His hand left her nipple and trailed down her tummy. His touch was light and painfully teasing as he continued to slowly explore her body. His ardor was surprisingly, touchingly restrained, yet there was no doubt that he was keeping himself tightly leashed.

  He took her hands and placed them against his chest, encouraging her to explore his body as he was exploring hers. She couldn’t have stopped herself from touching him if her life depended upon it. She let her hands slide down his chest as his body moved to partially cover hers.

  “What are you waiting for?” she asked, barely able to form a sentence, her mind was so passion laden. All she had to do was be in the same room with him and she wanted him with a desperation that knew no bounds.

  “I want our time together to last. And I want it to last a long, long time.”

  “Oh.” Serena didn’t know what else to say. She could go on touching Damen and be touched by him forever.

  Parting her lips, she raised herself to meet his kiss. His mouth covered hers hungrily, devouring her, as though he were trying to absorb her taste, her essence and draw it into himself.

  She couldn’t get enough of the feel of his skin beneath her hands. Her cheeks colored under the heat of his gaze as her fingers wrapped around his cock, stroked him from base to tip. She wanted her every touch to bring him immeasurable pleasure.

  ———

  Her touch was driving him crazy. He didn’t know how much longer he could last. The feel of her hand wrapped around his dick was killing him.

  He whispered his desires into her ear, felt her pulse skip and jump at his suggestions. She was ready for him and he was more than ready for her.

  A sense of urgency drove him. He needed to be one with her now. He lowered himself over her and slid between her open thighs. His hands caressed the smooth skin of her legs, then explored the soft lines of her hips, her waist, her back and finally slid up her arms until he held her hands clasped in his. With casualness he didn’t feel, he took her hand and brought it to himself.

  “Take me into your body and make me yours,” he pleaded.

  “I have always been yours. Don’t you know that?”

  A knot formed in his throat, and all he could do was show her how much he loved her, would always love her. “Wrap your legs around my waist, baby, and guide me home.”

  ———

  His lips brushed her nipples as he slowly filled her. Her body melted against his. His tormented groan was a heady invitation so she lifted her hips, allowing him to sink into her fully. This time she groaned. The feel of him inside her almost sent her over the edge and he had yet to move.

  She caressed the strong tendons at the nape of his neck, then let her hands slide down his back until she had the luscious cheeks of his ass in her hands. “Move, Damen, before I do you serious bodily harm.”

  Before she could finish her sentence, he slowly withdrew and thrust with such force he brought her to instant orgasm. Her eyes blurred, her heart pitched and the room began to spin. “Jesus, don’t stop,” she said when it appeared he was perfectly content to just sit there and watch her reaction.

  “If I move now, it’ll be all over. Your body gripping mine is more than I can handle it seems.”

  Taking the decision out of his hands, she arched up, forcing him to thrust inside her.

  He lost all semblance of control then, taking her body with a forcefulness that left her gasping. In.

  Out. In. Out. Over and over he lunged into her, hitting her womb on every stroke.

  “Oh, God,” she cried as she felt another orgasm begin to swell inside of her. As though he were waiting for just such a reaction, she felt him tighten and swell inside her.

  “Come for me, baby. Now,” he demanded.

  As if she could do anything but what he asked.

  Waves of ecstasy washed through her. She lay drowning in a floodtide of warmth and contentment, of bone deep satisfaction and she savored it.

  Damen began to move away from her, but Serena would have none of that. Not yet. “Don’t move.”

  “But I’m too heavy to be laying atop you like this, baby.”

  “I want to feel your skin against mine for just a bit longer. I want this moment to last,” she whispered softly against his arm, her lips tracing the tattoo. “Damen?”

  “Yes, my lamb?”

  “When did you get the tattoo? What does it mean?”

  “I’ll explain later. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but Brady and Ash have one, too.”

  “You’ve kept me too busy. Please, don’t leave the bed? I don’t want you to go.”

  Damen sighed. “I know, sweetness. But Brady will be bringing up breakfast for you soon. You need to keep your strength up. Why don’t you take a bubble bath while he’s downstairs cooking?”

  Without waiting for an answer, Damen slowly eased away from her and headed toward the bathroom to fill the tub. Serena was still lying in bed when he reentered the room. “The tub’s filling, love.”

  “But…”

  Serena watched as he quickly drew on a pair of faded sweats and headed toward the bedroom door. “I’m going to see what’s holding Brady up with that breakfast.”

  Before she could say a word, he was gone.

  Sighing, Serena looked down at herself and cringed as the slight movement sent a twinge of pain through her pussy. Damen had a point. She was a sorry, sticky mess and the soak would do her good.

  Chapter Five

  Brady entered the bedroom, both wary and anxious. Would she accept him as she had his brothers? There was really only one way to find out.

  After setting the breakfast tray on the bedside table, he headed toward the bathroom where he could hear the muffled sound of splashing through the closed door. Maybe she’d like her back washed—and anything else he could reach.

  Serena was immersed in bubbles when Brady entered the bathroom. She turned her head toward the door the second she heard it open. “Are you coming in to join me?”

  “Well, I was going to serve you breakfast in bed, but now that you mention it, I notice there is plenty of room for two in that big old tub. There’s no reason for you to feel lonely now, is there?”

  Lifting her veiled gaze to his, Serena answered, her voice husky and oozing with sexuality, “No, there isn’t a reason to be lonely. Join me.”

  He knew she wasn’t only talking about joining her in her bath, but joining their bodies. His shaft stood at immediate attention with her blatant come on. In an attempt to draw out the seduction, he slowly lowered his zipper while toeing off his sneakers. He could feel Serena’s attention, her regard and her lust. They beat at him without mercy.

  Seconds later, he shed his pants, then pulled his T-shirt over his head, tossing it to the floor amongst the rest of his scattered belongings. He could feel Serena’s burning gaze roam his body and felt both pride and embarrassment. She was looking at him as if she wanted to eat him for both dinner and dessert. How did he get to be so lucky?

  Feeling exposed and needing to be with Serena, Brady slid into the tub, pulling her feet onto his lap. “This is nice,” he moaned, as her toes began to stroke his cock beneath the water.

  “It is, isn’t it?” Serena smirked. She continued to stroke him from beneath the water, running her toes up and down his thickening shaft. “Is there something wrong, Brady? You’re breathing awfully heavy right now.”

  “Not a thing,” he croaked.

  “Good. I wouldn’t want you to strain yourself in any way. I have plans for you.”

  “Plans?”

  “Yes, plans.”

  “Uhhh…you plan on having your wicked way with me then?”

  “Oh, you betcha. That okay with you?”

  Brady pretended to think about it for all of thirty seconds, then gave Serena a wide smile and a wink. “That’s okay with me. Do you think you can handle the role of seductress?”

  “I can handle anything I put my mind to.”

  “It’s not your mind I hope you’ll be putting to use.”

  Serena laughed and splashed Brady with a wave of water that left him sputtering. If she wanted to be in charge of their love play, then he was all for it—this time anyway. Then all bets were off. He had to admit, it was hard to think about the rest of the day ahead when she was working her magic on him right here in the tub.

  Time to fight fire with fire.

  “You know, Serena, they say that the feet are erogenous zones.” Slowly, he began to rub her arches, her toes and the balls of her feet until she was moaning in the tub right along with him. He wouldn’t be surprised if steam started to rise off the surface of the soapy water.

  Within moments, Brady decided he’d made the wrong choice in baiting Serena. Serena was driving him insane with her toes. She’d decided to sit up in the tub, exposing her perky breasts to his view as they bobbed above the water. “Are you about ready to get out, baby?” asked Brady. If he didn’t get out of the tub fast, he just might lose it.

  “Aren’t you going to wash my back?”

  Brady looked up at Serena and caught the gleam in her eyes. Oh yes, she knew exactly what she was doing. “Sure, I’ll scrub your back. Turn around, your back facing me.” Serena complied all too readily for Brady’s piece of mind. What is she planning now?

  Instead of just turning around in the tub, she stood, letting the water sluice off her body and then walked the two steps it took to stand in front of him, turned around and lowered herself on his lap. Dear God, she’s trying to drive me insane.

  “Ummm, what are you doing, baby?”

  “Letting you wash my back, of course.”

  He didn’t buy her innocent act. She was far too quickly becoming a siren. She knew what she wanted and apparently, it was him, and she wanted him now. “How about if I do this instead?” he asked as he lifted her by the waist and slowly lowered her on his engorged shaft. She was so wet and tight and fit him perfectly. She felt so good wrapped around him, he had no desire to move, but she had other ideas.

  As though they’d made love in this position a million times, she rode him with both an ease and enthusiasm that made him shudder with joy. Her slow and steady movements were killing him.

  Taking her by the waist, Brady took over the pace, thrusting into her on every downward stroke of her hips.

  Soon neither was satisfied with the loving. They wanted to touch and be touched, to explore each other with hands, mouths and tongues. With great reluctance, Brady eased himself from Serena’s body and stood with her in his arms. “I think it’s time we retired, don’t you think?” he asked, his voice husky with need.

  “I think you might be right about that.”

  Instead of letting go of his neck and placing her feet on the floor, she turned in his arms like an agile cat and wrapped her legs around his waist.

  Yes, she is definitely trying to kill me. How much patience did she think he had? He could only take so much teasing, so much stimulation. “For God sake’s Serena, you’re killing me!”

  “Oh, my handsome man, you haven’t begun to see anything yet. I plan to make you so tired, you’ll collapse from exhaustion. In fact, I guarantee we’ll both be so busy loving each other neither one of us will be thinking about anything but each other for the rest of the afternoon.”

  ———

  Serena was enjoying herself beyond measure. She loved seeing Brady lose all control. She could feel him shuddering beneath her and smiled inwardly.

  His shaft was hard and throbbing against her legs.

  Every time his gaze met hers, her heart turned over in response. And right now he was looking at her with such love and tenderness it was almost enough to stop her heart from beating. She imagined his arms wrapping her in his embrace and it was enough to make her pulse pound and her tummy tingle with excitement. God, it was going to be so hard to leave him behind—hell, leave them all behind—after what they’d shared today. “Take me to bed,” she demanded. She wasn’t about to prolong this first bout of lovemaking. She wanted it intense and she wanted it now.

  “Your wish is my command.”

  Brady carried Serena through the double doors and back into the bedroom. The candles had burned down to nubs, the breakfast had grown cold, but she didn’t care.

  Very carefully, he laid her on the bed. She swallowed tightly as he dropped down next to her. A delightful shiver of want ran through her as she let her gaze roam over his hard muscled body.

  He was even more stunningly virile than she remembered from her teenage years. The time since she’d left home had obviously been good to him. If it were possible, he was even more gorgeous today. His dark brown hair was trimmed neatly, he kept it much shorter than his brothers. His steel grey eyes were just as beautiful as ever, though the naughty and knowledgeable twinkle in them was new. How did she get so lucky? What was she going to do during the lonely years ahead? Her heart clenched as she looked at him. How she’d missed him—missed them all. How would she ever find the strength to leave them again?

  He pulled her roughly, almost violently, toward him, yet one large hand cradled her face and held it gently. The touch of his hand was almost unbearable in its tenderness. She loved him more in that moment than she thought it possible to love anyone.

  With such overwhelming love washing through her, Serena did the only thing she could. She pinned Brady beneath her and mounted him in one smooth motion.

  Taking Brady’s face in her hands, she made sure to keep eye contact with him as she slowly began her ride. Somehow, she could feel Brady’s frustration, feel his desperate desire for her to speed up, to take him deeper. Yet she knew this was their only time together, their only chance to show their love. She wanted it slow for a bit. She wanted to worship him as they had worshipped her.

  Eventually, he took the choice out of her hands and grasped her by the waist, lifting her to meet his strokes. Within minutes, they were racing for the stars. He took her mouth with savage intensity just as they reached climax and the world exploded around them.

  Chapter Six

  Brady knew they weren’t going to find a better time to find out just what had driven her away from her home. He looked over at Ash and Damen who had quietly slipped inside the door while he’d made love to their mate, saw the same resolution in their eyes. It was time to finally get some long awaited answers.

  After nodding at his brothers, he dropped his gaze to his mate. A sleepy, well-sated smile curved her lips. He hated having to break the mood, but he’d wait no longer getting the answers to questions that had haunted the three men since she’d walked out of their lives. Pinned by his body, as she was, his cock still deep inside her, she wasn’t going anywhere. He’d never get a better opportunity. “Baby?”

  “Hmm...”

  “Baby, you awake?”

  “Let me rest a few minutes and I’ll see what I can do.”

  Brady chuckled, making her pussy ripple around his dick. “Oh Goddess, baby. Don’t make me laugh. Besides, as tempting as your offer is, you have got to be sore and there are some matters we really need to discuss.”

  She must have sensed he had something serious to say, because she opened her eyes and all traces of passion were quickly shut away behind unsmiling eyes. Her body stiffened beneath him.

  “We?”

  “Yes, we. You, me,” he nodded toward his brothers still waiting patiently by the door, “and them.”

  She looked to the three of them, wariness and even fear flashed across her face, then she slowly nodded, slumping against the bed as if all the tension that had been running through her disappeared. “I guess you all deserve some answers. But after you know, after I tell you everything, I have to leave.”

  Damen snorted. “I don’t think so.”

  She snapped her gaze toward the doorway where Damen was leaning against the doorjamb, his feet crossed at the ankles, his arms crossed over his chest. “What? You can’t keep me here.”

  Brady held her chin, bringing her gaze back to him. “No, legally we can’t. You’re right about that, but do you really want to leave us, live your life alone and on the run?”

  “Is that the life you want to live?” added Ash.

  As Damen and Ash made their way toward the bed, stripping their clothes along the way, Brady watched as Serena’s eyes widened, began to lose focus. He could see the pulse in her throat speed up, feel the quickening of her heartbeat against his chest. If they had to keep her off balance to get some answers, then that’s what they’d do. At least he knew how to distract her in the future. And they would have a future, no matter what she believed.

  When both Damen and Ash crawled onto the bed on either side of Serena, Brady shifted, thrusting his cock deeper into her. Serena gasped, snapped her gaze back to him. Now she was trapped—Ash on her left, Damen on her right and him between her thighs. She wasn’t going anywhere until they were good and ready to let her up.

  Ash and Damen each took one of her dusky nipples between their lips while he stroked in and out of her pussy, keeping her on edge and pliable to their desires. “Now, why did you run away?”

  “I—I…”

  “You what? And remember to think before you speak because if you don’t give us an honest answer, we’ll stop giving you pleasure.”

  Serena groaned when Ash and Damen simultaneously bit down on her nipples. After licking her lips, she whispered, “I had to run. If I hadn’t, they would have killed us all.”

  Through their bond, Brady could feel Damen and Ash’s dismay. She’d left to keep them all safe?

  Pulling away from her swollen nipple, Damen leaned forward to look her in the eyes. “Who would have killed us, sweetness?”

  “I don’t know.”

  All three men moved away. Brady pulled out of her clenching pussy, sat up and placed her on his lap before turning around and resting against the headboard.

  “No. You can’t stop. You can’t stop now.”

  “Then tell us who wants the four of us out of the way.”

  “I told you the truth,” she said in a small voice.

  “I don’t know who they are for sure or why they want us dead. But I couldn’t stay here and be the cause of your deaths,” she said, her voice quivering. “I just couldn’t do that to you three.”

 

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