Page 187 of Vexatious Queen

Ren stepped out looking flawless and cut off my response. You’d never know that I’d ravaged her a few minutes earlier, and I kind of hated it. Everyone knowing that I fucked her, my wife, was the highlight of any day. But Ren, sparkling like a rare diamond, was an acceptable trade-off.

“What are you two up to,” Ren asked as she walked closer. Her eyes bounced between us.

“What makes you think we’re up to something?”

“You have that look on your face. You are clearly up to no good,” Ren said as she took Liam’s outstretched hand.

The jealousy instantly took hold when they touched. Fuck, I hated sharing her. As much as I loved my brothers, it was a constant thorn in my side. Yes, I’d agreed. Yes, I would stick to it, but that didn’t mean I had to like it.

Liam kissed the back of her hand and whispered in Ren’s ear, making her blush. I walked away to grab my watch. The word fuck was on a constant loop in my mind as I crossed the room. I had two options: stop watching or kill my best friend.

My movements were jerky with agitation as I swiped the diamond-crusted Rolex from the dress and put it on my wrist. I couldn’t get the stupid thing done up. Why did they make it impossible to put on with one hand? The only thing that stopped me from throwing a tantrum and tossing it at the wall was the weight of Ren’s hand on my back.

I sighed and closed my eyes.

Ren forced me to turn. Her fingers were gentle and efficient as she closed the clasp and then held my hand. I finally met her gaze, and the tightness in my chest eased. I could feel her reading my emotions like a book.

Liam was gone when I glanced behind her.

“Don’t tell me not to be jealous. It’s never going to happen.”

She cupped my cheeks, and with the slightest touch of her hands, my lips dropped to hers. The kiss was sweet and hit me right behind the ribcage.

“I won’t. I like it…within reason, of course,” she whispered.

She ran her hands down my arms until she got to the black and gold wedding band on my ring finger. She had pointed it out online, and I liked it so much that I purchased it that day. It was surreal to think of myself being tied down. But once I put it on, I never wanted to take it off.

“Nash, you know that I have enough love for all of you,” Ren said, and I nodded.

“It’s not the love. I mean, it is, but it’s everything else that needles me. The scheduled nights, watching them kiss you and hold your hand, and you refusing to wear your ring at school. It all bothers me. I knew what I was getting into, and this isn’t me trying to guilt you. I’m just not sure I’m ever going to be as at ease with this sharing business as the rest of them are.”

I linked our fingers and tugged her closer, until her body was touching mine. The heat between us was always there, smoldering like an ember.

Ren looked up and ran her lip through her teeth. Shit, if she kept that up, we definitely were not leaving this room again.

“What if I said that I want all of you at once,” she asked, her voice as soft as velvet and as seductive as any siren.

“Like…all of us fuck you together?”

Ren rubbed her free hand up the front of my chest and then down again. I growled as her fingers traced over my already hardening cock.

“Yes. All of you at once,” she said, and I licked my lips. The light touch drove me wild.

“I’m not sure that is a safe idea,” I said, picturing pummeling one of them to death. Most likely Myles because he would have no problem annoying the shit out of me.

“But wouldn’t it be fun to challenge them to see who could actually last…all…night…long,” Ren said, squeezing my shaft.

My nostrils flared, and my heart pounded hard. A dark desperation to be inside of her rose. I had to admit that proving I could outlast the rest had a certain appeal.

“You’re dangerously close to me closing and locking the door, Princess. I want nothing more than to yank this dress up, your panties down, and make sure that my name is the only one you scream.”

The deviousness in her eyes was like catnip to all my senses. She crooked her finger at me, and I bent over. Ren kissed the side of my neck and then right below my ear. Blood was rushing through my body at a breakneck pace.

“I’m not wearing any,” Princess whispered, then stepped back with a smile that stole every last brain cell.

Unable to help myself, I looked down. Her dress ended mid-thigh with little slits on the sides. I wanted to bend her over a table right now.

“You’re trying to kill me or get me killed. I’m not sure which,” I said, and Ren laughed.