Tempted by Two Angels [Notorious Nephilim 3] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) (8 page)

“Why are you crying? What did he say to you?”

She hadn’t heard such anger in his voice before, and all it did was make her feel worse than ever.

“Caleigh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you. Please let me escort you to your room, and tell me why you’re so upset.”

“I’m not sure I can explain it, Sterling.”

“Please? I hate to see you like this.”

His concern was touching, but why, then, had he avoided her since the night they’d made love? She nodded, walked into the elevator car, and stood against the far wall as he closed the gate and pushed the button for her floor. He didn’t speak. Caleigh took deep breaths to try to control her urge to cry. What the hell was wrong with her?

When they reached the staff floor Sterling let her out first then followed. He took her key and opened the door then again allowed her to step inside first. He was a perfect gentleman.

Her room wasn’t tiny, but it certainly wasn’t the size of his or Hugh’s suite. There was only the bed, a dresser, an armchair, and a small table with two chairs. Caleigh opened the window, letting in much-needed fresh air. She sat in the armchair, hoping he’d take the hint and not sit on her bed. She couldn’t handle it right now if he tried to seduce her. Her thoughts were all confused, and nothing made sense.

He took a seat in one of the chairs, turning it to face her. “Caleigh, I’m sorry if I’ve upset you.”

“What? You haven’t upset me.”

“Then who did?”

How could she tell him this? They hadn’t spoken at all since she’d left his suite three days earlier. “Niko just informed me that there’s an unwritten rule the owners don’t date the staff. He actually used that word—date.” She glanced at the floor. “Then he asked me if I’d slept with you or Hugh.”

“What did you tell him?” She snapped her gaze to his eyes. His voice had been too sharp, his response too quick.

“I told him it was none of his business. Sterling, are you ashamed of having made love to me?”

“No, not at all. Caleigh…of course not. But Niko is right. It’s an unwritten rule. He’s only concerned for…for you, of course.”

“Then why did you do it? Why did you seduce me?”

He ran his hand through his hair. The gesture reminded Caleigh of when she’d tangled her fingers in his hair as he thrust in and out of her, and she bit back a moan. “I had no choice. I mean, we were standing under the stars, outside, and you’re so pretty and so easy to talk to. It seemed so natural to kiss you. I’m sorry.”

“Well, I’m not sorry. I had a wonderful time. What I can’t reconcile is why you haven’t spoken to me since I left your bed the next afternoon.”

* * * *

The quietness of her question was more than Sterling could bear. It would have been better if she were angry right now. That, at least, he could handle. But her gentle question tore at his heart. How could he tell her why he’d purposefully avoided her? He’d been seething with jealousy at the thought of her in Hugh’s bed. But it wasn’t fair to put her in the middle of their power struggle. She hadn’t asked for this.

“I don’t know.”

“Sterling, forgive me, but that’s bullshit. I heard you and Hugh arguing in the hallway outside my dressing room the night I performed. I’ve watched you two during rehearsals for two days, sitting as far apart as possible, not speaking to each other. And now you’re avoiding me as well. I’d like to know why.”

She was far too intelligent to pull one over on. He’d have to tell her the truth or risk losing her.

“I mean, if that was just a one-night stand, then tell me so.”

He pulled his chair closer so their knees were touching. Her scent filled his head. He hadn’t been able to sleep for three days thinking about the softness of her skin or the look in her eyes as he made her come. He wanted her back in his arms and in his bed.

“A one-night stand? No, Caleigh. It wasn’t that at all.”

She didn’t look convinced. “But you were right about what you heard. Hugh and I were arguing. You don’t have to tell me, but I’m fairly certain you spent that night with Hugh. I’m not upset with you. I have no claim on you, and you’re free to do what you please, but I don’t want to see you hurt.”

The minute the words were out of his mouth he wished he could take them back. They sounded false and pretentious.

Her face flushed, and she wiped her palms on her skirt. “Hurt? Do you mean to say you think Hugh would physically harm me?”

“No, I don’t mean he’d hit you or anything, I meant that he’d…use you for sex. Without caring about you.”

She frowned, blinked a few times, then held his gaze firmly. “And why did you seduce me, Sterling, if not because you wanted sex?”

She whispered the question, but he heard the words clearly. He leaned back as if she’d struck him. Could she really be so unaffected that she didn’t care if both men had seduced her for their own pleasure? It was one thing to expect the guests to take that attitude—they came here knowing what to expect. But Caleigh didn’t know that. Had someone told her what they were, what this resort actually was?

“Caleigh, I told you it wasn’t like that. I don’t use women only for my own pleasure.”

“But Hugh does?”

“Yes.”

“So what should I do about it, Sterling? Should I refuse to sleep with either of you again? I wouldn’t want to violate any unwritten rules, after all.”

“No, it’s not like that.” He couldn’t fault her for sounding sarcastic right now. He was making a total mess of this.

She leaned forward, her eyes dark and intense. “Then stop beating around the bush and be straight with me, Sterling.”

He had to look away from her eyes for a few seconds. His thoughts were all jumbled. What had this mere mortal woman done to him? He’d never admitted a weakness like jealousy to any woman, and he wasn’t about to do so now. But what other explanation could he offer for not speaking to her that she would accept? Would she think him weak and pathetic, or would she understand?

“The thought of you in his bed made me jealous.” There. He’d said it. It was out. To hell with the consequences. All she could do now was laugh or be sympathetic. Neither reaction would change a thing. This woman was so far under his skin he’d never get her out.

“Really?” The look on her face nearly made him come in his pants. She was both surprised and delighted. He hadn’t considered how not speaking to her might have affected her, not until he’d seen her crying in the lobby as she headed for the elevators. He was an insensitive asshole. He never should have avoided her. His beef was with Hugh, not this perfect creature sitting in front of him.

“Really. I was torn apart by it. Caleigh, will you have dinner with me? Not in the staff dining room. I have a more romantic spot in mind.”

She grinned. “Your bed, perhaps?”

Oh Lord. He was so close to losing what little self-control he still possessed. “No, not that it’s a terrible idea, but I was thinking more along the lines of a picnic across the lake, where we’d have complete privacy.”

“Will you speak to me afterward?”

“Yes, of course I will. I’m sorry, Caleigh. Avoiding you was the wrong thing to do. Please forgive me.”

She shook her head, as if embarrassed by his words. “I understand now. And a picnic across the lake is a wonderful idea, Sterling. I’d love to.”

Hugh knew he was being a complete dick following Sterling and Caleigh to the other side of Deer Lake, but he didn’t care. Two days of not speaking to her had made him surly and hornier than hell. Niko stopping him in the lobby an hour ago had been the icing on the cake. That fuck Niko had the nerve to lecture him on the rules!

It was no one’s fucking business if he and Sterling were both banging Caleigh. But he’d be damned if he’d spend an evening in his suite, imagining what Sterling was doing with her. Before the punishment that had forced them to live out their days on this forsaken rock, and even afterward, they’d shared women among two of them. He wasn’t going to stop doing that now. Sterling couldn’t steal her away and keep her for himself.
That
was most definitely against the rules.

He walked around the lake to the boathouse they’d built several years ago. There were plans to expand the resort into this area of the woods, but they’d run into snags with building permits because of the war. Right now, only the boathouse existed, but there was no running water or heat, so they didn’t use it for anything except storage.

“And a secret rendezvous away from prying eyes,” mused Hugh, under his breath. He smoked a cigarette as he watched them. They sat on a blanket next to the boathouse, eating sandwiches from a picnic basket. Sterling was so engrossed in what Caleigh was saying he didn’t know Hugh was there. He
should
know, but Hugh doubted he was paying attention to his powers right now.

Not that he blamed him. Caleigh wore a red-striped dress, and her hair was tied back with a ribbon that matched it. He’d never seen her look so fetching. He fantasized about unbuttoning that dress and following it down her body with his tongue. Her legs were bare, too, which would mean no annoying stockings to have to take off. Had she followed his advice and not worn a girdle today?

By the time he’d extinguished his fourth cigarette, they’d moved the blanket inside the boathouse. Hugh debated for five minutes. Would she be pissed off, or did she harbor a secret fantasy to fuck them both? Sterling might be pissed. Then again, he might not care. It was not like he and Sterling had never shared a woman before.

He crept to the boathouse, straining to hear Caleigh’s moans. His dick was rock hard, and the pain was almost unbearable. There was no door, so he simply stood in the doorway and watched. They were so wrapped up in each other, they didn’t notice his presence.

Sterling had already unbuttoned her dress and removed her bra. Fast work. He sucked her left tit, and Hugh couldn’t stand it anymore. He hadn’t tasted her nipples the night she was in his suite, but he remembered coming on them. His mouth watered now at the sight of them, dusky and taut. She had two, after all. Why should only one of them have all the attention?

As Hugh stepped inside, they both gasped. Sterling turned around and gave him a look that would stop a mere mortal in his tracks. He kept moving, his eyes locked on Caleigh’s. If she became upset, he’d leave, but that would be the only thing that would keep him from having her as well right now.

“What the hell are you doing here?” said Sterling, getting to his feet. He looked ridiculous with his pants around his ankles and his dick standing up, pointing toward the ceiling.

“I thought you could use some help.” He knelt next to Caleigh and looked into her dark eyes. “If you tell me to go, I’ll go. It’s up to you, beautiful.”

“Oh God.” The raw lust in her eyes was enough of an answer for him. He bent his head and took her right nipple into his mouth, groaning in the back of his throat at the taste. He now knew what manna must taste like.

“Are you sure about this, Caleigh?” Sterling was such a fucking baby at times. She was so horny she was ready to burst. Couldn’t he see that?

“Yes. Absolutely.” For fuck’s sake, she could barely speak. What the hell was wrong with Sterling? Couldn’t he see how turned on she was?

When Sterling knelt next to Caleigh and took the other nipple into his mouth, she cried out and lay back against the wooden floor, crossing her arms over her head.

* * * *

“Please don’t stop.” Caleigh could barely string together a sentence. Their mouths on her nipples sent shock waves straight to her soaking-wet pussy. This was really going to happen. She was really going to fuck them both, at the same time. It was overwhelming. Caleigh had nearly come when she’d glanced up and seen Hugh standing in the doorway. He’d followed them, and he wanted her. They both did. It was more than her fantasies had ever allowed.

Hugh finished pulling off her dress and laid it carefully on the edge of the blanket. Then he removed her shoes as well. When Sterling pulled off her panties, she moaned and spread her legs. The anticipation was unbearable. Would they take turns? Could she really handle both men? They were both huge and had an unbelievable amount of stamina. The idea of being fucked silly by them taking turns inside her caused her to hyperventilate.

Sterling buried his head between her legs and sucked her clit. Caleigh banged her fists on the ground as he pushed two long fingers inside her. Hugh removed his clothes and knelt next to her face. She turned toward him and opened her mouth, more than ready to take his swollen cock into her mouth. This time when he pushed her head closer, she welcomed the musky taste that completely filled her mouth.

The combined sensations sent her into a frenzy. She was so close to coming already, Sterling hardly had to do anything. When the climax tore through her, only Hugh’s cock in her mouth muffled her screams. He pulled out and positioned himself between her legs while Sterling took his place at her head.

She barely had time to catch her breath before Sterling was pumping in and out of her mouth, and Hugh was fucking her pussy. He lifted her hips onto his thighs, increasing his ability to get all the way in and providing a cushion for her ass. It was still sore from his paddling, but she didn’t mind. It was a constant reminder of the most erotic night of her life.

Sterling pulled out of her mouth and teased her nipples with his cock. Caleigh moaned as she remembered Hugh coming on her breasts and wondered if Sterling would do the same thing. She looked into his green eyes and was overjoyed to find him smiling at her. She knew he’d been upset when he’d turned his head and found Hugh standing in the doorway, but he seemed to be over it now. She didn’t want them fighting. She only wanted to enjoy them.

Hugh pulled out of her, and Sterling took his place. Caleigh was close to another orgasm. She clutched at the air, trying to make sense of the intensity. Hugh squeezed her breasts and teased her nipples with his thumbs. Waves of desire washed over her.

“You’re so fucking beautiful,” he whispered. “Thank you for this, Caleigh.”