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“Yeah, for her sake. Not to use her as some pawn in this war against the hunters.”
“I think we should wait and see what happens with the senators,” Kade says, glancing toward Atlas.
“I’m not waiting for them to make a move against the hunters. This is still our fight.”
Kade leans back in his chair. “Okay. What do you want to do then?”
Atlas drums his fingers against the armrest of his chair. “I want a fucking break,” he finally says, not really looking at any of us. “It’s been a long few days.”
“That’s an understatement,” Lex says, and I can’t disagree.
I don’t want to drop the Brighton situation, but I can see I’m not getting anywhere with them at this very moment, so I put a pin in it, prepared to take matters into my own hands if necessary very soon.
Gabriel touches my thigh, and I turn my attention to him. “How are the cravings? Do you want anything to drink?”
I press my lips together. The fire in my throat from before is a dull ache at this point. Faint enough to ignore, especially with everything else going on. And I’m pretty sure my stomach is in too many knots to even attempt putting something down there—blood or otherwise. “I’m good right now, thanks.”
“Marcel is going to have blood delivered tomorrow,” Kade says, but I’m barely listening. Gabriel’s hand on my thigh, as simple a gesture as it is, has my complete attention. His touch is fire, making my skin tingle even through the fabric of my leggings, and I desperately want him to slide his hand higher and dip between my legs. To relieve the ache building at my core, because holy shit, it’s never been this intense before. His thumb brushes back and forth, and my breath hitches, heat pooling low in my belly as my entire focus is swallowed up by his touch. Every part of me is oversensitive; I either need him to move his fingers closer to my center or take his hand off me so I can get into a very cold shower.
“Calla?”
“Huh?” I lick the dryness from my lips, tearing my gaze away from Gabriel’s hand. I’m not even sure who said my name. My cheeks flood with heat as I glance around at each of the guys.
Lex smirks at me. “Something you need?”
There’s no sense in trying to hide it—the entire room can hear my shallow breathing and my uneven pulse. They can smell the arousal soaking through my panties. At one point, that would have mortified me, but now? I’d rather they know what I want, so long as they give it to me.
“Perhaps we should finish this conversation tomorrow,” Gabriel suggests, and I’m inclined to agree, considering I have no idea what they were talking about, anyway.
“Works for me,” Kade says with a hungry gaze trained on me. He stands from his chair, stalking toward me at a languid pace. The closer he gets, the louder my heart beats, and when my gaze drops to the bulge in his pants, I launch off the couch, making a break for the stairs. Excitement and anticipation flood through me like a drug, and my lips curve into a grin as I hear Kade and Lex coming after me. We’re matched in speed now, so running from them is a lot more effective, which makes this game all the more fun.
“She never learns, does she?” Lex says to Kade as I dart into the primary bedroom. “We’re always going to catch her.”
Kade laughs. “She enjoys being chased as much as we enjoy chasing her.” They appear in the doorway, while I stand on the far side of the room. “Isn’t that right?” he asks me with a devilish grin.
I lick my lips, feigning indifference as I shrug.
Lex and Kade exchange an amused glance before they come at me from both sides. I shoot forward, aiming for the door to the hall, but Gabriel blocks it, stepping into the bedroom and making me back up—right into Atlas’s chest.
Fuck, when did he get in here?
Gabriel cocks his head, watching me with a darkness in his eyes I don’t see very often. The sight steals my breath, making the hair on the back of my neck stand straight.
“Is this what you want, angel? All of us coming after you?”
I catch my bottom lip between my teeth, unable to look away from his gaze. I nod slowly, my stomach clenched with nerves and desire.
Atlas grabs the back of my neck and pulls me against his chest, his lips finding the sensitive spot below my ear. “You have no idea what you’re in for,” he warns in a low voice, his lips tracing the shell of my ear, making me shiver.
Kade appears in front of me, smirking wickedly. It’s the smirk I’ve seen him use to invoke fear, but I’m so fucking turned on, I’m practically vibrating with barely contained energy. “She’s about to find out,” he says in a smooth voice, grabbing the bottom of my shirt and lifting it over my head. Instead of lowering my arms back to my sides, Atlas grabs them from behind me and locks them behind his neck.
“Keep them there,” he orders, nipping my earlobe and making me gasp softly.
Gabriel crosses the room to where Lex stands, watching intently.
Kade unclasps my bra from the front, his hungry gaze dropping to my chest as my breasts spill free. He drags his fingers slowly up my stomach, tracing a line back and forth between my breasts before finally cupping them in his hands, pinching my nipples between his fingers, shooting heat straight to my core.
I suck in a breath. “Yes,” I breathe, letting my head fall back against Atlas’s chest. And when Kade lowers his mouth to my breast, swirling his tongue around the nipple before sucking it between his lips, I nearly whimper at the intense sensations rippling through me. Holy shit, no one told me that becoming a vampire would heighten my pleasure. I feel as if I could come just from Kade’s attention to my breasts.
