Matteo is finally able to pull out of me as Dean walks in, smiling. He walks over to the bed, grabs a folded blanket, and then hands it to me as I rise from the floor.
“Thank you,” I say sheepishly, and Dean shakes his head.
“Don’t be shy with me, Delilah. You’re my mate, and I plan to explore every inch of that delicious body.” Dean’s lust-filled words make me blush.
Coal clears his throat, and I look up, but then back to the floor. Matteo is lying on the ground, sound asleep and butt naked. I giggle at the sight, and Dean rolls his eyes before tossing a blanket over Matteo's lower half.
I look back up to see Coal standing by the door, but he won’t look at me.
“I’m going to go check on Quil,” Coal says, before spinning around and disappearing out the door.
I sigh heavily.
“Hey, it’s okay,” Dean soothes me, as he wraps his arms around my waist and licks the spot on my neck where Matteo just marked me. I shiver a little and then laugh.
“Jeez, is this normal? I just finished with him, and my body is already ready to go again with you,” I exclaim, leaning back into Dean's touch.
“Yeah, for a Luna, increased sex drive is very normal. You have four mates, and your body is more than capable of accommodating us.” Dean nips my earlobe, and I bite my lip, drop the blanket, and spin in his arms.
“Is that so?” I tease, but Dean groans.
“I’m probably going to spend the rest of the day hating myself for saying this, but you need to go after those two idiots.” Dean’s forehead drops to mine as his eyes squeeze shut. “Tempting as your intoxicating scent is, I can sense their pain.”
I rub my chest with the palm of my hand and nod. “So can I,” I admit, even though Quil tried to shut me out. He’s projecting it like a siren right now, though.
“Not good enough, never good enough…”is whispered through the bond, and I don’t think Quil meant for me to hear that. “…just a Beta. She deserves better… not worthy…”
“Jeez,” I groan, as his self-hatred makes my heart ache. His fucking piece of shit father is no doubt responsible for this.
“Go, I’ll give you my knot when you return, mate.” Dean’s words instantly make me wet for him, and he groans again. “Go, Delilah. Before I change my mind, and I pin you to that bed and have my way with you.”
“Ugh!” I reluctantly pull away from Dean, grab Matteo’s shirt off the ground, and pull it over my head. Itlands mid-thigh and is good enough. I’m only going to be gone long enough to drag the other two back to this tent.
I stomp out, following the trail of their scents, and debate on spanking them both when I find them. Bend them over like they did to me. That mental visual makes me snort.
I reach the edge of the forest and hear a loud snap. That was definitely a branch breaking off a tree. I follow the sounds of grunts and crashing, and find Coal standing back, watching as Quil loses his shit. He’s shirtless and sweating as he lifts objects the size of my body and tosses them around the forest. When he shouts in anger and slams his fist into the trunk of a nearby tree several times, I flinch.
“She claimed you, Quil. She wouldn’t have done that if she thought you were unworthy…” Coal tries to calm his best friend, but it’s no use. He’s too upset. Too out of control. Did my teasing him earlier make this worse?
“If you think I deserve better, then be better,” I say loudly, as I step into their view. Quil was so upset he hadn’t even realized I was near, but Coal doesn’t seem surprised to see me.
“You regret your decision to mate with me. I heard your thoughts,” he grumbles, looking away from me. “I felt your pain. The pain we caused. How are we ever supposed to make up for that…” Quil starts to step away, but I growl, making him pause.
“Is that how you treat yourLuna?” I ask. “You walk away from your mate when you know she needs you?” Quil pauses, turning back to me, with wide eyes.
“I don’t deserve to be your mate. I don’t deserve to touch you,” he growls, and I shake my head.
“So, what are you going to do to make it up to me? What are you going to do to prove to me that I didn’t make amistake when I claimed you?” I ask, and his eyes light up with hope. He takes slow steps toward me as he answers.
“I will give my life, if necessary, to keep you and those you love safe. I will rip out the throats of anyone who dares to harm you. I will never do anything to ever hurt you again, and I will spend my days showing you just how sorry I am. Loving you, worshiping you, worshiping your body.”
His words steal my breath and are more than I could have hoped for.He wants more than just my body.
“So much more, my Queen, my Luna.”
Quil finally reaches me and pulls me in for a gentle kiss. I bite his lip, so he knows I want everything he’s going to give me. When he pulls back, his eyes are filled with so much love, and I almost break right there and launch myself at him. Almost. I have one more mate to tame. I can feel the envy radiating off of Coal in waves. He wants to hold me the way Quil is, but he also wants Quil. I can feel both of their fears.
“And you?” I ask, turning to Coal, who hasn’t moved any closer. He looks surprised for a moment and then shakes his head.
