Marked By Lies: A Reverse Harem Series (The Marked Series Book 1) by Paige Orr (the red fox clan TXT) 📗

She mulls over my proposition, obviously taking the time to truly consider the benefits of having us with her, and I know that I've won this argument when her shoulders slump in defeat and a rueful smile crosses her face.

“I can deal with that, I suppose. As long as you all promise not to get in my way, or make comments about the way I do things.”

This time a grin near enough splits my face in half. I’m pleasantly surprised that she conceded to my request so easily, and if I’m honest with myself, I may have used the situation to my advantage, at least a little bit. I sure as shit am not complaining about spending more time with the alluring woman in front of me.

“Well, it looks like we have a deal, kitten. Now, why don’t you get your ravishing self ready and we will meet you in the living room to discuss this sigil that you found.”

She rolls her eyes at my flirtations, even as I see the flash of laughter in her eyes. I think this might just be fun after all, and you never know, maybe I can see just how amazing she is, up close and personal.

Twenty minutes later Melissa joins us in the living room, looking ready to take on the world. My eyes are drawn down to her figure as I take in the tight red faux leather pants and red and black corset top that cling to her curves. She has her hair in a braid that reminds me of Lara Croft, and I can’t help but picture wrapping it around my hand as I take her from behind. I inconspicuously try to hide the growing bulge in my pants as I turn my eyes away, hoping that she hasn’t caught me drooling over her.

I’ve got to admit that I’m impressed by how quickly she has managed to bounce back after going through what she did today. I’ve always been drawn to strong women, and Melissa is no exception to that. We just have to hope that we won’t be the reason that this woman breaks. She notices the way that we are all looking at her and cocking her hip, she raises an eyebrow at us.

“Alright guys, time to tuck your tongue back in your mouths. There’s no need to act like you’ve never seen a woman in leather before.”

This draws a chuckle from us as she saunters across the room and perches herself on the edge of the coffee table, leaning back on her hands and crossing her long legs and making me notice the high heeled combat boots on her feet. I can’t hold myself back from teasing her, just as she teased us.

“Well kitten, you have to admit that you catch the eye in that saucy little outfit. Though I’m sure you look much better with it lying on the floor, I’m even willing to see for myself.”

I send her a wink as she clears her throat, a blush staining her cheeks as she turns to the others.

“I can see who the flirt is in the group then. Before we get sidetracked anymore though, I think we should talk about this sigil that I found. I wouldn’t be able to tell if it has any significance, but you guys might.”

She reaches behind her, grabbing a notebook and pen before scribbling away for a few minutes. When she’s done, she takes a minute to look over it before passing the notebook over to Zaphyr, who is sitting in the chair across from her. She leans back again, watching as Zaphyr studies the sigil, but I can tell from the frustration filling his expression that he has no idea what it means.

Zaphyr lets out a sigh of frustration as he passes the notebook to Elias, who is sitting. Elias takes his time, making sure to leave no stone unturned just like he always does, and even though he hides it better than Zaphyr, I can see the same frustration on his face as he rubs the bridge of his nose between his forefinger and thumb.

He throws the notebook over to the chair that Cailean is sitting in to give him his turn, but this time I don’t see any frustration as he leaps to his feet. He paces back and forth across the room with his eyebrows furrowed in concentration as he takes in each line drawn before him. Thankfully, he doesn’t leave us in suspense for too long before telling us what he sees.

“I’ve seen this sigil before, today actually, when I was searching through all the confiscated items we have from the cults. I can’t remember what it means though.”

He curses as he throws himself back into his chair, leaning forwards, and putting his head in his hands. I turn to Melissa to see what she’s thinking, and I find her with her head cocked to the side, deep in thought. I wish I knew what she was thinking, maybe then I wouldn’t be so confused over why she looks like she’s won the lottery. She clicks her fingers in front of Cailean to get his attention before saying.

“Alright, here’s the plan. Have your men bring the books that you think have this symbol over and figure out what it means. I’m going to head out to the other houses just to make sure that the sigil is there as well, I’ll take Morpheus with me. I feel like we’re really fucking close to figuring this shit out, so don’t you go getting disheartened on me.”

Cailean sits back in his chair, nodding his head at her as he pulls his phone out to do as she says, and Melissa has a determined grin on her face as she gets to her feet, motioning me to join her. Halfway across the room to her though,