Free Coral Hearts by Avery Gale Page B

now remembering it.
    Coral’s attraction to Sage Morgan had been growing steadily over the past year to the point she’d been worried she wouldn’t be able to contain it much longer. Holy hell, she’d had daydreams about launching herself into his arms as he walked down the hardware store’s back aisles. You’d have looked like a spider monkey trying to get King Kong’s attention. So not cool, Coral Ann.
    Sage’s whispered words floated through her mind as she’d stood in the hall staring blankly at Colt. As he’d pressed against her, Sage’s warm breath had caressed the shell of her ear as the water cascaded down around them. “I’m a Dom, pet.” His pause had been long enough for her to absorb the information, but not long enough for her to respond before he pushed his erection between the apex of her thighs making her gasp in need. She already been slick and ready, and all she wanted was to feel him pushing deep into her sex. But he’d seemed content to continue the conversation— blasted man .
    When Sage had finally continued, it had taken her several seconds to mentally tune back in to what he was saying, because her mind was focused on how delicious it felt to have his hot flesh pressing against the swollen folds of her pussy. “But you already knew that didn’t you?” Huh? Knew that? “There is always a part of one’s soul that knows…a part that recognizes the kindred spirit of another who is like-minded. We’re going to have a long conversation about your interests and experience, but not right now. Right now I’m going to claim what belongs to me. I’m going to fuck you so deep you’ll know I’ve planted a piece of my soul deep inside you.” Now we’re talking.
    When she blinked back to the moment, Coral saw a smile tugging at the corners of Colt’s lips. “Damn, but I’d love to know what just went through your mind, sweetness.” Before she could blunder through a lie, Colt had shaken his head. “Don’t even try to come up with a cover story—it won’t work. But know this, that is a look every Dom recognizes, sweet girl. I was sure my brother had laid his cards on the table pretty quickly. This is something you can count on in this family and in the lifestyle, Coral—we’ll always level with you. Always. You can trust Sage…you can trust all of us. We’ll keep you safe, even if it means keeping you safe from yourself.” Uh oh…that sounds a bit ominous.

    As Colt stepped in the back door he’d seen Sage heading into his office, a frown creasing his brow. His older brother look annoyed, something Colt hadn’t expected. As the eldest of the Morgan brothers, Sage had always taken the responsibility of that position far too seriously even as a child. But now? Hell, it wasn’t as if the rest of them hadn’t grown into competent adults fully capable of taking some of the enormous burden from his shoulders. Okay, maybe Kip hadn’t fully morphed into the man they all knew he would be, but Sage wasn’t doing a thing to help the kid along either. Treating him like a college frat-rat instead of a partner in the business wasn’t going to help Kim mature—and the kid had enormous potential as a ranch manager.
    Colt knew Sage had been pussy footing around Coral Williams for months. Why he’d been so reluctant to make a direct move mystified everyone, because it was totally out of character for the man who’d grabbed the reins of a fifty thousand acre ranch without blinking. The same man who oversaw several small mines, as well as their family’s varied other business interests without breaking a sweat, wasn’t hesitant. So his stand-down approach had baffled those who knew him best. Hell, the eldest among them had reached Master status as a trained sexual Dominant before he’d been old enough to drink legally at the fucking clubs the two of them had frequented. But a tiny newcomer working at the local hardware store had launched the confident, professional Sage they’d all