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  “Fuck. Me.” Not realizing that she’d spoken aloud, Andi practically jumped out of her skin when Rodin moved forward to press his body into hers from behind. An unexpected shiver of arousal worked its way through her.

  “We will. Soon,” he whispered into her ear from behind.

  Chapter Five

  Andi had never seen anyone move so fast in her life. Making quick excuses to those in the room, Staci lit out like her butt was on fire. After the red-faced woman had scurried out the door, Andi stood staring at the doctors. Circling until they were both in front of her, she held out her hands as if to keep them at bay.

  “You guys are crazy,” she sputtered, her shock evident.

  “Not really.” Tamin smiled at her with a sexy grin she had never seen cross his face until that day.

  Taking a moment to do her own staring, Andi realized that the men were extremely similar in build and appearance. Both men had hair that was shorter than most of the other warriors, falling just short of their shoulders. They also had tattoos on their temples that signified they were in the medical sector. The black-inked markings were composed of curved lines that accented their eyes.

  “How can you just come out and say something like that? I didn’t think warriors shared brides.”

  “Most warriors do not, you are correct.” Rodin agreed and continued, “We are different though. Tamin and I have been together for many cycles. We grew up in the same training house and are what you would call best friends.”

  Ahhhhhh. Wide-eyed, she focused all her attention on the men. It was interesting that neither of them had made even the slightest blip on her gay-dar.

  “So you guys…” She wiggled her fingers back and forth between the men. Tamin laughed and Rodin appeared offended.

  “No. We are not homosexual. We are simply close…like brothers. It has been apparent to us that with our duties to Squadron One, it would be hard for us to each have a bride and dedicate the time that a successful marriage would require. We are the main doctors for the ship and rarely have time when we are not needed in one form or another,” Tamin explained.

  “After talking about our concerns when we learned of the Bridal Pact, we came to the conclusion that sharing a bride and being able to dedicate at least half our time each would be the better way to approach the situation,” Rodin added.

  “But—” Andi started, only to be interrupted by Rodin when he continued.

  “We have explained our situation and it has been accepted by the council members. Our needs are unique and the council ruled that we are unable to enter the bridal match until the more traditional matches have been assigned.”

  “And you think that I am your match? Based on what exactly?” Feeling blindly for a chair behind her, Andi grabbed one and sat quickly before her wobbly legs gave out on her.

  “We requested your profile the day after the kidnapping.” Rodin walked toward her.

  “You mean the day I slapped you?”

  They both laughed at the sound of astonishment in her voice. “Yes, the day that you slapped my friend was the day we decided you were perfect.”

  Rodin nodded. “You are perfect for us. Passionate, dedicated to your patients and beautiful, all rolled into one perfect human package.”

  “Don’t forget prone to acts of violence,” she tossed out, smiling at the absurdity of their conversation. They had to have a few bolts loose if her slap had convinced them they and she needed to be married.

  Pulling out a chair, Tamin sat next to her and reached for her hand. “Anyone with as much passion as you displayed would be able to handle not one but two warriors.” Raising her hand to place a kiss on her palm, he said softly, “And we are those warriors.”

  “I can’t believe this is happening. It’s as if I have fallen down the rabbit hole.” Talking more to herself than to them, Andi snatched her hand from him when she realized she was still letting him hold it.

  “You will become accustomed to our touch soon. We can be patient.” Tamin pushed out a free chair with his foot so Rodin could sit next to them.

  “What if I don’t want more than one husband?” The question needed to be asked aloud, even though her insides were screaming the opposite.

  “Then we will just have to convince you otherwise,” Rodin said as he relaxed in his chair, crossing his ankle over his knee, which caused his leather pants to tighten on his thighs. Unable to keep her gaze from tracing the muscles she could see delineated under the supple leather, Andi tried to swallow. Her dry mouth made the simple action harder than ever.

  “You cannot deny the attraction you feel. We can see it in your eyes,” Tamin pointed out with a chuckle.

  “Just because I have been given the option of a buffet doesn’t mean I have to eat at it.”

  “You want to though,” Rodin said in a low voice as he adjusted himself in his tighter than normal breeches. “And it will be our pleasure to tempt you.”

  “This is nuts.” Unable to think of anything other than how crazy their offer sounded, she shook her head.

  “The first thing that needs to be done is addressing the issue of Zane.” Rodin allowed a scowl to flit across his normally calm face. “I do not like the fact that you will be staying with an unattached male.”

  “Well you better get over it, buddy. Zane is my closest friend and I am staying with him. End of conversation.”

  “He had better not touch—” Rodin started, only to stop when he was elbowed by Tamin. “Will you stop hitting me?!”

  “Then do not say anything stupid, Rodin,” Tamin defended himself.

  “Rodin, he is my friend. Friend. I had the option to sign the bridal agreement with him and we both knew that it would be a mistake.” At Rodin’s expression of disbelief, Andi rolled her eyes at him and explained, “We’re more like siblings than lovers.”

  “Did you kiss him?” Tamin asked bluntly.

  “Even though it is none of your business, I’ll answer you honestly. Yes. We did kiss.”

  Rodin tensed at her words.

  “That was when we realized it would never work. There was no passion in our relationship, only friendship,” Andi finished.

  “I would like the chance to kiss you as well.”

  “Me too,” was rumbled from the other side of her where Tamin was sitting.

  “I need to think about this. It’s all happening too fast.” Andi felt immediate guilt at the disappointment on the men’s faces. “I’m not saying no. I’m saying I need some time.”

  Rodin nodded to Tamin. “We will give you time to consider our offer.” Standing abruptly, he walked out of the room in angry strides.

  “Why is he so angry? I just need a little time to think things through.”

  “Do not worry about him. His emotions are running high with everything that has been happening. I just ask that you give us a fair chance at convincing you this can work. Let me show you what your duties will be while assisting us.” Tamin’s changing the subject seemed to work and ease the mood that was prevalent in the room.

  Andi honestly tried to listen to Tamin, but her mind kept straying. Could she be with both men? She had to admit that some of the romance novels she had read did tend to have a polyamorous theme. To her, that had always been securely in the fantasy section of her brain. Not in a million years had she ever thought the chance would come up that not only one hot hunk of an alien, but two, would want her. When she had first been introduced to Zane, she had been shocked at the lack of sexual chemistry.

  Her initial meeting with Tamin and Rodin had been exactly the opposite. Even during the stressful situation of the pair caring for the brides, tingles had radiated through her body when the men spoke in their deep voices. Andi had written it off as a rush of adrenaline, considering what she had just been through. Later, the emotion she’d felt for them had been intense anger. In the weeks that had passed, Andi hadn’t had a chance to think too much about the pair, since she had been on the planet and gone from the ship.

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