floor in shock. Instead of leaving while she’d been in the bathroom, Jessup had climbed into bed minus his clothes while his brother stood next to the door leading out of the room in just jeans.
She looked from him over to Jessup and opened her mouth to tell them to get out, but she couldn’t make a sound. What were they thinking? That she would happily jump into bed with them? Anger soon replaced shock and she planted her hands on her hips.
“Get out of here. I’m not sleeping with either of you.”
Jessup didn’t say anything, but Joseph took a step closer to her. She took a step back. When he stepped even closer, she lifted her chin and refused to back down again. He didn’t scare her—much.
“We aren’t going to rape you, baby. We don’t like bedding unwilling women. All we want to do is sleep and keep you safe between us. No one can get to you through us. You are hurt and need to rest. Let us care for you, Nessa.” The words that flowed out of Joseph’s mouth should have come from his twin’s because they didn’t sound right coming out of the very territorial male standing in front of her.
“I won’t be able to lying between the two of you. You’re shifters and you’re huge and I’m certain that from what I can tell already, I’ll get too hot to sleep.”
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she knew she’d said it the wrong way. When both men roared with laughter, she cringed in embarrassment. Damn her overactive mouth!
“Easy, little Nessa. We know you didn’t mean it as it came out, but you have to admit that it was funny as hell,” Joseph’s voice no longer held the growly threat from earlier.
“I’m glad I could amuse you. Now get out.” She wasn’t going to forget her original demand.
“Sorry, precious. We’re staying. You are our mate. We couldn’t sleep anywhere but with you and especially when you’re in danger. Now climb on into bed so we can all get some sleep.” Jessup patted the bed next to him.
She shook her head and frowned. They weren’t cooperating one bit. Just as she had decided to go back to the bathroom and make a bed in the tub, Joseph moved so fast she barely registered it and picked her up in his arms. Her startled squeal turned into a moan when he captured her mouth with his.
Heat filled her body as his teeth nipped at her lower lip. He easily gained entry inside as she gasped at the slight sting that he quickly soothed with his hot, wet tongue. Goosebumps erupted all along arms that wrapped around his neck as if desperate to touch him. She felt as if she had no control of her body as he explored the inside of her mouth with determination.
Each stroke of his tongue across hers amped up the budding arousal that she never thought she would feel for any man, much less one as wild and untamed as this one. But then he wasn’t just a man, was he? She shivered.
“I could lose myself in your mouth, Ness. I love that minty taste, that spicy bite that tightens my balls and makes me want to howl.” Joseph spoke near her ear, barely making enough of a sound for her to understand the words he spoke.
The next thing she knew, Joseph had settled her in the middle of the bed with Jessup curling around her. Then Joseph pulled off his jeans and Nessa realized that he wasn’t wearing anything under them. And neither had his twin.
Chapter Six
Joseph watched his mate’s face as he stood up straight after stepping out of his jeans. He was nail-pounding hard, his dick standing out from his body as if reaching for her. Perhaps it was. He wanted her more than he wanted anything right then. He hadn’t expected to actually feel this way after not feeling much of anything but blinding rage for so long. When he’d told Jessup he would help him claim her and leave, he’d been a fool. There was no way he could leave her to his brother.
He let Nessa look at him and almost laughed when she realized that his twin, who had curled around her, was just as naked as
She looked from him over to Jessup and opened her mouth to tell them to get out, but she couldn’t make a sound. What were they thinking? That she would happily jump into bed with them? Anger soon replaced shock and she planted her hands on her hips.
“Get out of here. I’m not sleeping with either of you.”
Jessup didn’t say anything, but Joseph took a step closer to her. She took a step back. When he stepped even closer, she lifted her chin and refused to back down again. He didn’t scare her—much.
“We aren’t going to rape you, baby. We don’t like bedding unwilling women. All we want to do is sleep and keep you safe between us. No one can get to you through us. You are hurt and need to rest. Let us care for you, Nessa.” The words that flowed out of Joseph’s mouth should have come from his twin’s because they didn’t sound right coming out of the very territorial male standing in front of her.
“I won’t be able to lying between the two of you. You’re shifters and you’re huge and I’m certain that from what I can tell already, I’ll get too hot to sleep.”
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she knew she’d said it the wrong way. When both men roared with laughter, she cringed in embarrassment. Damn her overactive mouth!
“Easy, little Nessa. We know you didn’t mean it as it came out, but you have to admit that it was funny as hell,” Joseph’s voice no longer held the growly threat from earlier.
“I’m glad I could amuse you. Now get out.” She wasn’t going to forget her original demand.
“Sorry, precious. We’re staying. You are our mate. We couldn’t sleep anywhere but with you and especially when you’re in danger. Now climb on into bed so we can all get some sleep.” Jessup patted the bed next to him.
She shook her head and frowned. They weren’t cooperating one bit. Just as she had decided to go back to the bathroom and make a bed in the tub, Joseph moved so fast she barely registered it and picked her up in his arms. Her startled squeal turned into a moan when he captured her mouth with his.
Heat filled her body as his teeth nipped at her lower lip. He easily gained entry inside as she gasped at the slight sting that he quickly soothed with his hot, wet tongue. Goosebumps erupted all along arms that wrapped around his neck as if desperate to touch him. She felt as if she had no control of her body as he explored the inside of her mouth with determination.
Each stroke of his tongue across hers amped up the budding arousal that she never thought she would feel for any man, much less one as wild and untamed as this one. But then he wasn’t just a man, was he? She shivered.
“I could lose myself in your mouth, Ness. I love that minty taste, that spicy bite that tightens my balls and makes me want to howl.” Joseph spoke near her ear, barely making enough of a sound for her to understand the words he spoke.
The next thing she knew, Joseph had settled her in the middle of the bed with Jessup curling around her. Then Joseph pulled off his jeans and Nessa realized that he wasn’t wearing anything under them. And neither had his twin.
Chapter Six
Joseph watched his mate’s face as he stood up straight after stepping out of his jeans. He was nail-pounding hard, his dick standing out from his body as if reaching for her. Perhaps it was. He wanted her more than he wanted anything right then. He hadn’t expected to actually feel this way after not feeling much of anything but blinding rage for so long. When he’d told Jessup he would help him claim her and leave, he’d been a fool. There was no way he could leave her to his brother.
He let Nessa look at him and almost laughed when she realized that his twin, who had curled around her, was just as naked as
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