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In an instant, I am bolting up from the bed, hunting for the gun I keep in a drawer of the bedside table. I hear the noise again, muffled but less distant.
“Fuck,” I whisper. “There is someone in the house.”
I grab my trousers, hastily climbing into them and zipping them up. Penny moves around behind me, rustling.
“Shh,” I warn her.
I look back to find her wrapping the navy coverlet around herself, her eyes wide and afraid.
I hate to see that look on her face.
“It’s okay,” I whisper. Jerking my head to the door, I raise my brows. “Get down on the floor and prepare to get under the bed. I’ll see who our visitor is.”
She swallows, nodding and getting to her knees. I nudge open the bedroom door, peering out.
“We should’ve called,” drones a familiar voice. “Ye know Hades doesn’t like to be surprised.”
I step out into the hallway, my gun raised, my expression grim. Eros and Ares turn the corner and stop, their faces showing surprise.
“What the fuck!” I shout at them.
Eros hides his surprise with humor. “Hello, big brother. We thought we would see how ye were getting on. It seems like you’re doing all right for yourself.”
“Eros,” Ares says, throwing an elbow into his ribs.
“Ow!”
I lower my gun, fury rattling around inside me. “Eros was right. I hate surprises.”
Ares strides forward, clapping me on the shoulder. “We didn’t mean to catch ye half dressed.” His gaze slides away, catching on the bedroom door. “Should I ask where the girl is, Hades?”
The back of my neck heats. I have been caught with a girl. It shouldn’t be a big deal; both of my brothers are absolute man whores, fucking different girls at any and every hour of the goddamn day.
And yet, because it is me, I still feel the sting of their judgment.
“The two of ye should go wait in the study,” I snap. “I’ll be there shortly once I’ve got myself properly attired. Yes?”
Ares and Eros share a little laughing look between themselves. I growl, stepping toward Ares with my teeth bared.
“Okay, okay,” he says, raising his arms and backing away. “We’ll be in the study, not talking about how we came home to find ye banging the help.”
They both burst into childish giggles. My whole body tenses with the need to reprimand them.
Except they aren’t exactly wrong. Not about what I’ve been doing, anyway.
I glare at them until they turn the corner, vanishing once more. Then I tuck my gun in my waistband and head back into the bedroom.
I hear the sound of water running and see the light on beneath the door to the en suite bathroom. Walking over to it, I rap lightly with my knuckles.
Penny opens the door a crack, her expression unreadable. “Your brothers are here.”
I bob my head. “Yes.”
“Hm. So much for this being an impregnable fortress.”
My brows rise. “They are Lyon blood. There would be no point in trying to keep them out, lass.”
“Yes, well.” Fatigue shows on her face. “I’m going to take a bath. Maybe with some bubbles and scented bath oils…” She wrinkles her nose and cuts her eyes toward the other room. “I’ll… catch up with you all later. I’m sure you have plenty to catch up on.”
