Behind the Mask

Chapter 38

Kota's POV

Nate and I met up with Marc and Corey to take a look at Marissa's apartment and grab some things. "So do you think those two are really trying to hurt her? What if they had something to do with Winston's accident?" Marc asked as she gathered all the water bottles from the mini-fridge. Sean had suggested we have a lab analysis done on them, just to be safe.

"I'm not really sure," Corey said as he swept for bugs. "But it does seem odd that they showed up right before he died."

"What was the big scandal? She's alluded to it a few times, but we can't find anything in the papers other than an accident report." I asked.

Corey and Marc exchanged looks, silently communicating. "This stays here until she's ready to tell you the rest," Marc said. Nate and I nodded our agreement. "He was coming home from a local BDSM club. She was in the car with him. It was deemed a hit and run - a car plowed into his side, he died instantly, and she ended up in the hospital for a few weeks. They had been, um, doing scenes and the press tried to make it out that he was abusing her due to the marks."

"Fuck, I'm sure her father had a field day with that," Nate groaned, "He drags her into the lifestyle then wants to smear her with it."

"It was one of the last Academy favors I called in," Corey said. "I had all of the articles and drama I could get a hold of erased. She'd already lost her husband, she didn't need to lose her privacy as well."

"You guys seem to really care a lot about her," I said. "Did you all ever consider, I mean,"

Marc laughed, "She and Kaylie had hooked up on missions a couple of times, but until that night at the club, we'd never crossed that line. Then, when I introduced her to Winston, it was a moot point. Those two were so in love it was crazy. Not gonna lie, I was jealous as fuck to begin with. I mean I'd been attracted to Marissa, but I was starting to get seriously attached to Winston." I was surprised by his response. I guess I never realized Marc had attractions outside his group.

"You and Raven seemed very cozy with her last night," Nate said, "I guess it just caught us off guard, then add in the fucking Academy, well damn..."

"Nate, you're a fool if you can't see how in love she is with all of you," Corey said. "Aside from Winston, I've never seen her so comfortable, so unguarded. Her life has been a series of fucking traumas, but with all of you, she looked at peace. Don't fuck it up, or I really will let Raven kill you."

I let out a barking laugh, "Spoken like a man in love." He rolled his eyes at me and grumbled. "What was that?"

He pointed his finger at me, "I'm not your pet, Kota. I don't care what your role is in your team, but you might find me a bit more than you remember if you keep pushing." Apparently, my kitten has been talking to Corey about our dynamics. Now I'm fucking curious.

"Wait, what?" Marc sputtered, "You're a goddamn hardcore? No fucking way!"

I have no idea what possessed me, but I sauntered closer to him, then caged him between me and the countertop. "I think you might enjoy being a pet, little boy," I growled and moved my lips close to his neck. Marc whined, his body shivering.

In an instant, Corey was behind me, hand in my hair, "You might want to ask permission before playing with another man's toys, sweetie. That is unless you just want me to put you over my knee and make that pretty ass red." His voice was low but laden with lust. I felt my cock twitch and let out a low laugh. He spun me around and crashed his lips against mine, parting them forcefully with his tongue, then bit down on my lip. When he pulled back, I was breathless. Both Nate and Marc looked like they were about to cum in their pants. "I guess the shy ones really are the ones you have to watch out for, huh, Kota," Corey said with a sultry laugh. I was speechless. I've never met anyone who made me consider being a bottom - never. Now, I'm wondering how it would feel to be over his knees. He pulled my ear closer to his mouth, "Now that we've established who's in charge of our two families, let's play nice, understood, baby boy?"