"Good, luv?" I asked Atlas as he finished washing his hands for what had to be the millionth time after getting back to the warehouse.He nodded, not even bothering to look at me. His shoulders were trembling and small shoots of water sprang up from the sink at different intervals. I waited him out. One of the few things I'd learned about this enigmatic man, over and above the fact that he was a seriously good kisser, was that his love for his brothers and family was the solid core of him. I'd watched in helpless horror as the realization that he'd been unable to save Xander's life had washed over him back in that slaughterhouse.He turned from the sink, his head still down, his eyes closed tight. He shook his head. Still not bothering to look up at me. I walked over to him, careful not to get too close to invading his personal space. "Need some touch or rather not?"He nodded. The first tear splashed to the floor between my feet. I had him in my arms before the next cou
Xander was the last to slide into a seat at the huge dining table on Asher's level. The man himself was trying to play it cool by staying in the kitchen. But I could see the starkness in the gaze that had yet to leave his brother. He saw me looking at him. I nodded at him. He returned the gesture before going back to keep a close eye on his twin. "Anytime there, Kord," Ransom said from the far end of the table. The head of the table. I smiled at the unspoken hierarchy. I cleared my throat. "Right." Shit, now that the time was here, where did I freaking start? I rubbed my hands down my pants, trying to dry the suddenly damp palms. I wasn't quite sure where I fit in the hierarchy yet, but I knew I fucking wanted to. Damn, did they make family look appealing. I glanced at Kiema, she gave me a soft, if slightly unfocused smile. Fuck, she was a bright light in a world full of shitty darkness. And suddenly, I knew where to start. "Okay, so there are a total of four proph
"And I still don't care what it says. Unless they're just out there waiting to gobble me up, I'm going to freaking bed," I said for what felt like the tenth time. Ransom opened his mouth. I held up a hand, a frown pulling at the edges of my mouth. "If you suggest the Hold one more time, I'm going to shove you in there."He opened his mouth again."Without me," I said quickly.His mouth snapped closed with a click. I caught Scarlet's gaze. She rolled her eyes. So fucking true, girlfriend. So fucking true."Bed. Now. Any of my mates who want to join, there will be no sexy times. Sleeping is it. The end. The rest of you, good night. Pleasant dreams. I'll see you after I wake up. And I better not be woken up by any of you." I turned on my sock-covered heel and headed for the elevator. I couldn't handle their worry or expectation. The sliver of Scarlet's magic that I'd inherited made other people's emotions feel like weights around my neck while I was trying to just t
"I swear to Gaia if you keep hovering over me like mom used to, then I'm going to cock-shot you and lock you in the Hold," Xander said, his voice a hard whisper in my ear. We were hovering over Kord as he discussed the finer points of foreign language translation.I felt my shoulders relax at his hard tone. He was back. Fully. Completely. My belly unwound itself. I nodded, not looking at him. He bumped his shoulder into mine in response. "What the fuck happened in the warehouse today? How did it get decorated with body parts and blood?" he asked. The fucker! I just now relax and he brings it back up like he's discussing the fucking weather?He growled low next to me. "Our Cherrypie happened, bro," Taryk said. "I have no idea how she did it, but the bodies just ended up sliced and diced. She was either moving too fast or hidden under massive camouflage. The Wardens just ended up on the floor in different pieces.""I'm not convinced they were Wardens," Kord said befo
Two days later"Last chance, Alok. I won't be asking again. You can talk to me or to one of the women," I said. The blue-haired idiot strapped down to a chair scoffed. "I'll take one of the women." He leered at me, a sickening glint in his eye.Saint laughed. "Have a preference?""How about both?" I look at Saint. He was already looking at me. A different kind of glint in his eye. "Works for me if it works for you. Scarlet has been working with Kiema," he said over the implant network. I turned back to the asshole. "That works for us. But don't come begging and whining when they break you." We turned to leave the Hold, the door open. The two women this imbecile was mocking were waiting at the door. He laughed, the sound full of scorn and derision. "I break for no woman. Least of all two magical half-wits."Just outside the door, Kiema laughed. The sound low, husky, sexy. "Finally, a willing participant." She brushed past Saint and me as she tugged Scarlet in behind
"Harder, Taryk, please," I begged as I let Xander's dick fall from my mouth. Being stretched out between them was a delicious torture. Taryk slowed his pace but increased the force of his drives inside me. He slapped a hand to my upthrust ass. "Teasing us like that. I should make you wait until we're all done with you before you get to cum."My body clenched at the command in his voice, the threat that they would deny my orgasm had me zipping toward the finished line. Taryk grunted, "Ah, ah, ah, little minx. You liked that idea. I think we'll try it out."My core tightened even as I shook my head no. Xander chuckled as he tapped my cheek with his fingers. "Open up, Kaeru."I looked up at him, my confusion on my face. Running a hand down my cheek, he answered, "Means dear in one of the Earth languages. I asked Ten."My heart melting, I opened my mouth. I inhaled his cock, taking him straight to the back of my mouth as quickly as possible. Okay, I might have also want
"Wh-wha...how did you do that?" I asked Kiema as she did some kind of advanced sorcery on my balls. Her husky laugh pushed at the hardest part of me as she slid her lips and tongue over my dick, making my head fall back on my shoulders. She hummed her enjoyment of torturing me over my length. The sound of flesh smacking flesh had my eyes popping open and my head dropping to see what was going on.Saint and Ransom were taking turns sliding their cocks inside the tight haven of Kiema's cunt. Saint was alternatively spanking each ass cheek as they slid in and out of her. Her body curled and rocked, her chest heaving up and down. One of Ransom's hands disappeared under Kiema's body. The sudden appearance of her teeth next to my favorite appendage had my eyes widening in fear before she sheathed them again. "Careful, man. She's got sharp teeth," I said, a slight grimace on my face. "You have no idea, bro," Saint said. Licking his thumb, he gathered some saliva and traced ar
"Everyone meet up in Xander's office," Taryk said over the implant. I relayed the information to Kiema and Kord. They nodded. We all got off the bed and started looking for clothes. Watching Kiema's perfect body slowly be covered with clothing had me gritting my back teeth against the urge to throw her back down on the bed and ravish her. After the scene in the Hold between her and Scarlet, I was in some serious need of relief. Ransom groaned softly beside me. I turned to look at him. He had the same hungry look on his face that I probably sported on mine. Kord, the fucker, looked like he'd just gotten back from a fucking tropical vacation. "Guys, Scarlet's worried. Book it," Taryk said, breaking into my mental fantasies. Ransom told the other two the update. Kiema adjusted her hair, pulling it up into a messy knot on top of her head. One of my new sweatshirts draped over her like an oversized blanket, but seeing her in my clothes soothed the beast inside me. Te