Page 53 of Salute, To Bravery
“Unwrap them, savor them, and play with them.” Dare runs his finger from her chin to the edge of her dress, pulling it away from her body slightly before letting it go.
“So you want me to be a toy for the night?”
I spin her around and get in her face. “You are not a toy.”
Her eyes widened at my tone.
“What my dear brother is trying to say is that we would never discard you or make you feel unwanted,” Dare tries to clarify, but Jess and I are locked in a staring contest.
I’m looking for the brave woman I know she is, and she’s searching for the man she once trusted with her life.
“Yes.” The word is so delicately spoken it makes me blink and break the intensity of the moment.
“Come again?” Dare must have the same hearing problems I do because we look at each other, wondering if we imagined her saying it.
“Yes. I want to…” She stops short and wrinkles her nose.
“You want to play with us?” Dare helps her out, and she nods.
“And these choices still stand?” I lift her arm, our hands still intertwined.
Her eyes track my black bracelet, then move to Dare’s.
“Unless you want something different? I am your present, after all.”
Fucking hell.
I swallow hard as Dare smiles at her.
“Oh Jess, this right here is perfect.” He closes the distance between them and kisses her possessively.
Suddenly, I need to have her behind a locked door, naked and at our mercy. I pull them apart and point toward the employee’s only door.
“Shall we take this to your suite?”
Dare nods and takes Jess’s other hand.
“Suite?”
We start walking to our destination.
“Perks of being the owners of this place.”
Chapter Nine.
Darren
“You own Yearn?” Her voice pitches higher as the words leave her mouth, ending in an adorable squeak.
“We’re full of surprises, love. I can’t wait to show you more of them in our private suite.” I wink at my brother, who is bringing up the rear, as we enter the dark hallway to the back offices.
“Wait a fucking minute. You can watch the crowds from back here?” She tries to stop our forward movement, but I shake my head.
“We will finish our tour later. Right now, we have more important matters to attend to.” I grin at the momentary look of disappointment on her face.
“He means you. We can’t wait to get our hands on your body.” War slowly brings his hand up around her waist to cup one of her breasts before running his thumb over her hard nipples.
She gasps and stumbles.
