Free Marianne's Abduction by Ravenna Tate Page B

sex with two men at the same time?”
    “Very intense, and very sore the next day.”
    “Well
shit, I’m sore the next day from having sex with just one man. They’re all so
damn huge!”
    Marianne
laughed so hard she spit coffee out of her nose. “No wonder the women don’t
like sex. Not only are they taught it’s no fun, but then they stare those big
cocks in the face and look out!”
    Callie
laughed again. “I’m not complaining though, if I’m being honest.”
    “Me
either. I’m sure I’ll get used to it.” Even as she said the words, she wondered
if last night would ever happen again, or if it had merely been a combination
of the storm, and because their talk had strayed into what she thought of them
both.
    Neither
man had said much this morning about last night. Then again, they did have a
house full of people, and it sounded like they’d been up half the night
working. But anything would have been appreciated. Why had they let her sleep
so late?
    Then
she remembered the note, and the way they’d carefully put her chain and ring away.
And they must have covered her, too, because she distinctly remembered curling
up on top of the comforter. So what did it mean? Did they care about her? Had
last night been a one-time thing? Were they simply the kind of guys who didn’t
make a fuss about sex the next day?
    They
didn’t seem like the love ‘em then leave ‘em kind, but what did she know? She’d
been here less than two weeks. For all she knew, they did this all the time.
    “Where
did you go just now?”
    She
blinked a few times. “Sorry. Just musing.”
    Callie
stood and stretched. “I’ve been awake since just after four. Jakara got a call
from River, and we came right over.”
    That
solved the mystery of the timeline. It had been around eleven when she’d curled
up on her side and gone to sleep. She stood and gathered her dishes. “Let’s go
join the guys. I love a good battle strategy talk.”
    Callie
chuckled. “If you’re staying here with them, you’d better get used to that.”
    Was
she staying here with them? She had no clue. They said she had to in order to
keep her safe, but for how long?
    Marianne
only half-listened to the planning because the men eventually switched to their
own language, and she didn’t understand most of what they were saying. Callie
looked disinterested as well, or that might have been because she didn’t know
enough of the language yet either.
    When
they all finally left, Callie gave her a quick hug and said Jakara had promised
to bring her by again so they could spend time together. “I’d love that,” said
Marianne.
    She
helped Vaughn and River clean up the dishes, and when one of them sneaked up
behind her and put his arms around her, she dropped a plate on the floor. It
shattered, and she felt terrible. “I am so sorry. You startled me.”
    “No,
I’m sorry,” said Vaughn. “I thought you heard me.” She helped them clean up the
pieces, and Vaughn gave her a long look. “Are you all right? You seem
distracted.”
    “I’m
afraid for them. My aunt and uncle.”
    He
pulled her close and held her. “I promise you that we will do everything
possible to get them out of there.”
    And then what happens to me? This wasn’t the time to ask.
“Thank you.”
    His
hand slid down her back. “And by the way, we never had the chance to thank you
for last night.”
    She
smiled and snuggled closer. “You are so welcome. And thank you. Both of you.”
    River
moved next to her and stroked her arm. “Did you think we weren’t going to say
anything?”
    Was
he a mind reader? “I was sort of wondering why you hadn’t, but then I thought
it was because of your discovery, and having to work.”
    Vaughn
pulled away and cupped her face. “I’m sorry you thought that. But yes, you’re
right. It was because of what River found and the need for us to make a plan.”
He kissed her gently, and she forgot all her earlier doubts. “What do you say
we leave all