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I was covered in slick and semen, but I didn’t want Talis to let me go. How could a man I barely knew make me feel so safe and content? It wasn’t just the fact he made me come twice with that talented tongue of his. It was him holding me in his arms as if I belonged there.
With everything that had happened over the last day, hell, in all of my life, I’d never felt this right. I snuggled against Talis and let his warmth surround me. Yup, this was so very right.
Sleep tugged at me, but not as strongly as it had the night before when… Oh fuck. I stiffened and snapped open my eyes. I’d let Evander bring me to orgasm in the tub, and now I’d done the same with Talis in the gym. Did Talis know what Evander had done? What must they think of me? This was not the way a Birk should act.
I slowly pushed my way out of Talis’ arms. I missed him the second I put space between us. Covering myself with my hands, I frantically looked around for my pants. “Um… thank you.” I didn’t know what else to say, especially with his sexy amused expression. “My head’s clearer now. I should get cleaned up before…”
What if someone walked into the room? God, my life would be over.
Talis stood and hurried over to grab a couple of towels from the shelf. “Here.” He brought them over to me. “You can use these to clean up, and there’s a shower room through the door on the left there.” He pointed to a fogged glass door near the rear of the gym. “There’s soap and more towels in there too.”
“Thank you. Again.” I avoided his gaze as I wiped off anything that might drip on the floor and then quickly wrapped the other towel around myself before heading directly to the shower room.
Catching my arm just before I made it to the door, Talis stood so close our bodies were almost touching. The pull to him was magnetic. All I had to do was lean a little and I could rest my head against his shoulder, but instead I stood frozen with my stomach quivering.
“You don’t have to worry, Callista. I won’t tell anyone about this. I don’t want you to feel ashamed or like I’m holding something over you. I would never do that, but know that I very much enjoyed myself, and I believe you did too.” His deep timber was soft and lured my gaze up to connect with his intense blue one. His eyes were like the clearest of summer skies. “I’ll clean up here while you’re in the shower, and I’ll run down to the guest room to fetch you some clothes. Anything else you need?” He paused, and then reached up to caress my cheek. “You really are so beautiful.”
I nodded and flushed at his touch. Why couldn’t Carson be as wonderful as Talis? “I’m okay. Just need to get clean.” Though I really wanted to keep the smell of him on me. Damn, my heat was making me crave the wildest things. I’d thrown myself at this gorgeous Alpha, and he could have very easily taken advantage of me, but he didn’t. He took care of me and was still doing so. “I know I keep saying it, but thank you. I truly mean it.”
“It’s my pleasure.” Talis smiled and I nearly melted right then and there.
It had been completely and thoroughlymypleasure twice. My body tingled thinking about his hot mouth on me.
I could only move again once he turned and went to fetch a towel and a spray bottle from under one of the machines to clean. The shower room had three wide stalls paneled with large pale gray slate tiles and high ceilings. Each stall had a bamboo bench with a thick fluffy towel and washcloth already sitting on them.
Dropping off my used towels into a basket near the door, I entered one stall and closed the curtain before I took off what remained of my clothes. All I could smell was Talis on me, and each deep inhale of his scent eased my nerves of what I had to do later today. I turned on the shower and waited until it was good and hot before I stepped in so I could continue to smell him.
I wondered what Kienna would think of all this as I scrubbed and rinsed. She’d probably be cheering me on and pushing me to try to get both men into my bed at the same time. I giggled to myself and swallowed a wanton moan at the thought. Both Talis and Evander were so in charge, I didn’t think they’d be able to share. What was more was that I enjoyed their dominant natures.
With my father so domineering, I didn’t want someone who treated me that way. Then Carson ordered me about and he hadn’t even claimed me yet. That pissed me off. But with Talis and Evander, I didn’t feel like they were trying to control me. They were taking care of me.
Just as I was finishing rinsing off, I heard the door to the shower room open. “Callista, it’s me.” Talis’ voice echoed. “I have some clothes for you that I’m leaving on the bench over here along with a little bag of toiletries. I’m going to the kitchen to make coffee, but if you need anything else, please let me know.”
I smiled. “Thanks. For everything.”
“You’re very welcome.” His voice was a purr, and I grinned even wider. “I truly mean it. Anything you need, I will most happily provide.”
Hearing him leave, I turned off the shower and peeked out. No one was there. I dried myself and checked the small plastic bag. Deodorant, body lotion, toothpaste and toothbrush, hair brush, and some basic makeup. Thrilled, I got myself ready and put on the sundress and jewelry Talis had brought from my room. My underclothing from yesterday was included and freshly laundered. He’d also somehow got a pair of plain white sandals.
I examined the bandages on my feet and was relieved to see the bandages still holding out. When I got access to more, I’d change them. Instead, I turned my attention to my arms. Bruises and small cuts spotted them. Thankfully nothing looked infected, so I took the concealer out of the bag and did my best to cover up my injuries.
After I’d dressed and put on the bare minimum of makeup, the last thing I did was do my hair up in an elegant French braid knot. Simple yet still stylish.
The sundress flowed around me as I exited the shower room and the gym and followed the scent of coffee to the kitchen. My head was clear, my mood lifted, and I wasn’t feeling any carnal stirrings from my heat. I might have to travel inland to the hospital to visit Carson, but I could do this.
My confidence remained until I was crammed into a tiny seaplane with Evander, Levi, and Talis. Then transferred into a nondescript black SUV to drive to the hospital from the dock. Talis had flown the plane and Evander took the wheel of the van. Yet no matter that all three of them were on high alert and seemingly focusing on other things, I could feel how concentrated their attention was on me.
It made me hyper aware of myself.Of them. I squirmed, trying not to stare at the three gorgeous Alphas. I didn’t want to drive myself back into another wave of heat.
Think of wrinkly old feet and creepy crawling cockroaches. Think of anything other than, oh God, how hot Levi is when he smiles at me like that.
“Are you excited to see the senator?” Levi asked. Like the other two Alphas, he wore an all black uniform with The Praetorian Guard logo on his left breast. He lounged in the seat beside me with Talis and Evander in the front.
Ah, Carson. There was something that didn’t turn me on. “I’ve been worried about him.” I hadn’t really thought of Carson much at all. I didn’t wish death upon anyone, but I wanted to be free of my family obligations so I could find someone in this world that I could fall in love with. “This whole thing has been….”
The actual shooting had been terrifying. Yet there were two parts that were seared on my brain in the best of ways: last night with Evander and our amazing bath. The second being this morning with Talis. First he gave me two mind blowing orgasms in the gym, and then we chatted over coffee as we ate yogurt and fresh fruit. He’s smart, thoughtful, and a history buff. When other guards started to come into the kitchen, they joked that he was a nerd when they heard him telling me about his inspiration for his security firm’s name, but he laughed with them and gave out the day’s schedule.
“Oh, I understand, sweetling.” Levi bobbed his head. He had the longest part of his hair tied back, but a few locks had escaped to frame his dreamy dark eyes. “We’ll be in and out fast today. Then you can get back to your recovery. How are your feet today?”
