Page 2 of Tempting Jada

“Don’t worry about Dre, Babe. I promise you he’s fine.”

She did relax.

“I’m Titan. I don’t know if you remember me from the store. It was pretty intense.”

“I’m Jada. It’s nice to meet you, and I can’t thank you enough for your help.”

He still gripped her arm but started stroking it with his thumb. She tried not to let him see the effect he was having, but with the light in his eyes, she guessed she had failed.

“Jesus, you’re so fucking soft.”

She could feel herself blush. “Oh, I … thank you.”

He grinned. His skin was tan, and he had tattoos over the areas she could see, a bit of dark scruff on his face, so to see his straight white teeth startled her. She didn’t realize he was studying her as much as she was him.

He was among the most rugged, compelling men she’d ever talked to. The first time anyone met him, they’d be instantly scared, but talking to him, he seemed smart, nice, and definitely hot. The banging of the back door caught her attention and helped to pull her concentration off him.

She could feel herself blush again and stiffened when he grinned down at her. “Well, I should probably help the girls out,” she said.

“Okay. We’ll talk later.”

“Oh, what’s there to talk about?” she asked.

He smiled. “I’ll see you soon, sunshine.”

He squeezed her arm one more time and walked off.

Zoe bumped her hip with hers. “How’s it going?”

“I’m not sure.”

Zoe laughed. “I hear you. I felt overwhelmed at first, too. Just remember you have us here.”

“But will I be staying?” Jada asked.

Zoe grinned. “Fury will chat with you later, but you’re here to stay unless you hate it.”

“If you guys love it, I figure I will too.”

Zoe nodded and looked around at the others. “I know it’s strange, but I’ve never felt safer than when I’m with them. Every one of these men would die for us. We are protected at all times without feeling smothered. The fact we have each other makes it a home we enjoy.”

Jada nodded. “I’ll listen to what Fury says.”

“Good. In the meantime, do you want to help with dinner? It will help take your mind off of things.”

“Yes. I very much want to help. Tell me what I can do.”

Jada cut up the French bread to go with the goulash the other women made. No matter how fast she worked, it was gone as quickly as she could cut it. She couldn’t believe how many people lived in the place. The line seemed to go on and on.

When most of the people had gone through for their food, Amelia caught her attention by wrapping an arm around her waist.

“Fury wants you girls in the office.”

“Okay,” Jada said.

Jada shared a look with Kyra and squeezed her hand. They walked through the door to see several men sitting or standing around. It felt like it was hard to breathe with all the testosterone and the scent of hot, rough, and savage males that practically filled the room.

The tension worsened when she noticed Titan was against the wall with his arms crossed and eyes on her. When Amelia went to stand by Fury and Zoe against the wall by Savage, she relaxed and heard Kyra exhale beside her.

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