Page 23 of Consumed By the Brothers

“Wait for one of us.”

Her mouth snapped shut. “For what purpose? I can get out of bed and bathe myself.”

He crossed his massive arms over his chest. “We thought you’d be worn out and need help. We just mated with you last night, and I know it took a lot out of you.”

“I’m tired, but I’m not helpless.”

If anything, Rowan’s expression darkened. “We don’t want you to take any chances, so we’re going to be protective of you, Sweetheart. I’d ask if you could handle that, but since you don’t have a choice, you’ll get used to it.”

Her eyes widened and then narrowed as she faced him.“Oh, really?”

He smirked, which pissed her off even more.

“Yes.” He grabbed onto her so quickly she didn’t have time to evade him. He pulled her tightly against his body and wrapped his arms around her. “Jenna, this is new to all of us, so we are going to have to adapt. I can guarantee we’ll make you happier than you’ve ever been, and you’ll be our top priority.”

That stopped her fight for independence, and she pressed her forehead to his chest. “Yes, I do want that. I also want to make you both happy.”

“Just having you in our lives makes us happy. We never thought we’d find you, Sweetheart. Now that we have, we’ll do everything in our power to keep you with us.”

Jenna nodded. “I understand, but I also don’t want to be treated like I’ll break easily. In fact, I feel stronger than I ever have.”

“That’s the mating ritual,” Rowan said. “Both Ben and I marked you, and we’ll keep doing it. But every time we sink our teeth into your neck, our saliva is put into your bloodstream, which alters your DNA. Every time we come inside of you helps, too.”

He turned her to face the mirror and moved her head to the side. “See these marks?”

She leaned forward and then gasped as her fingers flew up to trace the marks on both sides of her neck. They didn’t stand out, but in the light she could see them.

“Will they disappear?” she asked as she turned her head back and forth.

“For the most part. Every shifter will be able to see them, and they will also be able to smell us on you. But the average human won’t.”

Jenna studied them a little more. “Why didn’t I feel this?”

“Because we made sure you were at the height of yourdesire and ready to come so you wouldn’t feel it.”

Rowan stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders. It felt like he was trying to see inside her head.

Jenna cleared her throat. “What’s going to happen today?” she asked.

“The three of us will stay here. We need to get to know one another and spend time together. Ben would have to leave if there was an emergency, but otherwise, he’s taken time off.”

“Where is he?”

“Kitchen. We made breakfast for you. We were going to bring it to you in bed, but you ruined it.”

She bit her lip to keep from smiling at his petulant tone. “I’m sorry.”

His eyes narrowed when he studied her expression. She tried to look innocent, but she didn’t think she was pulling it off.

He sighed and held out a hand. “Let’s go before the food gets cold.”

She took his hand and let him lead her into the kitchen, where Ben stood at the stove. Ben looked at her, and one of his brows rose.

“I see she wasn’t where we thought she would be,” Ben said.

She almost rolled her eyes. “Guys, I didn’t know I was supposed to stay in bed. Maybe next time you can leave a note.”

Both men looked at her in surprise, but she also caught a mixed level of excitement at her sarcastic tone. The intense look in their eyes should have frightened her, but instead, it made her body hum as desire built.

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