WITH THE SHOOT lasting well into the afternoon and under the blazing sun, my ass was dragging by the time Scotty picked me up.
Butâ¦I had a hot date. With Kelly. And nothing was going to stop me from enjoying whatever our evening had in store.
Once Iâd scrubbed off all the makeup and hopped in the Sprinter, I sent Kelly a text with my address and said he could head over anytime. Then I power-napped the whole drive back, until Scotty pulled the van door open, startling me awake.
âWeâre here,â he said.
Yawning, I grabbed my bag and climbed out of the van. âThat was fast.â
âNot really. Traffic was pretty heavy, took about an hour.â
âI was out that long?â
Scotty nodded. âYes, sir.â
âDamn, I guess I needed it. Thanks for the ride.â I clapped our driver on the shoulder and then crossed the porte-cochère and entered the Towers.
Home sweet home.
I waved at Sofia at the front desk as I headed to the elevator and checked my phone to make sure I didnât get any messages from Kelly while Iâd been passed out.
There was only one in response to my address about an hour ago:
I wasnât sure what that time frame meant. Soon, like any minute now? Soon, like another hour? It didnât really matter, as long as he came.
Multiple times.
Grinning to myself, I shoved my phone in my back pocket and stepped off the elevator and onto the forty-second floor. As I headed toward my condo, I thought I heard someone shout, and it wasnât until I was at my door that I realized there were several raised voices coming from inside.
Looked like I was missing the party.
âShit, start it over, I wasnât ready.â That voice belonged to West.
âThat would require you to stop sucking face for five seconds. Not sure you can manage.â
âCareful, Daire. You sound jealous.â
âOf being tied down? Yeah. Fuckinâ green over here.â
âD.â That one letter of admonishment spoken by Gavin had someoneâprobably Daireâsighing.
He grumbled out a half-assed apology, âNo offense, JT,â and I rolled my eyes as I walked inside.
I hadnât expected to come home to all the guys spread out in my living room, not when I had Kelly coming over, but as I looked at what was paused on our big screen, my heart stopped.
âAbout time you decided to grace us with your presence,â East said, throwing an arm around my shoulders as I stared at the screen. The courtyard was all too familiar, and so was the figure all in black by the brick wall.
What were they doing watching this?
Travis brushed by, a glass tumbler in hand, but then he stopped, his eyes catching on my still slicked-back hair. âThatâs a hot look for you.â
If I hadnât been shocked still by the sight of me on my widescreen TV, I wouldâve shown him the photo of all the dark makeup Iâd worn today that I knew heâd approve of, but I couldnât seem to make my mouth move.
They hadnât watched it yet, that much was obvious. I just needed to kick them out before they did. And before Kelly got here.
âDidnât you guys have plans tonight?â Of everything I couldâve said, was what came out.
âWe did, yeah.â Travis looked down at West and JT. âBut something cameâ¦up.â
âOr someoneâs about to.â Westâs comment earned him a jab in the ribs from JT, and he grabbed hold of JTâs hand and drew it between his thighs. âDonât worry, Golden Boy, I promise itâll be worth your time.â
Travis took a seat on one of the sofas and nodded. âSit down, youâre just in time. Xes sent out their latest video of Sin, and damn, it sounds even hotter than the first one.â
As in, theyâd all sat around and watched the party scene too? Where the hell had I been when they were having their little porn parties?
Oh, right, likely getting railed for the starring role in their next film.
âI have to admitâ¦â East smoothed his hand down the ends of the silk scarf tied at his neck. âThereâs something about this masked mystery man thatâs rather intriguing too.â
A strangled cough left me, and every one of the guys turned my way.
East scrunched his nose a little. âReally, Van. If youâre sick, could you maybe go and standââhe looked over his shoulder and waved in the general direction of the kitchenââover there somewhere.â
While Iâd love nothing better than to go and hide somewhere, I felt it was important to remind him, âThis is my place.â
âAnd?â
When West picked up the remote and aimed it at the TV, my anxiety kicked into overdrive. My heart was pounding so hard I was shocked none of them asked what the hell the noise was. But they were all too busy staring at the scene about to unfold on the screen, and did absolutely nothing to help the panic taking over my body.
Jesus, I felt like I might pass out. I needed some air and I needed it fast, becauseâ¦
A) That was bare ass they were all about to watch, and I wasnât quite sure I was ready for them to be seeing all that.
B) I didnât really love the way they were all drooling over SinâKellyâthe way they were. I couldnât remember a time they were so obsessed with one of the Xes guys. But in all fairness, none of their past guys had ever looked like Kelly.
C) The guy they were all getting hard to was about to be at my front doorâ
front doorâsoon.
And D) Possibly the worst reason of allâmy was sitting in the room.
âUm, Gavin,â I somehow managed around the croak in my throat. âCan you come with me into the kitchen for a second?â
Gavin looked at me, a frown creasing his brow. âBut weâre just about toââ
âKitchen, .â
Several of the guys us out of the room like I was about to tear Gavin a new one. But truth be told, I just wanted to save him from watching Kelly tear me a new oneâalmost literally.
I hurried out of the living room as the show started up, and I heard Sin say, â
â
and when West and Travis started chanting, âDo it! Do it!â I rubbed my hands over my face.
This was a nightmare.
A living, nightmare.
How was I going to get these assholes out of my condo without telling them I didnât want them watching my sex tape?
âVan?â Gavinâs voice behind me brought me back to my biggest problem right now. âYou okay? You lookââ
ââa little pale.â
I scoffed, raising my brows in disbelief. If was calling you pale, you definitely should seek medical attention. My brotherâs skin tone had been the same shade as his platinum-blond hair since birthâso if thought I looked like Casper, I was screwed.
âIâm just a little tired, thatâs all.â I leaned back against the counter in an effort to stay on my feet. âDo you think you can get rid of that crowd out there so I can go to bed?â
Gavin peered over his shoulder as Daire chuckled and said, âKnew that crowbar was gonna come in handy.â
âI donât know.â Gavin grinned and turned back to me. âTheyâre kinda in it now. Even Daireâs, umâ¦enjoying himself.â
My cheeks flamed as I shook my head. âI donât care. I want to go to bed. Itâs just a porn video, for fuckâs sake.â
I knew I sounded irrational at this point, but I was running out of options here.
Gavin reached for my hand and squeezed it. âHey, itâs cool. I can tell them to go. Weâll just go to someone elseâs place and watch it.â
He let go of me, about to walk back to our friends, but I launched myself at him, grabbing his arm.
âNo!â
Gavin glanced back at me, his eyes wide. I sounded insane. Hell, I insane. But they couldnât watch this.
couldnât watch thisâI just couldnât tell him why.
âWhat is going on with you?â
I didnât get a chance to respond, because on the screen, I heard myself say, â
â
and Sin responding, â
â
âUm, whatâs he going to with that crowbar?â Preston asked, and I did a double take that he was even in the room.
âNot fuck him with it,â East said. âDid you forget about that monster dick in his pants?â
Even as I panicked, I kept my eyes glued to the screen, watching as Sin pushed me against a column and held the crowbar to my chest. With my entire body covered except my eyes and mouth, it wasnât like you could tell it was me, and even my voice sounded a little different somehow. Deeper, more aroused.
Not that you could look anywhere other than at Sin when he was onscreen. He was captivating, even fully clothed, and born to be watched.
âIf he doesnât want to pay with his body, Iâll pay with mine,â Travis said, grabbing a handful of popcorn from the bowl on the coffee table. Without looking at me, he called out, âYouâre all good with that, right, Van?â
That snapped me out of my stupor, and I blinked.
âWhy wouldnât I be okay with it? I donât care. Why would I care?â
Gavin gave me a weird look, and I swallowed.
âWhat?â I said. âIâm fine. Everythingâs fine.â
His brows knitted together as he felt my cheeks and forehead with the back of his hand. âDo you need to go to the hospital? Did you take something?â
âIâm not on drugs,â I said, a little too loudly, causing JT and Preston to turn around and look my way. âI mean right now.â
Travis lifted a brow. âGood. Itâs rude not to share.â
âCan everyone shut the hell up?â East complained. âVan, if youâre gonna be sick, do it somewhere else. Youâre ruining this for me.â
âThis is place.â No one paid any attention to my protest, because right then, Sin was getting me naked.
Bare-chested, with my shirt holding my arms behind my back, I was at Sinâs mercy as he freed my dick from my pants and began to give it long strokes.
My breathing came a little faster as the memory collided with what I was seeing on the TV. It was just as hot to watch as itâd been to experience, and even though I was panicked that somehow theyâd know it was me, I still found my cock getting hard at the scene.
âTake his pants off!â West called out, just as Sin spun burglar me around to face the brick and did just that.
The shirt holding my arms disappeared, my pants were around my ankles, and there I was, hands braced on the brick and so very naked. I couldnât even enjoy the fact that I looked damn good, because Gavin let out a low whistle and said, âHere it comes,â and I practically stroked out.
I smacked the container of lemon juice on the counter while Gavin wasnât looking, sending it pouring out in his direction, and he jumped back out of the way, but not before some of it landed on his shirt.
âVan, Jesus.â He grabbed at the paper towel roll, and I helped him dry off his shirt so he wouldnât be subjected toâ¦oh, I donât know, in about two seconds. He didnât need to see that.
of my friends needed to see that, but the remote was across the roomâ
Unless I switched off the power somehow. I could do that, right?
As Gavin rinsed off his shirt in the sink behind me, Travis shook his head at the screen, where Sin had his fingers deep in my ass.
âVan, youâre a fuckinâ idiot for not hitting that while you could,â he said.
I wouldâve said the same thing if I didnât know better, and thank fuck didnât know better. None of them did. Wasnât even on their radar.
For a brief moment, I was able to breathe againâuntil Sin traced the birthmark under my ass and said, â
â
âWhat theâ¦â Gavinâs mouth fell open as he slowly made his way his way past the counter toward the living room. âOh my God,â he said quietly at first, almost to himself, but then recognition dawned and his eyes widened. âOh my â
All eyes turned to my brother, who was pressing the heels of his hands over his eyes.
âWhat the shit is going on with you Truitts back there?â East said, exasperation lacing his words.
âFor the love ofâ¦â Gavin said as he gagged a little. âMy eyes. Someone get the bleach.â
âUh oh, Gavinâs scared of the pretty python. Doesnât bode well for what Joeyâs packinâ.â Daire smirked as my brother shook his head.
âThatâs Van. Thatâs his birthmark. Itâs Van.â
I didnât even remember Sin pointing it out, not with everything else heâd been doing to my body.
Those eyes moved from Gavin to me, disbelief in all of them.
I shook my head, but my knees were about to give out from under me. âHeâs wrong. Itâs not me.â
âOh God, it even sounds like you.â With his eyes squeezed shut, Gavin put his hands over his ears. âMake it stop. Someone turn it off.â
âOkay, for some reason my brother is traumatized by huge dicks, so letâs just give him a break.â I made my way in between the couches and reached for the remote, but East was faster, grabbing it and rising to his feet.
He tapped me on the chest with the end of the remote, a wicked curve to his lips. âI think youâre lying.â As he took a step toward me, I moved back, but at least my body was blocking some of the screen now.
Even if the sound of our groans did nothing to hide what was happening.
Gavin had two pillows shoved against his ears.
âItâs not me,â I said again, but this time every one of my friends were looking at me with amusement and devilry written all over their faces.
Shit. I was so busted.
âIs it off yet?â Gavin called out.
East arched a brow at West. âI think we need a little proof.â
âDidnât look so little to me,â Travis said, and when I cut my eyes to him, he smiled and shot me a wink. âJust sayinâ.â
âFast-forward itâmaybe he takes the mask off,â JT said.
âHe wonât, will he?â East said, turning back to me. âBecause he didnât in that other scene, the one in the study. And come to think of it, that guy was a blond too.â
âHoly shit.â West bounded up off the couch, pointing at me. âTheyâre right. Now prove itâtake off your pants!â