She was facedown on the bed, draped halfway over Lucas and sprawled beneath him, when he finally could move again. With numb fingers, he tugged at the ends of the blindfold to untie it. It was damp as he carefully slid it off and laid it aside.
The sight she made as she angled to look up at him, her cheeks flushed and tearstained, her lips swollen and red from exertion, and probably from biting them, was the fulfillment of his own fantasy. To have her look up at him as if he’d given her the perfect gift.
Lucas stroked her cheek, and she turned to smile down at him and gave him a long, deep, lush kiss.
Gently, he pulled from her, carefully removed the condom, and took a moment to clean her up, and then himself with the warmed, dampened towelettes, which had been provided in her backpack for care after the scene. He was impressed at the way Joseph saw to every detail.
He kissed her and said, “And now you know what happens when a naughty little nymph teases horny lumberjacks.”
A deeper flush came to her skin as she looked up and saw the others still standing there. Her eyes sparkled, and she smiled in apology at them. “I’m afraid to ask what happens when horny lumberjacks find out the naughty little nymph told a fib about having sisters in the forest.”
The lead lumberjack glanced at him and waited for his small nod before approaching and placing a knee on the bed. He leaned down to her, and her eyebrows rose as he kissed her cheek and nuzzled beneath her ear in a lingering fashion.
“We were assured by a mysterious man in black that there are enough naughty nymphs in this forest for all of us. It was our pleasure, little one.” He glanced at Josh…and then took his fucking life into his own hands when he dared to give her a quick, hot kiss on her lips before pulling away.
Her eyes widened, and she glanced at him and Lucas, who actually growled in warning. The lumberjack grinned at him and shrugged, as if daring him to say he’d do differently if he was in the same position. Josh had to concede the point and let it go. Each of the lumberjacks approached her, with gentleness, and kissed her forehead. Some of them whispered to her before they all dispersed into the forest, leaving the three of them alone.
A rippling giggle, followed by several others, sounded from the woods beyond the clearing, and then an inviting female voice called out, “Oh, boys!”
There was a sudden roar and the sounds of horny lumberjacks crashing through the woods and the pound of feet as they tore off after their own damned nymphs to leave the three of them in relative privacy.
“Wow,” Violet said with laughter in her voice. “Joseph thought of everything.” Licking her lips, she sat up, moving into Lucas’s embrace, and held a hand out to Josh.
He joined them on the bed, enclosing her other side, and then he lifted her chin so she had no choice but to look into his eyes. “You’re okay?”
Her eyes slid closed, and she smiled as she nodded. A giggle escaped her. “That was my fantasy, and so much more. I had no idea I’d…”
Lucas chuckled. “You’re surprised you enjoyed being chased?”
With big eyes, she nodded. “You were brilliant to think of it.”
Josh shook his head and fingered one of the thick locks of golden hair adorning her shoulder. “It was all Joseph’s idea. We shared what we’d talked about with you…just the basics.” Joseph had also tested Josh’s and Lucas’s mettle and their ability to control the scene and their own territorial responses in the process.
It’d be a deal breaker if Violet had shown any signs of discomfort at the strangers’ presence or fear that the scene might get out of hand, but she hadn’t. Her trust in them had been tested and found true. That fact allowed them a lot of latitude for playing later. He gathered her chin in his fingertips again.
“Tell me why a beautiful woman involved in a previous ménage has never experienced being the center of two men’s devotion.”
She looked down and rubbed her cheek against his hand. “It didn’t work that way with…them.”
“Bodie and Victor. You can say their names, baby girl.”
She nodded. “Bodie and I worked together. One day he asked me out. After a couple of dates, he explained that he had a friend…and an unusual arrangement. He was open about their relationship from the start. It was all new to me, and at first, I was shocked, but when he introduced Victor to me I liked him a lot. I wanted to experience the world and all it had to offer.” She scoffed and shook her head. “It sounds stupid now. Anyway, I liked him nearly as much as I liked Bodie. He was stern, and mysterious, and he definitely knew what he was doing…with his hands.”