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“Your brothers did, too, come to think of it.”
    Keegan stared at her for a moment before throwing her a playful smirk. “Didn’t you say we were hot earlier?”
    “I... ” Her cheeks heated. He was teasing her.
    Keegan lost his flirtatious smile and shrugged. “We all run a little hot. Got it from our father.”
    “That’s weird.”
    “Probably the least weird thing about any of us.” He pushed away from the door. Then he motioned to another door directly across from hers. “That’s my room.”
    Before Brynn could reflect on the fact that his room was mere steps from hers, Keegan said, “Come on, I’ll show you the rest of the place.”
    He led her through a long hallway decorated with marble flooring and elegant wall sconces. They passed two more doors.
    “Taeg’s room, and Ronin and Dagan are sharing this one,” Keegan said as they walked by. He pointed to the final door in the hallway. “That’s an office.”
    “This place is huge. Whose is it?”
    “So, obvious that it’s not ours, huh?”
    “Well”—Brynn paused before admitting—“I tried reading just about every object in that room, and everything seemed to be new. No real memories attached to them. If it’s yours, then you just moved in.”
    He nodded in acknowledgment. “We’ve got it on loan, actually. Belongs to that government agency I told you about.”
    “The secret branch of the government? You were serious about that?”
    His lips twisted into a brief half-smile. “Yes.”
    Not sure whether or not to believe him, Brynn whistled. “No wonder taxes are out of control, if this is what Uncle Sam is buying.”
    They reached the end of the hallway, and he pointed to another short corridor “The foyer is over there, and this is the living room.”
    “Whoa.” Brynn crept behind him.
    The living room was massive, with floor-to-ceiling windows lining one entire wall.
    She slid forward until she stood in front of them, and took in the view. “This is absolutely amazing.”
    The window glass reflected the image of Keegan moving behind her. Her heart rate quickened. A little due to fear, yes, but there was also no denying her base attraction to him. Something he was no doubt used to, given the way he looked.
    “Yes,” Keegan murmured, so close that his hot breath fanned the back of her hair. His unique scent enveloped her, making her light-headed, and that spot between her thighs grew moist and achy. “It is a breathtaking view.”
    The hint of huskiness in his tone turned her on. It was crazy, how she responded to him. The guy kidnapped you, remember? But her body didn’t seem to care.
    “There you are.”
    The sound of Taeg’s voice made Brynn jump. By the time she turned to face him, Keegan had already scooted away, his expression shuttered.
    Taeg smiled, though it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Dinner’s ready.”
    She slunk behind Taeg and Keegan as they headed into a small dining room next to the oversized kitchen. Their tense silence made her feel guilty, like she’d done something wrong. The table was set for four, with an Italian feast: lasagna, Italian sausage, peppers, and baked ziti. Even a few dishes she couldn’t identify. It looked like enough food to feed a dozen men.
    Brynn stared at it for a moment, then addressed Ronin, who seemed the likeliest culprit. “You can cook?”
    “No, but I’m excellent at ordering in,” he admitted. “Sit down, please.”
    She waited until Keegan and Taeg were seated before speaking again. “Okay, now I want some answers.”
    Keegan exchanged a glance with his brothers. “What’s the question?”
    “Well, first off, if you expect me to believe all this, how did you first find out that I was... gifted?”
    He took a deep breath. “The government keeps a tab on everyone with powers. We don’t know how they do it.”
    “Okay. Then how did you find out about this guy Mammon, and that he’s after me?”
    “We were told about it,” Taeg jumped in. “You know, by