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But he stepped back, looking slightly wild-eyed. "It's time to get home. Before we go too far."
"I guess we should," I said, trying to catch my breath. Damn it, I'd been trying to keep things even, and now he'd given me three orgasms to his one.
In the car, things were quiet, but comfortable between us. My clit still throbbed.
"I meant what I said," he told me, only when we'd passed the gate and pulled into the parking garage. "I want you. And eventually, Selena, you'll be mine."
He spoke with that perfect confidence still.
"I'm Aiden's fake fiancée," I reminded him.
"I don't care," he said, and the reckless words worried me. I didn't want to ruin anything for these men. It was obvious how much they cared about each other.
"I can't think about any kind of relationship right now," I said carefully. "Not until things with my parents' death are resolved."
"That's a funny way to say, not until I've murdered some very deserving people." He flashed me a grin that was charming. “And that’s fine, Selena. But I hope you’ll let me be by your side every step of the way. I can be very useful when it comes to revenge.”
“I don’t doubt that,” I said.
It was touching how he’d thrown himself onto my side. My feelings were too much for me, too uncomfortable. I told him goodbye and fled to my room. As I hurried toward the stairs, I could feel his gaze watching me. It felt as if Dominic could see right through me.
And even though I had a million other things that should be on my mind…
I couldn’t stop thinking about how different each of these men had been when they kissed me. Aiden was dominating and controlling but god, he gave me so much pleasure. Dominic was wild, not trying to hide how much he admired me, and it was strange and comforting and wonderful. Xander was playful, mysterious, hard to read, but his hands had felt so good against my body.
I'd had sex with plenty of men without it meaning anything before. We'd both just been taking our pleasure. Using each other. But these men touched me as if they neededme,not just the release. Why did this feel so different?
Some crazy part of me didn’t want to leave them behind.
But I told myself that at least I could have fun while I was here. That would have to be enough.
CHAPTER13
Selena
I knockedon Xander’s door when Dominic and I got back to the house. I just wanted to see him.
“Come in!” Xander called, and I pushed open the door.
He was shirtless, his jeans low on his hips, exposing the hard angles of his lower abs and the beginning of a dark happy trail. His focus was on the project on the table, but scattered around the wire cage of his sculpture’s base were explosive charges.
“What’s this?” I asked, forgetting the desire to check in with the sexy artist that had driven me here.
“Project for Gavin,” he said absent-mindedly. “He thinks Jacob Aster—he’s one of those asshole crime patriarchs—is trying to block his forays into the skin trade. So he’s asked me to construct something that allows him to take out the other patriarchs if something goes wrong.”
“Sounds like someone who would react well to his son’s fake engagement.”
“Oh, he loves Aiden, but we’re all dead if he finds out.” Xander drummed his fingernails on the tabletop as he studied his work.
“You can’t actually go through with this,” I said, and Xander’s gaze rose to mine. He looked perplexed. “This isn’t who you are, Xander.”
Xander’s eyes were dark and intense as they met mine. “We barely know each other.”
The need to respond pressed like a stone against my chest. That was true, but it didn’t feel true. The pull between Xander and I felt magnetic.
“I guess you’re right,” I said. I turned and headed for the door.
When I looked back, he was watching me as if he were lost in thought. I pulled the door shut between us, feeling an ache.
