Page 20 of Rough Fantasy

“Listen, we don’t have that much time before Zee comes beating on the door. He told me to leave you alone, but I think it is best just to get it out of the way.”

She licked her lips and he groaned.

Her eyes widened. “What?”

“You’re just driving me crazy, here.”

Then, silence.

“Well, are you going to answer me?”

“I had decided to say no.”

The door opened before she could finish her thought. Zee smacked Rory in the back with it.

“Bloody hell, Zee,” he said, his back stinging from the blow.

“Grow a set, Rory.”

Rory looked from Zee to Maura. The heat in the air went from simmering to boiling hot. Damn, he had never felt that kind of reaction from Zee for a woman before. No wonder he was so hung up on her. There was something between them. He knew part of him should be worried, and it was, but fuck it was so sexy to see Zee fall for a woman.

“So, we both want an answer. Zee doesn’t want to admit it, but he’s more than a little interested.”

Zee shot him a dirty look.

“I-I was going to say no,” she repeated.

For some reason, that had his heart sinking when she said it again. He had thought that maybe she had changed her mind by the tone in her voice. But now she sounded more resolute. He glanced at Zee who wasn’t looking at him. He was looking at Maura.

“But?” Zee asked.

She licked her lips again.

“I’m not sure why I was going to say no.”

Rory wanted to scream but he didn’t. He held it all in as she looked from one to the other.

“I think we’re pressuring her too much,” Zee said.

“No, you aren’t. I’m going through all the reasons I had for not accepting the invitation. I had a really long list.”

“Of course you did,” Zee said, his voice low and soothing that made Rory want to ring his neck. Now was not the time to go soft.

She sighed. “Now they really don’t seem that important.”

“Yeah?” Rory asked, his lips curving and his heartbeat sped up.

“I’m just a little nervous.”

“About?” Zee asked.

She snorted and rolled her eyes. “I have two Alpha males, one of them who wants to make me submit, standing in a very small space, and you are wondering why I’m nervous?”

“How about this? How about we just do a little play? No heavy stuff. Then, we can decide,” Rory said.

“I’ve played before. Not with Zee, but with others.” She glanced at Zeke. “Sorry.”

“I knew.”

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