There's Snow Escape(27)
“Some people don’t know how to believe what is right in front of them.” She shrugged. “It took me a while to grow some balls and leave my ex.”
He glanced at her, his eyes burning with anger. “Your previous mate hurt you?”
“Not physically. Though sometimes, physical pain can be easier to handle than emotional, verbal, or mental abuse. He destroyed me for a long time. Talking about my weight and calling me Miss Piggy.”
“I understand a lot of men on earth stray from one mate to the next.”
She pressed her lips into a thin line and nodded. “I know. My ex-husband didn’t just cheat, he used every excuse in the book to treat me like I was nothing without him.” She laughed bitterly. “In our case, it wasn’t jealousy. He was just using me. And for seven years, I let him.” She met Brecc’s intense gaze and sighed. “I should have learned early on, but what can I say? I had hoped he would change.” She snorted. “Change. Nobody ever changes for anyone else. They change because they want to, not because anyone else does.”
Brecc shook his head, making his long white hair fly against the wind. “That’s not true. If you didn’t like something about me or Eros, we’d change. Your happiness is our priority.”
She stared at him, her jaw hanging open, speechless. Men didn’t usually offer to change for a woman. When they did it was because she nagged him to the point he found himself agreeing just to shut her up. This was weirdly different and more than she experienced.
There was no more time to think about it. They’d gotten to the edge of a cliff. Below them sat a valley of trees. She glanced down, staring at the beauty of it all.
“Isn’t it amazing?” Eros’s voice sounded behind her.
She whirled around with a smile on her face, watching him approaching.
He leaned down to kiss her. She didn’t think, she kissed him back. The emotions she felt for Eros were different than for Brecc. Eros tugged at the sweeter side of her heart. The side that loved a guy who knew how to sit by a fire and hold her hand without needing to talk about anything.
Brecc, on the other hand, knocked down the door to the deeper emotions. The ones she shied away from. Between the two of them, they’d captured her heart. Even more amazing was the fact they were a team. Each encouraging the other when it came to her. It was strange and exciting and so damn sexy, it boggled the mind.
“I’m glad you made it in time,” Brecc said.
She frowned glancing from one to the other.
Eros caressed her cheek with a heart-warming grin. “We have a bond. I know when he needs me. Just like I can sense when you are distressed.”
“What are we doing here?” She turned to Brecc. The valley below seemed to be the area holding his attention.
“We understand you like adventurous sports. On earth, you’ve been skydiving, no?”
She nodded. “How do you know?”
“Gerri got us some information on you. We wanted to make your time more enjoyable and so thought to show you one of the favorite past times for the younger kids.” Eros grinned. “The ones who can’t fly.”
Brecc pulled out the same blanket they’d used at the cave and laid it flat on the ground. She watched as the blanket reshaped into what looked like a metal wing.
What. The. Hell?
TWENTY-THREE
Brecc stood next to her. “Do you trust me?”
She gulped, unsure what to say. She loved daredevil stuff as much as the next person, but something told her this was going to be unusual.
For a long moment, she stared deep into his eyes. It was the first time she didn’t see the ice wall in his gaze. There were emotions there. Need, concern, desire, and something she daren’t hope because she questioned the same feelings in herself.
She glanced at Eros. His soothing smile took the edge off her fear. Ah, what the hell? She bit her lip and nodded slowly.
“I don’t know what you have in mind, but if I die, I’ll be really pissed.”
Brecc laughed loudly. She watched him lift the flimsy metal wing. The thing stood taller than she expected.
“Don’t be scared, beautiful. I promise it will be fun.” Brecc offered his hand to her.
She took it and in four steps stood in front of the giant wing. He turned her around, the wing flush to her back. Brecc stood to her left and Eros stopped at her right.
Something wrapped around her waist. Both men held her hand and walked closer to the edge. Her heart started beating faster and faster. Bile hit the back of her throat. Shit. Fear crowded her chest.
“Guys…”
“Trust us,” they said in unison.
Suddenly, the floor fell away and the air sucked out of her chest. They didn’t fall like she expected. Instead, the giant wing glided them out and above the valley. She saw the trees and winding river. Two boys shifted into dragons and took off into the air.