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restrained herself,
    making sure she took her time and didn’t seem too eager. She chewed each bite carefully. Sipped at
    her juice and was grateful when she finished that Ash produced more.
    She wanted to eat all of it, but her stomach rebelled. She had gone too long without enough and she
    was used to surviving on far less. Her stomach refused to take another bite when she was barely half
    done with the burger and only a few bites into the steak.
    “You aren’t eating much,” Jace observed when she pushed her plate back.
    “I snacked on party food earlier,” she lied. “It was really great, though. Thank you.”
    He studied her a long moment and she fidgeted uncomfortably. He didn’t look as though he
    believed her, but he didn’t push the issue. And why should he care if she ate or not? She was here
    because they wanted sex. They wanted to scratch an itch, though why with her , she’d never
    comprehend. She highly doubted they had any problem getting any woman they wanted in bed, which
    meant they could be as choosy as they damn well wanted to be.
    “Few things you should know,” Ash spoke up.
    Her gaze drifted to his and he’d lost that playful, flirty look. His eyes were serious. Brimming with
    hotness that took her breath away. In that moment he looked just like Jace did. A hell of a lot more
    brooding and . . . badass. Which was kind of weird considering the word badass would have never
    come up in one of her descriptions of Ash.
    “We call the shots in the bedroom. What we say goes. We’ll take care of you. We’ll see to your
    needs. We’ll make damn sure it’s good for you. But we’re in control. If you have a problem with that,
    you need to say so now before we get into this.”
    A heady thrill rolled right through her body. Was he kidding? She fought her overpowering
    response to his statement and forced herself to be smart about this. Yeah, being taken care of for the
    night was not a turn-off. Giving up power and control for one night where she didn’t have to think,
    didn’t have to do, didn’t have to do anything but feel? Not a deterrent.
    But she needed to know exactly what this kind of a deal entailed and how deep their kink ran.
    “I think that depends on what you want,” she said in a low voice. “I’m not into anything that even
    comes close to playing with my life.”
    Jace’s brow furrowed and he shot Ash a quelling look. “You’ve scared the shit out of her now,
    man. I told you to chill and let me handle this.”
    “She deserves to know what she’s getting into,” Ash said calmly. “I didn’t lie to her and I won’t
    mislead her.”
    “Appreciate that,” Bethany said dryly.
    Jace reached for her hand, curling his fingers around hers. It was . . . sweet. And strangely not in
    keeping with his badass look and those brooding stares he’d sent her way. This was a guy she would
    have expected Ash’s speech to come from. For him to lay down the law to her and tell her it was his
    way or the highway.
    “We won’t hurt you, Bethany. What Ash means is that we like control. We like . . . submission. Not
    saying tonight has to be all about that. Just shooting you straight.”
    “I get it,” she said softly.
    “And?” Jace prompted.
    “And what?”
    “You good with that? Can you handle it?”
    She took a deep breath and nodded. “I’m good with it.”
    “Thank fuck,” Ash muttered. “Now if we’re done with all the talking, can we get to the naked
    part?”
    “Ash.”
    Jace said his friend’s name like a warning. Then he turned back to Bethany, his hand still snugly
    circled around hers.
    “Go into the bedroom. You can use the bathroom to get comfortable, do whatever you need to do.
    Undress and wait for us on the bed.”
    The soft words whispered over her skin, making her entire body hum with arousal. The man was
    positively lethal.
    Wordlessly, she found herself obeying his soft command and rising from her chair. Her hand
    slipped from his as she backed