Irresistible Bachelors: Books 1-5 by Landish, Lauren (bts books to read TXT) 📕

she sits up, stretching before she lets loose with a jaw-cracking yawn. “Have some good dreams? I heard you over there grunting in your sleep . . . I think your exact words were ‘ooh, fuck me, Tony, fuck me! Make me your big booty ho!’”

I snort, my worry immediately disappearing at those last words. She’s just fucking with me. “Never gonna happen,” I lie. “I’m just sore.”

“Tell me about it. I never thought shaking my ass could make me this sore,” Cassie grumbles. She lets loose another yawn and rolls out of bed, bending over to touch her toes and unleashing another series of firecracker pops. “But you know what? I’m kinda glad Wesley wants to hold us hostage. Everyone here is growing on me.”

She said as much last night. I feel the same way. “I’m beginning to think—”

There’s a gentle knock at our door, and Alani comes in with our laundry from last night. “Good morning, ladies. I thought you could put these away. I also have things that—” Alani starts forward but trips over Cassie’s bags, which she left near the door. The bags tumble to the floor, and a large object thunks as it rolls across the floor.

“I don’t know her!” I deadpan to Alani immediately when I see a big vibrator roll across the floor. “I swear, I was practically forced to bring her along!”

“Oh, please!” Cassie half yells, rushing over to pick it up. “This is Hannah’s. She forced me to put it in my bags because she gets embarrassed. Why didn’t you just leave it at home then, hmm?”

“Stop lying!” I hiss, “before that damn bird hears you!”

Alani laughs, not paying us any mind. “Breakfast is ready and waiting, then Wesley wants you to meet up for the next challenge.”

I get dressed quickly, something comfortable, just shorts and a tank top with a pair of those water shoe things that Alani gave us. I grab my camera, just in case, and I’m ready. Looking up, I see Cassie’s dressed the same, except that her top is slightly tighter and she has her red bandana around her wrist this time. “Let’s go kick ass.”

After a quick breakfast, Alani leads us across the main road and through the jungle to the base of the large hill that dominates the terrain behind Wesley’s estate. As we do, I hear falling water, and we emerge from our trail to an absolute paradise. The water plunges down the side of the mountain, breaking up on outcropping rocks along the way to fall into a pool that’s so deep it looks black as I stare into the depths, even though it’s crystal clear. Broadleaf trees and bushes surround the oasis, and with my thoughts so obsessed with Tony, all I can think of is a romantic moonlight interlude with him here. Especially on the edge of the pool, where there’s a natural shelf that would be just right for him to fuck me . . .

Dammit, get your head right!

I grunt at my own advice. I need to start coming up with a game plan to win. They’re ahead and there’s no prize for second here.

Wesley, Caleb, and Tony are waiting for us at the foot of the waterfall, and as we approach, it feels amazing, a light shower of mist cooling the air. As usual, Mo Mo is perched on Wes’s shoulders, earning a glare from me.

I hope Tony’s not trying to tease me. It’s working even if he isn’t. He’s shirtless and wearing the shorts that he had on last night, the ones that do little to hide what’s underneath. I can’t help it—I start to stare at him unconsciously.

He gives me a smile and my skin flushes, realizing I’m looking at him like he’s a juicy piece of meat. To throw him off, I raise my camera and snap a trio of pictures of him against the backdrop of the waterfall, the whole time promising myself they’re just for gamesmanship and not personal gratification.

“Good morning,” Wesley says. “To be ready to take over my estate, you will need to challenge your strength, but most importantly, your spirit. Your next challenge is a hike up the mountain, to the top of the falls. At the top, there’s a type of blue rose that grows nowhere else in Hawaii. I planted it there myself when Alani and I married. You will retrieve a single flower each.”

“Ugh, okay. Just let me stretch my legs for the ass kicking I’m about to give you boys,” Cassie says.

Tony smirks, and I feel another flutter in my chest. “When you’re ready.”

Cassie grumbles but gives Wesley a nod, who drops his hand. “Go.”

The path is clear and well-marked, and we start marching up the mountainside. As we do, I’m enveloped in the wonderful beauty of the forest, listening as small creatures move from tree to tree. It’s not scary, but enchanting, and I love the feeling of the dappled sun on my shoulders. There’s a small stream that mirrors the path, and part of me wants to just sit down on a nearby rock and relish the peace and quiet all around me.

I can’t though. We need a win here, no matter what. Looking ahead, I see Tony, his muscles in his back, ass, and legs rippling as he strides ahead, slowly gaining distance on me. I want to ignore what the sight of his clenching glutes does to me as I think of how he could drive his huge cock deep inside me, but it’s difficult when he’s right in front of me.

“Shit, this is rough,” Cassie says, wiping at her sweaty forehead. She’s trying her best, but already, the guys are way ahead of us. It’s not her fault she’s short and their strides are making more of a difference. “I don’t know how we can possibly win this damn thing, not unless they are too color blind to figure out what a blue rose looks like.”

“I’m already thinking out a