Dare to Love (The Dare 4)

“Jesus, you got enough food to feed an army,” Kurt said but Warner just held her gaze.

“Seems our Mercedes has a lot of people who care about her. Mrs. Thomas hooked me up well when she learned that Kurt and I were bringing food over. There’s lunch in there for later as well,” he said.

She swallowed hard.

Warner didn’t let up on his stare at her. She felt self-conscious.

“We all could have lost you.”

“I know that. I’m sorry I was so stupid and didn’t think anything bad even when my gut was alerting me to something strange. I haven’t been on a date in forever.”

He reached out and touched her waist. He drew her closer.

“You won’t be going out on any other dates with any other men. We’re going to watch over you, and keep you safe.”

“You don’t have to do that,” she whispered, but his stare was so intense and his closeness got to her. Warner cupped her chin.

“We’re going to make some changes, beginning with not hiding the way we feel about you and you about us. We want you. We have wanted you for quite some time and wanted to stake a claim but you kept sending the wrong signals and pushing us away. Not anymore. We’ve already made it official with Max and the others. Everyone will know that you belong to the Dawn men,” he said so firmly it was like an order, or like she didn’t know what but her body sure had a different response than her mind. Her pussy clenched, her nipples hardened, and she felt excited and aroused.

“Why are you saying this to me now? You’ve never even asked me out or showed an interest?”

“Because I was being stubborn and stupid. It doesn’t matter. I’m here now.”

“We’re here now,” Kurt said to her and she looked at all three of them.

But she was fearful. They were still the same men she worried couldn’t commit to her, and that might break her heart and leave her scarred for life.

Besides that, she was feeling vulnerable, needy, and being in their arms, feeling their strong bodies so close made her want more of them. But this couldn’t be good. She wrung her hands together and then felt Warner cover them with his. She gasped and looked up at him. He always intimidated her, put her on edge for so many reasons, but ultimately it was because he affected her.

“Don’t give an answer now. Just think about it and let us show you we’re sincere and that this was coming, even if you didn’t want to admit it,” Kurt added, making her turn toward

him and causing Warner to release her hands. One glance at Warner and she could see he was angry, or maybe that was just his regular expression.

She didn’t know what to say and Warner stepped back.

“Let’s eat and then we’ll talk some more,” Taylor added to the conversation and she was fine with that. This was too heavy.

But as she opened her mouth to take a bite of the egg sandwich she felt the ache in her jaw. She closed her eyes and she saw Jeff hitting her.

“Are you okay? Does it hurt too much to eat?” Taylor asked, placing his hand on the back of her chair.

She opened her eyes and looked at him.

“I’ll be fine, Taylor. Thank you,” she whispered and then put the sandwich down and took a sip of the coffee. But she didn’t feel hungry. She felt a myriad of emotions. She swallowed hard as she noticed the men had already finished their first egg sandwiches and were biting into their seconds. They were big men, with large appetites. The thought made her feel things and think things she shouldn’t be thinking. She needed to get her mind off of this and ask some questions of her own. She had to gain back some character here and not be the damsel in distress, the trained female who set herself up for criminals to prey upon.

“So who do I speak to about my case? I mean who is in charge of finding those men who hurt me and tried to take me?” she asked.

They were all silent.

“That’s not for you to worry about. We’ll take care of everything along with Max and the rest of the department,” Taylor told her.

“But I need to be kept in the loop. I want to know who those guys were and what they wanted.”

“They wanted you,” Kurt said in that tone of his.

She leaned back and swallowed hard.

“I want to know what they were after and if, well if I was the only one they were after or if my friends could be in danger.”