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I lead Fintan and Kieran to my bedroom, the air thick with anticipation. I can feel their eyes on me as we enter the room, and I know they’re thinking I have lost my mind by suggesting I join them in the content Joel is proposing.

I sit down on my bed, gesturing for them to sit with me. They hesitantly oblige, sitting on either side of me. I take a deep breath, trying to gather my thoughts.

“Look,” I begin. “I know this content is risky, but if we’re going to do this, we need to be in it together. I won’t let this happen to someone else and besides, we’ve done it before.”

“No fucking way,” Kieran breathes. “I am doing this, Kieran. It’s my choice,” I say and my tone brooks no argument.

“I have to do something! I am the one who wants Hush gone. I’m doing this, with or without you. I can’t expect the two of you to take them down when you’ve made it clear that you’re only in this for the dirty money they’ll pay for more of your disgusting videos.”

Kieran’s mouth opens and closes as if deciding not to voice what he is thinking. Guilt flashes in his beautiful green eyes before he drops his gaze to his hands without saying a word.

Fintan is wearing a similar expression and clears his throat. “Are you sure about this, Dove?”

I nod firmly. “I understand the risks, but I also understand the potential rewards.”

Kieran looks at us with shock plastered across his handsome face before speaking up. “You aren’t seriously okay with this?” he growls in Fintan’s direction.

Fintan looks torn, his eyes darting between Kieran and me. “I don’t like it, but if Alex believes it’s our best shot at taking down Hush, then I’m in,” he says, running a hand through his hair.

“But we need to be careful and make sure we’re not crossing any lines. The three of us need to discuss the content before we step in front of the cameras.”

“You’re going to help me take Hush down? What changed your minds?” I ask, shocked at his words.

“Kieran changed my mind, Dove.”

Turning to Kieran, I search his eyes for confirmation and he nods. “Kieran, please trust me on this. I know it’s a lot to ask that I be a part of this, but we need to stick together if we want to succeed.”

Kieran’s jaw clenches as he studies me, his expression is a mixture of frustration and concern. He lets out a resigned sigh. “Fine,” he concedes. “But we do this my way. I have an idea.”

Fintan and I glance at each other and back at Kieran as we wait for him to explain. “What is it, Darlin’?” Fintan asks, reaching over my lap and taking hold of Kieran’s hand.

“I am not hurting either of you for Hush. If we do this, we do it together in every sense of the word. I want this to be beneficial for the three of us and not add to the problems.”

I reach out my hand and place it on top of theirs, giving them a quick squeeze as my sad smile tugs the corners of my mouth.

“I like that, but how are we going to do that and still get Hush’s attention?

We can’t really make the videos all mushy and safe,” I say, almost laughing in disbelief and my nerves kicking my heartrate up.

“You recorded everything from your basement, Dove. Do you still have the footage?” Kieran asks in a raw tone without making eye contact.

Fintan stirs beside me, clearly uncomfortable at the mention of my little home torture video.

“Kai…” I mutter but I can’t seem to find the words to voice how bad I think this idea is. I know what happened in that basement still haunts him. It haunts me too, although I have an easier time compartmentalizing.

Maybe this is how he heals himself? Maybe he wants to use the footage to help Alex heal herself too? Will I heal from doing this?

Fuck, I don’t like where this is going.

“Think about it. What better way to make waves than to post a video of the actors getting punished by their target. It’s new. It hasn’t been done. If we word the caption correctly, this will blow up in hours,” Kieran explains with a look of determination.

“One video isn’t going to get us where we need to be,” Alex says, rubbing each of our thighs with a small smirk.

“I don’t submit, little Dove,” I counter in a warning tone.

She giggles as she squeezes my leg before moving to grip my cock through my jeans.

“Don’t worry, pet. I think the power struggle will work in our favor,” she purrs, winking at me before sliding off the bed and facing us on her knees before taking our hands in hers.

Fuuuck, she looks delicious on her knees like this.

“You know I hate that nickname,” I say, running my tongue along the inside of my bottom lip, enjoying the sting of the small cut I received from Joel’s sucker-punch this morning as I enjoy the view of her pretty eyes looking up at me.

“We’ll make more videos and switch it up every time,” Kieran suggests with a mischievous smile as he rakes his fingers into my hair and pulls me close.

“You’ll need to work on getting over your control issues, Mo mhuirnín,” he murmurs against my lips. Alex trails her fingertips up our legs, teasing us as she agrees to the plan.

The sensation sets my body ablaze as I seal my lips to Kieran’s and the whimper that slips from Alex’s lips from watching us is enough to drive me wild, but I pull back with heavy lustful breaths.

“Then we’re agreed?” I am hard and my heart hammers in my ribcage. Kieran nods with nothing but a twisted hunger in his dark green eyes while Alex bites her lip.

“We might as well get paid to fuck. We’re just taking their money before we destroy them and let’s be honest, we don’t need incentives to do what we do so well together,” Alex says, straightening off the hardwood floor with a sultry smile and holds out her hands for us, nodding her head toward the door of the bedroom.

We walk back into the kitchen and the scent of fresh coffee wafts through the air. I check the time on my phone and it’s nearly two in the morning now. Molly and Joel are hugging, their bodies pressed tightly together.

Alex’s eyes widen in surprise as she takes in the scene before us. Fintan and I exchange a look, equally shocked by the sight. I didn’t expect Molly to reconcile with Joel so quickly, especially after her breakdown this morning.

“What’s going on here?” Alex asks, her voice laced with a unique surprised curiosity.

Molly pulls away from Joel, her face flushed with emotion. “We talked things over while you three left us out here and decided we want to give it another shot,” she explains, her voice trembling slightly as she smiles.

Joel wraps an arm around her waist, pulling her close. “Yeah, I still have feelings for Molly and don’t want to let her go. Not for Hush or anything else,” he adds, his eyes locked on the side of Molly’s face.

Fintan breaks the silence first. “Well, I guess that’s good news then,” he says, trying to sound genuine but failing miserably. I know that he couldn’t care less about the state of their relationship. He isn’t Joel’s biggest fan and honestly, neither am I.

Joel places a kiss on Molly’s cheek, and she moves her head to the side with a heated glare.

“Oh, not so fast. You really hurt me, and I am not about to make this easy for you. It’s gonna take more than a few flattering words and kisses to make me trust you again, so I suggest you start groveling, pretty boy. ”

The three of us snigger at Molly’s words and damn, I wish I had a camera. The look of defeat and surprise on Joel’s face, is absolutely priceless.

“Wow, you go, M!” Alex laughs and my heart warms at the sight of the first genuine smile I have seen on her beautiful face in what feels like ages.

“Okay, enough of this,” Joel barks, his face flushed with embarrassment. “What did you three come up with in there?”

The three of us chuckle again before Alex clears her throat and begins to explain the plan we made in her bedroom but she doesn’t mention the content we already have.

Well, not in so many words.

I can see the concern and confusion on Molly and Joel’s faces. They look at each other, unsure of what to make of this insane idea.

“You’re joking. I’m not letting you do that, Alex. Have you fucking lost your mind?” his voice raised in disbelief and frustration. “Why would you even consider something like this?”

Molly tries to calm him down, placing a hand on his arm. “I think we need to hear them out,” she says softly, her eyes locked on Alex’s face.

Wait, does Molly know what Alex did? Does she know that her best friend locked us in her basement and exacted her revenge?

Molly leaves his side when he takes a few breaths in an attempt to calm himself while staring daggers at me and Fintan.

“You need this, don’t you?” Molly asks in a low tone, laced with concern as she steps toward Alex. “I do. We are in this together,” Alex says, gesturing to us. “I’m not letting them do this without me.”

Fintan steps in, adding his own perspective. “We’re not doing anything we haven’t done before,” he says, in his signature smug tone. “Jesus, Fin. Read the room,” I growl at him as I shake my head at his words.

Joel still looks pissed, but he seems to be coming around now that Molly has spoken up in support of our decision to do this. I can see the wheels turning in his head as he tries to process.

Joel speaks up again. “Alright,” he says softly, his voice still tinged with uncertainty. “But you have to promise me that you won’t let this get out of hand and you two better not harm her in any way.”

Molly looks at Joel with relief and affection as he finally seems to accept the plan. She places a gentle kiss on his cheek before turning back to us with a small smile on her face.

“Alright then,” I say.

“Let’s make some money and take these bastards down!” Fintan finishes my thought with a diabolical smirk.