36. Epilogue
COREY
one month later
I t took several weeks after Dom came for me at the airport, but I finally convinced him to host a dinner party. I would finally get to meet Zeke and Liam, and seeing as how I now belonged to their father-in-law, it was high time. And then there were Dom’s nephews and their men. I’d heard a lot about them, but I didn’t know them at all.
Dom refused to let me have any say in the menu for evening, which—while I pretended to be offended—didn’t matter in the least. I’d succeed where I’d wanted to. I would get more time with his family, and he was excited about something that didn’t involve killing.
I’d broken the ice around his heart and gotten him to admit that he could love me. His sons had succeeded in drawing him out into their world, but there was a long way to go to repair the damage Dom’s upbringing and Lisa had done. I didn’t think I’d ever turn him into an extrovert, but I was making progress bringing him into the light.
I’d stepped inside to get myself another drink, and I took a moment to look out at the courtyard. Two of Dom’s nephews, Devil and Angelo, were standing together, talking to Dom. I could see why people had mistaken them for twins instead of cousins. They were both fucking hot, but they had their men and I had Dom. I didn’t need any more than what he gave me. He kept me more than satisfied.
Zeke and Liam sat together on the sofa across from Cam and Peter, Angelo and Lucien’s men. In the corner, Val and Vito seemed to be conspiring with Lucien. They kept glancing over at Dom. Maybe I should save him from their schemes.
I walked up to him, and his arm went around me without ever turning from his conversation. I loved how in tune he was with me.
Devil laughed as Dom pulled me to his side. “Val told me you two were perfect together. I was skeptical, but I see it now.”
Angelo nodded. “Uncle Dom has never looked at anyone like he looks at Corey.”
“Enough,” Dom said, his commanding tone forcing me to suppress a shiver.
“I certainly see why you fell for him,” Angelo gave me an appreciative smile.
I smiled back, while Dom gave him a scathing look. “Go find Cam.”
Devil looked around. “Speaking of that, where’s Joe? He should be here by now.”
A tall, dark-haired man came from the house into the courtyard as Devil turned that way.
“Damn, you really can sense each other,” Angelo said, rolling his eyes as he slapped Devil’s shoulder and moved off to find his boyfriend.
“Excuse me, gentlemen,” Devil said, heading toward his man.
I tilted my head in Joe’s direction. “Was Joe really a cop before?”
“Yes,” Dom said, but he didn’t seem to be paying any attention to our newest guest.
“Are you going to introduce me?”
“Not now.” He pulled me tighter against him.
“Why not?” When I stuck out my lower lip and pouted, he leaned down and bit it, making me squeal.
“There have been people in our house too long, and I haven’t had a chance to touch you.”
My cock started to swell. All he had to do was look at me like that, and I was ready to go. Just knowing he wanted me that badly did me in.
I glanced around at all of our guests. “We can’t just leave them.”
“Come with me.” His arm went around me, and he started walking. We were headed toward the back of the property.
“You can’t be serious.”
He huffed. “Are you actually complaining?”
“We could go in the house. It’s right there.”
“I’ve never had you outside. I want to take you out here, under the moonlight, under the stars, with everybody right there. It’ll be a challenge for you. Do you think you can stay quiet?”
“God, Dom. You know I can’t.”
“I guess I’ll have to gag you then.”
Fuck! I was so hard, I thought my cock might split my dress pants.
I glanced back at the men by the firepit. “Lucian’s watching us.”
“I’d be surprised if he hasn’t already been out here with Peter. They’re not known for their discretion.”
“Fuck.”
He pulled me behind a tree, but we were still close enough that I could hear the murmur of their voices and the clink of ice and glasses.
“Turn around and put your hands on the tree,” Dom ordered.
He’d chosen a tree with a thick trunk. It would hide us, but what would silence the sounds he pulled from me?
“Dom, are you sure about this?” I got no response other than the sound of fabric rustling. Then he was stuffing his tie into my mouth and tying it around my head. Jesus. He’d been serious, and the gag was making me even hotter. I squirmed, arching my back and thrusting my hips toward him, suddenly so horny I thought I might pass out.
“Like that, do you?”
I nodded and tried to talk despite the gag. Why was he was questioning me after he took away my ability to speak?
He undid my pants and shoved them down, forcing me to widen my legs as much as I could with the fabric trapping them. I glanced over my shoulder and watched as he pulled a packet of lube from his pocket.
Did he fucking plan this, or did he just know better than to be unprepared these days?
I fucked the air as he tore the packet open and drizzled the lube over his cock. When had he unfastened his pants? I hadn’t even noticed.
Between the alcohol, the excitement of meeting everybody, and the adrenaline racing through me at the thought of being taken like this, I was practically flying.
Dom didn’t bother stretching me. He just pressed his cock against my hole and drove in. I cried out behind the gag, grateful for something to muffle the sound. There was no way I could keep quiet. Dom was clearly in a mood, ready to ride me hard and rough until both of us came.
This wasn’t going to be a fun, gentle fuck behind a tree. This was him claiming me, this was him making sure I understood that no matter how many beautiful men he brought into his house, I belonged to him and only him. I arched my back, giving him better access, loving the way he was pounding into me.
“You belong to me, do you understand?” I nodded frantically, desperate to have him keep going. I was so close, so fucking close, I might have even come hands-free, but I didn’t have to. He wrapped his hand around me, giving me fast, tight, punishing strokes. It was too much, too fast.
With almost no warning, I was coming, shooting over and over as he drove inside me, gripping my hips tight enough to leave a bruise as his cum flooded my ass. It felt so fucking good. My cock jumped one more time, a trickle of cum spilling out.
“Fuck,” Dom exhaled harshly and pressed me against the tree. I loved the feel of his body against mine. Slowly the sound of voices came back to me. Dom had made me forget everything but him.
He ripped the tie from my mouth, and I sucked in the air. “They’re all going to know what we were doing.”
Dom smiled. “That’s right. They’re going to know you’re mine. I needed to stake my claim. I needed to be inside you.”
I turned in his arms. “I’m yours, only yours. It’s not my fault your family is so beautiful, but I don’t want them. I only want you.”
He kissed me, and this time he was excruciatingly gentle. He held my face as he claimed my mouth and sucked my bottom lip as he pulled away, then pressed a kiss to the middle of my forehead. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
He stuffed his tie into his jacket pocket, fastened his pants, and did what he could to clean me up. “How do I look?”
He grinned. “Like you’ve been thoroughly fucked.”
“That’s exactly what you wanted, wasn’t it?”
“That’s what I always want. I’d keep you on my cock all night long, but we probably need to get back to our guests.”
Damn, he was perfect. “Tomorrow, I’ll be your cock warmer.”
“You are so needy.”
“And you love it.”
He took my hand. “I do.”
As we walked back to his family—to our family—several of them turned and looked at us. We got more than a few smirks and a couple of laughs, but I didn’t care. I was Dom’s, and he could claim me anytime, in front of anyone.
These men all cared for him. They wanted to be a part of his life, and I was going to make sure we kept strengthening those family ties, just as our bond grew stronger and stronger.
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