Table of Contents
Legal Page
Title Page
Book Description
Dedication
Trademarks Acknowledgement
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
New Excerpt
About the Author
Publisher Page
Owned Forever
ISBN # 978-1-78430-637-3
©Copyright Willa Edwards 2015
Cover Art by Posh Gosh ©Copyright June 2015
Edited by Jennifer Douglas
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OWNED FOREVER
Willa Edwards
Two sets of in-laws, a Dom with the need to assert his power, a fiancée with an inferiority complex and a country chic wedding to throw. What could go wrong?
For the last six months, Kate, Daniel and Grant have been living blissfully in Colorado. But that’s all about to come to an end. They’re opening up the ranch and their relationship to outsiders—Kate’s parents. While her future mother-in-law has adapted well to their unconventional relationship, Kate knows her parents won’t feel the same. At her insistence, the whole Farrell crew agrees to keep the true nature of their relationship a secret—at least from her parents—for the whole wedding weekend.
Stretched thin, Kate tries to be everything for everyone. The enthusiastic bride, the good daughter, the diligent sub that’s always under the control of her Master and the affectionate fiancé that wants nothing more than to be married. But with everyone’s needs weighing her down, eventually Kate snaps under the pressure.
In one quick moment of need, their secret is out of bag, and it’s not just her parents that feel betrayed. Can Kate convince all the people she loves to accept and participate in this untraditional wedding party, or will her needs doom her relationships for good?
Who knew Happily Ever After would be this hard!
Dedication
To all those that read and loved Grant and Daniel as much as I did. This book is for all of you.
Trademarks Acknowledgement
The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:
Formica: The Diller Corporation
F150: Ford Motor Company
Four Seasons: Four Seasons Hotels Limited
Ronald McDonald: McDonald’s Corporation
WD-40: WD-40 Company
Late Show: CBS Interactive
Girl Scouts: Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi Alliance
Chapter One
“When are your parents arriving?” Gale spread a sheet across the prickly surface of the bales of hay set up across the open yard in a circle for seating. The better for their guest’s comfort.
Kate surveyed the field before her. It still amazed to her how much the place had changed since she’d first arrived. This field that had been covered with three feet of snow back at Christmas time, was now filled with swaying grasses and bright Columbines. It really was beautiful here. This would be the perfect place for a wedding.
It may have taken a few months and the melting of three tons of snow, but Kate now understood why people loved living in this area—why her two men loved it here so much and felt so connected to this land. And amazingly, she felt the same. She couldn’t imagine ever moving back to Dallas. No matter what her parents said.
“They’ll be here tomorrow at ten. They’re on the last possible plane coming into Grand Junction from Dallas before the ceremony.” Kate tried to keep the resentment from her voice, but she didn’t succeed. She loved her future mother-in-law. Gale was fantastic. Kate still had trouble believing she’d accepted her relationship with both her sons so easily. Not to mention all she’d done to help with Kate’s wedding to her younger son, Daniel.
She still wished she was picking floral arrangements, assembling favors and decorating pews with her own mother.
“I got them a room at the Country Side Inn.” It was the best hotel for miles. Though Kate doubted it was up to her mother’s standards.
“They’ll like it there.”
“I hope so.” That’s the only way Kate wouldn’t hear about how awful the hotel was for the next ten years, like her parent’s trip to Maui seven years ago, that they always brought up at Thanksgiving.
“Are you planning on telling them everything?” Gale looked up at Kate from where she arranged ribbons around the edge of the bales, creating an aisle down the center toward the arch Grant had built.
“You mean about the fact that I’m really in a relationship with two men? That I’m marrying one and sleeping with both of them?” Kate looked over at the woman who was to be her official mother-in-law in only two days. “Are you asking if I plan to tell them that?”
Gale cast Kate a sour look. She had made her opinion obvious many times before, but she didn’t know Kate’s parents. Kate’s mother was ready to have her checked into a psych ward for giving up a good job in the city—though her teaching positon hadn’t become a good job to her mother until the other option was no job at all—and moving out to the country for some hick. Kate could contemplate what her parents would say if they knew she hadn’t come out here for one country hick, but for two.
“Not everyone is as understanding as you are, Gale.” Kate still couldn’t believe how lucky they’d been with Gale—how understanding she was, how accepting. From the moment she’d discovered their three-way relationship, Gale hadn’t ever made her feel insane or immoral for the loving both of her sons. It’s more than Kate would have ever expected. “My parents aren’t as open-minded as you are.”
“I’m not that understanding, dear. I just want my boys to be happy. I see how happy you make them.” Gale looked up, her warm honey-brown eyes twinkling, and Kate smiled.
How every member of this family managed to make her feel welcome and included always surprised her.
“I’m sure your parents want the same thing for you. Once they see how happy those boys make you, they’ll accept the three of you together too.”
Kate shook her head. A part of her believed Gale was right. That her parents really did want her to be happy. But they’d never conveyed it well in the past. And her wedding didn’t seem the right time to put them to the te
st.
She still remembered the way her mother used to talk about her teaching position to her high-society friends, the note of distain in her mother’s tone. Teaching kindergartners was not the prestigious career Margo Baker wanted for her daughter. And she had no doubt Daniel wasn’t the high-society husband she’d envisioned for Kate either.
Kate didn’t care what her mother thought. She’d made her decision. She had no desire to go back—to Dallas, to the quiet desperation or to the need for more that had almost eaten her alive. But she couldn’t stand the idea that her parents would berate Daniel with their undercutting words and quiet insults. Not to mention how they’d act if they found out it wasn’t just Daniel she stayed in Colorado for, but Grant as well.
“You’d be surprised, honey, what lengths a parent will go to for their child. They might not always show it in the way you wish, but I’m sure they’re doing what they think is best for you.”
Kate nodded. They probably were. They just didn’t have any idea what was best for her. They always thought what was best for them was best for her. For twenty-eight years, she’d tried and failed to live that way too. She didn’t regret making this change for herself, even if her parent’s never approved.
“One day, you’ll see for yourself.”
Kate rolled her eyes. Gale had been tossing off a lot of comments like that lately. But it would be a while before Kate had any serious experience with parenthood, no matter what Gale might desire.
“I’ll think it over. I promise.”
Gale smiled over at her, spreading out pillows every few feet across the hay bales. “That’s all I can ask.”
Kate glanced over at her. After everything Gale had done for them, all the support she’d offered them over the last few months, she was allowed a little nudging. Especially since Kate had no doubts Gale had all their best interest at heart.
She wished she could have that type of relationship with her family. The type of relationship Grant and Daniel had with Gale. But that had never been the way her family interacted, and she doubted it would change any time soon. Since she’d moved to the ranch, her parents had only become more distant and closed off.
Thank God she had this little Colorado family. It was worth the distance from her always-reserved parents to find a place where she belonged—and two men that offered her everything she needed.
Kate looked up from where she arranged lanterns along the aisle. From the other side of the field, Grant walked toward them. His long blond hair was pulled back in a ponytail at the nape of his neck. The fabric of his usual worn jeans and T-shirt molded to his body perfectly and had her heart galloping. A large belt buckle, one of those big ones he’d won at junior rodeo, drew her attention downward, and her body heated.
She still couldn’t believe she was lucky enough to have him and his brother in her life. Every day was a dream come true, and she never wanted to wake up.
“How are my two favorite ladies doing?” Grant walked up to his mother, placing a quick kiss on her cheek.
She giggled at his attention. “We’re good.” Gale answered for both of them, as Grant stepped to Kate, placing a quick kiss on her lips. It was sweet and way too short. But it was enough for now, with his mother standing right next to them.
“Looks like everything’s coming along great.” Grant curled his arm around Kate’s waist and pulled her to his side. She went easily, loving the feel of his body against hers.
“Do you have your speech done yet?” Gale used her toe to adjust the position of one bale of hay to fall in line beside the others.
“Yes, Mom.” He rolled his eyes. Kate could imagine how much hell he’d given Gale with finishing his homework. No doubt he was to blame for at least some of the grey hairs sprinkled through Gale’s bun. “It’s all done. I’ll be at that altar on the big day, waiting for my girl to walk my way.” He gestured toward the archway before them, ready for her and Daniel to stand beneath and commit themselves to each other for life.
Kate glanced down at the silver bracelet collar on her wrist. Grant already owned her in a way Daniel never could. In a way that could never be erased. And her heart sped up at the thought of him performing the ceremony that would give Daniel and her the same kind of tie—in a more legal way.
“Good.” Gale smiled at her son before returning to the arranging flowers around the aisle.
“So this is what a country wedding looks like?” Grant inspected the scene, scratching his chin lazily.
“Yes.” Thanks to way too many Internet searches, Kate had found every tip and trick in the book to organize a beautiful and appropriate wedding for her new home, all within their budget. Between Gale and her, they’d turned this quiet field into a beautiful place. Her new home.
“You think your mother will sit on a bale of hay?” Grant gestured to the stacks Gale continued to decorate with ribbons and daisies, Kate’s favorite flower.
“Hey, my mother may not like the country, but she understands the need to stay on theme.” She smiled up at Grant.
He grinned back at her and her stomach fluttered. She’d never understand how this man could affect her so much, not that she had any complaints.
“Did you need me for something?” Kate winked at Grant behind his mother’s back. God, she hoped so. One look at Grant had her whole body aching to be with him again. If they could just find a few minutes alone.
Before coming home with Daniel for Christmas and deciding not to leave, she’d never realized how much fun it was sneaking around. Searching for time alone, for a place they could be loud and free. Not that Kate had any delusions they were fooling Gale. She was too pragmatic not to realize that when they wandered off to the barn for hours, it had nothing to do with the horses.
Grant swallowed and his eyes narrowed. Not enough that most people would notice, but Kate definitely did. She knew that telltale stare, and her entire body buzzed with the idea.
“Yes, I did need your help at the house. If you can spare the bride…” Grant directed toward his mother.
“We’re almost done here. You two go ahead and do what you need to do.” Gale raised an eyebrow at them, but she didn’t say anything. Gale was amazing. She never judged them.
Kate wished her own mother could be like that. Even if it was only for the wedding. But to set her heart on that would only lead to disappointment.
Chapter Two
“Looks like everything’s coming along.” Grant looked over his shoulder at the decorated bales of hay and flowered archway. The spot where in two days Kate would marry his brother Daniel.
“Yes, I think we should be all set in plenty of time, assuming there are no complications.”
“Like your parents?”
She nodded. Even at the mention of her parents, Kate’s shoulders dipped, her chest fell and her eyes clouded. He hated to think anyone could make Kate feel so unworthy. No one had the right to make his pet feel less than. He imagined seeing her parents in person would only make the affect more pronounced.
In the six months Kate had been back in his life, Grant had learned a lot more about Kate’s relationship with her parents. They didn’t sound like bad people. He could never be too upset with them. They’d done at least one great thing, raising this amazing woman he and his brother both loved. But he couldn’t say he was looking forward to their visit.
He tightened his arm around her waist, holding her a little closer. She was so small and fragile against him. His to protect. “I’m sure it will be amazing.” Just like her.
She nodded. “I hope so.” Her eyes sparkled and she smiled up at him. God, her smile could set him off kilter. She was so damn beautiful, it dazzled him.
They broke apart to walk up the narrow footpath to the small foreman’s house—the place that would soon be home for all three of them. Which couldn’t come soon enough, as far as Grant was concerned. He was sick of sneaking around, trying to find somewhere to fool around where his mother couldn’t run into them or overhear them.
/> Not that he thought they were all that successful. It had only taken a few sideways looks from his mother to realize her hearing was just as good as it had always been.
Already he was looking forward to having a space to explore, so he could do whatever he wanted to his feisty pet—command Kate to cook him breakfast naked or spend the night kneeling at his feet while he played with her pretty tits. His cock hardened in his pants. It had been so long since he’d completely controlled Kate. Only a few more days and he’d be able to dominate her all he wanted. He swallowed down a moan.
“So what did you need from me? Besides saving me from your mother’s meddling.”
Grant smiled. He’d been doing that a lot more since Kate had reappeared in his life. If his friends in Dallas could see him now. The big, scary Dom smiling like a fool because a pretty girl was in his life—and his bed.
“You noticed that, did you?”
Her pretty blue eyes stared into his so sweetly his chest tightened. “Yup.”
He nodded. “Ma can be like that. She only pesters because she cares.” He placed his hand on the small of her back, negotiating her around the trail and up the steps into their little house.
“I know. She’s sweet.” There was a note of hesitancy in her voice. His hand traveled up to her neck. He gripped her nape tight, silently demanding she release her secrets. A sub doesn’t have the choice to keep anything from her Master. For her safety and security, Kate needed to tell him all. How could he take care of her if he didn’t know what she needed?
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