Page 15 of Seeds of Malice

Dax's phone rings. He glances at it and hits the screen. It rings again right away, and he groans.

Bobby and he exchange a glance.

Dax sends the call to voicemail, but it rings again.

"You can get that," I tell him.

"Of course he can. He's not that big of a moron," Avery snarks.

"Shut up," Dax warns.

"Get it so she stops calling," Avery instructs.

My heart drops.

She?

Of course he has a girl calling.

It's probably his girlfriend.

Why is he touching me if he has a girlfriend?

Maybe I'm misinterpreting things.

Dax seethes, "Shut up, Avery!" He turns to me. "Let me take care of this." He walks past me and answers, snapping, "Take a hint, Cindy."

Cindy?

My gut churns.

Avery steps next to me and slides her hand around my waist. Her thumb caresses the curve of my hip, and she murmurs, "Don't be so sad. There are people right in front of you who are way more interesting than Dax."

"I'm not sad," I blurt out, but it's a lie, and Avery sees it.

Instead of calling me out, she purses her lips and leans closer. "You have really nice skin. Very lickable." She drags her fingertips down the front of my stomach.

I jump back and stare at her.

She laughs and steps in front of me. She puts her hand on my cheek. Hurt fills her expression. She softly asks, "Did I upset you?"

My stomach somersaults, and I swallow hard. I'm not interested in women, but I also don't want to offend her. I open my mouth, but nothing comes out.

She drags her finger over my jaw. "You're lucky. You have very sharp features."

I step back to escape her grasp but fall into Bobby's hard frame. "Oh! Sorry!" I squeak.

He positions his arms around me and then Avery, palming her ass and tugging her against me.

"Oh. You want to play with us too, Bobby?" she coos, batting her eyes at me and pursing her lips.

"What?" I exclaim.

Bobby's hot breath hits my neck. He reaches for my chin and tugs my face upward. His gaze drills into my mouth and his brown eyes light with lusty flames. He murmurs, "I'm always up for a good game. You know that, Avery."

Before I can stop it, she squeezes her hands on my hips and claims, "Been a long time since we had anyone with meat on their bones, huh?"

Bobby keeps my chin positioned so I can't avoid him. I'm sandwiched between them, and they caught me by surprise.

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