snorted. “Never heard of it happening. Our females feel the tug the same as our males. The only difference for us is you’re human.”
Anna made a noncommittal noise and flicked at a piece of lint on her shoulder. Suddenly Colton leaned forward.
“Do we frighten you?”
“What? No. Pfft. No.” She waved him off. Truth was she wasn’t scared. Which, ironically, scared her. Scared the ever-lovin’ bejeezus out of her because when she should be sprinting and screaming away from them, she couldn’t stop thinking about them and what they’d said and how they made her feel. And goddamn it, she’d just gotten out of a shitty relationship with a man she’d fallen hard for. Look where that’d gotten her.
“Alright, I’ll be honest with you. I’m not scared of you but of what you could do to me. ”
Colton slumped back in his seat, a stunned expression on his face. “You think we’d hurt you?” He seemed so taken aback by the thought she nearly laughed.
“Not physically.” How she knew this, she wasn’t sure. “But emotionally, yes. You have immense potential for causing me severe pain. And trust me, I’m not ready for more pain in the relationship department.”
He swallowed. Appeared to be gulping down vomit as if he’d rather rip off his own arm than do anything to hurt her in any way, shape, or form. Which endeared him to her another notch.
She sucked in a breath. “This is neither here nor there because I don’t have time to play footsies with you two. I have to f—”
“So you do find us attractive.” He grinned and her insides squirmed, but she pressed on.
“I have to find an apartment so I can keep this job I’ve worked so hard to get.”
He grabbed her hand, spread her fingers, and speared his through them. “You don’t have to find an apartment.”
“I d—”
His fingers on her lips cut her off. “Hear me out. You don’t have to find an apartment because you can stay with us. You know better than anyone there’s plenty of space at the house. You can even have a separate room, if you must.”
“Gee. Thanks.”
“Trust me, having you there would go a long way in allowing us to show you how much you mean to us. It’s gonna be a lot harder if I keep having to follow you around and steal moments like this one.”
“You followed me?”
“Well, sorta. I saw you driving in and took my chance. Marc’ll probably kill me when he smells you on me, but hey, we need to have a good tussle.”
“You mean he’ll fight you because you had lunch with me?” Appalled, Anna took her hand back and covered her mouth.
Colton, the scoundrel, smiled again. “Nah. It’ll make him jealous as hell, though. ’Course, he’ll be spending every day near your presence at school, so if I get to steal this lunch, I will.”
Oh, yeah. That’s right. She’d be working with one of them. Seeing him day in and day out. Wilting under the pressure of his advances.
And ending right back where she currently found herself. Alone.
“No.” She resolutely shook her head. “I can’t. I have to find my own place.” This time she shushed him when he started to interrupt. “If things go further between us, then we’ll talk about residences later. Happy?”
The frown he gave her reminded her of a three-year-old who hadn’t gotten his way. “No. But if this is what it takes to get you into our bed, I’ll go along with it.”
She blushed and stared into her lap. Peter had never been this forward with her. His finger came under her chin and lifted it.
“Not for long, mind you. There’s only so long a male wolf can wait for his mate, Anna.”
The heat in his eyes led to an unfamiliar sensation between her legs. One she wasn’t sure she’d ever really felt. Not even in the beginning when she’d been smitten with Peter.
“And please, God, don’t tell us to stay away. It’s not possible and not going to happen. You’ll have to get used to us being around. Neither one of us will be able to
Anna made a noncommittal noise and flicked at a piece of lint on her shoulder. Suddenly Colton leaned forward.
“Do we frighten you?”
“What? No. Pfft. No.” She waved him off. Truth was she wasn’t scared. Which, ironically, scared her. Scared the ever-lovin’ bejeezus out of her because when she should be sprinting and screaming away from them, she couldn’t stop thinking about them and what they’d said and how they made her feel. And goddamn it, she’d just gotten out of a shitty relationship with a man she’d fallen hard for. Look where that’d gotten her.
“Alright, I’ll be honest with you. I’m not scared of you but of what you could do to me. ”
Colton slumped back in his seat, a stunned expression on his face. “You think we’d hurt you?” He seemed so taken aback by the thought she nearly laughed.
“Not physically.” How she knew this, she wasn’t sure. “But emotionally, yes. You have immense potential for causing me severe pain. And trust me, I’m not ready for more pain in the relationship department.”
He swallowed. Appeared to be gulping down vomit as if he’d rather rip off his own arm than do anything to hurt her in any way, shape, or form. Which endeared him to her another notch.
She sucked in a breath. “This is neither here nor there because I don’t have time to play footsies with you two. I have to f—”
“So you do find us attractive.” He grinned and her insides squirmed, but she pressed on.
“I have to find an apartment so I can keep this job I’ve worked so hard to get.”
He grabbed her hand, spread her fingers, and speared his through them. “You don’t have to find an apartment.”
“I d—”
His fingers on her lips cut her off. “Hear me out. You don’t have to find an apartment because you can stay with us. You know better than anyone there’s plenty of space at the house. You can even have a separate room, if you must.”
“Gee. Thanks.”
“Trust me, having you there would go a long way in allowing us to show you how much you mean to us. It’s gonna be a lot harder if I keep having to follow you around and steal moments like this one.”
“You followed me?”
“Well, sorta. I saw you driving in and took my chance. Marc’ll probably kill me when he smells you on me, but hey, we need to have a good tussle.”
“You mean he’ll fight you because you had lunch with me?” Appalled, Anna took her hand back and covered her mouth.
Colton, the scoundrel, smiled again. “Nah. It’ll make him jealous as hell, though. ’Course, he’ll be spending every day near your presence at school, so if I get to steal this lunch, I will.”
Oh, yeah. That’s right. She’d be working with one of them. Seeing him day in and day out. Wilting under the pressure of his advances.
And ending right back where she currently found herself. Alone.
“No.” She resolutely shook her head. “I can’t. I have to find my own place.” This time she shushed him when he started to interrupt. “If things go further between us, then we’ll talk about residences later. Happy?”
The frown he gave her reminded her of a three-year-old who hadn’t gotten his way. “No. But if this is what it takes to get you into our bed, I’ll go along with it.”
She blushed and stared into her lap. Peter had never been this forward with her. His finger came under her chin and lifted it.
“Not for long, mind you. There’s only so long a male wolf can wait for his mate, Anna.”
The heat in his eyes led to an unfamiliar sensation between her legs. One she wasn’t sure she’d ever really felt. Not even in the beginning when she’d been smitten with Peter.
“And please, God, don’t tell us to stay away. It’s not possible and not going to happen. You’ll have to get used to us being around. Neither one of us will be able to
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