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She looked at Mateo, and he was watching her closely. He smiled. “You know, I can feel what he feels, right?”

She blushed and ducked her head. She tried to keep quiet as Owen slowly experimented with her until her body tensed up around him. She quietly pulled her hand to her mouth and bit down on the side of her thumb. Renner couldn’t stand the intense look in Mateo’s eyes, so she closed her own and settled against him.

Owen paused. “She did, didn’t she?”

Mateo chuckled. “She did. I don’t think she likes making noise.”

Owen’s fingers slurped out of her. “I like the sounds and the way she tastes.” He moved and held his hand out, and then Renner could hear soft sucking sounds from Mateo. Renner was trying to figure out if she could slip away left or right.

She shrank down and breathed shallowly. When the sound of the sucking and licking was finally quiet, she just wanted to crawl under some furniture and hide so no one was looking at her.

She heard a soft voice. “Owen, move.”

Owen wrapped his arms around her and hissed, “No. Mine.”

Mateo must have done something because Owen sniffled and got off her. Than gently picked her up and cuddled her against him. He walked to sit next to Armand, and Armand smiled before nodding and taking her into his arms. He pressed his lips to her temple. “It’s a lot, huh?”

She nodded. “The riot is bad enough from the inside out, and then the outside in is a lot.”

“And not being able to get away is hard for someone who has only ever had one lover at a time.” He stroked her arm and caressed her hip. “So, you aren’t comfortable with double teaming?”

She turned and looked at him. “I am the only one not on the team.”

His eyes widened, and he said, “Do you want your marks hot or not.”

Than said, “We had planned to mark you during your heat. You don’t want to wait?”

“I am going to be out of my mind with lust, three alphas and an omega are going to converge on me, and I have to not jump out a window. Not having any mates by then is going to cause a lot of fear to rise. It is doing a pretty good job of rising now.”

Armand stroked her. “Why? You don’t trust us?”

She looked at him seriously. “I have seen you lose your shit over a slow fill during a race. I am gonna be naked, and you and the others are running on hormones. And I am giving off fuck-me pheromones, outweighed by about eight hundred pounds of male. It is not going to be a fair fight, and I am gonna be sore.”

Armand nodded. “I understand.”

“It seemed like such a good idea until I was naked.”

He laughed and hugged her. The others chuckled. Armand smelled good. She muttered to him, “Just don’t pull my hair until afterward. If you get enthusiastic, I will end up bald.”

Mateo came over and crouched next to them. Owen was there as well. “She’s right. Owen only had me to deal with, and he was exhausted and sore.”

Owen snorted. “Stop bragging. We had to order takeout for two more days. You weren’t energetic after it either.”

“That makes me feel a bit better, but it illustrates the point. This isn’t going to be fun to come out of.”

Than smiled. “Where can we start the bonding?”

Mateo nodded. “Right. Come with me.”

Armand got to his feet, and Than took her from him. She curled up into a ball, and Owen looked concerned. She started shivering, and Than paused and grabbed his shirt. She was wrapped up again and feeling better from being up against him. It was stupid to be this attached to someone she had known for a week, but it had started long before the shots. It was also interesting that Than was the only one who thought to put clothes on her.

Mateo’s house was big. Very big. They weren’t going to the nest, so that meant they weren’t expecting a heat before a good night’s sleep.

Mateo brought them to what could only be considered a group room. Owen walked in and said, “Mateo never lets me in here.”

Mateo said, “I don’t need you setting up a biohazard zone for the cleaners. This is for pack visits, but since I am not inclined to let Persephone out of my sight, it is the best option so that we can all be here for support.”

Than asked, “Persephone, is it all right for you?”

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