Page 252 of The Reluctant Hero

“Cadey! Let’s go!”

Cade turns to him with a scowl.

“Go where?”

Jake raises a brow and looks at me with a sly grin. “Our imp wants to watch us play together.”

I almost choke. “That isn’t what I meant, and you know it!”

My sputtered protest comes with cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

“Dirty girl,” Jake winks. “I meant the game. What perversions did Mikael teach you yesterday?”

Jake grabs Cade’s arm and yanks him out of his seat. A lot of dark cursing and shoving comes out of Cade. While the words are furious and sharp, the shoves don’t have much effect.

Ace comes out holding a football, followed by Mikael.

“Hey, darlin’,” Ace leans down to give me a lingering kiss.

“Hey,” I give him a soft smile that surprises him. His lips are on mine again fiercely before I can say anything else.

“I love that look,” he rasps and kisses my cheek before he passes me.

“Rakas,” Mikael raises a brow.

For some God-awful reason, I feel shy. Maybe it’s because I absolutely lost control yesterday, and he had to put me back together so I could be coherent. Or the fact that Jake apparently saw the whole thing. Speaking of.

“Mik?” I ask, my lips turning up in a tiny smirk.

“Yes?” He braces his hands on the arms of the chair and leans in until our eyes can meet.

I reach out and tug on the neck of his shirt. “Would you mind tackling Jake as much as you can today?”

Both his brows go up in surprise, asking a silent question.

“We may have had a witness to our workout,” I tell him with a roll of my eyes.

He lets out a soft chuckle.

“As if you’re upset. Your body was made to be coveted by any who see it.”

My lips part in surprise. He takes advantage to leave a soft kiss on my lower lip and walks away.

What can I say to that?

“At least he got to watch my boobs bounce,” I snark under my breath.

That. That’s what I can say to that. But it’s lacking a lot.

“Did you record it?” Mikael calls to Jake casually.

My eyes go wide as heat refills my cheeks so fast I feel like I got set on fire.

“Why watch reruns when an exciting new episode of the Amanda Show is right around the corner? Who will be next as a guest star?” Jake laughs, dancing in place to warm up.

Ace glances between them with a frown that turns into a scowl.

“You tricksy fuck. You got no fuckin’ shame.”

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