Boot heels scuffed along the hall outside the door, and then the pounding began, a heavy sound that jarred Ethan awake. He felt Jesse’s arms around him, holding him close, and he turned in the embrace, confused, to find Jesse already up, pale eyes wide in the dimly lit room.”Jesse?” Ethan whispered sleepily as the door shook beneath the hard knocking.
Jesse kissed his forehead. “Stay here.”
Ethan frowned at the distraction in his lover’s voice. Where else would he go?
“Jesse…”
But the outlaw slipped from the bed. Naked, his dusky skin almost luminescent in the faint candlelight, Jesse crossed the room to unlock the door. As he turned away to scoop up his jeans, the door opened and Diego fell into the room.
The Mexican stared at Ethan for a second before his gaze found Jesse, alre
