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Chapter 16
Amelia
I glanced at Miguel with a raised brow. He tapped his head in response, encouraging me to use our bond.
Niko, why is Kymber at my bedroom door?
She came with DJ. He needs to speak with Miguel and me for a few moments.
Miguel obviously heard his words and kissed my temple before climbing off the bed and moving toward the door. “Do you want me to let her in, or would you prefer time to yourself?”
“Let her in. She won’t go away until she sees me.” I laughed. Kymber was a tenacious friend who didn’t give up until she got what she wanted. After living years under the thumb of her previous master, not allowed to make any decisions for herself, brainwashed into believing she only needed him, DJ encouraged her to embrace the freedom from that relationship, and she has taken the reins with both hands.
“Damn right, I won’t give up. My best friend needs me even if she doesn’t realize it.” Kymber breezed past Miguel as he left the room, shutting the door quietly. “Now, tell me why you have two mates in the other room, yet I can sense you haven’t completed the bond.”
“How the hell do you know that?” I gasped.
“Kat has been teaching me a few things. One is how to better differentiate scents and decipher them. I can almost smell feelings now, but it’s easy to tell that you three are linked, that a bond has begun, but you smell like you and yet not. Your unique scents haven’t merged fully.”
I shook my head. What she said sounded like a bunch of mumbo jumbo. “Shifters don’t have more than one mate,” I replied. “That’s what I’ve been learning over the last year. That we have one fated mate that we may or may not ever find. Not once have I heard about more than one.”
“Says who?” Kymber folded herself onto the foot of my bed, waiting for my reply.
“Says your pride. Niko and Miguel even said it’s always been passed down as one destined mate if you are lucky enough to find one.” I picked at a stray thread on my blanket as I rearranged it in more of a comforting embrace that draped over my body.
“I give you that it is rare to have two mates, but, Amelia, it can happen.” Kymber laid her hand on my knee.
“How do you know? Have you ever met another who has two mates?”
“Actually, yes, I have. Just recently, in fact.” She smiled. “It was at the big extended pack gathering in the States. The same as you, one female and two males. They were welcomed with open arms by everyone, as you three will be.” Kymber squeezed my knee and let it go. “You need to talk with them. You need to let them know your fears, your concerns, and talk about how it is all going to work.”
“That’s it, though; I don’t know if it can. Niko has been a royal bossy ass. Miguel is sweet and caring but doesn’t have that take-charge attitude I always envisioned in my mate.” I shook my head. “I don’t know if the three of us will ever be on the same wavelength.”
“You won’t know if you don’t try. Remember, every relationship has its ups and downs, even Diego and me. We butt heads a lot, but let me tell you, the makeup sex gets better with every fight.”
I blushed at her words. “You have such faith that things will work out. How?”
“If I can find my happily ever after with my history, you can too. Quit fighting it and start running toward it.”
Kymber’s words echoed around in my head as she stood from the bed. “Diego is calling for me. It’s time for us to leave.” She tapped her temple. “Remember, be open and honest with them and, most of all, be patient. With you and your men.”
Niko stood outside the door as Kymber opened it to leave. “Thank you for stopping by Kymber. It’s always a pleasure to see you.”
“And you, Niko. Now, I am only going to give you this warning once. You hurt my girl in any way, and I will hunt you down and take your heart out with my bare claws.”
Niko tilted his head for just a moment exposing his throat. “If I hurt her, I’ll deserve any punishment you see fit to give.”
Kymber looked over her shoulder. “Remember what I said. Call me if you need me.”
“Kymber, we have overstayed our welcome,” DJ’s baritone echoed down the hall.
“Coming, darling.” Kymber’s voice was sweet with a hint of sass.
“She’s going to get herself into trouble.” Niko smiled as he turned back to me.
“And she’ll love it,” I responded, yearning to have the same level of trust and freedom with my mates that Kymber had with Diego.
“May I come in?” Niko looked around my bedroom, taking it all in.
