“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Ciprian yawns. “Just so you know, Riven walked by.”
A wave of something rolls over me. It’s not shame exactly, but it is agitating.
“When?” I demand, holding myself still and resisting the urge to squirm in Ali’s lap.
“Umm, I didn’t check my watch, hot wings. I think it was around the time you were rocking back and forth on Alistair’s dick while making those tasty little mewling noises.”
“Take that back,” I gasp. “I do notmewl.”
Ali’s lips twitch. “I’m going to change pants.”
He tries to stand, but I shove him flat on the couch instead. “Not until you tell Ciprian I don’t make that sound.”
“Your sounds are perfect, angel, almost as lovely as you are.” He kisses my fingers one at a time, and I yank them away.
“I touched the floor while I worked out.”
“I don’t care,” he growls.
“You should,” I insist.
Ciprian nods. “She’s right, you know. Floor fingers aren’t a good snack. Dripping pussy is better.” He grins at me and raises his eyebrows. “Did the bloodsucker tell you how brave I was earlier?”
I pin Ali in place by straddling his chest and grab Ciprian’s face with both hands. “That was risky,” I tell him. “And very hot. You should have thought it through, but I’m glad you didn’t.”
“He’s scared, Celine.” Ciprian’s brow pinches. “You’ll have to be gentle with him.”
“Hecan speak for himself,” Luca says.
All three of us turn to stare.
Hair wet from the shower, Luca’s whiskey-soaked hazel eyes are haunted.
I could sulk about his reaction and make it about me, but when I ran away after Luca told me he loved me, he didn’t push. He was upset, and he still met me where I was. That’s the kind of partner I want to be for him too.
“I’m going to do some scouting,” Riven says, appearing at the edge of the room like a ghost. “They’re searching the forest. Ineed to get a better look to determine their progress and how they’re patrolling the portal.”
“I’ll go with you.” Ciprian kisses me, then stands. “I’m climbing the walls, and I can keep us hidden.”
Alistair stiffens beneath me, his fingers flexing around my hips. “I’ll come too.”
I climb off him so he can get up. “Make sure you’re back before the eclipse,” I tell Riven. “Neither of them can handle the cold.”
He nods, and Ciprian groans. “That makes me feel like a total loser. Careful with the pussy ass demon, he might get a runny nose.”
“I’m not worried about your nose,” I say drily, letting my eyes trail down his torso to land on his crotch. “There are parts of you I’m far more attached to.”
“Babe,” he sighs. “You’re such a tease. Now I have to hike through the woods with Ghostface and an erection.”
My lips twitch. “Ali will be there to make it better.”
“Super,” Ciprian mutters.
Luca says nothing.
Within five minutes, they’re bundled up and gone.
My stomach flips. Luca won’t meet my eyes.We can figure this out; I know we can.I only hope he’s on the same page, because if I’ve learned anything since admitting that I love him, it’s that everything goes better when we work together.
