“Why would we do that?”he asked at last.“BeastKindredandBloodKindreddon’t share women likeTwinKindreddo.”
He sawCassieandSevexchange a look—a look that said they knew something he didn’t.ButCassieonly shook her head.
“Never mind.It’sjust good to see that you’re feeling better today.”
“Feeling better?Ididn’t knowIwas sick,”Ravikprotested.
“You were scratched by one of theInfectedwhen we were fleeing theDeadZoneto get here,”Sevexplained.
His best friend didn’t seem to be in the least upset that the three of them were in the same bed together,Ravikthought.Itwas like they slept with a woman between them every night.Whenof course, the only other time that had happened had been with thatTenebrianwoman whenRavikhad been really drunk onGoldsheillale.
He’d woken up with a pounding headache and a secret sense of shame after that encounter—and a promise to himself never to do anything like that again.Butthis morning it was almost like he was coming out of a fog.Hishead didn’t ache at all.Theonly thing different that he could tell was thatSev’sscent was very strong in the room.Itwasn’t a bad smell—just intense.
He shook his head.
“I vaguely remember the wholeInfectedthing.Arewe really on a planet of lizard people then?”he asked.
Sev nodded.
“We’re onVisslickPrime.Wecame here to do research and got stuck when our shuttle was destroyed by the herds ofInfectedafter theHungerVirusbroke out.”
“Fuck—it’s just like in my dream!”Ravikran a hand through his hair.“Gods—how long haveIbeen out of it?”
“You’ve been halfway infected for almost four solar months now,”Sevtold him.“Listen,Ineed to go run some tests in the lab,” he added.“ButIwant you to stay close toCassandra—all right?Youneed to be near her scent.”
“I do?Why?”Hefrowned in confusion.
“It helps keep you from slipping back into caveman territory,”Cassie, sitting up and facing him.
The sheets were pooled around her hips and she was naked.Ravikcouldn’t help noticing that she was shaped just like he liked his women—full-figured and curvy with big breasts, wide hips, and thick thighs.Gods, had he really slept with her in his arms all night in that state?Andhe hadn’t tried anything?
Not that he would ever force a woman—that went against everything theKindredstood for.Butit was hard to believe that he andSevhad slept with her between them, all naked and tempting, and nobody had done anything at all.
He strained his memory to see if he could remember how they had gotten into this situation in the first place and if anything had happened, but he was still drawing a blank.
“Er…why are you looking at me like that?”she asked, frowning and he realized he’d been allowing his eyes to linger on every inch of her gorgeous, curvy body.Also, the sight had given him a raging hard-on.
“Fuck, sorry, baby,” he rumbled, forcing himself to look away.“You’rejust so fucking gorgeous all naked like that.”
She frowned and put a hand on her hip, which caused her breasts to jiggle.
“You saw me like this last night, you know.Infact, you did more than just look at me.You—”Shebroke off abruptly, probably because he was frowning in confusion.“Wait—you don’t remember anything we did, do you?”she asked.
“No, but keep going.”Ravikmade a hand gesture.“Don’tstop now—it was just getting good.”
ButCassieseemed to be miffed at him now.
“No,Idon’t thinkI’dbetter.IthinkIneed to get dressed.”
She went hunting around in the copper colored sheets of the massive bed until she came up with a tiny red scrap of fabric which she pulled over her head.
The silky little slip barely did a thing to hide her luscious body, though.Itclung to her curves andRavikcould clearly see the tight points of her nipples pressing against the thin fabric.
Fuck—his cock was aching now!Heneeded to get out of here and go take care of himself!
“’Scuse me,” he muttered, climbing out of the bed.
But as he headed for the door, he saw that the beautifulMatureElitewas following him.
