Control

Chapter 32

“Are you two going to tell me what the hell is going on? Why is Dom making out with my latest sex fantasy? Where is Letty? And Leon?”

“Vince!”

“What Brian?”

“If you know what’s good for you, do not make any moves on her and don’t let Dom hear you mention her in any sexual way.”

“Letty and Leon left the day we got down here.” Mia continued. “Leon came back three days ago and will be back tomorrow. He’s going to try to bring Letty back with him but either way he’s staying.”

Vince pointed at the couple that were now lying on the sand and kissing each other senseless. “ And those two?”

Brian spoke up. “They got together the first night and haven’t been apart since. Anyone tries to get near her either deals with her three pit bulls or even worse, Dom.”

“Some girl tamed the big dog?” Vince was stunned.

“Vince.” He turned to Mia. “They are in love and she is carrying his baby.”

His mouth fell open and Brian nudged his shoulder. “Come on, man. Let’s go eat. There’s no telling how long they will be.” They walked up to the patio and left the couple alone.

“You are an angel.” He told her in between kisses. “I love you.” His mouth trailed kisses down her chest and his tongue skimmed over the swells of her breasts to his marks. His hands untied the bow behind her neck and lowered her bikini top exposing her nipples.

“Dominic…” She was hot for him but not sure she wanted to be exposed to the others.

“You made it a nude beach. I want to see you now, Mick!” He engulfed her nipple in his mouth and bit down. She arched her back and yelled out at the sweet pain. His tongue laved away the sting and he switched over to her other hard peak.

“Baby, everyone is watching.” She panted as his lips and teeth moved over her chest.

“I don’t care.” He said in between licks, bites, and kisses. “They’ve seen more than this already.”

“Dominic…” He was overwhelming her. She felt his hand reach under her sarong, push her bikini aside, and dart his fingers into her body. She started to cry out with each push of his fingers.

“Is he fucking her out there?” Vince stood at the edge of the patio and watched Dom ravish Mikaela within plain sight of them.

Brian looked out at them and shrugged his shoulders. “Probably. It happens quite frequently.”

“In public?”

“It’s a private beach, Vince.” Mia set down her plate on the table. “She owns this entire neighborhood so we made it a nude beach. And Dom takes her whenever he wants her which is pretty much all the time.”

“Damn, that woman is fine.” Vince stared at her exposed flesh with wide eyes.

Brian put his hand on Vince’s shoulder to get his attention. “Man, if you look closely you will notice that Dom’s name is branded all over her breasts. She was tattooed yesterday. She knows who she belongs to and he doesn’t like anyone near her.”

“Vince, pull your eyes back in your head and stop drooling over the mother of my nephew.” She walked up to them and yelled at her brother. “Dom! Would you please stop that and bring Mikaela over here! She is eating for two now!”

Dom glared at his sister and then took in Mikaela’s desire filled face. Her eyes were clenched, she was breathing heavy, and her arousal was evident. He couldn’t stop. He wanted her to cum. He moved down between her legs and ate her until she screamed.

He crawled up her body and kissed her parted lips. “I love you, baby.” His voice broke and she opened her eyes to look at his face. He had tears in his eyes and a smile on his face. “You’ve given me everything.” His voice went hoarse with pent up emotion. “I owe you so much.”

Again, the stray thought of marrying her mate flashed through her mind but she pushed it aside. ‘I got pregnant within a week of knowing him. There is no way I can tell him this is bothering me.’ His eyes focused on her and she knew he picked up her mood. “You don’t owe me anything, my love.” She sat up, tied her top behind her neck and arranged the material so that she was properly covered. She stood up and shook the sand from her body. “It was my responsibility from the beginning to bring you happiness.”

She untied her sarong and shook out the sand. “I’m glad you have your family back. I’m going to wash off.” Her melancholy hit her again and she didn’t want him to pick up on it.

“Mick?” He felt it again. He knew exactly what was bothering her but he did not like her running from him. She ran out into the surf, dove under a wave, and didn’t surface. “Mick!” He couldn’t see her anywhere and it had been close to a minute since she went under. He started to run out to the surf when Brian and Vince came up.

Brian looked out in the water and didn’t see her. “Dom, where the hell is she?”

“Mick!!!” Dom dove into a wave and started to swim out. Brian and Vince followed closely behind. A little over three minutes went by and he spotted her. She had just surfaced quite a distance from the shore. “Mick!”

She turned towards them with curiosity on her face. “Dominic?” He and the others were swimming up to her.

When Dominic reached her, he grabbed her arms and his eyes were dark. “What the hell are you doing?” He was angry.

“I’m swimming, baby. What’s wrong?”

“I couldn’t see you! You were under for a long time!” He was gripping her arms tightly in his panic.

“Dominic, I can hold my breath for well over four minutes. Let go of me please. You’re hurting me.”

He released her arms with a shocked expression on his face. “Baby, I’m sorry.”
He couldn’t believe he hurt her. “Mick…I’m sorry I was just worried when you were under for so long.”

“It’s ok.” She whispered. “I’ll race you to shore.” She turned to Vince. “Are you healed enough to be physically active?”

“Are you? What’s up with the cuts and stitches?”

“Nothing at all. I’ve had worse. Let’s go back. I’m hungry.” She submerged under the water and disappeared from sight. The guys all swam on top. She was walking through the surf and up on the beach when they were three quarters of the way out.

She picked up her sarong and tied it around her waist. “Mick. What’s wrong, baby?”

“I’m just hungry, love.” She started towards the house when Dom grabbed her arm to stop her.

“Don’t do that to me. I know something’s bothering you. Tell me!”

“They’re coming for you.”

All eyes turned to Vince except Mikaela’s. Dom pulled her to him and asked him. “Who is coming for her?”

“Her family. I heard one of them talking on the phone when they were taking me to the plane. Something about a threat has passed and it being time for her to return to her duties and commitments. The captain of her jet was tripping. He thinks she could be in danger if she doesn’t return.”

Dom looked at his mate. Her eyes were downcast and she was putting off waves of anxiety. “Is this true?” She nodded. “What will they do?”

“Take me back.”

“Why? You’re a grown woman. You can do what you want.”

“Mikaela?” She looked at Brian. “Are you some kind of royalty or something?”

“Yes.” She looked at all three of them before she elaborated. “In my Egyptian and Romanian families, I’m considered royalty. I run my Italian family. That I inherited after my father passed away.”

“Baby, what happens when you refuse to go back?”

She sighed and looked at the water when she spoke. “The only way for the next family member in line to take control is if I die. The Romanians and Egyptians will want me dead for getting pregnant with an illegitimate child. Now if you don’t mind I need to eat and prepare to defend my child, my mate, and my life…again.” She pulled her arm free of Dom’s grasp and went to the house.

“Dom, we all owe her. We can’t let this happen!”

“Nobody has to tell me that, Brian. I have the most to lose!”

“I’m with you guys. She saved my ass and gave me my life back. Hey man, congrats on the baby!”

“Thanks Vince.”

“So are you going to make a respectable woman of her?”

“Let’s go eat and then take our cars out for a drive. I got an errand to run.”

Mikaela picked up a plate, served herself, and sat down on the hammock. She was definitely on edge but she knew she had to tell them what was coming. Now she needed them to leave. She didn’t want any harm to befall any of them. ‘I can’t catch a fucking break. Is it too much to ask? I’m not allowed to be happy.’

“Come on, mama. Eat up! You need to keep your strength up.” Mia rubbed her shoulder as she passed by.

“You’re right. I do.” She got up from the table and walked in a daze towards the door.

“Mikaela, where are you going?”

“To keep up my strength. Like I’ve been taught to my whole life.” Her voice was distant and it alarmed Mia enough to stop her by grabbing her arm. Mikaela’s head whipped around and looked at Mia’s hand.

“Mia, it would be in your best interests to stay home until tomorrow night. It would probably be good if you just stay away from me!”

Mia saw her dark eyes and recoiled from her. She watched her enter the house and heard a door slam. “Dom!” She ran out to the guys and yelled again. “Dom!”

“Mia, what is it? What’s going on?”

“Mikaela is out of it. She told me to stay away from her and then she stormed into the dojo!”

“Shit. Look I can fix things with the Romanians and Egyptians. She said they would only come after her for having an illegitimate child. Let’s go get a ring.”

“Dom…”

“What Brian?”

“She won't go for that. She’ll think you’re doing it just to save her and that would hurt her more than whatever her family has planned.”

“I’m not doing it to save her! I love her! She’s the mother of my unborn son! I’m not going to let anything happen to my family again!”

“Dom, Brian’s right. She isn’t secure enough to believe your intentions are true.”

“Mia, she is my mate and she will do what I tell her to do. Vince, come with me. You two try to get Leon back here now. For some reason, she needs him here.” Dom headed to the house with Vince. Mia and Brian headed next door to try to find a way to locate Leon.

As Dom entered the kitchen, he could hear her wrecking havoc in the gym. He ran down the hall, opened the door and was met by the dogs.

“Oh shit! Dom, those fucking dogs are huge.”

He saw her. She had changed into a white wife beater and black shorts. She was hitting and kicking the wooden fighting dummy. This piece of equipment was made to toughen up your forearms and shins by striking the various pieces of thick wood. It inflicted a lot of damage to the body.

“Mick!”

“Go away.” She was calm but the punches and kicks she threw were vicious.

“Baby, stop it. You’re hurting yourself!”

“Dominic, get out.”

“Mick, we can take on your family together. I already know how to appease the Romanians and Egyptians. We can…”

She turned to him and drove her fist into one of the planks. It shattered. “Don’t you dare say it! I will fight! Like I was meant to! Like I was made for! I will fight for you and our baby because I want to. I can’t stomach the thought of you marrying me just to protect me! Now get out!”

“Mick! Come here now!”

She focused her dark eyes on him and shook her head. “Are you trying to control me, lover? You are my mate and you are my control but not even you can stop me from defending you and my son. My mind is stronger than that. I can close doors in my head that you couldn’t get through if your ability was as great as mine. I am fighting for my only chance at happiness. Now leave me the fuck alone!”

She turned her back to them and went on with her strikes. Dom looked at the dogs. He could tell their hearts weren’t in this front they were putting on but they were obeying her wishes.

Dom turned to Vince and whispered. “Get the car. I still intend to buy that ring.” He nodded and headed to the front door. When he opened it, he came face to face with Leon.

“Vince! I can’t believe it! How?”

“Leon, man, you have no idea how good it is to see you! That chick is amazing.”

“No offense but where is she?”

“Leon?”

“Dom! Where is she?” He was panicking.

“Down the hall. She’s fucking herself up hitting shit. How did you know?”

“I just did.”

“As much as it kills me to say this, I need you to go talk to her. She needs you right now. Not me. Vince and I are going to the jewelry store. Go on.”

Leon pushed past them and ran down the hall. When Dom walked out the door, he saw Letty getting out of the goat.

“Hey girl!” Vince pulled her into a hug.

“Oh my god. How did you get out?” She was smiling and returning his embrace.

“I’ve got friends with friends in high places.” He laughed.

She caught Dom’s gaze over his shoulder and her smile faltered until Vince let her go.

“Vince!” He turned to Dom.” Why don’t you take Letty to your place? I’ll get Brian to go with me.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah. I’ll see you in a bit.” He walked next door with two sets of eyes following him.

“Did he say Brian? I knew he was back but I didn’t hear they made up.”

“Dom’s old lady did it. She did all of this.” He caught himself and looked at her sad eyes. “Sorry baby. They are tight. Nothing will come between them.”

She glanced at Dom once and looked back at Vince. “So I’m told. I can deal.”

He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and steered her towards his home. “Come on baby. I want to show you my new pad and car.”

“Micki?”

She turned her dark, cold eyes to him and he saw the sadness sweep through her. She forced a smile on to her face. “You’re early.”

“You needed me.”

“I do.” She limped over to him but stopped just out of reach. “I guess you saw my surprise?” He nodded as he looked at the bruises already forming on her legs and arms.

“I have more. You still plan on staying?”

“Yes.”

“Let me show you your house then.” She hobbled to the door and he caught her arms as she tried to pass him. “Don’t.”

“You’re hurt. Let me help you.”

She turned her tear-filled eyes to him. “I can’t. I have to be strong.”

“You are strong. Now shut up.” He picked her up in his arms. “Now where is my house?”

She placed her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. “Out the front door to the right. Boys! Come! You’re next door.”

He carried her out the front door and headed to his new home. Dom and Brian were just fixing to leave when they saw Leon carrying Dom’s mate out of their house. Brian could see the tension roll off of the big man. “Dom.” He called to him and when his attention focused on him, he smiled and calmly spoke. “Let’s go get those rings and get you two married, ok?” He received a silent nod in return.