Ruthless Creatures by J.T. Geissinger

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He winds an arm around my waist, wraps my hair aroundhis wrist like a leash, and starts to fuck me, saving us from theshipwreck we’re headed for, just for a little while.
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RUTHLESS CREATURES
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CONTENTSPrefacePlaylist1. Nat2. Nat
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This is a work of fiction. Names, c
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For Jay, my poison of choice.
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P L A Y L I S T“Desperado” Rhia
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Chris isn’t a bad guy. He’s not
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David and I rescued him when he was
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Today marks five years since David
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I take my sweet time using the toil
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I’m shocked. This is unprecedente
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walk into a room without automatica
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2N A T“Earth to Natalie. Come in,
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I wonder what she’d do if I dumpe
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thousand feet above sea level isn
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“Because I’m awesome, obviously
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me up on Steelhead, so I thought I
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3K A G EIt shouldn’t make a diffe
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I run my tongue over my furry teeth
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“Breakfast it is.”After I’ve
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I mean, if I can handle this, I can
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palpitating.When the front door sla
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5N A T“Itold you he was a widower
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“Him who? Reschedule what?”“I
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I make a show of polishing off my s
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Whoa. That was my stomach dropping.
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He murmurs to himself, “She’s f
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Not angry, exactly, but more like u
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He’s breaking out the manners, I
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the set of Sons of Anarchy, and und
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My mouth opens. For several moments
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life, not even my fiancé.”He wai
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I settle on, “I’m not the girl
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“Oh, come on! You would not!”
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“I just feel like…I don’t kno
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I lose the battle with trying to ho
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run a hand over my hair, and try to
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But it must’ve been only a day or
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An extra set of house keys is there
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He glances bashfully at the ground
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“I have one just like it. Same si
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“Tomorrow night, then. Tuesday ni
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“So I thought about what you said
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He doesn’t turn around. He simply
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The voice on the other end of the l
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Getting through class Monday is she
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She holds my ID up against her comp
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The interior of the box is simple.
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were toast.”It’s true. He was a
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“Your Honor, I present to the cou
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N A TAmonth goes by. Then another.
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When I only stand there staring at
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The ghost of a smile lifts the corn
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He’s thrown his wool overcoat ont
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He murmurs, “I want everything yo
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heartbeat in every part of my body,
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N A TTover the line.he next day, I
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“What?” she demands. I can almo
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Aaand here comes the heat in my che
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In his pause, I feel his surprise.
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“We’ve been over this. We’re
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“Don’t worry,” he says in a h
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N A TWHa!hen Kage knocks on my door
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out of my head, and I’ve tried. H
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I say, “Okay. Let’s say I accep
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Then he breaks away suddenly and st
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I whisper, “So either don’t tel
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Upon laying eyes on Kage, every one
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“Here. Boston. Chicago. New York.
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The table falls into silence when t
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He murmurs, “We’d be pleased to
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He pushes me against the wall. His
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When my orgasm hits, I lose myself.
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K A G EWhorror.“What was that?”
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No—not cowers. Her legs are curle
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If we’re lucky, they won’t see
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N A TKage is silent as he drives. H
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“In a nutshell…yes.”Now I’m
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His voice gravelly, he says, “It
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He knows what I’m asking.Knows th
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He pulls his brows together. “Of
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N A TIalready knew Kage was intense
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Harsh, guttural Russian, the words
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The moment when I finally give myse
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Into my hair, he whispers, “I hav
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I kiss him softly on the lips. “Y
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N A TWe talk for a while, then Kage
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When the plate is empty, he sets it
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His voice has dropped an octave and
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“I love this greedy wet cunt—
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So of course I have to keeping roll
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That’s the last thing I remember
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N A TWhen I open the door, I find t
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Pause. A daring stare. I say nothin
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Men.“I don’t know anything.”H
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“Jesus, Nat. That guy? Are you ki
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“We landed in Rome. Now we’re o
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Then I click over to Kage.
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N A T“K“Good morning. I left yo
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“Mine, of course.”He sounds so
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trying very hard not to break out i
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—”“Mr. Santiago from MoraBanc
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N A TFor the next few weeks, I exis
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I call my parents in Arizona, but t
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“—is a liar, a career criminal,
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I say firmly, “This is private pr
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He winds his arms around my back, p
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I give up with a grateful sigh and
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My voice comes out in the barest of
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“You’d let me tie you up and bl
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I giggle a little when I picture my
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I think for a moment. “Where were
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giving me a great view of his beaut
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“Was that planned?”“No.”I s
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I cover my mouth with both my hands
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Too addictive. I’m too far under
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N A TAfter the shower, I pour Kage
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It’s not gruesome. It’s not eve
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He squeezes my butt when he says,
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That makes me snort. “Not even cl
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“I know you’re not giving me sh
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His voice breaks. “Not even for l
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“Not that.”His voice is serious
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“I mean when I told you my life w
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Still advancing slowly, he says sof
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This one, apparently.He’s an evil
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The skin on his cock is the softest
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My entire central nervous system is
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Kage breathes, “Fuck, baby. You l
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threads a hand into my hair and gri
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“Color?”Panting, I whisper, “
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“Hush now. No more sound unless I
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Page 284 and 285: N A TA We don’t talk about it, bu
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Page 296 and 297: She stares at me like I’ve just s
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Page 304 and 305: K A G EWhen the text comes through,
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Page 310 and 311: “Yeah. She broke it off with Stav
Page 312 and 313: I can’t.Because for the first tim
Page 314 and 315: N A TAfter that night, three days g
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Page 318 and 319: His lids drift lower. He licks his
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Page 322 and 323: could get you killed.”His laugh i
Page 324 and 325: N A TII lie in the dark in Kage’s
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Page 328 and 329: I say, “Green. Do it.”A gentle
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Page 340 and 341: It’s a Saturday. I’m up early,
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Page 348 and 349: N A TKage drops the shotgun and fli
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Page 352 and 353: K A G EA My father told me that. He
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Page 358 and 359: As she points the gun an inch from
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Page 368 and 369: N A TThe Villa Camilla Hotel in Pan
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“Okay, that covers the first few
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He murmurs, “I never wanted to hu
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for me? Not knowing what had happen
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“I don’t understand.”I try to
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years ago or you are. My money’s
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Behind him, an attractive brunette
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It’s obvious she can tell by the
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I’ll leave her alone all she want
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but he does care about gaining adva
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“Max is dead.”She blinks. I nod
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in a bit of a state.”“A state?
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She’s unimpressed. “Puh. He’s
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“To bed.”I don’t bother fight
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pulling it out and stroking it from
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N A TOver the next week, what seems
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He chuckles. “Yes. That one’s t
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“Answer the damn question.”“
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“Headstrong? You’ve been readin
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E P I L O G U E
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Shaking my head, I snort. “There
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Oh boy. This doesn’t look good.I
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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T SWhew!
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A B O U T T H E A U T H O RJ.T. Gei
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