Bought by the Billionaire Brothers 5 Read Free

being pregnant. Nolan wished he could say they would’ve cared. They’d been such selfish pricks — all of them.
    And Dillon seemed hell-bent on rewriting history, a history where he came out the victim instead of one of the people who’ d had a hand in Isabel’s death.
    “Stop thinking about her,” Vince warned in weary tone as if he only knew Nolan was stuck in the past because he was replaying a nightmare reel as well. “Nothing we do or say will bring her back.”
    “Yeah. I know. Are we making the same mistake? Penny isn’t like Isabel but she’s fragile, too.”
    “We’re not making the same mistake,” Vince assured him. “Penny knew the stakes when she signed on the dotted line. We never played with her heart, ever. We can’t say the same for Isabel.”
    Nolan nodded but still felt like shit.  “We need to woo Penny. She’s been through a lot and it’s our faults. We can’t punish her for what happened.”
    “She’s in love with Dillon,” Vince said. “What do we do about that?”
    Nolan winced. “Do you think it’s love?”
    “Did you see how cozy they were playing house? It might not have been real for Dillon but it sure as well was for her. She’s totally in love with him.”
    “Damn, you’re right.” Nolan hadn’t wanted to admit it but he’d seen the glow in Penny’s expression right before Dillon had revealed his true nature and she’d been near blissful. It’d been the first time he’d seen her like that and he was certain she’d never looked that way with either of them. The realization twinged a bit but Nolan wasn’t ready to concede defeat just yet. He sat up and a slow smile spread across his face. “The answer to our problem is simple.”
    “Yeah?” Vince retorted dryly. “Lay it on me.”
    “We need to remind Penny what she loved about us. At one time, she was our girl.  It’s time we remind her why.”
    Vince returned his brother’s smile as he warmed to the idea. “Are we talking wine and dine, pamper her like a princess and then fuck her raw?” Nolan’s grin was answer enough and Vince’s bad mood began to dissipate. “Hell yeah. I’m on board with that plan. When do we start?”
    Nolan fished his phone from his trousers and dialed a florist. “We start now.” He waited a minute and then said to the awaiting florist. “I’d like two dozen fire and ice roses delivered, please. Put on the card, ‘To our darling Penny…all is forgiven…’
    Nolan disconnected the call and he and Vince shared a laugh as they jumped from their chairs to prepare for the most epic of all rebounds.
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    When the doorbell rang Penny nearly skittered out of her skin as her hand fluttered to her chest to calm her wildly beating heart. Good God. Her first thought was Dillon and she hated herself for the hopeful leap in her pulse that followed. Stop it, Penny. He’s not coming back for you.
    When the florist stood with the most brilliant, breath-taking array of red and white variegated roses, she couldn’t speak for a moment and simply gestured to the table. The florist smiled and placed the flowers on the table, saying, “Someone thinks you’re special. These are very hard to come by. And very expensive,” she added with a wink.
    Penny nodded but she couldn’t get her throat to work. Could the flowers be from Dillon? Flowers didn’t seem his style but then, she didn’t really know his true style as he’d likely been playing a part the whole time he’d been with her. Tears stung her eyes fresh and she ripped open the card, half-hoping they were from Dillon so she could shred the card into a million pieces. But when she read that the exquisite flowers were from Vince and Nolan, she broke down completely. Damn it, why couldn’t Dillon care? She sobbed into her arms, not sure what to do with herself when she felt so completely lost and alone. Dillon didn’t want her. Plain and simple. But the twins were trying to make amends. She lifted her head and wiped her nose