“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
HaruSakura said, “He is, isn’t he? I would love to paint him.”“You paint?” I asked.“Yeah,” she said.Close by, Conrad said, “All the paintings and photographs at the penthouse are hers.” He gave a thumbs-up. “She’s great, right?”I nodded. “Yeah.”Isaac said, “I paint too. Digitally, that is. My hobby is designing characters.”“Really?” Hayden asked.“Yep,” Isaac said. “Hey, you wanna see my stuff?”Hayden chuckled. “Yeah, sure.”Isaac got up and raced out the door.Chuckling, Connor asked, “Where is that rascal going?”“To get his artwork,” I said.To me, Sakura said, “Would you like to be my model, Haru?”I pointed to myself. &
NoahNoah knew it was going to be a shitty night and a shitty party the moment he saw both Tristan and Logan stepping in through the front door. And he was damn right because the two bastards were continuously hitting on Haru. Thank God Haru didn’t seem to take notice. Noah could admit though that just watching them invading Haru’s space and claiming the boy’s attention was pissing him off. Although he tried his best to behave and not make a fucking scene due to the simple fact that Nicolas was around and that the man was his boss, and he couldn’t afford to do anything stupid that could lead to him losing his job.“You okay?” Nicolas asked. “You look a little...off.”Noah chuckled. “Sorry.” He shifted his gaze to Haru who was getting up from his seat and heading to the door. The boy was slipping out. That was Haru’s habit. He liked to slip away during a party sin
Haru“You got along well with Sakura and Akira, huh?” I said to Jess as she tucked herself comfortably in my bed.Jess was occupying my room for tonight since she, like Isaac’s and Mason’s friends, was staying over.“Yeah,” Jess said. “They’re great. Especially Akira. She has lots of things in common with me.”I chuckled. “My guess is BL?”“Yep,” she said, grinning. She spread her arms out on the bed. “This feels great.”“Glad you like the bed,” I said. “I’m just gonna get my pajamas, and then I’ll leave you to it.”“Okay,” she said, retrieving a yaoi manga from her bag sitting on the side of the bed.A moment later, I left the room, shutting the door as I said, “Good night, Jess.”“Night, Haru,” she rep
HaruI poked my head out of Aiden’s bedroom door a moment later, and after noting that Noah’s door was shut—either because he was still snoozing away or he was out at the gym—I rushed down the hallway toward the laundry room at the back.After putting my wet pajamas into the washing machine, I dusted off my hands and then turned on my heel, heading out the door again. I was nearly at Aiden’s room when the sight of Noah appearing from the other side made me stop in my tracks.He was wearing his gym gear, and he looked sweaty from his workout. I could see that his muscles were bulging out more than normal. He must have been working hard.I wanted to greet him a good morning but found I couldn’t. I suddenly felt nervous, and my throat felt dry like dust. What the heck?Noah didn’t greet me either. He simply stared at me as he walked toward me.I was frozen in my spot as he pass
AidenThe moment Aiden returned from his intense three hours of working out and came in through the bedroom door to find Haru still in bed and saw his eyes swollen red, he knew shit had hit the fan. Fuck!He gathered the boy into his arms and asked, “What happened?”Haru buried his face against Aiden’s chest. “It’s nothing.”Aiden frowned. “Haru, I know it’s not nothing. You’ve never cried like this since our parents died.” He tightened his arms around the boy. “I need to know. Please tell me.”Haru adamantly shook his head. “It’s fine.”Aiden sighed. Oh, he knew what the fuck was wrong, all right. It was Noah, and he could just guess what had happened.“Was it Noah?” he asked.He felt the boy stiffen in his arms, but he didn’t answer him, and he knew he woul
HaruI didn’t leave Aiden’s room that Sunday, and I didn’t join the others for breakfast, lunch, or dinner either. Aiden brought the meals for me to have in his bedroom, which was nice. I didn’t want the others to see how horrible I looked, although Jess did pop in to see how I was getting on before she left. Apparently, Aiden told everyone I had gotten myself quite sick. But I guessed Jess suspected something was up when she saw my red and swollen eyes. Since it was just the two of us in Aiden’s room, she said, “You want to tell me what’s going on?”I shook my head.She was quiet for a moment. “Okay, but I’m all ears when you’re ready.” She sighed. “Noah left, by the way. He took his luggage with him, and Aiden told the others he’ll be staying at Connor’s.”That got my interest, and I suddenly felt sick to my stomach. Did
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