Free A Lover's Vow by Brenda Jackson Page A

more he’d thought about sex. The-fuck-through-the-night kind.
    He jumped when Caden snapped a finger in his face. He frowned. “What did you do that for?”
    â€œBecause we were talking to you, asking you a question, and your thoughts were a million miles away.”
    â€œWhatever,” Dalton said, not wanting to admit that they had been. “What question were you asking me?”
    â€œWhat was Jules doing at your house after midnight?”
    He’d wondered when they would get around to asking him about that. “Evidently, I wasn’t the only one not listening to what was being said. I think Jules explained herself. She had been parked in front of my place waiting for me to come home.”
    Caden rolled his eyes. “We know that, Dalton. We want to know why.”
    Dalton slid into the chair in front of Jace’s desk. He had gotten very little sleep last night and was definitely feeling it. “She heard I wasn’t coming to Shana’s dinner party and thought we should discuss it. Of course, it would have been a total waste of her time.”
    â€œAnd of course you told her that...after you laid that kiss on her. The one Bobby told everyone about,” Jace said, studying his brother.
    Dalton’s mouth curved into a frown. “That guy talks too damned much. It was a kiss that wasn’t supposed to happen. She told me to pretend I was kissing her.”
    â€œAnd of course, you didn’t pretend.”
    A slow smile touched Dalton’s lips. “No, I didn’t.” He couldn’t help remembering how kissing Jules had made him feel. After everyone had finally left last night, he’d gone back to bed determined to pick up on his dream where he’d left off. He hadn’t been able to, because his mind had been filled with memories of their kiss...how she’d tasted and how she’d felt in his arms.
    Realizing his brothers were watching him, he decided to get them off the subject of him and Jules. “Now I have a question for you, Jace.”
    â€œWhat?”
    â€œHow on Earth did you know Carson had a thing for Dad?”
    Jace chuckled softly. “She doesn’t have a thing for him, Dalton. She’s in love with him. There’s a difference. One day, you’ll realize the difference when you come to know love for yourself, and then you can easily recognize it in someone else.”
    â€œI agree,” Caden chimed in. “I caught on when I noticed the look in her eyes whenever she said Dad’s name. I don’t know what his feelings are for her, but I can say she has very deep feelings for him.”
    â€œI can’t believe you called her out on it,” Dalton said, grinning. “Surprised the hell out of me when you did.”
    Jace took a sip of the water sitting on his desk. “I surprised myself. I was out of line in doing that, and I apologized to her before she left last night.” Jace rubbed the back of his neck. “My only excuse is that there were so many shockers revealed last night—Carson being a woman, the fact we’ve had bodyguards for over a month now and that one even went on my honeymoon, and our very professional and business-minded father’s close relationship with Stonewall, Quasar and Striker. I guess I had one of those moments when I felt the need to reveal something for a change.”
    Dalton didn’t say anything for a moment, thinking that last night definitely had been one big surprise after another. Carson Boyett was definitely a looker, and he could see his father falling for her. He stood up. “So what do we do about Dad? I think we should just get in the car and drive over to Delvers right now.”
    â€œOh, so now you want to go see Dad when you haven’t gone to see him in over a month?”
    â€œStay off my ass, Caden. I had planned to go see Dad this week, but now I’ll do it sooner. Especially since Stonewall, Quasar and Striker