Page 17 of Sinful Seduction

“It’s damn hot in here.How can she handle it?”

Beau shook his head.He couldn’t take his eyes off her.“She doesn’t have a lot of muscle, so temperatures affect her more than us.”He bent and picked her up and walked over to the bed, setting her down, and slowly pulled off her jeans.His brows snapped together at how tight the jeans were.He didn’t understand how someone packed things that didn’t seem to be hers.He’d discuss it with Diego later.“Damn, she’s a hard sleeper.”

The men stood over her, lost in their own thoughts.

“Let’s get some sleep.You’ve got to be beat.You didn’t get any sleep last night.”

Diego rubbed at the stubble on his chin.“I think I’ll shower and shave first.”

Beau pulled off his shirt, shed all the weapons he kept on himself, shoes, and socks, but left his jeans on and lay down beside her.He reached out and twined a long strand of her hair around his finger.She was so damn beautiful.Her hair was straight and silky.Her skin was slightly tanned, and a few freckles were scattered across her nose.

It was her eyes that got to him.They were the lightest colored eyes he’d ever seen.But it was the compassion and general sweetness that pulled a person in.

Beau watched as Diego came out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist and rubbed another towel over his head.His eyes slid closed.

A distant chattering woke him in the middle of the night, and the movement on the mattress was because Jayla was trying to get out of bed, but she was shaking so hard.

“Where are you going?”

Jayla didn’t look over her shoulder, just kept trying to scooch her way to the side of the bed.“Bathroom.”

“Why?”

“It has the b-best heat.”

Beau reached out and captured her arm.His brows drew down when he felt how cold her skin was.“Why are you so cold?”

“M-my body t-t-temperature p-plummets at night w-when I’m st-still.I usually have a heating b-blanket on high.”

“Come back here.We can use my body heat.”

She wrenched her arm from his grip.“No, th-thank you.”

The commotion had woken Diego up on the sofa.“What’s going on?”

“She’s freezing cold, and she wants to use the bathroom heater to warm up.I suggested using my body heat, and she said no.”

Jayla ignored them and continued on her quest to get to the bathroom.Damn, this bed was massive.It was taking forever to move to the side.The blanket wrapped around her didn’t help, nor did her shivering or soreness.

Diego stood.“You’ll get warm faster between both of us.”

She shook her head.“N-no, th-thanks.”

“Jayla, stop being stubborn and get back here.”

Jayla looked back at him and narrowed her eyes.“Y-y-you think I’m b-being s-stubborn?”

Beau’s concern rose.Her teeth were chattering so fast she could hardly talk.“Yes.”

“I’d r-ratherer die than ask either of you for h-help.”

Frustration raced through Beau.“Goddammit, Jayla.You look close to hypothermia.If we don’t get you warm fast, it might just kill you.”

Jayla had made it off the bed and was slowly making her way to the bathroom.“No, th-thanks.”

Diego came behind her, swept her up into his arms, and put her back in the bed.He climbed in after her and pulled the other blankets over them, making a hot cocoon for her.Already, he felt a drop of sweat roll down his back.

Jayla tried to hit Diego, but she was too weak from shaking for so long.“I-I-I don’t l-like your f-fucking games.”