I have faith there will be a day when we won’t have any walls between us. On that day, she’ll know she’s really mine. Ours. This is enough. For tonight at least.
CHAPTER 5
COYLE
The moment I walk into Room Four, I’m tempted to step back outside to make sure I’ve found the right room. The only thing stopping me is the way Jude is looking at me. It’s like he expects me to double check or maybe to make a run for it.
The thing is, I’m not going anywhere.
I took one look at Edison from across the lobby of Club Sin and I knew everything Killian said about her was entirely true. There’s something so fucking innocent in the way she holds herself, but there’s also something almost hard there. Expectant.
She knows the world can let you down. She seems to be waiting for fate to come up and rear its ugly head, to let her tumble down into the depths of a pit which surrounds her with darkness. I don’t want her to ever know that feeling again. I instantly felt the need to care for her, to protect her, to make sure she only knows the feeling of sunshine on her upturned face.
“You felt it too,” it’s not a question from Jude, it’s a statement of fact.
“Yeah,” my voice comes out more like a croak as I force my feet deeper into the room.
It’s opulent and supple. The walls are a soft teal color, so is the bedding on the four-poster bed, complete with gauzy fabric hanging from the corners. It’s clear they can be pulled across the three open sides of the bed to close it off and make a cozy nest. There is a dresser on one wall, and I can only imagine what I would find in there. I’m sure there are toys, but we aren’t going to need those.
My hands are already itching to touch Edison’s soft skin. She’s a little thing and I eye Jude out of the corner of my eye. None of us are small men. Is she going to be scared? Feel trapped?
It shouldn’t make me more excited at the thought that she will, but it does.
I take a deep breath, trying to calm my racing mind and heart. One step at a time. It’s something I’ve always told Killian and it’s true—everything must be done one thing at a time. You can’t rush the good even though it feels like the bad is an avalanche you’re trapped in front of, unable to get out of the way.
I spear Jude with a look, “Are you sure about this? Is Killian?” He opens his mouth to say something, but I cut him off. “I’m asking because I can tell you right now that if we do this, I’m all in. I won’t let her go. I don’t know why I’m having this reaction, but I’m not going to shy away from it either.”
Jude chuckles and shakes his head. “I realize we don’t know each other, Coyle, and I don’t really know your brother, but one thing is obvious about you. You won’t back down from what you want. Killian was right when he said you’d be her solid. Her touchstone. Maybe,” he muses, “she’s not the only one in this situation who needs that.”
Something about his tone tugs at me, but it’s different from the way he obviously tugs at my brother. I’ve never been attracted to men. Killian has always been more fluid in that way, and I have no problem with it. I’ve always put my brother’s happiness above everything else, but I can feel a shift inside of me. Edison will be my top priority from now on, even though I know I can’t tell her. Not yet at least.
“Whatever is going on between you two, if it hurts Edison then you’ll be dealing with me,” I warn him.
Jude’s eyes widen slightly, but there’s no panic. “If she has a problem with it, then it won’t happen because she is what matters. Whatever I feel for Killian is an extension of how I feel about Edison. It’s part of it, wrapped up and entwined, but she’s at the center.”
I give a nod and I feel the knot in my gut loosen. It’s exactly the response I wanted.
Before I get the chance to say anything else, the door swings open and Killian leads Edison into the room by the small of her back. She’s smiling at my brother over her shoulder, and I find myself melting at the sight. When her head swings around and she sees two more men in the room, one she knows and one she doesn’t, her smile starts to fade.
Thankfully, I don’t see fear there, only curiosity and wariness. I can work with that.
Her voice is a breathless whisper, “Jude?”
Jude steps closer to her as the door snicks closed. It only takes a few steps and Edison is sandwiched between the two men and my cock is rock fucking hard at the sight. Edison lets out a shuddering breath when Jude’s hand comes up and cups her cheek.
“Hi, little mouse. I’m sure you weren’t expecting to see me here, but I couldn’t pass up a chance to see you.” His eyes travel down the length of her body, taking in the way her tits are heaving as she breathes. His voice drops an octave, “All of you.”
Killian leans into her neck, his lips skimming her exposed skin as he moves his mouth closer to her shoulder. “That’s my brother, Coyle. He saw you and needed to have you just the way Jude and I do.” He kisses the rose there, the one I have no doubt Killian inked on her skin. “Is that okay?”
Edison’s brown eyes move to me and take me in. I find my chest puffing up at the perusal. She doesn’t question his words and I find it only turns me on more. Fucking hell, this woman is going to be the death of me.
“Yes, it’s okay,” she whispers and if I hadn’t already fallen hard for this woman, that would have done it.
I watch intently as Jude captures her chin between his thumb and forefinger, holding her in place before he kisses her. It starts out sweet, but then he deepens it, parting her lips and causing her to moan. I bet she tastes so damn sweet.
A spark of jealousy is doused by Killian sliding a zipper down the back of the bright pink corset style top our woman has on. The moment it’s undone, he lets it drop to the floor, freeing her tits and I watch in fascination as her pretty pink nipples harden in the cooler air of the room.
As Jude plants kisses across her jaw and down her neck, Edison’s eyes find me again. I smile softly at her, wanting her to know she’s safe here as I start to unbutton my shirt. Her eyes darken and I find myself taking a step closer to her, needing to touch her, as Killian kneels behind her and peels her leather pants over her hips and down her legs. He stops to pull her boots off one by one and then pulls her pants free completely.