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After the shower, I wrap a towel around my body and step back into the room.
To my surprise, Jacob, Cole, and Kai are missing.
Looking around, I spot a black t-shirt and a pair of navy sweatpants laid out on the big bed.
I pick up the clothes and smell them. They have the same sweet orange and clove scent that I’d detected from Kai.
I wonder where he and his brothers went. Looking toward the floor, I see that they’ve taken my dress away with them.
I should be scared to be with these strangers in an unfamiliar house but weirdly, I feel rather safe. There’s something about Kai and his brothers that promises protection as long as I don’t cross them.
A yawn escapes me. Now that I’m warm and safe, I finally feel the exhaustion spreading through me. The bed invites me and without a second thought, I crawl under the covers. It is so warm and comforting, I fall asleep within minutes.
4
Cole
A shuddering breath leaves me when I step out of the guestroom and close the door behind me. It’s a relief to be out in the corridor, to be able to breathe without soaking in Winter’s delectable perfume, but damn it all! I miss her deliciously sweet vanilla scent that reminds me of cupcakes with sugary icing.
Glancing at my brothers, I see that they’re being affected by her scent too.
“Let’s go to the den,” Jacob mutters, striding down the hallway.
Kai pats my back hard and grins excitedly.
I follow after them, my mind still dazed from the sight of Winter in nothing but a pair of pink bra and panties, her skin still glistening from the melted snow. Her eyes were like pools of green emerald and her hair shone like sunshine.
Winter barely had any makeup on her but the blush spreading on her cheeks as she met my gaze made her look stunning. Her sweet scent lingers in my nostrils, making me want to go back to check on her.
“Here, take this,” Jacob says, thrusting a glass in my hand.
Looking around, I see that we’re already inside the dimly lit den. Kai has taken a seat on one of the leather couches while Jacob pours whiskey into another tumbler.
Sitting down next to Kai, I take a sip of my drink. The whiskey slides smoothly down my throat and warms me up immediately.
Feeling relaxed, I let my mind stray.
Winter’s pretty face flashes in my mind at once. She’d been freezing when we found her on the deserted street that cut through Knightswood. Maybe we should’ve offered her some of this whiskey to warm her up.
“Can we keep her?” Kai asks the moment Jacob takes his seat.
“Let’s discuss the matter, first,” Jacob says in a grim tone as he takes a sip of his drink. “We know nothing about her. Who knows if her name’s really Winter.”
“I don’t think she was lying,” I say.
Surprise flickers through both Jacob and Kai’s faces.
“Wow, she’s got Cole interested,” Kai breathes as an infuriating grin spreads on his lips. “I knew Winter was special from the moment I met her.”
Ignoring him, Jacob fixes his steely-gray eyes on me. “Are you interested in her?”
“How often does a woman look at me twice?” I say, staring back at him. “Hell, she didn’t even flinch. She kept her eyes on me the whole time I was near her in that room.” Taking another sip of the fiery whiskey, I add, “Be honest, Jacob. Didn’t you notice the way she was perfuming?”
Closing his eyes, he lets out a groan. “I can still fucking smell her.”
“Do you think she could be the one for us?” Kai asks, looking excited.
Jacob opens his eyes and glares at him. “For all we know, she could just be a hooker who got stranded in the middle of a deserted street. This might even be the way she grabs men. Maybe the perfume we’re smelling is just an artificial one. And, let me remind you once again. Winter might not even be her real name.”
