Jared Morgan [Seven Brothers for McBride 4] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic ManLove) by Anitra Lynn McLeod Read Free Book Online

want to sink any deeper into stupor than he already was. Technically, he was still the sheriff. Keeping a sober head and a clear eye was part of his job. Besides, if Caleb wanted to go because he thought he could do better elsewhere, McBride wasn’t about to force him to stay. He could and would do all in his power to make him see the benefits of living here on the farm, but he wasn’t going to hold him captive.
    Still, McBride had never been so intrigued about what Caleb was doing. He realized that he had always been terribly cruel in his estimation of the eldest Morgan brother. He’d pegged him as a brute and a bully who only pursued McBride because he wanted to have something to hold over the head of the man who owned him. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Caleb was a thoughtful man who was probably more ruled by his passions than his intellect, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t intelligent.
    After several steamy encounters, McBride had to admit that Caleb wanted him for who he was, not because Caleb had some misguided notion of gaining power. Lusty and direct, Caleb hadn’t demurred about what he sought. At one time, McBride could have had him. Caleb would have been happy with a secret affair, but McBride resisted. He was a landed gentryman, and he refused to become sexually involved with one of his slammers. Blood and work was all he could ask of the Morgan brothers. Even when Caleb offered him sex with no strings attached, he’d resisted. Now that he wanted to give in, it was Caleb who was refusing to take their relationship to the next level.
    When Caleb called them equals, McBride realized he wasn’t talking about their class or their stations in life. Caleb meant that he and McBride were on even footing as far as their beliefs went. Both of them were equally passionate about what they perceived as the right thing to do. What had pushed them apart was that they disagreed—completely and fully disagreed—about what should be done with Jonas and Ollie.
    As much as McBride wanted to believe he’d done right by the star-crossed lovers, he now understood why Caleb had fought so strongly to keep them apart. Caleb wasn’t trying to be cruel. He honestly thought he was doing the right thing and protecting his brother. Caleb could be a complete bastard at times, but no one could say he didn’t love his kin. There wasn’t anything Caleb wouldn’t do to protect his siblings. He was even willing to put his own happiness aside.
    Damn that his actions made McBride fall a little bit more in love with him.
    And damn them both that McBride’s actions had made any kind of reconciliation between the two of them utterly impossible.

Chapter 5
     
    Jared had never been so happy. He and his new mate had given each other amazing climaxes and then showered. Discovering all the sensitive spots on Easton’s body was made easier when he was smoothing soap all over him. Easton was ticklish, which Jared thought was cute, but he was also amazingly sensual. A touch here and a kiss there could arouse him almost effortlessly.
    “Are you hungry?” When Easton had first come to his door, Jared had been dubious about his quality, but not anymore. Jared was pleased with the beauty of his mate and his perceptiveness. Jared had been consumed with the idea of getting Easton to mimic what the valet had done to him. He’d tried to think of a way to get him to do that without asking. When he realized he could simply ask, he’d tried to figure out how to word his request. He needn’t have bothered. Easton seemed to sense what Jared wanted and had given him a taste of what milking was like. Jared hadn’t been disappointed. He’d never had a climax so powerful in his life. But what made him even happier was that he’d pleased his mate, too.
    “I am a bit hungry, but I don’t want to be any trouble.” Easton dried his hair and then realized there was only one towel. He handed it over to Jared with a hasty apology for getting it so