Mail-Order Bride [Taos Wolven Mates] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Tianna Xander Page A

them. “Marry you both?” Her stomach did a little flip at the thought and a lump formed in her throat. What could they possibly want from her? Marry both of them? Not only was it illegal, it was a ghastly idea. Wasn’t it?
    Suddenly speechless, Dana turned her gaze to Tarin. He must be the voice of reason. He could tell her this was all some sort of horrible joke. “Tell me true, Tarin. Is what your captain says the truth?”
    Dana wished for the oblivion of a good faint but could not force one upon herself. Instead, she merely stood before the two men speechless.
    “Come. We are here to get you something to eat. We’ll discuss our nuptials afterward.”
    “No, you two scoundrels, I will most assuredly not wait until after I eat.” She fisted her hands at her sides. “I demand we speak of it now!”
    Lorcan reached up and tried to cup her cheek, but she moved away. “It can wait, love. You must eat to keep up your strength.” She knew he deliberately used the term of endearment that he’d used as Matthew. He probably did it to weaken her resolve, but she was determined not to budge an inch. Just because she decided to believe them didn’t mean she had to let them walk all over her the way her uncle had.
    “I refuse, Captain. It cannot wait. If you want me to eat, then you will discuss this with me while I eat or I will not do so.” She wouldn’t either. What was starving herself compared to sexual slavery? Didn’t they mean to subject her to the same degrading treatment as her uncle? How was this any better than the life she thought she had escaped?
    “Very well.” Lorcan waved to Tarin. “Go get us something to eat, will you, Tarin?”
    He led her to a table in the corner as Tarin walked off to a strange-looking cabinet in the wall. He pushed a few buttons and when he opened the doors, plates of food sat waiting for him to remove them. He repeated the process two more times, each time opening the cabinet to more food. How remarkable!
    Dana sat across from Lorcan and they waited for Tarin to join them. He brought their repast on a large tray that he set on a nearby table before serving them.
    After Tarin sat, he stared into her eyes for a moment. “Eat.”
    Turning her attention to the plate, Dana was prepared to turn her nose up at it, but it smelled delicious. She loved roast beef. All right, she could eat and talk as she promised.
    “Why did you steal us away?”
    “Our world needs mates, and your species is compatible to ours. Your genome and ours are nearly identical. In fact, the humans on your planet are more closely related to our kind than any other species we have ever encountered.” Picking up his fork, Lorcan scooped up a bit of the dish and watched her for her reaction.
    Looking down, she stabbed a small piece of meat, hoping it was what it appeared to be and nibbled a bit from her fork. Her eyes widened with surprise. “This is very good.”
    “We thought you might like it.” Tarin took a bite of his meal and winked at her.
    Dana felt her face heat. It seemed that all she could do was embarrass herself around these two. They made her entire body feel a strange heat deep inside. She took another bite of her meal, hoping to ignore the feelings swirling around in her stomach. That peculiar, moist warmth settled in her womb and left her body to dampen her under things.
    What was it about these two men that made her feel so extraordinarily alive? Why did they make her want to fly in the face of convention and do with them what the women at Agatha’s had described? She looked down at her plate, unable to meet their gazes when she thought of the depraved acts the women told her they had participated in and sometimes enjoyed. Why was she so eager to try them with these men? What was wrong with her that she could even think of such things?
    “What are you thinking, my beauty?” Tarin asked with a smile in his voice. She could hear that he was amused. Did he know what she was thinking? Did