The Gallery (Contemporary Reverse Harem 4)

With a deep sigh, she stood, forcing a wan smile.

Blu gave her arm a squeeze. “Yeah, Av. There’s a party out there in your gallery, and you are going to goddamn rock it.”

I led her out of the office, and we dove into the party, which was getting more crowded by the minute as the guests poured in.

I waved across the room at a couple business acquaintances of mine, who nodded back discreetly. It was like the secret handshake. I might see some of these folks getting their freak on at Kink Lab, but once outside in the real world, it was like nothing had ever happened.

Avril’s tension dissipated as we walked through the room—she held the crook of my elbow, smiling beautifully at our guests. She’d clearly grown comfortable with the Kink Lab scene and nodded with approval when a beautiful woman walked past us wearing nothing more than sequined panties and high heels. We paused to watch a couple, who I happened to know had been married for several years, enjoy each other like it was their first date. On more than one occasion, someone had told me Kink Lab had helped make their marriage stronger.

As we wandered through the party, Avril gently pulled me over to a dark corner. We ducked behind a filmy curtain, and she placed her hands on either side of my face, brushing the lightest kiss over my lips. My hand wandered up to her long braid, and she gasped when I tugged on it.

She murmured something so softly I couldn’t quite make it out. I pulled back and met her gaze, head-on.

“What was that, baby? I didn’t hear you.”

Her eyes glittered in the dim light of the room, and I realized they were wet with tears. “I said I love you, Chase.”

Chapter 29

AVRIL

There. I’d done it.

I’d told Chase I loved him, and before the evening was out, I was also going to tell Sumner, Ash, and Gio.

I didn’t know what would become of my man-harem and the five of us, but I wanted them to know they had my love. It was the best gift I could give them.

Chase ran his fingers through his blond hair, staring back at me. My heart stopped for a moment, and I wondered if I’d told him something he didn’t want to hear. If that was the case, I was prepared to deal with it. My love came with no obligations or strings attached. I didn’t say those three words with the expectation of hearing them back.

Of course, it would be nice to have them returned, but it was also nice to stand there with my handsome Chase, in a dark corner of a sexy party.

“I…uh…um,” he muttered.

Shit. Had I ruined the evening?

He looked down. “I...well, I wasn’t sure I would ever hear those words from you.”

He touched his forehead to mine, and I closed my eyes to inhale his scent.

“I love you too, baby.”

Our lips met in a furious hunger, Chase’s hand slipping under my skirt, cupping the cheek of my ass. His other hand slipped down to my breast, which he teased with his flat palm.

He pulled back. “C’mon.”

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bsp; He grabbed my hand and directed me toward the upstairs loft. It was set up as a play area like the rest of the gallery, but frequented by few since it was out of the way. On the way up, we stepped around a woman kneeling on the stairs, pistoning her mouth over her handsome partner’s cock.

Just as I passed him, he let out a growl and started bucking his hips into the woman’s face. I looked back at them when I reached the top of the stairs and saw her licking him clean after what I guessed was an explosive orgasm.

I followed Chase to a silky tufted mattress in the center of the room, which was lit only by a few flickering candles. He faced me away and bent me forward onto my hands and knees. In seconds, my dress was pushed up over my hips and my panties were pulled down, where they hung off one ankle. My knees were parted just enough to leave my most private parts exposed to anyone who happened by. The threat of shame and humiliation was almost more than I could take, and the excitement had me trembling.

Cool air brushed over my sex when Chase spread me open, followed by his probing tongue. He ran it from my ass to my clit, so very softly that I had to push back against his face as a way to beg for more sensation. Just when his thick fingers paused at the opening to my pussy, there was a voice in my ear.

“Baby, you know how beautiful you are?”

My eyes flew open, and I found Sumner on the mattress with me.