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“Sirs!” She released the word just a little louder when two more swats came in rapid succession.
    “Personal,” Jack repeated, pulling a deep breath into his lungs and collecting his thoughts. “You are no longer with the Marines, correct?”
    “Yes, Sirs.” Came the tense answer, this time very quickly. She closed her eyes, trying to think. “I mean…no, Sirs, I’m no longer with the Marines.”
    Hayley knew she was almost holding her breath. Almost.
    She should have realized this could happen and she should have come up with a more plausible story that she could use. She hadn’t quizzed Bailey and Angel enough to get an idea of the intelligence and intuition that went along with being a dom.
    No, they weren’t mind readers by any stretch of the imagination, but they did grasp words used and followed patterns. Add to that, they were military. She groaned inwardly. And unbelievably observant.
    The yelp that escaped because she was distracted erupted because the pricks were double teaming her. One on each side and damn, each swat felt different! And hurt like hell.
    “We’ve lost the attention of our sub,” Jack tsked softly, forcing her to focus. “Where’d you go, little sub?”
    “Little?” She almost burst out laughing, barely keeping the single word to an astonished squeak. Which earned her two more swats. Her nails were stabbing the centers of her palms and she knew she’d be leaving marks.
    “Anything that ends with that little squiggle called a question mark…” Dane stood on one side, his chest against her shoulder and his mouth just above her ear. She almost jumped out of her skin when Jack appeared at the other side.
    “Requires an answer…or punishment,” Jack continued softly.
    She shivered when she felt the damp hot stroke of his tongue around her ear. Her heart quickened considerably when Dane lifted her hair to fall behind her and his teeth nipped at her throat, from her jaw to her shoulder.
    “Where did you go, little sub?” Jack repeated with a slight snap to his words.
    “I was thinking I’d lost my fucking mind to be here like this,” she growled back, quickly adding. “Sirs!” But just not quick enough.
    “I don’t get the feeling she’s being honest with us,” Dane commented, his tone sad despite the smile he offered when she met his gaze. “There are an awful lot of questions surrounding you, Hayley. Can you be here tomorrow evening?”
    “Promptly at six,” Jack added from the other side, his hand gliding over her side and beneath her breast. He trailed his fingers over the full underside and then higher, around a nipple pressing against the thin fabric. “Nice…and I so want a taste of this…”
    “Yes, Sirs,” she answered hurriedly. She almost rocked on her heels when both men stepped back at the same time.
    “Then you may go for now. I suggest you go home and do a little research, Hayley,” Dane told her flatly. “If you can’t be honest with us, we’ll cancel the bid. We won’t play with someone without knowing a few key things, one of which is why you’re here.”
    “You can’t,” she said, steeling herself for the smacks that never came. “Please. I’ll try harder. I will. I…”
    “Why the mask, Hayley?” Dane fired out immediately.
    “My…my relatives are protective,” she finally said. “Like I said, they’re all guys and they think I can’t take care of myself because of what happened. I have a brother who’s two years older than me and three cousins. They wouldn’t understand this.”
    “What happened?” Dane prodded, taking advantage of the break.
    “I explained it already,” she said softly.
    “Once more,” Dane said flatly.
    “I was engaged to this guy…he cheated on me. That’s when I found out he was engaged to me because of…of the family business…the ranch…and he didn’t take it well when I ended it. I told you this before. So now they’re a little on the protective side. This…the need…the tension