STORY EXCERPT

Gibson was on the move before Jeslyn stopped shouting for help.

He cursed under his breath when he saw that Jes, Elicia and Kendra had an unconscious woman on top of them.

He crouched down behind Kendra, reached between her and Elicia, pressed his fingers to the woman’s throat and took her pulse. He sighed with relief when he found it strong and steady. After counting her heart rate, he eyed her body over, looking at the damage to her head, cringing when he saw the large contusion on and near her left temple.

“She has a swollen ankle and can’t put any weight on it,” Elicia said.

“She has another bump on the left side of her head above and behind her ear,” Kendra said.

“She hasn’t eaten for over a day and she’s in trouble,” Jeslyn said. “We need to get her back to the ranch.”

Gibson nodded, clenched his teeth together while trying to ignore the way his body was responding to sleeping beauty. She was beautiful and he was attracted to her, but he shoved his attraction aside.

“Jes, Elicia, I need you both to move aside so I can pick her up. Kendra, you need to keep supporting her head and when I lift her into my arms prop her head against my chest. I don’t like the look of that big bump and bruising she already has and I don’t want her getting hurt again.”

“She was feeling sick before she passed out,” Elicia said as she shifted out from under the unconscious woman. “I could feel her headache and it was making me feel ill too. I think she might have a concussion. When she slipped in the shower she hit her head twice.”

“I have a feeling you’re right, Elicia, but I don’t want to examine her here. She feels too cold for my liking.” Gibson knelt on the cool concrete, carefully pushed his arms beneath her body and then he stood up. Kendra moved with him, supporting the woman’s head. Once he had her secured against his chest, he carried her out of the restroom and into the warm sunshine.

“Kendra, do you still have her car keys?” Gibson asked.

“Yes.” Kendra tugged the keys from her pocket and unlocked the doors.

Gibson carried her around to the passenger side of the vehicle and after Blain opened the door for him he gently lowered her into the seat and reclined the back so she’d be more comfortable.

“I’ll drive her to the ranch in her car,” Gibson stated. “I want to keep an eye on her.”

“Bring her to our place,” Jes said.

“No, it would be better if she stays with us,” Blain said. “That way Gibson can monitor her through the night without disturbing any of you.”

“I agree with Blain, baby,” Storm stated. “If she has a concussion like I suspect, Gibson will need to wake her every couple of hours. You need your rest more than ever.”

“I’m fine, Storm. You don’t need to fuss over me.”

“Yes he does,” Elicia said, smiling. “Congratulations, by the way.”

“You’re pregnant,” Kendra stated, grinning then pulling Jeslyn into her arms for a hug. Elicia followed suit.

“We’re so happy for you all.”

“Sorry to ruin the mood but can we celebrate later?” Gibson said. “We need to get her settled. Shit! What’s her name?”

“Krystal.”

Gibson nodded, got into the driver’s seat after adjusting it and put his seatbelt on. “See you all back at the ranch.” He closed the door, turned the ignition on, glanced at the gorgeous woman sleeping in the seat beside him, then after checking the mirrors, he backed out of the parking space, drove out of the lot and onto the road.

He’d only driven a couple of miles when she moaned and shifted in her seat. Her eyelids fluttered open and she blinked over at him through the most amazing violet colored eyes he’d ever seen. She frowned then moved her body closer to the door.

“Don’t be afraid of me, Krystal. I won’t hurt you. My name is Gibson Lane. I’m friends with Jeslyn, Elicia and Kendra. I’m driving you back to the ranch where we all live and work,” he said, glancing between her and the road. When she continued to frown at him, her breathing too fast, he knew she was still panicking over finding herself in her car with a stranger. He decided the best thing to do was keep talking to her and hopefully she wouldn’t get hysterical and do something crazy like trying to jump out of a moving vehicle.

“My friends Storm, Nelson and Bastian Davis started a ranch after getting out of the Marines. When my brothers and I, Blain and Tayden, and all the other guys retired from various branches of the military, the Davis brothers invited us to buy into the ranch. We take in abused horses and those headed to the slaughterhouse as well as other animals. We rehabilitate the horses and when it’s safe to do so, we sell them. However, we also make sure the new owners are kind people and wouldn’t hurt an animal or a human being. We also have the prospective buyers stay on the ranch for a bit so we can watch the animals and humans interact to make sure they’re a good fit for each other.”

“Okay,” she said, blowing out a breath of air and closing her eyes.

“On a scale of one to ten, how bad is the headache?”

“How do you know I have a headache?” she asked in a soft musical voice that seemed to go straight to his heart and wrap around it.

That wasn’t the only part of his body that was reacting to her. She smelled nice, like vanilla and a light floral scent he wanted to keep breathing in.

“Because you’re squinting. Do you live in Bigfork, Krystal?” Gibson asked.

ADULT EXCERPT

Gibson lifted her into his arms, turned and carried her back to the bedroom. Blain and Tayden were right on his heels. Tayden pulled the covers down and Gibson lowered her into the middle of the bed, still wrapped in the towel.

All three of the men yanked their shirts up and off and then they undid their jeans and pushed them down over their hips and kicked them away.

Gibson walked along one side of the bed and Tayden the other, then they both got up on to the mattress on either side of her.

Blain placed one knee then the other on the bed and shifted closer to her. “Hand me a pillow so I can prop her foot up.”

Krystal licked suddenly dry lips, glanced at Tayden and Gibson then met Blain’s gaze.

“We all want to make love with you, baby. Will you let us?” Blain asked.

She sucked in a deep breath, blew it out and inhaled again. “Yes.”

Tayden cupped her cheek, turned her to face him then he parted his lips over hers and kissed her with so much passion Krystal was sure she caught fire.

She felt the towel being untucked and parted and she moaned when Gibson molded and kneaded a breast. He strummed and rolled her nipple, sending heated spurs of pleasure straight down to her pussy.

Tayden broke the kiss, met her gaze briefly before he lowered his head and latched on to her nipple. She moaned and gasped, arched her chest up and sifted her fingers into his hair.

“Lift your hips, baby,” Blain ordered as he caressed his hands up and down her legs, getting so close to her pussy she bowed her pelvis up with need.

Blain yanked the towel out from under her with his brothers’ help and then he pushed her legs farther apart.

“You are fucking gorgeous, Krystal,” Tayden said.

“Sexy as sin,” Gibson rasped out.

“Our woman is a fucking goddess,” Blain growled, dropped to his belly then he licked up through her folds.

“Oh!” she cried out, jerking with pleasure when he swirled his tongue around before swiping the tip over her clit.

Blain shoved his arms beneath her legs, lifted them higher, spread them wider and then he speared his tongue into her pussy before he licked up through her folds again.

She writhed, moaned and panted.

Gibson grasped her chin, turned her toward him and covered her mouth with his.

Tayden suckled and flicked her nipple with his tongue.

Blain rimmed a finger around her entrance then he penetrated her. “So fucking tight. You’re dripping, baby, and I love that taste of your cream.”

Gibson raised his mouth from hers and when she opened her eyes, she looked into Blain’s green eyes. “I’ll be careful with you, baby. I know this is your first time. Tell me if I hurt you or do something you don’t like. Okay?” he asked.

 She nodded, closed her eyes and hoped she wasn’t blushing as bad as she felt. Her cheeks were so hot and while she had no idea why she was blushing, she couldn’t seem to help it. She was eager to get to the good stuff, but she was also feeling nervous and uncertain..

“Open your eyes, baby,” Blain demanded.

Even though she didn’t want to, she obeyed and hoped that he didn’t see that she was on the verge of tears. She should have known better.

“Don’t be embarrassed about anything with us, Krystal. You have nothing to be ashamed of. You have the sexiest body, and you should be proud of waiting for the right time for you. I’m proud and in awe of you, baby. I thought you were special from the first day we met but that doesn’t begin to describe how truly amazing you are.” Blain caressed his hand over her belly.

“Our woman is exceptional,” Tayden said. “I need more kisses, love.” Tayden opened his lips over hers and made love to her mouth.

“Our girlfriend is sweet, sexy and tough as hell,” Gibson said right before he drew her hard nipple into his mouth and suckled.

She moaned and then she groaned when Blain began to pump his finger into and out of her pussy.

He added another finger, gently forging both digits deeper into her pussy then he parted them, stretching her out.

She sobbed with shocked pleasure then cried out again when he started to thrust them in and out while twirling his tongue around her clit and lashing the nub with the tip of his tongue.

Tayden and Gibson alternately kneaded and suckled her breasts, stimulating her aching nipples and kissing her.

Tension invaded her muscles, her body as she felt the helix winding tighter. She gasped for breath, groaned and then she screamed as she came harder than she’d ever climaxed in her life.

She shook and quivered with rapturous joy as Blain continued to piston his fingers in and out of her pussy until he’d wrung every drop of pleasure from her body.

She sank deeper into the mattress and panted for air. Her body still tingling with residual pleasure as she floated back down from the nirvanic high.

Tayden and Gibson smoothed their hands over her body until the last shudder waned.

“That was the sexist fucking thing I’ve ever seen,” Tayden stated in his shiver-inducing voice.

“Beautiful,” Blain said, removing his fingers from her pussy, sucking them clean. He lowered her legs back onto the bed, knelt up between her thighs and asked, “Are you on the pill, baby?”