Tristan’s smile was slow and sly. “Bet.”
“And we’re not going to push each other. Nobody fucking hurts Eva.”
“Unless I want to be hurt,” she piped up, eyes sparkling.
“Brat,” I teased. “Are you looking for a punishment?”
She bit her lip.Oh, fuck, yes, Eva.Playwith us. You’re going to wrap us around your gorgeous little fingers without even trying.
“Maybe we should punish our sweet Eva for keeping her delicious pussy from us for so long,” Cole murmured.
Eva swallowed hard, and I could see her mind workingthrough what doing this would mean, what it would change. “I’m not ready to forgive you,” she repeated.
Cole met her eyes, clear and steady. “I know.”
“This is sex, not a relationship,” she continued. I didn’t call her on the lie.
Tristan scrubbed his face. “Stop saying that.”
“Yellow,” Eva snapped.
Tristan’s eyes flew to hers, but his expression was furious. “I don’t want meaningless sex with you,” he snarled. “I don’t want to worship you and show you exactly how much you mean to me while you pretend it doesn’t mean shit.”
Eva swallowed hard, her expression anguished. “This was a terrible idea,” she whispered. “I can’t?—”
“How about this,” Cole said, wrapping one arm around Tristan. “We’ll take what you’re offering, but we’re going to do it on our terms.”
“What does that mean?”
“We’ll make you forget, but we’re not going to fuck you.”
“That’s not—” Confusion and frustration warred on her face. “That’s not what I want.”
“Too bad,” Cole said roughly. “Our rules tonight, sparrow. You have a safeword. Use it if you need it.”
Eva’s breathing sped up, her pupils dilating. “You’re being ridiculous.”
“No, we’re being honest,” Cole snapped, “unlike you.”
She flinched.
“You want us,” I said gently. “This isn’t meaningless to you either. You can lie to yourself all you want, but there’s a limit to how willing I am to help you do it.”
“I—” She swallowed hard. “Fine. Whatever. Do whatever you want.”
My answering smile was cruel. “We will.”
She shivered.
“Bedroom. Now.”
41
ALEKSANDR
Eva stood by my bed,trying to look defiant and failing. Her hands twisted together, her breathing was uneven, and everything about her body language screamed uncertainty beneath her bravado.
So fucking beautiful.