Free Dungeon Games by Lexi Blake Page B

There was no way to miss the disapproval in his voice. It was stupid, but the idea of Kevin’s brother thinking she was screwing around really made her nervous. It was almost like Kevin finding out. Utterly irrational, but she found herself floundering. “Guys, this is Terry Mills. He’s Kevin’s brother. Terry, uhm, this is…”
    Sean’s face went from hard to smooth in a heartbeat and he stepped up. “Her very good friend. I’m Sean. This is my boy, Li. I would call him my husband, but we’re not allowed to do that in the state of Texas. It’s a shame you know because our wedding would be fabulous.”
    Liam stared at Sean. “Are ya kidding?”
    Sean rolled his eyes negligently. “Don’t mind him. He doesn’t want to spend the money on a wedding. He’s a tightwad. So you’re Karina’s brother-in-law? I have to admit we’ve been curious about our girl’s family.”
    Holy freaking shit. Sean had picked his cover and it looked like Liam hadn’t been in on the plan. If she hadn’t been in a sticky situation, she would have poured herself a tea and sat back and watched the fireworks. As it was, all she could manage was to nod her head. “Yes, this is Terry Mills. He’s Kevin’s younger brother.”
    Terry sighed and laughed a little. “Sorry. For a minute there I thought Karina was dating again. That was a shocker.”
    Sean grinned and gave her a little wink. He was actually really good at that. He should have gone into theater. “Oh, she is. You should see him. That is one hunk of a man. Isn’t he, Li?”
    And Liam was a terrible actor. He just frowned. “He ain’t exactly my type.”
    Sean waved him off. “Mr. Grumpy there likes blonds. Lucky for me.”
    Terry frowned Karina’s way. “You have a boyfriend?”
    Karina shook her head. Sean had been very specific. He really didn’t want to break their cover for anyone, and that meant she had to keep hers, too. Even to what was left of her family. Still, she found she couldn’t let him down entirely. “Not really. He’s just a guy I met at a club.”
    Terry went a faint pink and he leaned in, his good hand on hers. “Tell me you aren’t still into that scene, Karina. It was dangerous when Kevin was with you. It’s insane now. Tell me you aren’t playing around with that BDSM crap.”
    It was her turn to flush. Terry had always had a serious problem with their lifestyle. He could sleep with a girl a night, but he got deeply prudish the minute the handcuffs came out. “It’s really none of your business.”
    “I’m your brother-in-law. I promised Kevin I would look after you if anything happened. It damn straight is my business.”
    “Then where the bloody hell have you been for the last couple of years? Because I ain’t seen anyone looking after her,” Liam said, his eyes narrowing.
    “I’ve been working, but I trusted that Karina would be smart enough to stay away from the perverted stuff. I was obviously wrong. Do you know what Kevin would think if he knew you were running around with…what the hell do they call themselves? Doms?” He shook his head and visibly took a breath. “I’m sorry. It’s your life, sweetie.”
    Sean had moved to stand beside her. “It is her life, and I don’t know that I like the way you’re talking to her.”
    Terry’s eyes narrowed, and Karina remembered how short the fuse on his temper could be. “I don’t think you have any say in how I talk to my sister-in-law. You should stay out of family matters.”
    “Her boyfriend isn’t here to defend her so I think I’ll stay,” Sean said, not giving an inch.
    “I can defend myself,” Karina said.
    “Not in this, you can’t.” Li shook his head. “You’re far too close to this. You’ve been a widow for years. There’s nothing wrong with you dating again.”
    “But she’s not dating, is she? She’s getting on her knees for some asshole who wants to make her a slave or some shit,” Terry said with a frustrated sigh.
    She needed to fix