Page 9 of Heavenleigh

He shifted his gaze to me, brows raised.Even in the dim lighting of the bar, his eyes entranced me.Brown eyes had never fascinated me so much until the first time I saw that incredible russet color.I knew it was going to be difficult to recreate the exact shade when I painted it.

“I’m not a snitch.”

“Let me guess.Hot sauce was involved.”Warren cupped the back of Yara’s neck.“She’s a sadist with hot sauce.I realized I was in love with her the first time because of what she did to my sister with hot sauce.”

Surprised, Yara looked up at him.“You never told me that.Which time was it?”Her eyes danced with amusement.“No, wait.Let me guess.The time she lied and told Mother I had snuck out to attend my first party.”

“She lied about that?”he asked skeptically.

“The lie was that it was myfirstparty, not that it didn’t happen.”She looked at me.“She thought she had an STI after that particular incident, but she never asked me for a tampon again.”

“That wasn’t the one that opened my eyes to being in love with you,” Warren informed her.“It was before that, actually.”

“Before…” she repeated.Swallowing roughly, she turned teary eyes on him.“Warren, before that?”

“Yes, princess.Before.I’ve been dreaming of making you my wife ever since.”An emotionally charged moment passed between them.

Yara whispered something I couldn’t hear.Catching her hand, Warren lifted it to his lips, pressing a kiss to her palm.

I looked away, only to find my gaze trapped by Jake’s.He placed his hand on my side, turning us both to face the opposite direction from the other couple, and dipped his head.“I was thinking about taking Warren golfing in the morning.”

His breath caressed my ear and neck.It took all my self-control not to whimper.Dangerous—there was no other way to describe this man.Clearing my throat, I nodded.“That works with the spa session I have planned for Yara.Then we could meet back up after and have an early dinner before the bar crawl she will eventually decide she has to achieve.And she’s going to need as many carbs as I can sneak into her before that happens.”

Those russet eyes darkened on me.“Where did you come from, Ven?How did I not know you existed until today?Because I’m going to say it right now, I’m pissed we haven’t met before now.”

“I think we’ve both been exactly where we were supposed to be, Jake.”I leaned into his touch and felt his fingers flex on my hip.I didn’t have a single drop of alcohol in my system, yet I was utterly intoxicated.“Just like we are right now.”

“Destiny?”I smiled at the hint of skepticism in his tone.“You’re a believer in fate.I’ve always thought a person made their own.Brains over emotions, hard work over sentimentality.Strangely, though, the moment I saw you, I suddenly saw my entire future.And it was centered around you, little bunny.”

I could have gotten lost in his eyes, but then I heard Yara’s laugh behind us.This conversation needed to switch gears before I started climbing my best friend’s brother in the middle of a freaking bar.Right in front of her.I was there for her, not to fuck her brother.At least, not in public.“Did I ever thank you for rescuing me from that grumpy woman on the flight over?I wasn’t joking when I told Yara that you saved me from a felony.That would have definitely ruined the wedding.”

“A gentleman would say it was my pleasure.Which it very much was.But I think I’m done being a gentleman, Ven.You have until the end of this meal, and then we’re going back to my room and you’re going to show me exactly how thankful you are.”He dipped his head closer, his nose brushing over my ear.“Say yes.”

“Yes.”It was barely a whisper, yet my throat felt savaged from the single word.Every nerve in my body was suddenly pulsing.

“Good girl.”

Jake

Yara huggedVen hard enough to break bones.“I love you so damn much, Heaven.Thank you for dropping everything and being here with me this weekend.”

Ven hugged her back.“I love you too.There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.Now, go.Hydrate.Have amazing sex and get some sleep.”

“If this is the kind of to-do list you get when this girl is around, we are definitely keeping her,” Warren told my sister with a deep, half-drunk laugh.“Come on, princess.I have boxes I can’t wait to check off.”

She squealed when he lifted her over his shoulder and slapped his hand on her ass.I squeezed the bridge of my nose.Just because I’d always been on board with the two of them being together did not mean I could stomach hearing the word sex associated with my baby sister.

“Goodnight!”Yara called before the door shut behind them.

“Night, babe.”Ven waved and then slowly pivoted toward me, her smile going from warm and tender to full of the same heat that had been burning through me all evening.The air around us suddenly crackled with sexual tension.“I believe I owe you a thank-you payment, Mr.Wilson.”

Groaning, I dipped low, capturing her lips in the kiss I’d been aching for since I’d sat down beside her in that cramped plane seat.I tasted a hint of the guava cake she’d shared with Yara for dessert and something sweeter, dangerously addictive.Hungry for her, I deepened the kiss, needing more of those flavors on my tongue.

With a whine that went straight to my cock, she kissed me back.She stabbed her fingers through my hair, pulling me closer.Filling my hands with her ass, I lifted her a few inches off the floor and stumbled with her to the suite across the hall.I didn’t remember getting the door open or hearing it click shut behind us.All I had was the memory of her moan in my ears as I bunched her dress up to her waist and pinned her hips to the wall, her heels dropping unnoticed in front of the door.I could feel how wet she was, her tiny panties already damp from her needy little pussy.

If I’d been in my right mind, and not half blind from how desperately I wanted her, I would have taken my time undressing her, savoring the sight of each beautiful inch of her I revealed.Instead, I only had one goal in mind—getting naked so I could get inside her.

She tore at my shirt, her short nails leaving scratches, the slight sting adding a spicy bite to the pleasure.“Bed.Please.”