He hurried off before I could ask, and I joined Emmy in staring at Cyrus. “I don’t understand why you’re doing this?” she asked softly. “We’re already joined in every important way of the gods.”
The look on Cyrus’s face just about took my breath away, because it was filled with so much of everything … for Emmy.
“We need to be joined in the ways of your people as well,” he told her. “Because it’s important to you. And that makes it important to me.”
It finally clicked then: marriage. He wanted to marry Emmy because of the time I joked about it being important for my sister’s honour.
Siret and Yael stepped into my line of sight then, blocking out Cyrus and Emmy. They were joined by Coen, Rome, and Aros a moment later. “Us too,” Yael said fiercely. “We will be bonded in the ways of the dwellers as well.”
I choked on my laughter, and confusion spread across the Abcurses’ faces. They probably thought I’d be crying at their proposal.
Truth was, there was a burning in my throat and eyes that indicated I was about to lose my emotional shit, but the laughter came from the simple fact that I couldn’t wait to see this holy sol’s face when he realised I was marrying five guys. That was not a done thing in Minatsol. We might actually give him a heart attack.
The guys caught my thoughts then, and their grins were both amused and satisfied. They pressed in closer to me, their power and our bond enough to make my knees feel a little weak.
Rome kissed me first, his lips almost crushing in their strength as our mouths fused. I loved the power of his embrace. He handed me to Coen, who sent pain licking across my skin. Not as much as the last time, which was good because it was a very public place, but enough to have my breath coming out in short, sharp exhales.
Siret kissed me lightly, his tongue stroking across mine. He tasted so damn good and I was getting dizzy as Aros took over. Pleasure hit me hard, and I was grateful when he pulled his power back a little, finishing the kiss with a gentle press of lips to the corner of my mouth.
Yael was last. And for once he didn’t dominate me. He just nipped at my bottom lip before drawing it into his mouth. When I was finally released, I was almost desperate to get the five of them naked... until the loud chattering of nearby voices reminded me that we were not alone. When I peeked out between Rome and Aros, I saw that the guys had blocked the dwellers and sols from seeing what we were doing. Whichever ones were not kissing me had stepped up to hide us from view, giving me privacy with each of them.
Their consideration toward me never wavered.
Suddenly I couldn’t wait for the holy man to arrive.
