Page 7 of Taste of Danger

Naked.

Naked is how people usually have sex, genius.

“Slow down,” Arion said.

“Crackers!” Elvine stopped so fast she nearly faceplanted when Arion suddenly appeared beside her.. “Don’t use your speed to scare me like that.”

“I just don’t get why you’re running from us.”

Arion frowned, and goodness, Elvine had an overwhelming urge to grab him and kiss him until she fainted. His face was the one place she knew of so far that lacked scars. Honestly, Elvine felt as if she was looking at a dark angel. He was that pretty, nowhere in the realm of being ugly, like he’d called himself. The guy was a complete knock-out.

The only thing she would change was his weight. She and Jax needed to feed him as often as possible.

“Who said I was running?” Elvine asked with a squeak. Then she cleared her throat, hoping to regain some of her dignity. “I have no idea what you’re talking about, honey bunny.”

A grin slid across his face. “You were thinking about sex, weren’t you?” His smile softened. “I’ve never been with two people at once, either.” He ran his hand across his cheek where Jax had caressed him. “There’s no rush, Elvine. It’s not like I’m jumping for joy for you guys to see my body.”

Walking fast was exhausting when you were used to flying. Elvine’s thighs and calves started to cramp. Slowing, she looked behind her to see how far behind they’d left Jax.

“Will you stop doing that!” Her heart was hammering even harder now. Jax was right behind her, like almost on top of her. How had she not felt his close presence?

“I’m just thanking my lucky stars I’m a rhino instead of an argonaut octopus.” He wiggled his brows. “If my cock is going to detach to find some sex, I want to be there.”

Arion burst out laughing. The fae world was filled with magic, but Arion’s enchanting laugh put all that magic to shame.

“You have to loosen up and stop looking like one or both of us is about to get frisky with you,” Arion teased.

It really said something about his character that not even thirty minutes ago he was barely alive, and now he was having fun. A freaking ghoul had tried to eat him, and Arion was laughing. Elvine was in love with his personality already.

With the house finally in sight, she stopped walking. “Fine, Mr. Nippy Nose and Honey Bunny, I’ll tell you the truth,” she huffed. “My mom is very strict with me. Not the bad kind. She’s just very adamant that I stay…” Goodness. She couldn’t even get through this without feeling as if her face would melt off from so much heat.

“A virgin?” Arion guessed.

“Yes.” They were her mates, and she was choking when talking about sex. Jeez. “I didn’t listen.”

“You naughty kitten,” Jax said teasingly. He held up his hands, palms out, his grin still on his face. “I promise not to tell my mother-in-law you sowed your oats before Arion and I found you.”

The toad had the nerve to wink.

“Will you let me finish?” she growled.

“That was a sexy growl, ma petite.” Jax was so close she stared at his muscular chest.

“Thank you.” She beamed. “I’ve been hanging around wolf shifters too long. Now I’m beginning to sound like one.”

Arion reached out as if he wanted to touch her but curled his fingers in and dropped his arm. “I don’t get the correlation. What does your mother have to do with our mating?”

She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose as she closed her eyes. “Female fae are expected to remain virtuous until they meet their mate. I was risking a lot being intimate.” She dropped her hand and looked at them. “I haven’t had sex in a couple centuries.”

“Damn,” Jax said with exaggeration. “My pretty baby is well overdue.”

“That’s, uh… Wow, really?” Arion stared wide-eyed at her. “I mean, don’t you get aroused?”

Elvine didn’t like their intense gazes. “Of course I do. I’m just out of practice, and now I’m going to be drowning in testosterone. So I’m nervous, okay?”

Jax furrowed his brows. “Is your council going to come after you for mating outside your race?” He appeared deeply concerned.

“What’re you talking about?” Arion asked.

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