“Is that what this is?” Luke asked, all amusement gone. “Things are serious between you and Elijah?”
“Hell if I know,” he mumbled under his breath, unable to look at his brother for fear the man would see right through him.
As though realizing he wasn’t ready to talk, Trent led the way through the dungeon, past a few more scenes underway. Logan skimmed each space, not seeing much of anything. His mind was as chaotic as when he stepped foot on the plane in Dallas, hating himself for running away but unsure how to handle the significant shift his life had taken in recent months.
“Are you worried you won’t give Elijah what he needs?” Trent asked, keeping his voice low as they continued back toward the stairs leading to the main floor.
Logan glanced at Luke, hating the fact his brother was here. While he appreciated that he’d come all this way, he wasn’t sure he wanted to burden Luke with what was going on in his life.
“If it’s what I think it is, I’ve already been through it,” Luke said, his tone sympathetic.
He glanced between the two men, then decided fuck it. He still hadn’t found the answers he was looking for, so maybe this was his chance.
“I’m not worried about Elijah or whatever this is we’ve got going,” he said, admitting it aloud for the first time. “It’s Sam I’m worried about.”
Trent’s eyebrows V’d over scrutinizing eyes. “It’s more than sex for you. With Elijah, I mean.”
Logan took a deep breath, exhaled slowly. “I have no idea what it is.”
Luke chimed in. “But you wouldn’t be worried about Sam if you didn’t already know you have feelings for Elijah.”
He didn’t respond. He didn’t need to. They had nailed it.
“So tell me this,” Trent said as they reached the top of the stairs. “Is Sam on board with what’s going on?”
“I told you, she instigated it.”
“Sure. She instigated the intimacy, you said. Some women like the idea of two alpha men going at each other. Hell, some men like that, too. Everyone has a kink or two, regardless of whether they’ll admit it. Is she okay with the two of you being intimate when she’s not there?”
“She didn’t mind hearing about it,” he said, feeling a bit uncomfortable that he was having this conversation.
“So you’ve told her about…?” Trent waved his hand, letting the sentence hang.
“Told her about what?” Luke inquired. “You and Elijah hook up?”
Logan’s eyes narrowed on Luke.
He didn’t dignify that with a response, but he didn’t need to. Recognition had already dawned in Luke’s eyes.
***
Well, hell.
Admittedly, Luke had suspected there was something going on between Logan and Elijah. He’d first noticed something different between them back at the beginning of the year. Nothing overt. Just some stolen glances from time to time, the way Logan watched him the same way he watched Sam. It was obvious they’d gotten closer, but he hadn’t figured it was intimate between them.
Luke had always admired the relationship the two men had. It was born of a fondness for the woman they loved. And Luke understood it because, while his relationship with Cole was intimate and forged in love, they shared the same sort of bond as well. They both loved Sierra, and they did what was necessary to make her happy. In turn, Sierra acknowledged that they shared something between them, too. Something that had modified the dynamic of their relationship.
And it looked as though the universe was playing the same game with Logan.
“I need another drink,” Logan grumbled, avoiding looking directly at either of them.
“Come on then,” Trent said.
Luke considered what he’d learned in the last few minutes while he followed Trent and Logan into the Doms’ lounge. They found an empty spot in the back corner, away from a few others who were chatting quietly over drinks.
With a simple snap of his fingers, Trent summoned a submissive over. A guy wearing a leather chest harness and tight leather briefs hurried over. Luke watched him, smiling to himself as he noticed how eager the guy was to please the man he referred to as Master Ramsey.
When the guy scurried off to do Trent’s bidding, Luke looked at Logan. “Get me up to speed here. Something happen between you and Elijah?”
