Page 78 of Love Thief

People are whooping and hollering at the show. As some crazy music starts, helper number one—Lauren—goes down the line starting with Gabe, because they know he won’t stop them, and whips his T-shirt off. He’s toned, his abs on show, and he has a few tattoos on his back and shoulders.

Helper number two—Grace—then gets involved, tying his hands behind him around the back of the chair. He can hardly contain himself. He leans towards her, his blond hair flopping forward, trying to get to her breasts. She pushes him back roughly and the ringmaster cracks the whip near him. He stops dead, looking at her with heat in his blue-green eyes, and I’m certain he wants the lash on his body.

They move down the line performing the same task. I look at Kell, and he shrugs at me as they strip and tie him and then move to Xan to do the same.

Then comes helper number three—Becky. She’s clearly cast herself in a starring role. Starting at Levi, a smirk on her face, she makes a show of unzipping his jeans. She’s brushing his cock at every opportunity and he’s groaning out, thrusting himself towards her. The show has definitely taken a different turn. Not so much fun laughter now as anticipation, the women in the crowd creating a buzz of conversation. They certainly can't wait for her to get down that line.

I start to breathe heavily and my bees have started to swarm in my stomach. How far will this go? What am I going to have to do to shut them down?

Jude comes to stand next to me. He looks down at me, saying in my ear, “I’ll stop this at any point you want. So will Mick, Jase, and Tom.”

I nod at him and turn on my fake unconcerned smile.

She’s left Levi covered, just, with his boxers on full show, but there’s no doubt about his state of arousal. Becky the siren does the same to Gabe, and again everyone can see evidence of her games.

She licks her lips as she moves to Kellen. Jesus, I’m torn between rushing in, shoving her away, and walking away from them all.

But then Kellen surprises us all as he shouts, “Stop,” and every eye focuses in on him.

Gabe rolls his eyes. “Marcus she isn’t going to touch you, man.”

“Evie,” he calls out, “you do it.” All those eyes turn on me and I feel Jude push me forward. What’s he doing?

I stumble a bit as I go towards Kell. Oh, fuck it.

Standing in front of him, I make a show of hemming and hawing before I finally unzip his jeans, making it slow and tortuous.

Smirking at him, I turn around to the waiting crowd and shout, “Saving the big guns ‘til last.”

Then I grab his hair and kiss him until he can hardly breathe.

When I let him up, he has an enormous erection. “Told you!” I shout out, and the crowd all start to laugh.

I step back towards my brother and sons, flicking my hair and throwing Becky a serious fuck you stare. It doesn’t put her off at all, as she moves towards Xan with an even bigger lick of her lips.

“Birthday boy,” she says in a ridiculously husky voice she clearly thinks is sexy as fuck.

Stopping directly in front of him, she’s just about to reach down and unzip him when he growls out, “Keep your hands the fuck off me.”

His deadpan face halts her in her tracks. His eyes, blue chips of ice, pin her in place. He’s deadly serious.

The avid onlookers take in a collective breath at his dismissal of her as Levi laughs, “No way, brother.”

Becky’s face is the picture of fury, and embarrassment. She’s so angry at his disrespect and dismissal, she almost goes towards him regardless of his demand.

“Evie, you do it.” He’s staring at me, the ice has totally melted from his gaze, and in its place is blue hell fire. He’s daring me to dismiss him, challenging me to see how far I’m prepared to go with him.

I look at him, then at Kell, my face showing nothing, but my brain going ninety miles an hour.

Holy shit, he did not just say that.

Jude and James laugh. Jude nudges me out again and James says, “Made your bed momma,” and the crowd all murmur around us.

I look at Xander, the challenge still in his eyes, and I turn and rub my chin in contemplation, full on theatrics mode.

“Moi,” I say coyly.

Kellen starts to laugh. “You’re for it now, Xan,” he says loudly, trying to lighten the mood.

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