Kamikaze Nights [Love on the Rocks 3] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever)
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He coaxed her into the bedroom. Talked to her about staying away from boys, from men who just wanted her virginity. He acted so sincere and caring. It just so happened that she was starting to like this boy, Jack, from high school and he liked her. She confided in Miles, keeping him talking so he wouldn’t try something. She remembered the way he touched her and when she tried to leave the room he grabbed her and forced his fingers between her legs.
Graham smoothed his fingers back along her pussy lips. “No, Graham,” she said and pushed his hand down. She got her attitude up.
“I won’t be some plaything for you. I want more. I need more than that.” She bit her lip to stop herself from revealing she was a virgin. Jesus, they drove her insane. She wanted them, but she had to be careful. What if they were this smooth, this capable of seducing her and then they left her as used goods?
“Whoa, slow down. You are not some plaything,” Graham said to her.
“Definitely not, Louisa. We heard about what happened tonight and we got here as quickly as we could. If you were some meaningless woman for us to fuck we wouldn’t head out of our home after midnight to get to you,” Vaughn said to her.
“Definitely not after the job we got off of where we got hardly any rest and are grateful to be home,” Jace added.
She fixed the top she wore and sat forward only to teeter.
“Slow down,” Micah ordered and she looked up at him as he stood up and walked closer. He was so badass looking with that goatee, tanned skin, and muscles. He said he had tattoos, too. She wanted to see them. Hell, she wanted to explore his body like he did hers. She shook her head.
“I can’t handle this. I can’t. It’s too much. I’m sorry. I should go to bed and you all should leave.”
The sound of her cell phone buzzing was constant and she used it as an excuse to change the subject and get them to go.
“Your cell phone is going off like crazy,” Cooper said and stood up, walked to her purse, opened it, and pulled it out. She saw him look at it and then pass it to her with a pissed-off expression.
“Here,” he said and sat back down and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
She glanced at the cell phone, her head fuzzy and she knew she was more than ready to sleep. She saw all the text messages and missed calls. Her lips parted when she saw that Don Romo texted and called. She quickly glanced up at Cooper, then back down at the text messages. Venetia, Cherie, Gianna, Pina, Rose, and Apollo texted, too.
She closed it up and put it down on her lap.
“Why the fuck is he texting you?” Cooper asked her.
She stared right at him. “I don’t know. Maybe he’s looking for his brandy I never delivered.”
“Who?” Jace asked.
“He fucking knows what happened to you. He was hitting on you all night and made you stand by his table like a servant,” Cooper snapped at her.
“Don Romo texted you?” Daxton figured it out right away.
“Who the hell are you guys talking about?” Micah asked them.
“Don Romo. A rich fucking criminal who Louisa had to cater to all night,” Graham stated and he stared at her with anger in his eyes.
“Wait one second,” she said and closed her eyes and then sat up. “You are not seriously going to give me shit about some older man flirting with me that I had to work with when you stood in the hallway and let Eliza feel you up.”
Graham went to speak and she raised her hand up.
“Then, the woman basically accuses me, me, of being part of the robbery and you all just stand there and stare at me like it could be a possibility and you’ll need to investigate me. So I don’t think you have any right to give me mean expressions because some rich, good-looking man texted me.”
She went to stand up and felt the room spin. Graham pulled her into his arms as he stood up, towering over her. His arm wrapped around her waist, his palm landing on her ass as her shirt lifted and he cupped her head and neck with his other large hand. Her lips parted and she saw the intensity in his eyes.
“You bet we’re fucking pissed off and jealous, and aggravated at the series of events. Want to know why, Louisa? Because you are ours. We want you in every sense of the word want. That means there are changes coming. We aren’t having this discussion tonight, but tomorrow, baby, when you’re clearheaded the seven of us are going to talk and make plans. That’s final,” Graham stated firmly and she didn’t know if she should be angry at his audacity and assumption that she would just say yes to being their woman or aroused by his dominance, control, and ability to make her pussy swell with need. He was so fucking fierce and sexy. She was utterly confused, but glad she didn’t have to answer as he swept his mouth over hers, lifted her up, and carried her to the bedroom.
* * * *
“What does the fucking text say?” Micah asked Cooper as Cooper picked up her cell phone. “I can’t open it up without her code.” Cooper replied and then placed the cell phone back onto the coffee table.
“She’s scared of the intimacy, of a ménage, hell, of the six of us, how the hell is this going to work?” Daxton asked.
“We talk to her and find out why she’s so resistant. She let us close to her before in the bedroom. I’d say she feels the attraction and wants it, but she truly is afraid that we aren’t serious,” Jace said.
“Are we serious?” Micah asked.
“What does that mean?” Vaughn asked him.
“It means exactly what I’m fucking saying. Are we all on board with this? Do we want to make a commitment to Louisa? A true, loyal commitment to care for one woman and share her between us. That’s the big fucking question,” Micah said to them.
They looked around the room at one another.
“Fuck yeah,” Cooper said first.
“Me, too, I’m in. I don’t want any other men but my brothers and me to possess her in any way,” Daxton said.
“Agreed. I’m in, too,” Jace said.
Micah looked at Vaughn. “Never thought this would happen. You all realize with her personality, that temper she gets up whenever she’s angry or put on the defensive is going to land her over our laps and a nice pink ass more often than not.” Vaughn said.
“Jesus, man, I don’t need that image right now when my dick is this fucking hard,” Daxton said and they all mumbled.
“Micah?” Cooper said his name.
He stared at them.
“I’m in, and first thing tomorrow morning I will get out of her what’s holding her back, and help her to get over it real fast,” Micah said and then headed into the bedroom.
Chapter 5
“Easy, baby. Wake up, Louisa. Wake up,” Graham whispered to her.
She was moaning in her sleep and saying, “No, don’t touch me. No.”
“Louisa. Wake up.” Micah raised his voice and cupped her cheek and stroked her hair as Graham held her against his chest so she wouldn’t hurt her back.
Her eyes popped open and she gasped and jerked upward, then cried out in pain. Tears spilled from her eyes.
“Oh God, my back,” she cried and Graham clenched his teeth and stroked her hair.
“Stay against my chest. Don’t move or it will be worse.”
She sniffled and then Micah got up off the bed and a few seconds later came back with water and two more pills.
“We’ll help you sit up and take more painkillers,” Graham told her.
“No. No more,” she said. She forced herself up and squinted at the sunlight coming into the room. Her hair was all messy. Her gorgeous, glowing, caramel-brown eyes were glossy. A tear rolled down her cheek. She jerked a moment when Micah ran his palm along her thigh as she sat up. She looked at him.
“We would never hurt you,” he whispered.
She stared at his bare chest, then back at Graham, who only wore boxers, too.
“Why are you in bed with me? Why did you stay?” she asked and looked truly upset, or almost like she was shocked and thought they would just leave her.
“Sweetie, we stayed here in bed with you. We held you, and you held on to us as you slept. We didn’t touch you, take advantage of you in any way. We wouldn’t leave you here alone. Not after what happened last night,” Graham said to her.
“That would be fucked up. Do we look like fucked-up men who would take advantage of a beautiful injured woman like you?” Micah snapped at her.
She was breathing heavy and shaking now.
“I want to get out of the bed. I’m not comfortable with both of you in my bed with me. This is not a normal occurrence.”
“No,” Micah stated firmly. “Didn’t you hear what I just said?” Micah was insulted and wasn’t having any of this.
“Do we look like fucked-up men who take advantage of a woman?” he asked her again, speaking very slowly and firmly.
“I would hope not. I feel uncomfortable. Perhaps you’re used to women who would just accept men in her bed. That is not me.”
“The painkillers relaxed you, and helped you to sleep. We stayed and held you so you wouldn’t keep rolling onto your back. Nothing else happened,” Graham said.
She licked her lower lip and looked away from their bodies like she felt uncomfortable having them practically naked in her bed. Graham instantly had the thought that Louisa wasn’t comfortable with their nakedness and may have had limited sexual experiences with men.
“It’s the drugs that are making you feel funny, but they kept the pain away. You should take more so you aren’t in any pain whatsoever. We’re here to watch over you,” Micah stated.
“I can’t just accept this, Micah. Stop getting angry with me about it,” she said to him but still wouldn’t look at Micah. Micah cupped her cheek.
“Do we make you feel uncomfortable?” he asked her.
“Yes, and the fact that I’ve never let a man in my bed, in this bed, never mind two.”
Graham stood up, reached out, and caressed her cheek. “That we can handle, but you thinking that we would take advantage of you hurts, Louisa,” he said.
Micah ran his palm along her thigh and to her waist. “You have trust issues, yet you let us all get a taste your sweet body. I don’t understand. Do you not want to be with all six of us? Do you not have feelings for each of us?” he asked.
She blinked several times and then whispered, “I don’t have any experience with multiple men coming on to me. I don’t sleep around, and waking up with you and Graham in my bed, practically naked, is a bit intimidating. Especially because the drugs last night numbed everything, including my thought process.”
“They took away the pain and helped you sleep. That was priority,” Micah told her.
“I’m not used to this. The fact that you stayed here with me to take care of me. It makes me wonder why because I take care of myself and the fact that you stayed here with me unnerves me, okay? Can we drop it please and get out of this bed?” she asked.
Micah gave a soft smile. “We want to protect you, not hurt you. There’s a lot to learn about one another, but as long as you’re willing to give this a try, to let down your guard enough to let us in, I think we’ll all be pretty damn happy.”
“Can you do that, Louisa? Can you let us in?” Graham asked her, and he could see her thinking about it and her eyes filled with tears.
“I’m scared to,” she said and Micah pulled her back into his arms so she was pressed against his chest. His thigh wedged between her thighs and his hand moved up her shirt immediately exposing the woman’s gorgeous, round ass.
“Don’t ever be scared with us, with what you feel for each of us. I know we’re hard men, demanding men, but not in a way that would bring you harm, sweetie. Demanding, hard, needy in a way that will bring you great pleasure. All you need to do is let down that guard and let us try to show you what we could all have together.”
She laid her cheek against his chest and looked at Graham. Graham was now sitting on the bed near them. When she reached out her hand and took Graham’s he felt possessive instantly.
“I want to try. Be patient with me, please. I don’t have a lot of experience with men, and I’m not making any promises to date you. I feel confused, plus uneasy, after last night and the robbery. There’s so many stressors right now.”
“That’s understandable, but don’t push us away,” Graham said to her.
“I’ll try,” she whispered.
“Believe me, baby, we’re all fine with that, because the thought of you with anyone else makes us instantly pissed off,” Graham told her.
“Cooper and Daxton don’t need to be pissed off about Don Romo. I won’t ever accept his advances, but I do need to work with him when he is a client of the hotel.”
Graham moved closer.
“He isn’t scheduled for any events anytime soon, so I don’t expect him to need to contact you. If he does, you better tell us,” Graham said to her and kissed her hand.
“Let me take a look at your back,” he said to her.
“Where is everyone else?” she asked.
“Jace and Vaughn are probably making breakfast. Daxton and Cooper are trying to track down the robber and get updated with police. We have a lot of friends in the department,” he said and then swallowed hard at the sight of her perfectly round ass as he eased his hand over one cheek to her hip and heard her exhale. She lifted up and Micah kissed her.
Graham pushed her top up and he cursed at the sight.
“Motherfucker,” he stated.
Micah released her lips. “It’s bad?” Micah asked.
“Really bad. Honey, we should ice it, which is going to be unpleasant, and you need an anti-inflammatory. I think you need to see a doctor.”
She pressed her lips to Micah’s chest.
“I feel good in Micah’s arms, and with you here, too,” she said and Graham lowered down and kissed her back where no bruises were.
“We know a good doctor. He could come here. You won’t even have to go to his office,” Graham said to her and pulled down her shirt as he caressed her ass and down her thigh.
“He can be here so fast and take a look and prescribe what’s needed so you heal faster. We don’t like that you’re in pain,” Micah told her.
“Part of being in a ménage relationship with us entails some rules, honey. You know from your friends and their relationships with their men. It’s our job to take care of you, and your job to let us. Let us make sure we’re doing everything to help you feel better faster,” Graham told her.
She hesitated a moment and then looked at him.
“But we’re not in a ménage together. We aren’t even dating. It’s not the same thing.”
“We will be soon enough and are ready to take on the roles as protectors. That being said, I’m calling our friend.”
Graham waited for her to resist. If she did he was ready to lay down more rules. She was just too beautiful to be injured like this.
“Okay, Graham. You can call him. I’ll do as you say.”
Chapter 6
“So that hit in Cuba definitely came from someone associated with Don Romo?” Micah asked Mercury James as they spoke on the phone.
“It looks that way, and there’s another connection to this other guy, Paulano Fellini. Micah, Louisa worked for Paulano,” Mercury added.
Micah looked at Jace and Vaughn.
“Are you serious?” Vaughn asked.
“Dead serious, and I spoke with Apollo about it. She didn’t hide the fact that she worked for Paulano. Apollo said the guy was sexually harassing her and she quit the job. She supposedly has evidence on the guy, too. We can’t take last night’s event as coincidence. You understand me? She’s the connection to the painting being robbed, to Paulano and Don Romo but not the hit in Cuba, not the robbery at the
client’s house Daxton and the two security guards were at.”
“Of course not, but maybe this is coincidence,” Micah said.
“I’m not a believer in coincidence when it has to do with evidence like this. You’re going to need to learn her relationship with Paulano and Romo.”
“Will do. Keep us updated when you get the prints from that knife or any leads on the robber,” Micah said, then took it off speaker.
“I can’t believe this. Could Louisa be working for these guys?” Jace asked.
“She can’t be, and until something more concrete comes up, I’m not believing any of it,” Micah said and they all were upset about the information. It was like everyone was assuming she was involved.
* * * *
“I still can’t get over what happened. My God, Louisa, you were so lucky,” Pina said to her as she helped her get washed up. Graham was trying to be insistent about taking care of her and even helping her in the shower, but she needed to put a huge halt on things.
“I know, but so much is bothering me about the robbery.”
“Like what?” Pina asked as she helped her get a T-shirt on and then step into panties and a pair of loose shorts.
“The way he looked at me in the mask. I was so upset last night I didn’t remember everything, but I do now. How he looked at me through the mask and said ‘bonus’ like me showing up unexpected was a bonus to stealing the painting. Then he took the time to rub my breasts and between my legs. He was breathing so heavy, and I don’t know, Pina, I felt like…”
“Like what?” she asked.
Louisa’s eyes filled with tears. “Like he knew me,” she said and squinted her eyes and felt the tears fill them. She was having such a hard time with this. Her thoughts going back to when she was younger and how Miles touched her and tried to force his command, his body, on her. She was traumatized that day and now after this she feared, truly feared, what she knew would come if she got involved with the Hunt men.