Poison's Kiss (Deadly Beauties 2)

"Sure."

We both place our cups on the coffee table, and he turns to me. "I'm not that good at this yet. You'll have to lie down. It's the only way I can force the energy out. I promise I won't do anything."

"Don't say that," Dice grumbles while slapping his own forehead. "She has to fear some consequence or her instincts won't kick in."

"Dice, if my instincts play a part, they would have kicked in all the other times I've been attacked by night stalkers. As in last night - or this morning rather."

The sun has already hidden itself behind the horizon, and fortunately Kane has been too tired to confuse me further. Dice insisting I test my immunity to the powers my sworn enemy holds is just something to pass the time.

> "I stepped in, Alyssa. All the times before, someone has stepped in. You haven't had the chance to reach the point of desperation you might need in order to make this work."

"And you think I'll make her desperate enough?" Zee chuckles while feigning insult.

"She's aware of the possibility now. It wouldn't take too much to shake things up."

I give Zee a small smile and I lie down, knowing this is pointless. Zee smirks as he comes to hold his body over mine, straddling me as he rests back on his heels, careful not to actually touch me.

"Easy, boy. Your sexual energy is a little distracting," Dice teases, making Zee cut his eyes toward him.

"Are you trying to get my ass kicked? If Kane hears you saying shit like that, he'll rip me a new one."

Dice just laughs, but now I feel a little uncomfortable. I never thought about Zee thinking about me that way. I've heard him cut jokes to poke at Kane, but I never took it seriously. I suppose any full-blooded, heterosexual male might feel a little aroused in such an intimate sort of situation though. He's quite literally straddling me.

"Fine. Just start subduing her," Dice says with a snicker.

Zee leans over, his eyes turning a glowing blue, and his dark hair falls down with the weight of gravity. I smile when he blushes harder, and I stifle a laugh when he rolls his eyes. He really isn't good at this.

"Are you resisting?" Dice asks excitedly.

"No, she's not. I told you, I suck at this."

"What the hell are you doing, Zee?" Kane's voice sounds out, startling Zee and sending him falling backwards.

I laugh harder as he drops his head to the floor and covers his reddened face.

"I was trying to subdue Alyssa's magic so Dice could test her limits of immunity to the fey world. But, as you know, I can't subdue for shit."

Kane laughs, his fleeting moment of anger dissipating, and then he's suddenly straddling me much more intimately than what Zee was.

He gives me a wink, but Dice objects with a scoff. "Oh please. She trusts you more than anyone in this house. She's not going to feel the least bit threatened, and she'll never respond."

Kane smiles bigger, and then he pulls my hands above my head, clasping them together with just one of his. His free hand starts sliding down my body, and then it slides back up as he pulls my bottom lip out from between my teeth. I hadn't even realized I was doing that.

I'm on fire right now, and I'm not sure what the hell he thinks he's doing. I'm suddenly regretting this game.

"She doesn't trust me in all aspects. She knows what I want to do to her, but she doesn't want to give in. If she does have the ability to show resistance, I think I know how to provoke it."

Dice starts fanning himself. "The two of you are almost getting me high at this point. I still haven't come down from last night."

Kane arches his eyebrow at the latter part of that statement, and then he turns to face Dice.

"What happened last night? It seems the two of you must have omitted something."

I brush it off before Kane can over analyze it too much - making sure to add a little lie in as well. "He strained himself getting through my barrier and killing Isolis. I just gave him some of my sexual energy to refuel him. No worries. He still wasn't able to draw me in."

Kane shakes his head, making sure to give the incubus a warning glower, and then he turns back to me.

"If you don't find resistance, my lips are going on yours. If you still can't find it, my lips continue to explore the body I remember all too well."