Alex chuckled. “Did you get all modest on us?”
“She did. Took a lot of coaxing to get her into the tub in the first place.”
Alejandro arranged the contents of his hands, three glasses and a bottle of Merlot, on the edge of the tub.
“Um, babe? I think the modest ship has sailed. We’ve seen you naked.” His smile was genuine. He wasn’t mocking her. “Bellísima, I might add.” He filled each glass and set the bottle back down.
“Sorry, I…” You what? It’s a little late for this act isn’t it?
“It’s okay, cariña. We understand. This will take some getting used to.” Alejandro climbed into the tub. He faced her and spread his own long, gorgeous legs to land over the top of both hers and Ryan’s.
She held her breath as she watched his once again stiff cock bob around in front of him as he lowered into the water until it was out of sight. Only then did it occur to her she was staring. When her gaze jumped to his face, she found him grinning.
The flush that rushed to cover her cheeks left her extremely hot and nervous.
“Lin, baby. Look all you want. Any time you want. I like how your eyes light up and your skin turns pink. Don’t be embarrassed.”
“Hey, why can’t I hear your thoughts now?” Shouldn’t she be able to connect with them after that mind-blowing episode on the front lawn? Wasn’t that how it worked? “I thought…”
Ryan pulled her back against him into the position she’d been in before Alejandro entered. One hand, however, did not exactly land in the same spot around her waist this time, but instead began to draw circles around her breast. She gasped when he flicked lightly over the nipple and then resumed the spiral pattern with one finger, circling gradually away from the center and then back in to once again flick her nipple.
She moaned and her head lulled back against Ryan’s shoulder.
“How can I possibly be aroused again?”
Alex leaned forward and gently clasped her chin with one hand. He placed a sweet chaste kiss on her lips. “The claiming process has begun. That’s why you need us again, mi amor. And you’ll find it more and more difficult to resist the temptation over the next few days. My brother said his mate turned into a complete nymphomaniac when they were going through the process.” He smiled, eyes wide with … hope?
“Oh, no…” She held her breath. He was so sexy with his hair all ruffled and falling across his eyebrow. If her arms weren’t so floaty, she’d have reached to brush the locks away from his eyes.
All her blood seemed to have drained to her core, however, and none was left to control her limbs.
Alex relaxed back against his side of the tub and lifted one of her feet into his hands. He pressed on her insole and massaged away any stress she was feeling. Her limp body went even more flaccid as he worked over her toes and heel.
Ryan mumbled into her ear. “You can’t connect with us mentally yet because the process isn’t complete.”
“Why not?” She twisted her face toward him, her lips landing only a breath from his. “We just…”
“It wasn’t enough. We have to take you at the same time, honey. You weren’t ready for that.”
“At the same time? What was that if it wasn’t ‘at the same time?’”
She shook her head.
Ryan laid his forehead on hers and clasped her face with one hand, his other falling away from her breast. His gaze bore into her.
She sucked air in and out so rapidly she thought she’d hyperventilate.
“I can’t,” she whispered. “I just can’t.”
“You will, honey. Give it time. We’ve nothing but time. Just relax. Take a deep breath. No one is forcing you to move at a quicker pace than you are ready for.”
Ryan released her chin, which only caused her to resume shaking her head slowly back and forth.
“You don’t understand.” She furrowed her brow. There was no way in hell she could have sex “that way.” She couldn’t even bring herself to think the words, let alone participate in the act.
Ryan pulled her body back against his and Alex switched to her other foot.
Lindsey gasped for air.
Deep inhale… Deep exhale… You can do it.
“We do understand.” He brushed the locks of hair that had fallen over her eyes away from her face. Long strands floated around her. “We are not pressuring you. We won’t have to. You’ll see. You will crave the claiming as much as we do. In fact, you’ll beg us to take you at once soon.”
She felt his smile against her neck. Thank goodness he didn’t laugh out loud.