Free Her Three Entrepreneurs [The Hot Millionaires #8] by Zara Chase Page A

his better judgement. He doubted whether she’d ever had it as hard as he’d just given it to her. She might have enjoyed it—no, she did enjoy it, Bay was absolutely sure of that—but she would need some recovery time.
    “Have you always had such a negative self-image?”
    “Is that what I have?” She rolled her head on his shoulder, settling herself into a more comfortable position. “I’ve never really thought about it before.”
    “That’s probably what the guys and I picked up on. You exude sexuality without trying. And trust me, babe, that makes you damned near unique.”
    Her head popped up again. “I do? It does?”
    He smiled at her incredulity. “Yeah, you sure do, and yes it does.”
    He leaned over and kissed the end of her nose, consumed with feelings that were totally alien to him—feelings that ought to have scared him shitless. He didn’t just want to fuck this available, highly attractive, and slightly vulnerable female. He actually wanted to get to know her. To protect her, sort out her problems, and yeah, to play games with her. To share her with his buddies, because there was so much she needed to know, and they were exactly the right people to teach her.
    Bay didn’t pause to examine his feelings because, against all the odds, they didn’t frighten him. Perhaps that was because, unlike a lot of the women he’d met over the years, she wasn’t trying to cling. Whenever that happened to any of them, they ran for cover because they weren’t ready for commitment. But this time Bay wasn’t going anywhere. At least not until he and the guys had explored Athena’s sensuality and made her aware of what she could be.
    Perhaps not even then.
    Hell, what am I thinking?
    “And you’re an expert on the subject, I suppose.”
    Athena’s sultry voice recalled his attention. “Naturally.”
    “Do you have any idea how arrogant that sounded?”
    He laughed. “Just telling it like it is. Anyhow, I didn’t hear you complaining about the quality of the service.” He canted his head and smiled down at her. “Remind me again. How many times did I make you climax?”
    “Oh, all right. I suppose you were adequate.”
    “Adequate!” He grunted the word, trying not to laugh as he raised a hand. “That’s just the sort of remark that’ll earn you a good spanking. I’ll have you know that I don’t do adequate. ”
    “Actually, I hate to say this and stoke your already overinflated ego, but I think there’s a lot more to you than meets the eye.”
    He grinned. “Baby, you’ve seen it all.” He spread his arms wide, giving her a clearer view of his nakedness. “Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten already.”
    “I don’t mean physically. You’re obviously a high achiever.”
    Bay shrugged. “We are what we are.”
    “Yes, but you’re still very young to be so successful. You made it sound so easy when you said you stopped managing a club and started your own, just like that.” She wrinkled her brow. “Have you always been driven to succeed?”
    “I was raised in Virginia. My old man was a coal miner, and that’s the future he had planned out for me.”
    Athena shook her head. “That would have been a terrible waste.”
    “That’s what I thought, too, just as soon as I was old enough to see things clearly for myself. My dad was old before his time, weakened by all the hard labor. But he was content with his work and never hankered for anything better. He made a home for us all and went fishing on weekends, and that was enough for him. I knew from an early age it would never do it for me. I started getting good grades at school, fought with the old man to let me go to college, and went on from there.”
    “Is your dad still alive? He must be really proud of your achievements.”
    “Yes, I guess all my family are proud, but they never ask me much about it. I’ve offered all my siblings positions in my clubs, but they’re not interested.”
    “They probably enjoy being part of