Cold air skimmed over my body as I sucked in another deep breath. The scent was delightful. Minerals, damp rock, salt in the air, and a floral sweetness flittered around us.
“Professor Cunningham said the hot springs were usually dead unless there was an event of some sort going on. We should be alone for the most part,” Kian muttered, heat streaking across his cheeks.
“Alone, meaning we have the place to ourselves,” Lachlan added with a smirk before Kian shot him in the butt with a bolt of purple lightning.
“Stop propositioning her,” Kian hissed under his breath. “She probably doesn’t want to do anything like that after everything she’s been through this week. We’re supposed to let her relax.”
Lachlan pouted his lips and rubbed his butt. “But thatisa way of relaxing.”
“Only if she wants to, Lachlan. Be a gentleman.”
“Iama gentleman,” he protested.
I giggled at their interaction and kicked off my shoes and socks. The uneven rocks underfoot were slick as I shimmied out of my skirt and panties.
“Insinuating that you’re going to do that with her is not gentlemanly,” Kian scolded, waggling his finger back and forth. “She’s supposed to take a break and do nothing.”
“But she doesn’t have to do anything. I’ll do the work,” Lachlan reasoned with him.
The two were so wrapped up in whether or not Lachlan’s insinuation was chivalrous that they didn’t stop to think about whatIwanted. And I didn’t particularly care if it was chivalrous or not. I just wanted them, either in a sexual manner or not—actually, I wanted both.
I untied my tie and let it drop to the ground.
“Well, obviously that would be what you would have to doifthat’s what she wanted,” Kian sputtered. “But we haven’t asked her what she wants, have we?”
Grabbing the hem of my top, I pulled it over my head. I hadn’t bothered with a bra today because I couldn’t find mine. I had a sneaking suspicion that Damien had stolen them all, but I had yet to ask him about it.
The cold air skimmed my exposed skin, and my nipples tightened from it as goosebumps formed over my body. The freezing temperatures alone were enough to calm me. Summer heat in Fate Hollow was not something I would be looking forward to.
“Then let’s ask—“ Lachlan’s words stopped short as he reached out and grabbed Kian’s shoulder to prevent himself from slipping.“Fuck,tiny fox.”
“Do you ever not perv on her?” Kian huffed, reaching out to make sure Lachlan didn’t fall before his eyes landed on me and dropped downward. “Oh, sweetheart. You’re beautiful. As always, of course. But oh my Fates. You look…”
“Good enough to eat.” Lachlan’s tongue darted out to wet his lips as a low rumble came from his chest.
My core tightened as I remembered how he pinned me against a tree and shoved his tongue between my legs.
“Pheromones,” Kian croaked.
“Don’t even fight it.” Lachlan let go of his shoulder, pushing him a bit. “You know a good release would help her relax. Then we can just enjoy the hot spring.”
I stifled another giggle with my hand and stepped into the hot spring.
The silky water slid over my skin as I sunk down. My feet moved against the sandy bottom as my head dipped under. The heated water warmed my body with ease, and I broke the surface of the water as I pushed up off the bottom and sat on a rock ledge that came out of the side of the rock pool.
By the time I turned my head toward them, Lachlan was butt-naked, tugging Kian’s shirt over his head as Kian swatted his hands away.
“I can get undressed myself!” Kian protested before snapping his fingers and proving his point.
“Damn, Kian. Your magic has gotten so much better, but I call dibs on our mate first.” Lachlan winked before sloshing into the water and moving toward me. His head disappeared below the water on his swim toward me, and his thick fingers dug into my thighs, parting them before his tongue delved between my folds.
I gasped, tangling my fingers in his hair and parting my legs further.
He moved up until he was above the water, and his breath ragged against my chest. He trailed his tongue to the side and glided it over my nipple.
“Mmf, Lachlan!” My legs circled his waist, and his erection slid inside me.
“That sounds right,” he rasped, pulling his face up to mine. “My name on your lips, and my cock buried inside of you.” He planted his hands on the rock behind me and started thrusting. “So perfect, tiny fox.”
