Speak and Obey (Virtuous Sinners Book 1) by Ki Brightly & M.D. Gregory

Author:Ki Brightly & M.D. Gregory [Brightly , Ki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brightly Books
Published: 2022-09-07T18:30:00+00:00

11

JULES

The morning sunshine streamed through the windshield as I pulled into the driveway at my mother’s house. This was not the way I would’ve chosen to spend my Sunday morning, but I didn’t really have a choice in the matter. I shut off the truck and turned in my seat to observe Ari. He was stunning, dark hair gleaming. He gave me a long look out of the corner of his eye that had me feeling amused. When I’d ordered him into the truck, he hadn’t asked any questions, which I loved, but I bet he was regretting that now.

“Why are we here? You didn’t say where we were going.” He leaned forward, his natural curiosity taking over as he scanned the large farmhouse in front of us. The pink siding had been a complete and total nightmare to install last year, and the matching roses around the foundation all regularly died. I wasn’t sure what my mother did to them, but I’d replaced them three times in the last three years. My mother lived outside of the city and had insisted on having a lawn large enough to be visible from space and plot of farmland to go along with her outsized home, even though she had zero desire to keep up with the chores that went along with such a massive investment. Oh, and she didn’t have the cash to pay anyone else to do it, either.

My mother’s selfishness meant the majority of the upkeep had fallen on me over the years, and now that she was getting older, taking care of her property was more of an ongoing side project than “occasional help,” which was how she framed the argument anytime I told her I was too busy with work to come out. She thought everything qualified as an emergency.

I brushed my thumb over Ari’s cheek, and he leaned into my caress, which sent a deep satisfaction through me I couldn’t quite express in words. I brushed his long, dark hair behind his right ear, and it gave me a thrill to touch him so casually, especially since I’d seen him kill a man with his own hands. I smoothed another strand of hair behind his other ear, the way I’d seen other people touch their lovers over the years, and I finally understood why people had their hands all over their significant other. I’d never been inclined to do this before Ari.

“Coming out here is one of my errands for the weekend. My mother needs help with a few things around her house, and since you’re with me now, you can help, too.”

He stilled under my touch, and I slipped my hand around to squeeze the back of his neck. A small smile flickered across his lips. “Why, Master?”

“Because this is a commitment I have, and I want you at my side as much as possible.”

Ari put his hand over mine where I held on to him and smiled. “I like that. I want to be near you, too.

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