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Duncan’s entire body goes rigid, and he growls then leans down and bites my shoulder. Pain stings as another release tears through me.

“Yes! Duncan!” I cry out as his dick twitches inside of my body, his release filling me as he marks me both body and soul.

And even though I’m terrified about what my feelings for him, Bracken, and Killian mean, I embrace it now.

Fuck, I want todrownin the way they make me feel.

I only hope I’m not what gets them killed in the end.

Chapter19

Duncan

Still asleep, Sway rolls onto her side. I watch her from the doorway of my bedroom, wanting nothing more than to climb back into the bed beside her and curl my body around her perfectly shaped ass. But after a night spent that way already, I can’t afford to waste any more time.

We have a name.

Robert Bardot.

That asshole is a dead man.

His name combined with his House is more than enough for us to hunt him—and my beast won’t rest until we do.

Killian and Bracken patrolled all night so I could stay with Sway. I’m still surprised she let me talk her out of performing last night—a suggestion that came from D himself once Zaxby’s guts were cleaned off the floors. Maybe it had something to do with having my cock buried inside her when I asked her to stay with me instead. My balls tighten at the memory of the way she offered her body to me, letting me dominate her in the way I so badly needed. I’d gone in fully in control, and somewhere along the way, that control had snapped.

I wonder if Sway knows how much power she truly holds over me. I wonder if my brothers want her too? I’ve spent the entire night trying to figure out whether to tell them what I feel for her.

All I know is I’m done fighting it.

Sway is my mate—or she will be. I just have to figure out how to tell the guys and hope they feel the same. We’ve always talked about claiming the same mate—our lions crave that kind of stability and closeness. A lioness to keep us connected as a pride—but now that it’s happening, I’m terrified they won’t feel the same for her.

Hell, I’m more nervous about that conversation than I am about whether or not we’ll find Robert.

The door to the apartment opens behind me, and I quickly reach out and pull my bedroom door closed with a soft click. Then I turn to see Killian and Bracken filing in. They both shoot me a knowing look, but behind their smug smiles is relief.

“It’s about time you dropped the tough guy act,” Killian says.

“Who says it’s an act?” I shoot back.

He rolls his eyes and continues into the kitchen where he grabs a water from the fridge and proceeds to chug. I glance at Bracken and notice the bags under his eyes. None of us have been sleeping well, and it’s not going to get better until we deal with this asshole Sway’s running from.

“Any issues last night?” I ask even though I already know the answer.

They would have alerted me if there had been.

“Nope, all quiet,” Bracken says.

He crosses to the couch and sinks down heavily, tipping his head back. “She still sleeping?”

“Yeah,” I say.

“Good.” He exhales. “At least, one of us around here is getting rest.”

“You get ahold of D?” I ask.

Bracken grunts a yes. “He’ll be here in—”

There’s a knock at the door.