SweetHeat by Jan Springer Page B

nor any other males. She needed to deal with this herself.
    Swallowing her nervousness, she took a deep breath, pushed the door open and stepped into the lab. Their scents were richer and darker in here. She had no problem making out which belonged to each brother. Caleb’s scent was more dominating. He smelled of power, of raw lust and primal animal. His scent almost frightened her it was so overwhelmingly erotic. Yet Zander’s scent balanced everything out. He smelled of an all-consuming hunger, a yearning for love and a vibrant need to fuck her.
    That last realization jolted her. Before she could decipher this new yet foreign thought of sensing what they wanted, she realized they’d been in here waiting for her. As if they’d known she was coming. They must have smelled her just as she’d smelled them.
    They sat in chairs behind a spick and span metal lab table, their arms casually crossed over their chests. Two sets of bold dark blue eyes latched onto her and she grew instantaneously flushed as she took in their six-foot-three-inch frames. Her fingers itched to grab them by the muscular shoulders she knew were hidden beneath their lab coats. She wanted to dig her fingers into their strength, feel their power and feel those muscles move beneath her fingertips. A tremor of vulnerability shivered through her with both of them studying her. Their mouths were parted, giving her a glimpse of their gorgeous fangs.
    They looked dangerous. The two of them with their shaggy black hair and tense bodies dressed in neatly pressed white lab coats. Garments she wouldn’t mind removing, she thought as she pictured them standing here and slowly doing a strip tease, tossing their coats onto the floor and wearing nothing underneath.
    Just bare flesh and solid hard- ons . Like in her night fantasies. Big, long, thick erections she wouldn’t mind getting a taste of in real life. Julie cleared her throat and forced the erotic images from her thoughts. Images that were hard to get rid of because they entailed what she wanted. To be sandwiched between their rock-hard bodies. Forcing herself to break their magnetic eye contact, she strolled into the lab.
    “I wanted to give you two the good news in person. Ms. Mallow won the bidding war today. She made an offer the company simply could not refuse.”
    “We heard. Congratulations, Ms. Sandalwood.” Caleb’s low drawl smoothed over her senses like melting chocolate and Julie instantly knew she was in trouble.
    The current of desire lacing his voice was unmistakable. Blood zipped through her at an intoxicating speed. Her skin suddenly felt way too sensitive. Her breasts swelled; her nipples felt too tight against her bra.
    Carnal sensations hummed through the rest of her at lightning speed. All at once she became aware of the many fantasies she’d had of both males. Tons of them over the past several months. Yet she’d never fantasized about the three of them doing the naughty here in her factory.
    Oh shit! Something else she realized too. She felt exactly the same way about them here in reality as she did in her fantasy dreams.
    She needed to find out what was going on and she needed answers now!
    “Who are you two? Why are you doing this to me?” She could barely speak as the two males circled her like predatory animals.
    More of the rich and dark male lust scent wafted off them. She could feel herself tumbling into the warmth of it. Their safety. Their love.
    “We are your fated mates, Juliette,” Zander replied.
    Dammit ! They knew her real name. Was this true about their being her fated mates? Was this why she was reacting so intensely to them? Dreaming of them? Craving them? Obviously they knew about the arranged marriage created between their sires. The familiar cheapness of being sold washed over her. For decades she hadn’t felt it, but now it was back just as bad as ever.
    “How did you find me?” She would need to know that so when she escaped them she could cover her