Page 41 of Crime Lord's Paradise

She rolled her eyes. “Sure.”

He pinched her ass, and she yelped.

“Fine!” She wrapped her arms around his neck and glanced back at the shore before she whispered, “They think we’re a couple.”

“We are a couple.”

She glanced pointedly at Blade and then back at him.“We.”

He still didn’t understand. She tried to smother her mirth against his neck and failed miserably. She figured her meaning finally penetrated because his arms flexed around her.

“That’s ridiculous.”

His tone was dismissive rather than angry, which showed how much he trusted Blade. Gavin could be jealous of her ex, Marcus, or any other male who got close to her but never his second in command. Blade’s loyalty was absolute.

She cupped Gavin’s face. “If only they knew what a possessive psycho you are.”

He’d left his shades behind, so his hazel eyes were bare. The reflection of light off the water made them appear otherworldly.

“Maybe we should show them how exclusive we are,” he said as he ran his finger along the bikini top.

She felt a trill of alarm. “What are you talking about?”

“If they see me fuck you while Blade watches and takes care of the baby, it’ll make his position clear.”

She jerked. “You wouldn’t.”

He lifted her and forced her legs around him.

“Gavin.”

“What?” he asked lazily as his finger slipped beneath the thin ties of her top.

“We arenothaving sex in front of anyone, least of all Blade!”

“Why not?”

She gawked at him. “You can’t be serious!”

“I told you once that I’d fuck you in front of an audience so they could see the way you respond to me. I’d come inside you and let them watch as my cum dripped out of you.” He tugged the tie on the back of her top. “There’d be no mistaking who you belong to.”

She pressed her chest against his as her top came loose. “Gavin, don’t you fucking dare!”

He grinned devilishly. “Convince me.”

“What?” He tugged on the strings while she grappled to keep them. “I’m going to kill you!”

“What will you do to make me stop?”

“Anything,” she said quickly.

He stopped yanking on her top and she shoved away and tread water while she secured it. She rarely showed her chest, and here she was, in a bikini. Of course, he had to take it one step further and threaten to fuck her in front of people. His gall knew no bounds.

“I’ll collect later,” he said with a satisfied smile.

“Jerk,” she retorted as she swam toward shore.

Blade handed Nora to her when she took a seat to finish eating. Nora was fascinated by the water and kept trying to dive into it. Gavin swam out of the alcove to explore and returned when she and Blade were finished with their meal. She gave him a drop-dead glare which made him laugh as she left the table and finally waded into the water to Nora’s delight.

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