Free Jagged: A Standalone Bad Boy Romance by Winter Scott Page A

were still wrapped around me, holding me tight in a spooning position. The old couch at Carter's place wasn't very comfy but we were able to sleep on it for the entire night.
     
    Or maybe the sex was so exhausting that we could've slept on thumbtacks.
     
    I flipped over in his arms until I was facing Carter. His eyes slowly opened and a smile appeared. “I'd like to wake up every morning to that beautiful face.”
     
    “Get used to it because I won't be able to afford my nice apartment anymore.”
     
    Carter brushed a stray hair from my face. “Doesn't matter. Just move in with me.”
     
    I kissed him and felt his soft flesh below turn hard. I reached down and stroked his length, imagining last night. “Ready for more, Carter?”
     
    “You're going to kill me woman.”
     
    “Then it will be a good death.”
     
    Carter agreed and we kissed again. He rolled me over onto my back and spread my legs. I don't know how I even had the energy for any of this. But all I knew, was that I wouldn't be satisfied until we made up for those four long years.
     
    We fucked over and over again until the late afternoon. My body was like goo, sticking to the couch and never wanting to let go.
     
    “Would you like some breakfast?” Carter asked, finally prying himself from our fuck station.
     
    I laughed and looked outside at the setting sun. “What do you have?
     
    “Not much. I haven't been grocery shopping since I got out. Probably just oatmeal.”
     
    I grabbed a blanket and covered my naked body, sinking further into the couch. I wasn't going anywhere today. “Oatmeal sounds perfect.”
     
    Carter went to the kitchen to fix us some breakfast and I lay on the couch, staring up at the popcorn ceiling.
     
    My life had taken a crazy turn ever since Carter King showed up on my doorstep. I tried to forget him during those four years but it was impossible. And now he was back and I was his property once again. I liked the feeling of being owned by Carter. He'd do anything to protect me and anything to satisfy my desires.
     
    But I had lost my father in the process. The only family I had left and now he was out of my life. If only I had known the truth sooner. Maybe I could have prevented Carter from going to jail.
     
    We could be married now, with a couple kids running around the house. All those years we wasted. We needed to make up for all that lost time.
     
    Carter returned, holding two bowls of steaming oatmeal. “Breakfast is served, Ms. Kyle.” Carter acted like a butler, bending over to hand me my bowl.
     
    “Thank you, sir. You may have the day off,” I said waving my hand away.
     
    “You're so kind, Master.”
     
    Carter jumped on the couch next to me, still completely naked. I never got sick of staring at his inked chest. I dipped my spoon into the hot oatmeal and devoured it in seconds. I didn't even realize how hungry I was.
     
    Sex really takes it out of you.
     
    Carter set his empty bowl on the ground and wiped his mouth. “We need to talk, Taylor.”
     
    My heart skipped a beat. How could it possibly get any worse?
     
    Carter sighed. “I didn't tell you the whole story. And now I need your help.”
     
    “What is it, Carter? You know I'll do anything for you.”
     
    “After I got out of prison, I was picked up by Mayor Trump. He helped your father put me away.”
     
    “That son of a bitch.” Anger rose in my chest like heartburn.
     
    “He was also the one that got me out of prison.”
     
    “I knew it couldn't have been for overcrowding.”
     
    “Now he wants me to do something that I don't think you're going to like. He wants me to take down your father.”
     
    My father...
     
    “The mayor wants you to kill my father?” I could barely say the words without choking on them.
     
    Carter shook his head. “Not exactly. He wants to destroy Kyle Enterprises. And I can do that without any killing.”
     
    Even though I hated my father's guts, I didn't want him to get hurt. “What if