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Giggling quietly, I patted Axel’s pec and pushed onto my tiptoes to kiss his cheek. He turned his head at the last moment and locked his lips onto mine.
For the next few minutes, I made out with Axel in the kitchen, pressing my thighs together when Kota moved to my back. His lips tentatively grazed my neck, and I moaned into his brother’s mouth.
“Mmm,” Axel hummed. “I think she likes being between us, brother.”
“Do you?” Kota asked hesitantly.
I hooked my arm around his neck and pulled him down, whispering a kiss over his lips. He groaned, and I wondered what it would be like to absolutely devour Kota. Every atom of my being ached for a long make out session on the couch with my twins.
“Does that answer your question?” I panted when I pulled away from the lure of Kota’s mouth.
“Holy hell,” Kota swore vehemently. “Did I say I was tired? Because I’m suddenly feeling much more awake.”
I grinned widely, unable to hide my amusement from my face.
Syler came jogging down the stairs and smiled when he caught me pressed between two of my mates. I slid out from their holds to the tune of Axel’s groan and skipped to my gentle giant.
Syler opened his arms for me, and I went straight into them. He held me like a precious jewel while I squeezed him. Syler didn’t have an ounce of fat on him, but somehow, he was still comfortable to rest against.
“Are you on perimeter checks as well?” I inquired, tilting my head all the way back so I could look into his warm brown eyes. The gold flecks in his irises were bright today.
Syler didn’t let me go to sign, so Kota interpreted for him using the pack bond.
“Sy says he’s on checks with me, but Dason will be swapping with him after he gets off the phone with Efram.” Adding his own insight to the conversation, Kota added, “He ran the wards during the day with me as well, so he’s definitely due for a break.”
Wiggling against Syler, I placed my hands on his shoulders for leverage. I gave a little jump, and Sy grinned a brilliant white smile as he realized I wanted him to pick me up. His hands grabbed my ass, and I swore they easily spanned the whole thing. It was easy to remember how full I’d felt when he fingered me the day we blood bonded, and I was dying for a repeat performance.
“Don’t work all night, okay? I miss you.”
Syler nodded. Perhaps it was because he didn’t speak, but he was incredible at portraying what he was feeling with his eyes. They burned with a sensual radiance I wanted to curl up in. It promised pleasure and comfort, two things I was always yearning for.
I watched them leave before I turned to Kota, catching him on the tail end of a yawn.
“Go to sleep,” I encouraged while I went to retrieve my smoothie, but Kota just raised a brow at me and continued walking toward the television. He grabbed the remote, plopped down on the couch, and patted the cushion next to him.
I tilted my head and propped my free hand on my hip, creating a standoff across this living room.
“Suit yourself.” Kota placed his feet on the end table and started flicking through channels before deciding on a movie. When I pursed my lips and finally gave in, he smirked.
Sitting beside him, I leaned against his shoulder in a half cuddle, and his arm went around the back of the couch. Things between Kota and me had always been tenuous in the past, hot and cold, and it was hard to know if this new heat wave would last or turn glacial again. Something told me that everything was different now, a new chapter in the story we were writing together.
At first, having the bond break had seemed like the worst thing for our pack, especially for me, but sometimes beauty grows from hardship. We knew what it was like to live without the bond, and for me, that’d been an eye-opening experience. Being so completely alone had only reiterated my conviction to claim these men as my own. The freedom of single life didn’t appeal to me. I wanted a pack, family, mates. I’d never been quite as clear on that as I was now, and I wondered if the same could be said for Kota.
Something in him had shifted, and it was noticeable to all of us, not just me.
I hadn’t seen him pick up a bottle in days, and he seemed happier. More open and less guarded.
I drank my smoothie and watched the film, enjoying the mixture of berries and rich blood. It was just enough to tide me over and take the edge off of my hunger so I didn’t become ravenous. It helped the guys too, because I didn’t need to take quite as much during each feed. They’d created a schedule to make sure everyone had adequate time to heal between feedings.
As the movie progressed, Kota relaxed until his chest rose and fell in even, steady breaths. I grinned as I heard him snore quietly. That Kota had been so tired and yet insisted on keeping me company so I wouldn’t be alone was just another reason I was falling for him. Layer by layer, my surly mate opened up to me, showing me hints of the soft center beneath the stone walls he’d held in place for so long.
Setting aside my glass, I scooted away from his side, carefully laid him down, and grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch. I tucked him in and brushed a loose strand of hair out of his face then leaned down to lightly kiss his lips.
Grabbing the remote, I clicked off the TV so he could sleep deeply.
I plucked my latest romance book off the coffee table, a sexy story with a delicious male chest on the cover. Flipping to the page I’d been reading, I tried to get into the story. The steam level was hot, but it was also being compounded with Kota’s scent and the lingering aroma of my other mates’ signature fragrances lingering in the living room.
Thanks to the kisses earlier, I’d been left hot and bothered, and I was currently wiggling on the couch. Unfortunately, the book wasn’t helping my predicament, and I needed something to do to take my mind off of my never-ending need. I tossed it aside with a sexually frustrated sigh.
