Page 4 of Hold Your Breath

A soft knock at the door has me turning my head as Jace pushes it open. “Brookie has a stick up his ass, so it’s probably a good idea to get going.”

He smiles as he runs his eyes over me, and I feel something I haven’t in a long time: sexy. It’s a weird feeling.

“I’m ready. Let’s get out of here before I kill him and tell our parents it was an accidental stabbing.”

Jace’s laughter bellows out as I follow him from the closet and into my room. I grab a small purse, shoving my wallet and keys inside, along with my phone.

Micah has never invited me out with him and his friends, and I wonder why tonight is any different. I could have explained the entire situation in a few minutes and not left the house.

Guess I’m about to find out.

Chapter Three

Micah

Willow Lewis has always been under my skin. I don’t hate her like she believes, but it makes staying away from her a lot easier. It would cause a massive controversy if I fucked my stepsister, but believe me, I have wanted to do just that for a long fucking time.

The thing about Willow is she is a good girl. She stays out of trouble, and she doesn’t hook up with any guys who throw themselves at her, because those fuckwits might have had a problem with me if she did.

Willow deserves better than me. I’m a possessive asshole, and someone like her deserves to be free.

I had to leave her house to hear her story. Mytemper is on a hair trigger, and I didn’t want her to see me lose my shit if her story goes where I think it will. It’s the reason I brought Jace and Zac—I need them to keep me in line. They know how I feel about her and have been harassing me for a while to introduce them to my family, or at least to Willow.

Carol and my dad won’t understand our situation. It’s not common for three men to be involved with each other, and it’s not something I’d ever considered until I met them. I thought they were joking when they asked me to have a threesome with them, and up until that point, I had only slept with women. I was curious about men and had fooled around with Cameron Jones in high school, with him begging to suck my cock, but I hadn’t gone much further.

Our dynamic works for us, but lately Jace has been expressing his need for a woman in our mix. Zac and I are not against the idea, and it’s why I haven’t been thrilled about introducing them to Willow. She is gorgeous but doesn’t even know it. And she’s also kind and will help anyone; she cares even when she doesn’t have to. She is feisty when she gets angry, and she has a body to die for, with curves and an ass. Shit, I’m giving myself a boner.

“Earth to Micah,” Willow says. “What do you want to drink?”

“Can you tell her she isn’t paying for the first round?” Zac snaps, and I chuckle.

“No way, I wouldn’t advise it.”

“I’m an independent woman and can buy a round of drinks. You have no reason to pay for mine when your end goal isn’t to end up in my pants.”

Covering my mouth with my hand to hide my smirk, I watch Zac, who narrows his eyes at her. I know he is wondering if this is a fight he can win, and I shake my head.

“Who says it isn’t my end goal?” Jace throws her way, and Willow’s head snaps toward him.

She sighs, thinking he is joking. “Because men that look like you don’t take home girls who look like me, and I’m okay with that. Let me get your drinks and then I will rehash the most embarrassing moment of my life.”

She walks away without waiting for me to tell her what I want to drink. Good thing I’m not all that fussy.

As we all watch Willow stride to the bar and order our drinks, Jace kicks me under the table. “Why didn’t you tell us she looked like that?”

“Because if you stick your dick in her, it could cause a world of problems for me.”

“Bullshit,” Zac says. “We know you haven’t introduced us because you would have to tell her, then yourparents, that you fuck men.” Zac is a moody prick, but he isn’t wrong.

“If you think I’m ashamed of the fact we fuck, you’re sorely mistaken.”

“Prove it,” Jace taunts.

I lean over the table between us and grab Zac by the back of his neck. He tries to pull away, but I force his head toward mine.

“How do you want me to prove it, huh? Do you want me to bend you over this table and fuck you, so everyone, including my stepsister, knows you’re mine? Because you know I fucking will.”

He smashes his lips to mine, and a startled gasp comes from behind me. Zac smiles against my lips, then pulls back.

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