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Authors: Lexi Blake
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Devoted: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella (25 page)
Flynn stepped close to his girl, kissing her cheek before staring down at the baby, who looked awfully small to him. “I think he’s beautiful.”
Amy practically glowed as she looked up at him. “He is. Brendon Glen Daley. He’s such a sweetie.”
Flynn couldn’t help but move behind her, putting his arms around her. He was in the same room with her. He needed her touch. Always. “I think I’ll be a fabulous stay-at-home dad one day.”
“Really?” She grinned up at him. “You think you can code with a baby in your arms.”
It was a problem he could work on. “I’ll type with one hand.”
“I’ll pay for that show.” She kissed her nephew’s head and passed him back to her sister.
Bridget cuddled her son close. “How did the merger meeting go?”
“We’re a go.” After he’d made his presentation and gone over Amy’s goals for the company, the board had voted unanimously to move forward with the plan.
Everything was falling into place.
“And the FTC investigation?” Will asked.
He shook his head. “It was all bogus. I’ve cleaned house and no one is coming after her again. My former CEO was too much like my father when it came to business. I loved my dad, but I think he enjoyed the game too much. I want some peace in my life.”
“And George?” Will asked.
“My father is an idiot,” Bridget interjected. “We don’t have to worry about him. He can’t come after Slaten now and Mom is talking about divorcing him. I think Aunt Beverly is an evil genius. She’s a horrible woman, but she likes the idea of the merger so she sent Mom pictures of Dad kicking a puppy or something. You know Mom. She hates humans but loves those mean corgis of hers. I swear she trains them to pee on my shoes. So now he’s going to be fighting that battle and we’ll have time to merge the companies and live happily ever after.”
A little chaos could definitely be his friend.
“I managed to work some magic for you here.” Amy slipped her hand into his.
“Seriously? Did the new bed come in?” Because damn he missed his California king.
“It’s currently taking up our entire bedroom,” she groused with the sweetest frown. “We’re moving and soon. No, I was talking about something else. Apparently when you trick a sub at Sanctum the only way to get back in is to marry her and make her very happy. Wade is going to put us through a few tests and then we’ll be able to play.”
He breathed a sigh of relief. He was fairly certain Wade would find a reason to send him to Butt Plugging 101 where he had to take a plug, but he would do anything to get back to the place where they fell in love. “I’m so glad, pet. You have no idea how happy that makes me.”
“And I’ve already got the plot for your book,” Bridget said with a grin.
Will groaned. “She’s turned you into triplets, Flynn. Count yourself lucky. There were like five of me. I have no idea how I would handle five of me.”
Bridget’s wink told him she knew. “It’s just a fantasy, babe. You’re more man than I can handle.”
“I’m going to get this one home. I’m sure he’s tired.” Amy held her sister’s hand. “Love you.”
Bridget squeezed it. “You too, sis.”
She turned and walked to him. “Ready?”
With her by his side, he was ready for anything.
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On the hunt for a killer, Derek enters a shadowy underworld only to find the woman he aches for is working the same case. Karina is searching for a missing girl and won’t stop until she finds her. To get close to their prime suspect, they need to pose as a couple. But as their operation goes under the covers, unlikely partners become passionate lovers while the killer prepares to strike.
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Mitch Bradford is an intimidating man. In his professional life, he has a reputation for demolishing his opponents in the courtroom. At the exclusive BDSM club Sanctum, he prefers disciplining pretty submissives with no strings attached. In his line of work, there’s no time for a healthy relationship. After a few failed attempts, he knows he’s not good for any woman—especially not his best friend’s sister.
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Mia Danvers can’t get Case Taggart out of her head. Though they hadn’t been lovers, she’d felt more for him than for any man she’d ever met. Growing up in the shadow of her over-protective, older brothers, she felt free when she was with Case and she longs to feel that way again. She knows that if she can find any trace of Theo Taggart, Case will be forced to let her back into his life. Months of searching have finally paid off and she knows this is her second chance.
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Case and Mia follow the clues they hope will lead them to Theo and the villainous Hope McDonald, but the search becomes increasingly dangerous. From Dallas to South America and beyond, dark forces work against them and threaten their lives. With each step forward, Case and Mia are pulled closer together and forced to confront their mutual attraction. But when the truth about Theo is revealed, Case may have to make a choice between his brother and the only woman he’s ever loved.
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Case forced himself to stop. He pulled away from the drugging kisses she was giving him. He couldn’t go down that path. If he was going to take her, it would be on his terms and that meant he wasn’t going to play the idiot. He wasn’t going to ask for more than she could give him. He wasn’t going to pretend this was some grand love. She wasn’t Charlotte and he wasn’t Ian. They didn’t get that forever thing.
But they could have this.
“What’s wrong?” She looked up at him and then started to pull away.
He wasn’t going to let that happen. He turned her around so his front nestled her back. “Nothing’s wrong. I want to feel you. Do you have any idea how long I’ve waited to touch you, Mia? How often I’ve thought about this?” His hands were on her waist and he brought them up slowly. “I want to memorize every inch of your skin, and do you know how I’m going to do it?”
She leaned back into him. “You’re going to touch me.”
He loved how breathless she was. No other woman ever responded as honestly to him as she did. He could trust her body even if he didn’t trust the rest of her. Oh, she wouldn’t mean to hurt him. He actually believed that, but she would choose her world. She would choose her family over him. He could keep her for a little while.
“What am I going to touch you with, princess?” He moved slowly, letting his hands find the warm skin under her shirt.
“Your hands.” Her head fell back against his chest. Without heels on she didn’t quite reach his shoulders. “I want your hands everywhere, Case. They feel so good.”
“I will touch you everywhere, but that’s not all I’ll do.” He was right under her breasts. This was one of the things D/s had taught him. Sex required discipline. Patience. Control. He wanted to shove her on that bed and force his dick inside her, but that wouldn’t make it good for her. This methodical arousal of every inch of her body would make her ready for him, would make her scream for him.
Might make her stay with him for a while.
He flattened one palm on the curve of her belly, the other touching the band of her bra. There was zero reason to hide how hard he was. He let his cock rub against her backside. “I’m going to put my hands on you. I’ll touch your breasts and cup that hot ass of yours and I will let my fingers explore how hot and wet your pussy gets for me.”
