I tremble, my thighs clenching. And Maliki seems to notice because he slowly returns his gaze to mine and arches a brow.
“You all right, trouble?” His hand travels up my side to cup my cheek. “Or did Morpheus not properly care for you in your dream?”
“I woke up before…” I trail off, not able to finish that sentence. As I’m not really sure what would have happened if I’d stayed asleep.
But I know what I would have liked to have happened.
And it involved learning more about Morpheus’s knot.
“Hmm, I suppose that’s my fault, then. The moment Hades showed me how to find you, I shadowed straight in.” He draws his fingers back into my hair. “Would you like me to make it up to you, Sera?”
I… I don’t know how to respond to that. “Isn’t it wrong?” I ask, thinking out loud. “To… to go from Morpheus to…?” My eyes widen as I continue processing my thoughts. “I mean, wait. Are you even here because you want to be?”
It’s a jarring subject change.
But he said Hades showed him how to find me… because Maliki wanted to find me? Or is he here because I asked Hades to grant Maliki access to the maze?
“Am I still an assignment?” I wonder aloud. “Or did Hades?—”
Maliki’s mouth silences me, his tongue slipping past mylips to indulge me in a kiss that leaves me dizzy and confused against him.
Dizzy becausewow.
Confused because… because I have no idea what I was just thinking or saying. I simply wantmore.
His fingers slide into my hair to hold me against him as he devours me. “If this is still an assignment, Sera, then this is the best fucking assignment of my life.” He picks me up again and tosses me onto the bed.
I blink up at him, my head swimming with his words and mingling with the passionate desires echoing through my heated thoughts.
“I’m here because I want to be here.” He starts unbuttoning his shirt, his golden eyes holding mine. “I can’t define what this is between us, little mystery. And frankly, I don’t want to. I just want to be with you. That’s all that matters to me.”
There’s a reverence to his tone that leaves me breathless, but it’s his expression that captivates me.
Hunger radiates from his gaze.
And his mouth, so sinful and full, continues to move as he says, “As for going from Morpheus to me being wrong?” He smiles. “From what I understand, Omegas craving multiple mates is expected. And, fortunately for you, I like the concept of sharing.”
His shirt parts, and he places a knee on the bed.
“In fact, Iloveto share,” he adds as he crawls over my prone form. “So if you want to invite Morpheus into your nest, I’ll very much enjoy pleasuring you with him.”
Okay. Now I’m sure I’m dreaming. Because that sounds like a fantasy come true, one I didn’t even realize I desired until recently.
Or perhaps I’ve known for a while now. Ever sinceAlina introduced me to her mates.Plural. And left me wondering what it would be like to have a circle.
I quickly dismissed it at the time, as I didn’t think that could ever be my future.
But now… now I’m wondering if it might be possible.
With Maliki. Morpheus. And maybe even Hades.
He let Maliki into the maze, like I requested. That has to mean something, right?
Unless I’m dreaming.
But reality or no, I want this. I want Maliki.
So when he settles on top of me, I spread my legs around his hips and lean up to kiss him.
