What Remains_Mutation

by Kris Norris

  She smiled, staying still until their breathing deepened before sitting up. She paused, waiting to see if she’d moved the bed too much but they didn’t stir, chests rising rhythmically. She eased Sully’s arm off her hip then slipped out of the bed, tiptoeing over to the closet, removing a small box she’d placed in there. The cardboard opened silently, the ends hanging limp at the sides. She reached in, pulling several silk ties from inside. She’d searched through more than a few containers of spare clothes in order to gather enough to properly bind the men to the bed. But today, it’d all be worth it.

  Harper snuck back to the bed, looping the ends around the posts first, knowing the men would wake as soon as the cool fabric touched their skin. She’d do Cogan first then Sully, praying Jake would offer to go along if the other two woke him up. But just as she reached for Cogan’s hands, the man bolted up, grabbing her around the waist and rolling her over, pinning her arms over her head. She struggled against his hold, his sheer weight keeping her trapped beneath him as hands grasped her ankles.

  She managed to shuffle over enough and glance down just as Jake tied one of the silk strands around her left leg as Sully bound her right. Then they moved to her arms, double-checking the knots before stepping back, fingers tapping their chins as they admired their work.

  Cogan eased off her, nodding his head. “Damn fine job, gentlemen. Damn fine.”

  Harper yanked against the fabric giving the men a heated stare. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

  “Why, turning the tables on you, sweetheart.” Cogan held up a spare tie. “You were going to use these on us today, weren’t you?”

  “Three against one isn’t fair.”

  Sully sat on the edge of the bed, dipping it with his weight. “We know. And it’s the only chance we have of ever besting you.”

  “How the hell did you even know? I didn’t make a sound.”

  Jake moved between her legs, sitting there as if it were normal for her to be bound. “Did you honestly think we wouldn’t notice the box you hid in the closet? Please, love. We’re not that oblivious. And there’s something you should know about firemen. We’re extremely light sleepers. And we have a way of allowing our bodies to rest…to actually appear to be sleeping…while still being conscious. It’s a trick we used to use to get through the long shifts, especially at night.”

  She huffed out a breath. “You guys have barely slept in a week. You should be passed out cold.”

  “We’ve been spelling each other off enough we can play for a bit before we need to sleep for real.” Jake leaned in over her. “And we all know how hard you come when we take control. Only I think this session will top the spanking.”

  “You boys know that sooner or later, I will have you at my mercy.”

  Cogan chuckled. “You already do. Every damn day.”

  “Now see! That, right there! Making me love you guys more! Not. Fair.”

  “Fair’s for pussies. And there’s only one we’re interested in. Get comfortable. You’re going to be here for some time.”

  “Fine. You win this round. But I’ll get the next.”

  “Sweetheart, you come hard and fast, and we’ll hold still while you tie us up.”

  She smiled. They had no idea what they’d just signed up for. “Deal.”

  About the Author

  Author, single mother, slave to chaos—she’s a jack-of-all-trades who’s constantly looking for her ever elusive clone.

  Kris started writing some years back, and it took her a while to realize she wasn’t destined for the padded room, and that the voices chattering away in her head were really other characters trying to take shape—and since they weren’t telling her to conquer the human race, she went with it. Though she supposes if they had…insert evil laugh.

  Kris loves writing erotic novels. She loves heroines who kick butt, heroes who are larger than life and sizzling sex scenes that leave you feeling just a bit breathless.

  Kris loves to talk to her readers and can be found at www.krisnorris.ca

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