SizzlingInsanity by Lorna Jean Roberts Page B

so scared.” She spotted another
door in the adjacent wall. Maybe it led to another room? She just needed to get
around Cade to get to it.
    She lowered her gaze, deliberately making herself appear
submissive and afraid. It actually wasn’t that hard, she was freakin’
terrified. After all, she’d just broken Connor’s nose. No doubt he couldn’t
wait to get his hands on her.
    Then there was her reaction to them. For a moment there
she’d wanted nothing more than to snuggle against them, to touch them, to lick
their slick skin, to feel their hands, their mouths on her skin.
    She really had to get out of here. They were having some
weird effect on her and she didn’t like it one bit.
    “I didn’t mean to,” she added in a pathetic voice. Her heart
beat wildly, her palms sweating.
    “I know you’re scared, but like I said yesterday, we don’t
harm females.”
    “Really?” She made her voice whisper soft and added a
terrified tremble for good measure. “Right now, Connor looks like he wants to
hurt me.”
    “You broke my fucking nose!” Connor nearly howled.
    What a baby. It couldn’t possibly hurt that much.
    She made sure that thought didn’t cross her face, keeping
her gaze on the floor for good measure.
    “I woke up lying in your bed. How was I supposed to know you
weren’t going to…going to…” This time she didn’t have to fake the tremble in
her voice.
    Cade moved close enough that she could actually feel the
heat rising from his body. Shelby had to stop herself from leaning into him.
His scent teased her.
    “We brought you up here because you were sick and we needed
to keep a close eye on you,” Cade explained. “You were freezing cold so we put
you between us to keep you warm.”
    So they didn’t want her?
    Shit, what’s wrong with me? I should be grateful they’re
not interested in me sexually. They’re the enemy.
    So why does my stomach quiver when I’m around them? Why
do I get the urge to sink against their bodies and feel their arms around me,
their mouths against mine?
    Shake yourself out of it!
    Cade reached out and brushed a strand of hair off her face.
“But now you’re obviously feeling better. Why don’t we sit down and have some
breakfast and you can answer our questions?”
    It was now or never.
    Swallowing heavily, Shelby leaned in.
    “You’ll protect me?”
    “You have my word.”
    “Cade, wait, she—”
    Shelby acted before Connor could finish his sentence.
Swiftly, she brought her knee up into Cade’s groin. As he bent over with a
groan of pain, she ran around him for the other door, opening it easily. She
raced into an identical bedroom and headed toward the door.
    Fuck! Locked! Glancing around frantically, she raced to the
windows, trying each one without success. She cried out in frustration, kicking
at the wall.
    “All you’re going to achieve is a broken toe and then we’ll
all have injuries.”
    She spun and saw Connor leaning in the doorway of the
connecting door, his arms crossed over his wide chest.
    His nose was swelling already.
    “There’s no way out, Shelby. Why don’t you do us all a favor
and settle down.”
    “Fuck you!” She turned back to the window, pushing at it.
    “They’re all locked. You’ll never get out that way.”
    That just pushed her to try harder. Shelby took a few steps
back. If she couldn’t open it, then she was going to smash her way through it.
She ran toward the window, turning side-on at the last moment to smash her
shoulder through the glass. Just as she was inches from impact, her body was
snatched up and she was spun in the air.
    She found herself over a wide shoulder, looking down at one
fine ass.
    Smack!
    A heavy hand landed on her butt, making her very aware of
how little clothing she had on. Her T-shirt provided very little protection as
Connor laid into her ass with his hand, making her skin sting and burn.
    “Hey, let me down! Stop hitting me, asshole.”
    “I’ll stop spanking you when I stop being