He waited for her answer, and when she tried to nod he gripped her tighter. “Use your words, Harper. Use that incredible mouth of yours and tell me whether you understand.”
“I understand.” It was barely more than a whisper, but it was enough.
Dante released her. “Good. Now you may decide whether to say yes to our proposal.”
“Yes.” The force of her answer told me all I needed to know.
I’d sensed her attraction when we first met, but as Alexander loved to point out, this broke the rules.
Rules we had written and enforced ourselves.
I’d never been one to follow rules, especially when I wanted something as much as I wanted Harper.
I nudged my way between her and Dante and slid my hands across her shoulders. “There are no rules tonight except one.” I waited for her gaze to lock onto mine before I continued. “If you want to stop, say it. No is acceptable. Stop will be obeyed. If anything we do makes you uncomfortable, we will stop.”
“I’m not sure I understand.” The honesty in her words charmed me in a way nothing else could.
I kissed the corner of her mouth, tasting hints of wine and her peony fragrance. “There are three of us, and one of you. We like to share.”
Her breath caught in a delicious inhale that pushed her breasts into my chest.
I groaned and kissed her again. “We can take turns, if that’s what you want.”
“I’ve never…I mean. I’m not sure what I want.” Her hands fluttered at her sides as though even they didn’t know what to do or where to go.
I could solve that problem. I grasped her wrists and brought her arms up around my neck. When I let go, she tangled her fingers in my hair.
“There are far too many clothes between us, don’t you think?” I undid the button on her jacket and spread it open. The white shirt underneath showed the outline of her body, the supple curves of her breasts and hips. I ran my hand around her back and untucked the shirt.
We broke apart long enough for her to remove her jacket. I did the same, as did Dante and Alexander. Shirts went next, but I stopped Harper before she removed her pants, stilling her hands as I grasped her wrists again and backed her toward the couch.
She eyed my chest, and I followed her gaze, curious what had snagged her full attention. My tattoos. “There are so many.”
I knelt to remove her shoes and socks, then eased her pants and panties down over her hips and left them in a pile.
I grinned as I stood. “You can touch them.” She wasn’t the first to be fascinated with the tattoos spanning my torso and ribs.
Full sleeves covered both arms, ending at my wrists so my cuffs hid them from nosy businessmen who would try and undercut our business because of my wildness.
Harper raised a hand and placed it in the center of my chest, her smooth palm covering the small heart-shaped tattoo wrapped in thorns.
It was the first piece I’d ever had inked, and despite the cliche it represented, it marked a turning point in my life.
Eyes on my chest, Harper leaned forward and kissed just above her fingertips.
A warm feeling built in my chest. But now was not the time. I punted it aside and concentrated on Harper.
I eased her down on the couch and leaned over her, one hand on the couch alongside her head and the other weighing the full heaviness of her breast.
I flicked my thumb over the taut nipple, and she gasped. I did it again, slamming my lips to hers to swallow the sound of her pleasure.
Completely naked and on display for Dante and Alexander, and at my mercy. Hesitant strokes of her hands up and down my chest stoked my desire. I wanted her pleading for release, and I wanted her so hot for all three of us that she lost the ability to think.
It all started here. Now. With me.
I pinched her nipple, rolling it between my thumb and forefinger. When she arched and gasped into my mouth, I lowered my other hand between her legs. She stiffened then relaxed, reminding me to take things slow. We were asking a lot of her, especially if she was as innocent as we believed.
That damned picture she’d sent us burned in the back of my mind. It was nothing compared to the beauty of her naked body. I broke off the kiss to watch her face as I slid a finger inside her. My cock twitched when her walls fluttered.
