Then they descended on Cam like a pack of hyenas.AJ drilled him in the chest with her finger. “FYI Deputy McKay, I’m a big girl. And if I wanna get shitfaced, I’ll get shitfaced, so back off.”“Don’t you dare call Carter in Canyon River, or so help me, I will ban you for life from Dewey’s,” Macie warned.“Yeah,” Channing chimed in. “If you tattle to Colby before I have a chance to explain, I will call your mother and suggest weekly instead of monthly McKay family dinners.”Chassie swayed in front of him. “What they said. Times two, ’cause I got two ornery guys to deal with.”Domini just blinked those exquisite icy blue eyes at him.Damn women sticking together. It’d been easier when Keely was the only woman in the family. Then the McKay boys could band against her.Right. Keely always had the upper hand, she knew it, and she played it well. Now they were outnumbered.Cam stalked off, but not before he heard another round of high fives and drunken whoops of victory.No one pressed cha
“Uh-huh.”“Please?”He gave in. He always did when it came to Keely. “Fine. You can stay one night. But if one thing is out of place in my house, or if I see any other person besides you in my home? I will tell everyone in the family and the whole damn county what I saw at Colt and Indy’s wedding reception.”Keely gasped. “You wouldn’t!”“Oh, I most definitely would. With absolute glee.” Cam flashed her a cocky grin. “So do we have a deal, little sis?”“Yes, but I am entitled to point out you’re a lot meaner than my other brothers.”“No, I’m just not buffaloed as easily as they are.”Keely harrumphed and remained unusually quiet for the rest of the drive.When Cam pulled up the driveway leading to his house, he experienced a sense of joy, a swell of pride, a feeling of peace. This place was the first thing he’d owned outright, finally obtaining the space, freedom and solitude he’d given up during his years in the army. He’d spent his adult years living in barracks or in tents with jus
Because you’re a cripple. You’ll never be the man you were.Cam gritted his teeth against the voice of that bitter man inside his head, the voice who usually won the argument.Not this time.Domini hadn’t known him before his war injury. She knew him now. She wanted him now. That thought gave him the courage to open the door.The creak sounded unnaturally loud in the stillness of her apartment. Cam was shocked he’d heard anything above the swift beating of his heart. “Domini?”“I’m here.”His head whipped around to see her perched on the couch.Naked.Holy fucking shit. She was beautiful. And even better, she was obedient. He grinned and crooked his finger at her.Domini pushed to her feet and sauntered over.“You’re naked.”“You told me to be.”He traced the line of her jaw down her throat. “What are you thinking right now?”“I can’t believe you’re really here.” The desire darkening her pale blue irises staggered him. “What are you thinking?”“This.” Cam gripped her shoulders and cru
“I won’t make you beg for it—” he licked the cords straining in her neck, “—this time. Next time I’d like to string you along and see how long it takes before you unravel.”His words rushed her to the next level of need. “Cam—”“I’ll take care of you. Arch back.”His rhythmic fingers, his sucking kisses, his confidence in seeing to her pleasure, unlocked a place inside her she’d never trusted another man to access. She closed her eyes and let go.When the first searing ripple started, she tightened her thighs, her interior muscles, her butt cheeks and cried out as the strength of the orgasm sideswiped her.“Look at me.”Obeying Cam’s gruff command, she stared into his fiery eyes while her pussy pulsed around his skillful fingers and saw her satisfaction and lust reflected on his face.“That’s it, princess. Give it all to me.”After the last throb faded, Domini wanted to bury her face in the side of his neck. Lick the salt from his skin, familiarizing her senses with his taste, drown i
“For what?” Cam’s brow furrowed. “I think it’s obvious.”“It’s not obvious to me, so why don’t you explain it?”An incredulous look appeared only to be replaced with an irritated one. “What? You expect me to grovel?”“No. I expect nothing from you, which is why it’s so ironic that I’m disappointed.”“Now wait just a damn minute—”“Just go.” Stupid chili pepper powder must’ve blown in her face; her eyes smarted with tears. She sidestepped him, muttering, wishing she was the type of woman who could rant and rave and throw things to relay her frustrations.Cam wheeled her around, boxing her between his body and the steel door of the walk-in cooler. “Will you at least let me apologize before you storm off and start swearing at me in Ukrainian?”“That was Russian.”“So I’m an idiot all the way around, okay? Look, I’m sorry…” His gaze lingered on her neck. “I’m so goddamn sorry I was such an animal and marked you last night. First thing. You deserve better than a man who mauls you.”Her sto
“Sure. Would you like a beer?”“A beer would be fine.”“Head out onto the back deck and I’ll bring it to you.”Cam heard the sliding glass door open, forgetting Gracie was penned in the backyard until Domini shrieked. He turned just in time to see Domini leap on the antique oak table.Gracie barked and raced around excitedly, thinking it was a game.“Gracie! Sit.”A disbelieving whimper sounded and then the Border collie obeyed.“Good girl.” Cam crossed to the dog, ignoring Domini crouched like a cat about to pounce. He ruffled Gracie’s silky ears. “Listen up, pup. Domini hasn’t been around dogs as cool as you, so give her some time to adjust. Be on your best behavior and before you know it, you’ll have Domini sneakin’ you treats and rubbing your fat belly. Understand?”Gracie barked twice.“Good girl. Stay.” Cam grabbed a new rawhide chew out of the pantry. The second Gracie saw it her tail thumped. Her tongue flopped past her gums in a doggie version of a smile. He couldn’t help but
“Yes.”He bit back a growl of approval. “You oughta know I’m beyond demanding when it comes to getting what I need from my lover.”“Have you been in a relationship like this before?”Cam debated on how much to tell her. But if he expected honesty from her, he’d better reciprocate. “Yes, I’ve been in several. Not since—” I lost my leg and my nerve, “—my injury.”Domini regarded him pensively. “So we would fulfill each other’s sexual needs and that’s all? No relationship beyond that?”Hell no. Little did Domini know now that he’d uncovered this surprising side of her, after he got her in his bed, he’d never let her out. She’d belong to him. But his reassurance he wouldn’t attempt to turn this into a traditional dating relationship seemed important to her. It went against everything Cam was to lie. But because he wanted her with an acute ache, an unfathomable need, a sense of rightness he’d never felt in his life, he lied with a straight face.“It’s a small town, Domini. If my truck is p
“Prop yourself on your elbows.”She looked at Cam across the length of her body.He curled his hands around her knees and set her feet on the table. In a purposefully drawn-out and sexy move, he teased her sundress up over her thighs and hips until it bunched at her waist.Thank God she’d worn decent underwear.Cam idly traced the triangle of fabric stretched over her groin. “I wouldn’t have pegged you as the black lace type. But it looks damn good against your snowy white skin.” He urged to her raise her hips, slipped the scrap of lace from her body and tossed it aside. Cam lowered his head and kissed her belly button. He paused at the surgical scar below it.Please don’t ask. Please don’t ask now.“What’s this from?” His thumb followed the white slash.“Appendix,” she said automatically.“Huh. That’s a weird place for it.” He tickled it with his tongue. “They must do surgery different in the Ukraine, huh?” While he teased her skin with little licks and nipping kisses, he noticed the