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“I did too,” Talis stated. “A few times now.”
I groaned. “What the hell? Am I the only one—”
“I claimed her as well,” Talis added this without a bat of his eye. Bloody hell.
Van came to a hard stop at a crossroads and punched the steering wheel. “What the fuck, Talis? After all the shit you gave us!”
“This could go real bad for us.” All of this was fucked up. We were headed to Grant’s house, the Alpha who was supposed to claim Callista. Not that I hadn’t had my own thoughts of claiming her, especially after spending the day with her and getting to know her. I’d be one lucky bastard to have her as my mate.
“You think I don’t know that?” Talis snapped, but then sighed and calmed his tone. “I asked her. She wanted me to do it. She doesn’t like Grant any more than we do.”
“I could have fucking told you that.” Van huffed and continued driving down the road to the senator’s estate.
“So, what happened?” I asked. “Did you do it to save her from having to be claimed by Grant? Did she plead with you to do it?”
“No. Nothing like that.” Talis took a half minute to collect himself again. When he spoke, he sounded more in control. “It happened in the moment. I didn’t do it to save her. I wanted it, and she wanted it. I do realize this complicates things, but none of us will mention it to the senator until our contract with Grant is done. He has no interest in her other than a Birk family connection. He even said she was easily replaceable.”
It complicates things?That was a huge understatement. It could mean big trouble for us and for the company. We could lose everything.
Van scoffed and scowled. “There has never been an Omega like her. There never will again. The bastard lost out on the greatest treasure on the planet.”
I couldn’t agree more. I was relieved for Callista not to have to have that asshat in her future, but what did that mean now? Was Talis going to hoard her away and we’d never see her again? I suddenly realized I couldn’t stand that. A life without Callista in it….
“She wants you two as well.” Talis’ words hit me like a freighter. Did he mean what I thought he meant?
Van’s grip on the wheel tightened again. “What are you saying?”
“I’m saying Callista wants all three of us in her life.” The words filled up the SUV, and I almost thought it would explode with the immensity of them. I had to do something to break the tension.
“Four people still don’t make an orgy.”
Both Van and Talis looked back at me with their brows furrowed. Yeah, sometimes words came out of my mouth before I could even think about them. Van shook his head and rolled his eyes. What? A foursome was not an orgy. Now five….
Talis turned in his seat so that he could look back and forth between Van and I. “I have been nothing but honest with you guys since we’ve known each other, and I won’t stop now. I’m falling for Callista. Falling hard and fast. I want her for myself.”
A growl rumbled from Van, and my own echoed it. Fuck no to that. Talis was not going to keep Callista to himself. I had never been prepared to fight Talis over anything in my life, but if he thought he could keep her for only him, he would have to fight not only Van but me for her.
“I’ve also seen the way you two are with her. You guys have never acted this way with any other female. Callista has feelings for all of us. It overwhelms her sometimes, but she made it clear to me that she wants us all.” The words came out through clenched teeth. Talis didn’t want to share, but it was Callista who dictated what happened here, and I was proud of her. He was no easy Alpha to stand up to, and she had stood her ground. That said a lot about her strength.
I couldn’t stop smiling. Damn, I loved Callista more and more. It wasn’t unheard of for an Omega to have more than one mate, and I was comfortable with sharing. The Alpha in me snarled at that thought. Okay, mostly fine with it.
But these two? I studied each of them. Talis was a natural leader, and he liked order. Everything and everyone had a place and each day had a schedule. Certain food and drink were labeled in the fridge with who bought it. Van was the guy you wanted by your side, and he could bark out orders, but he reacted too often on impulse and could be extremely territorial.
“So what does this mean?” I leaned forward, holding my breath. Talis had laid claim to Callista first, and by fucking god, he better share. I didn’t know what I’d do if he didn’t.
“It means you can be in her life however she chooses, if that’s what you want. It’ll be hard for me to share. Yet I won’t be going anywhere. I also won’t deny her anything. And it was wrong for me to forbid you two from seeing her.” An admission of error from Talis. Wow. Something I’d never thought I’d hear from him. He’s usually the good Alpha while Van and I were the troublemakers. “There has never been anyone else I’ve trusted more than the two of you. I know without a doubt you will treat Callista well.”
“Of course we will.” I would treat her like royalty, or a naughty mermaid, depending on her mood.
“Damn right.” Van grunted, still looking like he might suddenly tear someone’s head off.
“I’ve been trying to focus on the positives. It could work really well.” Talis was a list guy. He liked to name all the pros and cons of a mission, and I guess this could be considered that in his mind. “I will never have to worry about her between the three of us. Our work requires us to travel a lot. Sometimes we’re gone for days, or even weeks. One of us can always be there for her. I like knowing she will never have to be alone.”
“Cheers to that.” I held out my fist for Talis to bump. I liked knowing Callista would always have one of us there with her. My heart felt a bit lighter, and I wanted nothing more than to swim back to Haverhill and celebrate with her.
Talis smiled at me as he bumped his knuckles against mine. We both looked at Van. His jaw was sawing as he sorted through his thoughts. I still couldn’t tell if he was going to rip off Talis’ head or not.
After a few minutes, Van finally spoke. “If that’s what Callista wants. I’d give her the damn moon if that’s what she asked for.” He let out a long exhale, but the tension in his shoulders didn’t ease. “I want to claim her too. I really don’t want to share either, but fuck.” He cracked his neck as his fingers drummed on the wheel. “I won’t do anything to lose her.”
