All Chapters of Taming The Hart Brothers: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

My hands were raw. It was 2:00 AM, and I was sitting on the cold tile of the penthouse laundry room, scrubbing the last faint trace of espresso out of Kai’s white hoodie. Every time I rubbed the fabric, my mind flashed back to the locker room, the heavy press of his body, the heat of his shirtless chest, and the terrifyingly arrogant way he’d told me to hand-wash only. "Grown men acting like toddlers," I muttered, wringing out the heavy cotton. "I’m supposed to be taming them, not doing their dry cleaning." I didn't get to sleep until four. By seven, I was back in a tailored suit, standing in the formal dining room where breakfast was served. The atmosphere was suffocating. Usually, the brothers avoided each other like the plague, but today, all four of them were present. Lucien sat at the head, looking like an icy king reading the financial times. Damon was across from him, nursing a black coffee, his leather jacket replaced by a sharp black button-down that still couldn't hide

The heavy door of the armored SUV clicked shut, instantly sealing out the sound of the roaring downpour.I sat there, a shivering, dripping mess of neon-pink tulle, bleeding water onto the immaculate black leather passenger seat. The blast of the vehicle’s high-powered heater hit my frozen skin like a physical wave, making me shudder violently as goosebumps erupted across my arms. My teeth rattled so loudly in the quiet cabin that it was embarrassing.Damon didn't say a word. He didn't offer a gentle smile, he didn't hand me a towel, and he didn't ask if I was okay. He simply reached into the back seat, grabbed his heavy, oversized leather jacket, and tossed it into my lap. It smelled heavily of rich tobacco, rain, and the distinct, metallic tang of gun oil."Put it on," he commanded, pulling the SUV away from the curb with a smooth, dangerous acceleration that pushed me back into the seat. "Before you completely ruin my interior."I didn't have the energy to fight him or point out ho