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Elena The icy shards of betrayal pierce my heart as the truth sinks in. Everyone I’ve ever trusted has lied to me. Everyone I thought I knew, thought I could depend on to always be truthful with me, they all fed me falsehoods, deceptions of their own making, and then looked me in the eye and told me they’d always be there to pick up the pieces as I crumbled, knowing full well they were the cause of my shattered life to begin with. “Elena, please! Try to understand!” Ryan, I refuse to call him father, begs of me. “Understand what? How you all schemed behind my back to ruin my life? How you forced the one person I needed more than you, more than my next breath, to abandon me? How you let an adolescent boy, barely more than a child himself, rip my heart out, shredding his own in the process, and guilted him into taking the blame for it? “How could you possibly expect me to ever understand that? Do you have any idea what you’ve stolen from us? From me? You destroyed every dream I eve
Elena “What? You don’t want me anymore?” I feel Mason’s rejection like a crushing blow. Aspen wraps himself around my back, holding me close and reminding me I’m still wanted, by him if not by everyone. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by Mason’s response. I spent so much time pushing him away, and karma really is a bitch. It makes sense he’d change his mind about me the minute I’m ready to give him a chance. “Fuck! Ellie, that’s not what I meant. Of course I want you! I’ll always want you. Never doubt that.” He drags me away from Aspen and into his arms, snarling at the other man when he doesn’t let me go immediately. He presses my cheek against his chest where I can hear his racing heart beat. His arms are shaking where they surround my waist and he’s scenting my hair to calm himself. I’m so confused by his reaction, in direct contrast to his words. “I don’t understand. You just said-” “I know what I said.” He interrupts. “It came out wrong. I just meant that I never want
Asher “What the fuck are you doing?” Aspen attacks me the second Mason pulls Elena aside. “You’re my brother, my twin, and I’ll always support you but this is our mate, our entire future at stake. You better explain this shit to me right now!” “I know it sucks but you also know I’m right. We need to be here for dad’s trial and there’s still a killer on the loose. Our time is better spent here, finding the fucker and making Elena safe!” I try the same line but he isn’t buying it. “No! That’s the bullshit you plan to distract yourself with so you don’t spend all your time thinking about how fucked up it is that you let our mate walk away for no damn good reason! We can’t keep her safe if we’re not with her and you fucking know it!” Aspen always has this uncanny ability to see right through me and he doesn’t hesitate to call me on it. All I can do is shake my head and sigh. He’s not going to let it go, leaving me no choice but to shatter his happy little bubble. But it was bound
Asher My balled fists are the only outward sign of my jealousy when I watch Elena kiss Mason goodbye. He beams at her like she’s his reason for breathing, and yeah, I know the feeling. Then he walks away with a spring in his step even though he knows what her staying with us means and I can’t fathom how he could leave her here without a fight. But I shake all that negativity away, refusing to give it more space in my head when we have the whole night to look forward to. Elena yelps as I pick her up and fling her over my shoulder, carrying her inside. It’s such a lighthearted sound, full of happiness, and that’s the emotion I cling to. It’s all I ever want her to feel when she’s with me. It’s how I want to remember her. “Asher, I can walk!” She giggles. “Sure. But isn’t it sexy to have your big, strong mate take charge?” I slap her ass playfully, her skin soft and warm under my palm. “Okay, have it your way. Caveman!” She mutters the last part under her breath but I hear
Aspen “What the fuck are you doing?” Asher knocks my phone out of my hand. Elena passed out almost immediately after the earth-shattering orgasm we gave her. But even in her sleep, she’s aroused and restless. She’ll wake soon and she’s going to want Mason here when she does. “I’m calling Mason. You heard her ask for him. She needs him here.” I pick my phone up off the floor, glowering at him. “No!” He barks. “This was supposed to be our night. We can get her through this. We don’t need him!” “Asher,” I sigh, shaking my head at him. “This is her first heat since finding her mates. She deserves to share it with all of us if that’s what she wants. “Are you really so selfish that you’d take that away from her? Because that’s fucked up and I doubt she’ll thank you for it when it’s over and she realizes you refused to get him for her.” “Fuck!” He growls angrily before resignation sets in. “Fine. Call him. I’ll be in the kitchen making her some food.” He stomps away and I g
Elena “Now tell me, sweet girl, has anyone ever been inside that tight ass of yours?” Mason asks, but I’m struggling to focus on his words with all the sumptuous eye candy surrounding me. Aspen is leaning against the headboard, completely naked. His muscles ripple as he strokes his long thick cock, fist tightening around the tip with every pump. I’m practically drooling with the desire to lick the cum dripping down his hand. Asher is kneeling beside me, his hard body close enough to taste if I just leaned in. His cock bobs in front of him, thicker than his brother but not quite as long. A thread of pre-cum stretches from his leaking slit to the mattress below and fuck am I thristy for it! Then there’s Mason, his massive frame and all his hard lines and ridges looming over me. His heavy cock rests on my thigh and he’s staring at my pussy like he wants to dive in and never come up for air. Between the three of them, I can’t decide what I want first. “Ellie?” Mason startles me out
Mason Ellie is dead to the world. She’s laying on her side facing me with Asher snuggled at her back. One heavy arm is draped over her waist, his hand cupping her lush tit. Her blond curls are a tangled mess and her face is still flushed, giving her that freshly fucked look, and she’s never looked more beautiful. I’m staring at her gorgeous face, feeling like the luckiest bastard alive as memories of the past few days filter through my consciousness. Between the three of us, we took her in every way imaginable and as I suspected, the surplus of sex toys came in handy at the peak of her heat when she was so needy there was no time to breathe, let alone recover. A huge grin spreads across my face as I remember the way we worked together so seamlessly, confirming my belief that the four of us were always meant to be a team. Just what that team will look like remains to be seen. Asher and I found a way to work together, even sharing Ellie between us a few times, but nothing more. As
Elena I stare out the window as we make the long trek to Sacred Moon. Mason is driving, one hand on my thigh squeezing gently. Aspen sits in the back but leans over the console to hold my hand, circling his thumb soothingly over it. I appreciate their efforts to comfort me but it doesn’t stop the tears from streaming down my cheeks or the gaping hole in my heart where Asher should be. I’m not even sure why I feel so devastated by his absence. It’s not like I’ll never see him again, hopefully soon. And he promised to call or text me every day. Still, I can’t quit replaying our last interaction in my mind, obsessing over this gut feeling that something more is going on, something he’s not telling me. “You understand why I can’t leave now, right gorgeous?” Asher asks as soon as his brother and Mason leave to go collect the one thing I can’t leave behind. My bow and arrows. “I think so. But could you tell me one more time?” I say, staring at my hands so I don’t risk seeing rejectio