to stay angry at him and keep both of them at a distance to keep her head clear. It was bad enough she couldn’t stop thinking about them or the emotional attraction that came with the mating, even if she’d stopped most of the sexual pull with the drug.
Linc blinked a little and his eyes narrowed, but that was the only sign that the words had affected him. Colm didn’t seem to react.
“Make your decision.” Linc’s voice was quiet.
“I’ll go with you. It’s not as though you’re giving me much choice anyway.” She narrowed her eyes and held back a hiss. As attracted as she was to them, she didn’t like their orders or the situation she found herself in even if she did have a hand in creating it.
“Good. We’re going down to our room. We definitely want privacy for this discussion. Walk in front of us,” Colm ordered.
She exhaled slowly. No getting out of this now. Oh she could run down the stairs. If she managed the corner out of the stairwell perfectly, she could put some distance between them. Getting to the first floor and out of the building was pretty near impossible without them catching up to her. They were faster than her, knew the building better and anyone in front of her or in her way would try to stop her if they saw her running from the Ardin.
She led the way down the stairs and through the halls to their room. They followed and she could feel their eyes locked on her. They weren’t letting her out of their sight. She’d made them angry, but they were focused on talking and most likely getting the answers to a few questions.
She should have kept her mouth shut until she had some time to think. Why hadn’t she just gone down to the room with them without an argument? It would have seemed as if she had nothing to hide from them. After they’d startled her, everything had been a defensive reaction. She’d wanted space and time. She grimaced. Those were the two things her reaction had pretty much guaranteed she wouldn’t get.
At the door, she paused. She didn’t know whether she should open it or wait for them to open it simply to make the point that only their orders and threats had gotten her this far. She didn’t have time to decide. Colm reached past her and pushed the door inward before urging her inside the room.
She walked into the room and strode to the opposite side of the room. She ignored the bed and the two chairs near a table. She didn’t want them towering over her while she sat. In their present mood, she knew they weren’t going to calmly take a seat. They could also start any conversation since she wasn’t going to volunteer any information.
The two men stopped at the edge of the bed, leaving ample space between them, and simply stared at her. She appreciated the space, especially since she knew what they suspected. They stood side by side. Colm had his arms crossed over his chest and Linc had his thumb hooked into his belt. She lifted her head and kept her mouth closed, although she did have the rash urge to throw out a challenging “what.”
“You’ve been hiding a lot from us. Did you think we wouldn’t find out even if you chose to try to keep it from us forever?” Linc frowned. His deep voice emerged in a low rumble, but the words were slow and controlled.
“Yes, I’ve hidden things, but I always knew there was a chance that it could be discovered. I had my reasons and most of them still apply.” She narrowed her eyes at his censuring tone.
“Most of them still apply. I’m sure we’ll get into the reasons you think you have, but first, on to the latest discovery. You’re our mate. Did you think we wouldn’t want to know? That we didn’t have a right to know?” Linc arched an eyebrow in imperious demand.
“A right? You don’t want a mate. Neither one of you do really. He was deliberately looking for a woman who wouldn’t be tied to either one of you by anything more than sex and maybe a little emotion.” She gestured to Colm and shook her head. “I may be that person or I may not be. Knowing what I do about you two, I didn’t give your rights much thought. I deserve a chance to be happy.