Page 9 of Consumed

Stone and Rock were on their feet as soon as the words left her mouth.

“You aren’t going anywhere until we know what’s going on,” Rock replied. “Once we do, we’ll come up with a plan.”

Stone stepped closer to her. “We also still have an important issue to discuss.”

“Are you insane? I’m not—”

Her words died on a shriek when Stone bent forward, planting his shoulder into her stomach before lifting her.

“What are you doing? Put me down! Ow!”

A loud smack filled the room as Stone’s heavy hand connected with her ass.

“Stone, what the hell?”

Another hard smack instinctively made her pull her hands back to cover her butt.

“Be quiet or I’ll make sure you can’t sit down for a week,” Stone threatened.

The stinging pain reverberating around her backside made her bite her lip. She looked up when Rock let out a shrill whistle.

“Everest, Blue is off the clock. We have some things to talk about,” he yelled.

Her face flushed when a mixture of loud chuckles and wolf calls filled the room. She could only imagine what kind of conversation people thought they would be having. But these two assholes had another thing coming if they thought that was the case.

As much as she wanted to hit Stone in the back of the head and make him put her down, she knew he would make good on his spanking threat. Not being able to sit didn’t bode well with her. Especially if she needed to make her escape.

So instead, she lay prone across Stone's shoulder, keeping her gaze on the ground. A few more cheers and whistles rang out.

Once they were outside, she expected Stone to put her down. Instead, he kept walking. She lifted her head to get her bearings.

“Where are you taking me?”

“The one place we can talk without being interrupted unless it’s an emergency,” Rock answered.

She stiffened in Stone’s hold.

“Blue,” he called out, his tone full of warning.

“Please,” she whispered.

She knew she wouldn’t be able to hold onto her willpower if the two of them got her alone. It was one of the main reasons she’d done everything she could to avoid that scenario.

“We are going to talk this out, Blue,” Stone replied. “We’ll even fuck it out if we need to.”

Blue bit her lip as she tried to collect her thoughts. She had to figure out a way to get out of this situation unscathed. Having sex with Stone and Rock was no longer an option. The situation was too complicated to let her guard down.

What seemed like an eternity later, they finally reached the home that Stone and Rock shared. She’d seen the two-story structure from a distance but had never dared to walk in its direction. Now she was going to get an up-close-and-personal view of it.

After they stepped inside, Stone deposited her on her feet next to the sofa. She looked at both men standing before her, not bothering to hide her anxiety.

“We can’t do this,” she whispered. “I have to go.”

“Where will you go?” Stone asked.

She shook her head. “I don’t know. I need to come up with a plan. But even once I have one, I won’t tell you. You will chase after me if I do.”

“We will come after you even if you don’t,” Rock countered. “You belong here with us.”

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