“We like to turn the tables every now and again.” Lief pulls my hands to his chest. “I don’t know how else to show you how much today has meant to me, pet.”
“All of us.” Chase agrees.
“And there was that promise about you showing a whole lot more leg if I was good.”
I giggle and let them have me every single way they want me, over and over again, until we all fall asleep in bed, completely exhausted.
CHASE
Getting up in the morning is like leaving Heaven itself. Valerie, barely dressed in the sheet, snuggled between me and Lief while Hunter has somehow managed to stretch his leg over our security to hook his toes around her ankle.
Last night was amazing. Sweet, passionate, building up and up until we just couldn’t be gentle anymore. Valerie adjusts in her sleep, showing off the hickeys and soft bites we left on her. They dress her better than the sheet.
My phone buzzes and I pull it out to see a text from my father, reminding me that if Valerie’s not on my arm alone, she’s not invited. I snort before shoving my phone back in my pocket.
I’m almost forty. He doesn’t get to tell me what to do anymore. Valerie encouraged boundary setting so much with Hunter, and seeing him lately has shown exactly how happy it makes him. He doesn’t really listen to Dad anymore. He just hears him and does what he wants after considering it alone.
That’s my new goal.
“Chase?” Valerie rolls out of Lief’s arms and stretches.
I groan as I look over every delicious inch of her. I pull her up and kiss her gently. “We need a whole vacation to fuck constantly.”
“Oh?”
“Until seeing you naked doesn’t make me hard.”
“That would be insulting,” She grumbles. “are you excited for the gala tonight? You can scare a bunch of old men and their sons who are so eager to meet you.”
I chuckle. “That’s not the immediate goal, but I’ll enjoy that.”
“Are there security feeds I can watch from? I’ll even do popcorn.”
“Pet.” Lief gropes the bed for her.
She reaches back for him, giving her hand so he can go back to sleep. Valerie kisses my chest and I don’t see a hint of upset in her eyes. It’s beautiful, she’s beautiful. How can I want any other woman when I have this woman made of hellfire, sweetness, and determination?
“I want you there, Valerie.”
She blinks a few times, her face paling. “What?”
“I don’t care what my father says or what the ‘partners’ expect. I’m the boss. Hunter and Lief are on the same level as me as far as I’m concerned and you belong with us. We’re not complete without you.”
“Chase ... that’s sweet, but I don’t want to cause drama and it’s at the mansion, and ...”
“You’re going. Now get back over here and cuddle,” Hunter orders. “too early for this shit.”
“We all agreed Iwasn’tgoing!”
Lief tugs her back into bed and Hunter lies his head on her chest while Lief wraps his arms around her. I grin. “I think the three of us can manhandle you there.”
“Mmhmm,” Lief agrees. “my mother wants to see you again.”
“But.”
“And Vera and Natalia would be so disappointed if you weren’t there to gossip with them,” Hunter adds.
“Plus, when have youeverencouraged us to obey our father blindly?” I ask.