him. She gaped at them. “No, I just had to publicly take a stand because of a situation you created. I’m not in the mood to spend time with you. I definitely don’t want you right now.”
Well, she did want to hit them. Had they suddenly gone blind and deaf? Colm’s fingers tightened pulling her closer in spite of what she’d said. She leaned back, resisting the slow, unrelenting pull. They could pick her up and carry her easily. Gritting her teeth, she kicked at Colm’s leg. They were playing with her. She didn’t know what they were hoping to accomplish. She’d thought they’d be satisfied with a verbal claim. After all, they’d been pressing for one since they’d discovered she was their mate.
“I’d bet that a few kisses and touches could help get you out of your bad mood.” Linc strolled up behind her. His hand trailed over her hip and cupped her buttocks.
Once he said the words, her mind latched onto it. Her lips tingled and she swept her tongue over them. Linc pulled her hair over her shoulder. His breath feathered over her neck, just below her ear. Her breath hitched and all of her attention focused on him. When would his lips touch her neck? Would he kiss, nip or suck?
“I think it’s already working.” Colm laughed softly as he stepped in closer to her.
The words broke her free from the images and anticipation swirling through her. She straightened away from Linc to get away from those tempting lips. If he started, she didn’t know how long she’d be able to resist him. She wanted that touch in spite of the anger boiling through her.
“I’m not that easily swayed. Go scout or something. For all you know, Laed and Kynar could be right outside the gates.” She yanked on her arm. If she could get free, she could put some distance between her and them.
She needed that distance. There was no other way to resist them. She wasn’t that strong. Being near them stripped away everything except hunger. It didn’t help that she longed to be near them, to relax in their arms and let everything else float away. She shook her head at the thought. Nothing got solved that way. They needed to work through the problems, not ignore them.
“They’re not right outside the gate. One of the men would have spotted them. We have people patrolling regularly. If they get close, they’ll be spotted.” Linc’s voice came from behind her, but didn’t seem to have stepped closer to her.
At least, she couldn’t feel his breath on her neck or his body heat radiating against her back. She gave another tug on her arm as she kicked out at Colm again. Colm’s hand released and the force of her tug sent her falling back. Linc’s arms closed around her and swept her high against his chest. She squealed as her feet left the floor and her fingers clutched at his arms.
Linc didn’t hesitate. He turned on his heel and carried her up the steps. The way he held her sent her head spinning and had her reaching back for something to grab. Intellectually, she knew that he wouldn’t drop her, but that didn’t seem to matter when he was climbing stairs. Midstride, he turned her in his arms.
Her fingers dug into his shoulders and her legs wrapped around his hips. She felt more secure, but now she was in trouble. His scent wrapped around her. Her head nestled against his shoulder and she inhaled. So close to him, she couldn’t resist the urge to get closer. The desire to be near them grew stronger with each breath. A tingling ache built in her pussy.
And this wasn’t even the full force of the mating attraction. She closed her eyes and groaned. How was she supposed to resist them when her own body turned against her? Hell, he hadn’t ground her against him or even kissed her, yet her body slowly came alive in anticipation of what he and Colm would do to her once they got into a room.
The room! Her mind immediately snapped to their room and that bed that she didn’t want to touch no matter how much her body burned for them. Her head turned and she looked over her shoulder, trying to see where they were taking her. She stiffened and arched back as she realized that their bedroom was only a few doors away.