“You have to wait.” She doesn’t look up. “I’m busy.” “I have a sick baby,” I say. I shuffle Mia to the other side, closer to the woman’s line of vision. “She needs to see a doctor.” “Everyone needs to see a doctor,” the woman says. “You have to wait until I’m ready for you to be seen.” Neil’s
The drive back to the Pyramid feels longer – likely, because Neil is driving less like a possessed man and more like a guy who values his own life, as well as the lives of others in his car. The storm has even eased up some. The rain is more like a drizzle now. There’s still lightning but it’s dis
“Neil –” “No, Chloe. It can’t happen, and that’s that.” He huffs out a breath. It sounds frustrated. “I have a girlfriend.” I’m wondering who he’s trying to convince, me or him. But mentioning Angela does give me pause. Not because I’m worried about her at all. She’s given me the green light t
Back in the Pyramid, we quietly return Mia to her room. She’s fast asleep in my arms. She passed out somewhere in the car, close to the hospital, and has been resting peacefully since. Since we left, someone has come in and cleaned and sterilized Mia’s room. There is a fresh cover in her crib, and
He wanted to gag me with his cock before. Will he want to gag me with some kind of tie, instead, when he fucks me? Archer wants his partners loud. Does Neil want me to try to control myself? He has to know it’s a losing battle. No, if he’s gagging me, maybe he’s the one who wants to control my
I hide the book behind my back. Beau gives me a flat look that screams, Really? Archer still looks like he wants to set the building on fire. “Need some tips, Nanny?” Beau asks. “That little Tide boy not pleasing you enough?” Tide? What the hell does Tide have to do with anything? “None of y
But I won’t read chapter 6. I open the book and start at chapter 1. People are talking. That’s nice. That’s great. I check my clock. It’s already been 5 minutes. Do I really want to waste my alone time with talking when I bought this book for one singular purpose? Sighing with disappointment a
“I, uh…” The book is clearly in my hand. It’s too late to hide it under the pillow like I so desperately want. And with my hand down my pants, there’s no innocent way to explain away what I’m doing or reading. At that moment, Neil lifts his head and scents the air. “I can smell your arousal, Chl
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