties, play loud music, booze, fag, shag, do whatever you wanted and no one would throw you out.

  When Jessica entered, most heads turned to eye her appreciatively. Some of her college mates were a little cautious of her because she was an heiress and moved around with a bodyguard but some were her genuine friends. Beth was one such friend and she soon had her feeling at ease.

  “Let’s get something to drink,” she shouted over the music nudging her towards the bar. She shimmied all the way, her bright red hair bouncing around her face.

  Jessica followed her through the sweating, gyrating bodies that dirty danced on the floor. Some couples lapped each other in corners that offered little privacy almost getting it off right there for all to see. But nobody cared. Each was out to get their version of fun for the night.

  When she finally reached the bar, Jake who was behind it came to her eyeing her with interest. “So you’re back!” He shouted over the music while looking over her shoulder. “Where’s your dog?”

  Jessica shrugged making his brows rise in surprise. “Wow! Got away did he? And I thought he had the hots for you!” He threw his head back and laughed. “So what can I get you, pretty woman?” He licked his lips and she laughed at him.

  Jake Wallace was sinfully handsome. The only son of affluent parents, he had the looks and breeding to emit confidence all the way. His sandy hair was bleached with spending too much time surfing and his sky blue eyes twinkled with the brightness of his boyish arrogance. He was lean and tanned and hot, so damn hot!

  “Whatever you recommend,” she said softly, giving him a flirtatious smile. He mouthed ‘what?’ beckoning her to lean closer.

  She leaned over the bar, her breasts straining against her top. Jake leaned toward her at the same time and brought his ear close to her mouth. “I said, whatever you recommend,” she repeated a tad breathlessly.

  His cheek was almost brushing hers and he turned ever so slightly to align his mouth to her ear. “I recommend a good fuck if you’re up to it.”

  Jessica colored immediately and he threw his head back in a knowing laugh. He searched under the bar and mixed a cocktail for her. “Have that; it’s heady but totally worth it.”

  She smiled and took the drink, taking a tentative sip. It burned the back of her throat making her splutter in a most unattractive manner. Jake chuckled, peering at her. “You good?”

  She nodded and gulped down the rest. She smiled at him although her nose felt like it was on fire. Jake threw his bar cloth at his friend and leapt over the bar to stand before her. He took her hand and pulled her to where the others were dancing. “Come on, let’s dance.”

  Jessica went with him willingly. A hot, torrid number was playing and Jake placed his hands on her waist as he swung his hips to the music. Most were dirty dancing and soon Jake had turned her in his arms. He wrapped his arms over her belly and thrust his hips against her buttocks in tune with the music.

  A slow sensation of desire began coursing through Jessica, making her moan. Her head rolled back to rest on Jake’s shoulder even as her hands rose to sink their fingers in his hair. He licked the side of her neck then nipped her ear lobe almost making her come right there in front of everyone.

  “Let’s get out of here,” he whispered, pulling her through the crowd after him. He led up a staircase splattered with couples making out before entering a bedroom on the first level.

  As soon as he had kicked the door shut, he grabbed her and brought his lips down on hers in a punishing kiss. Jessica moaned, allowing him to probe her mouth more intimately. He tasted of beer and sin and her blood raced with an all time high. He crushed her closer and brought his hands up to s
queeze her breasts roughly. Jessica felt a wave of dizziness even as her palms stilled on his shoulders suddenly undecided whether she meant to pull him closer or push him away. One thing was certainly sure; after kissing Ty, she knew there was more to passion than the heady kiss Jake was giving her.

  Jake was rough, uncontrolled. There was no gentleness, no mutual exploring; just a horrible plundering sensation that was beginning to make her cringe.

  “Jake..,” she managed as she twisted her head but he began nuzzling her neck while his hands began roaming over her back. “I don’t..”

  “Relax baby,” Jake breathed, seeking the valley between her breasts, “I know you’re new at this. Just relax.”

  Uncertain but definitely unhappy, Jessica tried to relax against him. Jake’s hands continued to grope her breasts roughly and she winced as pain shot through them. She tried to brace her hands to push him away but it wasn’t easy. Jake was much stronger than her and he had her leaning back pushing her closer to a double bed in the center of the room.

  For the second time that night, she fell on a bed. Jake immediately pinned her down with his weight and pushed her tank top up. When his fingers curled around the top of her bra, alarm bells started going off in her head.

  “No, Jake, I don’t want this,” she whimpered, pushing at his shoulders.

  “Of course you do, baby,” he declared arrogantly, pulling down her bra so that her breasts were exposed. He stared at them wildly with lust filled eyes. “Fuck! You’re so beautiful! I can’t wait to make you scream in my arms. Just enjoy baby, I’ll do all the work.”

  She watched in horror as his mouth descended on her breast and she gasped at the sudden sensation of his lips around her nipple. He licked it and then began sucking it making her moan much to her embarrassment. Some part of her was beginning to enjoy this even as her mind said no. She whimpered at the wicked sensations that lit up her body and Jake all but laved her up with insatiable hunger.

  “Jake,” she moaned, her fingers sinking in his hair.

  “Yea, baby, that’s it, enjoy yourself,” he breathed hoarsely against her breasts, his hands reaching up her skirt. She stiffened immediately and he once again turned his attention to her breasts. “You like this don’t you, babes, you like me licking you, sucking you.”

  Jessica surrendered herself to him as he once again began sucking at her nipples while his hard arousal rubbed her between her legs. A tiny voice of reason climbed above the haze of lust and glared at her in disdain. This wasn’t how she was brought up! Dad, mom, Jeff; they would all be disappointed in her. Hell, she would be disappointed in herself! She barely knew Jake. She couldn’t lose herself to someone she barely knew!

  His hands once again went up her skirt and she caught it against her thigh. “No, wait Jake. This is going too fast. I can’t do this.”

  Jake stilled abruptly and rolled onto his back panting heavily. He ran a hand through his hair, trying to rake it into place. “You’re right,” he stated staring ahead in the darkness, “It’s going too fast.”

  He rose, heading for a small bar at the side of the room. He poured a drink for himself gulping it down in one shot. Then he made one more and came back to stand before her. He offered it to her as she straightened her clothes and sat up. “Have some, you’ll feel better.”

  She eyed the glass uncertainly then gave in. Her mouth was dry and she was heaving unnaturally. A drink would soothe her rattled nerves. She took the drink and sipped tentatively at first before throwing her head back to drink it in one shot. She handed it back to Jake with a shaky smile. “Thanks for understanding.”

  He grinned with a quick nod. “Yea, cool.”

  Jessica thanked her lucky stars and began to rise to her feet. A wave of giddiness rushed at her. She closed her eyes instinctively. Jake reached out to steady her as she swayed.

  “Hey, you cool?” He peered at her with concern.

  “Yes,” she smiled up at him. Jake was breathtakingly handsome. She was sure if she got to know him better she was surely going to go all the way with him.

  He reached out to trace her lips gently with his finger. “Do you have any idea how gorgeous you are?” He leaned in to kiss her lightly and her eyes closed with a heaviness they hadn’t felt before. When they opened, Jake’s face began swimming before them. She gasped feeling a second rush of dizziness spread through her. He held her steady, his blue eyes watching her. “Hey, are you ok?”

  She nodded, her chocolate tresses flitting around her flushed face. She leaned against him almost buckling under an abrupt fit of shudders. He caught her and leaned her back on to the bed behind her. “Steady there, beautiful.”

  By now, Jessica could feel most of her senses abandoning her. It was as though she was placed under the sea and she could hear and see everything from under it but she couldn’t so much as lift a finger. She tried to speak but it came out more as a desperate moan. The next thing that hit her was waves of wanton lust raging through her veins making her hot and horny. She squirmed helplessly, clutching the sheets even as helpless moans escaped her lips.

  Jake loomed over her menacingly. He bent and bit her neck sharply before licking the nip. “I always finish what I start babes. And when I finish with you I swear you will be crying for more.” He waved his palm before her dazed gaze and laughed. “You’re going to be so sore tomorrow babes, so fucking sore!”

  Jessica felt herself floating out of her body. She could hear Jake from afar. She could see him, she could feel him but she couldn’t do a thing. He once again pushed her top up and snapped her bra aside. He bent over and took a nipple in his mouth sucking at it slyly. “I’m going to make you all wet for me, babes. We’re doing this together.” He squeezed her other breast and Jessica felt a moan slip from her unconscious depths. He straddled her pulling his t-shirt above his head, his muscles rippling. He pushed her skirt up and yanked her panties down. He groaned when he saw her, lust shining in his eyes. When he touched her intimately, a tear fell unbidden from her eye.

  He laughed at her. “Don’t cry, babes. It’s going to be really mind blowing.” He pushed his jeans down releasing his hard erection and positioned it between the intimate folds of her parted legs. “You’re going to be mine Jessica, all mine!”

  ***

  Mark lost himself with one last thrust into the woman under him and almost immediately rolled away trying to get his breathing under control. He had years of practice and it wasn’t very difficult. He was on his feet in less than a minute, pulling his clothes on as he glanced at the watch on his wrist.

  Damn! It was almost four a.m. He was away longer than he had intended. He had to get back to the apartment now and give a sound spanking to Jessica the moment she was up. He couldn’t allow her to get under his skin again because he knew this time he wouldn’t be able to stop himself.

  Half an hour later he walked into the lift from the car park. Seconds later, Mark exited the lift on his floor, turned a corridor and came to an abrupt halt. His eyes immediately went to Jessica’s unconscious body outside her door. He covered the next few steps in a couple of strides, his heart thudding alarmingly in his chest. As an ex-marine, his training came handy and he was calm enough to check her pulse. It was unnaturally rapid and he immediately realized she had been drugged. From the bruises on her face, the bites on her arms and legs, his worst fears were all but confirmed. She had been assaulted, most likely raped.

  He fought against the rage he felt and opened her door to pick her up and take her inside. He laid her on her bed carefully and made her as comfortable as possible. He did not remove her clothing for he knew if there was a case to be filed, everything would be evidence. For now, all he could do was hope she gained consciousness soon. He had enough emergency training to gauge that she wasn’t in any danger physically but he was going to wait it out by her side.

  He cursed himself as he watched her battered body. He was to blame for this! If only he had stayed the night with her, this wouldn’t have happened. Whe
re had she gone? Who had done this to her?

  Fury shook him as he clenched his teeth painfully. When he got his hands on the bastard he was going to break every bone in his body! He had messed with the wrong girl this time and God he was going to pay!

  ***

  Several hours later, Jessica slowly came to her senses and immediately knew she had been raped. She felt sore internally and her entire body felt bruised. She tried to gauge her bearings. She realized she was in her room wearing her clothes from the night before. A shudder of dread passed through her even as tears of denial ran down her face.

  Mark’s head snapped up, his bloodied eyes catching hers. A silent message passed between them and then he had taken her in his arms cradling her head against his wide chest. “Who did this, Jess? Who did this to you?”

  She sobbed with loud wails and for the first time in his life, Mark Sebastian felt his warm tears run down his face. His heart was on breaking point. Jessica, his Jessica, had suffered a brutality no woman should ever have to.

  Her phone that lay on her bedside table suddenly beeped and she stared at it with wary eyes. An instinctive feeling of dread shook her. Mark reached for it but she grabbed it from him, flipping it open. The icons showed multimedia messages from Jake and she felt herself going cold. With shaking hands she opened the first one. What she saw, took her breath away. It was a picture of her kissing Jake passionately. The next picture showed him sucking at her breast with her head flung back in ecstasy. Then another of her under him in an intimate embrace. Then one more of her head thrown back and him plundering her while biting her shoulder.

  She felt stunned as she stared at the pictures. How had he managed all this? Had she really done all this with him? Waves of shame rushed over her and she collapsed in loud sobs. This could not have happened! He had slipped her a drug and made her do things she could have never done. Surely she could take legal action against him? A message beeped and she stared at it.