Their Virgin Hostage, Masters of Ménage, Book 5 (17 page)

Kinley
gathered up the folders and
clutched them tight to her breasts. Time to retreat and not emerge from her
room again until she’d figured out what Greg was doing. After that, hopefully
she could go home. She might just go to Annabelle’s and start over again. But
she sure as hell wasn’t going to beg these men for anything again. She needed
to salvage whatever shards of her pride she could.

“
Kinley
,” Law began. “Baby, why
don’t we all sit back down?”

Tears pricked at her eyes, but she was determined to not
shed them now. “I think I’d rather go back to my room. I promise no more running.
Dominic, you’re right. I will do what I can to help you. It’s the right thing
to do. Please forgive me for what I said earlier. I was just joking, badly it
seems. If you have any questions, of course I’ll answer them.”

She turned away from them, acutely aware of their silence,
and walked to the door.

“
Kinley
!” Law finally called.

She didn’t reply, simply fled to her room and closed the
door as the tears began to fall.

A flaming fury kindled in Law’s gut as he stared at Dominic.
“What the hell is wrong with you?”

Dominic’s whole body stood stiff, defensive. “I should be
asking you that. Have you forgotten about Carrie? I guess so, since you’re
completely willing to toss this operation away for a couple of orgasms with a
woman who wouldn’t talk to you in the real world.”

Law scoffed. “She talked to me just fine for a week, and you
know what? Never once did she hang up on me because my bank account wasn’t fat
enough or because I wasn’t ‘good enough’ for her. She always treated me like a
human being worthy of concern. You’re the one with the serious problem,
Master
Dominic.”

Dominic’s eyes flared. “What the fuck is that supposed to
mean?”

Riley moved between them, his hands up as though he could
stop them from fighting. “Let’s take a breather, guys.”

Law didn’t want a breather. He wanted to have it out. “Get
your head out of your ass. You introduced me to this lifestyle. And the first
thing you told me was to treat
submissives
with the
respect they deserve. All you’ve done is treat
Kinley
like shit.”

“She’s not my sub,” he pointed out, tossing his hands in the
air. “Hell, I doubt she even knows what the word means. If I’d taken her up on
her offer, my need for her submission would probably send her running and
screaming.”

Dominic was being purposefully ignorant. “Maybe not. She is
a sub, and you know it. You knew it the minute you saw her. Just like you know
the way you’re treating her now is wrong.”

“I’m supposed to respect the fact that she wanted to trade
sex for information that will bring down my sister’s killer? Not going to
happen. Besides, if I’d said yes, she just would have regretted it later.”

Law glared at his friend. “When did you get so stupid? Or
are you just lying to yourself so you don’t have to face the fact that you want
her?
Kinley
was asking for what she needs and hoping
you would help me give it to her. She was willing to give you something in
return. That was her way of negotiating with us. Why are you acting like this
is something foreign? Insulting? We always negotiate our encounters with subs.
You’ve never made a single one of them feel like a whore—until
Kinley
. Congratulations. How does it feel to be an
asshole?”

Dominic sighed, then rubbed at the bridge of his nose. “She
caught me off guard. Besides, this is a fling, at best. You have to know that.”

“And you think we have meaningful relationships with the
subs we pick up in clubs for a night?”

“No. It’s just… Once we’ve put Jansen away,
Kinley
won’t have anything more to do with us. You’re
kidding yourself if you think otherwise, Law. And I’m not sure if she can
handle a short-term affair. Why give her another reason to hate us?”

“You don’t know her like I do.” He had Dominic on the ropes.
“But you need to make up your mind. Is she a whore or an innocent we need to
protect?”

“Back the fuck off and stop thinking with your dick for two
seconds. We’re close to nailing Jansen. I’ve worked for years to get Carrie
justice, and I can’t let
Kinley
stop me.”

“Is your whole life about revenge, man? I’m not telling you
to give up on bringing Jansen down. He deserves it. But isn’t there more to
life? Are you really such an empty shell that you can’t see
Kinley
is everything we could possibly want. She offered herself to us on a platter,
dumbass. Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t want her.”

Dominic stayed silent, his stare holding Law’s.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re willing to admit it or not,”
Law grumbled. “Even if you don’t want her, you should’ve let her down easy.
Goddamn it, I’ve seen you handle women for years. You know how to treat them
kindly even when they’re rude.
Kinley
tried to play
by your rules and negotiate because she didn’t feel that she had the right to
simply ask for what she needed. And you treated her like crap.”

Dominic opened his mouth, then stopped. Sighed. “I didn’t
mean to make her feel bad.”

“But you didn’t hold back, did you?”

“I did what I thought I needed to do,” he shot back between
clenched teeth.

“To protect yourself, yeah. And you didn’t care if you hurt
her in the process.” It wasn’t a question. It was the truth.

Law was done He couldn’t seem to get through Dominic’s thick
skull, and Riley had built up a fortress around himself that Law wasn’t sure
anyone would ever get through. Was he willing to give up
Kinley
because his brothers wouldn’t give her a chance?

No one ever put her first. If he was going to be her man,
Law knew he needed to think about her above all others.

“I’m done here,” Law said. “I’m going to
Kinley
.
I’m glad I’m not too dumb to see the future possibilities with her. I’ll take
care of her from now on. If she figures something out that will help you put
Jansen behind bars, I’ll let you two know. But starting now, she’s mine. I make
any decisions that concern her.”

“What the hell, Law? You can’t just take ownership of her
like she’s a stray.”

“I’m taking
responsibility
for her. And I’m going to get a collar around her neck as soon as I can. Once I
do, I expect you both to respect my rights. I was more than willing to share
her, but I can see I’ll have to do this on my own.”

He turned and stalked out, frustration welling. He’d finally
found the right woman and they were too stubborn to see it. How could something
so right go so fucking wrong?

He stopped outside
Kinley’s
door,
hesitating for the first time. Would she even want to talk to him? Or would she
put him in the same category as Dominic? Law could almost forgive his brother.
Riley had been deeply hurt by Simone. But Dominic? He’d known the relationship
with that bitch wouldn’t work out, yet he still hadn’t treated Simone half as
badly as he’d just behaved toward
Kinley
.

That was past. Time to forge his future. Law took a deep
breath and knocked on her door.

“Go away. I’m not trying to escape.”

He turned the knob and walked in, standing over her as she
stared out the window, attempting to hide the fact that she’d been crying. In
fact, they’d made her cry far too much for his liking.

It was past time to take charge.

“I know you aren’t,” he assured.

“Good. I said I’ll help you. And I’m not going to press
charges when this is over. So you can leave me alone.”

He could hear the tears in her voice, and they tore at him
as he approached her. Damn, he wished he was better with words. “Baby, I won’t
do that. In fact, I won’t ever leave you alone again.”

Her shoulders shook, and she sniffled. “Don’t say things
like that.”

“Why not?”

“It’s not fair.”

“
Aww
, baby…” Law pulled her into
his arms, and she buried her face in his chest. “Don’t cry. Dominic isn’t usually
so harsh with women. I think he’s confused. He’s caught between wanting you and
avenging his sister. You have to understand that he’s been trying to implicate
Jansen for a very long time.”

“I wasn’t talking about what he said. I meant the whole
situation. I finally find a man who seems to really want me, but his two best
friends don’t. And that’s a deal breaker for you.”

Oh, he could solve that problem for her.

Law hooked a finger under her chin and nudged her head up.
“Do you want me,
Kinley
? Do you want me to teach you
about sex? Because I will. I don’t need Dominic and Riley to do it.”

She bit into her lower lip, and his cock ached. “Yes.”

“Listen, what the other two want doesn’t matter.
I
want you. I can’t wait to teach you
everything, but before we go any further, you should understand that I’m a
rough man. I have certain…needs.”

How did he explain to a virgin that he would want to tie her
up until she was completely helpless and, oh yes, he was definitely going to
want to fuck her ass well and often.

Sexy pillow talk. He wasn’t good at it. Dominic was.
Sometimes the man wouldn’t shut up about how much he wanted a woman and what he
intended to do to make her scream down the roof.

But Dominic wasn’t here now. Neither was Riley to smooth
things over. He’d made the choice to have
Kinley
on
his own, so he had to try to make this right.

“What kind of needs?”

He could start out with the basics. “I need you to listen
and obey me in the bedroom.”

Though her eyes were shining with tears, a little smile
curved her lips up. “Since I don’t know anything, I think I can handle that.
I’m really not completely idiotic, you know. I mean it’s not like you have to
teach me what sex is. I took the class in high school.”

What he wanted to teach her, no classroom sex
ed
course would have covered. But thoughts of every wicked
thing he intended to do to her ran through his imagination. His cock was
already rock hard and straining against his jeans.

Law couldn’t help himself. He had to kiss her. He talked
between sweet brushes of their lips. “Tell me what you know. You’ve been kissed
before.”

“Yes, but it didn’t feel this good. It didn’t make
me…antsy.” She caressed her way up his biceps, to his shoulders, then wrapped
her arms around his neck.

Antsy. He liked making her feel that way. He could keep her
on the edge for hours, licking and sucking and playing with her. In fact, he
was dying to. “Before Dominic, has a man ever played with your breasts?”

“Once, but I didn’t like it. In high school, my biology lab
partner kissed me and grabbed my breasts. It kind of hurt.”

“He was rough, and you weren’t aroused, baby. Trust me, I’ll
make sure you’re ready for some rough play eventually. You liked when Dominic
touched you. He was gentle, right?”

“Not when he pinched my nipples.” Her skin flushed a pretty
pink. “I liked that, Law. It hurt at first. Then it felt good.”

Because she was at least a bit of a masochist. A man like
Jansen would use that against her, but Law wanted to set her free. The pain he
intended to give her would only intensify her pleasure. If she didn’t have it,
if she forced herself to live a vanilla life, she would always be missing that
deep surrender that only a Dom could coax and command from her.

“That’s honest. I needed to know that. It’s great that you
need more bite to the sensations I give you. We’ll go slow, though. I promise.”
He rubbed their noses together.

Law had never reveled in the physical. Sex had been a bodily
function, pleasurable for sure, but he hadn’t ever had the impulse to lose
himself in a lover the way he did with
Kinley
.

He brushed his hand across her breast, and she shivered.
“Going slow will make getting to the end so much more special. You deserve a
lover who takes his time with you,
Kinley
. You need a
man who will protect you and cherish you. One who worships you. I’m going to
fulfill all your needs.”

She looked both hopeful and a bit skeptical. “No ploys? No
front to help your buddy?”

“Nope. I’ll still help Dominic. Losing Carrie nearly crushed
him. But I won’t let him hurt you to do it. You trusted me before. All that’s
really changed is my name and a few minor details. Everything else was real.
I’m that same guy.”

Kinley
chewed on her lip,
considering. “What you’re describing—taking care of me—that wasn’t how it
worked in my family. My mother took care of my father, but he didn’t give her
much in return. I see that now.”

“It won’t be that way between us. Your men should adore you.
Your men should think you’re the sun in the sky.” He closed his eyes briefly.
Man, not men.
It would take him a while
to give up that fantasy. And he’d have to figure out how to ensure her safety
and future in case something happened to him. But for
Kinley
,
he would. “Your man, I mean. And I’m going to put you first. Do you understand
me?
Kinley
, if you let me have you, you’re going to
be above everything else. When I make a decision, it will be with you in mind.”

It struck him suddenly that he was being too open. He was
putting everything out there—his heart, his pride, his soul—and maybe he
shouldn’t.
Kinley
had only asked for sex, not
commitment. She might reject him.

He had no idea what the fuck he would do if she did. Or
worse, if she laughed at his devotion.

“You can’t take it back.” She reached up and cupped his jaw.
“I see you hesitating and… You can’t say those things to me, then change your
mind.”

Kind of what Annabelle had told him, too.
Kinley
was a forever kind of girl. Law was ready to devour
the cake.

Peace settled over him. This was the right woman. The timing
might be shitty, but that didn’t matter. He wasn’t giving her up.

But damn it, even if his head had given up on Dominic and
Riley, his gut refused to do the same. “Can we give the others some time? They
might come around.”

Maybe when they saw that
Kinley
wasn’t going anywhere, that being with her didn’t have to mean the end of Dom’s
justice or be the start of another heartbreak for Riley, they would give her a
fair chance.

“What if they don’t want me?” she whispered. That clearly
worried her.

“They do. Oh, baby, I know them. Dominic might not be blood,
but he’s my brother in all the ways that count. Trust me, he’s practically
dying from hunger. It’s why he’s acting like such an ass. Riley is just…” God,
he didn’t want to bring up Simone now during a time that was supposed to be
about
Kinley
and her needs. “He’s being a pussy.
Sorry.”