Free Deep, Hard, and Rough by Jenika Snow Page B

reminding her
of the predators their species truly was. “And when it comes to my mate
standing right before me, her body knowing what it wants, but her mind being
stubborn, I will do everything in my power to make you realize and understand
what you want here.” He placed a large hand on her chest, right over her heart.
Luna was so stunned by his actions all she could do was stand there and stare
at him. “Right now your heart beats wildly, because you can sense who and what
we are to you.” He leaned in ever so slightly until their lips were an inch
from each other. “And you can run from anything you want, but never from us.
You are our mate.” His eyes lowered so that he was staring at her mouth. “And
when the time comes when you come to us, accepting what is inevitable, it will be the sweetest of all things.”
    Luna held her head higher and stared Erak in the
eye. Shame and desire warred within her, and self-disgust that she was so very
wet between her thighs moved inside of her like another entity. They could
smell it, smell how much she wanted them even though she was furious, and that
had humiliation filling her. His cockiness was astounding.
    “I could never be yours, not in the way you want me
to be.” Her voice was soft, but she made sure to keep her words clear and to
the point. Maybe she was being ungrateful, but there was a part of her that
refused to bend to this male that expected everyone to bow before him.
    A low, deadly rumble left his chest, and she
swallowed roughly. Had she pushed him too far with her defiance? They had saved
her, after all, but she couldn’t go back to living as something that was
ornamental. She wanted her freedom, but would these alpha males allow it?
    Forcing herself not to cry
from her turbulent emotions, she licked her lips and flicked her eyes to the
other two men standing stoically behind Erak. Genet and Raimi were just as
physically superior as their brother, but unlike Erak they could actually wield
a gentler disposition and not be so intimidating and blunt. “I just want to be
free.”
    The muscles under his cheeks ticked as he ground his
teeth, and she knew she should have kept her mouth shut. They had saved her,
and made it clear she was their mate and would stay with them, and here she was
acting ungrateful. But in her defense she felt she had every right to feel this
way, to not bow down and let another dictate how her life should be. He may say
she wasn’t a prisoner, but a treasure to them, but in reality how much leeway
could they give her when she wanted nothing but freedom?
    Erak moved back, and she could see his unrestrained
anger. She knew he wouldn’t harm her, could feel that he wanted to do the
opposite … protect. That didn’t mean the aggression and testosterone that came
from him didn’t frighten her all the same.
    “You think we mean to keep you in a cage like a
pretty little bird?” His voice was low, deadly, and she pressed herself fully
against the wall. Genet and Raimi glanced at each other warily, and their
reaction had her growing even more uncomfortable. They moved closer to their
brother and each laid a hand on his shoulder.
    “Brother, calm down,” Genet said softly, but Erak
shoved their touch off and lowered his head but kept his eyes on her.
    “Well, Luna, answer me. Is that what you think, Fallina , that we intend to keep you our unwilling little captive,
to have our wicked, filthy alien ways with you?”
    God, did she? She looked between the three brothers,
and knew, in her heart, that Genet and Raimi would be gentle, coaxing, if she
ever agreed to any such acts with them. It was strange, to say the least,
because she didn’t know these males, and certainly had no way of knowing what
they were capable of. Then she looked back into Erak’s powerfully pulling
violet eyes, and knew that if she ever gave herself to a male like him, she
would be ruined, but in a way that would make her scream out in pleasure and
beg for more.