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Eyes locked in Tanner’s, I do the only thing I can do.
I nod.
Chapter 35
Nisha
Despite the fire in my veins, Caine does not press me. He gives me a tender kiss on the temple and steps away.
I huddle in my towel, my hands in fists as he seems to appraise the bedroom and what it offers.
“Play first or eat first, kitten?” he asks.
I shiver and my heart slams. “Eat, I guess.”
His lips form a masculine pout, and he walks back to me.
My heart picks up speed and I stumble back a step. “Caine …”
His smile is all temptation and Sin. “You cannot fear me, kitten,” he murmurs, bearing down on me until I bump into the wall.
My spine jars and his hands land beside my head as he leans down. He inhales. “No. That is not fear in your scent, kitten.” He scans my face. “The thought of being with both of us intrigues you.”
I don’t deny it.
Caine is like the bad boy you crave in school. You know a night with him will be everything you could hope for, but aren’t sure if the emotional devastation afterwards is worth it.
But there is no hope of an emotional attachment to Caine.
He is in love with Lilah and I …
My head turns and I find Tanner closer than before.
He, on the other hand, could be trouble.
With Chuck’s betrayal, I’m not ready for anything serious. But a few nights of insanely hot sex with two of the hottest men I have ever met?
It sounds like a grand way to move on.
When Caine’s hands slide down the wall and one slips under the open side of my towel to knead my hip, I arch without thinking. His other hand finds the small of my back. He draws me against his chest. My towel loosens around me.
Tanner’s silver eyes pulse behind him. But he makes no move to come closer. To join us.
I turn my head and find Caine’s face inches from mine. He scours my expression and gone is the smile. His focus is riveted on my mouth and my lips tingle.
“Even with your shower, kitten, the cat’s scent is all over you,” he says. “All except those lush lips of yours.” His head cocks. “Why deny yourself all the joys of her body, cat? Especially one so succulent?”
Tanner remains silent as I stare at Caine. “You’ll kiss me?” I ask.
His head dips in answer, feathering his mouth back and forth over mine in a silken, almost painful caress. The motion is teasing. Meant to drive a woman wild. I reach up and slip my fingers into his dark hair. He makes a sound of approval as his hands flow down over my ass to lift me against the wall.
I wrap my legs around his lean waist. He keeps a decorous amount of space between us despite my efforts to close the distance. But as the fire in my veins heats, I growl. “Caine.”
He chuckles against my mouth. “Hunting your prey is about the chase, kitten. Not merely the kill.”
His fingers dip to my towel and he eases it open, leaving the fabric framing my body as he leans back, fitting his hips to mine to hold me up. Those hellfire eyes roll from the top of my head down to where our bodies are so close together.
“Such delicious muscle,” he murmurs to me. “So strong. Agile.” He palms my breast in his hand. His thumb scrubs over my nipple.
