“Smells delicious,” she told him as she took a seat at the bar that separated the spacious breakfast area from the prep area.

“Bourbon chicken.” Cowboy winked at her. “Heavy on the bourbon.”

She liked the sound of that. “You have enough for everyone?”

“Of course.” For a brief moment, Cowboy paused and stared back at her. “Everything okay?”

Nodding, probably too quickly, Ashlynn forced a smile. “Just hungry. And tired.”

“You’re in luck. Dinner’s almost ready. Three minutes, tops.”

When Jase brought her a glass of wine, Ashlynn allowed her hand to cover his momentarily before hesitantly releasing him. He stared back at her, their eyes locked. He knew what she needed, and part of her wished he’d make the decision for her, sweep her off her feet, and carry her up the stairs to the privacy of her bedroom.

Instead, he leaned in and pressed his lips to her ear. “I promise. I’ll take good care of you. After dinner.”

She nodded and then gifted him with a smile that she hoped told him how much she was looking forward to it.

A little over an hour later, after they’d listened to Leo and Teddy try to top one another’s stories, and after everyone had devoured the delicious meal Cowboy had prepared, Ashlynn said good night to the men in charge of her protection and slipped up to her bedroom. She stripped out of her clothes and her heels, leaving them on the floor where they landed as she made her way to the bathroom. Turning on the water in the enormous Jacuzzi tub, she then returned to the sink to brush her teeth. With that out of the way, she then grabbed her hairbrush. While she detangled the long strands, she stared back at her reflection in the mirror.

Her attention was drawn to the sexy man stepping into the bathroom, his gaze slowly sliding over her as he did.

“Do you know how stunning you are?”

Ashlynn’s eyes met Jase’s in the mirror. The question was rhetorical, but if Ashlynn had to answer, she would’ve told Jase that her soul was too dirty for her to be stunning. However, she appreciated the compliment.

“Join me?” she suggested, nodding toward the bathtub as he crossed the room to turn off the water.

His smile as he once again met her gaze in the mirror made her insides churn, desire coiling deep in her womb. The man was panty-melting hot; between the naughty grin and the wicked gleam in his eyes … he could stop traffic if he tried hard enough.

“My pleasure.” Jase pressed up against her back, his fingers sliding her hair to one side, lightly grazing her skin and sending a shiver down her spine. When his lips caressed her neck, she sighed and leaned into him. His big hands cupped her shoulders, the sheer strength in them soothing her.

Jase always knew what she needed, knew just how to temporarily silence the demons she battled.

“Turn around,” Jase murmured against her skin, reaching for her hand.

Setting her brush on the counter, Ashlynn turned until she was facing him. His callused hands leisurely glided over her hips, her waist, the sides of her breasts. He was so sensual, gentle. Closing her eyes, she allowed the sensations to take over.

When his tongue lashed her nipple, Ashlynn sucked in a breath but didn’t open her eyes. Gripping his shoulders, she steadied herself, resting her bottom against the sandstone countertop, allowing herself to feel.

“Have I told you how fucking good you taste?” Jase’s lips wrapped around her nipple, sucking her into the raspy warmth of his mouth while he tormented the pebbled tip with his tongue, making her insides quake.

Jase knew how sensitive her breasts were, how much she enjoyed when he focused his attention on them. Pleasure ignited in every cell of her body when he hefted them in his rough hands, sucking and licking while mumbling those dirty words that made her pussy wet.

“Let’s get you in the bath,” he whispered softly, his lips trailing upward, over her collarbone, her neck, and finally settling on her mouth.

Wrapping her arms around him, Ashlynn didn’t want to let go. She got lost in his kiss, enjoying the way he explored her with his tongue. When he pulled back, she resigned herself to what came next. If it had been up to her, he would’ve continued his exploration of her body with his tongue for hours on end.

Taking his hand, she followed him to the tub, then proceeded to climb in. Once she was settled, Jase began to strip, his eyes never leaving hers as he peeled away his clothes and gave her a scrumptious view of his sleekly muscled body, the considerable breadth of his shoulders. He was honed to perfection, hard planes and angles, rigid contours that contracted when he moved.

When he was naked, he joined her, forcing her to shift so that he could ease into the water behind her. While he wrapped her in his strong arms, she leaned back against his chest, her head on his shoulder. His fingers picked up where his mouth had left off moments ago, toying with her nipples. Just enough to make her crazy with need.

“Tell me again what it was like when you kissed Leyton,” she muttered, closing her eyes and relaxing into him.

He’d shared with her the details of that kiss on the way home from Max’s after it had happened, and she’d been so turned on that they’d fucked in the Escalade after they’d pulled into the garage.

“His lips were gentle yet eager,” Jase explained. “His tongue soft. There was no doubt he’d been holding back.”

“So he wanted it?”

“Oh, yeah,” Jase murmured. “So fucking much.”

“What did you wish could’ve happened?” she inquired, thrusting her breasts into his hands while she slid her hand down into the water to play with her clit.

“I wish you would’ve come in and seen us. I’d give anything for you to watch us.”

“What would you do to him if I were watching?”

Without hesitation, Jase answered with, “I’d order him to his knees, make him free my dick, then admire the way he wrapped his lips around me. I’d watch while he teased the head with his tongue, then sucked me deep into his throat.”

Ashlynn moaned, and Jase shifted beneath her, his cock sliding against her back.

“I’d fuck his mouth while he gripped my thighs and took all of me.”

“Would you come?”

“Oh, yeah,” he groaned, pinching her nipples, lightning bolts of pleasure-pain darting straight to her clit.

“When you were finished, would you kiss him? Taste yourself in his mouth?”

“Fuck yes,” he sighed, the short stubble on his jaw brushing against her hair as his hard cock ground into her back. “Then I’d go to my knees and take his dick in my hand. I’d use my tongue to torment him, licking his balls until he was begging me for more. Only then would I suck him. You don’t know how bad I want to taste him.”

Ashlynn’s pussy clenched.

Jase reached around, shifting her so that his thick fingers slipped inside, her leg propped over his arm while she lay across his body. Water sloshed from the movement, but she didn’t care. The only thing that mattered was feeling Jase’s hands on her, the vibrating rumble from his voice against her back, the soothing way he played her body so easily.

“What if I wanted him to fuck you?” she asked on a raspy moan, her gaze straying to the mirror.

“Anything for you,” he answered, fucking her briskly, his fingers curling as he sought her G-spot.

“And if I wanted … you to fuck me … while he fucked you?” He was sending her closer and closer to the edge.

“Heaven,” he groaned, his fingers picking up speed.

“Or I could use a dildo,” she whispered, her pussy gripping his fingers as her body coiled tightly. “And fuck his ass while he sucked your dick.”

“Come for me, Ash,” he growled.

Ashlynn didn’t need the instruction; she was already there, her body exploding—glorious heat and sensation uniting into a firestorm that consumed her. Brilliant flashes of light danced behind her closed eyelids as she gave herself over to the pleasure.