Free Double Down (Take a Gamble) by Stella Price, Audra Price, S.A. Price, Audra Page B

answered rolling off the bed walking to the bathroom and closing the door with a thud. "If you think I'm letting that thing touch me you're seriously overestimating my kinks." she called through the closed door before the shower started.
    "You like her." Dom smirked as he finished dressing. "If you had hackles they'd have been raised when she first touched me."
    Caleb gave him a droll look. “Yet it still happened and I didn’t kill you then or now. She’s a bedmate, and one hell of a bargain.”
    "A woman like that is meant to be shared but that still doesn’t mean that you want to do it." Dom shrugged. "But hey what do I know about reading people."
    “A woman like Shade is meant to be worshipped by as many people as possible.” He smirked and they left the bedroom and went in search of Hunter and lunch.
     
    ***
    Business associates. That’s what he’d called those ass hats. Great, just great.  Dominic she didn’t really mind but Hunter was the worst. Hell hounds were rare. In fact as far as she knew there were only two in existence. There was sure to be more around but she’d never met any. The hounds despised anything not of their kind although apparently the liked Caleb.
    Her body throbbed at his name , her Shadows swirling around her stealing all thought of anything but him from her. She had to find him, had to be near him. Dom had mentioned that Djinn magic was potent, but it felt much more than that. Her Shadows had marked him, they’d never done that before, they’d never felt the need. With Caleb though there was that need, her Shadows ached to touch him just as her body did.
    She rummaged through his closet plucking out one of his shirts to wear. She didn’t bother with anything else , the hounds acted on scent. If she hadn’t already been covered in it then the shirt would do the trick. She padded on up to the deck towards the dining area looking for them.
    Caleb was sitting on one of the couches, a drink in his hand. Dom was standing by the spread of food on the long side board and Hunter was nowhere to be seen. Her lover saw her and smiled.
    “Miss Shade?” said one of the crew men with a platter in his hand. “What can I get you to drink?”
    "A large gin, please. Just stick some ice and lemon in it. Just how many people are you planning to feed?" the table was loaded with all sorts of food.
    “You already have had a large Djinn love,” Caleb said as he approached her and waved the crewman away. “As to your question, Hounds and Djinn both have large appetites.”
    "Umm that I already know." S he sat herself down on his knee wrapping her arms around him. It was a forward gesture, especially since they were only in a business relationship and not a real one, but she couldn't stop herself touching him.
    Caleb rested his hand on her thigh and drew lazy circles on it, clearly needing to touch her as well. “So?”
    "So?" his large hands sent shivers through her. Lord knew she had her kinks but hands were one of them and Caleb’s hands were perfect. "You don’t expect me to start hoofing into that lot do you? I'm a demon I don’t eat much."
    Caleb motioned to one of the waiters and he brought over a plate of fruit and cheese and croissants. “How’s that?”
    "Perfect." she took the plate , popping a piece of cheese in her mouth. It was good and she moaned in approval then ate some more.
    "Hunter ’s taking his damn time." Dom took a slice of practically kapacho beef from the table throwing it up into the air and catching it in his mouth.
    “Would you rather him here? And Dom, what’s with acting the puppy?” he asked and laughed.
    "Puppy?" he smiled. "That's not pup behavior." he lifted more meat repeating his actions.
    Caleb rolled his eyes.” Right. What would you call it then?”
    " Houndish behavior." he smiled doing the same again but higher. "You’re just jealous you couldn't do it. Takes skill pups don't have."
    "Uh huh." she took a grape throwing it equally high catching it