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themselves.
    It was something she admired and respected about them.
    The waitress returned with their drink orders. She was surprised to see beers set before the shifters. Had they ordered those? Sarah had been so preoccupied with the amusing show, she hadn’t even noticed.
    They ordered their lunches, then when the waitress left, Sarah leaned forward and whispered, “You’re going to drink that and drive?”
    Dastan raised an eyebrow. He shrugged and spoke softly. “I don’t think I have to worry about it. For one, I can handle one beer, and for two, even if I couldn’t, my truck can drive itself.”
    “Oh, yes. I forgot,” she said as she teased him. “You have magic hands.”
    “That I do, princess. Maybe one day you’ll find out firsthand.”
    She walked right into that one, and she knew it. She sat back, studying the sexy, devilish gleam in Dastan’s eyes. Right this second, he looked so much like Dmitry, who was usually the one with that look in his eyes. It was no less intense coming from Dastan.
    She glanced over at Dmitry, who watched them both with interest.
    “So just for giggles,” she said, not sure why she was even bringing this up, but she felt safer doing it here than alone at the ranch. Glancing around, she made sure the other customers weren’t close enough to hear her. “If you both want me, how would I choose?” she asked softly.
    “You wouldn’t,” Dmitry replied.
    “I wouldn’t?”
    “No. Dmitry and I share.” Dastan tilted his head. “I thought you knew that.”
    Sarah blinked in surprise. “Why would I know that?”
    “I assumed pretty much everyone knew that.”
    Sarah shook her head, shocked that the very idea had her heart racing. She’d thought about both of them before—fantasized about them taking turns or pleasuring her together. She knew from her friend Keegan that being with two men, especially two men you cared for, could be incredible, but Sarah had never done anything like that. She was always adventurous but not quite that adventurous.
    “Well, you know what they say about assumptions,” Sarah murmured. She was too afraid to talk too loudly for fear the desire in her voice would give her away.
    “Yeah,” Dastan said. “It gets you bent over my knee and your ass spanked until it’s a very delectable bright red.”
    Sarah swallowed, and her eyes widened. Just thinking about Dastan spanking her bare behind had her heart almost jumping clear of her chest. The heat of a blush moved over her cheeks, and she licked her lips nervously. She needed to take a deep breath before she gave herself away, before they realized that the mere mention of being spanked had made her wet.
    “Wow, look at that,” Dastan said as he turned briefly to Dmitry. “Looks like I hit an interesting nerve.”
    Sarah scooted her chair away from the table. “I have to go to the restroom.”
    She didn’t even look back as she literally rushed into the bathroom. She just needed to get away. How would Dastan know that spanking turned her on? Was it her reaction? The instant spark of lust that heated her entire body? Or had he known about her fantasies all along?
    Staring at her red face in the mirror, her eyes widened in horror. Oh God. She needed to get a grip before she lost it and really gave them something to find amusing.
     
    “INTERESTING,” DMITRY SAID as he watched her try not to run across the restaurant. “I would’ve never pegged her for liking to be spanked.”
    “I bet there’s a lot we don’t know about that little minx just yet.”
    Dmitry nodded. “Yeah. And I certainly look forward to finding out.”
    The waitress returned with their plates, so Dastan and Dmitry stopped talking about Sarah.
    “There you go,” the waitress said. “Is there anything else I can get you?”
    “No,” Dmitry said. “I think we’re good, sweetheart. Thank you.”
    She gave them a beaming smile before walking away. Dastan sent him an amused look.
    “What?” Dmitry