Kidnapped at the Gun Show [Ransomed Hearts] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Lavender Daye Read Free Book Online Page B

feel.”
    “How do I know you’re serious about this?” Sara lowered her voice and checked to see if Kale was in the hall. “I haven’t seen Kale in three years. Suddenly, he wants back in my life. And, oh yeah, he wants me to sleep with his best buddy while he watches, maybe participates.”
    She turned to look at Riley and realized she’d been pacing. “How do I know you don’t have a video camera running right now?”
    “Sara.”
    She froze. Swiveled to see Kale in the doorway. He held her purse out to her, every emotion buried in a cold mask.

Chapter 7
     
    “Do you really think I’d do that to you?”
    Damn it. Kale was hurting because she couldn’t curb her tongue long enough to use her brain. Pain floated on the air around him, wrapping her in a hurt all her own. Remorse followed.
    “I don’t know, Kale. I’m trying to figure it out.”
    He dropped her purse onto the table and stepped in front of her until all Sara could see was Kale. The room, the cabin, and Riley disappeared.
    “I would never intentionally hurt you, Sara.”
    He didn’t touch her, but his hands twitched at his sides, and she knew, knew he was forcing his body to slow down and give her time.
    “I want to believe you, Kale. I really do. This is just an awful lot to take in. I know you, but not him.”
    “I understand.” He flexed his fingers, and she relented, stepping closer and taking his hand. Kale lowered his head to brush his lips across her temple. “Give us a little time to convince you this will work. Just a little time, that’s all I ask.”
    Sara stepped back and took a deep breath, trying like hell to keep her focus. “I’d, well, I really need to talk to Riley for a few minutes. Just the two of us?”
    A grin popped two gorgeous dimples in Kale’s cheeks. “So I should go take a walk, huh?”
    “Yes. No. Wait, it’s snowing like crazy and you’ll freeze.”
    But Kale was already pulling on his boots and jacket. “I think I can manage a little cold weather. Besides, we might need more wood for the fire.”
    He disappeared out the door, and she was alone with Riley.
    Sara wandered across the room and settled on one end of the couch, hoping the open-concept room would allow her to talk to him while still putting a little distance between them. She needed a little physical space and a few minutes to come up with a way to phrase her thoughts. Unfortunately, Riley-the-lawyer didn’t give her the space or the time, following her to the far side of the big room. He did, however, sit on the other end of the sofa.
    Well, one little concession was a start.
    “I don’t know if I can do what you and Kale are asking.” She fiddled with a throw pillow, killing a few minutes and knowing she was wasting precious time alone with Riley. “I’ve been in love with Kale for years. Even when he left me like he did, I still loved him.”
    “He told me what happened. He was devastated, confused, and hurt. I tried to help him exorcise you from his heart, but he couldn’t let you go. Had to find out what happened between you. I helped him with the research.”
    “You tried to help him get over me?”
    “I was being his friend. He’s like a brother to me, Sara. I’ll support him in any way I can.”
    Riley looked sincere, but she still watched for flaws. “And you want to be a part of our relationship.” It just seemed weird that he’d want a threesome when he knew she was in love with Kale.
    “In the last two years, Kale and I have shared a few women, with the hope of finding one we could both love. Someone we could make a life with.” He shook his head, a smile nudging up the corners of his mouth, and Sara could see his emotional involvement with Kale. There was love there, maybe not sexual, but still love.
    “Twice, we came close. But he couldn’t make a commitment because of his feelings for you.”
    “That’s why he came looking for me?”
    Riley nodded. “He needed closure, if nothing else. He needed to know if