“I am a country girl,” I growled. “I know about sexual intercourse. I've seen it often enough with the farm animals. I don't need personal experience to make me an expert on it.”
The men burst into laughter.
“What's so damn funny?”
“She's probably read a book about it too,” Blaise said to his brothers. “That would definitely make her feel like an expert.”
“No doubt,” Lance agreed.
“The book says that you put that here,” Audric mimicked me. “Then you move this way.”
They all chortled.
“And I suppose that you three think you're a bunch of Cassanovas?” I lifted a brow as they preened. “How long has it been since you've even touched a woman?” When I saw Audric open his mouth, I quickly added, “Besides me.”
The men looked at each other morosely.
“That's what I thought.” I nodded.
“We cannot ...” Lance cleared his throat. “That is, we should not... oh, blast it all. I won't make love to you in this form, Sylvaine.”
“You seemed perfectly fine with it before,” I pointed out.
“That was different.” Lance looked away.
“You kissed me and put yourself between my–”
“Sylvaine!” Lance shouted.
“Well, I'm just saying,” I huffed. “I don't see why–”
“That was before I loved you!” Lancelot roared. “That was before I cared about your feelings or your well-being. I don't want to hurt you or degrade you.”
“How would it be harmful or degrading?” I asked him.
“Look at us, Sylvaine”–Lance waved a hand between him and his brothers–“it would be bestiality.”
“You are not animals,” I snapped. “How many times must I say that?”
“You're wrong, Sylvie,” Blaise whispered. “You saw what we did to that man. None of us were in control of our base instincts. We were weakened by starvation, yet we still tore him apart. We are monsters, and you deserve so much better than us.”
“Especially for your first time, mon cherie.” Audric laid his clawed hand gently against my cheek. “This is not right, not noble, and you know how important that is to me.”
“Isay what is or isn't right for me.” I lifted my chin. “Bestiality is a profane act done on an animal. A beast who cannot fight back or say no. You are neither incapable of defending yourself or of speech. You are not animals; you are men with fur and claws. You may look unusual, but beneath this exterior, you have human bodies, I've seen it for myself. You are more than capable of copulating as a man.”
“She may be lacking in subtlety, but she makes a good point,” Audric said.
“All right, Sylvaine,” Lance gave in. “We shall try this intimacy slowly, but if you are uncomfortable at any time, we will stop.”
“Agreed.” I nodded and headed back into my bedroom.
The men followed after me, looking back and forth to each other as if they still couldn't believe that we were doing this. As the door shut, something occurred to Blaise.
“Hey, which of you scoundrels showed her your dick?”
Chapter Twelve
“This was your idea, Sylvie,” Lance pointed out. “How would you like to begin?”
