Bind Me (Private Listing #2)

“It’s possible they already know about me, sweetheart.” I look up before meeting the others’ gazes. “I fucked Madison in the file room. It’s possible whoever was in there later could have been there then.”

I’m not one for dating. Not since college and the girlfriend who tried to destroy my relationship with the guys. I’m usually happy to fuck whoever the others want to bring on board, or find my own women to fuck, but there’s something about Madison that draws me.

Not having to hide my affection for her would certainly be something I wouldn’t mind, and being able to fuck her in public without reprimands from the others would be a huge bonus. My heart thumps a little harder.

I’d get to call her mine.

Noah shifts and looks uncomfortable, but he hasn’t said anything. He’s never been close to any woman before, but he’s smitten with Madison. It would make sense for him to date her. He rarely goes with a date to functions because he’s shy about it.

The few times I set him up were disastrous. The type of women I date like a more gregarious guy, and Noah just isn’t. But Madison likes him.

She goes to him and takes his hand. He brings her hand to his mouth and kisses it while looking into her eyes.

Even I can feel the sparks between them. The longing in Madison’s eyes to step into his arms, but she can’t risk it with Hope still here.

“We can talk about proper office behavior later.” Seth shakes his head. “Blake, erase that part of the security tape after we review it.”

“After?” I smirk at Seth.

The corners of his lips curl up as he turns to Madison. “It would be best for appearances if you and Coop date. Even if Hope wouldn’t spread it around, the stalker might know the two of you had sex.”

“Courtney mentioned it wasn’t the first time she’d heard someone screaming in the office.” Madison’s cheeks burn bright red. “I didn’t know what she meant, but maybe she heard us having sex too.”

“Guess I have a girlfriend.” I arch an eyebrow at Madison. Her blue eyes are wide as she looks back at me. It wasn’t part of the deal, but I’m okay going with the flow. I just hope it doesn’t upset Noah too much.

“Is this okay with you, princess?” Seth quirks an eyebrow at her. “Even if it makes sense, it isn’t part of our arrangement.”

Her cheeks flush. “It’s fine. I’m adaptable.”

Her gaze meets mine, and I give her a warm grin. I’ve always openly flirted with whoever I wanted, but now I get to openly flirt with Madison. Fuck, this will be fun.

“I’ll review the security footage to see if I can tell who else was in the building.” Blake nods to Madison. “And go over the logs.”

“Coop and I can help you comb through the video,” Seth says. “Noah, I need you to review Courtney’s financials and check to see what exactly she was working on yesterday.”

“What about me?” Madison asks.

Seth’s smile is soft. “Go hang out with your friend. We’ll discuss what we find over dinner and how we’ll work this whole ‘dating’ thing into this.”

She nods and squeezes Noah’s hand before releasing it. Picking up her food, she heads to her bedroom. I step in front of her. Leaning down, I cup her cheek and press a kiss to her lips, knowing I’m now the only one who will be able to get away with this.

“We’ll figure this out.” I slide my thumb across her cheekbone. Her eyes are like a sunny sky. I want to take her and fuck her on the island. Mark her shoulders with my lips and teeth. Make her come so hard she sees stars.

She nods. “I know. I trust you.”

When I step out of her way, I watch her disappear behind the door. Her words make my heart feel funny. Before I can open my mouth to say anything, Seth jerks his head toward the door. We all follow him out of the apartment, making sure the door is secure before heading up to our office level.

Blake does a quick bug check before we all sit in the conference room. Seth sets up his phone to send the video the stalker sent to the large screen. When we watched it downstairs, I could only focus on Madison and her fear.

I still want to try that scenario. To hunt her in the dark and fuck her when she can’t be sure it’s me, but not like that. I want that edge of fear tinged with excitement. Her terror was palpable in the video, and even just watching it, she shook with fear. Even knowing she was safe with us.

When Blake joins, Seth replays the video. This time I note the angle of the camera and the background noises and other sounds. There’s a breath that isn’t Madison’s. We might isolate it with some of our software.

“Her fear excites the stalker,” I say.

Her scream is even louder on the speakers. My heart clenches. We weren’t there for her. While she was terrorized, we were working, not even aware of what was happening in our own office.

Seth stops the video. “Anything?”