When I wake up the next morning, my brain has finally decided to actually process and interpret information. For a few bliss-filled seconds, I am at peace. Then I remember all the shit I did the night before. How utterly humiliating. I decide that I hate Archer with the entirety of my being. At
For a brief moment, I think of sending him away like the brothers want me to do. But then I scoff at myself. Tide is my friend, and no matter what they might say, the Hayes boys have no right to dictate who I speak with. Still, I almost change my mind again when Tide speaks. “I need to borrow mo
I understand where Neil is coming from, I guess. I did sell the clothes the brothers had gifted me. But he doesn’t have to be such a raging dick about it right now. He’s trying to punish me by giving me an impossible schedule. It’s annoying, sure, but the fact that he’s including Mia in on this ri
When the water fills the tub a few inches, I lower Mia down and begin to bathe her. She’s still in a playful mood and splashes some water at me. I immediately regret wearing a white shirt today, but other than that, it’s fine. Her good spirits lift my own, and I encourage her to keep splashing, ev
Neil Neil hates arguing with Chloe, but she is being insufferable and purposefully difficult. Sometimes he’s certain that she needles him on purpose, just to get a rise out of him. Worse, he hates that this time, she might have some merit to her arguments. Maybe his childhood wasn’t the healthie
His pants are suddenly much tighter. His hands twitch, eager to touch. His mouth salivates with the sudden urge to taste. He startles. Why is he thinking this way – over the nanny? Yet he can’t deny his body’s reaction. His dick is rapidly hardening in his pants. He wants to rip that shirt off o
Mia and my laughter seems to have broken some of the tension between Neil and me. He still seems a bit off, like he’s distracted and maybe uncomfortable, but he’s not as angry anymore. That feels like a win. He passes Mia back to me. I finish toweling her off, then set her down on the changing tab
“Any weakness that Mia exhibits will be a reflection on all of us,” Neil says. “But mostly me.” I can see now, the pressure he’s under. It doesn’t change anything, but I can at least see it. “I hope you understand.” “I don’t really, not exactly. But thank you for telling me.” I sigh. “I want t
I’m happy because I have four hearts beating alongside mine.“Do you feel it, too?” I ask. “My connection to each of you?”I blink my eyes open once more. I want to see their faces, their reactions.Neil has his hand over his own heart. “It’s strange. It’s like part of you is inside of me.”“Me, too
In the darkness of my mind, I floated, surrounded by the comforting embrace of love. Distantly, I could feel another presence, one that grew stronger and stronger, the more I focused on it: my wolf.As I thought of her, she appeared before me as if I willed her into being. Maybe I did. We are in my
Damn alpha wolves and their heightened senses.“I’ve already made my choice,” I say. “Honestly, I think I made it a long, long time ago.”Archer relaxes marginally. Steven starts to smile.Neil turns to me, worry still on his face. “You say that now, Chloe. But the pull could be strong…”“I don’t ca
The eve of my birthday, I rest in bed and stare at my ceiling. It’s late, near midnight, but I still have my bedside light on.With my feelings shared and grown with Neil, Archer, and Steven, I didn’t expect to spend any night alone, especially the one right before the day that could change everythi
I awake to a sharp knock on my bedroom door. Neil’s arm is still draped over me but some distance had inched between our hot bodies in the night. I’m able to slink out from under his arm without him waking.Naked, I quickly stop by the bathroom to throw on my fluffy bathrobe. Then, after glancing ba
They.Beau glances at me and see my incredulous look. “What do I need to go out every night? Can’t a man just enjoy staying home for a change?”“You can do whatever the hell you want,” I say.“Good, then.” Beau slumps down on the couch. He stretches out, lifting his feet up and into my lap. “Now tel
For the rest of the morning, I desperately try not to think about Neil. Whoever he’s in love with, I won’t be offended by it. The hurt I feel has nothing to do with this new person. She must be great for her to have won Neil’s affections.The hurt is my own loss, my own problem. I let my feelings fo
After Steven and I have cleaned ourselves up with a quick shower, we fall back into bed together, giggling and laughing all the way. My now, Steven has discovered a few of my tickle zones, which he is exploiting. As revenge, I touch the places I now know make him shiver.For a while, nothing seems l
His hands fumbled with the buttons of his own shirt. Such usually steady hands are rendered useless by his nervousness.“Allow me,” I tell him. I lightly bat his hands out of the way before replacing them with mine on his shirt buttons. My times with Neil have served me well. I’m able to undo all th