Chapter 70 Lex
LEX
Her eyes return to me, and I exhale easily.
She is so damn beautiful it’s hard to remember more serious things when she’s looking at me.
It’s been that way since the first time I looked at her.
Things have gotten so much more complicated since then, and a visceral need to protect her swells in every part of me.
The secrets and lies are about to implode inside Bellthorn, and we are counting down to the end of an empire that I have long benefited from.
The four families have always removed the obstacles in their way—people disappear or lose their investments—so it’s not surprising to me to find out another family got fucked because of the greed of our fathers.
But this time sinks so much lower. All of us fear the implications of what our fathers pinned on hers, but something else about Sable’s story doesn’t add up.
She’s a Colefax, the fifth heir, and she’s a Briarwick.
It almost seems like she’s a weapon manufactured to be used against them, but why would they create their own undoing?
Hubris, I decide. She was made an Offering, and her dad got massacred by the fuckers.
They thought they won, so why would they do all of this?
There are too many pieces in this puzzle, and I worry more people are waiting around the corner to harm us.
Cillian, for example. I’ve been close to him for a long time without seeing the truth of the situation.
Is he just jealous like Orion believes? Nina specifically warned Sable away from him, and sure, I don’t trust her, but she’s been right often enough to take her seriously.
There’s too much haze in the air right now, and we need a full picture.
She stares at me like the full picture is right here, and I see why the founding families have always insisted on an Offering.
Sable is one hell of a distraction. Too bad they never counted on us falling in love.
Now, I have to be careful not to move the wrong pawn.
I reached out to every money-motivated fucker I could find, rather than those with status, and started digging through a massive mountain of shit.
The minute Nina said Sable’s dad was wrongly accused, I knew that was the biggest hole in this entire story.
That’s an entire sex ring, and someone has to be responsible.
Sable is right. Bellthorn is not safe for her, but she needs to know the whole truth.
Running away won’t do anymore, but that doesn’t mean I want her worrying about all that.
She’s been in fight-or-flight mode for a long time, and it’s destroying her.
Sure, she gained weight since she came back to us because we all forced food on her, but the scars she’s carrying aren’t only the ones carved in her skin.
She brings me back to the room with a tug on the leash.
We walk through the university, but this time she sticks to the sedate hallways and secret passages.
I smile at what a quick learner she is, but it’s obvious she’s not enjoying parading me around like before.
She still tugs my leash, though, and I’m happy to go along under her command.
I have big plans for us both. Sable lets the leash go the moment we are back to my room, and I sigh in fake disappointment. “Are you done? Are you sure?”
Even through her worries, she smiles a little. “I really enjoyed our walk. You really are such a good boy.”
She’s so funny, I snort a laugh. “Do you think that’s all I need? A little praise?”
“Academic geniuses usually like praise. I thought it was all you needed.” She shrugs, but a hint of a smile plays on her lips.
“No, I have other plans to fulfill my needs.” I let my voice sink to a dirty tone, and her eyes flare.
“I thought I was the one making demands,” she says.
I give the leash back to her. “So make them.”
Her smile comes back in full as she pulls it, making me stumble.
“Kneel,” she orders.
Goose bumps run from head to toe as I quickly oblige her and sink to my knees. My hands slide over the smooth skin of her legs. Fuck, she’s so gorgeous.
“You look hungry, baby,” she says, and damn, she’s right.
There isn’t any reason to wait when we both know what we want, so I dive into her pussy. She shivers, and I put one of her legs over my shoulder, giving myself the leverage I need.
Sable is so sweet, I devour her. My tongue slides across every inch of her, tasting every dip and fold before focusing on her clit.
She starts to pant and whine as I apply deep and steady pressure.
I’d do this every day for the rest of my life if she let me.
Her breathing speeds, and I marvel that a woman getting regularly fucked by five men can come so easily when we’re constantly using her body.
One day, I will see how many orgasms it takes to wring her dry.
She comes on my tongue, wet, hot, and delicious.
I lap her through it, savoring just how sweet she gets in orgasm.
I try to lift my head to get a good look at her, but before I can, she pulls me in again with the leash, forcing my face against her hot, wet cunt.
“More,” she moans. “I know you’re hungry, Lex.”
Fuck me, I’m starved.
She pulls my hair with her free hand, and I lap her clit.
She moans as she grinds her hips against my face.
Once I thought there was nothing hotter than Sable under my control, but it’s so clear her prime place is showing us exactly what she wants.
Listening to her cues, I take another orgasm quickly.
Her blue eyes roll back, and she gasps so hard I imagine her world is spinning.
I’d ask, but she still doesn’t let me go, and I’m enjoying the way her arousal drips down my chin.
My tongue keeps moving, enjoying the softness of her cunt around my face.
The leash feels fucking right where it is, and I keep kissing the prettiest pussy I’ve ever seen, driving her to a peak again and again.
Each orgasm comes quicker than the previous.
Sable’s knees have melted under her, and I’m keeping her standing with my grip on her thighs and sheer force of will.
Before she drops, I take her in my arms and drape her over my shoulder and down my back.
She’s exhausted, so I bring her to my bed and lay her down. A small smile plays on her lips until her eyes close in a peaceful sleep. I tongued her into a coma, and I’m quite pleased with myself. So when I get a knock on my door, I don’t worry too much.
Parker comes in as soon as I open it, his eyes fly to Sable, before he even glances at me. Hadrian follows him with a weird look on his face, and when I’m about to close the door, the twins come in.
“What the fuck?” I whisper-shout. “Why doesn’t everyone just come on in?” I ask sarcastically.
“Hadrian texted saying it’s important,” Soren says.
“Couldn’t wait for the morning?” I ask, genuinely pissed off at the idea of disturbing Sable now. I know better than any of them that she needs her rest and is far from fully healed.
Hadrian shakes his head and lifts an envelope between his fingers. “He left her a letter.”
“Who left me what?” she asks from behind me.
I curse them all, but I try to keep it in when I turn to Sable, who’s completely awake, hair tousled, and white sheets covering her body. All five of us say nothing, and I’m not sure whether it’s because she’s too pretty and we are stunned, or because something is really wrong.
“Since Nina came back, we had to send a few people out to investigate her claims,” Parker says.
“You don’t trust her?” Sable asks.
“Do you?” I narrow my eyes at Sable.
She shakes her head. Okay, at least we’re on the same page. Parker continues, “When that policeman came here with all those questions, I knew he was in the four family’s back pocket, so I started to dig there. The people dealing with your father’s investigation.”
“They definitely have more than they gave us, but this didn’t come cheap,” Hadrian says, handing her the envelope. “This letter is for Nina,” he says, with a look that says to limit her expectations.
Sable winces at the name. If there was any doubt that Nina told the truth about being a Briarwick, this is the final confirmation. Sable turns the letter and finds it opened. “You opened it?”
“The cops did, but I read it. I wouldn’t let him fuck around with you even from the grave.” Parker shrugged.
She nods. She really knows how crazy we are for her, and opening her mail is not even close to the worst we would do to keep her safe. I hold my breath at the same time she takes a fortifying one. The paper slides out of the envelope, and she flips it open.