Page 50 of Roses and Murder
I was just as nervous as I was the first time I was here. It had been so perfect with Ollie, Beck, and Ronan, but this wasNeco.Even when I hated him, I still loved him. I didn’t want to lose him again.
He was just leaning against the post with his arms crossed and he had no right looking that sexy.
“Promise me this isn’t going to change anything,” I said.
Neco stalked over to me and yanked me to his chest.
“Oh, this is going to changeeverything.”
And then he kissed me. It was gentle but passionate. And I knew everythingwouldchange, but for the better. Neco Argent was mine now. He was mine just like Ollie, Ronan, and Beck were. Everything was exactly how it was supposed to be. We were back together, stronger than ever, and I didn’t have to hide anymore.
“Ollie better get back soon or I’m going to have you in the hay,” Neco growled.
“You’d better not,” Ollie said, coming back in with his arms full. “Everyone else might see her as a Guttertown brat, but to us, she’s the bloody Queen of Nestran. You don’t fuck the Queen of Nestran on hay, Neco.”
“I don’t know,” Beck snorted. “Leodos is in love with the future Queen of Nestran and spent time in Guttertown. It could happen.”
I fell out laughing because I had a feeling Leodos wasnevergoing to tell her. Ronan stepped forward and pressed me between him and Neco.
“I think Lucy would be into it if her lover wanted her so much, that he just threw her down on the hay because he couldn’t wait for a blanket,” Ronan said, licking my ear.
I couldn’t help the moan that came out of me, but Neco snatched me away from Ronan.
“We can share her later. I want her to myself first and I won’t stab you for watching. I think I might like it.”
“We need some rules,” Ollie said. “You can’t threaten to stab us every time you want alone time with Lucy.”
“Why not? I’m good at it,” Neco smirked.
“No stabbing. I’m not picking, either. You’re going to have to work that out amongst yourselves.”
“And we would have let you go first without the threat, arsehole,” Beck said.
Neco just grunted and started tugging on my shirt.
“May I?”
“Of course, but you all need to watch my stitches or I’m going to have to leave to find Basselt. I’m hoping he got drunk enough to make a move on Mom.”
Neco was reverent when he pulled my shirt off. As soon as my father left and my secret was out, I went back upstairs and took my bindings off. I was considering burning them. Today was the first time I was out in public without my chest bound.
It was freeing, but for once, I didn’t have the urge to cross my arms over my chest when one of them took my shirt off. This was me. I wasn’t ashamed, and I didn’t have to hide anymore. My men enjoyed it based on the growls around the barn as soon as my breasts were bare.
Neco stepped into my personal space and looked down at me.
“You always were the most beautiful thing in Nestran, even when I thought you were a man.”
I could have been a total arsehole because everyone knew Princess Esylle was the most beautiful woman in Nestran, but I didn’t. That was actually insanely sweet and Neco didn’t lie. He just didn’t say anything if he didn’t want to tell the truth. I actually blushed because Neco really did believe that.
“Neco…”
“Shh. Let me just look at you. I used to imagine this and beat myself up because I thought we were siblings. You’re a little different without your clothes on than I pictured, but fuck, are you still perfect, anyway.”
“Damn, when he actually opens his mouth, he’s smooth,” Ollie grumbled.
“He’s perfect,” I said. “When do I get to seeyounaked? I might want to stare, too.”
“Oh, no, Lucy. I’m barely holding myself back. When these clothes come off, you’re going to have about two seconds before I have you on your back with my face buried between your thighs.”
