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She was his Until she realized it, until he knew she wasn’t going to walk out on hiain, then they could just deal with it Club rules were club rules They were banned fro a hand on her after he’d declared her as his woman He’d make certain that any of them who tried were kicked out of the club so fast it would make their heads spin Hell, he’d kick their sorry asses hih hi pri inside hiht he and Chase had touched her A need, a burning hunger to stake a claier to have her, to know, she was his Just fucking his

He could share her He needed that sharing on a level that he knew had nothing to do with the emotions Jaci had always tempted inside hi But the need, the hunger, was pushing past every promise he had everhis brother touch her was one thing But anotherCouldn’t ied to hied to hi a dark frown to the guests there before , and Jaci’s surprised look was filled with an edge of reer

"Are you finished in here yet?" If he didn’t touch her, didn’t re to explode

It was building in hier fraying at his control, and kneouldn’t be er He’d have to have her

"Not really," Jaci answeredyou needed?"

Oh, she had no idea how much he needed

"Actually, there is" He gripped her arht, but firm "We need to talk"

"Really?" she drawled

"Cam, she’s mine until five o’clock" Courtney was suddenly there beside the with deterner, until she’s finished for the day"

"Courtney, sweetheart, she deserves a break now and then" Ian cleared his throat, which was no hter, and Cam knew it

"Then she can take coffee withoff with him," Courtney decided "Go back to work" She waved her hand at hi stuff to do? I’m certain you do Ian is always careful to keep you and Chase busy Now, go be busy"

He released Jaci slowly "Courtney, it will only take a few ritted out

"Then it can wait until this evening," Courtney decided, before turning back to Jaci "The testosterone is getting so thick in here I say we return to my suite You said you had ideas you wanted to discuss, so the best way to do that is while you’re taking a break Corabbed Jaci’s hand like a worried h the roorowled

"Do so with him, Ian," she called over her shoulder, as Jaci kept her head carefully averted andto irritate me"

They moved out of the rooht

"Whoa! Da on you when you slipped out on her at night" Ian chuckled "Courtney ht be htening at the surprised looks on the faces of the round out, "for infors"

Khalid snorted at that "Ian, my friend, if Courtney knows your weaknesses, you can believe the rest of us will She believes the only way to dissuade us fros is to be aware that, should she find out, others will knoell She’s worse than my mother"

"Even roaned "She told that sweet little thing I was talking to at the Brockheim ball that she should consider another escort to the next party, consideringexcept dinner"

"Yeah, and she told ot last week Do you have any idea how long it’s been since anyone dared to do that?" That e

Cam winced in sympathy The only secrets that were safe were those few she learned fro outside the club, then she considered it fair game

"You’re part of the club, you’re part of the pain" Ian sighed "Look at it this way: if she didn’t like you and didn’t know you so well, she wouldn’t give a damn"

"Yeah, remind me of that the next tie’s son growled, but laughter tinged his voice

"I’ll be sure to reet her friends into trouble" Ian grinned "But I won’t prorimace, he stomped from the room instead, and headed back to his office No doubt Chase had watched the entire debacle on the securityhis brother and friends At this rate, he’d be babbling like a et back at us over this," Jaci infor roo with the fresh coffee that he see

Jaci had noticed that things just sees she didn’t have to ask for They just h the very fact that she wanted theh

"Thank you, Matthew" Courtney eyed the tray he sat on the table suspiciously "It isn’t decaffeinated, correct?"

Matthew looked down his imperious nose at her, his expression pinched "I wouldn’t dare serve you anything but real coffee," he infor from the room