Page 6 of Taste of Danger

“Jax,” Elvine said. “His name is Jax Frost. And you want us to slow down so he can hear us talking about his… manhood,” she whispered the last word, remembering when Papa Frost had used that absurd reference. So why was she using it with Arion?

Now she wanted to look. Glancing behind her, she saw Jax was purposely strolling slowly. He was giving them space to talk. Now she was glad she hadn’t clobbered Jax over the head with the frying pan when they’d first met.

She turned back to Arion just as something dawned on her. “How are you so calm? I’m fae. The smell of my blood should be irresistible to you, especially since you fed from me.”

He drew in a deep breath then closed his eyes with a pleasurable grin. Shoot. Why did Elvine have to open her mouth? She didn’t like that delighted smile on his face.

Apparently Jax didn’t like it either, because he quickly caught up to them and positioned his large frame slightly between Elvine and Arion. “Everything okay, pumpkin?” he asked Arion.

Now that Elvine knew Jax was her mate, her perspective of him had shifted significantly. But if she were being honest with herself, she had been secretly attracted to him since the night they first met. Maybe that was why they constantly bickered. There had always been an underlying tension between them. It may have taken some time for them to realize they were mates, but the spark had been there from the beginning.

Biting her lip, Elvine glanced down at Jax’s firm, bare butt. Her heart began to beat faster. When Arion began to speak, she tore her gaze away and looked around Jax’s body.

“She does smell good,” Arion admitted as his eyelids fluttered open, but the pleased look quickly vanished.

“You probably don’t believe me.” Arion glanced away when Elvine and Jax studied him. She felt an overwhelming urge to protect him, like a sad puppy in need of comfort.

“Of course I believe you,” she said softly, giving him a reassuring smile. “You’re not trying to attack me. That’s proof enough.”

Arion’s gaze drifted up to Jax, his desire for acceptance evident in the way he looked at him.

“Babe, I believe you, but please understand if I still remain cautious for the time being.” Jax gently traced a path over Arion’s cheek with his knuckles. “You both mean everything to me, and I understand there are some things out of our control.”

Arion closed his eyes again, only this time he leaned into Jax’s touch, as if he was starved for affection. Something Elvine planned on giving him in abundance. It was clear how much he needed some positive attention, because the negative attention was written all over his body.

Even so, she couldn’t understand how their mate could see himself as ugly. To her, Arion was the epitome of beauty. His jet-black locks fell in messy waves to his nape and across his delicate jawline, framing his striking face and piercing amber eyes, which left her breathless. How could he not see how gorgeous he truly was?

As for Jax, he exuded raw masculinity with his tall, muscular frame and ruggedly handsome features. His chestnut hair was cropped on the sides and tied back in a man bun, which only added to his undeniable sex appeal. She longed to run her fingers through his thick beard and tug on it as he pleasured her body in ways she couldn’t even imagine.

As Jax continued to caress Arion’s cheek, his intense gaze turned to Elvine then slowly slid down her curves before returning to meet her eyes. The heat in that one look was scorching, causing Elvine to press her legs together tightly as her panties grew damp with arousal.

She hadn’t lied when she’d admitted to Jax she was inexperienced. Although she wasn’t a virgin, physical pleasure had been rare and fleeting in her thousand years of existence. It had been centuries since she’d felt the touch of a man, and she was more than ready to feel Jax’s and Arion’s touch.

A slow, roguish smile curved the side of Jax’s mouth. “Your rosy blush is simply intoxicating, ma petite,” he growled softly.

Her blush felt even hotter. When arguing with Jax, she knew exactly what to say to him. So why was she so tongue-tied now? She felt like she needed one of Kalen’s slaps to the back of her head just to get her brain to function properly.

“I’m not sure what’s going on here”—Arion wiggled his fingers between the three of them—“but I would feel so much better if we kept walking. There were a lot of vampires in that fight. We already dealt with three strays. I don’t know about you two, but my scrawny ass would really like to get out of the forest.”

Arion looked around as if vampires would start popping out from behind the trees at any second. Now she was glancing around as well. Elvine usually felt a tingle when darkness was around. That was how she had known Vicino had been coming. Though, at the time, Elvine hadn’t known it would be a demented psycho who wanted to wipe out the Frost family.

“That’s two votes.” Elvine raised her hand and lowered her gaze. Sweet honeydew, she really needed to stop focusing on Jax’s cock. If it was that long while soft, she could just imagine how big it would become when erect.

Stop looking at his cock! Elvine forced her gaze upward then groaned when she saw both men staring at her. Arion was gazing strangely at her, like he was trying to figure out what she was thinking. Jax’s roguish smile grew even wider.

“I’ll lead the way.” Elvine spun so fast she was surprised she didn’t trip over her own feet. Normally, she wasn’t a shy person when it came to sex. But a few hundred years of celibacy combined with two studs and she was performing a fast-paced walk.

“Stop staring at my backside,” Elvine called out without even looking behind her. A girl just knew when her butt was being gawked at.

“But it’s such a nice ass to look at.” Jax gave a low chuckle.

“Slow down, Elvine,” Arion called out. “We need to stick together.”

Relief rushed through Elvine that Arion hadn’t commented on her derriere. She was already blushing hard enough to set the surrounding trees on fire.

She just needed a moment to get used to the idea of two mates. Two men who would have sex with her.

At the same time.

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