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My body is on fire, blazing with heat beyond anything I’ve ever known.

“Fuck, you taste good,” Killian murmurs as his mouth releases mine, and Duncan replaces him. Hands roam my body, touching my skin, exploring me in a way that makes me crave them even more. Then, Duncan’s easing back again, and Bracken’s there, teasing me, licking me, biting me.

I drink in the taste of each of them. Their scent, their touch. Each of them explores my body in different ways, claims my mouth with different force and skill. A hand finds its way to my aching core, fingers brushing over the fabric of my pants, igniting me even through the layer of clothing standing in our way.

It’s erotic being out here where anyone can see us, but I don’t stop them. Hell, I don’t think I could even if I wanted to. Instead, I arch and squirm, aching for more.

Another hand finds its way beneath my sweatshirt.

“You’re not wearing a bra,” Duncan growls.

I smirk. “No, I’m not.”

Fingers brush my bare nipple, squeezing lightly as pleasure explodes inside me.

My head swims with it, but despite the overwhelm and strangeness of it all, I feel only safety and certainty. These three men have each made me feel safe, protected, and cared for—individually and together. They want me. Just the way I am. Yet, they always give me space when I need it. There's no manipulation here. And while they each captivate me in their own way, I’ve never felt more in control. It doesn’t matter, all the reasons why we shouldn’t be together, not anymore. It’s about so much more than protection now. It’s about claiming. From this moment on, these men are mine. And I am theirs. Fully and completely.

Chapter14

Killian

Pulling away from Sway is the hardest fucking thing I’ve done in a long time, but I do it anyway. We all do because we all know this isn’t something we can act on. Not tonight.

Under the moonlight’s glow, Sway looks up at me with swollen lips and pure sex in her hungry eyes, and something stirs inside me I once thought had vanished forever. Something I thought I didn’t deserve to ever have in the first place.

“What’s wrong?” she asks, breathless.

The others don’t respond, and I know they’re doing their best to lock down their own need right now. Taking Sway right here isn’t something I’m morally against in general. Hell, I’ve fucked plenty of women behind carnival stalls over the years. But it’s also not fair to her for her first time with three men to be behind a shed. Especially not when she’s still being hunted. Just because I didn’t find anything while I was patrolling doesn’t mean they aren’t still out there.

“Nothing,” I assure her.

“Then what—?”

“I don’t give a fuck if the perimeter is clear. I’m not letting our guards down like this out here.”Duncan’s freaking the fuck out through the bond.

I do my best to remain calm in front of Sway, but the asshole’s paranoid as hell since those hunters slipped through our fingers earlier tonight.

“We should get back inside,” I tell Sway.

“Oh. Ohhh.” Her eyes widen, and the scent of sex coming off her only increases.

I groan. “That’s not what I meant, love.”

Disappointment registers in her beautiful gaze, and I want to kick myself for putting it there. “I don’t understand,” she says.

“As fun as this is, the crowd’s starting to thin out. We can’t blend in much longer, not with all four of us standing together.”Bracken’s got a good point.

“Well, I’m not walking away from her right now,”I tell them. “It’ll hurt her feelings.”

“Fuck,”Duncan snaps.

“We need to go,” Duncan urges out loud. “We’re too vulnerable here,” he adds, and Sway’s eyes narrow immediately. She doesn’t miss the warning in his tone. Dammit. He couldn’t just use the bond to say that?

“What the fuck, bro?”Bracken hisses.

“Now you’ve fucking done it,”I tell him.

“Just tell her you have blue balls or something,”I snap at him.