The animals were lions. Two maned males. One a pale honey like the moonlight that shone on his coat, the other a deep tawny gold. Both wild and beautiful. Her heart thumped. When the pale one opened his mouth and a roar rocked the ground beneath her, she fled into the cabin and locked the door.
Perspiration dripped from her hairline as she thunked her body against the wood door.
Lions? In the Rockies? Surely she was seeing things. Mountain lions, yes, but these were true lions. The kind from Africa.
She closed her eyes and tried to steady her erratic breathing. No lions. Her eyes were bad. But her ears, too? She had heard that roar as sure as she could feel her own skin tingling, Bristling.
A loud knock on the door vibrated against her back.
“Erin?” Nick’s voice.
“It’s us, baby,” Landon said. “Let us in.”
Thank God. They’d protect her. She twisted the deadbolt and jerked the door open. Her two lovers stood, stark naked, moonlight flowing across their sweat-glistened bodies.
She launched herself into them. Tears flowed from her eyes. “I am so glad to see you. Where have you been? I was frightened.”
Four strong arms encircled her and two warm bodies nudged her through the entryway. Her men. Sparks and comfort simultaneously shot through her. Landon shut and bolted the door and hit the light switch while Nick continued to embrace her.
“You never have to be afraid again, Erin,” he said. “Not while we’re around.”
His soothing words consoled her, sank right to her heart. She nuzzled his damp chest. “You’re not going to believe this. I thought I saw lions outside.”
Nick’s voice rumbled against her ear. “Why wouldn’t we believe you?”
“Because it’s silly, that’s why. There aren’t any lions in Colorado. Other than mountain lions, I mean.” She shook her head, and his chest hair tickled her cheek. “I…all that lovemaking must have made me a little crazy. I mean… It was amazing. I’ve never come so many times, so hard…”
Landon nudged into her from behind, his cock rigid against her back. “We’d believe just about anything,” he whispered in her ear. His tongue tickled her lobe.
She shivered. So warm, so moist, their bodies slid against hers. Her pussy responded with an exquisite ache. She puckered her lips against Nick’s chest and kissed him. His groan was her reward.
“Back to bed?” he asked.
“Mmm.” Landon hummed against her ear. “Works for me.”
“Oh, yeah, works for me,” Erin echoed. They nudged her toward the rumpled bed. “To think. Lions.” She shook her head and giggled. “I’ve definitely lost it.”
Nick nibbled at her neck. “I don’t know. You’d be amazed what you can find up here in the mountains.”
She laughed again. “Maybe. But lions? Impossible.”
Landon purred against her shoulder and stroked it with his soft tongue. Heat flooded through her. Her breasts were still plastered against Nick’s sweaty chest. She rubbed them against his nipples. Mmm, nice.
But a little clammy. Why were they both dripping with perspiration? And why had they been outside naked? Did it matter? That bed tempted. Beckoned…
Gathering all her willpower, she slid from between their bodies and stepped away from the bed. “I’d love nothing more than a repeat of our earlier fun, but I’m afraid I need some answers first.”
Four smoking eyes bored into her. Neither asked what she wanted to know. Strange.
“What were you two doing outside in the middle of the night?”
“Taking a run,” Landon said.
“Naked?”
Nick smiled. Oh, the dimples in those stubbled cheeks could melt steel. Stick to your guns, Erin.
“Yes, naked,” Nick said. “We run naked. Together.”