Page 70 of Changeling (The Incubus Saga #2)

Her sister giggled. “There was this one time, I was already in town; Spokane, I think.”

“Yeah,” Epica nodded.

“I was tailing this older guy, the kind of sweet, handsome, totally wonderful type, but for whatever crazy reason never got married and almost never gets laid. You know? We had already met briefly and I let the whole thing slide, playing a little hard to get. Then I show up at this pub he stopped at in town all ‘oh, wow, I didn’t think I’d see you here! ’.”

She giggled again. It was very bell-like, and Nathan decided it must be part of their fae heritage since it made him think of nymphs to hear a voice that honestly sweet and melodic.

“But he had this sort of confused look on his face when I started talking, right? Then suddenly up walks Eppy who had been chatting with him too. He thought we were the same person! And poor us, we didn’t even know we were in the same town.

All for the best though. That guy really needed us, poor thing. ”

Epica grinned but with more of a leer than Attoinette as she said, “He was very…appreciative too. ‘Course whenever we go for a group effort like that we need to feed again that much sooner. Kinda have to share, ya know? Wouldn’t want to wear any one person out too much, especially since once in a while,” she said with a not so subtle look at Jim, “we might like to go back for seconds.”

“Need a new round here looks like,” Nathan said quickly, getting up from his stool and smacking Jim a little harder than necessary on the back. “Hey, baby,” he called to Sasha, “why don’t you give me a hand, huh?” He made sure his stare was direct enough so that Sasha would get the hint.

A grin curled around Sasha’s lips and he was out of his stool in a second. “Sure, any requests?”

“Aw, you call him ‘baby’?” Attoinette nearly squealed at Nathan. “That’s so cute. Cam said you were cute. Well, he said you ‘suited each other’ or something. But it all means the same.”

“I could go for some Leinies,” Epica said to answer Sasha.

“At your service,” Nathan winked and then took off with Sasha towards the bar.

Jim was in so much trouble. It made Nathan grin almost sinisterly. He was thankful of that energy high now if it got Jim off his high horse for a few hours.

“I should really tell them to stop,” Sasha said once they were up at the bar. There was quite a gathering so they were in for a fairly long wait.

“Leave ‘em be,” Nathan said. “Jim needs his ego stroked a little.”

“Among other things,” Sasha snorted.

Glancing over their shoulders at the table, Nathan could see that Jim and the girls were laughing and getting on well even by their lonesome. Every time one of them spoke, they leaned in real close to the others—intimate.

“They using a little pheromone action over there?” Nathan asked.

The bar was loud enough that they didn’t even have to keep their voices all that hushed.

Sasha bit his lip a little before answering.

“Only the normal kind. I can tell them to stop. I should.” He seemed to be trying to convince himself like a little part of his conscience kept getting in the way of just leaving Jim to his good time.

“Like I said, leave ‘em. If it’s just the normal kind than Jim’s still making his own decisions.

Knowing him, the combination of being giddy with energy and being swayed by pheromones is probably the only way he’d ever get laid.

Besides, the twins are hot . Lucky bastard.

I mean…you can vouch for those chicks, right? ”

Sasha smiled in reassurance. “Do you mean could they be secretly plotting Jim’s death by sex?

No. Knowing Eppy and Atty though, they could probably still wear him out no matter how juiced up he is.

Oh, and if we have to face the wrath of Jim later for not intervening, I am so putting the blame on you. ”

Laughter tumbled easily from Nathan’s lips. “I accept your terms.” Besides, no man in their right mind would pass up the opportunity to sex up twins. If Jim had to be in a slightly altered state of mind to get on that same wavelength then Nathan was fine with that.

Sasha and Nathan finally returned to the table with two new pitchers of beer only to find the girls getting up off their stools and manhandling Jim towards the dance floor. He was only feigning a struggle since he was smiling all bashful-like instead of looking freaked like usual.

“Come on,” the girls said together, reminding Nathan for the first time in at least a couple hours now that they were actually twins .

Nathan was all set to wave them off and enjoy some cold beer, leaving Jim to his fun, but suddenly there was a firm grip on his wrist and Nathan was being dragged in Jim and the girls’ direction by an incubus who he kept forgetting loved to dance.

Nathan could admit a growing fondness for it too where Sasha was involved, but he didn’t want to have to remind his even more ardent than usual lover that they were not in a gay bar.

They were in a normal, people-would-probably-stare kind of bar.

The girls looked pleased that they would be joined, and Jim shrugged all unassuming as they soon found themselves crowded amongst several dozen other people on the dance floor. No one really looked as though they were dancing with just one person so Nathan relaxed.

When Jim left for the bathroom later, Attoinette tugged Sasha’s arm and pulled him close, pleading for a dance.

Since the incubus smiled and gave in, Nathan figured he had an obligation to look after the other sister.

The short-haired blonde with blue bangs to match her eyes and that alluring star tattoo quirked her lips and obliged, moving into Nathan’s body.

“I’m guessing you’re the older sister.”

The twins had angular faces, sharp and symmetrical, except for their dainty noses.

Attoinette’s crinkled when she smiled or giggled.

Epica’s just gave a little twitch. “And don’t think I don’t take those ten minutes seriously,” she said.

“Cam mentioned that he thought you and Jim reminded him of us with how much you’d pretty much do anything for each other.

I can admire that. Family’s important. And Sasha’s family.

Kills me we stayed away for so long. Never had a run-in with a seal myself, but I know Sasha’s no turn-coat.

And as for you and your brother, way I see it if you meant Sasha any harm, you’ve had plenty of opportunities. ”

In his periphery Nathan caught sight of Jim returning. He met his brother’s gaze for a moment before saying, “Good to hear you think so,” and smoothly passed her over to Jim. “Keep this poor girl company, will ya?”

Soon Jim had a bouncing blonde on either side of him as Sasha moved for Nathan again.

Nathan felt Sasha’s presence more distinctly this time around: the occasional and brief hand at his hip, breath on his neck, or just the way Sasha kept moving in close to him.

It was something of a tease and it made Nathan’s jeans just slightly uncomfortable.

“We approve!” Epica shouted over the music.

“Oh totally!” Attoinette joined in.

Nathan wasn’t sure what they meant until he realized both of them were looking at him. “I still needed approval? Good thing I passed.” There was no doubt in his mind that claws would have been involved if he hadn’t.

The beer was gone and they had all been out on the dance floor a few more times when Nathan finally started dragging Sasha away. The incubus was in whole-hearted agreement when Nathan pulled him close and whispered, “Let’s leave Jim to his fun, huh? And go get some of our own.”

Epica gave the promise that they would get Jim back to the hotel in one piece. When Nathan tossed his brother a wink and cocked his hand toward him in the shape of a gun, Jim mimicked the gesture with a silent but very telling BANG.

Sasha and Nathan weren’t two steps over the threshold to their room before there were teeth and lips on Nathan’s neck.

Teeth . Not fangs. Sasha had a surprising amount of control given the situation.

Nathan sighed into the feeling. He hadn’t drunk enough to be tipsy but he felt dizzy anyway.

Giddy like his companions had been giddy all night, like maybe some of that energy had transferred to him.

Nathan turned and pushed Sasha against the door, clicking it shut with the incubus’ back.

He tried to steal a kiss but Sasha went right for his neck again, the smooth dull edge of teeth skimming those tender areas around Nathan’s ear.

Every part of him shivered, the heat that had already started to build burning hot in his gut.

One of Sasha’s hands touched Nathan’s cheek then moved up to pass gently over his eyebrow where he’d been scarred. The scar was small, but it ran through the eyebrow a bit, parting the hairs and making it that much more visible.

“I like it,” Sasha whispered. “Reminds me of Spike on Buffy and Angel . I always thought his scar was sexy. Even sexier on you…”

“Well, in that case maybe I don’t mind it so much.” After all, Nathan thought Sasha’s scar was sexy; the one right over his heart that had proven to him just how much he needed the incubus in his life.

He was overwhelmed suddenly with the most unquenchable desire for Sasha. He had to laugh, patting Sasha’s chest as he said, “Dude, don’t overdue the pheromones. You already got me.”

A laugh that was much more like a growl sounded, low and rumbling, before Sasha replied, “Promise?”

“Oh hell yes,” Nathan gasped as Sasha nipped at his jugular, almost causing Nathan to fall back from where he had the redhead pressed to the door. “Every…last…inch of me.”