Free Overcome by Annmarie McKenna Page A

time being, so he busied himself setting the cooler on the floor.
    “I said, this is so awkward.”
    “What is?”
    “Kissing Colton yesterday and you today. It’s weird. And not. And I don’t know why it’s not, because it should be. It should feel like I’m cheating on one of you, but it can’t really be like that since I’m not dating either one of you, but it should and it doesn’t…”
    “Breathe.” One of her endearing qualities. The lady tended to speak really fast when she was nervous. He took her hands and squeezed them. “For us, it’s not weird. It’s natural. And maybe, somewhere deep down inside you, you also feel it’s natural to want to be with both of us.”
    “ But I don’t know you. ”
    “Doesn’t matter. We don’t know you, either, but our souls somehow do. They recognize you as the one woman meant for us. Meant to complete us. That’s all Colton and I need to know.”
    “What if I were still married?”
    The thought made Marc’s stomach drop to his feet. “Thank the fuck you’re not. I’d have to kill him.” When her face went ashen, Marc put his palm on her cheek. “I’m kidding. Truth is, I don’t know what we’d do. Shifters don’t mate with humans all that often. If you were one of us, you wouldn’t be married. I guess it’s a risk we run if our mate turns about to be human. I’m glad we met you at the right time.” He traced the ridge of her cheek with his thumb, loving the softness of her skin and how she shivered at his touch. “Now what’s all this talk about hell?”
    She blew out a breath and scrunched up her adorable face. “Don’t judge me when I tell you this, but one of the very few things I remember from high school was reading Dante’s Inferno —or at least learning about it—and then having to write a paper, putting some significant people into each level of hell and explain why we’d put them there. I got an awesome grade on it and a little note from the teacher.” She shrugged. “It’s always stuck with me. Still have the paper somewhere in this mess.”
    Marc stared at her for a second. He may have blinked a time or two and then threw his head back and laughed.
    She punched him in the belly. “You said you wouldn’t judge.”
    Rubbing his stomach—she packed one hell of a punch—he took hold of her shoulder and squeezed. “I’m not judging, Anna. It’s sweet that you’re so sentimental that you’d keep and remember some paper from high school. But why exactly do you feel you’ve fallen into hell?”
    She ticked off on her fingers. “My life is in complete limbo right now, no place to stay, a job around the corner, and we can’t find my ex to even find out why the shit he handed me the keys to the house knowing full well he’d already sold the place, asshole , and I think I may be lusting after two men…please tell me I didn’t just say that out loud.” Her mouth dropped open and her cheeks grew dark pink.
    He wanted to hug her. He wanted to push her against the wall, strip her clothes off, and enter her in one smooth thrust.
    But first they had to woo. Overwhelming her wouldn’t do them any good, plus Colton wasn’t there, and their first time they would all be together.
    He had to get her out of this line of thinking, so he changed the subject. “How ’bout you pick a movie—you have a DVD player?”
    “Yes. You’re lucky it’s still attached and not packed up yet. The movies are, though. I’ll have to dig for one.”
    “Perfect. I’ll set up this little snack I brought, and you find a movie and get comfortable.”
    Her eyes narrowed. “Is that some kind of code for get nekked so I can have my way with you?”
    Marc snorted. “I wish. But not yet. I’ll give you a few more hours to get to know me before I relieve you of your clothes.”
    “So gracious.” She sauntered off, her hips swaying seductively.
    “You keep walking like you are, and you won’t make it to the couch, woman.”
    She flipped him off