But Laz was already here, meaning only one other alpha could be responsible for that brazen entry into my space.
An alpha who freezes on the threshold as he finds the three of us already in bed.
Me in a towel.
Laz in his slacks and dress shirt—with his fucking shoes on my bed.
Lark wearing a silky little outfit that I want to rip off with my teeth.
Meanwhile, Noah is naked.
Stark. Naked.
And very fucking hard.
“Oh, fuck yes. Our little bee has come out to play?”
“Aurora was just getting some work done and intending to leave,” Laz cuts in, his body moving on the bed to block Lark from Noah’s hungry eyes. Not because he wants to stop her from drinking her fill of Noah’s exquisite form—which I definitely caught her doing—but to stop the enforcer from pouncing on our omega. “Isn’t that right, princess?”
Lark looks at Laz, then down at the computer. She hits Send on the files she was compiling for her friend Aries, then closes the laptop. Going to her knees, I fully expect her to make a hasty exit.
But instead, she reaches across me—an action that brings her alluring body exceptionally close to my erection—and sets the laptop on the nightstand.
Then she plops right back down with a “Nope.”
Laz glances back at her with a frown. “Excuse me?”
“Nope,” she enunciates clearly. “I wasnotintending to leave at all. In fact, I think I’m going to stay right here.”
My lips twitch at her defiance.
However, the reality begins to play out as Noah walks purposely toward the bed and says, “Excellent. I’ll come to you.”
He places a knee on the bed, and Laz moves to intercept him. “She’s not ready for this.”
“Then talk me through it,” Lark says before Noah can respond. “Tell me what to expect so I can prepare myself.”
I blink, surprised. The little show of disobedience made sense—she wanted to piss Laz off by not playing along with his commentary.
But this… this is entirely different.
I expected her to hightail it out of here at the first show of aggression. Only, now I’m not sure she understands what’s about to happen.
“Lark,” I start, swallowing. “The mood the three of us are in… it’s not safe for you here right now.”
She glances at me. “I’ll be the judge of that, thank you.”
Laz again looks back at her, studies her face, and shrugs before returning to the space beside her. “Fine.” His focus goes to Noah. “Demonstrate on Johan so Aurora can learn what to expect.”
The enforcer narrows his gaze. But then his concentration shifts to me, and he begins to prowl.
Fuck.
I’m not wearing much, having grabbed a towel after the quickest shower of my life and barely wrapped it around my hips.
“Actually,” Laz interjects, causing Noah to snarl as he swings his attention to the taunting alpha. “Johan, our enforcer saved your life. Do you wish to thank him?”
I wish to do a lot of things.
