“What she always wants. A session.”
Harper gets this stubborn ass look to her face.
“I didn’t give it to her, kitten. For fuck’s sake, I’m yours. I don’t treat that lightly.”
Harper relaxes into her chair. “Good.”
I chuckle and she rolls her eyes.
“Though she’s desperate for someone who won’t treat her like she’ll break.” Eli presses his lips together. “She offered to let me do it without fucking her?—”
“Isn’t that the whole point?” Harper asks.
“No, kitten. It’s about release. Whether that release is physical or emotional is up to the couple performing the scene.” Eli cocks an eyebrow. “She offered to let you watch so you could see what I need.”
Harper’s mouth forms a perfect ‘o’.
“I’d watch that.” Jack smirks.
“Cat got your tongue, princess?” I can’t help my smile. The things we’ve made this girl do over the past month and this is the thing she goes speechless for?
“She prefers a cane. That would be the only thing striking her or touching her skin, but she would be naked and I’d have you tie her so I wouldn’t have to touch her.” Eli narrows his eyes. “She knows what Sidney is up to. She would do this in exchange for information.”
“Why?” Harper’s brow furrows. “Why does she need it?”
“Same reason my mom is having issues.” Nico shakes his head. “My father is having an affair with Ashley’s mother.”
CHAPTER 21
The Mutiny
Harper
Fuck. I wasn’t expecting that.
“Nico,” I say, gently.
“They had an affair before. It’s one of the reasons we left.” Nico shrugs and looks at his desk like it doesn’t matter. But obviously it does.
I want to ask if he knew about it then. What happened? Is he okay?
But there’s still this whole Ashley thing on the table. It’s consuming my thoughts. A raging inferno burns through me. The audacity of her to go after what’s mine.
“The information could be beneficial, kitten. She knows what Sidney knows.” Eli still studies me. Does he want to do this? Or is this another test? Or is he just consumed with the idea of information?
Fuck that. This is about me and them.
I look at my guys and just want to slap all of them. Well, most of them. Nico and Jack really haven’t done anything wrong. Yet.
Seriously, I was already angry about the flippant way Luke offered to show me what he did to the other girls he fucked with. And while I’m not surprised Caden wanted to do the same, stillnot a road I want to go down. Do they even understand how that makes me feel?
Of course, they don’t. They’re fucking cold-hearted bastards with squishy parts they don’t know how to use properly. This is going to be an uphill battle. I blow out a breath.
“Okay.” I look at each of them. “Let’s back this up for a minute.”
Luke raises his eyebrow, but I’ll get to him.
“I can’t let you keep walking all over me.” I almost need a list to hit every point.
