Total pages in book: 85
Estimated words: 81518 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 408(@200wpm)___ 326(@250wpm)___ 272(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 81518 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 408(@200wpm)___ 326(@250wpm)___ 272(@300wpm)
“You done barkin’, lil pup?”
I sniffled and chuckled at the same time, then inched away so I could kiss him. River hummed and completely owned me with one of his deep, hungry kisses, his tongue against mine making me shiver and, for lack of a better term, heel. Or maybe the perfect term since he kept calling me puppy. But it was what he made me do. He took command so easily, and I followed. I obeyed.
“Goddammit,” I mumbled into the kiss. “Perhaps I’m a little bit submissive.”
“No way.” He smiled and gripped my chin. “What on earth gave you that idea?”
Reese gathered my free hand and kissed the inside of it. I felt his grin against my skin.
“Don’t get too smug.” I nipped at River’s bottom lip before returning my attention to Reese. No warning, no words. I locked my arms around his neck, pressed myself as closely as I could, and kissed him with everything I was.
He controlled me just as expertly as River, but Reese was still different. There was playful leeway and a bit of recklessness in his manner, and only the latter took a hike when he shouldered the role of a Sadist. He let me set the pace until he wanted something else. He let me cling to him until he wanted my hands elsewhere. Like now, when he deepened the kiss and brought my hands to his front.
“It’s possible I missed you,” I confessed, out of breath. “But don’t tell anyone.”
He grinned faintly and teased the tip of my tongue with his. “Secret’s safe with me, little fighter. I definitely missed you.”
It was ridiculous to feel this happy, wasn’t it?
It was another thing that was foreign to me lately. Happiness.
But I still needed River and Reese to hear me out and give me their opinion on whether or not I actually deserved to move on.
I closed my eyes and rested my forehead to his.
“I know we have a lot to talk about,” I said, trying to catch my breath. “I’m gonna tell you guys everything, but…can it wait till tomorrow?”
River threaded his fingers through my hair and scratched my scalp gently.
“Of course.” Reese cupped my cheek, and I eased away a little and opened my eyes again. “Beautiful boy. We canceled tomorrow, so we’ll have all the time you need.”
Whoa, really? “Why did you cancel?” I felt my forehead crease. To be honest, I wanted to experience something like they’d planned with other kinksters.
“Bad timing,” River replied. “And it’s more of a rescheduling for us. The others will be here tomorrow and have fun on their own, and if you’re still interested once the dust’s settled, there’s another opportunity in a couple months.”
Reese’s mouth twisted into a little smirk. “Macklin loves his group play and knows it’s not an orgy until someone’s canceled, so he’s booked two dates.”
“Oh.” I pinched my lips together and smiled. “I wanna be here for that.”
He kissed the corner of my mouth. “Then we’ll make that happen.”
Awesome, but I would need those boundaries we’d discussed briefly at the diner. Or similar ones. Some sort of limits anyway. Which made it pretty fucking clear that there were parts of River and Reese I didn’t want to share with others.
They had already mentioned a kinky arrangement.
I wanted that.
Reese smoothed a finger between my eyebrows. “You’re thinking about something.”
“Maybe I wouldn’t mind being your play partner,” I admitted, feeling awkward as fuck. I wasn’t the best at putting myself out there. “As in, some type of relationship-type thing. Type.”
His eyes flashed with warmth and amusement.
River leaned back in his seat and grew contemplative.
I swallowed as a rush of nerves twisted my insides.
“A play partner dynamic is a good start,” Reese said eventually. “That would come with some restrictions, though.”
“I don’t mind.” Restrictions were good. Restrictions meant there would be a structure to follow. “Could we discuss those now?”
“Fuck, you’re cute.” He pressed a hard kiss to my lips that sent heat to my cheeks. “At the risk of pushing too hard, too fast, I want you to stay with us, sweetheart. When you don’t have plans with your brothers, stay here. Give us a few weeks to settle into our dynamic and find out what limits work for us.”
A few weeks…
Fucking hell, I wanted to. I wanted it so much that my whole body screamed for it.
“Take a break from everything else.” He stroked my cheek, and I swallowed hard, trapped in his heated gaze. “Help us with the next Game. You can train with me as often as you need.”
I couldn’t help but smirk. “I thought you weren’t a fighter.”
He snorted softly and lifted a brow. “I think I can give you a run for your money.”
I bet. It wasn’t like training under Weasel’s guidance and facing the fighters he set me up with offered much of a challenge. I could do this, I was sure. Taking three weeks off was still just three fight nights. It wasn’t as if I’d spend months catching up on work in a cubicle. I’d return to the cages soon enough to make more money. But I could afford a break.