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against hers, giving her no time
to speak. As he lifted his mouth, Lucian’s lips traced across her neck, eliciting
a groan from her.
    Her discomfort melted away, replaced by a
surge of desire. Starr ached for them again, with an unnerving intensity. It
was even stronger than the need she’d had for them before they made love to
her. She cupped her hand around Sorin’s cock, and then made a sound of surprise
as he pulled away. Didn’t he want to make love to her, as Lucian had? She
stared at him with confusion.
    He gave her a tender smile. “I want you,
Starr.”
    She leaned forward, wetting her lips, but
withdrew at his next words.
    “But not today.”
    She made a sound of distress, and then bit
hard on her tongue. She didn’t want him to see the pain his rejection caused.
She resisted the urge to turn her head away when Sorin caressed her cheek. “You
need your rest for tonight, dragostia .”
    Starr’s brow furrowed, and she forgot her
ire. “What happens tonight, Sorin?”
    Lucian laughed, low in his throat. “It’s a
surprise.”
    Sorin also laughed. “That’s not the only
surprise. We have one more for you, so hurry and dress.” The note of huskiness
in his voice and the gleam in his eyes led Starr to believe the surprise was of
the carnal sort. A shiver of anticipation went through her. She couldn’t help
imagining what sorts of things they had in mind for her. She didn’t doubt each
one would be a sensual delight.

 
     
     
    Chapter 5
     
    The first surprise turned out to be a trip
to the natural hot springs a few miles up the mountain. When Starr asked why
they were going there, Lucian had replied, “To loosen your sore muscles. You
must be ready for tonight.”
    She felt a stir of frustration at their
cryptic attitude, but bit down the urge to demand an answer. Anticipation had
already heightened her senses. She could just imagine what state she would be
in by the time they unveiled the surprise.
    It felt wonderful to sink into the hot
water. Muscles she hadn’t been aware of until last night ached with low-grade
persistence. Almost as soon as she settled in the waist-deep pool, the water
soothed her tense areas.
    Lucian and Sorin slid in on either side of
her, but made no move to touch her. Starr looked up at them through the veil of
her lashes, waiting for one or both to reach for her. Her mouth settled into a
frown when all they did was lean back and close their eyes. The water bubbled
around her with gentle whispers, but it couldn’t calm her racing thoughts and
taut nerves.
    As the silence settled between them and
lengthened, she sighed. Finally, it was too quiet. The water was too relaxing,
and she was too anxious to rest. “Well?”
    Lucian opened one of his eyes and gave her
a lazy look. “Well, what?”
    “What are we doing here?”
    “I told you…relaxing.”
    She sighed again. “I’m relaxed.”
    Sorin chuckled, but didn’t open his eyes.
“No, you aren’t. We can feel your mind thrumming with thoughts.”
    Her mouth dropped open. “ What ? What
do you mean, you can feel my mind?”
    He finally opened his eyes and looked at
her. “Today, your mind is so strong, I can’t block mine from yours. There’s a
constant,” he paused, frowning with concentration, “hum coming from you. Not
all of your thoughts are flowing to me, but I can feel your emotions.”
    “I can sense them too,” Lucian added. “If
it had been this easy before, it wouldn’t have taken so long to figure out what
you needed.”
    “I don’t—“ Starr broke off, turning a
puzzled gaze on Lucian. “What do you mean?”
    Color had warmed his cheeks, and he shared
a long look with Sorin, who seemed annoyed with him. Lucian cleared his throat.
“We, uh, we deliberately eavesdropped on your thoughts whenever we sensed you
were aroused. We were trying to discern what you wanted, so we could give it to
you.” His blush deepened. “We hoped that fulfilling your fantasies would
convince you to join with