his chest. “Did you sleep well?”
He nuzzled her ear, his warm breath ghosting over her skin
and waking up every erogenous zone she had. She lifted her head to answer him,
but the heat in those strange lavender eyes froze the words on her tongue. He
was so gorgeous, and having his big, strong body pressed so close to hers was
playing hell with her brain function.
Then he lowered his head, aligning their lips with such
purpose that she had no recourse but to lift her mouth to meet his. Pressing them
together, he eased his tongue out to slide along the seam of her lips, tasting
her without demanding entry, holding her body tight and hard while he played
soft and gentle with her mouth.
Her breasts swelled where they pressed against his chest and
a low, heavy ache settled deep in her pussy. She surged closer, opening her
mouth to invite him in, but he didn’t take her up on her offer. He nipped at
her lips, he licked them, kissing from corner to corner, but he didn’t delve
inside.
“Rye, please.” She breathed the words out and she could feel
the curve of his lips as he smiled.
“Not yet, honey. Soon.”
Tucking his head into the crook of her neck, he gave her one
long, hard squeeze and then released her, stepping back and turning her toward
the table. “You’d better go say good morning to Dev before he gets too lonely.”
Tansy’s vision was a little blurry and she was sure her
steps weren’t as steady as they should be. As she made her way around the table,
it didn’t occur to her to disobey. She was so busy worrying about Dev not
feeling left out that she forgot about her own embarrassment.
The moment she got close enough, Dev pushed back his chair,
grasped her by the wrist and dragged her onto his lap. She let out a gasp of
surprise, and Dev’s hand was at the back of her neck in a flash, guiding her
mouth to his and sealing their lips together. The kiss was closed-mouthed and
intense. There was no way to mistake it for anything but a claim of possession.
As soon as he pulled away, Tansy opened her mouth to speak,
but Dev placed his hand over the bottom half of her face. “No, you don’t get to
protest. You started this, you asked for our help, you let us touch you and
kiss you, and you don’t get to shut us out now.” He removed his hand and gave
her another quick kiss. “This is going to take time, Tansy. We’ll have progress
and setbacks. There’ll be time for talk and times when no words are needed. But
whatever happens we need to keep moving forward together. You’re ours now, for
as long as you’ll have us. Unless you pack your things and leave this den, Rye
and I are going to treat you like our woman. Do you understand?”
She nodded and slid her arm around his shoulders, tucking
her hand underneath his long, silky, outrageously purple hair. “Yes, I
understand, Dev.”
“Good.” He gave her a love-tap on the bum. “Now let’s eat
breakfast before Rye fades away from starvation.”
She wriggled off his lap and allowed Rye to guide her to the
head of the table. Dev sat at her left, Rye took a seat at her right, and the
Enforcers proceeded to serve her, then themselves. She ended up with far too
much food on her plate but she didn’t have the heart to rein them in.
She’d been so worried about how they’d react to her meltdown
the night before. At the time, she hadn’t been in any shape to deal with the
Enforcers and they knew it. Dev and Rye had taken her to the lair and Tansy had
spent the night tucked safe and tight between Zenbaylan and Fellescend. Being
around the blacks seemed to smooth all her rough edges, and to her surprise she’d
slept like a baby.
But since waking she’d had more than enough time to fret
about how Rye and Dev would react this morning. Half of her had expected them
to treat her with kid gloves, the other half had feared they’d shut her out.
But in all her scenario-building she’d never quite come up with the notion that
they’d kiss her and
He nuzzled her ear, his warm breath ghosting over her skin
and waking up every erogenous zone she had. She lifted her head to answer him,
but the heat in those strange lavender eyes froze the words on her tongue. He
was so gorgeous, and having his big, strong body pressed so close to hers was
playing hell with her brain function.
Then he lowered his head, aligning their lips with such
purpose that she had no recourse but to lift her mouth to meet his. Pressing them
together, he eased his tongue out to slide along the seam of her lips, tasting
her without demanding entry, holding her body tight and hard while he played
soft and gentle with her mouth.
Her breasts swelled where they pressed against his chest and
a low, heavy ache settled deep in her pussy. She surged closer, opening her
mouth to invite him in, but he didn’t take her up on her offer. He nipped at
her lips, he licked them, kissing from corner to corner, but he didn’t delve
inside.
“Rye, please.” She breathed the words out and she could feel
the curve of his lips as he smiled.
“Not yet, honey. Soon.”
Tucking his head into the crook of her neck, he gave her one
long, hard squeeze and then released her, stepping back and turning her toward
the table. “You’d better go say good morning to Dev before he gets too lonely.”
Tansy’s vision was a little blurry and she was sure her
steps weren’t as steady as they should be. As she made her way around the table,
it didn’t occur to her to disobey. She was so busy worrying about Dev not
feeling left out that she forgot about her own embarrassment.
The moment she got close enough, Dev pushed back his chair,
grasped her by the wrist and dragged her onto his lap. She let out a gasp of
surprise, and Dev’s hand was at the back of her neck in a flash, guiding her
mouth to his and sealing their lips together. The kiss was closed-mouthed and
intense. There was no way to mistake it for anything but a claim of possession.
As soon as he pulled away, Tansy opened her mouth to speak,
but Dev placed his hand over the bottom half of her face. “No, you don’t get to
protest. You started this, you asked for our help, you let us touch you and
kiss you, and you don’t get to shut us out now.” He removed his hand and gave
her another quick kiss. “This is going to take time, Tansy. We’ll have progress
and setbacks. There’ll be time for talk and times when no words are needed. But
whatever happens we need to keep moving forward together. You’re ours now, for
as long as you’ll have us. Unless you pack your things and leave this den, Rye
and I are going to treat you like our woman. Do you understand?”
She nodded and slid her arm around his shoulders, tucking
her hand underneath his long, silky, outrageously purple hair. “Yes, I
understand, Dev.”
“Good.” He gave her a love-tap on the bum. “Now let’s eat
breakfast before Rye fades away from starvation.”
She wriggled off his lap and allowed Rye to guide her to the
head of the table. Dev sat at her left, Rye took a seat at her right, and the
Enforcers proceeded to serve her, then themselves. She ended up with far too
much food on her plate but she didn’t have the heart to rein them in.
She’d been so worried about how they’d react to her meltdown
the night before. At the time, she hadn’t been in any shape to deal with the
Enforcers and they knew it. Dev and Rye had taken her to the lair and Tansy had
spent the night tucked safe and tight between Zenbaylan and Fellescend. Being
around the blacks seemed to smooth all her rough edges, and to her surprise she’d
slept like a baby.
But since waking she’d had more than enough time to fret
about how Rye and Dev would react this morning. Half of her had expected them
to treat her with kid gloves, the other half had feared they’d shut her out.
But in all her scenario-building she’d never quite come up with the notion that
they’d kiss her and
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