Capturing Kylie [Slick Rock 9] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (11 page)

He moved back into the shadows and back to the bushes and watched while the fire raced over the flammable cloth. Just as he was feeling triumphant that she couldn’t escape, men came out running around to the backyard and began to douse the flames with water.

He cursed under his breath and crept to the road and hurried to his car. He took off without turning his lights on, not wanting to draw attention to himself. When he was a couple of streets away, he turned his headlights on and headed back to Mountain Village. He would have to be patient a little longer, but in the end, he would prevail. That cunt was going to die.

* * * *

Will and his brothers had just finished stacking the last of the folding tables into the horse float when he caught the stench of smoke in the air. Will passed the Eagle men on the ramp as they loaded up the last of the chairs.

“Is that smoke?” Lach asked as he sniffed.

“Yeah, we’d better investigate.” Will hurried around the side of the house and into the backyard.

“What the fuck?” Xavier bumped his side as they both began to run toward the pavilion, which was now on the ground as fire licked across the canvas.

Lachlan yelled to the other men for help at the same time a familiar scream rent the air. Will ran the last few steps to the fallen tent and saw where Kylie was trying to frantically escape from beneath the heavy material. He didn’t stop to think, he just reacted. Thank God he was always prepared. Will retrieved the knife he had sheathed and strapped at his ankle and leapt over the flames.

“Kylie, don’t move, darlin’. I’ll get you out.” The squirming bundle stopped moving and he grabbed the material and began slicing close to her and then he grasped the cut and wrenched with all his strength.

Kylie’s head appeared first and even though her face was covered in dirt and streaked with tears, he had never seen a more beautiful sight. He threw his knife off to the side and reached for her. His hands wrapped around her upper arms and he hauled her to her feet. She swayed a little so he scooped her up and then looked around to see where the fire was. There was no way he was letting his woman get burned. He sighed with relief when he saw the Eagle brothers were already dousing the flames. Will carefully carried Kylie over the smoldering material toward his brothers. Xavier reached out and clasped one hand while Lachlan grasped the other.

“Are you okay, sugar?” Lachlan caressed her cheek gently with the tips of his fingers.

“Are you hurt anywhere, baby?” Xavier lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed it.

Kylie coughed and then gasped out, “I’m fine.”

“You don’t sound fine.” Will turned toward the house. “Let’s get you inside so we can make sure you’re not burned anywhere.”

“I’ll be in in a moment,” Xavier called out as he headed toward Sheriff Luke Sun-Walker and Felicity’s other husbands. “I want to know how that fire started.”

“Did you see anyone around, Kylie?” Will asked as he carried her up the back steps to the porch. Lachlan was already holding the door open.

“No,” she answered in a smoke-husky voice.

“Why don’t you take her into the bathroom and get her into the shower?” Lach suggested. “I’ll bring her something to drink.”

Right now Kylie seemed too exhausted to argue with any of them. It had been a wonderfully emotional day but had turned frightening, and since she hadn’t slept properly in weeks, Will could see it was all catching up with her. She rested her head on his shoulder and gave a sigh that sounded content. That little sound gave him hope. If she felt safe and cared for in his arms, didn’t that mean she trusted him with her body if not with her heart?

Will sat Kylie on the counter and then turned away to start the shower. When he turned back, she had her arms around her body defensively and gave a little shiver.

“Come on, sweet thang, let me help you.” He gripped her waist and lowered her to her feet and then helped her out of her dress. Once she was naked, he held her hand so she wouldn’t slip while she stepped into the shower. He watched her standing under the warm water as he removed his clothes and then he got in with her. She was leaning against the tile wall as if she didn’t have the energy to stand upright. Without saying anything, he reached for the shampoo and began to wash her hair. By the time he’d finished helping her clean up, some of the exhaustion had left her face and she was standing on her own.

Lachlan was waiting for her with towel in hand when he shut the water off. Will handed her off to his brother and reached for another towel. Lach wrapped Kylie in a large bath sheet and handed her a big glass of juice. She drank it quickly and when she thanked him, Will was pleased that some of the hoarseness had gone from her voice.

The door to the bathroom slammed open and Xavier stood in the doorway, his eyes searching out Kylie. He seemed to relax when he saw that she was safe and sound. “Did she get hurt?”

“No, the only damage was a bit of smoke inhalation and a sore throat.” Will tied the towel around his hips.

“Luke and the others found footprints leading to the road. Whoever let that tent down and lit it up must have had a car waiting. Someone deliberately tried to hurt Kylie.” Xavier sounded angry and Kylie looked worried.

“Xavier isn’t mad at you, Kylie. He’s worried for your safety just like Lach and I are.”

Kylie’s shoulders sagged. “See, I knew this would happen if I stayed here. An innocent person is going to get hurt and all because of me. I should just leave.”

“No,” Will and his brothers answered at the same time before continuing to talk amongst themselves.

“The rest of the town is on alert,” Will said. “If any strangers show up, we’ll know about it right away.”

Xavier walked further into the bathroom and got out another clean towel and began to dry Kylie’s hair. Will noticed that she looked a little pissed and was about to ask her what was wrong, but she beat him to it.

“I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t talk about me as if I wasn’t here.”

Xavier’s eyes narrowed and Will wondered how long before he and Kylie went head to head. He had been surprised by how much his arrogant, dominating brother had been holding back with their woman and wondered when he was going to step up to the plate. If Will had to guess—and because he knew his brother so well, guessing wasn’t necessary—sparks were about to fly.

“What was your reply when I asked if you were hurt?”

“I told you that I was fine.”

“Yes, you did. Why do you have to lie to us, Kylie? Why can’t you ever answer truthfully?”

“I did,” Kylie yelled. “God, you are such an arrogant asshole. I didn’t get hurt. Okay, I breathed in a bit of smoke and have a slightly sore throat, but I wasn’t injured for God’s sake.”

“What about the bruise and bump near your temple?” Xavier asked in a cool voice. “How did that happen?”

“Huh?” Kylie reached up and touched her head.

When her fingers connected with her wound, Will saw the slight tension in her mouth, refuting her claim that she wasn’t hurt.

“That happened when one of the tent poles hit me on the head. It’s nothing.”

“When are you going to get it through that pretty little head of yours that we care about what happens to you? We care about you, Kylie. When are you going to stop pushing everyone away?” Xavier nudged her chin up and studied the knot on her head.

Way to go, bro. Why not really scare her off and tell her we all love her?

Will watched Kylie’s eyelids flutter closed. He wondered if she thought that having her eyes closed and not having to look at them would help to shore up her defenses again. He’d seen the shock in her eyes when Xavier had told her that they cared for her. But then he saw moisture trickle out from the corner of her eyes. Seeing her cry pulled at his heart strings, and before he thought about what he was doing, he nudged his brothers away and pulled her into his arms. Her arms crept around his waist and she clung tight to him as if he was her anchor in the middle of a raging storm.

He made shushing sounds and rocked her slightly while looking at his concerned brothers.

“What’s going on, Kylie, love? Why are you crying?”

“I can’t do this anymore. I just can’t.”

Xavier moved in behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Lachlan moved into her side and kissed her bared shoulder and then stroked her skin.

“What can’t you do anymore, baby?” Xavier asked and placed a kiss on the top of her head.

“I can’t fight this anymore. I’ve tried so damn hard, but no matter what I do, nothing works.”

Will’s knees nearly sagged with relief, but he needed to hear the words from her mouth before he and his brothers took this any further.

“What have you been fighting, sugar?”

Kylie inhaled deeply and then released it slowly before looking into his eyes. “I don’t know where this chemistry between us is going or how long it will last. I tried to steer clear of you all because I don’t want anyone getting caught up in my problems and inadvertently getting hurt because of association to me, but I want to be with you all.”

“Sweetheart, you have to stop worrying about everyone else and start looking out for you. You care so much for everyone but you ignore the most important person and that is you. We can look after ourselves, Kylie. We’re professionally trained bodyguards. You have to start trusting that we will do
anything
to keep you safe.” Will bent down and placed an arm beneath her knees and the other around her shoulders and lifted her into his arms and headed into the bedroom. Lach and Xavier were right behind him.

“I know it takes a lot for you to trust, baby,” Xavier said as Will lowered her to her feet. “Thank you for giving us a chance. I promise you that we will never do anything to hurt you on purpose.”

Lachlan gripped her towel-covered hips and pulled her back flush to his front. “We are going to show you how we feel for you, sugar. By the time we’re finished with you, there won’t be any doubt in that hard head of yours.”

Will bent down and kissed her with all the pent-up need and desire coursing through his body. He couldn’t wait to try out all the steamy ways to express how much he and his brothers loved her.

Kylie hoped like hell she wasn’t making the biggest mistake of her life. She was tired of fighting her feelings for these three men and keeping them at arm’s length but she was also scared she would get her heart broken. Being trapped under that canvas tent had frightened her badly and she had decided that she was going to make love with the three Badon cousins. She had no idea what tomorrow would bring and she was going to grab hold of life and stop being so scared. Of course she was still frightened that her stalker would catch up with her but if he found her and ended up killing her she wasn’t going to die with any regrets.

Will leaned down and kissed her and the thoughts that had been running around in her mind faded away. He gathered her in close and she melted into him as his tongue danced with hers. She mewled as his masculine flavor assailed her senses but she needed so much more. Will weaned his lips from hers and then moved aside for Lachlan. He didn’t waste any time and took her mouth with a rapacious hunger.

Xavier was still behind her and he removed the towel from around her body. Goose bumps erupted over her skin as the cool air caressed her heated flesh. She shivered when Xavier ran his hands over her back, down to her ass. He squeezed her butt cheeks and then caressed his way up her sides until he was cupping her breasts, as if he was weighing them in his hands. Then he enclosed her fleshy globes in his big palms and kneaded them gently. A leg pressed in between hers from behind and she widened her stance.

Large, warm hands ran up and down the inside of her thighs and her pussy clenched with need and anticipation. Cream leaked from her cunt and she gasped for air when Lachlan ended the kiss. Hot air caressed her slit and she looked down to see Xavier’s head between her legs. And then his mouth was on her cunt. Kylie simultaneously cried out and reached out so she wouldn’t fall. If Lach hadn’t held her shoulders and Xavier hadn’t gripped her hips, she would have fallen into a melted puddle at their feet. She groaned as his tongue licked through her folds and lapped at her juices, and she couldn’t help but thrust her hips, trying to get more friction on her engorged, aching clit.

“You are so fucking sexy, sugar,” Lach rasped just before his hot mouth sucked a nipple into its depths. The tug of his mouth on her turgid peak along with Xavier’s lips and tongue on her pussy had her right on the edge. Just as she thought she was about to go over the edge, they stopped.

She gasped. “W–Why…why did you stop?”

Xavier maneuvered from between her legs and then stood up behind her. “The next time you come, baby, I am going to be balls-deep inside that hot, wet pussy.”

Xavier scooped her off her feet and carried her over to the bed. He placed her in the center of the mattress and followed her down. He took her mouth with hunger and then he kissed his way down her neck to her breasts. He sucked one nipple until she was crying out with need and then worked his way to the other. When he had her writhing and begging beneath him, he pushed up to his knees. Will and Lach had crawled on the bed on either side of her and took immediate advantage by bending over her and suckling at her breasts. Xavier nudged his brothers aside as he covered her body with his and kissed her again. He couldn’t get enough of her. He seemed surprised but pleased that she hadn’t baulked when his mouth touched hers. He had looked a little worried she wouldn’t want to kiss him after he had eaten out her pussy, but she had no qualms. In fact she was the one who deepened the kiss, her excitement jumping up another level when she tasted her juices and his mouth. She drank him in as their tongues danced together.