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I didn’t like my other side as much and preferred not to wake that evil sleeping giant, but once suggested, my darker side roused. My eyes narrowed and my senses heightened. I inhaled deep, my mind sorting through the myriad smells from bacon, eggs and toast to something old, musty, and … I faltered at the alienness that assailed my olfactory meter.
What the fuck is he?

He chuckled at my puzzled expression. “Okay, maybe you can’t figure it out.”

“So tell me?” I pinned him with my prize winning—make that trouser dropping—smile.

He leaned forward over the wide counter, close enough if I tilted my head forward our lips would touch. I almost did it, and I couldn’t entirely blame my succubus nature. “Tell you? That would be too easy.”

He smiled at me as he leaned back. He resumed eating his breakfast while I fumed. Okay, I was sulking. Having learned to use my attributes, I’d grown used to men—and yes, even women—doing as I asked. Grumpy, I refused to look at him while I ate food that I swallowed without tasting. My mind raced through the possibilities and dismissed them. Arriving at the end of my short list of supernatural beings—a longer list than before my incarceration, but by no means complete because as I’d learned, the world had many secrets. The only conclusion I’d arrived at said he wasn’t a vampire—his aura made that answer easy. But, given my reaction to him—AKA my throbbing, wet crotch—he could be an incubus. And yet, while he drew me and made me want to indulge in carnal delights, I didn’t get the impression that was the right answer.
He’s something else, but what?

I studied him in silence, hunched on the breakfast bar, munching on toast. His eyes twinkled, but he didn’t speak, too busy shoveling food in his mouth. A body like his probably required lots of calories to keep it going.
Good boy. Eat up because you’re going to need lots of energy for what I have planned.
My pussy just about hummed in agreement.

He finally broke the silence.” How old are you?”

“Why? How old do I look?” I replied with an enigmatic smile.

“Your very nature means you don’t age, but I have to say, it’s been a while since I’ve encountered one of your ilk. I’d thought you all dead in the last cleansing. How long have you been hiding?”

I gaped at him. “Say again? There are more of me? The doctors said I was the only one.”

It was while we both stared at each other with puzzled faces that a swirling mist appeared behind him in the kitchen and coalesced into a man shape.

“Behind you,” I yelled throwing myself off the stool and diving over the sofa to crouch in a readied stance. I was ready to kick the ass of whoever had disrupted our breakfast.

“I smell something yummy,” said a new masculine voice from right behind my ear. I would have shrieked but the newcomer spun me and plastered his lips to mine.

And to my surprise, I enjoyed it.

Chapter Three

Enjoyable as I found the kiss, I stopped it by biting down on the tongue that insinuated itself between my lips. I had a moment to taste the sweetest blood ever before the man who’d embraced me pulled away.

I expected cursing, I even braced for a backhand, what I got though was laughter. Masculine chuckles erupted and I relaxed at the realization that my actions wouldn’t meet with violence—yet. I looked upon the newcomer whom Simon ignored as he continued to eat, working on my still full plate.

Not as big or tall as my green-eyed savior, the stranger was definitely all male and handsome. In the white glare of the living space, his bald crown shone and he posed with a hand on his hip as I perused him. I obliged, looking him up and down, liking what I saw. Tanned skin tempted the chocolate lover in me. Around his mouth, was a short goatee providing great friction I’d bet for when he buried his face between a woman’s thighs. His eyes, exotically shaped, were an electric blue so clear they looked unreal. He wore loose fitting trousers that snugged his lean waist but bunched at the ankles. Over his torso he wore a billowy white linen shirt, and in one ear, hung a gold hoop. He looked like a bloody pirate and given how my body still trembled at his stolen kiss, I now wished I’d let him shiver me with his timber. I then looked at him more deeply, my esoteric side quivering at the sight for I’d never seen an aura like his before. It kept twisting and changing shape and color, like a smoky rainbow that refused to stay still. It made me
hungry
and I licked my lips, wondering what it would taste like.

The newcomer grinned at me, his smile wide and bright—a true poster boy for Colgate. “Simon, where did you find this delightful creature? I thought they were all killed back in the great cleansing.”

I frowned. What was it with this cleansing thing they’d both mentioned? And how did they both see through my human guise to my true nature?

“I think she’s new,” rumbled Simon.

“New to what? Can someone explain to me what the hell you’re talking about?” I said placing my hands on my hips in exasperation. “And who the hell is this guy who looks like Mr. Clean’s tanned brother?”

The mocha skinned scoundrel in question swept me a courtly bow. “I, fair maiden, am Gene, prominent member of the Ifrit.”

“The If what?”

“He’s a Djinn,” explained Simon who’d finally finished eating and sank onto one of the white leather couches.

“You mean, like, a genie?” I giggled. I couldn’t help it when I thought of the only examples of Djinn I’d ever seen. “I saw
Aladdin
, isn’t he supposed to be blue?”

Gene folded his arms over his chest and glared at me. “I am nothing so crass as the media portrayal of my kind.”

I bit my lip, but my eyes watered as I tried not to laugh at his indignant expression. “So does that mean you don’t live in a bottle?” I blurted the question out before I bent over chortling.

“Why didn’t you mention you wanted to see my bedroom?” he said, his voice suddenly right by my ear.

I whirled to face him and my laughter cut short. Before I could retort, vertigo made me close my eyes and when I opened them, I realized I wasn’t in Kansas anymore.

Okay, I’d never been to Kansas but it was the first thing that popped to mind when I noticed I’d left Simon’s white living room. I found myself instead in the polar opposite of that sterile space. Colors, rich colors, ranging from golds, reds, greens and even blues decorated the circular room strewn with fat, tasseled pillows and one really big, round bed.

Gene, the sly bastard, slipped his arms around my waist and whispered in my ear. “What do you think of my bottle? Wanna fog up the glass?”

“It looks like a set out of a bad seventies porn flick,” I shrugged out of his disturbing-to-my-libido embrace. I smiled at his chagrined face.

“I’ll have you know, that I’ve yet to have a woman complain about my décor.”

“Then you must be a better lover than you look,” I said tartly to hide my unease at realizing there was no door out of this place.
Oh my God, did he make me into a mini-me to fit me in here?
The thought was a sobering one and I reluctantly realized I’d better play nice if I wanted him to get me out.

“You truly have no idea about whom you’re dealing with,” he said musingly.

“Well excuse me for not receiving the hand book on ‘Fucked Up Beings That Truly Exist.’” I disliked the fact he knew so much and me so little. Not fair. I mean, my siren and werebunny friends never mentioned others, which wasn’t entirely their fault. Hell, they were just as clueless as me having been adopted and raised by human families. How we ever managed to find each other was a miracle that I didn’t question. I just assumed given my many years of bad luck, that I was owed a streak of good.

I stumbled as the ground—er glass—beneath my feet shifted. A booming voice echoed inside the glass boudoir. “Gene, get your smoky ass out of there right now and bring Beth with you.” Simon punctuated his words with a violent shake that threw me into Gene’s arms.

“Don’t worry, my pretty,” he said with an exaggerated waggle of his brows. “We’ll come back and crack the glass with your screams of pleasure once we’ve gotten to know each other better.”

I wanted to refute his claim—after all, I preferred to decide who, where and when I banged. But, I had to admit, his manly assertion, not inspired by my succubus powers, excited me. I also wondered if he could live up to his boast for while I’d enjoyed my previous encounters with men, I had yet to find one who really made me want to say, “Wow, you rocked my world.”

Gene wrapped his arms tight around me, and I clearly felt his erection pressing against my lower back. I closed my eyes as the vertigo from before returned, and when I opened them again, I faced a broad chest. Combined with the body still snugged to my rear, I couldn’t help the imp in me from commenting. “Mmm, my first sandwich. How decadent.” I peered up at Simon as I said the words, expecting a blush. Instead, his eyes glowed with distinct interest and his hands came to rest on my hips, the thin material of the t-shirt I wore not stopping the heat that his stroking thumb imparted.

“Don’t tempt me,” he drawled, pulling me hard against an erection that made my eyes widen.
Oh my, he’s giant all over.

Gene purred in my ear sending a shiver down my spine. “Anytime. Just let us know and that’s one wish we can make come true.”

Disturbed on so many levels, most of them erotic ones that screamed at me to get naked for some sweaty fun, I moved out from between them. The space separating us didn’t help, for looking upon them standing side by side, I had to fight the urge to throw myself back on them and take them up on the offer.

So different looking, yet each tempting in their own way… I needed to leave before I got in too deep—or should I say, they go into me deliciously deep. But, I still had so many questions.

I opened my mouth to voice them when music started playing.

Touch me, touch me. I want to feel your body.

I blushed when Gene arched a brow and grinned at me devilishly. I followed the singing to my purse which Simon had apparently rescued along with me. I dug my pink iPhone out and answered. “Hello.”

Claire’s voice squealed in my ear. “Where the hell are you? Lana said she went to your room to see if you wanted coffee and your bed hadn’t been slept in. Are you okay? Do you need us to rescue you?”

I waited for her to take a breath and then hurried to reassure her. “I’m fine. I was waylaid after work, but a good Samaritan came to my rescue.”

“Oh my God. He must have been hot for you to spend the night. You’ve never done that before.” Claire sounded awed.

“It’s not like that,” I stammered. “Listen, I’ll be home in a bit and explain everything.”

“Lana says to bring some donuts and coffee for giving her a heart attack.”

“I will.” I hung up with Claire , my overprotective roommate who turned furry and floppy eared every full moon. Think that was strange? Then you needed to meet my other roommate and BFF, Lana, the siren who was scared of the sea.

“Everything okay?” Simon asked.

“My roommates got freaked when they saw I didn’t make it home. Speaking of which, I need to go, but I’d like to meet with you guys again.” At their matching sensual smiles, I blushed. “For information, if you don’t mind.”

Gene’s grin widened. “Anything you want to know, feel free to ask—or, even better, touch.”

As come on lines went, his was laughably crude, but it worked, dammit. Simon shook his head at his friend. “You’re not the only one who is curious,” rumbled Simon. “I’ll program my number in your phone while you dress.”

“Or she could just make a wish,” Gene said with a short bow in my direction.

“Speaking of clothes, can I borrow this t-shirt?” I asked mentally wincing as I imagined the state of my outfit from the previous night—ripped and bloody, and while the wounds on my flesh healed during my forced nap, I doubted I could say the same for my clothes. Or so I assumed. After all, I hadn’t undressed myself.
I wonder if Simon liked what he saw?

“I can do better than that old t-shirt,” Simon replied with a grin. “In the bathroom, you’ll find everything you need. And if I haven’t lost my touch, the right size. Just go back to the bedroom and you’ll find the bathroom.”

I left the guys and went back to the bedroom easily finding the clothes on the bathroom vanity. The leggings were a perfect fit as were the bra, clean panties and top. He’d even provided a pair of slip on shoes. All of it was brand spanking new—and white, surprise!—which raised some interesting questions.
Did he go shopping while I was passed out or did he borrow these from a female friend?
An unfamiliar feeling gripped me at the last thought, and I was shocked to realize it was jealousy. A strange reaction for what had been a really odd day, even for someone like me.

I exited the bedroom to find the two men facing off, but at my arrival, they turned with smiles that did nothing to hide the tension bristling between them.

“Well, thanks for helping me out,” I gathered my purse from the side table and took my phone from Simon’s extended hand.

“How are you getting home?” Simon asked.

“Oh, I’ll just grab a cab.”

“Nonsense,” said Gene stepping around Simon’s restraining arm. “Just tell me where to take you.”

“That’s okay. Besides, I need to get donuts and coffee on the way or my roommates will shoot me,” I said.

“Done.” Gene snapped his fingers and a moment later, he held a tray with three steaming Styrofoam cups and a box of donuts.

Cool. And now I was curious. “So, if I tell you I live at five-five-five Parkview Crescent, you going to snap your fingers and call up a flying rug?”

“Stand over here and you’ll find out,” he said with a wide smile. Simon just snorted.

“Okay. Just give me a second.” I walked over to Simon and grabbed his shirt to yank him down. I plastered a kiss on him whispering, “Thanks for rescuing me.”

What I intended as a small kiss turned into a panty wetter as his big hands swept around to cup my buttocks and lift me so he could thoroughly thank me with his tongue for thanking him.

When he set me down, I was a tad wobbly and so freaking horny I wanted to tear his clothes off and ride him until the cows came home.