I was trying my best not to orgasm, especially because the kitchen was so tense and awkward. Boyd and hot security guy were just standing there while Luca and Arun glared at each other and I ate a grape as quietly as I could. Lucas hadn't mentioned that he knew Arun, I mean I knew Beyoncé, but she wouldn't look into a crowd and say "Hi Funke" right at me.

Here I was, sandwiched between two hot men with absolutely gorgeous jawlines. My cheeks were so heated my eyes were watery, I didn't know if it was from the kind of happiness you felt staring at the sun too long or the blindness that came from looking an eclipse in the eye. Something must have happened last night. I'd barely processed the surprise of Lucas being here when the wrench of Arun paying me attention was thrown at me.

Arun had his hands on either side of the counter right by my hips, Lucas had grabbed my elbow as if he'd somehow be able to pull me out of this most glorious of positions. It had stopped me from popping onto the counter though. No one was saying anything and I was trying to find something to look at that wasn't Arun's jawline of beautiful neck or fantastically curved collarbone or lips or chest. I was trying to look within but my eyes weren't cooperating you know.

AND NO ONE WAS SAYING ANYTHING!

Ok... I can be the one to say something, I had questions... I knew words

I open my mouth and Lucas leans in almost at the same time, as if to say something to me privately. Arun beats us both to it effectively creating what I believe Pythagoras called a love triangle.

"How's Rikke? Still dead?" He asks, leaning slightly over me to Lucas, who flinches at the question

Rikke?

Everyone was so close to everyone all I could see now was jawlines and lips

"Yes." Lucas snarls through his teeth, his grip on my elbow tightening slightly in an attempt to stop himself from something

I know you're thinking what I'm thinking...

If they lean in just a little more they could kiss...

"How old was she when she died again? 37?" Arun wonders

Lucas nods stiffly, clearly not in the mood to discuss Rikke, whoever she was. Was he perhaps in the mood to kiss Arun just a little, as a treat...

"You'll die too you know..." Arun announces so casually as I bite onto my lip and try and focus on literally anything else but the thought of the two of them kissing right now in front of me

Actually, now that I think about it no one has kissed me in over two weeks! Except Boyd, but he doesn't count. To have been deprived of kisses and then have two gorgeous men breathing at each other and me like this... What sins had I committed in my previous life?

"That's life." Lucas shrugs as someone, and I promise it's not me, whispers kiss him softly, encouragingly at the two men

"If you don't cross they'll take you and your cute little mate over here too you know that." Arun was saying as I tried to pay attention

Cute? Arun Saleh thought I was cute...

I think he meant short not little...and I wasn't mates with Luca. Was I giving off mate vibes? Should I say that's my boyfriend? Would claiming Luca ruin my chances of joining the thrupple? I wasn't the kind of person who rambled on about textures and suchlike but there was a texture to Arun Saleh's voice that made me want to hear audiobooks read by him.

"This has nothing to do with her." Lucas grinds out

Why is it so hot in here?

Abeg! Please! Kiss each other or kiss me!!!!

"Like mother like son, I see." Arun chimes turning to me, breaking the heated staring between him and Luca

Ok but if you kiss me and I melt ...

"How much is Hanifa offering you sweetie?" He wonders, putting his hand over my shoulders, leaning into my ear

I struggle to keep my eyes open and back straight because something about his voice in my ear in this soft tone feels like hypnosis. He also smelled really great, and there was a power about him that I found soft, but realize was only soft when he spoke to women, it was entirely something else when he was talking to Lucas

"I'll match it." He vows

Listen, Sir, I already understand how Michi got pregnant...

More money? Did that mean more meetings? Did that mean meetings with Arun Saleh? I mean...

"Leave her out of it!" Lucas gnarls out

I've seen him in a bad mood but this was Lucas angrily carrying me out of his house and throwing me in his helicopter angry. This was demon Lucas. I reach for the nape of his neck, gently pushing my finger into his hair and massaging it.

Calm down Luca. Let's be nice to the richest man in the room.

"All you have to do is get your big bad mate over there to help me out." Arun coos and there's something inside me that desperately wants to do whatever Arun Saleh tells me to do, the same part that almost jumped on the counter and offered him an all you can eat type of breakfast just minutes ago.

But get Luca to help Arun? He seemed completely against it, there was a dead Rikke and a crossing Luca seemed at best reluctant to do and a threat that I too would be taken. Nothing really made sense except for Luca, sighing, eyes shutting as he enjoyed the little nape massage.

"He doesn't want to help." I mumble

Hanifa was already offering me a mad amount of financial support and Lucas was looking as troubled as he had in Whitlam, which wasn't something I enjoyed or wanted for him. So if he didn't want to do what my crush wanted him to do, I wasn't going to be the one who pressures him to.

Exactly what could Luca do for Arun?

"Aren't you curious about what I want, Funke?" Arun wonders, and Luca's eyes open at that, turning to Arun with daggers in them

Daggers!

Actually, now that I think about it, the Luca on the phone who'd fanboyed over how rich Arun is was very different from this growling glaring Luca. How exactly I ended up in one of those indie coming-of-age films where a hot girl and two guys that both like her go on a trip and have threesomes...

Of course I was being delusional, Arun didn't like me, he was just trying to get to Lucas

"Leave her out of this!" Luca darkly says

and I mean darkly. I actually get the chills from the tone of his voice

"I don't think you understand the situation." Arun chimes softly, though there's nothing soft about his gaze either

In fact where Lucas darkness was protective, defensive even, Arun's was chaotic and all the more dangerous for it. It looks like they won't be making out today... Looks like I'll have to pay attention to what they were actually saying

"She wouldn't be here still if it wasn't for my protection. I'm asking nicely, they'd rather see you both dead than risk hoping you'll stand by and watch." Arun adds with a little smile

Both dead? No one told me there was death involved...my death! What exactly was happening here? Did Luca owe the mafia money?

"We'll talk about this later." Luca flatly proclaims

It was as if a bomb had gone off the way the two men just switched off the darkness and rage, both backing off of me. I almost fall to the floor from the pressure release. I was mad disappinted, why lie. No one had kissed anyone!

"Since Funke's ready, Woo why don't you take her to the house. I'll hang back and have a little chat with Shropshire." Arun dictates and something miraculous happens, confirming that this was most definitely a dream of some kind. Hot security guy actually turns to me, not his eyes, his entire face, he even looks me up and down before he says "Sure I can." in the most gravelly yet soft honey of a voice I have ever heard.

Maybe I was just incredibly horny but if my voice sounded like that would anyone rest? I'd guess people's phone numbers and ask them for money! I'd call restaurants just to chat to the hottest person there! I'd get away with so much in life! I turn my gaze to Lucas, to remind myself that I was in a committed relationship with the gorgeous tonk. He'd transferred his glaring to the pool and so I sigh and turn back to Woo, who had never told me his name, said anything to me or even looked at me other than from the corner of his eye before right now.

Technically he'd spoken to Arun, but this was the first time I'd heard his voice and he'd picked me up and dropped me for over two weeks.

"Good morning Woo." I chime, smiling now that I knew his name

His lip twitches gently into a hesitant smile and suddenly I want to protect him. I wave at Boyd, who was watching Luca and Arun and then make my way to Woo. I was going to try my best to find out what happened last night. Woo and I were just by the door when someone grabbed my wrist. I spun around just in time for Lucas to lean down and press his lips against mine, pulling my body into his. I thought I heard Woo scoff behind me but all I could really feel was my soul leave my body and combust. The kiss was like injecting whatever drugs the Weeknd is always singing about directly into my veins. It was a targeted determined burst of sheer erotic need and I couldn't tell if it was mine or Luca's.

My heart was beating in my ears as he pulled away, which was actually a hate crime sending me to work in this state of horny

"I'll explain later." He mumbles against my lips before turning around and walking to Arun.

That kiss was an act of terrorism! It had promised many orgasms and then turned around and left and somehow I was meant to concentrate on closing deals?!