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  Brothers Bound 1

  Lila’s Chance

  When Lila spots the handsome and notorious Jared Keepher, not only does her heart skip a beat but her whole body awakens with the physical need to hop on this man and keep him forever. But she's heard the horrible rumors about his past. She needs to retreat fast from this one and she knows it. There is just no way she is going to fall for this handsome brute.

  One of the greatest things about life is choice. And Jared is about to make a choice. He will leave behind his BDSM lifestyle for good and do whatever it takes to keep beautiful Lila in his life. Little does he realize, Lila has a kinky side of her own. Can Jared and Lila come together and make a relationship work between them?

  Genre: BDSM, Contemporary

  Length: 33,302 words

  LILA’S CHANCE

  Brothers Bound 1

  Dace Everan

  EROTIC ROMANCE

  Siren Publishing, Inc.

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  LILA’S CHANCE

  Copyright © 2016 by Dace Everan

  E-book ISBN: 978-1-68295-069-2

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Dedication

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  About the Author

  LILA’S CHANCE

  Brothers Bound 1

  DACE EVERAN

  Copyright © 2016

  Chapter One

  Lila glanced around the parking lot, her thin, finely arched eyebrows scrunching in thought. She wrinkled up her nose. She was sure the man on the phone said “gray SUV.” She looked over the parking lot. There was no gray SUV!

  She harrumphed. Crap, she would have to go in and talk to him now. All she wanted was to look today, take a peek, and not talk to any dealer and get conned into getting something she may not want. She sighed, making her way across the parking lot. She flipped cinnamon-brown curls over her shoulder, readjusted the purse hanging off her left shoulder and made a beeline for the large gray building with the plain sign reading “Keepher’s New and Used.”

  Her eyes widened for a millisecond at the four broad men standing outside the front door of the shop, their deep laughter carrying to her. The four were engrossed in deep conversation. Two had their backs to her, and fine backs they were. It was the backs of young men, wide shoulders that stretched their shirts they wore and made her want to run her hands over the expanse of them, to reach up underneath the thin fabric and run her hands along their firm flesh, then drag her nails back down and send shivers through them. Her insides jumped to life.

  Her eyes traveled lower. Old cougar, she thought to herself. These guys were probably half her age, and of course she checks out their asses. She slowed her steps, eyes drifting farther down, checking the length of their legs. Well, well, well. Long, lean and… Her eyes darted up and caught contact with one of the two that faced her. Her cheeks flushed. Deep brown eyes penetrated her and nearly stopped her in her tracks. Her heart jumped and she swallowed the lump of nerves that had developed in her throat at that one look from the man.

  * * * *

  Jared raised a thick black eyebrow, a smirk coming to his tanned face.

  “Have an admirer, little brothers,” he murmured, his gaze drifting up and down the five-foot tiny, curvy treat crossing his parking lot. Her chocolate-brown eyes took in the backsides of his little brothers, Rick and George. He nudged his other brother, Sam. “Kinda cute,” Jared offered, chuckling. Okay, he was making an understatement. A whole lot cute. Completely fuckable. Desire stirred deep in him.

  Tight blue jeans hugged her fleshy thighs. Shit, he would have to remember to get her to turn around so he could see her ass. Plain white sneakers donned her feet. A white T-shirt with flamboyant colors across her breasts hugged her obvious hourglass figure. “Beautiful” came to mind.

  “Nice rack.” Sam hummed in admiration. A little on the skinny side for his liking—he preferred soft and plush beneath him—but he knew his brother liked the small, curvy ones. This one was perfect. Perhaps fate had just stepped into their lives.

  Jared’s smirk grew. Yes indeed, a nice rack, heavy breasts. He cocked his head just slightly to the side. “She broad, or am I losing it?” he mumbled. The collar of her shirt hung over her shoulder, offering a healthy view of the bronzed, firm skin of her round shoulder. Long neck, no makeup. Odd. Usually the women who came to look at cars always had themselves done up t
o the nines. This one was obviously taken, if she wasn’t showing her goods off.

  Sam chuckled. “Broad shoulders.” he confirmed. “She reminds of the local natives on the rez,” he pondered. He would know. They all would. It was where they were from. Mind you, the girls out there were like family to them and none of the brothers bothered associating sexually with any of them.

  Rick and George glanced back at the oncoming woman. Rick smirked, turning his full attention on her. He released a slow whistle as she passed him. Her eyes darted to him. He offered her one of his melt-your-heart smiles. She stopped, right-out stopped, and shock tore through him. He waited to see what she would do. He was sure he would feel the sting of a slap across his face, but the way she looked at him made him second-guess himself.

  All the brothers had their own personal reaction. Jared waited patiently for her to pull the sexual harassment suit over the obvious compliment. George waited for her to slap Rick. Sam chuckled and crossed his arms over his thick chest, daring her to slap Rick. Rick had a shocked look of, “Oh shit, she’s gonna slap me!” quickly followed by, “Who cares? She touched me.”

  * * * *

  Lila wanted to laugh at the looks on the handsome faces. Of the two whose asses she inspected, the one with the cutest ass actually whistled at her. Bright blue eyes laughed and beautiful pink lips smiled. The man was a real he-man Ken doll. This man should have been the model for Ken, with neatly done dirty-blonde hair, a clean-shaven face, and cute little ears. He was definitely eye candy. She would have to recommend the place to all her girlfriends when in need of car repair or purchase.

  Her gaze landed on the one next to him. He had dark, unruly hair and almond-shaped eyes. A thin beard lined his strong jaw. Her eyes narrowed in thought. He looked familiar. She glanced at the other two. These two were older and both eyed her up and down. She had never felt like such a piece of meat in her whole life till that moment, with four pairs of eyes ogling her. Mind you, the reaction her body was having denied the whole “piece of meat” thought. More like “delicate morsel of sex,” and they would show her every which way from here to hell how it was supposed to be. Great, thoughts of sex, and surrounded by four of the most gorgeous men she had laid eyes in, well, since last night. She did work at a sex club and got to ogle cute men the whole night through.

  Her gaze returned to the whistler. “Would you like me to do a turnaround?” she asked coyly.

  Sam cleared his throat. Rick and George chuckled.

  Jared nodded. “Yes, please.” he ordered, hand up and motioning for her to do so. All his brothers glanced at him in surprise. Being the eldest, he never played the “Let’s break the rules and give a female customer something to nail us with later on for sexual harassment.”

  Lila smirked at the man. Her eyes locked with his, dark brown, almost black. He was definitely older than the rest, streaks of silver hair blending with the black, shoulder-length mess on his head. What a beautiful head to boot. Strong, square jaw, the most perfect nose. Her ex had had a big nose, but she had loved him and looked past that. This man, his nose fit his face. His lips were not thin, not plump, but in-between and a shade lighter than his ruddy skin. Tanned skin. Either he was out in the sun a lot, or he was local and native.

  Lila turned, glancing over her shoulder. “I don’t still have grass on my bum, do I?” she asked, hand swiping. The men groaned and she sighed. That was fun. Tall, dark, and handsome stepped up, one big hand covering her naked shoulder, and the other swiped across her ass. Thrills of lust reared through her. His palm burned into her shoulder, and her head shot up and she met his eyes. She released a squeak, blushing.

  Jared harrumphed. “Think I got it all.” He hummed softly.

  Lila gave a slight nod. “Thank you. How embarrassing, walking all the way here with grass on my ass.” She rolled her eyes dramatically. She so hoped she was putting on a good show, because her insides were flip-flopping from here to there and the only thing she wanted was to jump the man who had just had his hand on her ass. “I don’t suppose one of you could point out Mr. Jared Keepher?”

  The three men pointed to the man in front of her. Her cheeks heated and she was sure they glowed a neon red. Shit! Shit, shit and double triple fucking shit! Of course the man she was supposed to deal with was the man she’d just let touch her ass, and shit if she didn’t enjoy it and want more. Oh, he would have an office! They could…

  No! Stop thinking of jumping the man. Crap, hormones. She must be going through early stages of menopause. No, she couldn’t be. She was too young… Wait, were there early stages? She really should go get herself checked. This couldn’t be normal, to go and want to have sex with some stranger.

  Jared chuckled at the emotions crossing her eyes. “It’s pronounced keep her, and you are?” he asked, ignoring her obvious embarrassment.

  “Lila Mills, I called yesterday.”

  Jared nodded, holding out a rather clean hand for someone whose sleeves were rolled up and had obvious grease stains on his muscled forearms. “The car I have is out back.” he replied, taking her delicate hand and leading her through the garage.

  Lila glanced up at him. Six foot, check. Muscles, check. Handsome as sin with an odd scar on his cheek, check. Hotness level…way above her normal level, check. Want to slam him down and fuck his brains out, check.

  “I’m sorry for being so outspoken.” she murmured. “Had I known—”

  Jared laughed. It was deep and robust, cutting Lila off. “I’m sure you just made my brothers’ day,” he offered, opening a big, heavy steel door for her. She sure had made his day. The thought of stripping her naked, grasping her apple-shaped ass in his hands, and pounding into her sweet, soft flesh had his cock at an uncomfortable level of hardness in his jeans.

  Lila stepped through, eyes landing on the little gray car. Her heart plummeted. Too small, had to be too small. She furrowed her brow. Most definitely too small. This would not do at all.

  Jared eyed her. “Something wrong?” he asked, taking her to the car.

  Lila shook her head. “I just thought it would be bigger,” she whispered, going to the back. “Can I see inside the trunk, please?”

  Jared nodded. He didn’t like the crestfallen look on her face. Shit, that tugged at the heartstrings. She had called and said she had seen a gray vehicle on his lot and had asked how much. He assumed this was the one she had seen.

  Lila chewed her lower lip at the little space. Soccer bags and balls would not fit so well in here. She shook her head. “I am so sorry for any inconvenience. I don’t think this will work,” she murmured.

  Jared furrowed his brows. “Could I show you something else, then? Well, Rick could. He’s my salesmen. You know, the one who likes to compliment with sounds rather than words.”

  Lila smiled at the remark, shaking her head. “No, I saw the prices on your other vehicles and they are above my price range.” Just then, the large door they had come through opened, stopping her from saying any more. Her kids walked through, followed by the cute one who had whistled at her. Rick, she mentally noted.

  “These two say they belong to you, Miss Mills?” he drawled, eyes twinkling with mischief.

  Lila smiled, nodding, arms held open as her seventeen-year-old son hugged her. “Dad’s out front.” he mumbled.

  Lila rolled her eyes, nodding. She turned to her fifteen-year-old daughter. “Hon,” she greeted, hugging her close.

  Ty, her son, looked over the little car. “Too small, Mom. I don’t think I would fit in there,” he pointed out, glancing at the salesmen momentarily then back at his mother.

  Lila chuckled. “No, I don’t think you would.”

  Kyla giggled, peeking into the little car. “You could buy it for me, Mom,” she offered.

  Lila scoffed. “Pretty sure that’s what your father’s for,” she mumbled under her breath, cringing with shame that she would even voice such a statement even in a whisper. She was sure she was past this petty behaviour regarding her ex. Why
did he have to show up? Why couldn’t he just leave well enough alone? Could he not see she was just fine without him in her life?

  Kyla glanced at her mom. “Dad is out front. He wants to talk to you,” she repeated her brother’s warning. Sympathy filled Kyla at the thought of her mom having to deal with her dad’s unwanted advances yet again. It bothered her more that her dad just wanted her mom back so he could have a housemaid. She had asked her father why he wanted her mom back, and he hadn’t even looked up from the paper and said simply, “Your mom belongs under my roof.”

  It had been the most chauvinistic thing she had ever heard. Her mom belonged where she wanted, and under his roof was not that place. It also tore at her when her mother mumbled under her breath bad things or catty remarks about her dad.

  Ty nodded. “He even has Grandpa with him,” he added, hoping that was enough warning for his mom. She would be happy to see their grandpa but the fact that their dad had gotten him and was playing buddies was not cool in any way.

  Lila could feel her whole world crumbling. She hated when he found out what she was doing, and butted in and took over. Bad enough that he went and grabbed her father to stand behind him. She turned apologetic eyes to Jared. “I’m sorry I wasted your time,” she murmured, her mind preoccupied on how the hell she was going to get out of here without Bill making a scene, or even worse, her making a scene.

  Jared watched her leave with her kids in tow, shoulders noticeably slouched. Shit, the dad was obviously a problem she had rather not deal with. He followed the group out and spotted Rick already in the swing of selling an average-sized, brown-haired man a Tahoe. The older man behind him crossed the lot and hugged Lila.