Page 127 of Cam Girl

Tase covers my hands with his.

I roll my eyes. “You think you have it handled but you don’t, you can’t.”

“How do you know?” Soren’s eyes heat. “I get that you don’t have any faith in us,” he continues, his voice a gravely baritone. “But if you’re not going to help us to help you, then just stay at the cabin and do some research. Instead of going into town tomorrow, hole up for a few days. Thatwasthe original plan, wasn’t it?”

Tase leaves for his meeting, and I’m alone with Soren and Aiden. Between the three of us, the afternoon passes in a blur. They’ve done a great job distracting me and it has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with their company.

It’s a tiny glimpse through a door I never thought existed, and I admit I like what I see. I really like it.

The afternoon is warm and sunny, and we’re outside enjoying the weather and the view of the lake, when Soren glances up sharply at the sound of tires over gravel. Tase’s car bumps over the ruts before he pulls to a stop behind Aiden’s truck.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Soren calls.

Tase unfolds himself from the front seat, fixing us with a look. “Meeting ended early,” he barks out. “Seemed like a damn waste of my time.”

“You’re too anal about your calendar. Life doesn’t always conform to the hour-by-hour plan you have for yourself, dude.” Aiden draws me underneath his arm easily and I curl into his side. It’s automatic.

“You’re telling me.” Tase is less than pleased.

He stalks toward us, eyeing me and Aiden, his nostrils flared.

These three are a cohesive unit molded over years of shared history. They know what works for them and they understand their place with each other. Where do I fit in? I desperately want to, if I’m being honest with myself, because there is a draw here. An allure for a dynamic I’ve never had before.

Things are different with my sisters. We were thrown together by blood and forced by circumstances to make our way because we had no other choice and no one else to lean on outside of each other.

But with Tase, Soren, and Aiden, they chose to maintain a friendship. The first-cousin bond between Aiden and Soren didn’t have to mean anything. Lord knows I have cousins I never speak to.

“Did you pick up any of the shit I texted you about?” Soren barks out to Tase.

Tase holds open his empty hands. “Sorry, no.”

“Christ, man, you wereintown.” Soren straightens, the muscles in his arms bulging and shifting the lines of his tattoos. “Now one of us has to go.”

“I’m sorry, okay? I’m distracted.” Tase looks like he wants to say something else but holds himself back. “This is all a lot for me to think about.”

“I’ll go. I don’t mind,” Aiden offers.

“What shit?” I ask.

“Surveillance equipment. Extra locks. The kind ofshitwe need in order to make sure this place is on lockdown.” Soren makes the explanation like he’s running through a grocery list.

“No sense in wasting time. I’ll head out now and get the stuff. You don't mind, do you, sugar tits?” Aiden turns to me and grabs me for a deep kiss in front of the others. “You’re not going to miss me too much?”

A little flash of embarrassment clangs through me before it disappears in a swell of lust.

He breaks the kiss and nips at my lower lip. “Try not to. The others will distract you, if necessary.” He finishes with a wink before heading inside to grab his jacket and keys.

Leaving me smack dab between the two towering powerhouses practically dripping with testosterone. It perfumes the air.

Tase swipes a hand through his hair. “This whole situation is kind of insane, you know?” He looks like he wants to say more, but clamps his lips tight.

After a moment Tase heads into the house, looking like a man with the hounds of hell on his heels. A knot forms low in my abdomen and sinks until it drags me down with it.

“Give him a second. It takes him a while to order his thoughts,” Soren explains. “He’s pissed he hasn’t had a taste of you yet, and this situation with your stalker is stressing him out. It’s got us all on edge.”

Astalkeris a nice way to put it.

Eventually Tase comes back outside with a bottle of water in his hands. “I have an idea.”

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