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Hopefully, my father’s reign would end not just with me taking his place, but with my father in a prison cell.
I finally reached the shore and stumbled onto the sand, gasping for air. Back on the pier, the flashing lights of the police cars strobed the night. There were a lot of police and Fed vehicles over there.
But I doubted anyone would be a match for my father.
Anyone but me and Selena.
CHAPTER22
Selena
The next morning,I woke still feeling sated, a slight soreness between my legs from the many orgasms and from Aiden’s size. It was a pleasant feeling that turned me on all over again.
I felt surprised by how much I had enjoyed the night.
Xander rolled over, drawing me in his arms. I rested my cheek on the warm, hard plane of his shoulder. I wondered if Aiden would ever hold me like this, or if these three men would always fulfill such different parts of me.
I felt so safe with Xander. I threw my leg over his, wanting as much contact as possible between his long, hard-muscled frame and my own.
Xander’s eyes blinked open slowly, and he pressed a kiss to my temple. “Good morning, beautiful. How were your adventures with Aiden last night?”
“I liked it,” I admitted.
Xander’s lips parted in a smile. “Well, that will make things easier. I’m glad he didn’t scare you off.”
“If Aiden likes to control,” I said, running one fingernail over the complicated designs across his chest. “What is it that you like?”
“You.” He kissed my temple again. Then he admitted, “I also like rope work and knots.”
“Because you used to be a Boy Scout?” I asked innocently.
He laughed and kissed me, and the two of us barely managed to make it out of bed, though he finally pulled himself away because he had work to do for Gavin.
He saw the way my face fell when he mentioned Gavin, and he pulled me close again to plant a kiss on my cheek. “Don’t worry, beautiful,” he murmured into my ear. “I’m going to make sure only Aiden actually has the switch. Or maybe I’ll give it to you. But I’m not going to help Gavin hurt anyone, even if he thinks he can.”
I pulled back to look up at him, wide-eyed and worried. “What if Gavin finds out?”
He scoffed. “We’re all playing a dangerous game ofif Gavin finds out.But you’re keeping us alive, as long as you play fiancée.”
“I’ll look out for you,” I promised.
He cupped my face to give me one last kiss. “And we’ll look out for you.”
Then he was off to deliver his bombs to Gavin Crude.
Dominic’s face came into my mind, and I decided to seek him out. He’d come into our bed the night before, but he hadn’t stayed to the morning. I slept the best curled between him and Xander, their broad shoulders like walls between me and the world, the weight and warmth of their arms like a nest.
I found him just outside the gym on the lawn, wearing a leather tunic and gloves as he worked with a dog. On command, the dog attacked, the cute rottweiler suddenly becoming terrifying
I stopped dead, and he told me, “It’s all right. Rocky won’t hurt you.”
He took off the tunic, and the dog panted happily as he rubbed her black fur. “Did you have any pets as a kid?”
“No,” I held out my hand for Rocky to examine, and once she licked me, I began to pet her too. “Not really an option for a Belladonna.”
“I’ve always had dogs,” he said, then grinned. “When it comes down to it, I like dogs and… you and Aiden and Xander. That’s pretty much it.”
“So you’re telling me I’m… as good as a dog?”
