After the Burn Series 1: From the Ashes by Shyla Colt

Author:Shyla Colt [Colt, Shyla]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Single Authors, Alternate History, Alternative History, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Short Stories & Anthologies
Amazon: B00JAYWJ24
Publisher: Hot Ink Press
Published: 2014-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Silky fabric, slid up her thighs, tickling her skin. She fought against the awareness, threatening to pull her from the dream. It’d been so long since she experienced such decadent sensations. Her nose twitched. The scent of roses greeted her. The wispy tendrils of sleep escaped, and she opened her eyes.

A gasp stuck in her the back of her throat. A large form hovered over her, and the events of the day rushed back full force.

“Are you awake now, Dev?”

In less than two hours her world had turned on its side. She walked between the two, a zombie going through the motions, as they boxed her in. A delicious sneak peek into the dynamic relationship between two dominant men.

They guided her from the office building to the two-story house within walking distance. The light blue building with white shutters loomed in front of her like a haunted house. It looked great on the outside, but once she entered, their deal would be official. Her gaze darted around as she sought out an exit, only to come up short. The neighborhood appeared deceptively quiet. One call from either man would travel through the team on call like lightning. She didn’t’ want to piss them off. Not when she’d seen the damage they were capable of causing, and they’d been acting so kind.

She’d never seen them this gentle before, wouldn’t have believed them capable of it if she hadn’t been on the receiving end. Cole unlocked the front door and Cain ushered her inside with a hand on the small of her back. They cleared the threshold and she took in the miss-matched furniture. Brown suede, black leather, and end tables and chairs of various dark shades greeted her.

“Welcome to your humble abode.” Cole smirked.

“Let’s give her the tour,” Cain said.

“I’ll warn you, we don’t have any frilly girly crap, but we’ll acquire some for you. Can you cook?” The hopeful expression in Cole’s eyes made her snicker.

“Yes, it used to be a huge passion…before.”

“Thank God! We can do the basics, but it’d be nice to have home cooked meals,” Cain said.

Her stomach plummeted. Did they expect to put her up in some sort ivory tower now? Turn her into a glorified homemaker? She balked at the thought. “Will I stay home now?”

“What? No.” Cain shook his head. “You’re damned good at your job. You have a way of setting folks at ease while getting the job done. We need that.”

“When you start getting in the last months that’ll be a different story.” Cole’s words brought back the elephant in the room.

Pregnancy in a world where modern medicine no longer existed frightened her. They had EMT’s and doctors in town, but epidurals had become a thing of the past. The boys exchanged a look over her head. There was more to the story.

“How- how will we know what’s going on during the pregnancy?”

“Been stocking up on new equipment for the hospital for a long time, Devon. This wasn’t some half –assed decision we made in the heat of the moment.

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