Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 101501 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 508(@200wpm)___ 406(@250wpm)___ 338(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 101501 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 508(@200wpm)___ 406(@250wpm)___ 338(@300wpm)
My attention darted between both men. “A guy thing. That’s your answer?” They both nodded. I waited to see if they would elaborate more but they both stayed silent, so I threw up my arms and grabbed my coat, purse, and Logan’s duffle. “Fine. Keep your bro code to yourself. I’m leaving.”
Logan grabbed my hand as I passed and led the way. Once we were all outside, Ty waved us off without another word and headed to his truck. Men were strange creatures. One punch and all was right in their world.
“Are you gonna explain what all that was about? I get you misunderstood when you first came in, but why did you punch him for no reason?”
His response was to jerk me into his body until we fit together like puzzle pieces. “I can feel your soft tits when we’re like this. The heat from your body. I get rock-hard the moment we embrace just thinking about what lies beneath your clothes.”
“Are you trying to turn me on? If so, it’s working.”
He shook his head then laid his brow against mine, palming the back of my head. “Any man who hugs you will feel the same thing.” His hand drifted to my ass and squeezed, jerking my hips into his. “Feel what’s mine against his cock. Understand now?”
“Understand what?”
“I don’t want what’s mine pressed against another man’s body. Feeling what’s mine. Ty knows that because he’s the type of man who wouldn’t want his woman held by another man. He crossed a line and he knew it. That’s why he didn’t fight back.”
“But he doesn’t feel that way about me. We’re just friends now.”
“Doesn’t matter. If he’s got a dick, I don’t want you in his arms.”
I pulled back and searched his face in the dim moonlight. “You’re serious?”
“Told you before I didn’t want him touching you.”
“Yeah, but that was before, you know I don’t have feelings for him.”
“Then I’ll put it to you like this, picture Rachel pressed up against my body. Her tits smashed against my chest. Me tickling her to make her feel better.”
The moment the words left his mouth, my eye began to twitch. “Point taken. No more hugging ex-boyfriends and the general male population.”
The smile that spread across his face was dazzling. “Stings doesn’t it?”
“Yeah. It’s an ugly thought. There are so many rules when it comes to dating that I never thought about . . . Wait, Ty admitted he knew this rule when you punched him. He knew he shouldn’t have hugged me if this is a bro code.”
“Which is why he didn’t get pissed.”
“You should have hit him twice for breaking it then.”
His smile turned blinding. “Your wish is my command . . .”
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“Are you going to fill me in on what happened with Max Greeley?”
Logan glanced at Skylar then back at the road. He’d been debating for the past few hours whether or not to fill Skylar in on his suspicions. No matter how it played out in his head, he knew she would be hurt. Chance was their older brother, for better or worse. If it turned out he was a killer, his siblings would be affected.
The moment he’d laid eyes on the three James siblings on the side of the road, his protective instincts had kicked in. Skylar drew him in first, but her brothers had also left a mark on his soul. The thought of any of them bearing the brunt of Chance’s actions soured his stomach. He had a decision to make. Should he tell them before he had real evidence or keep them in the dark, which could put their lives in danger.
Skylar’s trusting eyes bored into the side of his head while she waited for his answer. He glanced at her and caught the moonlight glinting off the windshield, it’s silver glow highlighting the shine in her hair. Everything about her called to him on a level he’d never experienced. He’d never been with a woman who had evoked these feelings. Drove him to punch a man out of jealousy. He’d reacted on pure instinct: defend his territory. Beat his chest so the other male knew he’d fight him tooth and nail to keep what was his.
An image of Ty comforting Skylar while she cried burned into his mind’s eye. He could see her small frame pressed against Ty’s larger body. Knew he’d felt her generous tits against his chest. Could smell her innocent scent as they embraced. Logan squeezed his eyes shut for a brief moment, trying to erase the image. He looked back at Skylar and caught her bright eyes watching him closely and something snapped inside him.
Overcome with a powerful possessiveness and a need to claim what was his, Logan pulled his truck off the road at the next turn off and pulled to a stop in the shadows of a tree, throwing the gearshift into park. When Skylar questioned him with her eyes, he reached across the cab without a word, unhooked her seat belt, and pulled her across the console onto his lap, straddling her legs around his. Then he took her mouth in a punishing kiss, wrapping his hand in her hair to keep her right where he wanted her. She opened for him instantly, warring her tongue with his without thought or question about what he was doing. So in sync with his mood and needs, no words were needed.