Heart Surrendered: Obsessed Bounty Hunter Romance Series, Book 2 Read online

  Adam moved toward the edge of the boxing ring, slumped lazily against a post with arms akimbo, urging her to start.

  Jacqui grabbed hold of the handles on each end and swung the rope over her head. Her first few tries were unsuccessful, making her stumble awkwardly.

  Adam’s laughter didn’t help in any way. Jacqui felt a growing irritation in her stomach as she tried again.

  She finally got the rhythm and managed to jump, counting softly as she went along.

  “You did say five hundred…?” Jacqui asked out loud.

  Jacqui discovered that jumping and talking out loud wasn’t such an easy thing to do and stumbled once again.

  “Start over…” Adam ordered her from the sidelines.

  “What?” Jacqui asked, irritated. She had managed almost half when she stumbled.

  “Are you deaf? Start over…” Adam mocked from where he sat at the edge of the ring swinging his feet.

  Jacqui started over again as the irritation in her stomach turned to slow anger. She needed to focus her mind. She can do this. She just needed to take her mind off the sexy stranger slowly turning into a tyrant in her mind.

  She wished she had known beforehand she would be doing jump rope. She would have worn a stronger support bra instead of the regular training bra she had on. She knew her breasts were heaving with her heavy breathing and her nipples were straining hard through the thin layer of the razorback shirt.

  Mercifully she got to five hundred and dropped the ropes to the ground. She had no intention of going over that again today.

  Adam handed her the mitts and led her to the sand filled punching bag.

  “Let’s see what those hands can do…” he said in a taunting voice.

  Jacqui gave a wordless answer in her head, “Stroke your cock till your eyes pop out…”

  But she packed a wallop that sent the bag flying.

  “Not bad…” observed Adam, “but your stance needs improvement.”

  Adam moved behind her and stood so close that Jacqui felt the entire length of his body behind her back. He positioned both hands on each side of her waist to steady her. Then his thighs aligned with the back of both her thighs as his feet pushed her ankles open.

  “That’s one stance…” he whispered in her ear.

  “And here’s another... ” he continued.

  Jacqui’s heart hammered wildly in her chest as she felt his palm cross from her waist to her belly then traveled downwards to the front of her crotch. His fingers brushed her mound before proceeding down the front of her right leg. Then his fingers grasped the inner muscle of her thigh before pulling her whole leg backwards. Jacqui felt his hand directly below her vagina.

  Seemingly innocent… yet completely intentional. Jacqui knew it. She knew he was pretending to teach her proper boxing posture and copping a feel. She also knew he was toying with her

  A primal emotion flared within her… the desire to be conquered. But simultaneously her rational brain told her he was an asshole with a big ego.

  If I raise hell, he’ll say I have a malicious mind. And laugh at me. If I don’t, he’ll enjoy himself immensely thinking I’m helpless to do anything about it, were the thoughts in her mind.

  Jacqui’s decision came swiftly.

  “Two can play this game,” she thought to herself as a wicked grin appeared on her face.

  ***

  The game of seduction was on.

  “Ohhh…I get it…this feels good,” Jacqui said in a husky voice, suppressing the laughter forming in her throat.

  She let her ass accidentally grind against the front of Adam’s crotch and was instantly rewarded with a surprised gasp. She ground her ass even harder this time adding pressure to the swelling bulge inside Adam’s pants.

  Then she turned her head sideways towards him, opened her mouth and let her tongue follow the outline of her lips.

  Adam’s eyes followed the path of her tongue as it lubricated the skin of her lips.

  Take that you asshole… Jacqui’s inner goddess proclaimed.

  “How about my hands, Adam… show me the best way to use them,” she said in the breathiest voice she could muster.

  She proceeded to grab his hand that was still holding her inner thigh. She led his hand slowly upward, letting him feel the swell of her vagina, her flat stomach, and then brushing it gently against her breast. Her hardened nipples gave her away as they screamed in protest against the barrier that was her bra.

  Even though it started as a game, Jacqui felt the moisture that was slowly forming in her panties. She was enjoying this immensely. Tit for tat. Unfortunately, her body was starting to feel hot.

  She had not been with a man since she arrived at boot camp. The fatigue from her daily rigorous routine sucked away all thoughts of fucking for an orgasm.

  She was doing very well until Adam came along. Heck, he started this. Jacqui tried to ease her conscience.

  But the feel of a man’s hard body against the whole length of her back was just too much to ignore. Plus, Adam smelled of musk and lemongrass soap. A heady combination, given the proximity of their bodies.

  Jacqui slumped softly against him, resting the back of her head against his shoulder.

  Adam’s other arm was quick to snake across her waist and pulled her even closer to him until his erection rested between her butt cheeks.

  From her breasts, Adam’s finger followed the contour of her throat, up her chin, and brushed against her lips. Jacqui opened her lips slightly and sucked on the finger before turning slowly around to face him.

  “You play hardball,” Adam said, his nose inches away from hers, his breath wafting slowly into her face.

  He was breathing hard and trying to control it. But Jacqui saw how totally aroused he was as his nostrils flared with every breath he took.

  “You started it,” Jacqui answered petulantly, her own breath came in short gasps.

  “Then let’s finish it before the old man returns,” Adam answered.

  The thought of Uncle Max catching them in the act sent both into a provocative frenzy. He would be mad as hell, but at this point neither of them really cared.

  Adam bent down and used both hands to hoist her legs upwards. Jacqui straddled him upright, surprised at the ease in which he carried her.

  Adam shuffled to one of the corner posts of the boxing ring. Using the post to support her back, he pulled at the drawstring on his pants. They fell and gathered around his ankles.

  Using his fingers, he clawed at the sheer material of Jacqui’s shorts and tugged hard. The material tore away, leaving her with just her panties. Even that did not escape the ferocity of his fingers as he gave it a twist until it too tore apart.

  He positioned his cock and lowered Jacqui, who moaned with pleasure as the head of his engorged cock entered her slowly.

  Her wet pussy lubricated his entire shaft. He rammed into her slowly, and then increased the speed as he ground his hips to reach her even deeper.

  Grunting with every thrust Adam made, Jacqui clung to Adam’s neck like a person drowning. She had never been taken this way before. And the feel of his hard shaft rubbing against her clit was like wildfire consuming her entire being.

  A shudder ran through Adam’s body as a huge orgasm overcame him. He pulled out of Jacqui and pushed her against the mat of the ring. Jacqui shimmied backward in a frenzy until her foot touched the edge of the mat. She used this to brace herself.

  Adam opened her legs wide and lowered himself until his face was just inches away from her cunt. He knew from Jacqui’s quivering body that she was seconds away from her own release.

  Using his tongue he flicked at her clit repeatedly. Bolts of white heat shot through her entire being. Pressure mounted inside her, leaving Jacqui weak with desire and craving for release.

  “I’m coming, don’t stop…” Jacqui managed to say as a giant wave of indescribable gratification consumed her.

  Jacqui closed her eyes tightly, mouth forming a silent “O”
as the first of multiple orgasms consumed her. She bucked wildly as her body sizzled. Unknowingly, Jacqui clamped her thighs shut as the pleasure was released, inadvertently pinning Adam between her legs.

  Adam laughed softly as he rested his head against her tummy. He smelled her aroma and realized he liked it. He could stay between her legs forever.

  Jacqui opened her eyes after seeing stars explode inside her brain. Her eyes adjusted slowly to her surroundings as blood started to flow normally inside her body.

  Breathing normally one more, Adam said, “Round one goes to you, Jacqui. You have managed to pin me and we haven’t even started on full contact sports yet.”

  “Yup, remember that next time you try and seduce me again,” a languid Jacqui replied as she opened up her thighs to release him.

  Jacqui picked herself up from off the floor, ignoring Adam’s outstretched hand. She was more concerned about her nakedness than his gallantry after seeing her shredded panties on the floor.

  “What… are you still mad at me?” Adam asked, surprised at the display of irritation on her face.

  “Asshole…” Jacqui muttered, as she picked up her panties off the floor and headed for the bench where she left her training suit.

  She felt totally embarrassed in her half ass-naked glory while Adam had his drawstrings back on.

  Adam’s guffaws followed her inside the room, adding fuel to the irritation she felt. She was confused and needed to gather her composure.

  Jacqui had never been in love before. Growing up, she realized she had an appetite for sex. It was one of the reasons she wanted to get her own place back home. After her family was murdered, she discovered that it could make her forget the daily nightmares that tormented her.

  But she’s been free from those dreams ever since she arrived at boot camp. Why did she fall for Adam’s advances? And, honestly… she did entice him too.

  Jacqui had no answers so she did the next best thing and filed Adam under the category ‘Proceed with Caution.’

  ***

  “Great workout, Sarah…” Jacqui said, reaching out her hand to pull up a petite, red-haired girl, who was trying to catch her breath on the mat.

  Anyone seeing Sarah for the first time would think the girl was barely out of her teens. The freckles that dotted her face and the flat chest simply enhanced the impression. Jacqui found out the hard way that Sarah was badass and can kick her butt even if she barely reached Jacqui’s shoulder.

  It was Adam who chose the girl as Jacqui’s sparring partner in their workouts. This was the first time Jacqui managed to pin Sarah to the ground.

  After weeks of teaching Jacqui the basic moves of boxing, they moved on to different types of martial arts. Adam was an exacting mentor but a good one… Jacqui had to give him that. He made her do the different moves over and over again until she got them perfectly. Jacqui learned to do the ax kick, foot stomp, superman punch, flying knee, guillotine and rear naked choke.

  But to Jacqui’s consternation, Adam had only demonstrated these moves to her. Since that day in the boxing ring when they fucked each other like two dogs in heat, Adam had never tried to touch her again.

  Initially, Jacqui regarded this as a sign of her victory. But as the days passed, her self-righteousness slowly turned to disappointment... one she tried to mask by excelling in everything he taught her. But Adam simply regarded her as his student now and had chosen Sarah to be Jacqui’s sparring partner.

  During her second week at boot camp, Uncle Max finally introduced her to the rest of the group. Aside from Sarah and Adam, there was Eli, the stern faced, ex-military man who met her at the airport. He was in charge with the high-powered weapons. He was visibly impressed with the successive bull’s eyes Jacqui scored in target shooting. Jacqui shrugged it off as a recessive gene she probably got from her dad. And then there was Johnny ‘The Eye’ Rodriguez, a whiz kid who interpreted data streaming live inside Uncle Max’s office.

  The rest of the motley crew was made up of men and women from different backgrounds, all with different reasons for why they ended up as bounty hunters.

  Jacqui had developed an easy camaraderie with everyone, except for Adam. She was quite unsure about her feelings for him. But Jacqui couldn’t deny the frustration she was slowly building inside her mind. Why was he so indifferent to her?

  She had seen how he was with the other girls. And with Sarah he was always sweet, often giving her a hug after a particularly heavy workout. Jacqui had to content herself with high fives as a sign of his approval. But there were no hugs.

  Shit…not even a pat in the back, Jacqui thought after she kicked Sarah’s ass tonight.

  Adam signaled the end of practice.

  “See you in the mess hall,” Adam said casually, turning towards the door.

  Sarah followed right after giving Jacqui a pat on the back.

  Jacqui enters the cubicle to change, thoughts about Adam’s lack of interest still swirling in her mind.

  “Maybe I should have been sweeter to him that night, instead of playing it cool.” She thought back to that particular heavy encounter they had weeks ago.

  “Yes, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll show him I can be sweet, let him know that I am interested,” Jacqui made up her mind.

  She switched off all the lights in the room and, opened the door and walked slowly towards the mess hall.

  As she turned a corner, she was taken aback as she saw the outline of two people locked in a tight embrace within the shadow of the building.

  She stepped back not wanting to intrude and heard a voice speak out.

  “It’s alright Sarah, things will work out…”

  It was Adam’s voice that Jacqui overheard.

  Jacqui’s heart stopped for a moment, anxious that she may have been seen. And then as realization set in, anxiety turned into heavy disappointment and regret.

  So, Sarah and Adam… Jacqui thought, before stepping silently back and fleeing towards the opposite direction.

  She went directly into her room and flung herself on the bed.

  Confusion over what she had witnessed overwhelmed her. She just couldn’t understand why her heart felt like it had been sliced in two.

  It’s not like he means anything to me. We just fucked each other. End of story… Jacqui consoled herself but she was not really feeling any better about it.

  Deep in her heart she hoped they could take their relationship onto the next level. But now it seemed that wasn’t possible. Adam was with Sarah now.

  Unwanted tears formed in her eyes.

  She was startled by a loud rapping on her door as she hastily wiped the tears away.

  “Jacqui…dinner is ready; we’re all waiting for you at the mess hall…” Jacqui recognized the voice of Uncle Max.

  “Err…Uncle Max, is it alright if I pass on dinner tonight? I have a really bad headache and just want to rest…” Jacqui replied, trying to hide the tears from her voice.

  “Of course… rest then… Jacqui, is everything ok? You sound really strange,” Uncle Max reacted from outside her door.

  “Yes…yes… it’s nothing, Uncle Max…just need to rest…”Jacqui countered back at him.

  “Alright then…Jac, I need to talk to you later after we eat. Do you think you can make it to my office around 2100 hours? It’s important,” the old man said.

  “Of course…I’ll be there,” Jacqui replied.

  Jacqui took a long shower hoping to wash away her depression. A calm resolution washed over her as the water splashed her clean.

  I’ll forget all about Adam and just focus on what I need to do. Fuck him. I hope he and Sarah have a great fucking time together, Jacqui thought although it left a bitter taste in her mouth.

  An hour later, a composed Jacqui walked into the office of the old man. She was dressed in a white floral blouse over a pair of denim shorts and white sneakers.

  Jacqui was surprised to see they were not alone. She thought that this meeting was strictly between her and Unc
le Max. But Adam sat in a dark corner of the room with arms crossed over his chest. He had a dark look on his face, seemingly irritated over something.

  Jacqui had a suspicion she was the reason. They both stopped talking abruptly when she entered the room.

  “Ahh… Jacqui,” Uncle Max greeted her, “glad to see you’re feeling better.”

  Jacqui remained silent; her eyes avoided the direction where Adam sat in the shadows.

  Uncle Max ushered her to the same hardback chair where he conducted her first interview the day she arrived.