by Violet Paige
“I don’t see how something like that would work. By default, I’m not going to pick yours, sweetheart if it means we lose you.” Tyler winked. “Nice try though.”
Brooke huffed. “We have to have someone else make the decision. Someone you trust. But you can’t tell them about the deal.”
Lee cleared his throat. “Those are high stakes.”
She stuck her chin out in defiance. “I think my design will win. And I believe I’ll have my freedom sooner than thirty days.”
Lee chuckled. “You are confident.”
“One more thing.” She caught their attention. “No sex.”
“We already went over this,” they groaned.
“It’s part of my negotiation. No sneaking in my room at night. Nothing. I’ll stay until I’m ready to present the design and then you have to let me go. Do we have a deal?”
The candlelight flickered on the table. Brooke held her breath.
Lee held his hand forward first. “I can’t believe you would insinuate we would ‘sneak.’”
“Is there a deal or not?”
He smiled. “We have a deal.”
Tyler was obviously frustrated. “Fine. We have a deal.”
She smiled and for the first time took a full bite of steak. It wouldn’t be long before she was out of here.
The only light in the room came from a sliver shining from the bathroom. Brooke sat forward when she thought she heard someone near the bed. Was it breathing? Had she forgotten to lock the door? She was certain she had checked it twice.
“Who’s there?” she whispered.
“Shh. It’s just me,” Tyler answered.
“And me,” Lee echoed.
She swallowed hard, pulling the sheet to her chest. “You aren’t supposed to be here. How did you get in here?” she asked.
“We wanted to make sure you were sleeping ok,” Tyler explained. “We have keys. It’s our house, remember.”
She nodded. “I’m fine. You can go. I was sleeping until you got here. You scared me half to death.”
“We’re sorry. Let us make it up to you.”
Just then Lee peeled the comforter back and slid into the empty space next to her.
“W-what are you doing?” she stammered.
He threw the blanket over his head and disappeared in the depths of the bed. She felt the hard ridges of his naked body slide along hers.
“I think if you wait a second, he’ll show you,” Tyler teased.
“But…” Her line of questioning was interrupted the second she felt him hook his thumbs on her panties and drag them over her thighs.
Tyler hovered over her, staring at her with his coal-black eyes. A wicked smile widened across his face just as his lips crushed against hers.
Brooke struggled for a second but his tongue twirled along hers and she eased into the kiss as she felt the unexpected heat of Lee’s mouth between her slit. She squirmed when Tyler sucked at the corners of her lips.
“Spread your legs for him baby,” he commanded.
Her eyes lifted to his and she did as he requested, but for the life of her she couldn’t figure out why. The thrill of how dirty and wrong this was shot through her. She let her knees fall wide and then Lee went wild, licking and sucking her clit. The roughness of his beard scraped her soft thighs. Oh shit. It was an incredible combination.
“Ohh,” she moaned when he pushed a finger inside her.
Tyler grinned, pushing the straps from her arms and revealing her tits to the air. His mouth landed on her nipple, ravishing it with his tongue.
Why was she doing this? And why did it feel so fucking good?
“Oh God,” she whimpered when Lee pushed another finger inside her. His beard had completely chafed the inside of her thigh. He was relentless.
Tyler sucked her nipple between his teeth. “Fuck you have perfect tits.”
All she could do was nod as the sensations took over. She let one man feast between her legs as the other worshipped her breasts, distracting her with passionate kisses.
“W-what is happening?” she gasped.
Tyler kissed her throat. “You’re getting ready to be fucked beautifully, baby.”
“I what?” She tried to sit up, but Lee’s tongue pushed inside her and she felt her core tremble with something hungry and desperate.
He pulled her folds wider, lapping at her juices.
“Your body is ripe for us, isn’t it? You want us? Together.”
“I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.” But her body betrayed her. Her nipples were as hard as tiny pebbles. Her pussy ached for more of Lee’s tongue.
Tyler reached for the waistband on his pants. “Think you can handle a cock like this?”
Brooke tried to focus. The orgasm was building. She was clawing and clinging to the sheets. What Lee did with his tongue was unbelievable. And if she had to the chance to see Tyler’s cock right now, she knew the only thing she wanted was to suck him until she tasted his come. Her body was on fire. She was reckless and wild.
“First your mouth and then your sweet pussy,” Tyler growled.
“Yes,” she whispered.
Nothing had ever felt so wicked.
She bucked at Lee’s tongue. Her fingers reached toward Tyler. She wanted his hard erection in her hands. She wanted to feel the silkiness of his skin.
“Ohh.” Her hand floated through the air. He seemed farther away, as if he were walking in the wrong direction. Why didn’t he climb in bed with them?
She reached and swatted but he wasn’t there.
Suddenly her eyes flew open.
She sat straight up.
Holy shit. It was a dream. Her bed was empty. She tried to catch her breath as she walked over to the door. She checked the lock, it was still in place.
“Oh my God.” She pressed her palm to her forehead. Her skin was damp and flushed. She looked around the room and grabbed a chair from the desk, securing it under the doorknob.
“No. No. No.” She climbed back and bed and tried to put the dream out of her head. But no matter what she did, it was impossible not to remember the look in Tyler’s eyes while Lee was between her legs. And the worst part, was that it was probably the biggest turn on of her life.
Brooke rolled on her side, forcing herself to think of anything else, but it was pointless. The men were in her head and the harder she tried to keep them away, the deeper the memory burrowed.
Ten
Lee
The next morning Lee carried two cups of coffee to the wraparound porch. Brooke was huddled in the corner with a blanket draped around her shoulders. The snow hadn’t stopped all night. She looked like an angel sitting there. He almost hated to interrupt her. She looked lost in thought. He knew this place had a way of doing that. It stirred something in him too.
He knew how much he loved his peaceful mornings here. It was one of the reasons he had fought so hard with Ty to keep her away. He didn’t want his routine interrupted. But now with Brooke on the porch, he couldn’t imagine her being anywhere else. She didn’t know it yet, but this was where she belonged. She would be safe here. She would be cared for in a way she could never experience anywhere else.
He sat next to her on the steps, handing her a hot mug.
“For you.” He put the ceramic in her hands.
“Thanks.” Her eyebrows pinched together. “Is there liquor in it?”
He chuckled. “No. Just straight coffee.”
“Too bad. I think I should just stay drunk for the next two months.”
“Coping mechanism?” he pressed.
“How did you know?”
He thought he saw a tiny smile on the corner of her lips, but it quickly disappeared.
“How did you sleep?” he asked, ignoring her sarcasm.
She pulled the cup to her lips. He couldn’t stop staring at them. Fuck. He had been in the woods too long. Just looking at her made his cock hard. She was gorgeous, but he reacted to her too quickly, too easily. He had t
o get control again.
“My cell is ok,” she sassed.
He huffed. “It’s not a cell. You have an entire suite. A luxury suite.” He knew which rooms Tyler had chosen for her. It was the most elegant set in the cabin.
She looked at him. “I can’t exactly leave, can I? So I’m going to call it what it is—a cell.”
He shook his head. “That was Ty’s deal with your cousin, but give it a chance.” He sighed and looked toward the tree line. “I know you aren’t here by choice, but it’s a special place. I didn’t want to come here either, but I’m not sure I want to leave now. There’s nothing like this in the city. Clean air. Nature.” He exhaled. “I think I might stay here a lot longer than I planned.”
She pointed to his face. “And the beard? Part of communing with nature?”
He scowled at her. “Are you always such a smartass?”
“Do you always look like you’re going to devour someone?” Her cheeks immediately flushed and she covered her mouth. “I’m sorry.”
Shit. Did she know that’s all he dreamed about last night? Devouring her sweet pussy while the come flowed to his mouth. Did she have any idea that he wanted her to come so hard he could lube her ass with it and slide inside her? He’d never seen an ass in a pair of jeans like hers at dinner last night.
He couldn’t get her out of his mind. He had to take a shower at 3am, just to soothe his aching cock. She had him upside down. He twisted inside out, in a way he hadn’t felt in months. If he was being honest about it, possibly years.
He grunted. “Don’t worry about it.”
They drank their coffees in silence for a minute.
“You know there’s an extra office upstairs?” He finally broke their silence. “It isn’t being used by either of us.”
“What are you saying?”
“Just that you can have a space to work here if you’re serious about taking on the StarCon project.”
She huffed. “Another prison?”
“It’s not a prison.”
“I think we have different perspectives on this arrangement.”
“Come on.” He stood tall, towering over her. “I’ll show you.” He waited for her, but she threw him an icy stare.
“Fine,” she grumbled. “I’ll take a look.”
He hid his smile as he led her inside the house. Brooke followed behind him closely as they ascended the stairs. At the end of the dark hallway was a set of double doors. Lee opened them.
Brooke gasped. “This is the office?”
“Think this would suit your needs?”
She strolled to the center of the room. He watched the wonder on her face. There was pride welling in his chest. He knew he had impressed her. There was so much he could show her. So much he could do for her.
She turned around to face him. “It’s incredible. But there has to be a catch.” She stood over the design table.
He shook his head. “No catch. We’re used to working in the finest offices in the world. We’ve thought about having a working office here, but every time we’re about to pull the trigger we change our minds.”
“Why?” she asked.
Lee sighed. “I think it would ruin it. If we turn this place into another corporate headquarters, what’s the point? There are no more places to escape.”
“So this is a full-fledged hideout, isn’t it?” she pried.
“Not a hideout,” he snarled. “We needed a break. This is a break.”
She rolled her eyes. “If you say so.” Her fingers smoothed over the deep mahogany on the bookshelves.
“I’ll let you get comfortable.” He started to back out of the room.
“I’m going to win my freedom,” she reminded him. “Just watch.”
He grinned. “I have no doubt you’re going to try.”
He closed the doors and walked to his own set of rooms. It had taken everything in him not to kiss that defiant look off her face. This was never his plan. Ty had lost his fucking mind. Convincing Brooke was going to be a hell of a challenge.
Lee grabbed his hiking jacket and his camera. He had to get out of this house and away from Brooke. Away from the temptation she dangled in front of him.
He stormed out of the house and straight into the woods.
Eleven
Brooke
God help her, she had felt a thrill when Lee was in the office. He left before her body completely betrayed her. She drank her coffee quickly, as if that would somehow restore bits of sanity. She was going to need an entire pot of coffee to make that happen.
She sat behind the desk and looked out the window. She peered closer, trying to focus. What in the hell? He was already outside. She watched in disbelief as he stomped into a path behind the house. How did he make it out of the house so quickly? And why was he in such a hurry?
There was something ruggedly handsome about him. Something almost primal that made her shiver. She knew he was educated and polished. In the city, he was sophisticated and in a group of elite billionaires. Here, he was all man.
The kind of man that made her sigh and giggle a little too much. Stare a little too long, and linger when she should be running.
She bit her lip, remembering last night’s dream. Remembering how the two men together made her feel. Her head leaned back as she gripped the mug.
What in the holy hell was she thinking? She had to put stupid dreams aside and get to work. It was the only way she was getting out of here.
She had to pave her own way to freedom. Because it was clear—Lee and Tyler wanted her to stay, and she couldn’t count on their mercy to release her a second before she had fulfilled her obligation.
She exhaled. Work. She needed work. But her gaze landed on the trail again. She wished she could escape in the snowy forest like Lee did. Or did she just want to follow him?
Twelve
Lee
Later that evening Lee walked into Brooke’s office without bothering to knock. Damn, she looked fucking edible in those jeans that hugged her ass. He had to remind his cock to stay in check.
He cleared his throat, forcing her to look up from her desk. He wondered if she had been there since he left in the morning.
“How was your walk?” she asked.
He stopped. “Missed me?”
She scowled. “Not at all. I’ve been working.”
“How do you know what the assignment is?” he asked, curious about what she had done all day. The hike had cleared his head. He needed it. It felt good to get away from the house.
“I’ve getting acquainted with StarCon.” She smirked. “But since you’re here, why don’t you tell me what the artwork entails for your new project?” Her eyebrows rose.
Lee folded his arms across his chest. He couldn’t blame her for being hostile all the time. The situation was out of control, but he knew there was no going back. Once he had supported Tyler, he was in a hundred percent. The farther he walked in the forest, the more certain he was that this was going to work.
“First I want to make sure you were given a proper orientation to the company from human resources. Did they call you and go over everything on the phone?”
Brooke nodded. “They did. The whole thing seems a little ridiculous though. Why would you do that when we’re all the way out here in the wilderness?”
“It’s not ridiculous. I’ll tell you what happened. A couple years ago our payroll department was hacked.”
Brooke’s eyes widened. “Wh-what?”
“Yeah.” He nodded. “So, we take all employee information very seriously. Don’t worry. That’s not going to happen again. We’ve added firewalls. Whoever the hacker was, was pretty clever.”
“Really?” She tilted her head. “But you never caught them?”
“No. Never. Anyway, if you’ve gone through HR, I think we should talk about what’s next for you. Wouldn’t you like to know what you’re designing?” he asked.
She looked around. “This office is over-the-top. The house is over the to
p. Everything about this arrangement is crazy. I can’t imagine what you want me to design.”
“Speaking of our location, I just need to know you have everything you need to complete the project.” Along with the design table, she also had a new laptop, phone, and the latest design programs.
“I can’t think of anything else. I just need you to tell me the project. Is it a video game? One of your new apps?” She looked agitated. “I’m sure it’s going to have all the bells and whistles you want.”
“Is there something wrong with the products StarCon Global creates?” he questioned.
“No. I just can’t believe I’m going to help you make millions of dollars after all this, but that’s the price of my deal, so just go ahead and tell me. What’s the newest and greatest thing that will make you and Tyler ultra-rich.”
“Brooke, it has nothing to do with making us rich.”
She huffed. “Likely.”
He sat in the soft white leather chair in front of her desk. “Would you like for me to explain it to you?”
“I’m listening.”
“You are competing for the winning design of the Dream with Wings Foundation.”
“A foundation?” Her beautiful lips parted with surprise.
He felt his chest tighten. Even the smallest movements she made, drove him wild.
“Yes. It’s our children’s foundation. The pinnacle of what we are trying to achieve at StarCon Global. Yes, we are fortunate to have padded bank accounts. Tyler and I know how lucky we are. We don’t take it for granted. Over the years we’ve tried to figure out how we could give back. What the right way was to show our gratitude. This idea has been in the works for years. That’s why it’s so important that we get it right. The branding of the Dreams with Wings Foundation has to show the world that if they give to our foundation, whether it’s through time or money, that they are part of a cause greater than them. They are part of a family.”
“I don’t believe it.” Brooke blinked. The green in her eyes glistening. “This is for a charity?”
