"I'll still be sure." I looked between them. "I've been sure since I came back to this city. Since I saw you both again. This is what I want."
Luca reached across the table, took my hand. "Okay. Then we'll bond. When the time is right."
A wave of heat rolled through me, strong enough to make me gasp.
"Reina?" Jaxon was at my side immediately.
"I'm okay. Just... it's getting stronger."
"Maybe you should lie down," Luca suggested.
"Not yet. I need to..." I looked around the cabin. "We should make a nest. I'll need a nest."
Understanding crossed both their faces.
"Bedroom?" Jaxon asked.
"No. Here. By the fire."
They moved without question. Jaxon grabbed blankets from the bedroom. Luca pulled cushions off the couch. Together they built a nest in front of the fireplace. Soft and warm and perfect.
I wanted to help but another wave hit and I had to grip the edge of the table.
"Breathe," Luca said, his hand on my back.
I tried. Failed. Everything was too hot, too tight, too much.
"Clothes," I managed. "I need them off."
Jaxon helped me out of my sweater, my jeans. He left me in just underwear and a tank top.
It still wasn’t enough.
"Nest," I said. "Need to be in the nest."
Luca and Jaxon each guided me over with steady hands at each elbow and allowed the blankets to practically swallow me. It felt like I was in a sea of softness, and soon my muscles started to un-clinch and my heartbeat started to slow. The fire warmed my skin even further, as Luca and Jaxon’s scents made my eye lids flutter.
This was my space. My nest. My sanctuary.
"What do you need?" Luca asked.
"You. Both of you. In here with me."
They climbed in without hesitation. One on each side. Their scents mixing with mine. Cedar and smoke and ice and cinnamon and lilies.
Perfect.
I turned into Jaxon first because he was closer. Buried my face in his neck, inhaled deeply.
"Pretty Girl," he groaned. "You're killing me."
"Need you."
"I know. But not yet. You're not far enough into it yet."
He was right. As much as my body was screaming for relief, some part of me was still present. Still rational.
That wouldn't last.
