show you men aren’t assholes. We’ll do whatever you want us to do. If that sounds crazy, well, then crazy is true.” He slid one hand down her neck, past her collarbone to scrape over her breast. Her sharp intake of breath and subsequent moan resonated in his brain. He inched forward and tasted her. Like an explosion of cherry and mint, he feasted on her bottom lip.
Kaia pressed against him and rubbed her chest on his. Her nipples pebbled, despite the clothing between them, and she groaned into his mouth.
“That’s my girl,” he said between kisses. Ian palmed her breast, taking care with her nipple. He never noticed the piercing before, but the moment he touched it, he craved tasting it—tasting her. His tiger roared and paced. Soon, he reminded himself. Soon. His jeans stretched tight over his erection. God, he’d imagined having her in his arms so many times, but the real moment trumped any vision.
“Want you stretched across my bed, open to me. Begging for me.” He threaded his hand into her hair and tugged. “Open for us.”
Kaia nodded and writhed on his jean-covered dick. “Yes.”
“Want to see those sweet little piercings. Taste them. Fuck.” If he shoved her panties aside and unleashed his cock, he’d be inside her in a heartbeat. He held back. Not without Evan. His tiger panted and hissed, not wanting to be refused.
“You never wanted to kiss me before.” Kaia splayed her hands on his chest. “I’m glad you did.”
“Me too.” He swatted her butt, thrilled when she yelped and her eyes glittered. “We should include Evan next time.”
“We should.” Kaia scooted off his lap and out of the truck. “You mean you’d do anything with me I wanted?” She touched her lips with the pads of her fingers. “Anything?”
“Whatever you’d like. You’re in control.” He shut the truck door and followed her into the house. “Evan?”
“Right here.” Evan strolled into the kitchen, a glass of wine in one hand and a robe slung over his arm. “Kaia,” he offered the robe and wine, “for you. Ian, the steaks are on the counter, ready for your magic touch.”
“Perfect.” Ian gave her another swat. “Evan will show you where the bath is. Go ahead and soak. He’ll join you in a moment.”
When she and Evan disappeared down the hallway, Ian leaned on the counter. Who knew romancing a woman would be so hard? He raked his fingers through his hair. His tiger continued to pace and grunt. Not until they claimed her would his tiger ease off.
“You okay?” Evan twisted the knobs on the stove top grill. “You look like you’ve gone ten rounds with a lion.”
“I’m worried.” Ian folded his arms. “She’s not warming to us the way I expected.”
“I don’t know.” Evan placed one of the steaks on the cutting board. “She’s cool with us being shifters and more than happy to grace our bed.” He forked the second steak and placed it beside the first one. “Each time we touched or kissed her, she responded. Hell, I wanted to fuck her right there in the truck. That’s not my style.”
“I know.” Ian sprinkled seasoning onto the first two steaks and then added the third piece of meat to the board. “It’s the love part. We’re all good friends, but I’m not sure she wants to take things to the next level. She voiced her doubts. Maybe we are moving too fast.”
“Odd.” Evan turned the first steak. “You’re always so sure. She’s really under your skin, isn’t she? She is for me.”
“She’s the one I can’t seem to figure out, you’re right.”
“Makes two of us.” Evan grinned and handed the tongs to Ian. “So we do what we were born to do. She’s our mate, right? We show her the kind of love she deserves. We can’t make her stay, but we can be what we were meant to be.”
“Hers.” Ian nodded. “Think she likes rare steak for breakfast?”
Chapter 4
“We’ll see what she likes for breakfast.” Evan washed his hands in the sink. “I’ll