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“Oh shit,” Jari cursed behind me.
Yunez sighed and raised a finger. “I am Yunez. And Phin.”
He must have dropped the glamour because Toste snarled so loud, the floor vibrated.
“Tos—” Wade started, but Toste lunged around him…and froze.
“Toste, this was exactly what I wanted to avoid. I appeared as Phin to you, because we are equals. I wanted to ease you into my true identity.” The showmanship that Yunez usually projected was gone. His shoulders drooped and he let out a long, sad exhale.
He was a man weary of the world in this moment.
“You think to deceive me?” Toste’s voice became guttural, barely recognizable.
“Toste!” Wade barked. “There is a good reason for all of this. There are things you need to know, but you need to calm down before we can tell you.”
Two Caen warriors came forward to grab his arms and shuffled him back. Whatever hold Yunez caught him in released now that his people had control of him.
“Get Rene,” Wade ordered one of the warriors. He sprinted away while Wade turned to face us. “Go with Isa. He’ll get you settled into a set of rooms and make sure the Mannos and Cherries are brought inside as well. I’ll come fetch you soon.”
“Are you going to be okay?” I stepped forward. Toste was his lover. His mate, but the man was feral. He was spitting mad as he tried to yank free from his men.
A woman with curves for days came through the side door before I even finished my question. Long raven hair, a sheer gown that hid nothing from the imagination. Her gaze was locked between Wade and Toste.
“Don’t worry, Isolde. We’ll be just fine. Toste just needs a little, calming.” He turned to the warriors as he and the woman approached Toste together. “Leave us.”
Nato started pulling on my arm as what was happening registered in my head. It just took a few minutes because…I’ll blame it on the stress of the last day instead of the carnal promise of the scene before me.
The men left as ordered, and we were almost out of the door when Toste backed up against the wall, hands fisted. He continued to growl at Wade and the woman, but he made no move to hurt them. He didn’t even raise a finger against them. Not when they cornered him. Not when they lowered to the floor together.
And not when they reached for the band of his pants.
“That went well.”Yunez was way too chipper as the door shut behind us.
“What went well about that?” Sage gave him an incredulous look.
“Wade did exactly what I hoped he would. He is making Toste more agreeable. I admit, things did not goexactlyas I hoped. The attack…arriving before Wade. But we could have done much worse. I believe you were right, Iss. We needed to come to their rescue. My apologies that I have let my newfound fear cloud my judgement. I will do better.” He placed a hand over his chest and dropped his head.
Well, okay then.
My mind spun in a million different ways and ninety percent of them were in the wrong, and inappropriate, direction.
Down girl, I mentally berated myself. I had literally just got my brains fucked out, but a subservient Yunez was making me feel like I needed a round two.
“Who was the woman?” I cleared my throat and changed the subject. Although that didn’t help because that last visual was overstimulating my already fried body.
“That was Rene. Their other lover and mother of their children,” Yunez supplied as he took a laid back position on the bed, as if all was well in the world. I guess for Yunez, all was well. For the moment anyway.
“Wait. I thought Fennin were monogamous outside of the Mazza relationships.” I sat down on the end.
Barely two seconds passed before Yunez grabbed me under the arms like I was a child and pulled me into his lap. He hummed happily. “They are. However, like humans, just because that is the normal structure, does not mean it is theonlystructure. Wade and Toste are mates. However, they wanted children.
“I believe Wade told me they interviewed over a hundred women before they found Rene. It is not what you would consider a love match, she is not their mate in the traditional sense, but what they have works, and she has given them each their own child and have created a beautiful family. And even though she has essentially served her purpose, or the reason they sought her out, she still warms their bed.”
His entire explanation was fascinating, but my brain stuck on one sentence. “Interviewed them how?”
He flexed his hips underneath me, his growing hardness pressing against my ass.
Yunez snickered, but it was Rand that answered.
