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“Shiya,” Birk said when he walked over to her, and she saw genuine pleasure in his gaze. He kissed her cheek and invited them to the back.
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bsp; Shiya peered into every room as they headed to Birk’s office. The small hospital included two examination rooms, a lab area, a pharmacy, a treatment area, and a surgical suite with several cages for the animals after an operation. They passed equipment in a small closet-sized room that looked like an X-ray machine, and Birk confirmed her thoughts.
In his office with the door shut, Birk perched on the side of his desk and held out his arms. Shiya hesitated.
“She’s angry with you about the woman,” Kotori supplied.
Shiya whirled on him. “Who asked you?”
Birk leaned forward, captured Shiya’s hand, and dragged her into his embrace. She had to admit she loved the feel of his bunched muscles beneath her hands, but she wouldn’t make it easy for him. She and Birk knew each other a little better than she knew Kotori, and she expected—well, she didn’t know what she expected. Maybe she had no right to assume anything.
Then she considered if the woman was like them. Wouldn’t they prefer a nonhuman lover to share? Had they ever had sex with a human? This whole affair had her head spinning, and figuring out the right path seemed impossible. Fight her head, fight her body, and . . . no, her heart had nothing to do with it.
“Hey.” Birk touched a finger to her lips, and she turned her head. He turned it back toward him. “Look at me.”
“Birk, I’m not here for games. I—”
“What are you here for?” He pinched open the buttons on her jacket. She wiggled in his hold, but he gripped her tighter. “Tell me, Shiya, why are you here?”
She had a moment of panic thinking he knew the real reason, but if he did, would he be opening her jacket the way he was? Would he push her blouse up to show her bra, and would he brush fingers along the valley between her breasts? She moaned when he did that, and he tugged at her bra as if he would raise it or drag it down. He did neither, but hooking his finger in the middle set her on fire. She didn’t look up at him.
“I have to work a little while longer.” He pushed a knee between her legs and drew her up along his hard thigh. She resisted humping it like the horny heifer she was. Birk raised her chin and kissed her lips. “However, tonight I want to be in your bed.”
Why did it sound more like a command, or his informing her of where he would be tonight, like it or not? She licked her lips and nodded. “Fine, but I’m not sharing.”
The card the woman had given him stuck out of his shirt pocket. She swiped it and crumpled it in her palm. Rather than display anger, Birk grinned, and his eyes flashed excitement.
“Whatever you want.” He smacked her ass and released her. Shiya stepped over to Kotori and slipped her hand in his. He drew her to his side and wrapped an arm around her waist.
“What time, bro?”
Birk checked his watch. “Five? I need to see a few more patients. You two having fun without me?”
Shiya thought she saw a significant look pass between them, and Kotori raised his brows. “Don’t worry. I won’t eat her before you join us. After that, you’re on your own if you’re too busy.”
“Hold on. You two are pretty confident,” Shiya complained. Both men laughed, and Kotori ushered her out the door.
They spent the rest of the day wandering the city, with Shiya checking out every shop until Kotori dug in his boots and refused to visit another. They ate lunch together, and then he dropped her off at her room until it was time for them to meet later. She intended to get plenty of rest, because it was for sure Birk and Kotori would work her over that night, and she could not wait.
Chapter Four
At four, Shiya rose and showered. She wrapped a towel around herself and knotted it at the side of her breast. Then she checked her messages. Seeing a tick beside the voice mail emblem, she clicked that button and found she had three. Bypassing the ones from her dad and Joe, she chose Shae’s.
“Hey, girl, call me. I want to know how the seduction is going. I also heard Joe’s up there, and want to know if you’re dealing or do I need to come bust his balls. He wants you back, you know. Call me!”
Shiya groaned. She didn’t want to remember Joe was in town. She’d almost wiped the memory of him visiting her room out of her head. She couldn’t blame Shae, though. Her sister cared about her emotional well-being.
She checked the time and figured she could afford to spend a few minutes on the phone. Just before she dozed off earlier, she’d texted both Kotori and Birk that they would have dinner in her suite tonight. She knew they would drew conclusions from that and look forward to it. Even as she thought of them, the unsettled feelings for Joe made her wonder if she should cancel.
She dialed Shae and waited for the call to go through. When Shae picked up, hearing her soft, yet confident voice soothed her somewhat.
“Hey, girl, what’s up? How are things in chilly Juneau?”
“Chilly,” Shiya responded.
“Wait, don’t tell me your targets are playing hard to get. Wear something sexy with your legs or boobs hanging out. That will reel them in.”
