Page 140 of Heat & Deceit
Javi and I ignore him and continue our discussion.
“He really does. He’s clingy, you know that?” Javi shoots me a wink.
“I don’t mind clingy, so long as there’s cuddling involved. But he does need a shower.”
“He is really annoyed with this,” Ly grumbles to himself. “She also needs a shower. Perhaps she would like to have company?”
“He’s going to break my vagina,” I confess.
“He better not,” Javi says with a warning growl.
“Relax. He won’t. Why am I still talking about myself in third person?” Ly huffs and grabs two bottles of water from the fridge.
I take the one he hands me and glance around, frowning. “Where’s Rome?”
Javi sighs. “At work. Been there all day. He was there until late last night too.”
“I thought he was fired,” Ly says, trading a look with me. Apparently, life carried on while we were busy in the sack. Funny how that happens.
“He’s the new CEO of Pierce Pharmaceutical.”
“No shit. You bought it?” Ly asks.
Javi nods. “I was already planning to, but when they fired him, I moved faster than originally planned.
Ly takes a drink of water. “How’s Rome feel about that?”
“I think he’s happy.” Javi sets the knife aside and turns to the stove. “I’m making his favorite dinner to celebrate. I figured you wouldn’t let Nova go last night, and Rome spent most of it going through paperwork. Tonight, though, we celebrate.”
“How can I help?”
Javi casts me a mischievous side-eye. “I have an idea.”
* * *
“Are you sure I don’t look dumb?”
“You look perfect,” Javi praises. “If I were selfish, I’d enjoy you like this myself, but this is a surprise for Rome.” His thumb traces over my lip, and I tip my head back, gazing up at him from where I’m kneeling on the ground. The ropes he’s tied around me dig into my skin, but not painfully so. I lick the tip of his thumb, and he and Ly both groan.
“He better get here soon, or I might decide to play.” Ly grabs a chair from the table and moves it back, directly in my line of sight. He adjusts his erection and takes his seat, stretching out like a lion and giving me a lazy grin when he catches me staring. “Maybe—”
“No,” Javi says. One word said clearly, but not harshly.
Ly rolls his eyes but listens to Javi, all the same. It’s interesting to see their dynamic outside of work. I’ve always thought of them collectively as my bosses, but here, Javi runs the show. There’s something about an alpha who can wrangle control of another alpha without a fight that’s so goddamn sexy.
Outside, the rumble of an engine grows closer. Javi brushes my lip again before stepping back and returning to finish making the creamy pasta sauce. I flick my gaze to Ly’s, and he bites his bottom lip, letting his attention zero in on my hardened nipples. The ropes crisscross over my skin, and while I had always thought something like this would make me look like biscuits exploding out of a can, I can’t help but feel sexy at the select pieces of skin Javi’s left on display or the way my skin just barely fills the gaps in the rope.
Not looking like exploding biscuits probably has a lot to do with how good Javi is with his ropes. My hands are bound behind my back, restrained in a way that arches my back and pushes my breasts out. Somehow, Javi worked the rope so my legs are slightly spread. Down the hall, the door to the garage opens, and cool air caresses my cunt. I shiver and feel my heart slam against my chest as Rome heads toward us.
What if he doesn’t like it?
He rounds the corner and nearly falls over when his eyes land on me. His mouth drops open, and he blinks, taking me in, and then he looks at Javi.
“A present,” the alpha says.
“God, she’s gorgeous,” Rome says.
“She said she’s hungry,” Ly quips.
