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Scar saved us and named us as brothers even before we knew we were joined by blood.
He taught us everything he knew, kept us safe and showed us how to protect ourselves and others.
I may not have known Lita for very long, but she’s already helping me see that change can be a good thing.
“Head on the pillow,” Scar tells me as I lay Lita down in the middle of the bed she made for us to share. It’s the biggest bed I’ve ever seen, with the most blankets. Pillows are not something we ever had in The Abyss, but Scar spoke about them. She grasps hold of my fur as I attempt to let her go, somehow even maintaining a tight grasp in her sleep.
“I can’t believe she fell asleep next toyou,” Fox mutters quietly, sounding jealous.
Snake hisses quietly at him, a warning that he’d better not wake her up.
“Just lay down beside her,” Scar murmurs behind me when I can’t figure out how to let her go without waking her. “That’s clearly what she needs.”
He’s right. She does seem to need to be held.
Scar moves the pillow that’s next to hers and I curl my body around hers, letting her stay with her face and hands close to my chest. Her hands relax finally when I’m lying down. Scar gives me the pillow. I am about to protest. It’s another thing I’m not familiar with, and all of this is strange enough, but when he moves my head and slips it underneath, it feels good. Soft. Better than the hard floor under the blankets.
“Thanks,” I murmur.
“Thank me by keeping our mate company while she sleeps,” he tells me, before he gets comfortable at my side, laying on his back with his gaze on the ceiling.
“I do not think I can sleep,” I admit.
“We do not need to sleep,” he mutters. “Just relax. It is enough. There will be much to do in the morning. We have earned a rest.”
He is right. I listen to my mate’s calm, peaceful breathing as I wrap my arm around her upper body.
She stirs a little in her sleep, but she doesn’t wake up.
She is beautiful, even when she is sleeping.
I know then that my resistance to this place is temporary, and it will pass.
We are meant to be here, with Lita.
She is my mate, and I will never let her go.
Chapter Thirty
Lita
Iwakeupfeelingwarmer than I’ve ever felt, and for a moment I wonder when I got blankets made of fur. Then, my memory returns and I realize it’s Scratch I’m snuggled up against, and he actually has his arm draped around me. His head is close to mine when I turn to my other side and realize he’s sort of curled around me a bit. I kiss his jawline impulsively, waiting to see if he’s awake or asleep.
He doesn’t move after the first kiss, but he stirs after I brush my lips against his.
His hand rubs against my back, and he brings it up into my hair when I start to pull away.
Kept close by his demanding hand, I enjoy the embrace, eager to see where it’s going to lead.
I don’t think I slept for that long. There’s still light coming in through the flimsy curtains.
When he loosens his grasp on my hair, I break the kiss to draw breath, and I find out all of my mates are awake. It’s almost as if they can sense it’s time to claim each other.
It feels like the perfect moment. We’re alone together, and all of us are relaxed.
Goddess, it’s so different to anything I ever imagined.
When I used to dream about losing my virginity, it looked nothing like this.
