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go human when Eli found you?” His voice was carefully neutral.
    “Eli didn’t force me into anything if that’s what you’re asking.”
    He shook his head. “That’s not what I meant. I know how compelling the mating drive can be when it hits. Just having him nearby would have been hard for you.”
    “I didn’t know what was going on at the time.” She smiled at the memory. “Eli sat down and explained it all. Offered himself up on a platter. It wasn’t a hard decision to make.”
    Jack sank the eight ball and stood up with a grin. Carson declined to play and so did she. Case accepted Jack’s challenge, finally making his way over to deliver her drink.
    When the two men started on the next game, Carson quietly asked, “Is that all it takes?”
    She took a sip of the burning liquid and set it aside with a cough. “Is that all what takes?”
    His dark eyes bore into hers. “Do you want me on a platter? On my knees? If I offer my body up to you, what will you do?”
    What would she do? Maybe she was making all of this harder than it had to be. She’d claimed Eli and Case less than an hour after meeting them. She’d gotten cold feet with Jack, but that was mostly because she’d just been uprooted from her home. She’d left her own territory for that of her mates and it had taken her a little bit to feel comfortable in this enormous house. For her to realize that she had new roots in Eli, Case and Jack.
    Was she really going to turn Declan and Carson away? She couldn’t honestly get to know them in just a few days. But she could trust in her wolf and in her mates who’d already claimed Declan and Carson as their own.
    She looked into Carson’s eyes. They were dark and shadowed. His uncertainty tugged at her heart. He wasn’t trying to hide himself from her. He was open in his hurt and anger. Maybe he was being just as open and honest in his desire.
    “Is it really what you want? I can’t believe you’re ready to bind yourself for life to someone you just threatened to bite a few minutes ago.”
    “Did you think this mating thing would be easy?”
    “I didn’t think I’d ever find one mate, let alone five.”
    They stared at each other in silence for a long moment, and then Carson stood. He shrugged free of his jacket. His hands lifted to his shirt, and he started to undo the buttons one by one.
    Case and Jack stopped their game. Both men turned to stare at Carson and then at her. She didn’t acknowledge either of them. She had no answer for the question on their faces. Vaguely, she was aware of Declan taking a seat at the table behind her, but as soon as it became apparent that he didn’t intend to interfere, she dismissed him from her mind.
    All of her attention was fixed on Carson. With slow, unhurried movements, he unbuckled his belt and then shoved his jeans off his hips. He wasn’t wearing anything beneath. He was as lean as Jack, but built along sparer lines. Narrow hips, long elegant limbs. A straight and uncircumcised cock, fully erect and jutting from his body like it was reaching out to her.
    Her mouth went dry even as moisture flooded her pussy. She shifted in her seat, suddenly uncomfortable.
    The expression on his face said he expected her rejection. He was doing this just to get it over with. She knew this was it for her and Carson. If she turned him down, she wouldn’t get another chance. Part of her resented the fact that he was forcing her hand. Part of her admired how freaking brave he was. She knew he’d been trampled today, but here he was getting right back up again. Putting everything on the line in front of the people he cared most about in the world. It was an accusation, yes. But it was also a challenge.
    She’d never been able to resist a challenge.
    Naked, he stepped toward her, blocking her view of Case’s frown and Jack’s scowl. Jack wasn’t angry, she didn’t think that was it. He was scared.
    “Maggie,” Carson said softly. He touched her chin and applied