controlled.
The silent litany of positive reminders worked better than anything at getting the blood to flow into her head instead of her loins. It helped, too, that Caelen abandoned her tormented flesh for a more decent hold as they rode past the corrals and fences that marked the MacAuley ranch.
Even with the sun dipping into the horizon, she could feel the tension coming into his muscles as his chin shifted in the direction of the main house. He was worrying over his brother and the fact that enough light remained for Linc to get a glimpse of her. That’s all she needed to know to formulate a plan of just how to save her ass before Caelen and Brodie hustled it into their cabin and had their way with it.
In a repeat that could have been the same moment over, a different pack of dogs roused themselves from a sleepy pile to rush forward with an enthusiastic welcoming. The racket would only aided her cause. The big hounds clustered around the horses, clogging the way and slowing the horses down. She could have easily slipped from the saddle and landed without injury.
Five seconds, that’s all that separated her from that future. Jamie tried to make the most of the moment, landing on her feet before Caelen only to come up against Brodie. Two against one made it an unfair game, but Brodie didn’t look like he cared about fairness, as he loomed right over her. Even in the fading light, she could easily read the intentions tenting out of his jeans.
An impressive bulge by her reckoning, not that she got much of a glance. Jamie didn’t even have a chance to take a breath before the determined cowboy started to drag her through the dirt and right toward the door Caelen rushed forward to open. Once she cleared that threshold, she’d be doomed, and Jamie knew it.
She couldn’t stop them with her own strength. The hitching post she latched onto as they went by helped. Even managing to get a leg tucked in beside it, she yanked Brodie to a sudden stop.
“What—” His growl drowned out under the frenzy of the dog pack as it rushed in like a wave, washing over them and breaking Brodie’s hold on her arm.
Free, Jamie didn’t hesitate. “ Bridgette! Link! Help! ”
Matching that shout with a rush, Jamie hauled ass across the yard.
“Damnit, Jamie! Get back here! ”
Thrilled at the mid-afternoon game of chase, the hounds clogged the distance between her and Brodie. Snapping and jumping, becoming determined to trip her up, they presented an entirely new obstacle.
“ Bridgette! ”
A set of paws coming down hard on her right thigh sent her reeling to the left and stumbling to the ground as she tripped over another dog. Even as she hit and rolled, she could feel the cold snouts nuzzling her as the pack happily tagged her as ‘it’.
“Get back! I said get back ,” Brodie snapped as he cleared the pile of stinky, slobbering beast away from her. “I said go on, get .”
With whimpers and pouty looks back, the dogs slowly trailed off across the yard, leaving her to deal with Brodie all on her own.
“ Bridgette! Linc! ”
“Damnit.” Brodie snatched her right off the ground. “Will you stop with that?”
Jamie twisted in his hold and kicked at his legs as she screamed for his brother. Brodie grunted and muttered obscenities, ripping at the bandana around his neck. Her roars for Bridgette got clogged in when he stuffed the dirty, sweaty piece of cloth in her mouth. Instantly she reeled back, trying to spit it out, but Brodie had quicker hands.
He tied the knot so painful that her hair got pinched and bunched. Clawing at the damn thing, she didn’t offer up much resistance as he lowered his shoulder into her gut and lifted her clean off the ground. Not until the world spun upside down did she even take note of his audacity. Giving up the fight for the gag, Jamie concentrated on pummeling his back with her fist.
When that failed, she reverted to pinching him — hard.
“Aw!” Brodie flinched as
The silent litany of positive reminders worked better than anything at getting the blood to flow into her head instead of her loins. It helped, too, that Caelen abandoned her tormented flesh for a more decent hold as they rode past the corrals and fences that marked the MacAuley ranch.
Even with the sun dipping into the horizon, she could feel the tension coming into his muscles as his chin shifted in the direction of the main house. He was worrying over his brother and the fact that enough light remained for Linc to get a glimpse of her. That’s all she needed to know to formulate a plan of just how to save her ass before Caelen and Brodie hustled it into their cabin and had their way with it.
In a repeat that could have been the same moment over, a different pack of dogs roused themselves from a sleepy pile to rush forward with an enthusiastic welcoming. The racket would only aided her cause. The big hounds clustered around the horses, clogging the way and slowing the horses down. She could have easily slipped from the saddle and landed without injury.
Five seconds, that’s all that separated her from that future. Jamie tried to make the most of the moment, landing on her feet before Caelen only to come up against Brodie. Two against one made it an unfair game, but Brodie didn’t look like he cared about fairness, as he loomed right over her. Even in the fading light, she could easily read the intentions tenting out of his jeans.
An impressive bulge by her reckoning, not that she got much of a glance. Jamie didn’t even have a chance to take a breath before the determined cowboy started to drag her through the dirt and right toward the door Caelen rushed forward to open. Once she cleared that threshold, she’d be doomed, and Jamie knew it.
She couldn’t stop them with her own strength. The hitching post she latched onto as they went by helped. Even managing to get a leg tucked in beside it, she yanked Brodie to a sudden stop.
“What—” His growl drowned out under the frenzy of the dog pack as it rushed in like a wave, washing over them and breaking Brodie’s hold on her arm.
Free, Jamie didn’t hesitate. “ Bridgette! Link! Help! ”
Matching that shout with a rush, Jamie hauled ass across the yard.
“Damnit, Jamie! Get back here! ”
Thrilled at the mid-afternoon game of chase, the hounds clogged the distance between her and Brodie. Snapping and jumping, becoming determined to trip her up, they presented an entirely new obstacle.
“ Bridgette! ”
A set of paws coming down hard on her right thigh sent her reeling to the left and stumbling to the ground as she tripped over another dog. Even as she hit and rolled, she could feel the cold snouts nuzzling her as the pack happily tagged her as ‘it’.
“Get back! I said get back ,” Brodie snapped as he cleared the pile of stinky, slobbering beast away from her. “I said go on, get .”
With whimpers and pouty looks back, the dogs slowly trailed off across the yard, leaving her to deal with Brodie all on her own.
“ Bridgette! Linc! ”
“Damnit.” Brodie snatched her right off the ground. “Will you stop with that?”
Jamie twisted in his hold and kicked at his legs as she screamed for his brother. Brodie grunted and muttered obscenities, ripping at the bandana around his neck. Her roars for Bridgette got clogged in when he stuffed the dirty, sweaty piece of cloth in her mouth. Instantly she reeled back, trying to spit it out, but Brodie had quicker hands.
He tied the knot so painful that her hair got pinched and bunched. Clawing at the damn thing, she didn’t offer up much resistance as he lowered his shoulder into her gut and lifted her clean off the ground. Not until the world spun upside down did she even take note of his audacity. Giving up the fight for the gag, Jamie concentrated on pummeling his back with her fist.
When that failed, she reverted to pinching him — hard.
“Aw!” Brodie flinched as
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