CAPTIVE
Black Wolf Gorge: 3
Word Count: 34,040
Heat Level: SEXTREME
Published By: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
[Ménage Amour: Erotic Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, shape-shifters]
When Janis dumps her cheating boyfriend, her hopes for love and a family end along with their romance, and her biological clock is sounding louder than Big Ben. Her sister-in-law snagged both of her twin brothers. How did Sable catch two gorgeous men when she can’t hang onto one? But her hopes rise when two drop-dead sexy men walk into her office. Too bad they turn out to be gay.
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“Ladies, it’s one minute to countdown.” The way-too-cheery bandleader
looked straight at Janis. “Grab your dates.”
Where is my date?
Janis’s cherry-pie red acrylic nails dug into her palms. She tried to
look nonchalant while she scanned the hotel ballroom.
Dammit, Roy . Where the hell are you?
One minute he’d been standing by her side eating stuffed mushroom caps
and mini-hotdogs, and the next, he had his cell phone to his ear, already
walking away and mumbling something unintelligible.
Shit!
Shit! Shit! Her first real New Year’s
date in eons, and she was destined to stand in the corner alone at midnight.
The floor-to-ceiling windows framed fireworks
that lit up the sky, and over her head, multicolored balloons swarmed, waiting
for their cue. But the magical night had all but lost its luster.
Janis felt like Cinderella at the ball. At the stroke of twelve, the
spell would be broken, and instead of a prince by her side, she’d be alone like
always. She should have known that having a man like Roy interested in her was too good to be
true.
“Ten!”
A drink would help. She made her way to
the bar and asked for one glass of champagne. The bartender gave her a pitying
look as he handed over the flute. Did everyone here feel sorry for her? The
last thing she wanted on New Year’s Eve was a pity party. Screw them. At least
she wasn’t working.
“Nine!”
Janis took a sip and peered over the rim
of her glass. She spotted Roy
headed her way, and her eyes went heavenward.
Thank
you, Lord!
She plastered a smile on her face and
promised herself she wouldn’t bawl him out.
“Eight!”
“Seven!”
She downed the rest of her champagne and
set the glass on the bar. Determined to be by Roy ’s side at midnight, she started walking
toward him.
He really did look handsome in his black
suit. The lab coat he usually wore over khakis and a button-down shirt didn’t
do him justice. And the air of confidence about him added to his allure. He
looked like he was in his element, whereas she was definitely out of hers.
“Six!”
Suddenly, a hand reached out and
clutched Roy ’s
arm, stopping him in his tracks. His head swiveled to see who’d waylaid him. A
stunning redhead with Mae West curves flashed a big smile, grabbed the back of Roy ’s head, and glued her
mouth to his.
“Five!”
Janis clenched her teeth so hard she
swore she heard the enamel crack. She wanted to pull the skanky bitch off her
date and slap her silly.
“Four!”
She’d seen the woman once before. But
she’d been wearing a white nurse’s uniform instead of a strapless black
cocktail dress that fit her like a second skin. She sat at a reception desk in
front of Roy ’s
office and acted like his guard dog.
“Three!”
Maybe Roy needed a guard dog. His status at Philadelphia Hospital had grown since some mysterious
benefactor funded a new addition. With the building complete, Roy had been named head of the Foundation for
Infertility and Reproductive Medicine. The FIRM turned out to be a major coup for the hospital. The sprawling complex that had once been
a public
charity hospital had gained new respect and became a major player in the world of research. Roy had high hopes of
achieving a major breakthrough in the treatment of infertility.
“Two!”
She’d been so thrilled when Roy asked her to be his
date. He’d chosen to share his success with her and show her off to his
colleagues. Now it looked like she was being played as his second fiddle.
“Happy New Year!”
At the stroke of midnight, popping
balloons sent streams of confetti pouring over the excited crowd. She lost
sight of Roy and the redhead, and she bit back hot tears.
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