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Beau, after a moment of hesitation, sat beside Tanner.

Silence.

Long and pronounced.

“Little girl,” Aiden drawled at last. He leaned back in his chair and linked his hands behind his head. The movement pulled up his shirt, revealing a sliver of golden skin. “I take it you misunderstood my earlier warning. Or you’re just dumb.”

At his words, Beau’s eyes zeroed in on Aiden’s face. He did not look pleased.

“Or maybe…” I attempted to recreate the same nonchalance he had. “I know exactly what I’m doing. How can I prove I’m innocent if I never get a trial?”

Without breaking eye contact, I brought the gooey brownie to my lips. He watched, mesmerized, as I bit the end off, using my tongue to wipe away the remnants.

“So what were we talking about, boys?” I asked smugly. Aiden shook his head, as if coming out of a daze, and turned toward Tanner.

“We were actually discussing the best ways to get a woman to orgasm,” Tanner said, eyes locked on mine.

Oh.

Shit.

Behave, I mentally scolded my libido. I knew what they were doing. I recognized their intimidation technique as one I had just used, though on a much larger scale. I would be damned if I let them affect me. Mentally, at least. Physically, on the other hand…

Feigning nonchalance, I asked, “How would you go about doing that?”

Tanner’s eyes shone with a wicked gleam, and Kace began to laugh beside me.

“Depends on the girl,” Aiden said slowly, pulling my attention to him. His eyes watched me, watched my face, gauging my reaction. Every tick, every movement, every breath. There would be nothing that would go unnoticed.

Keeping my face impassive, I nodded for him to continue.

“I would start by kissing those soft, plush lips. Nibbling on the bottom.”

“That’s where we’d vary, brother,” Kace said from behind me. “I would start on the neck.”

I felt his fingers brush at my blond tresses, pulling them away to reveal the back of my neck. His finger, as light as a butterfly’s wing, glided across the smooth skin.

“And then my hand would lower down,” Tanner continued. “To those pale white thighs.”

I felt something brush against me beneath the table. Tanner’s feet.

It took every ounce of willpower not to squirm.

“I would kiss a trail down your neck.” Kace’s voice was a mere breath. “To your breasts. I would take one of those pink, perfect nipples in my mouth.”

“And I would take the other one,” Aiden added. “You would be marked by my saliva. Those nipples would ache until it bordered that precarious line between pleasure and pain.”

“What about him?” Tanner jabbed a finger in Beau’s direction. My best friend was unnaturally still, eyes wide. It looked as if he wasn’t even breathing.

“Where would you like him, pretty girl?” Kace teased. His damn finger was still brushing the back of my neck. Heat shot straight to my core at the contact.

“He can take her lips,” Aiden supplied with a wicked grin. “I imagine you would like that, wouldn’t you?”

Now I was the one who wasn’t breathing.

“I would finally reach your beautiful pussy, wet and ready,” Tanner continued the narration. His eyes were molten gold, piercing me and rendering me immobile. My breath shuttered. “My tongue would lap up those delicious juices as if you were the holy grail. God, I bet you would taste delicious.”

“And I would kiss the underside of your breasts, my hand sneaking out to pinch that nipple of yours.” Kace’s hand pinched the back of my neck to emphasize his point.