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upright, wincing when a dull pain stabbed through her right side. Shock kept
    her from jumping off the bed as she traced her hand up her ribs, fingering the bandage taped to
    her skin. It couldn’t be. The cougar, the coyotes…the men.
    A mixture of anger and disbelief got her moving, and she swung her legs over the side of
    the bed, grabbing the headboard as she pushed to her feet, tightening her grasp when the room
    tilted beneath her. She closed her eyes, waiting for the motion to stop before taking a tentative
    step forward. A cool draft breezed over her and she looked down, finally realizing she was
    dressed in her black panties but nothing else.
    “Come morning, the moon won’t be the only thing going down.”
    Anger tipped the scale and she marched forward, snagging a stray shirt off the back of a
    chair as she headed out of the room. She worked at the buttons as she stalked down the hall,
    drawn by the faint echo of voices near the end. The boys had more than just a bit of explaining to
    do, and without cougars or wounds to distract her, she was damn well going to get some answers.
    She rounded the corner and stumbled to a halt, her breath hitching as she took in the
    scene. The men were talking near the fire, dressed only in jeans, the tops of which hung open,
    baring an inch of pale skin between the two edges. The rest of their clothes were stacked on a
    chair just off to the right, the arms of the shirts grazing the floor. The light from the fire danced
    along their bodies, accentuating the strong, rippling muscles in their arms and the firm lines
    across their chests and stomachs.
    “Damn.”
    Though she’d barely breathed the word, both men turned their heads, those golden eyes
    matching the blaze of the fire. She felt the heat flash through her, making her toes tingle against
    the cold wooden floor. Liquid arousal rushed along her veins, and she knew the moment her
    moisture eased along her silky lips to dampen her panties. The brothers closed their eyes on a
    low grunt, inhaling deeply before staring at her again, their mouths curling into matching feral
    grins.
    They moved slightly apart, twisting until they were fully facing her. Their gazes swept
    down her body, lingering at the edge of the shirt before slowly creeping back up, their tongues
    darting out to trace their upper lips. They both took what looked like an involuntary step forward,
    before Caden seemed to snap out of the haze. He flicked his brother in the wrist, stopping the
    man in his tracks. Talon glanced over at him then sighed, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
    Caden nodded at her. “You’re up. That’s good.” He cleared his throat as if it was a strain
    to talk. “How are you feeling?”
    Rebecca gave herself a mental slap to get her head back on track. Getting lost in the
    gravelly tones of his voice or the way his eyes pleaded with her wasn’t going to get her any
    answers, though the increasing bulge in his pants certainly looked promising.
    She crossed her arms on her chest, wincing as the movement tugged against her side.
    “I’m fine, thank you.”
    Talon’s mouth pulled tighter as his gaze fell to the bottom of her shirt. “Yes, you are.”
    Caden slapped him on the back of his head, murmuring something she couldn’t make out.
    She stared at the men, not sure what the issue was until she realized her previous motion had
    raised the hem of the shirt until it barely covered the crotch of her panties.
    She lowered her arms, determined to stay distant until they’d talked. “Now that we’ve all
    agreed to the state of my health, perhaps you boys will tell me what the hell is going on. What
    happened yesterday…was it…real?”
    Talon looked at his brother, raising an eyebrow and motioning toward her.
    Caden stepped forward on a sigh. “Are you going to run screaming out of the house and
    down the driveway dressed like that if I tell you it was?”
    “Of course not. I’d toss heavy things at you first and