“Do you like drive-thru food?” I wasn’t a huge fan, but it would do in a pinch. We agreed on a chain that was around the corner, and then we were on the road to her apartment. The closer we were to the high-rise where she lived, the more I could smell her fear. My XV had bucket seats, making me wish I could pull her into my lap and reassure her that all was fine. I opened the alpha link, the one all my pack was on, and focused on Laikyn.
“Nobody will hurt you, Mon Chaton. I promise you this. If you sense anything or need to speak to me, find me here. Only you and I can hear each other.”
She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Several silky lengths had come free from the hair tie from when I’d tugged, because I couldn’t resist. I listened as she instructed where to park, finding my sister’s trailer in the spot they’d left it. I glared at the evidence they’d left without proper protection and then at the two women in my rig.
Laikyn’s hand rubbed my thigh. “Soothing the savage beast?”
“Something like that.” She smiled at me.
“Hello, it’s rude to use your inside voices in the company of others,” Syn groused.
Bodhi didn’t say a word. His fingers tapping on his phone kept him occupied throughout the ride.
“If you are going to be engrossed with whoever is on the other end, you might wanna stay in the rig, Bo,” Syn said with false sweetness, hopping out before I had shut it off.
I met Bodhi’s stare, seeing the boiling beneath the green orbs. “I’m gonna spank her ass one of these days.”
The door to my XV jerked open, leaving me and Laikyn inside. “That’s gonna be fun to watch.” Laikyn pointed out the window.
I didn’t agree. My hand pulled her across the console, fusing our mouths. “Don’t get any ideas from that one, or You’ll find your own delectable behind red more often than not.”
“Promises, promises,” she said breathlessly.
I maneuvered us out of the vehicle and into the lift, somewhat mollified by the security measures we had to go through to get into the building. Of course, there were clearly ways to get in, proven by the twin hybrids up in her apartment. “Let me lay down some ground rules for you two. I want you both to stay behind Bodhi and me at all times. If something happens to both of us, I want you to take my gun and shoot for the heart. Syn, you know how to shoot, yes?” My baby sister showed me she had her own gun, looking comfortable with the girlie painted piece in her hand. I nodded. “How about you, Mon Chaton. Can you shoot?”
Laikyn swallowed. “Killing is abhorrent to me, but I can and will. I’ve been shooting since I was a little girl.” She pulled a small silver piece out of her crossbody.
“That’s my girl.” I tried to restrain myself, but the sight of her holding a gun like she meant business turned me on. Not that I’d actually stopped being hard since I’d been in her vicinity. I watched her put the piece back into the bag, then wrapped my arms around her. I wanted to show her I could be gentle, licking at her lips like the finest wine. She stroked my tongue with her own, making me growl. I lifted her against me, feeling her legs wrap around my waist. I pressed her to the side of the elevator, forgetting the others were inside with us. I was two seconds from ripping the pants off of Laikyn and fucking her right then and there. Luckily, the ding signaled we’d reached her floor.
Bodhi coughed, while Syn laughed outright. “We need to finish what we started soon, dammit.” I nipped her lip, and a little of her blood entered my mouth. Laikyn did the same to me, the action making me groan, yet I let her slide down my body. “Be good and remember what I told you.” She saluted me, making me smile. “Save that for Rowan. You can just call me Sir. Yes, Sir will sound lovely coming from your lips.” I took her hand in mine and let her lead the way with a huge grin on her face.
I almost forgot where we were while Kellen wrapped me up in his huge arms. The man was a complete menace to society, yet I was more than willing to let him take charge.
The overwhelming cologne wasn’t as strong, like they hadn’t sprayed it lately. “What the hell is that smell?” Bodhi asked, nose in the air.
I rolled my eyes. “That would be my unwanted visitors,” I said loudly outside my door.
Bodhi cracked his neck. “Well, it’s god damn offensive to my nose.”
All four of us laughed, but stopped when we entered. Seated at the kitchen table were none other than Damien and Lucas Cordell. Blood stained one of Damien’s knees, while Lucas’s right and left were bloodied. Rowan and Lyric stood near the large window seat, guns out and pointed at the two doctors. I scooted behind Kellen, letting his large frame hide me, his heat infusing me with much-needed warmth.
“Laikyn, we mean you no harm.” Damien stood, the chair making a scraping sound on the wooden floor.
“Why are you here?” My voice came out in a whisper.
“Please come out and listen to us. You will find we would never hurt a hair on your glorious head,” Damien said.
Kellen growled, making the pictures in the room rattle. “She is mine.”
Lucas lifted his head and inhaled. “I don’t smell a full mating.”
“Don’t make me shoot you again, dumbass. You and your brother know she belongs to him. Has she ever touched you the way she is touching him?” Rowan asked, waving his free hand toward Kellen and me.
“She never gave us a chance.” Damien stared at Kellen, a plea in his gaze.
I stepped around Kellen. “I’m sorry, Damien, but I don’t feel that way about either of you. And let’s be honest. You don’t really feel that way about me.” I softened my tone, seeing they really were nice guys, albeit something was going on.
Lucas sat down with a heavy sigh. “I told you she wasn’t the one.”
