A few minutes later, they were walking into a five-star restaurant, and a maître d' came to greet them. “Mr. Princeton, sir.”
“Table for two,” Nicolas said.
“Of course, sir,” the maître d' said and then led them to a table that had a great view of the city of New York.
A waiter was just pouring them glasses of water when a soft feminine voice said, “Oh my, Nicolas.”
Noah looked up and his gaze came to rest on one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. Long dark hair, milky white skin, and a face that’d make a man dream of pleasure. He was stunned and charmed. She was the epitome of Snow White, and she reminded him of Haru.
“Sakura,” Nicolas said, chuckling.
The woman came forward, and Nicolas wrapped his arm around her.
Was she Nicolas’s girlfriend? Damn!
“You here by yourself?” Nicolas asked.
Sakura shook her head.
HaruThe moment we got into my bedroom, Jess dropped her heavy backpack onto the floor and went over to the queen-sized bed and threw herself onto it. She chuckled as she said, “Wow! This is awesome, Haru. It’s so nice, like in a five-star hotel.” She rolled over to lay on her stomach. “Bet you love sleeping on it, too.”I nodded. “Definitely.”She looked around. “Damn, but I love your room. It’s so cozy.”“Thanks,” I said, since I had worked hard all week during my spare time to make it look and feel nice. “You should see Aiden’s and Noah’s room. They’re even nicer, since they’re master bedrooms.”Jess got off the bed and went over to a corner where I had set up a leisure area. I had a beanbag and some cushions around, along with soft toys Aiden had bought for me. She plopped herself on the beanbag and grinned. “Nice.” Turning to me, she asked, “When’s everyone coming?”“I think Tin
HaruHe was demanding as he urged my lips to part for him by pressing his tongue on me. Heat rushed over me as I groaned deep in my throat. Weakly, I opened my mouth for him, and he drove his tongue in and hungrily devoured me.I squirmed and shuddered against him. I felt his hand slip under my sweater, his palm spread out and touching my hot skin.“Ngh...” I groaned out when I felt his finger and thumb on my nipple. He was teasing me there, molding the little bud, sending waves of sensations through me. I shuddered, my head spinning.Meanwhile, his tongue was driving me crazy, stroking and intertwining with mine, our lips locked. When he finally moved back, I was breathless and dazed.I stared at him, my body shaking from the intense experience. That hand of his, it was still teasing my nipple, and I did my best to stay composed. Damn, but it was impossible.I gasped and moaned, and
NoahFuck! Just fuck!Noah had never been kissed by anyone like the way Haru had kissed him—demanding, wild, and fucking sexy. He was still breathless and dazed, and he felt just fucking amazing.The boy had thrust him back against the side door of the car and straddled him as he kissed him, his tongue entangled with his while their lips locked.Noah licked his lips, tasting Haru’s sweetness, loving it. Now, more than ever, he wanted Haru.He chuckled. The boy must have learned how to kiss like that from Aiden; he had no doubt about it. He, himself, realized he couldn’t wait to teach Haru a few techniques of his own.Sitting up straight, he raked his fingers through his hair and took in a deep breath. Once he calmed down, he got out of the car and then went to open the trunk and took out what was left of the bags of groceries. After locking the door, he headed to the elevator, his mi
HaruI had a good hour-long nap, and when I got up, I felt a lot better. With Aki in my arms, I went down the stairs into the living area. It was noisy with Isaac and his friends playing video games and joking around. Mason had returned from his morning outing with his friends, too, and they now occupied the dining table, just drinking beer, eating snacks, and chatting.At the threshold of the door, Jess came up to me and asked, “You feeling better?”Aiden must have told her I had a headache.I nodded. “Yeah. Much better.” I flicked my gaze to the other side of the room where Noah was in the kitchen.I noted him eyeing me and giving me a smile. He wasn’t glaring intensely like he had done before. His gaze was warm and gentle, and that smile of his, it felt genuine. Instantly, I felt my stomach flutter and my heart skipped a beat.Shit! What the hell? Why did my heart just skip?
HaruI slid my phone into my back jeans pocket and then stood. “That’s great,” I said, moving forward and extending my hands, offering to take Toby.Sean took a few steps back, away from me. He said, “Just wondering, how did you get here? Are you even old enough to drive?”I felt my face flushing hot. Why did he make it sound like he was doubting me and that he was suspicious of me?“I’m nineteen, turning twenty soon, so yeah, I’m old enough to drive. And I didn’t drive here. I was out for a walk, and Aki and I found Toby.”“Ah, so you live around here?” he asked.“The next neighborhood over,” I said. “This part is way too fancy for us.”“The next one over?” Sean tilted his head to one side as if he was in thought while his fingers were gently stroking Toby’s soft fur.I wondered when he was going to give me the dog so we could head out. I wanted to find Toby’s home, after all.“You’re new around the neighborhood, right?”“We just moved in a week ago,” I said. “By the way, I was wonde
Haru“Oh, thank God, it’s Toby!” a female’s voice came my way. I glanced around to see a plump woman rushing over to me. “You found him, honey?”I nodded. “He was injured.”“Oh, poor thing,” she said, stroking the dog’s head. Toby barked her a happy greeting, which told me he knew her.Suddenly, the woman turned all professional. “I’m Katy, and I’m the receptionist here at The Princeton Apartment. Wait here, all right? I’ll buzz you in in a second.”I waited as Katy headed back to the reception area and picked up the phone. When she hung up, she said, “Okay, you can go on up, honey. It’s on the top floor.”“Thanks,” I said.A moment later, the elevator door dinged open, and I emerged, along with Toby in my arms and Aki in front of me on a leash. My eyes were wide as I scanned the place. As I walked down the hallway, my gaze was fixed on the penthouse across on the other s
HaruI watched the man as he came to take a seat on the armchair. This guy looked powerful, and I bet he was probably the oldest of the brothers.“Nicolas, our eldest,” Tristan said.I was right.To me, Nicolas said, “Thanks for finding Toby.”News traveled fast in this family, huh?“No worries,” I said, shifting my gaze to Aki. The pup looked way too comfortable in Sebastian’s arms. After taking another sip of the juice, I said, “I should get going. My brothers are probably worried about me.”“What’s the hurry?” Tristan asked, tightening his arm around me.Conrad looked heavenward. “It’s because you’re freaking him out, stupid Tristan.”Tristan narrowed his eyes at Conrad. “Who are you calling stupid, you little brat.”Ah, I see. Conrad was bein
HaruTwenty minutes later, we arrived back at the apartment, and the moment Aiden and I stepped through the front door, Noah asked, “What took you so long? I was worried sick.” He was talking to me, of course.“Something happened,” I said. “Didn’t Aiden tell you?”Noah said, “He did, but I’m still worried.”Aki rushed off into the living room, and we followed him in. Aiden said, “Your boss and his family are coming to our housewarming party.”“What? How? When?” Noah asked, looking flabbergasted.Aiden chuckled. “Haru found their dog Toby along the street, injured.”“I returned Toby to them, and then Aiden came to pick me up,” I said.Noah raked his fingers through his hair. “Really? They’re coming? Fuck!”“Yeah,” Aiden said. Th
MasonMason felt his stomach churning sickly when he received the text message from Haru. It said: Mason, just want to let you know I’m on St. Joseph Island with Noah. Please don’t worry about me. I’m fine.He could only stare at the message. Just how the hell did Haru end up on St. Joseph Island with Noah?He texted back, demanding answers. Haru promptly replied with: Something happened and Noah brought me here with him. Everything is fine. Please don’t worry about me.Just how was everything fine when he was on St. Joseph Island with Noah alone? Mason wondered. That bastard second brother of theirs was undoubtedly going to confess to Haru and then fuck the hell out of the boy; he knew it.Fuck! He clicked on Haru’s name and pushed on the call button, but it went unanswered. Haru was probably busy talking to Aiden.Mason raked his fingers
HaruNoah was such a good kisser, and despite my experience learned from Aiden, I still found it hard to keep up with him. He was vigorous and intense; every tongue stroke, caress, and lick was exquisite, sending ripples of pleasure surging through me and driving me mindless.I shuddered, a flourish swirl of bliss dancing inside me as he stroked his tongue around mine in one full motion, feeling all of me, and then sucking at me. Meanwhile, his hand hotly trailed down my body to my already hard cock, and he groped it in his palm.“Ngh...” I groaned out softly, loving the way he was caressing me down there.When he finally released my mouth, allowing me to breathe properly, he turned his attention to my neck where he then kissed, sucked, and licked my skin.I wrapped my arms around him, just feeling his body against me, loving the heat exuding from him and the hardness of his form. He felt stern
NoahIn the en suite, Noah made quick work of showering and cleaning himself up, making sure his body was properly washed off. He was pedantic about smelling nice and fresh, too. When he was done fifteen minutes later, he wiped himself dry with a fluffy white towel and then headed out the door, stark naked.He was grinning from ear to ear when he was back in the bedroom, and his smile became even wider when he saw Haru did a double take at him.“What... What the heck...” Haru uttered, his eyes large and his face flushing hot.Stroking his wet, dark hair back with his fingers, Noah eyed the boy and noted that Haru wasn’t wearing what he had offered him earlier. The boy had donned one of Noah’s navy with white striped work shirts he usually wore under his suit jacket.Fuck! Just holy fuck, but Haru was so cute wearing his shirt that was way too big for him. It looked like the boy was
NoahNoah was grinning widely like a Cheshire cat when he walked out of the elevator, his hand clasping firmly over Haru’s who was beside him.“I heard they have nice food here,” he said as they headed toward the entrance of the restaurant located on the fifth floor of The Princeton Hotel and Resort. “You’ll like it.”“Ugh! I’m so hungry, I can eat anything,” Haru said.A maître d' took them to a table that had a great view of the ocean to the left and the small, picturesque town of South Hampton to the right. As Haru made himself comfortable and scanned over the menu, Noah shifted his gaze across the restaurant, not because he was interested in how luxurious the place was, but because he wanted to ensure none of his colleagues were dining here. He didn’t want to bump into any of them, after all, especially now that he had Haru with him. He wanted to h
HaruI saw the pain expressing in his eyes and his face darkened. He said, his voice cold, “If you don’t want to have anything to do with me, then I’ll leave the apartment. I won’t be a part of the family anymore.”I felt sick to my stomach at hearing this. That meant he already had a backup plan. Typical of Noah.“What about your job with Uncle Jin?” I asked. “Are you going to break your promise to him just like that?”“I don’t usually break my promises, Haru, but in this case, I will have to make an exception. I’ll call Uncle Jin and explain everything to him.”“You’re an idiot,” I said. “Just because of me, you’d throw away your future to help run a big company that makes millions?”He chuckled. “Yeah. When it comes to you, I’d throw everything away, even my life. I&rs
HaruI had no idea how I got here and how the fuck it happened, but here I was, standing in the foyer of The Princeton Hotel on St. Joseph Island, looking around the elegant place like a lost little lamb. Meanwhile, Noah was checking in at the reception.Fuck! Just what the fuck?I took in a deep breath for a moment, working on collecting myself.It had only been four hours ago when Noah just suddenly turned up at The BlueSky where Sean and I were having lunch. I must admit it had been great, with us chatting about Aki and Sean’s puppies and kittens, but then it all turned to custard when Noah appeared as if out of thin air.It had all been a whirlwind when Noah dragged me out of the restaurant and then into his car, and then we were on the ferry—where I had ranted about how stupid Noah was and he about how stupid I was and us arguing over each other during the whole journey. And now h
Noah“I can’t believe you’re going to St. Joseph Island,” Isaac said, grinning. “If it’s nice there, maybe we all could go there some weekend, you know, for breaks and have some fun?”Noah snorted. He reached out and ruffled Isaac’s bed hair. The boy had just gotten up, having spent the night sleeping there on the sofa.“You’re always looking for fun, aren’t you, Isaac?” Connor asked from the across the room. The man was busy cooking breakfast: French toast with bacon.“Well, fun is fun, isn’t it?” Isaac said, his eyes glued to the French toast Connor was transferring from the hot pan onto the plate.“Then I’ll be tagging along,” Connor said. “Tell me when you guys are going there. St. Joseph Island is beautiful, especially in spring.”“Really?” Isaac asked as he go
HaruAfter Aiden left the room, I turned on my side and resumed my sleep. I was dead tired, after all, and was damn glad I didn’t have any classes today. I just knew I wouldn’t be able to make it, that was for sure. Aiden had been a demon last night. I couldn’t believe he had gone all out and fucked me so many times.I found myself smiling, though, when I thought about him and how much he wanted and loved me.I sighed deeply in that content way and then shut my eyes, and soon, I fell asleep again. When I next woke up, it was to feel a pair of lips on mine and a hot tongue sneaking its way into my mouth. I fluttered my eyes open, wondering if Aiden had returned.My gaze came to rest on a gorgeous face with a pair of gold-brown eyes, and I felt a gentle hand cupping the side of my face. Mason?I gasped and was about to utter his name out loud when his tongue invaded my mouth and be
Aiden“Where are you taking me?” Haru asked.Aiden gave the boy a smile. “Let’s continue this on the bed. Doing it in the bathtub is a bit difficult.”“Oh,” Haru expressed. “But we’re wet.”Aiden, his eyes dark, gazed at Haru, taking in the sight of the boy wet from head to toe, his milky skin smooth with droplets of water beading on him. He must admit the boy was exquisitely beautiful, and the sight turned him on even more. Now he understood the charm of seeing one’s partner naked and soaking wet. It was fucking sexy. He wondered, too, if Haru found him hot like this. Naked, muscles taut with sexual tension, and his skin beading with water droplets.He got his answer when he put the boy on the bed and saw Haru slowly, as if taking his time, drifting his gaze from his face to his cock, which had already sprung back to life.&ldquo