whoops when they were able to light the matchstick. And as told, after a few seconds, the men threw them into the fire.
The wolf brothers’ sense of wonder didn’t end there. They had the same reaction to the portable gas barbeque. And the hamburgers and hotdogs were enthusiastically consumed as if she’d served a world-class meal.
After their dinner, all of them sat up late around the fire. The men talked about their lives during the ice age, the hunts they’d been on, family members they’d miss. Cassidy sat fascinated, listening to them talk about a time so far removed from the present day as if it had only happened the day before. But to them, it probably had. They’d gone to sleep and woke up ten thousand years later.
And as the night progressed, Cassidy found herself feeling more comfortable around them, especially Edensaw. He sat close to her, seeming to want to keep her at his side. She could almost forget he and the others were werewolves. Except for the occasional wolflike growl, they acted as human as she.
Once it was late enough for them to turn in for the night, Cassidy wasn’t sure how the sleeping arrangements would work. She wasn’t going to expect the men to stay outside while she had a tent that would fit them all. It would be a bit on the cramped side, but there was nothing for it. She only had the one sleeping bag, though.
Cassidy picked a spot closest to the tent’s entrance and rolled out her sleeping bag. The men arranged their furs into pallets in the rest of the space. Edensaw, of course, placed his right alongside Cassidy. She climbed into her sleeping bag and rolled to her side, doing her best to ignore his presence.
But Edensaw wasn’t having any of that. He spooned her from behind and placed his arm around her waist. Cassidy felt even more aware of him. She doubted now she’d be able to sleep with him there. His body heat sank through the nylon material of her sleeping bag, her clothes and into her skin. Edensaw had just about wrapped himself around her, holding her close. Cassidy liked it. A lot. Her nipples grew taut beneath her shirt, and she resisted the urge to squeeze her legs together to alleviate some of the ache that built deep inside her pussy.
It wasn’t too long before she heard the others’ breathing even out as they fell asleep. Edensaw wasn’t one of them. With her back pressed to his chest, she felt every breath he took, which were a little on the quick side. Hers was no better than his.
Edensaw’s hand lifted and settled on one of her breasts. He squeezed it as he brushed aside the hair at her nape with his nose before kissing her skin. She shivered as he licked and sucked. Wetness pooled between her legs, her breath hitching when he nipped her gently.
“Cassidy, I know you’re still awake,” Edensaw whispered. “I can smell your arousal.”
Deciding there was no point in pretending she was asleep, she rolled to her other side so they were face-to-face. He didn’t waste any time in claiming her lips. He sank his fingers into her hair at the back of her head and held her where he wanted her, his tongue slipping past her lips and stroking hers. Cassidy held back a moan, afraid to make too much noise. She pressed even closer to Edensaw the more aroused she became.
Once he released her mouth, and Cassidy caught sight of one of the supine figures of the other men, she pushed on Edensaw’s shoulder until he lifted his head and looked at her. “The others,” she whispered. “They might hear.”
“Don’t worry,” he replied in the same hushed tone. “They are asleep and won’t awake. My wolf brothers are used to others being around them while they sleep.”
“But I’m not.”
“I won’t make love to you now, if that is what has you worried. If I were to do so I would claim you as my mate. You’re not ready for that.”
“Then we should get some sleep.”
He gave her a sexy grin that would have turned Cassidy’s legs to rubber if she’d