Free Tequila Sunrise (Last Call #3) by Moira Rogers Page B

and
studied them long enough to make Eve fidget. Then he spoke.
“I’m Zack.”
    Even his voice called to her, or to the wolf
inside. She’d struggled against her instincts for so long it was
hard to tell where she stopped and the wolf began. Confusion filled
her voice with husky challenge when she replied. “I’m Evelyn. Eve.
This is Kieran.”
    Kieran cleared his throat. “Nice to meet
you.”
    Zack laughed. “Awful polite, all things
considered.”
    “ I try to be at all
times.”
    The elevator door slid open, and Kieran put
a hand to her back as they stepped in. Zack rubbed his chin
and moved to lean against the opposite wall while Kieran
swiped the room card and pressed closer to Eve’s side. “You two
going to make it?” The man’s voice had dropped to a low rumble that
weakened Eve’s knees.
    The wolf rose to the surface
without warning, drawn by the allure of Zack’s strength. Eve
straightened and let her gaze drop to his feet, then dragged it
slowly up his body, impressed in spite of herself by the hard
muscles showcased to such effect by his casual jeans and shirt.
When she reached his eyes again she smiled, all mocking challenge.
“You’re not that impressive,” she lied.
    He just laughed again, then reached out and
hauled her to him, spinning her so her back hit his chest. “I never
said I was.”
    It left her staring at Kieran, and the
tense, wary expression on his face cut through any satisfaction she
got from the way Zack curled around her. “Are you okay?”
    Kieran opened his mouth, but it was Zack who
answered. “He doesn’t know whether to kick my ass or curl up in a
ball on the floor. What he doesn’t get yet is that he doesn’t have
to do either.”
    For one miserable moment, no one moved.
    Kieran shot off the wall and pressed his
body against Eve’s. “I’m okay,” he whispered, then covered her
mouth with his in a rough, possessive kiss. Arousal returned in
full force, enhanced by the hard wall of Zack’s chest at her back
and Kieran’s lean body rubbing against her as he thrust his tongue
past her lips and swallowed her moan.
    Zack moved his hands to her waist, giving
her the freedom to lift one arm and curl her fingers in Kieran’s
short hair. Zack’s fingers tightened on her hips and she felt the
gentle scratch of stubble against her neck. Warm breath tickled
against her skin, followed by the quick, sharp nip of teeth.
    If she hadn’t been pinned between both men,
her knees might have given out.
    Eve didn’t even realize the elevator had
stopped until Zack lifted his mouth to her ear. “Get your ass to
the room. Now. Both of you.”
    Kieran raised his head, his blue eyes dark
and hazy with desire. “Come on, Eve. We both need this.”
    We both need this. The wolf inside
howled her agreement as she curled her fingers around Kieran’s arm
and all but dragged him from the elevator. She wasn’t sure what she
needed, but whatever it was, Zack would give it to her. To them
both.

    Kieran’s heart pounded, and his hand shook
as he opened the door to their room. God only knew what would
happen, but the scene with Zack in the elevator had calmed his
anxieties.
    He wasn’t sure what he’d anticipated.
Perhaps he’d thought the alpha who joined them would want him
to sit and watch, to hold his instinctive reactions inside as
another man dominated and pleasured his girlfriend.
    The thought hadn’t really appealed to
him.
    Zack, however, seemed to expect his
participation. Kieran’s mouth went dry. If he could be part of it,
part of satisfying Eve, then he wouldn’t feel so…
    So inadequate.
    The door swung open, and Kieran smiled at
Eve and their companion. “Would anyone like a drink?”
    Eve didn’t respond. She prowled past him
with an expression he recognized all too well, tense and edgy and a
tiny bit dangerous. The wolf was riding her hard, a situation that
had always been impossible to manage before now.
    Zack walked past him and sat on the bed to
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