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

He laughs, jumping into the water near me, disappearing. The bubbling water makes it hard to see, and when he doesn’t resurface, I spin around, looking. “Tony?”

With a splash, Tony pops up behind me, grabbing me around the waist. I push away, laughing. “Asshole!”

“What?”

“You know what!” I laugh, splashing him with water. He splashes me back, and within seconds, we’re having a pretty epic water fight, both of us soaked to the skin as we tread water. Eventually, we tire and drift to the shallow end of the pool. I see a dark space behind the waterfall and look. “Hey, what’s that?”

“Looks like a cave,” Tony says, sliding up next to me. “Wanna look?”

“Why not?” I reply, smirking. We walk through the waterfall to find the entrance to a small cave. Leading the way, I crawl through, amazed at what I see. “Wow . . .”

“What?” Tony says as he comes in behind me, his voice failing as he looks around. The cave looks like it’s encrusted in diamonds, and through small holes in the roof, we can see each one gleaming with every color of the rainbow.

“Are those?” I whisper, reaching out to touch one.

“Probably quartz,” Tony says, then chuckles. “Well hello, One-Eyed Willy.”

“What?” I ask, thinking he’s making a dick joke, but the look on his face tells me he’s not. “What do you mean?”

“This cave . . . it’s like a miniature of that one in the old movie, The Goonies. It’s a treasure cave.”

“You’re a Goonie,” I tease, and Tony laughs. He reaches out, taking me by the wrist and pulling me close.

“And you’re a treasure,” he says softly, looking in my eyes.

Tony gives me a look that has my body burning again despite the chill in the cave, and I swallow. “Tony . . . why’d you start working for your brother?”

Tony blinks, then shrugs. “After Mom and Dad broke up, Dad took Oli with him, and I went with Mom. Oli was groomed to take over the family company while I was just a back-up plan. They had their falling out, and Oli came home. I was glad, but at the same time, I sorta resented him for that.”

“Resented your brother?” I ask, surprised. “Why?”

“He was always the superstar,” Tony says with a touch of bitterness. “To try to stand out, I basically turned into a party boy. I wanted Dad’s attention, but then when Oli left, for so long, I couldn’t understand why, even after he told me. Then when he came to me for help, needing me to watch over Mom while he went on a trip with his future wife, we kind of patched things up. He’s not the asshole I thought he was. So when he offered me a spot, I took it, mainly to learn what made him tick. He’s my brother, and for a long while, I felt like I didn’t even know him. And, I mean, he makes money like I eat sandwiches. He’s always been there and I haven’t. I swear, Mom started smoking because of me and my fucking up.”

“It seems like you turned things around though,” I say, and Tony laughs.

“Like I said, I’ve had some bad luck on the last few gigs we’ve gotten into. This job? I wanted to prove that it was just that, bad luck, and not me slipping back into old habits of being careless. I’m sorry that you’re the one here competing against me.”

“Why?” I ask, and Tony pulls me closer, wrapping an arm around my waist. “Tony . . .”

“Because ever since I saw you at that wedding, you’ve been at the back of my mind. I’ve had a chain of failed relationships, and sure, my carelessness may have played a part in that. But I want to believe that it was because they weren’t you. You’re the woman I really want.”

He lowers his lips, and as his lips touch mine, nothing else matters. Who’s going to win or lose doesn’t matter.

Instead, I kiss him back, enchanted in the glow of the crystals that surround us.Tony

The first touch of Hannah’s lips sends a shock through my body like I’ve never felt before. We’re in a cavern that looks like it was carved out by nature for just this moment. The way the crystals glitter with a rainbow of light plays across her skin as I pull her close, her wet tank top peeling away from her skin as we tug at each other’s clothes. Lifting up, I kiss her skin, the refreshing taste of the spring water cool and electric on my tongue.

Hannah leans her head back, and I kiss and suck on her throat, crushing her to my body as I relish the feeling of her breasts pushed against my chest. For all of her strength, she feels fragile, like a hummingbird under my fingers as I cup her ass and grind against her, my desire growing with every beat of my heart, my cock straining inside my shorts. The cave floor outside the small pool at the entrance is smooth and water-worn, and as we sink to the cool stone floor, it feels natural to kneel together, kissing and tasting each other’s skin as I strip off her tank top and bra, bending down to nibble at her breasts.

Hannah moans when my tongue wraps around her right nipple, running her fingers through my hair as she gets lost in the pleasure. I suck harder, savoring the hard tip between my lips, running my tongue around and around until she’s gasping. Grinning, I switch to the other side while laying her back, sucking on her breast while tugging and pinching the just abandoned nipple.

“Fuck, that feels so . . .” Hannah moans before her words are lost in the whimpers and cries of pleasure. I feast on her body, stroking my hands over every inch of her stomach