Sinful Seduction (Sinful Menage #3)

Chapter One

“Thank you both for coming.” Joseph looked at two of the very few people in the world he trusted, and now he was going to trust them with his most prized possession—his goddaughter, Jayla. They were the only chance she had to stay alive right now.

“Have you been injured?” Beau asked.

Joseph’s mouth twisted. When he left them a message, it might have come off as if he were in trouble. He’d known he’d be primarily talking to Beau. Diego didn’t say much. He was a man who liked to observe and didn’t enjoy people very much.

“No, no. It’s not me. It’s my goddaughter, Jayla.”

Beau and Diego glanced at each other. Joseph knew they were thinking they’d known this man for two decades and hadn’t heard a peep about a Jayla.

“What do you need?”

“Colombia. Remember it?” Joseph asked.

Beau grunted. “Hell, yeah. That mission sucked. We lost a lot of good men.”

Joseph tapped his pen against the edge of his desk. “I have a bounty on my head, and the word is it’s Felipe Flores.”

Beau straightened. “That’s impossible. We killed the bastard that day. I saw him go down. There is no way he survived that.”

Joseph sat back in his chair. “I know. I saw the pictures of his body. I’m just telling you what our informants are telling us.

It has to be someone close to him. He had no family, and most of his men died that day.

The only one I can think of, and it’s a high probability it’s him, would be Rafael Perez. ”

Beau and Diego looked at each other again.

Joseph’s stomach tightened. Hell, that guy was probably more psycho than his boss had been.

“I thought he died that day since we hadn’t heard his name since the mission. Jesus, Director, he’s one sick bastard.”

Joseph nodded. “Yes, I know. That’s why I need your help.”

“Anything.”

“I need you both to sit on Jayla for me until this matter has been taken care of.”

Both men stiffened.

Joseph held up his hand. “I know it’s a lot to ask, but she’s the only thing that matters to me and the thought of them getting ahold of her again...”

Diego frowned. “Again?”

“Yes. They got their hands on her three days ago.” Joseph stood abruptly and pushed his hands deep into his front pockets.

“They didn’t have time to do everything they wanted, but she has bruised ribs and a burn from the edge of a brand they started to use on her.

My guys, the detail I have on her, stopped them, thank God.

Right now, it’s just an inch-long curved burn on her ... breast.”

“Fuck. Did they rape her?”

Joseph wiped a hand down his face and turned back to his men. “No, thank God, but I’m pretty sure it was on their agenda.”

“How is she holding up?”

“Jayla is unusual, she’s tough-minded like her father. So many things have been thrown at her over the years, and for a young girl, she’s held up very well.”

“Director, Diego and I have no experience with young girls or any mental issues that might come up during the time we’re with her.”

“You don’t need experience, just hide her and watch over her.

As far as the mental aspect, you guys are better prepared than you think.

All three of you have been through horrendous things, survived, and come out stronger.

Don’t let her age fool you. She’s stronger than most men I know, and that’s one of the reasons I’m asking you.

She needs someone tougher than her to keep her safe.

Over the years, she’s been, let’s say, more daring than I would like, and the three men who were her main security couldn’t handle her most of the time.

Besides, I know the three of you will hit it off. ”

Beau smiled at the pride on the director’s face. He turned to his partner, his eyebrows raised in question, and waited. It didn’t take more than thirty seconds before he tipped his head.

Ben turned back to Joseph. “We’ll take the job, Director. What are the particulars?”

Joseph’s brows snapped together. “I’ll never get over the way you two communicate. It’s come in handy a few times, but most of the time, it’s just irritating.”

Beau chuckled but stayed silent.

“I have a remote cabin you can use that’s under an anonymous name, and it’s under layers of red tape.

No one can find it. No one knows about it but me, and now you two.

” He held out a large manila envelope to Beau.

Here’s everything you need to know, and the names of a few men who can help you in the area if you need it. ”

“Some of our men?” Diego asked.

Joseph laughed. “No, unusual men. They’ve lived on the mountain their whole lives, and are some of the toughest people I’ve met.”

Beau glanced at Diego. “We’ll take any help we can get, and if you trust them, we will. How do I get in touch with them?”

“They’ll get in touch with you.”

Beau nodded. “For how long, Director?”

Joseph sat back down and stared at a frame he’d had on his desk for as long as he could remember. “That might be an issue. We’re close to the group of people that were left after the raid, but it could still be a month or more.”

The men glanced at each other before Beau turned toward the director. “We’ll deal with it, Sir. Our last mission is over, and we’re just trying to figure out what our next step should be. This will give us some time to do that.”

Beau walked forward and pointed to the frame. “May I, Sir?”

Joseph lifted the picture to Beau and watched his expression.

The picture was about eight years old, but it was one of his favorites.

It captured part of her beauty, but also her spirit and charm, even though she was covered in mud.

All you saw was part of her face, but the rest of her was covered.

She’d lost a mudslinging contest with an orphanage she’d volunteered at in South America.

It had been the kids against the adults.

The kids had blown them away, but you couldn’t tell from the joy on her face.

“She’s a tomboy?” Beau asked.

Joseph took back the picture after Beau had shown it to Diego and placed it beside the only other frame in the room.

“Not really. She’s in a class all her own. She can act very feminine, but she can also act like an agent.”

Shit, well, that didn’t tell him much. “Where is she now, Sir?”

“We have her stashed in a vehicle. The vehicle is large, but you guys are going to need it. You have bags packed already...”

“How’d you know we would agree?”

Joseph looked hard at the two. “I’m the director. I’m supposed to know everything.”

“Sir, if I might say, you can be pretty spooky sometimes,” Beau spat out.

Joseph just smiled. “Your bags and some firepower are already in the back of the SUV.” He grinned when Diego grunted and frowned. “I can’t take you to where she is, for obvious reasons, but I’ve got a man who will.” Joseph stood and held out a hand over his desk.

Beau leaned forward and shook the director’s hand, and then stepped back to let Diego do the same. “How are we supposed to keep in touch?” he asked.

“The mountain men will come to you. No calls whatsoever. Got it?”

Both men nodded and turned when the door opened.

“This is Nick. He’ll take you to her.”

Both men nodded and started to walk out the door. “Guys,” he said and waited for them to turn. “I will never be able to repay you for this. She’s the only light I’ve had in my life since her parents died. But she was special before that, and you’ll see why.”