Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 56603 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 283(@200wpm)___ 226(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 56603 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 283(@200wpm)___ 226(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
When I made it into the living room, I found the two men squared off against each other in the doorway. Ewan noticed me right away, and his eyes shot daggers at Rand when he saw what I was wearing. I had to bite back the inappropriate giggle that bubbled up as I thought about how lucky we all were that I hadn't stumbled out of the bedroom wearing nothing at all.
“Come on, Jaelyn.” Ewan shoved against Rand’s shoulder, but it didn’t do any good. He didn’t seem to care that Rand didn’t budge an inch as he demanded, “You're coming with me.”
“Oh, hell no! You're not taking my woman anywhere,” Rand roared, stepping closer to my brother-in-law.
“She’s not your woman. You didn't even know each other before yesterday,” Ewan scoffed, crossing his arms over his broad chest. “And there’s also the fact that I told you to stay away from her.”
If I hadn’t been reminded of how Ewan had been warning guys away from me, I might've been able to stay calm. Instead, I stalked over to the two men and wedged my way between them to poke my brother-in-law's chest. “Just because you married my sister doesn't mean you get a say in my love life.”
“That’s exactly what it means,” Ewan disagreed with a shake of his head. “My wife is your big sister, which makes me your big brother. I have a duty to protect you from guys who want nothing more than to get in your panties.”
“First of all, she’s only a year older than me.” I poked him in the chest for emphasis. “And secondly, Kaia has been urging me to get out and date ever since you two met. If I had to guess, she’d be thrilled to find out I hooked up with Rand.”
“This is more than a damn hookup,” Rand grumbled from behind me, slipping his hand into the band of the boxers and pulling me close until my back bumped against his chest.
“For fuck’s sake,” Ewan growled. “I don’t want to hear the details of what you two did last night. I just need you to put on some real clothes and come with me.”
“I’m not going anywhere,” I insisted, leaning against Rand’s chest. “Kaia might be fine with you bossing her around, but that doesn't mean that I am. You can't keep warning guys to stay away from me. I won't stand for it.”
“As far as I’m concerned, you should keep on warning off anyone who looks twice at Jaelyn,” Rand piped up with an almost cheerful tone. “Or even just once.” He wrapped his arms around my body, splaying his hands over my belly in a possessive gesture. “You’ll save them from a world of hurt, and then you won’t need to arrest me for bodily harm.”
“Seriously?” I turned in Rand’s arms to glare up at him. “Now I have to deal with two cavemen in my life?”
“You’d only have to deal with one if you’d get moving so we can get out of here,” Ewan grouched. “You’re being totally unreasonable. It’s not like you’re going to stay here until you can get back into your apartment anyway. You don’t even know Rand.”
“I know him just fine.” My cheeks filled with heat as I thought about all the things we’d done together last night. Refusing to let my embarrassment stop me, I narrowed my eyes at Ewan. “You don't have any room to talk. Not when you took my sister home with you the night you met as well.”
“Yeah, but that was a totally different situation because I did it for her own good,” he argued. “She was too drunk to take care of herself.”
“Sure, keep telling yourself that,” my sister chirped as she sauntered up the front step toward us. When she sidled up to Ewan, she hooked her arm through his. “But we both know if I hadn't been drinking, you would have still found another reason to take me home. And I wasn't drunk the next morning when—”
Ewan slipped his hand over my sister’s mouth and growled, “Okay, you made your point.”
Kaia’s eyes twinkled as her jaw moved beneath Ewan’s hand. I figured she’d licked his palm when he yanked it away. “Don’t mind him. He’s just cranky because he had to hold me hostage until I agreed to stay longer than one night.”
“You had to put your handcuffs to good use, huh?” Rand chuckled, most of the tension easing from his muscular frame as he stepped next to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. “At least I didn’t have to force my girl to stay with me.”
“Neither did I, you bastard,” Ewan hissed. “It just took her a little time to admit to what she really wanted all along. Me.”
“Okay, boys,” Kaia interjected, running her hand down Ewan’s back in a soothing gesture. “Stop pushing each other’s buttons and remember that you’re friends.”