“Baby girl,” Ethan said to her as he pulled her out of his brothers’ arms and back onto his lap. God, she feels so good on my lap. “I want you to think about something for me. I don’t want an answer now, but I really want you to think about it.”
Turning to look at him, Amy sighed, “Think about what?”
“If Adam, Jordon, and I didn’t have really strong feelings for you, and if we didn’t know our own minds, would we have spent every free night that we had at the club, watching over you, our cocks so hard that it became painful to walk sometimes? Since the first moment we saw you, none of us has been able to take another sub. It’s not like we haven’t been asked, but we can’t do it. You are the only one that we want, and we will do anything, go through anyone, and spend any amount of money it takes to make sure that you are safe and happy.”
She leaned her forehead against his, tears threatening to fall. “I wouldn’t survive if anything happened to any of you because of me,” she whispered shyly.
Ethan quickly dug his hand into her hair and pulled her head back so that he could look into her eyes. “Remember who you belong to, baby girl. We’re not boys. We are grown men who know how to take care of what is ours. We all have military backgrounds, and should it become necessary, we can have backup within minutes. Ryder, Sam, and Dan are more than willing to help if we need them.” His kiss was not a tender one, it was one of possession. Forcing her lips open, his tongue speared into her mouth and sought out hers, his one free hand holding hers on her lap.
* * * *
Amy wanted to touch him. She wanted to run her hands over his hard muscles and feel them move against her body, but as much as she struggled, Ethan wouldn’t release her hands. Breathing heavily, she pulled back from his kiss.
“Ethan, sir, let me touch you,” she moaned, still trying to free her hands from his grip.
“No, baby girl. If you touch me, I’m going to take you upstairs and fuck your brains out, and you’re not ready for that yet. You need to learn to trust us. You need to let us show you that you can count on us to protect you and love you. And you are still being punished for throwing our gifts at us last night.”
Amy sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder. She hadn’t been able to trust anyone in a very long time. Let alone a man. She knew that they cared for her, that they wanted to protect her from Jasper, but they didn’t know the type of people that Jasper associated with. She knew she had to find a way to get Jasper out of the picture without involving her three men. Her three men, that was how she thought of them, and that would get them hurt. She needed to get into town and make sure Jasper wasn’t aware of their involvement with her because if he found out, he wouldn’t come after her, he’d go after them, and that was something that she couldn’t allow.
Ethan, once again, set her back on her chair. Her ass still smarted from the spanking, but that only gave Amy the incentive to form a plan to get away from them. She loved what they did to her, and she knew that only once Jasper was dead or behind bars for good, would they be safe. Somehow she had to find a way back into town…
Chapter 4
As the week progressed, Adam knew that it was only a matter of time before Amy tried to make a break for it into town. They had all made sure to stay out of her bed. As hard as it had been, they all knew that she needed to trust them, not only with her body but with her heart as well. None of them would accept anything less than her all.
Over the past few days, they’d each spent time with her. Adam had taken her riding. They’d gone to the west pasture and had a picnic lunch by the small lake there.
Ethan had taken her out on the four wheeler, and they’d come back covered in mud but both with wide smiles on their faces.
Jordon had spent a whole day with her just walking around the ranch explaining the workings of it. Amy seemed fascinated by this, and when asked if she had any suggestions, she came up with a number of really great ideas on time management for the ranch office and paperwork.
Everything seemed to be going well until the day that Adam received a phone call from Ryder.
“He’s out, cous, and he’s back in town already,” Ryder told him.
The fury that went through him at that one sentence surprised him.
“Does he know where she is?” he asked angrily.
“Yeah, he does, one of his fucking friends was asking around town, and Ginny, over at the diner, told him that she was staying with the three of you.”
“Fuck,” Adam shouted into the phone. “Have you seen him around town yet?”
“He tried to come into the club last night, but Bear was at the door and wouldn’t let him in. He was with some of his ‘friends,’ and they were asking about Amy. Bear told them to take a hike, but he didn’t think that that would hold them for long.”
“Thanks for the heads-up, Ryder. I’ll let everyone know to be on guard, and I’ll call you if I need your help.” Adam sighed.
“You call the minute that fucker shows his face, do you hear me? He’s hanging with some real nasty pieces of work, and there are more of them than there are of you. If you want, you can bring her to the club and stay in the guest suite upstairs. I don’t want anything happening to any of you.” Adam thanked Ryder again and slowly hung the phone up. Turning to head back outside, he saw Amy standing in the doorway. He could tell by the paleness of her face that she’d heard at least part of his conversation with Ryder. She just stood there and shook as tears welled up in her eyes.
“He knows I’m here, doesn’t he?”
Moving across the room, Adam took her in his arms and said, “Yes, baby. He knows you’re here with us.” He wouldn’t lie to her. They wanted her to trust them, and that meant not hiding things from her no matter how much he wanted to.
“I need to leave here, today!” she cried.
“I don’t think so, sweetie.” Ethan was coming through the door along with Jordon just as she had made her declaration. Pulling out of Adam’s arms, she walked past both of them and headed for her room.
* * * *
Her only thought was to pack and get as far away from them as she could. Maybe that would draw Jasper’s attention away from them, and he would come after her.
Once in the bedroom, she started grabbing what little she had brought with her, stuffing it into the knapsack she had always carried. Tears started to roll down her face with each item she shoved in. Amy picked it up and turned to head back downstairs and came face to face with three very angry men.
“Just where in the hell do you think you’re going?” Jordon asked, his voice just a little too calm.
“I’m going to hitch a ride into town, and then I’m going to pack up a few things and get as far away from the three of you as possible,” she said just as calmly, her hand tightening on the strap that hung over her shoulder.
Ethan walked toward her and pulled the knapsack out of her grip and threw it on the bed. Taking her face in between both of his hands, he snarled, “You’re not going to do any such thing, little one, and if you think any of our ranch hands are going to give you a ride into town, then you’re mistaken. Every one of them has been told that, if they help you into town, it would cost them their job.”
Closing her eyes, Amy let the breath out that she hadn’t even been aware she’d been holding and put her hands over Ethan’s, trying to push him away, but he would have no part in that. Amy was just about to scream at them how insane it was for her to be there when they knew how much trouble Jasper could cause when she heard a familiar voice calling from outside.
“Where is my bitch?” he yelled.
Before she could say anything, Adam, Ethan, and Jordon had taken off toward outside.
Amy called to them to stop, but when they continued, she followed behind them.
* * * *
Stepping out onto the porch, Ethan and Jordon were right on his heels. Adam saw Jasper and a few of his cronies waiting beside their trucks.
“Get off our property, Jasper,” Ada
m roared not even trying to hide his disgust at the man.
“Oh c’mon now, Adam!” Jasper laughed. “Where’s my welcome home, buddy?”
Jasper’s friends laughed and slapped him on the back as if he was the wittiest person on the planet.
“I just came to get my woman, and then I’ll leave in peace.” His smile never reached her eyes.
“First off, Jasper, she’s not your woman, she’s ours, and as such, she is under the Kinsey clan’s protection,” Jordon announced.
“Well now, isn’t that just a kick in the pants, boys? Seems my woman has been playing around on me. You just can’t trust a whore, now can you?”
Before he could even think about it, Adam grabbed his brothers’ arms and held onto them. “Don’t let this fuckhead bait you. He wants you to go at him. For now, let’s just get him off the property and away from Amy.”
Adam watched as some of the ranch hands started running up to the house, shotguns in hand. Adam wanted to know how Jasper and his buddies had gotten this close to the house without being noticed.
“A real man doesn’t have to beat a woman into submission, Jasper. A real man takes care of his woman,” he said as a motioned for Amy to come to him.
Amy pushed the screen door open and went to Adam. He could see that her body was shaking in fear, but their brave little woman wasn’t going to allow Jasper to see it.
“Hey there, Amy!” Jasper cooed. “Why don’t you come over here and give your man a big welcome home hug and kiss, and we’ll forget all about these assholes.”
When she started to step forward, Adam gently held her arm, whispering in her ear, “We’re right here, baby,” as he kissed her temple. Jordon and Ethan, too, moved close enough to each give her a kiss on the forehead. Turning, she faced Jasper.
Glancing to Adam, Ethan, and Jordon, Amy realized that she was no longer afraid of Jasper and just how safe she truly felt with the Kinsey men.
“I’m not your woman, Jasper. I haven’t been your woman since the first time you punched me in the face. I was always so afraid of you, but now I see you for what you really are. A coward. Because only a coward would beat up a woman then hide behind daddy’s coattails to get out of going to jail, and let’s face it, Jasper, you hide behind your daddy’s money every time you get into trouble. You’ve never been able to stand on your own two feet, and until you understand that, you never will.” Amy turned to walk back into the house when she heard the cocking of a gun. But just as quick, she also heard at least a dozen rifles being cocked back.
Lowering the pistol, Jasper snarled, “You ungrateful little whore. You get your ass over here right now.”
“You have exactly two minutes to turn your sorry ass around and get off our land, Jasper,” Ethan yelled. “It seems that Amy has made her decision, and don’t even think of coming back here, or next time, we won’t be as friendly.”
Stomping back to his truck, Jasper called out, “This isn’t over by a long shot, Kinsey. I’ve waited a long time to show my appreciation to Amy for her sending me to jail, and you’re not going to stop me.” With that said, he sped off down the gravel driveway.
“He’ll try again, you know,” Amy said quietly.
“Maybe so, but next time, we’ll be ready for him,” Jordon said then called all the ranch hands for a meeting at the cookhouse.
“I want to know how the fuck, that little prick got so close to the house without anyone seeing him!” Ethan barked.
“That’s why we need to have a talk with the hands now instead of later,” Jordon stated. “Someone saw them come on the property and didn’t think they needed to let us know. I want to know who it is, and I want him gone.”
Jordon watched Amy walk back into the house and through the screen door. He could see her sitting at the at the kitchen table, her head lowered onto the tabletop. He had wanted so badly to put a bullet in Jasper’s brain for all the hurt and grief he’d caused her, but that wasn’t the solution and he knew it. It may get Jasper out of the way quickly, but it would put him behind bars.
* * * *
Jordon wanted answers, and he wanted them immediately. Most of their ranch hands had worked for them for a number of years. Finding out that any of them had allowed that piece of shit, Jasper, onto their property wouldn’t sit well, not at all. As he sat on the steps of the house, he looked out across the yard and noticed that two of the younger hands were engaged in a very animated conversation just outside the main barn. Maybe he wouldn’t have to hold the meeting after all, he thought, and he headed in the direction of the two men.
“What’s all the yelling about, boys?” he asked. Both men turned, their faces paling at the sight of him.
“Ah, nothing, Mr. Kinsey, we were just having a friendly disagreement about football. You know how it is,” the shorter of the two spoke first. Jordon watched the taller one as his gaze went anywhere except on Jordon. Both men had their hands in their pockets and rocked back and forth slowly on their heels.
“You two are fairly new here, aren’t you? We generally like to get to know the new hands, but with everything going on around here, we haven’t had the time. Why don’t you boys come on up to the house and have some coffee with me and my brothers, and we’ll get to know each other better.” Stepping back, Jordon gestured for the two men to follow him toward the house.
“Sure, that would be just great,” said the taller man as he slowly walked to the house.
Jordon could see how nervous both men were as they entered the house and saw how his brothers were trying to comfort Amy and how distressed she was.
“Have a seat, gentlemen. I think there’s some business we need to discuss, don’t you?” Jordon made sure his voice was harder than it was before. He needed to find out if these two had helped Jasper and why.
Ethan was the first to speak up, curious as to why Jordon had brought the two men to the house.
“What’s going on, Jordon?”
“Just having a cup of coffee with our newest hands, Ethan. Since we haven’t had the time to get to know them, I thought we could all have a chat over coffee.”
“What’s your name, boy?” Adam growled at the taller man sitting beside him.
“Sean, sir…Sean Beaumont,” he said quietly.
“Beaumont! You’re Wayne’s son, aren’t you? I thought you looked familiar,” Ethan said.
“And you, son, you got a name?” Jordan asked the other man.
“John…uh, John Smith.” The shorter of the two men looked to his friend as if he expected him to contradict him. Sean just looked away, and Jordon could tell he was visibly angry at the other man.
“So John, Sean, which one of you wants to tell us how Jasper got onto our land without anyone seeing him?” The question cut right to the chase and gave the two men no quarter. He wanted answers, and he wanted them now.
John swallowed loudly, fidgeting in his seat as he looked from one brother to the next. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr. Kinsey,” he said, noticeably shaken.
“Damn it, Jason,” his friend said loudly. “Tell them the truth, or I will.”
“Shut your fucking mouth, Sean. They can’t prove anything,” John, or Jason, it seemed, whispered angrily.
“Fuck, you are such an idiot, Jason. Jasper fed you a line of crap, and now he’s landed you in some real deep shit. Start talking, now!” Sean slammed his hand on the table making Amy jump.
“Piss off, Sean,” was all Jason said.
Jordon looked to Sean, hoping that he would tell them what the hell was going on
Sighing, Sean said, “John here”—pointing to his friend—“is my moron of a cousin, Jason. Apparently, Jasper paid him to let him in through the gates over on the west pasture, told him that he wanted to surprise his old friends and his girlfriend so he couldn’t come through the front gate.”
Jason’s head hung down as Sean continued, “He didn’t know that Jasper had just gotten out of jail. Jasper told him he’d been overseas for a time.
”
* * * *
Amy could tell by the way that Jason shifted uncomfortably in his seat that he knew how much shit he was in. She couldn’t blame him, though. Jasper had a way of making people believe that he was the nicest guy on the planet and he only wanted to make his woman happy.
Quietly, she stood and moved to the other side of the kitchen. She needed to separate herself from all the testosterone that was floating around. She saw Sean glance at her and then quickly look away as if he was ashamed of what his cousin had done. Her story wasn’t a secret in Kinsey. Jasper was the son of the mayor, and she’d sent him to jail for a while, so that was big news at the time.
“Jason,” Adam said, “we need you to be completely honest with us, young man. What you did could have had really bad consequences if Amy would have been in the house alone. Jasper lied to you, we understand that, but allowing any stranger on our property without letting us know is not something that we can let slide.”
Jason lifted his head. Placing his hands flat on the table in front of him, he said, “I’m sorry, sir. I thought I was helping to surprise you and Miss Amy. I never would have let him through if I had any idea of what he’d do. I’ll pack up my things and leave right away. And don’t blame Sean for any of this mess. He didn’t know anything about it until I told him about it, and he wanted me to tell you right away.”
Adam reached over and smacked the boy on the back. “Well, don’t go packing yet, young man. I said we wouldn’t let it slide. I didn’t say we were going to fire you.”
Jordon set cups of coffee in front of the two men and then sat down across the table from them.
“Where did you meet Jasper, Jason?” he asked.
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