“Why not?” Joe’s eyes glowed.
“Because you’re the only one who hasn’t changed. What if it happens to you while you’re around her?”
Joe clenched his teeth together. “I have enough control to hold back the change.”
Garret snorted. “You think you do. But just wait until she is wrapped around you, her nipples pressing into your chest, and her hot little pussy humping your leg.”
“Jesus, Garret, that’s our mate you’re speaking of,” Joe bit out. “Have some respect.”
“What? Just because she’s our mate we can’t talk about how fucking sexy she is? We’re all planning on fucking her, right? And quite often. There’s no way I can keep my hands off her. I know that for sure.”
“I’ll go,” Sawyer interrupted them before they could break out into a full-blown argument. Tempers were high, that was easy to see.
“You?” Joe looked horrified.
Sawyer might have been offended, if he wasn’t surprised by the offer himself. “You can’t go. You might change. And Garret pissed her off, so he can’t go.”
“And you think you won’t piss her off?” Garret asked. “You’re not exactly known for your tact.”
That was an understatement.
“Someone has to go. She needs to know we’re serious. That she’s ours. Besides, I owe her some punishment. Both for breaking in and out of here.” And that thought made the palm of his hand tingle.
Garret smiled. “She’s got a nice little ass for spanking. Round and juicy.”
He gaped at Garret. “You spanked her?”
“She was talking down about herself. She doesn’t think her body is feminine enough. Christ, if she were any hotter, I would have come in my pants like a damn teenager.”
“This is our mate,” Joe told them both. “You shouldn’t be spanking her.”
“And you shouldn’t be putting her up on some pedestal,” Garret snapped back.
“We owe her respect.”
“Yeah, we do. And I respect the hell out of her. I also think she’s hot. And I want to fuck her. So damn much it hurts like you wouldn’t believe. I didn’t know my balls could burn so badly. If I didn’t respect her, don’t you think I would have just taken her last night? I could have. I could have had her with a look. But she’s a virgin. She deserves to be taken in a proper bed with the three of us worshipping her like the goddess she is.”
“That’s better,” Joe growled.
“Still doesn’t mean I don’t have some naughty, school-girl fantasies I want to play out.” Garret grinned. “And she’s no saint. Oh, no, I saw the way her eyes heated up when I smacked her ass. She’s into it. And if you want to keep up with her, Joe, then you better lose than damn stick up your ass. I don’t want you to make her feel ashamed of her own needs.”
Sawyer was surprised by Garret’s words. He’d never heard him sound so passionate about something. Not even those damn sweet treats he was so fond of. He could see Joe felt the same. Their oldest brother nodded. “All right. I hear you.” He turned to Sawyer. “You really think you can get her to come back with you? To convince her that we all need to talk to her?”
“I can damn well try.”
9
Okay, this was getting old. She pulled the curtains open with an irritated yank. She was already in a pissy mood. She hadn’t slept last night. Then she couldn’t even catch a nap today because she was too worked up over that bastard’s parting words.
If Garret thought he and his brothers were going to tag team her, he had another thought coming.
Yeah? Then how come when you fell asleep just now you were plagued with dreams of doing just that. And you liked it?
Because there was something wrong with her. There had to be something defective inside her to be attracted to three guys.
Idiot.
She opened the window and glared down at Sawyer. She supposed she could be grateful it wasn’t Garret. But she wasn’t. And she wasn’t exactly quiet when she spoke.