Twenty minutes later, we all sit around the dining room table when the corks begin to pop and the bubbly pours.We don’t talk about what happened. Mom has banned that kind of conversation. “Last thing we need is for you all to start barking arguments again. Tonight is only a celebration of life. And
The next morning, I go down to find Mom. She’s in the kitchen, whipping up breakfast. We’re set to leave after we eat, so Mom is cooking up a big farewell breakfast, likely the size and scope of our dinner last night, sans the alcohol.There’s a lot on my mind. Everything that happened with Mr. and
When it’s my turn to say goodbye, I pull Isaac into a hug first and then move to Mom. She has tears in her eyes, likely knowing that now she has to say goodbye to Mia.“You better bring this baby back to see us again,” Mom says, sniffling. She wraps her arm around me and pulls me into a hug. “And yo
Other than the occasional random hookup, which has been admittedly very sparse lately, the brothers don’t entertain very many visitors at the Pyramid. So it is unusual when I walk down toward the kitchen and find Neil in the living room with a pair of middle-aged strangers in ill-fitting suits.None
“Oh, Chloe,” Angela says sadly. “Was that never covered in your previous school?”“No one really talked about it,” Chloe says. “Survival was more important. Basic life skills. Who has time to worry about something as arbitrary as a mating bond when you can’t afford to eat every day?”More and more p
“Yes. Is everything okay?”“Everything’s wonderful,” the nurse says. “Your friend Tide is awake.”Debbie and I split up with Angela, who tells us again and again that she understands as we apologize profusely. Then Debbie and I rush to the hospital.When we arrive, Tide is sitting up in bed, eating
Debbie’s question and my response stay with me the rest of the day. As happy as I am to have Tide back with us again, it is hard not to feel anything other than restless with how uncertain I am in my own life.I try to be positive during the rest of the visit, and even as I hug and say goodbye to De
I really don’t want to celebrate the day I will probably lose the men I care about, the only men I have ever cared about so much, for the rest of my life. It feels morbid to even try to plan it.But, Beau looks so excited and earnest, that what choice do I really have? I would rather eat broken glas
“Archer…” I start, but I’m still not sure. I don’t want to ruin the surprise. After all, he could just be guessing. The taxi pulls up in front of City Hall. Stepping out onto the sidewalk, I’m immediately bombarded with the flashes of cameras and the shouts of questions. “Mrs. Hayes!” the call f
“It hasn’t even been that long since I left them,” I tell Archer as he and I ride side by side in the back of a truck away from the border lands and back towards home. “But everyone’s so anxious.” I can feel it through the bond. “Can you blame them?” Archer asks. “Their mate is living a life as a
“You’ve been fucked all night, but it’s not enough, is it? You need this dick.” He takes himself in hand and slowly begins to stroke from base to tip. A bead of precum glistens at his slit. I lick my lips, desperate to taste it. “You want to suck my dick, slut?” Archer asks. He steps closer to m
When I awaken, I’m cradled in the safety of Neil’s arms, my cheek to his chest with him carding his fingers through my hair. Lifting my head, he pauses, watching me as I take in our surroundings. This bed has gotten lower somehow or… wait… “We broke the bed,” I say, looking around. “Yes,” Neil
“Show me,” he says. I know what he’s asking me to do. Slowly I place my hands on my shoulders, then trail them down, gently massaging my breasts. I pluck my nipples, gasping. It’s only partially for show. With how much I’ve explored my body while sleeping with these brothers, I know exactly what I
I’m not sure how long I’m on that roof, with Beau holding me in his arms. Gently, he licks at the mark he’s made as if attempting to soothe it. It’s already healed, I can tell, though it never really hurt when he gave it to me. The opposite, actually. “You really are incredible, Nanny,” Beau says,
After snooping, his ear pressed to the door to Steven’s lab, Beau storms back toward the living room where his other brother’s await, furious. “He’s fucking her!” Archer tenses at once, sharing Beau’s outrage. Neil seems annoyed but remains infuriatingly calm like normal. “We’ll each get our t
He glances back at me like clockwork. This time, his eyes widen, seeing my new position. His nostrils flare, scenting the air. I’m not unaffected either, not by any of this. The brothers feel a pull to me, but I feel that pull four times over. I want their bites. I need their bites. That they
As the four brothers look at me with desire burning in their eyes, exhilaration and anticipation rush through me. For so long, I worried about who my mate might be and how I could manage to stay with the Hayes brothers. Now that I belong to them – almost officially, soon as I have their bites – I ca