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I expected some backlash or maybe a scoff. What I hadn’t expected was the wildflower scent of lust to come from our female.
Because whether she would admit it or not, she was our female, and I would do anything in my power to keep her here. Not against her will, of course.
A blush rose on her cheeks. “I am going to change in something more comfortable and then join you.”
Ansel smiled. “Good girl. We’ll whip something up for you. Any allergies or aversions to foods that we need to know about?”
“I don’t like shellfish.”
I nodded. “Perfect.”
We stepped out of her bedroom and walked downstairs in silence. Once we got to the kitchen, Ansel turned to me. “That was something,” he said.
I chuckled. “You’ve been picking up on the cues? She’s so defensive and sassy but I can tell it’s not sincere. It’s almost like she doesn’t want a mate but then…”
Ansel shook his head. “Then her scent revealed that she was more than willing to submit. My alpha side drank that up.”
“Mine too.”
Chapter Ten
Monroe
After dinner, I threw myself back onto the lush pillows with a groan.
What in the hell happened tonight?
When I came back upstairs, I checked my reflection to make sure I was still in the same body. The body that had betrayed me earlier.
The body that betrayed me all night.
Something inside me trusted these men already, and trust wasn’t something I doled out easily or even at all.
And they were right. I wasn’t tired.
I’d gone down to see them. After picking my jaw up off the floor at the size of their kitchen, I sat on a leather barstool at the counter. They had prepared some hot roast beef and Swiss sandwiches, along with too many side dishes to count.
Ansel and Edward wanted to know everything about me. Even though they had gone over the answers to all my questions on the app, they needed to know more. They asked me about my dreams and plans for the future. What I aspired to and my pet peeves.
Not once did they zone out or pull out their phones. Sure, their devices buzzed on the counter across the kitchen, but it didn’t stir them—not one bit.
I answered all their questions truthfully, since I now knew they would be able to tell if I was lying.
That kind of put a damper on my coming in and resisting all their charms a bit.
Smoothing down my nightgown, I remembered how my body responded to their commands. I’d never felt outright power coming off of someone in palpable waves, but Ansel had managed to do just that. He called me on my bullshit and, though a part of me felt like a scolded child, most of me wanted to obey every command he ever gave me.
What a weird thing to feel.
Yet, the stir inside me was strangely pleasing. I could easily give into everything they asked because they wouldn’t hurt me. Every command would be for my good. To take care of me.
No one had ever taken care of me. My parents had always been busy bringing my brothers to sports and events. They had been popular in school for their looks and for their sports, while I tagged along like an afterthought. Someone they had to bring with them. When I asked them to attend my science fair, they said they couldn’t just take off work and come see my little project.
But they dropped everything for my brothers.
I shook my head and tried to push down the memories. It did me no good to conjure up pain.
Getting out of bed, I looked out over the backyard to see Ansel and Edward sitting by a fireplace near the pool. The area was lit up by glowing lights both inside and outside the swimming area. Ansel wore a pair of pajama or lounge pants and had his hair up in a man bun which made me giggle a bit. Edward was less casual with a sweater and jeans on, the same type of outfit he wore to the airport.
