embarrassed all at the same time. I actually needed to calm her. We have to find out everything we can about her. Did you call in a favor and find out where she lives yet?”
“No,” Troy responded as he watched her as well.
“Good. Now that she’s come to us there’s no need to call in any favors. I’ll follow her home tonight.” A smile flitted across Trey’s lips. “Her cheeks colored so prettily when she saw me. I believe she was embarrassed at the thought that I might have seen her singing. I don’t understand it, but I could sense her distress before I even kissed her. Not wanting to scare her away, I lied to her. I didn’t like it, but it was well worth it. Her relief was so strong I swear I felt it personally.”
Troy nodded. “That’s what Nonno said would happen. We Cortino men are supposed to be able to read our true love’s feelings. After the bonding kiss she’s not supposed to be able to lie to us even to save herself from embarrassment.”
“Our bond must be extremely strong because she hit on me with the pinkest cheeks I’ve ever seen. Like she couldn’t help herself, and that happened right before I kissed her.”
A large smile crossed Troy’s face. “This is just more proof that she belongs to us. When I met her at the bookstore, I could feel her attraction to me instantly. It was weird in a wonderful way. And I was just as attracted to her even though she was dressed a lot like tonight, in clothes that cover her curves as much as possible. I need her as desperately as I need my next breath.”
Brows drawn together, Trey said, “The more I think about it the more I believe Nonno ’s story could be true. Great-grandfather must have truly saved a witch in Italy. And it looks like the blessing she cast on him and all his descendants is true. Not that I thought they were lying. It’s just that I’ve never seen the blessing in action, so I wasn’t sure, you know. How did it go...
“To your true love’s inner wrist
“you must place a licking kiss.
“If she’s yours, you will not miss
“the shudders of her bliss.
“Her nipples will come to a hard peak.
“You can have her within a week.
“Her emotions you can feel
“which shows you that your love is real.”
Troy nodded in agreement. “That’s right, Nonno repeated it all the time. Tonight we found out she belongs to both of us. It’s time to step up our claiming of her. She’s responded to both of us, and we can read her emotions. Even from here, I can feel her confusion, hope, and fear.”
They watched hungrily as Branda cheered Sienna on.
Trey couldn’t help but smile. “I’m glad she hasn’t gone back on stage. I don’t think I could handle hearing her sexy voice again without getting a hard-on from hell. You think she sings around the house? I hope so. I love it when women sing as they move through the house.”
“Maybe if we give her something to sing about, she will, eh?” Troy replied softly, his eyes watching her closely. “Head out the back way. She just asked Sienna and Rain if they were ready to leave, and they said yes. Call me as soon as you have her address. I can’t wait to start making her ours.”
* * * *
Trey watched in horror as the three piled into Sienna’s car and sat there talking for at least fifteen minutes. Had they been taught nothing? Sitting in a car in a parking lot was a dangerous thing to do. Any psycho could come up and kill them. What were they doing in there, for heaven’s sake?
Trey’s phone rang, and before he could say anything, he heard Troy ask, “Where does she live? Why didn’t you call me?”
Disgust filled Trey’s voice. “I didn’t call you yet because I’m still sitting in the damn parking lot waiting for them to pull out.”
“You’re kidding me, right?” Troy asked.
“I wish I were. From what she told you, I gather she must live close enough that we could have made several trips to and from her house by now.”
Concern colored