Cassie’s throat tightened—there they were, her two warriors.Andthey were each other’s too.
“We stop if anyone says stop,”Severinsaid, his voice low and steady despite the heat in his eyes.“Nohesitation.Noexplanation needed.”
“Yes,”Raviksaid at once.
Cassie nodded.
“Yes.”
“And if theBondstarts to form?”Severinasked, looking atRaviknow.
Ravik’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t look away.
“Then we let it.”
The words made the need that was growing insideCassiesurge.
“Then…can we start?”she asked, looking between them.“BecauseI’mfeeling it again—Ineed you…need you both so much.”
Severin leaned forward and kissed her first.Itwas soft at the beginning—his mouth warm and careful against hers.ThenRavik’shand slid into her hair and turned her gently toward him, and his kiss was deeper—rougher and full of all the hunger he had been trying to run from.
When he pulled back, he looked atSeverin.Themoment stretched like warm honey between them and thenRavikreached for him.
Their kiss was slow at first, almost tentative.Cassiewatched, her breath caught in her throat asRavik’smouth metSeverin’sand the two males finally let themselves have the thing they had been denying for years
Severin made a low sound and leaned into the bigBeastKindredasRavik’shand tightened on the back of his neck.
Cassie felt heat roll through her body so intensely that she trembled.Shedidn’t feel jealous at all—seeing them together didn’t take anything away from her—it made their circle complete.
When they broke apart, both males were breathing hard.
“Well,”Cassiemurmured.“Ithink we’re all warmed up now.”
“Yes, we fucking are,”Ravikgrowled andSeverinnodded.
“Good.”Shenodded.“Thenlet’s try out this chair thatDr.Owlsent us.”
Severin gave a startled laugh andRavikrumbled briefly as well.
“Yeah, he does look like an owl.”
After that, the laughter faded and the heat took over.
They undressed her slowly, as though she was something precious being unwrapped.Severinuntied the red silk robe and eased it from her shoulders, kissing the place where the fabric had rested.Ravikcupped her face and kissed her again whileSeverin’shands moved over her, slow and teasing, stroking her bare skin and making her shiver.
Cassie relaxed completely and let them do whatever they wanted.
She let herself be looked at, stroked, touched, and adored.Shelet herself feel beautiful between them—not too much or too old or too curvy or too needy.Justtheirs.Theserum had made her breasts full again, though not painfully so, and whenRavikbent to kiss the upper curve of one, she sighed and threaded her fingers through his dark hair.
“Need to get you ready, baby,” he murmured against her skin.“Needyou soft and open for both of us.”
Severin rose from the bed and went to the small cabinet near the wall.Hereturned with a slender vial filled with pale gold liquid.
Cassie frowned.
“What’s that?”
“SomethingIthought—hoped—we might need.Ibrought it from theMotherShipbefore we left forCherubinThree.”
