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The burgers came, and Charly was surprised that all the brothers’ lunches were served to them in brown bags. “What’s going on?”

“Trouble at the barns, sweetheart.” Heath smiled. “We’re going to run and take care of it. You stay here with our mom and dads. Jackson should show up any minute. I just got a text that he is headed this way.”

“Shouldn’t you talk to him about what’s been going on?” she asked, completely confused.

“I will, after we get this mess cleaned up…at the barns.”

There was something about Heath’s demeanor that told her he was holding something back. She couldn’t be sure what.

“Can’t it wait, Heath?” Maude asked. “This is very serious.”

Dad Greg sat on his wife’s left side. “Hush, honey. Let the boys get back to normal chores. We can handle the sheriff.”

On her right side, Dad Grant added, “Jackson will have this cleaned up in no time at all. This is only a mix-up, nothing more. We’ll be having a slice of your delicious pie tonight and all of this will be behind us.”

Charly sighed. Something about the Strong dads’ confidence gave her some relief. She watched the six Strong cowboys tip their hats to their mother and to her, and then they left with their lunch bags in hand.

“See you shortly, sweetheart.” Nate smiled and winked.

After the last of the brothers walked out the door, Greg Strong smiled. “Ladies, let’s eat. I know you’re both starving.”

Charly took a few bites of the delicious cheeseburger and the thick-cut, made-to-order fries. Normally, she could’ve finished most of the meal, but her appetite disappeared as the worry about Heath’s situation bounced to the front of her mind. She looked at her three lunch companions, the Strong parents. They, too, seemed disinterested in the food on their plates. “Are you sure Heath is going to be cleared?” she asked them.

“Yes, kiddo,” Dad Grant answered first. “He’s innocent.”

“Of course,” Dad Greg joined in. “By dinner tonight, this whole thing will be just a silly story we will all be able to laugh about for years to come.”

Maude gazed at her and smiled. “So, Charly, you’ve settled on the older boys?”

Charly tensed. “What do you mean?” But she already knew what the mother of the Strong brothers meant.

“I see how you are around Heath. You love him, don’t you?”

“I do,” she confessed for the first time, and it felt great.

Maude grabbed her hand and squeezed. “Nate, too?”

Charly nodded, and her heart warmed.

“Tobias?”

“I really haven’t spent much time with him, Maude. I admire him, though.”

“And you’re attracted to him, too, right?” she asked with a warmth in her tone that was endearing.

“I am.” Charly couldn’t mislead Maude or her husbands. “But the truth is I am also in love with the twins.”

Maude pulled her hand back. “That can’t be, Charly. I already told you how it works here in Wilde.”

Charly felt her insides rip in two. “I know—three and one. I get it. But your sons are headstrong.”

“What do you mean, child?” Dad Greg asked softly.

Charly couldn’t hold back, didn’t want to. She’d been dealing with the ridiculous plan of the brothers by herself. She needed someone to unload on, and who better than the people who loved her cowboys, too—their parents? “They have it in their heads that the six of them and I can create a family together.”

Watching Maude’s mouth widen and eyebrows shoot up, Charly wished she’d kept the whole thing to herself.

“That can’t be,” Maude snapped, shaking her head.

Dad Grant put his arm around his wife. “Sweetheart, hear Charly out.”

“But this is impossible, Grant. You know how it works in Wilde.”

“Honey, Greg and I were born here. We know better than you, even though you’ve been here a very long time.”

Maude leaned into her husband. “Decades. I know. This town won’t go for it, and Tobias is too traditional to ever agree to such an arrangement. And what about the bad blood between Seth and Heath? They can barely be in the same room together.”

Charly felt tears well up in her eyes. Maude was right. Even though she’d known the whole time that Heath’s plan was impossible, she hadn’t stopped trekking down the dangerous path with the brothers. Why? Because she needed their comfort, their passion, their protection. It was selfish but true. Life had always dealt her a double dose of hard knocks, but with them she felt adored, desired, and safe.

“This is all my fault.” She felt the guilt-ridden liquid stream from her eyelids down her cheeks.

Dad Greg put his arm around her. “No it isn’t, sweetie. This is about love.” He turned to Maude. “Darling, when has true love ever been wrong?”

ADULT EXCERPT

Her heart leapt for joy in her chest. Then she thought about the one Strong that was obviously absent. “Where’s Seth?”

The guys didn’t answer her.

“Well?” she asked more forcefully.

Without warning, the five men undressed her. Tobias and Nate had her top and bra off in a flash. Heath was working on removing her pants and panties. The twins removed her shoes. They looked like a pack of hungry wolves, and she was their willing prey.

“You think this is going to derail me from thinking about Seth? About how crazy I am for staying in Wilde this long and not looking for a job? About what happened to my dad?”

“Yes,” Dax stated flatly.

She knew it might. Her body was already buzzing and taking the front seat, pushing her resistance to the back. “So I guess you want to have sex? Why should I let you?”

“Do you think we were asking for permission, sub?” Nate asked. “We aren’t.”

She trembled deliciously at the forcefulness in his tone. “Tell me where Seth is, please.”

“He’s moving some heifers to another pasture. That’s all.” Tobias kissed her neck. “No more questions, sweetheart. We’re taking what we want.”

“And we know you’re going to love what we have in store for you,” Drake stated, rubbing her calves.

Charly moaned as fifty fingers rubbed her into a warm shade of delirium. Then she spotted the items on the other side of the sectional that she’d somehow missed when coming into the home. There were paddles, cuffs, vibrators, lotions, and more sex toys she couldn’t identify. Her cowboys were about to put her through the wringer, which thrilled her beyond measure.

“So is our little sub ready for some fun?” Nate asked.

“Yes, Sir.”

Heath kissed her, and her entire body softened. His tongue swept into her mouth, and she became tingly.

Nate pinched her nipples through her shirt. “Bro, you should hold back the rewards from our pet until she’s earned them.”

“I know. I just couldn’t help but taste her sweet lips.”

“Now, little one, time to warm up your pretty little ass.”

She chewed on her lower lip as the cowboys flipped her around on top of Tobias’s lap. She could feel his hard-on through his jeans, and her pussy began to ache.

“Hand me that paddle, Drake. Not that one…the black one. Right. That’s it. Perfect.” Tobias took the paddle from Drake’s hand.

“How many licks, Sir?” she asked timidly.

He pinched her left ass cheek with enough force to cause her to gasp, pushing her closer to the sweet trance state she loved.

“From now until we’re done, pet, no talking unless we ask. Of course you can call out your safe word if you need to, but other than that, keep your pretty lips shut. Got it?”

She nodded. Her cowboys were in charge for these fun and games. All she had to do was obey and enjoy the ride.

“I think each of us should give five whacks to this lovely ass.” Tobias’s tone was wicked and playful. “Let’s let this sub know whose ass it is. Not hers. It’s ours.”

His dirty, possessive talk was getting to her, and she felt her clit and nipples begin to throb and her sex begin to dampen.

“Let’s blindfold her,” Nate suggested.

“Like where you’re going with this, bro.” Tobias slipped a blindfold over her eyes. “She won’t be able to see, but she will definitely be able to feel.”

There was something amazing about how they made love to her. Sometimes soft and gentle. Other times dominant and rough. Both worked to provide her with incredible pleasure. The latter kind of sex let her mind rest from all its troubles. It was an amazing place they created through discipline play and sweet pain that encompassed all of her mind, body, and soul.

“What about using headphones on her?” Dax asked. “I’ve seen it done at The Masters’ Chambers before.”

“Another terrific idea.” Tobias’s voice came out deeper and hungrier than she’d ever heard it before, causing her to tremble with anticipation of what was to come.

“Here. Use my iPod,” Drake offered. “I got something she might like.”

“Some of your pussy music, bro,” Dax teased.

“It’ll get her in the mood. You’ll see.”

She felt them place the little buds in her ears, and the music drowned out all other sound. Brandy and Chris Brown sang their latest. Now, without sight or sound, all her focus turned to what she was feeling. Tobias’s hand rubbed her bottom, making her tingle.

The next instant, a sting spread over the middle of her ass. Tobias had slapped her backside with the black paddle.

Slap. Slap.

She cried out, but couldn’t hear herself as Brandy and Chris continued to tell her to put something down and promised that if she did, she might fall in love.

Slap. Slap.

She felt the tears roll out of her eyes and the release of all her worries leaving her body. Suddenly, her cowboys lifted her up and placed her on another lap. She inhaled deeply, recognizing Nate’s scent of fresh-cut timber and leather.

Slap.His paddling was just a bit harder than Tobias’s, and it sent her even closer to the dreamy space she craved.

Slap. Slap. Slap. Slap.

Her entire body was shaking, and her pussy was completely soaked.

The brothers lifted her up and placed her on another lap. She knew this one was Heath’s. Another round of licks from the wonderfully wicked paddle, and she felt floaty and warm.

Her ass was on fire after Drake and Dax each took a turn with the paddle. The world outside didn’t exist in the trancelike state they’d pushed her into. The only thing that mattered was pleasing these cowboys.

“Roll out the blanket, Dax.” She heard Tobias’s order even over the music in her ears.

They moved her to the soft blanket. She felt them take off the headphones, allowing her to hear their heavy breathing. Then the blindfold was removed, and she saw she was on the floor in the middle of the room. Her men, looking like a hungry pack of wolves, surrounded her. They were all completely naked with hard cocks that were meant for her body.

“My God, you look beautiful,” Tobias confessed. “Time to reward you for taking your licks so well, kitten.”