Adams, Eve - Patience is Their Virtue [Brides of Bachelor Bay 3] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (12 page)

“Most of my life.”

“How did you two meet?”

Raven growled. “Perhaps you’d like to read.”

“I’d rather talk.” She licked her lips and bit down on her lower lip.

His gaze dropped to her mouth and stayed there. “Mrs. Steele.”

“Call me Patti. There’s no one else here, Raven. It’s just you and me.”

“We each have our position,” he answered, his words saying one thing, his raspy tone saying something else entirely.

Fine. If he wanted to pretend they didn’t share anything more than the roof over their heads, so be it.
“Would you say that, as Mr. Steele’s manservant, you also work for me?”

He narrowed his skeptic gaze. “I believe I’ve already made that clear.”

“Splendid. I insist you answer my questions. How old were you when you met Adam?”

He let out another growl and set his jaw. Clearly, he did not want to talk about this. “I was four.”

“And Adam?”

“An infant.”

“Do you share the same mother?”

“No.”

“Father?”

He stiffened and looked away. Emotions slashed deep in his eyes as they clouded over. “If there is nothing else, Mrs. Steele, I must see to lunch.”

She’d upset him, and now she felt terrible. “Raven, if I’ve offended you, I’m truly sorry.”

His gaze found hers, and he paused, his expression soft as a storm brewed in those dark eyes. “I would appreciate it if you’d allow me to keep my bloodline to myself.”

Breathing out roughly, Patience shook her head. “Brothers. I should have known. Is there anything else you aren’t telling me?”

“Mr. Steele has very strict rules. Sundays are the staff’s day off and therefore the only day you will be shared.”

She frowned as her heart palpitated in disappointment. “Do you mean to tell me that we will only…” The sharp look on his tanned face stopped her from finishing what she really wanted to say. “We will only
be
on Sundays?”

“That is the agreement.”

“That’s not agreeable to me.” If she had to wait another week, she’d die.

“Take it up with Mr. Steele.” Raven opened the doors and slipped out.

She stood there staring in the direction of the doors and blinked several times. Surely that couldn’t be right. After the way they’d so thoroughly loved her last night, she wouldn’t be able to survive without feeling their intimate touches again.

She had to do something to take her mind off of Adam’s visit. Perhaps that was why he insisted on meeting in the study, so their meeting would stay proper. And boring. Now that she knew they’d only bed together on Sundays, her hopes of a sexual meeting died.

She huffed and settled on reading a textbook on how to draw up legal documents. What she thought she’d find boring actually fascinated her. She had no idea there were so many rules to writing something as simple as a contract.

“Interesting reading?” Adam asked as he walked into the study, Raven on his heels. She swept a loose wave of her hair behind her ear as she looked up from the book. They both watched the gesture with keen interest.

“Actually,” she said and closed the book before setting it on the table. “Yes, it is quite interesting.”

His lips quirked as he narrowed his gaze on her. “You find learning how to draw up legal documents interesting? Somehow, I find that hard to believe.”

His tone offended her yet again. She was female, but her mind worked perfectly despite whatever her husband thought. Stiffening, she then thrust out her chin. Damn him and his belittlement. She’d had enough of it for one day, and quite frankly, she should never have to stand for it from her husband. If she had to spend the rest of her life with this man, he needed to know how far he could push her.

And he’d already reached that point.

“Mr. Steele, despite what you may think of me and my gender, I assure you that I am perfectly capable of not only reading how to draw up legal documents, but carrying through with the instruction and drawing them up.”

“It isn’t a woman’s job.”

“It also isn’t the job of your brother to wait on you. Who made up such a ludicrous arrangement?”

Adam’s gaze flickered in shock. “How did you…” He turned to Raven as his gaze grew hard. “You told her?”

Raven shook his head. “I did not. She came to the conclusion on her own.”

“With your help, I’m sure.”

“You will not attack him for this. I asked the questions, and, since you have him acting as manservant to us both, I ordered him to answer me.”

His lips tugged into a little smile of disbelief. “You, my wife, are finding every last one of my nerves and threatening to snap them. I advise you to hold that silver tongue. We have something to discuss.”

She stood and stepped toward him, challenging him. Bunching her hands on her hips, she let him know exactly what she thought of his order. “I will not cease to speak my mind, nor will I sit back and allow you to talk to me as you would your enemy.”

“I assure you, my dear, if you were my enemy, I’d have far more colorful words to say.”

“That doesn’t surprise me in the least.” She held her voice steady, thank God, even though that look he had in his darkening gaze did more than frighten her. It exhilarated her.

He hooked his strong arm around her waist and slammed her up against his hard body. With nary a breath between them, he rested his lips above hers. “Are you defying me?”

“In every way.” Her voice didn’t sound like hers as she purred her response. His touch awakened her memory of the way he possessed her last night, and it had her body humming in response.

“Raven, close the door,” Adam drawled as he reached up and loosened his tie.

He held her tight, and she didn’t even bother to struggle. If he wanted to fight, she’d fight. If he wanted to love her, she’d love him with equal fervor. She wanted this, to show him that he had no reason to try and control her and that his attempts were futile. She couldn’t be controlled.

“Are you sure, sir? It’s daytime and you do have a full house of staff here.”

“It seems my wife is refusing to listen to me. I can’t very well allow such disobedience running rampant, especially in front of my staff.”

“I’m listening,” she countered and lifted her red brow. “I simply choose not to follow your barbaric orders.”

“Careful, Patti,” Raven crooned in warning after he turned the lock on the doors to the study. “You are tempting him into dangerous waters.”

She licked her lower lip and made sure to flick her tongue out enough to brush it against his. He brought his out in return and greeted hers.

“Adam.”
One word. So much meaning.
She waited for him to look at her. When he did, it stole her breath. His eyes lost that aloof façade as he allowed her in.

And then he kissed her. No, he didn’t just kiss her. He devoured her, sending spikes of arousal to attack the tender flesh between her legs in a shower of scorching need.

He weakened her resolve and shattered her resistance. She had to have him again, had to feel his touch. She’d die if he didn’t place his hands on her and love her, taking away the horrors of her morning.

“I love the way your pale eyes turn to an icy blue when you’re upset with me.” He bit at her lower lip. “And I am equally upset with you, my sweet wife. So much, in fact, that I’m afraid I must punish you.”

That didn’t sound good. She shuddered at the thought of what that might entail.

Raven cleared his throat. “Need I remind you that you have a staff?”

Adam reached down and ran the heel of his hand along the rigid bulge between his legs. “That I do.”

Oh, dear Heavens.
She couldn’t stop her gaze from traveling down his impressive physique. Her mouth watered at the thought of the flesh beneath that fabric.

“Adam, you can’t be certain they won’t hear.”

Adam lifted the corner of his mouth into a crooked grin and scraped that wicked grin across her body. “I plan to make sure she is adequately preoccupied while we deliver her punishment.”

“What are you going to do?” Her chest heaved as she panted. Liquid pleasure burned between her legs, and her nerves throbbed angrily, demanding attention.

“You’ll find out soon enough.” Adam lowered her to her knees and motioned for Raven to join him. “Take care to keep her quiet.”

And then he disappeared behind her.

Raven, without a sound, pulled out a semi-hard erection and began to stroke it right in front of her. A single drop of glistening, clear liquid peeked out of its tip. “Sweet Patti, open your mouth.”

“You want me to take
that
into my—oh!” She didn’t get the chance to finish before Raven slipped his cock between her lips. With Adam’s urging, she fell forward to her hands. In one swift move, he had her skirts up around her waist and her drawers around her knees, leaving her exposed to him.

She was about to pull back when she felt the first strike against her bare backside. Gasping, she struggled, but Raven’s cock grew in her mouth, and she sucked greedily, eager to taste him, to please him the way he’d pleased her.

The next light tap didn’t strike her cheek. Adam had centered in on her dripping pussy and slapped it. She cried and sucked at Raven’s cock as sensations she never thought possible tore at her. Her need for more gushed down her channel, drenching her pussy and giving away just how much she enjoyed this punishment.

Adam spanked her pussy again and a surge of fiery lust shot through her. She moaned and slurped at Raven’s flesh in desperation. Just one more slap, maybe two, and she’d shatter.

But then Adam lashed at her with his tongue gently, too gently, and Patience rocked against him with a whimper. She needed more, so much more, or she’d die before her next breath.

Raven fisted her hair and powered into her, rocking his hips in steady motion as she took every inch of him. “Oh, yeah. That’s it, Patti. Suck me. I’m going to explode. Take it. Swallow my life. Suck me harder. Yes, that’s it. Yes. Just like that. Ah!”

Thick, hot semen jetted from the end of his erection and down her throat, and she swallowed all of the sweet, sticky liquid. Adam continued to lick her pussy slowly. Such torture.

“Please,” she whimpered. “You have to give me more.”

“This is your punishment,” he explained in a rasp. “We will drive you close to release but won’t allow it. Now turn around.” When she didn’t, he and Raven switched positions without a moment’s hesitation. “Another reason to punish you, my wife. You need to follow my instruction.”

She knew defying him at this moment as she knelt on all fours, her drawers around her knees, her skirts around her hips, really wouldn’t be the smartest move. But that didn’t stop her. “I–I take orders from no man.”

“Raven, be sure to show no mercy. Now, my lovely, defiant wife, it’s my turn with that sweet mouth.”

She took his cock between her lips and sucked hard, wanting this sweet torment to end and hoping that, since she’d already provided release for Raven, he’d take pity on her and allow her to come. With Adam focused on his own release, he wouldn’t be able to stop them.

Adam thrust his cock in and out of her mouth as Raven licked at her back entrance. He swirled his tongue around her hole and teased, but never penetrated. She whimpered in frustration.