Page 188 of Filthy Lovin Heroes

But still, a pang of guilt slipped between my ribs and stabbed at my heart. I’d miss them, too. They made me feel amazing, like a queen.

What Cade, Jace and I shared last night was not just sex. I saw the look in their eyes. Hadn’t I? Felt the possessive hold of their hands on me and the way they spilled their milk all over my body. Like they were claiming me.

I didn’t imagine any of that. But what possessed me to say I belonged to them kept me awake at night. But not as much as their answer had.

Our night together seemed more than a fling. It meant something. Two gorgeous men—sexy as fuck and so well hung my pussy walls still vibrated from their hard pounding and deep strokes—made me their center of attention. Powerful men with hungry appetites. The look in their dark brown eyes said they wanted more as they kissed me goodnight and walked me to my door. But life had its own plan and so did I. They went their way, and I had to go mine.

They had big careers and I had my family who needed me, a life to rebuild and one more chance at getting it finally straightened out. I couldn’t waste that.

Honestly, at the same time, emotions ran high at moments like those. Words could not be trusted.

My phone rang just as the taxi arrived, and I hit a button to answer.

“Oh, Mom. Hi.” I’d answered so quickly I failed to notice the caller ID. As incredible as it felt knowing my life would change after today, my heart sank at it not being Cade or Jace on the other end.

“Are you on your way, hun?”

Maddy opened the taxi door for me. “Just getting in the cab now. I can’t wait to hug you and Dad. My flight lands at eight.”

“You shouldn’t lie to your mom like that, sweetness. You’re not going anywhere.”

I jumped and turned at the deep baritone voice behind me.

My heart beat so fast I bet my mom could hear it through the phone. I swallowed heavily.

I stood nose to chest with a solid mountain of muscle. I dragged my gaze higher and then higher still until my eyes locked with my lover’s. His gorgeous face turned dark with a brooding expression, and I felt a shiver work through me.

“Cade?” Instinct drew my hand to his chest. I felt the beady tips of his nipple beneath my palm. I don’t know if I reached out to hold him away or to make sure I hadn’t imagined him.

Cade planted a hand on the door, blocking me from entering the taxi.

I felt a heat come up behind me and suddenly I was pinned in place. Cade at my front and Jace snuggly against my back.

I was trapped.

“Mom, can I call you back?”

Looking into Cade’s eyes, I had a feeling I wouldn’t be catching any flight any time soon.

Eight

Cade

Ipulled bills out and handed them to the cab driver. “Thanks, man, but our girl isn’t going anywhere.”

Jace grabbed her luggage from the curb while I bent and lifted Elle over my shoulder.

She wiggled her pretty ass and thumped her fists against my back, but I kept walking. Her neighbors rushed out at the string of cursing coming from Elle between yelps that even had me lifting a brow at her creativity. After seeing my face and getting a quick wave, they went back inside.

So yeah, fuck. So much for stealth. Before long reporters would be circling like sharks so we had to make this quick. We didn’t exactly have a plan when we chartered a private flight back to Seattle, but we had one now.

Convincing Elle we were her future. End of story. And she was ours.

Last night when Elle’s number flashed across my phone’s screen, I was surprised to hear her friend on the other end. Even more surprised to hear about her plans of running off to Miami.

“Put me down!”

I looked past her perky ass at Jace, and he closed the garage doors behind us, luggage at his feet.

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