Chapter 20

Jayce gave an answering chuckle, sliding into the water. Her eyes found his, and darted over to his crumpled breeches resting on the lip of the pool. Her eyes widened as she realized she was very naked, he was obviously very naked, and both Tobin and Beckett were only half-dressed. She would have the grace to be embarrassed if Tobin's fingers weren't massaging soap into her hair, his fingers scraping and tugging at her scalp.

Jayce gripped the cloth she had flung at him in his hand, knuckles white. "You need a good scrub, Halfling." He took his time, testing the small bottles of oils and soaps, selecting the ripe strawberry one she had discarded in her haste to cover her body. He made his way toward her, achingly slow. Beckett merely watched them with half-hooded eyes, and she felt exposed under his gaze.

Jayce dipped the cloth into the water, dumping the soap onto it and working it into a lather. Tobin's lips attached to the side of her throat and she groaned. Jayce pressed into her f