Page 80 of Charity's Redemption

“Stalking me, Luca?”

“I think we both know who’s doing the stalking around here.”

They marched into the woods with a swagger in their broad shoulders.

Luca with a frown.

Max with a grin.

Both sexy as hell and smoldering like Adonis Gods.

“I was just out bird watching. Even saw a pretty red bird. Not sure what it’s called,” I tapped my finger on my lips. “I should probably get a book for this. In fact,” I threw my thumb over my shoulder as I backed away from him. “I’ll go do that now.”

“Don’t take another step.”

I froze again.

“I think you’ve earned yourself a few lashings.”

“What?” I smiled inwardly, “For taking a stroll and enjoying mother nature?”

Luca made a few more strides until he stood toe to toe with me. He reached around my back and pulled the binoculars out from my grasp.

“This,” he held up the binoculars for me to see, “is why.”

“Naughty, naughty,bella.”

I glanced at Max, who stood at Luca’s side, his arms folded over his chest. His biceps and pectoral muscles bulged with his stance, causing my mouth to water.

“Come on. You had to expect this?”

A sly smile lifted the corners of his mouth. “I expected it. Which was why I had my phone alert me to your location every thirty minutes.”

He’d won.

“Well played good, sir. Now hand me back my binoculars, and I’ll be on my way.”

I held my hand out as if he would accept my offer of truce like it was ice cream on a hot day. But of course he didn’t. Luca liked to keep things difficult and in a state of suspense between him and I.

He tossed the binoculars to Max. “You’re lucky your father is waiting for us, or I’d have you on your knees.”

“I don’t think he’d mind waiting,” I said, licking my lips, pleased with the way this conversation turned.

“Now is not the time to tempt the beast, baby.” He stepped closer, palmed my throat, and squeezed my jugular. “We wouldn’t want your daddy to walk over here and see you on your knees, would we?”

My heady pulse bumped against his fingers as my body excited from the thrill. He crashed his mouth against mine, then plunged his tongue between my lips and caressed all the sensitive places inside in a brutal, passionate kiss.

Moaning, I wrapped my hands around his arm that gripped my throat and pressed into him before he let go.

“We’ll deal with you later.”

I closed my eyes and rolled my abused lips, exhaling through my nose.

“Take Max with you and get out of here.”

My eyes shot open as I flicked my gaze between them.

“You want me to go with her?”

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