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I missed her, and I was scared. I finally got why my brothers act so crazy when it comes to their women. Mancini’s little island is well guarded true, but nothing beats being there myself to protect her.

I smiled at the memory of our last moments together. After lunch we’d each returned to our cottages under the pretense of resting up before heading out tonight.

I only had one moment of discomfort when Dev waved us off as he hung back with the kids. It’s weird but I felt a little off about him being the only one without a girl.

Lo had caught my look since we were trailing the women who all had their heads together up ahead about something. Hopefully it had to do with weddings this time.

“He’s going to be fine Quinn, I know it. If he doesn’t find someone on his own, I’m pretty sure that gaggle would take care of it. Damn, one day around Lyon and I’m beginning to sound like him.”

“Yeah, you might wanna watch that. I don’t think Gaby would appreciate you calling her and her girls a gaggle of hens.”

“He’s got a point though damn, can you believe them? You think they’re gonna stay put?”

“Kelly had better if she knows what’s good for her.”

“It’s a constant battle brother you know that. How many weeks, months have we been trying to keep these women outta trouble? Now they have reinforcements. At least Lyon’s little guilt trip earlier seems to be working for now.”

“Yeah, that’s another thing. If the rest of us have to suffer I don’t see why Dev should get off so easy.” I said it as a way to lighten the feeling of sad that was burning a hole in my gut.

When I thought that I would be doing the single thing with him it had been a little easier to take, even though I wanted him to have what the others already did.

But in the last day after going through all that I had and finding her at the end of the night, which seems surreal now, I didn’t want him left out in the cold.

Shit, a day ago I didn’t know this would be my new normal. Who the fuck meets their happily ever after like that out of the blue?

Then again the others had pretty much done the same thing. I’ll just have to put our whirlwind romance down to a SEAL’s life. It seems we do everything at warp speed.

In all seriousness, when you’ve lived your life on the razor’s edge you tend to grab shit when you find it and all the tenets of society don’t mean shit.

Lo just clapped my shoulder and reassured me once more that Dev would be fine. I don’t know how he expects to fix Dev’s love life, but knowing the way his head works I’m sure he believes this too is something he can make right.

“What’re you two talking about?” Tyler is about the nosiest fuck. “Quinn’s worried about Devon.” We all looked back in his direction and saw him deep in conversation with Lyon’s youngest girl.

“Yeah, I’m a little worried there too. This is the first time the seven of us haven’t been in step on something. He say anything to you Quinn?”

We’d stopped walking and let the women go on ahead, now the rest of my team was listening in to the conversation as well.

I should’ve known the shit would turn into a crisis meeting. Dev would kick my ass if he knew I was talking, especially with everything else that we have going on. But with all of them staring me down there was no getting out of it.

“He doesn’t think he deserves what we have.”

“What the fuck and you didn’t say anything?”

“Cool it Lo.” Zak put his hand on his shoulder and addressed me.

“What exactly did he say Quinn?”

“Something along the lines of it’s not for him. He seems to think because of the abuse he suffered at the hands of his uncle that he might be like him, you know, repeat the abuse.”

“What the fuck? I’m with Lo, why didn’t you tell us this shit before?”

“Because he only told me this yesterday and if you remember Con we had a lot of shit going on.”

For some fucked up reason, Ty was the voice of reason in that little skirmish. “Listen we all know how he is. He’s one of those show and tell motherfuckers.” He looked back towards Dev before turning back to the rest of us.

“I say let the girls put someone in his path, knowing them they probably have a whole stable in mind. He’ll find someone and forget this bullshit.”

“You might be right but I’d still like to find his uncle and tie his guts around his fucking neck.” “Yeah Lo, we got that.”

“Tell me Quinn, is this something we have to worry about?” I shouldn’t have said shit. Logan’s like a dog with a bone whenever something touches one of us. I don’t know why I expected this to be any different.

“No Lo; and Dev wouldn’t want us taking our focus off the shit we’re dealing with here to worry about him. Let’s get this shit done and then we can knock some sense into him. I’ll keep an eye on him.”

“We all will. I still have to deal with you for not telling us what was going on with you yesterday. I don’t want any of you thinking that because we’re dealing with this shit we let other things fall by the wayside. That’s not how we do things.”

“Lo’s right. You bitch made motherfuckers need constant therapy. I’m all good Lo, just wanted you to know that. My shit’s on fleek.”

“Tyler, I worry about you most of all.”

“What the fuck? What did I do?”

“Plenty, and you and Lyon better not be up to none of your tricks this go round. Con I expect you to keep him under control.”

“I got him Lo, he won’t be slipping away to pull off any coups this time. I’m not responsible for Lyon though; fuck that. It’s like dealing with a general without the fucking stripes.”

The talk turned to Lyon as we started walking again. Law, Creed and their crew had already gone back to their cottages and Lyon was back at the mansion with Mancini.

“I guess Mancini can keep a leash on him. We’ll let him know that he’s his problem.” We split off and went to our respective places.

Kelly had been in the bedroom of the cottage going through the overnight bag we’d brought with us when I walked in.

“Dani and Gaby lent me some stuff to wear but I need to go shopping. There’s this beautiful beach here and I don’t have a bathing suit.” She was nervous as hell.

I didn’t have to guess so hard at why she was being so panicky. When we came back early this morning and she’d worked me over in bed so she could sneak out, we hadn’t really had time to talk.

Now she was alone with a man she’d only met a few short hours ago. A man who had fucked her within the first few minutes of meeting her, then brought her here away from everything she knew. A man who had all plans on keeping her.

When looked at through the eyes of someone who wasn’t under the influence of that ESP shit or whatever it is, this shit really is fucked.

I know each of my brothers except Ty, had claimed their women within days of knowing them. Zak had done the same with Vanessa before they had their little time out.

But it seems to be a trend with us. Or maybe that’s just the way it is with all couples? How can you not claim your woman when you know in your gut that she’s yours on sight?

Maybe the cavemen had it right after all. Shit sure seems simpler. Whatever the case, it felt right having her here with me. I can’t imagine having to leave her behind and coming here.

It’s only been a little more than half a day and already I feel like she’s a part of me. And I know it has nothing to do with my ‘gift’ because what the fuck would be my brothers’ excuse?

“Come here Kelly!” I stood in the doorway not moving, just watching her. She dropped the piece of cloth in her hand on the bed and came to me.

She wasn’t looking so bold now, but I found out why two minutes later. “Quinn, do you think this whole place is wired?” Damn, these women never quit.

“What would make you think that?” I rested my arms around her hips, holding her close as I looked down at her. She picked at the imaginary lint on my shirt and looked up at me through her lashes.

“Oh nothing, what were you guys doing all morning? What made you get up so soon? I thought you were tired for sure.” I pulled her head into my chest to hide the fact that I was grinning.

“Ummm, you smell good.” She sniffed my shirt and her little arms came around me and I forgot everything else but the feel of her in my arms. I’ll take her to task for trying to pull one over on me later.

Now I just lifted her chin with my finger and lowered my head to hers. This kiss was no less hungry than the others but this time I was able to hold myself in check.

She tasted like the ocean and sunshine and the sweet juice we’d shared at lunch. I stripped her standing there, removing her clothes while our lips were still fused together, before walking her backwards towards the bed.

Once she was on her back looking up at me with that hot dreamy look in her eyes, I pulled my shirt off over my head.

“Touch me!” She reared up and put her hands on the tight muscles of my stomach before placing butterfly kisses there. My hand came down and held her head before pulling it back again.

“Release me!” I’ve never seen anything hotter than the way she looked up at me with need as her hands fumbled with my zipper.

The green cargo pants came apart under her hands and when she lowered her head and licked the place right where the hair on my groin started I had to grit my teeth.

She pushed my pants off down my thighs and her mouth made a trail down the length of my cock until she took the tip between her lips.

I watched my cock grow in her mouth as she innocently sucked more and more of my meat into her throat until she was almost choking.

I loved her innocence, the way she seemed not to know what she was doing but was giving it all she had. But it was the pleasurable sounds she made that made my toes curl and my hand fist in her hair.

I let her get me to the point of no return, fucking in and out of her mouth harder, and weighed cumming on her tongue, before deciding that I wanted inside her more.

The need to cum inside her again, over and over, was overpowering. I could already feel the sensation of my cock shooting off deep inside her.

I pulled her off my cock, pushed her back on the bed and knelt on the floor with her legs pulled over my shoulders. I needed to calm down before I hurt her, so I gave her my mouth.

She giggled from the tickle of the rough growth on my cheeks against her thighs. The sound was so young and innocent it was startling, but as soon as my tongue pierced her that grin became a sexy sigh.

I took my time making love to her with my mouth until her fingers dug deep into my scalp. “Now Quinn.” I bit her inner thigh to get her to behave but that only seemed to inflame her more.

She smashed her wet pussy into my face and tried dragging me up her body. My cock was hard and aching but the taste of her was something I’d never get enough of.

I pulled my tongue from her heat and went after her clit, sucking and nibbling on it until she screeched and damn near scalped me.

I went back to her pussy with my tongue, digging deep until her ass shook in my hands and she tightened around my tongue.

When her essence started to dribble down my chin I lifted up and with her legs still on my shoulders slammed into her hard.

Her body shook and she screamed out loud until there was no sound coming from her wide-open mouth, and I freaked.

“Shit, baby, breathe!” I held still, my cock throbbing uncontrollably and smoothed the hair back from her face. I went too deep too fast.

I calmed her with sweet soft kisses at the edges of her lips before taking her tongue into my mouth. She’d settled a little but her heart still beat wildly in her chest.

I started to pull out but she dug her nails into me. “Don’t you dare!” I looked into her eyes at her words. If her eyes hadn’t been clear except for the cloud of lust I would’ve pulled out no matter what she said.

She must’ve read the intent in my eyes because she pulled my head down to hers and consumed me with another one of her heated kisses that threatened to blow the top off my head.

“Okay baby!” Her passion was uncontrollable as she crushed her lips against my teeth and I was afraid she was going to hurt herself.

I tried reining her in but it was no use, the girl was on fire, I was just along for the ride. I held still and let her take what she needed until the need to move became too much.

I tried to hold back, to remind myself that she was new to this, I really did. But years of control just went to hell at the feel of the warm silk of her sex like a glove around my aching cock.

It was her, all her and the amazing hold she had over me. The fact that I was about to leave her in a few hours probably had something to do with the almost desperate way in which I fucked her.

I held her ankles in my hands and fucked into her harder with each stroke. She took my pounding, throwing her hips up at me, keeping pace as she looked up into my eyes.

I brought her off again before pulling out and putting her on her knees in front of me. I slid my cock up and down her weeping slit before forcing the fat head of my cock back into her.

I held her by the waist and pulled her on and off my cock until her arms could no longer hold her up. When she fell onto the bed I didn’t stop fucking, just kept drilling into her until she crooned.

I flipped her onto her back again and this time wrapped her legs around my hips as I slowed my movements and fucked her slowly, softly, gently.

“Pretty girl!” I took her lips, kissing the smile that had formed there. I touched her everywhere I could reach, palming her heavy tit in my hand until her nipple pebbled before taking it into my mouth.

This time when she came it was with a soft sigh as her body trembled and her pussy locked down around me.

Her legs held me in and I felt my cock belch and spit as the feel of her softness, the pulsing of her cunt as she came sucked me under.

I kissed her deeply as I emptied my seed inside her again. I came long and hard, feeling all my energy being sucked through my dick and into her.

Since I had no strength for the next few seconds I stayed buried inside her, my body pressing hers into the mattress as I caught my breath.

I looked down at her face when her body went lax and smiled. It was my turn to put her to sleep it looked like. Poor thing she’d had a rough few days and now she was done. She was asleep before I pulled out of her.

I turned to my side, drawing her into my arms. “I love you.” I whispered the words to her knowing that she couldn’t hear me. But my heart felt freer than it ever had.

I kissed her hair and with my arms wrapped safely around her finally got the sleep I needed before facing the night ahead.