Chapter 6
Blissful Masquerade: A Dark Why Choose Romance (Ruthless Desires Book 1)
AFTER THE guys make it home, Iâm able to get a few hours of sleep. But when the sun rises, so do I.
I settle into my usual morning spotâa small table in the sunroom, overlooking the front yardâand pull up an article Rhett sent me last night.
The house is quiet. Elliot took Wren back up to bed after he showered, and he wonât wake until around ten. As for Rhett, he disappeared to one of his usual hiding places, probably to brood. I donât think he quite knows what to do with the effect Wren is having on himâon all of us.
As if my thoughts conjure her, she steps into the sunroom. Sheâs still only dressed in Elliotâs T-shirt, with her hair pulled into a messy bun on the top of her head.
âMorning, princess.â I sip my coffee before smiling at her, setting my phone down. The article can waitâitâs boring, anyway. âHungry?â
She nods, stretching her arms up over her head with a yawn. Just as I thought, sheâs not wearing anything underneath that shirt. Probably because Iâm an ass and hid her panties from her last night.
What can I say? I was hoping for a moment like this.
She realizes Iâm watching her and drops her arms with a blush.
âCâmere.â I uncross my legs and pat on my lap. When she straddles me, planting a happy kiss on my lips, I have to stifle a groan.
âThank you for comforting me last night,â she whispers, rewarding me with another kiss. Then her head drops. âIâm kinda embarrassed now. But the darkâI swear, the older I get, the more Iâm scared of it.â
âWe all have our worst fears, Wren.â I run a hand down her back.
âWhatâs yours?â She tilts her head just like she did last night when I had her in my arms on the piano bench.
I pause. Sure, thereâs the usual shitâspiders, bugs, heights, etc. But nothingâand I mean nothingâcompares to the physical pain in my chest whenever I realize I could lose one of the people I care about the most.
It feels strangely intimate to tell that to Wren, but I do anyway. I did have my dick buried in her last night, after all.
She listens to me, nodding, and we fall into silence while we watch each other. She missed some of her hair when she put it up, and the strands fall to the sides of her head, framing her face. It makes her look like an angel in the morning sunlight.
After a moment, she swallows. Then she blurts, âI have a question.â
âShoot.â
âDo youâdo you do this often?â
I grin. âSpend my mornings with beautiful women on my lap? Unfortunately, no.â
She rolls her eyes. âThatâs not what I mean. Do you guys . . . take women home often?â
Ah.
âWeâve all brought our fair share of people home separately.â
She bites her lip, and I wait for her to ask what she really wants to know. âBut never . . . together?â
I chuckle. âNo. Youâre the first. And from the looks of things, the last.â I watch her closely as her eyes fill with relief and then unease.
Fuck. That probably didnât come out right.
âNot like that, princess.â I palm her back in long up-and-down strokes. âI donât think weâll ever be able to top last night with someone else. And I think the guys agree.â
I mean it. I really, truly do. The three of us have been together in one way or another since high school. And weâve never shared a woman together. Never wanted toâuntil Wren.
Her eyes go wide as she blushes again. I kiss the embarrassment right out of her until sheâs panting when I pull away. Knowing I put that light in her eyes makes my heart swell with pride. But thereâs a hint of nervousness as well.
Which, if Iâm being reasonable, is understandable. I basically told her that sheâs so fucking special to us that no woman could ever have the same kind of chokehold that she has on us.
Well, thatâs sort of what I said.
Regardless, itâs a lot for the poor woman to take in.
My stomach growls, and she giggles. âYou havenât eaten breakfast yet?â
I give her a devious smile. âOh, Iâm about to.â
She perks up. âWhat are you gonna have?â
âSomething Iâve been wanting to taste for a long time but havenât been able to.â
Her eyebrows knit together as she gives me an odd look. âUh, okay? Whatâs that?â
Goddamn. She really is as oblivious as Elliot. âYou, princess.â
Her mouth falls open in a shocked smile as I lift her onto the table in front of me, careful not to spill my coffee. I hand it to her, and she takes a sip as I spread her legs and get a good look at her. Sheâs fucking perfect.
Holding her legs, I dive in like a man starved. And, when it comes to her, I kinda am. Finally, I get to taste her. She lets out a squeak, and I hear my coffee mug clang on the table.
âOh god, Oliver.â One of her hands fists my hair, and I welcome the pain as I eat her out.
I go gentle on her clit, figuring itâs still sensitive from all the attention it got last night. When I delve inside her with my tongue, she rocks her hips into my face. I nip at her skin lightly, and she gasps.
âHold still, please. Iâm trying to enjoy my breakfast.â
She giggles, and the sound lights up my goddamned soul. I trace my tongue in a circle around her clit a few times.
âOliver, pleaseâwhyâohhhh.â She shudders when I finally suck it into my mouth.
I relish in the satisfaction of being able to take away her ability to form full sentences, just like Elliot did last night. I tease her with the tip of my tongue, going too lightly, and she lets out a frustrated noise.
âDo you want to come, princess?â I slide a single finger inside of her.
Sheâs panting desperately, but she still raises an eyebrow at me with a sassy look on her face. âWhat do you think?â
I do everything in my power to stop my grin from taking over, but I fail miserably. âYou better wipe that attitude right off that pretty face of yours. Only good girls get to come in this house.â
She scoffs playfully. âOh, so youâre the type of man who leaves a meal unfinished? How wasteful of you.â
âOnly when the meal talks back.â
She rolls her eyes. But when I pull my finger out of her, she gasps. âNo! No, Iâll be good.â
I shrug, grabbing my coffee and taking a sip.
âOliver! Please. I promise Iâll be good.â
âAnd how will you do that, princess?â
âIâIâll do whatever you want. Please just make me come, Oliver.â
With a chuckle, I slide my finger back inside. Her head falls back when I curl it against her. âAnything?â
âYes.â Her voice is hoarse from being made to wait.
âWell, thatâs good. Because I have a few things in mind. First off, tell me something youâve always wanted to do in bed but havenât yet.â
She straightens, her eyes big. Then shyness takes over, and she looks away. But when my finger begins to slowly inch out of her, she gives in. âIâve always wanted to tryâuh . . . words.â Her eyes squeeze shut.
âWords?â I curl my finger into her again, watching her writhe. âIt sounds like this would be a good time for you to use some, princess.â
She makes a flustered sound that I have to stop myself from laughing at. Then, finally, she spits it out. âDegradation!â She winces. âBut nothing too mean.â
I reward her with another finger sliding into her. Sheâs too in her head to give me examples. My mind goes over last night, at how she reacted to what we said to herâspecifically any type of praise.
âTell me, princess, do you want us to call you our pretty little slut?â
Her eyes darken, and she nods. I reward her by sucking her clit until her legs are shaking.
âOur own personal fucktoy?â
âY-yes. Please.â
I add a third finger, finding her sensitive spot and hitting it over and over again. I want to keep exploring her likes and finding her boundaries, but this isnât the time. I donât want to push her and accidentally ruin the moment by triggering her.
So I lick her clit and say, âGood girl,â watching her eyes roll into the back of her head. And then I work her until she comes so hard that she canât help but scream my name.
âDamn, princess. You mightâve woken Elliot with that one.â
âOh, no!â She claps a hand over her mouth, and Iâm surprised by the genuine concern on her face.
Is it possible that she cares about us as much as we care about her?
I squeeze her thigh. âProbably not. The man could sleep through the end of the world.â
She relaxes, and her hand drops to the table.
My mind snags on an idea. âDonât you have something to say?â
âHuh?â She looks at me with confusion as she closes her shaking legs.
I lean back in my chair, leveling her with an even gaze. âI just made you come so hard you screamed the whole house down. I think a âthank youâ is in order.â
She bites her lip as she realizes what Iâm doing. âThank you, Oliver.â
âI believe I deserve some type of payment.â
She nods with big, innocent eyes that I canât help but think arenât as innocent as they look. âWhatever youâd like.â
I slide my pants and boxers down my legs. âRide me. Show me how grateful you are for your orgasm.â
She lets out a breath as she scrambles from the table and straddles me. I help her line me up with her entrance, and then she sinks onto my cock with a moan.
She grabs onto my shoulders, her fingers digging into my shirt.
âAre you sore?â My hands rest on her hips, ready to pull her off of me at the slightest sign of pain.
She wiggles her ass, settling. âNot really. I think I just need a second to adjust.â She takes a deep breath, tilting her head back, and I feel her relax around me.
I plant a kiss on her neck as she works her way up and down, rolling her hips to grind against me. Her deathgrip on my shoulders loosens.
âIs it okay if I go slow at first?â
I nod, leaning back so I can get a better view of her. âTake off his shirt. Right now, youâre mine. All mine.â
She obeys, tossing the shirt to the floor. With a smirk of satisfaction, I take in her body as she picks up the pace slightly. Her breaths are shaky, and I canât help but move my hips to match her movements.
The feeling rips a moan from my throat, and she smiles.
âDo you like pleasing me, princess?â
She nods, her smile growing. She picks up her pace more, and I match it. This time she moans, and her eyes slide shut.
Fuck. I donât know how weâre supposed to let her go. What if she wants to leave after breakfast?
Then youâll take her home.
âOliver, Iââ Her head drops to my shoulders, trying to keep up with my thrusts. âFuck,â she whispers.
When did I take control? I canât pinpoint the exact moment.
Her whole body goes rigid, and she cries out into my shoulder. I can feel her clenching around me as she comes.
I slam into her once more before finishing inside of her. She shudders, her lips finding mine. Then she collapses against my heaving chest as she tries to catch her breath.
âThat was quite the show.â
Wren jumps at Rhettâs voice, straightening. I have to turn to see him, but heâs directly in her line of sight.
With a laugh, he steps forward and kisses her. âYou actually didnât see me, did you?â
Her face turns beet red. âIâwell, I was pretty distracted.â When her gaze focuses on the erection straining in his pants, she looks up at him. âDo you . . .â
But he shakes his head. âThe sound of you coming undone is all I need right now. Well, that, andââ Rhett grabs my hand, sucking the three fingers that were inside of her moments ago. His tongue runs over each of them until every trace of her is gone.
When he releases me, I grin at the way Wrenâs mouth is hanging open slightly. She lets out a small squeak when Rhett kisses her again, saying, âSee how good you taste? No wonder we canât get enough of you.â
âJesus Christ,â she whispers.
âNope. Just a couple demons, making sure you end up in hell with us for all of eternity.â He brushes his fingers against her cheek. âNow. Did Oliver at least feed you before he fucked you?â
âHey! I was getting there.â
Wren giggles, turning back to give me a warm smile. âI am pretty hungry.â
He helps her put on her shirt, and when he pulls her off my lap, there isnât an ounce of jealousy in me. Instead, my heart fills with happiness at the way Rhett lets Wren wrap her arms around his neck. He kisses her cheek with a grin.
Itâs been far too long since heâs opened up to someone like this.
I just hope he doesnât fall too hard.
DURING BREAKFAST, I canât take my eyes off the beautiful woman sitting at our kitchen island. Everything she does is perfect, even when sheâs stuttering out something that makes her feel awkward.
It makes me want to strip her back down to nothing and worship her until she begs me to stop. And based on the way Rhett canât stop looking at her either, he feels the same way.
Thatâs probably what causes the words to come out of my mouth. I know how I feel, and I know how Elliot and Rhett feel as well. And Iâm just not ready to let her go yet.
Still, even as I say them, I feel like Iâm handing her a gun and giving her permission to shoot me.
âStay the weekend.â
Rhett almost chokes on his orange juice. Iâm grateful Wren doesnât have anything in her mouth, because based on the look on her face, she wouldâve had a similar reaction.
âAll weekend?â She looks between me and Rhett with surprise.
That was the stupidest thing youâve ever said, Oliver. She probably has plans.
âYes.â
She blinks. Tilts her head again.
Rhettâs hand slides across the counter, taking hers. âOnly if you want to, sweetheart. But if youâre doubting whether we want you here for the next two days, trust meâwe do.â
Her thumb rubs across the back of his hand, and she looks between us again. âI donât have any clothes. Or my facewash, orââ
âPerfect excuse for a shopping trip!â I grin, and Rhett throws me a look that says, Give her a chance to say no.
âA shopping trip? I can just run home.â
âHow about both?â
She rolls her eyes. âI work at a coffee shop, Oliver.â
It takes a moment for the meaning behind her words to register. âNo, you wouldnât spend a thing. Weâd be spoiling you.â
The corners of her lips turn up as she takes a bite of her breakfast. âIâve never had anyone spoil me before, let alone three gorgeous men.â
âGorgeous, huh?â I wink at her.
âYou guys really donât mind?â
I bark out a laugh. âMind? If you say no, Iâll spend the weekend heartbroken and miserable.â
âOliver,â Rhett snaps. This look says, Iâm going to fucking strangle you.
If Wren is put off by Rhettâs harsh tone, she doesnât show it. Instead, she just laughs. âIâll stay. Just as long as youâll let me leave if I decide that I want to.â
I give her a grin. âOf course, princess. And I wonât actually be heartbroken if you decide to. Promise.â Lie.
As she takes a sip of her orange juice, her legs swing from her barstool excitedly. âSo, where are we going shopping?â
âOh, I have a few ideas.â