Resisting the Billionaire Collection (16 page)

"And I mean it, goddamn it. How hard is that
for you to understand?"

“Okay, I get it little bro, I believe you.
So if you love her, then you would want her to share a happy life
with someone she loves."

"A happy life with me."

"But what if it’s me she really loves, the
way you say it is?"

"I don’t care. I can make her happy. Just as
happy as you ever could, I know I can."

"I’m sure you could little bro, I don’t
doubt it."

"Stop being so damn patronizing and get to
the big idea will you? So I can tell you where to shove it."

Alex sighed. His little brother; seven
minutes younger than him but it might as well have been seven
years, or even seventeen.

“Okay, so we give her the choice--"

"And she takes me."

"Whatever. Yes, she takes you."

"I knew it." He grinned.

"Good for you. You got her, now listen to
this. I’ll make sure that you guys are taken care of and when the
old man finally, you know, gives up control of the corporation,
I’ll make sure that you are back in again, equal partner to the
Drummond Corporation."

Sebastian looked at his brother, mystified.
He waited for the rest of his great idea.

"I don’t get it." He said. "What’s in it for
you?"

"I get to see Melanie be happy and I don’t
lose my crazy little brother."

Sebastian waited a moment and then exploded
into laughter.

"Oh shit, Alex, my totally crazy big
brother. Just stop right there. You’re telling me that you will
give her to me--"

"If she wants you."

"--which you already know she does, and you
won’t even freeze me out of Drummond because you love her so… so
goddamn perfectly?"

"That’s it."

"No, it isn’t. Not at all. You know if the
old man figures it out then you’ll be cut out too, right?"

"You know how good I am with financials.
He’ll never know."

Sebastian mulled it over a moment. Maybe
things could work out after all. He could have Melanie, he had
already taken her first anyway, and he could keep all his Drummond
Corporation perks and be back at the helm once his father
relinquished control. It sounded too good to be true. However, he
trusted is big brother. If any man in the world was true to his
word, it was Alex Drummond, Junior; he could absolutely be counted
upon.

"You know you could never see her again.
Never speak to her again, not until the old man was out of the way
anyway. Right?"

Alex looked pained. He took a deep breath
and then sighed.

"I know." He said.

"And you would do that for me?"

"I’d do it for her. And for you, too. Even
though I hate you right now and will make you pay for what you did
one day."

Sebastian laughed again. Maybe his brother
had really gone crazy.

“Okay, big brother," he said, "for the
record, I think this is crazy. She’s going to pick me anyway -- I
can guarantee that. Even if she thinks she wants you now, you know
the one and only thing I’ve always been able to beat you at is
this."

"I know."

"So we’ll tell her. Let her think about it.
But for the record--"

"I know. It’s crazy. But this is the only
way we get to… " He struggled for words, "to share her--"

"I'm telling you right now that I'm not
going to share her. It's you or I and she will just have to
decide."

Alex sighed. His little brother was right.
They had never shared anything in their lives but for most things,
the solution was to just buy another one exactly the same so both
brothers could enjoy equally. But no amount of money could buy
another perfect girl like Melanie. Money doesn't buy soul mates and
he knew that better than anyone after the hundreds of thousands of
dollars he had wasted on high-end dating services.

"Let's go back and speak to her right
now."

Sebastian nodded his assent and the two
brothers rose and started back into the forest.

"And you can give me back my damn shoes
now." Alex muttered.

Chapter Sixteen

After Sebastian had fled from her, Melanie covered
herself up and then lay down by the campfire in total
confusion.

It was clear now that it was Alex she had
feelings for. It was also clear that Sebastian was a snake in the
grass, albeit one who knew how to set her alight with desire. Alex,
meanwhile, was holding back, maybe out of fear of losing his
inheritance. But Sebastian, as sneaky as he had been, didn't seem
to care. Maybe he had a plan never to be discovered. Either way, he
was willing to risk everything for her.

God, if only they could have been just one
man.

The sound of footsteps in the forest made
her sit up, fully alert, straining to see which of the brothers had
returned. She longed to tell Alex of her true feelings for him, but
what if was Sebastian? Did she want more? God no. No. Please, not
with him. Could she be able to resist if he came on to her? If he
pleaded his love? What if Alex failed to reciprocate her
feelings?

She lost her breath when she saw both
brothers appear together in the moonlight.

One of them had a serious bruise over his
left eye, near the temple. Hopefully, it was Sebastian.

They had been fighting again over her. She
hated violence but couldn't help taking guilty pleasure in the fact
that these two prime males were willing to struggle for her. Her
heart was beating fast again.

It was less than one hour since one of these
men had brought her to the brink of ecstasy before she had banished
him into the forest. Now she was even hungrier for love, intimacy,
closeness, and bone-shaking, toe-curling, knee-knocking sex than
ever before.

Hold on Melanie, hold on. She struggled to
compose herself.

"What's going on?" She said
breathlessly.

"Don't be alarmed, sweetheart." The one
without the cut said.

"I'm not anybody’s sweetheart." She replied.
Not yet, at least. She wanted truth first. Then they could think
about sweethearts and romantic moonlit walks.

"Of course not. Melanie, we're here
because--"

Alex interrupted.

"First things first, Melanie. You need to
have an idea who's who."

She nodded her head. She was fed up with
wondering about that.

"Turn around." She said.

"You mean show our asses to you?" Sebastian
said in exasperation. "What good would that do?"

"It'll show me which of you two rocked my
world on the sand here an hour ago."

One brother smiled and the other
flinched.

Melanie regretted her words instantly. She
wanted more alright, but Sebastian didn't need to get the crazy
idea that she had or ever would forgive him for his lies. Even if
they were all designed to get him closer to her. Even if he was
willing to lose a billion dollars to be with her.

The smiling one turned around, placed his
hands on top of his head, and waited.

"Be my guest." He said.

The other did the same, but in stony
silence.

Melanie had a good idea who was who
already.

The shadows of the forest and the campfire
flames played tricks with the sculpted bodies of the brothers. They
looked like Greek gods posing on Mount Olympus, waiting for the
Aphrodite to approach them. Melanie's legs shook as she came to her
feet.

This was what she had been waiting for: the
truth.

At last she would speak to these men
together, knowing fully who and what each of them were.

Her delicate feet padded along the soft,
warm sand and in just a few strides, she was behind the statuesque
men. Melanie first came to the one without the cut and stood behind
him. He was a ball of masculine tension, rippling with male energy.
The blanket that covered her fell to the sand as she reached her
arms around to his abdomen. Her bare breasts came close to his
back, brushing against him lightly. His hard muscles against her
nudity instantly brought her nipples to attention. Nothing about
this man suggested he had unleashed his desire onto her not one
hour earlier. This had to be Alex. He was still a volcano of
repressed hunger. Her hands slid down his abdomen and found the top
of his jeans.

She wanted him more than ever. He had
resisted her and then run away when he began to lose control. Would
he do the same again? If the idiot hadn’t been such a damn
gentleman, then it would have been him she had given herself to,
and not his crazy, hot as hell brother.

She wouldn’t let him off so easy this time
and she didn't care that his brother was beside him. Maybe it would
make a man of him. Maybe he wouldn't dare run from her like a
coward again if his twin brother was standing next to him.

Her fingers slowly undid the top button of
his shorts and then drew the zipper down. She could feel his
erection already straining.

She ran her hands around to the back of his
shorts making sure to just lightly brush the base of his cock,
reassuring herself that he was hard, before sliding the shorts and
cotton underwear about halfway down.

His perfect ass sent a shudder of pleasure
through her. The crescent-shaped mark made his butt even more
perfect in the moonlight, if that were possible.

She jerked the shorts back up again, causing
him to release a short groan as his balls were squeezed.

"Happy?" He growled.

"Not yet." She whispered.

"I guess you don't need to check the other
one now." He added.

"I don't think that would be fair." She
said.

"Yeah, let Melanie do what she needs to do."
Sebastian grinned. "Why should you have all the fun?"

Alex growled his discontent while Melanie
lined up behind his kid brother. Everything was the same about him,
but different as well. His long hair hung a little wilder, his
muscles were equally well-developed. Every raw sinew on his
powerful back rippled in the moonlight, but there was no tension.
He was relaxed. When she came in close to him, his powerful body
responded not with walls of resistance and barely controlled
hunger, but with unbridled desire.

Against her will, she was thrilled to the
core. Melanie could never have believed that two men so similar in
looks could excite her in equally powerful, yet so radically
different ways. It was a dream and a nightmare at the same
time.

She pressed her hard nipples to his back and
ran her hands down his perfectly developed obliques to the top of
his jeans. She could feel every muscle in his chiseled abdomen
writhe as her hands went lower; his buttocks clenched against her
thighs as she undid his button and slid the zipper halfway
down.

Suddenly he dropped his hands from his head
and covered hers with his own, pressing them softly against
him.

"Hey, that's against the rules!" His brother
protested.

"What rules?" Sebastian said. "I don't
remember getting any rulebook."

"Come on Melanie, let's just get this over
with so we can talk." Alex said.

Typical Alex, she thought, innocent and
serious as an angel. The only words I want to hear from your mouth
are screams for more sex.

She allowed Sebastian to push her hands a
little lower, confirming what she already knew. His hard-on was
already in place and either slightly more developed than his
brother's or maybe he was just bigger down there. Maybe Sebastian
was really the 'bigger' brother after all.

She pulled her hands back and Sebastian
playfully caught them for a moment and then released, much to the
frustration of Alex, who stood there simmering.

At last, she pushed his jeans down over his
backside and saw that clean, beautiful, perfectly defined ass for
the second time that night.

She was definitely wet now. Her breathing
quickened and she stepped away from the two men, leaving the
gorgeous ass partially exposed.

"Are you going to leave me hanging like
this?" He asked.

"Come on Sebastian, just pull your pants up
already!" Alex blustered.

Sebastian grinned over his shoulder as he
slowly pulled his shorts up again.

"Are we done with this little game?" Alex
prodded. His obvious jealousy and irritation was setting Melanie on
fire in every place that counted. She sat down on the sand and
leaned her arms back behind her.

"We're done." She said. "Why don't you guys
sit down. You might be more comfortable that way, and then tell me
what this is all about."

The brawny men obeyed, the muscles on their
muscles flexing everywhere, even with such a simple action as
coming to the ground.

“Okay Melanie, I'll start." Alex said
angrily.

If I don't get you this time Mr. Angry
Pants, I'll eat my Drummond Airlines flight crew hat. She thought.
Sebastian just shrugged. He exuded the relaxation and confidence of
the cat that had already got the cream. Whatever remained, he was
willing share.

"Just in case it isn't perfectly crystal
clear, I'm Alex. Okay? The older brother. I'm the one you bumped
into on the way to the Drummond Airlines Executive Lounge."

The memory was still vivid to Melanie. She
had confused him for Sebastian and she hadn't been very nice to
him. Despite that, she had felt a difference and he had charmed the
pants off her, notwithstanding the bad first impression his brother
had made.

"From the moment I met you... " He looked
down at the sand, suddenly shy and sincere. Melanie's heart began
to melt as she watched this huge man bare his heart and soul, not
only to her, but also in front of his twin brother.

"From the moment I met you, I knew you were
the one." He looked up at her with frightened eyes. Melanie looked
back at him from the depths of longing that had filled her since
her first disappointment in love in high school. She didn't breathe
a word.

"Being fabulously wealthy has its
advantages, but helping you find love isn't one of them. I've been
searching my whole life for someone like you and when I finally
find her, it turns out I can't touch her…I can't touch you
because--"