Page 46 of Malice and Surrender
It took a second to register what exactly had happened with my brain still doing the backstroke in endorphins. Swiping my finger through the cum on my stomach, I stared at it and then stuck my finger in my mouth.
“Oh fuck me, do that again,” Avro said as he stared at my finger, his amber eyes dark with passion.
I drew another line through the cum and exaggeratedly sucked it off my finger. Both men groaned that time, and the sound made me shiver and want to puff out my chest with pride.
It was hot and salty—saltier than I’d been expecting—and I suddenly had the urge to do a tequila shot.
“You like that?” Jace asked as he stared at my fingers in my mouth.
“Would taste great with tequila and a lemon,” I said, and both Jace and Avro burst out laughing.
The guys slowly stood and held out their hands to help me up. “Don’t worry. We’ll work up to you taking it all down the throat.” Jace winked. “I have a feeling you’re going to be a natural, but for now, we’re going to shower.”
“All together?”
“Peaches,” Jace said, and cocked one of those arrogant brows. “On the bed, in a shower, on the floor, hell, outside in the backyard. Naked is naked. I won’t randomly stuff my cock in you if you bend over in front of me. We do have control, you know?”
My cheeks burned with embarrassment for the completely irrational thought that Jace picked up on. Stepping close, he bent over, so his breath feathered my neck as he spoke. Goosebumps rose all over my body.
“Unless, of course, you ask me to,” he growled softly, and my knees shook.
Jace stood up straight, and when he held out his hand, I felt confident in my decision for the first time. I’d never been one to fangirl over someone, but I understood what people saw in him. Maybe they only saw a small part, but I wanted more. Whatever it was that his aura held, it was addictive.
A couple of hours later, I was lying between them this time, and even though I was relaxed and content, I couldn’t fall asleep. Avro’s arm was wrapped snuggly around my waist as he cuddled me to his body. I felt his even breaths against my back, and his body twitched as he fell soundly asleep.
I was startled when Jace spoke, his voice soft in the dark room.
“I know you’re still awake. Are you okay, Peaches?”
“Yeah, I’m great,” I whispered back.
He shuffled down a little closer so we could stare into each other’s eyes. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure,” he said.
“Were you really arguing about a game console?”
Even in the darkened room, I could see the smile pull up at the corner of Jace’s mouth. “No, not really, but it was a good metaphor.”
“It was about me, wasn’t it? You don’t really want me involved with you guys,” I said, my heart sinking at the thought. A couple of days ago, I would’ve said that being disappointed to be left out of a threesome was ludicrous, but here I was, worried about his next words.
“Yes and no. Not you exactly, just the entire situation,” Jace said as he ran his thumb over my cheek. It was nice to see this softer side of him. I’d seen him give Avro loving looks and soft touches, but he only had a firm hand with me so far. I wondered if that was by design. He understood I needed the push.
“What do you mean?”
“When I was offered a five-year contract to go on tour, we decided to have an open relationship, but only with people who didn’t matter, and we would never get emotionally involved. We’d discussed and decided that, at some point, we would add a permanent third person to our relationship, but it had to be someone we both chose.”
I sighed and looked away from his eyes. “And Avro wants me, who you’d never met, and he wants you to be exclusive,” I whispered as all the pieces began fitting into place in my mind.
“Yes.”
“And you don’t want either.”
“Don’t go putting words in my mouth. I didn’t say that. I’m not happy with how he thrust this on me. It’s unfair, and I wouldn’t have done it to him, but…I knew it would likely happen.” I lifted my eyes to Jace’s again. “This is not the first time we’ve tried the open relationship. Shared partners have never been an issue, but Avro has a huge jealous streak that he hides well. Most of the time.” Jace smirked, but there was warmth in his eyes like he actually liked the jealousy.
“So what are you going to do? I guess I should ask if you’d like me to leave. I don’t want to come between you two, and I’d never tell him why I’m not interested.”
As the words came out, I knew I never wanted to go back to the girl who sat home alone with her pillow and the television.
