“I knew it.” He winked, his face lit up with that dangerous smile of his. “I was right allalong.”
“About what?” Ibreathed.
“About you fancying the pants off me.” He grinned, and even though I rolled my eyes, I didn’t push him away. Still, I swatted his arm and gave him a mockfrown.
“I think you’re confusing me with yourself. You’re the one doing the fancying the pantsoff.”
He let out a low growl and lifted me from the floor. A yelp of surprise sprang from my lips, and a flicker of delight made my gut churn in excitement. Leaning closer, he nipped my ear with histeeth.
“You aren’t wrong about that, you naughty littlething.”
He strode across the room and dropped me onto the bed, the mattress squealing underneath me. My heart roared in my ears as he climbed over me, bracing one hand on either side of my head. His eyes were hungry, and my heart was, too. With a smile, I hooked my leg around his back and pulled him closer tome.
But I pushed one hand against his chest, making him wait just a little bit longer. “I thought we were going to do thisoutside.”
“Why is that?” hemurmured.
My hand fell away when I caught the look in his eye, and he moved in close within an instant. His lips dropped to my neck. Sparks lit up along myskin.
“Because of theflowers.”
“Just you wait,” he murmured against my mouth, his tongue teasing me in a way that made my heart run wild with desire. “First, let’s get rid of these peskyclothes.”
Finn took his time undressing me, slowly and carefully prying each layer off my trembling body, his pupils dilating with each and every second that passed us by. Soon, we were both naked. My chest heaved with my belabored breaths as my gaze wandered over every inch of him. Because Finn was perfect. In every way imaginable, he was perfect. I’d always thought he was tall and lithe, but there was a strength in him I hadn’t seen until now. His chest was full, his abs ribbed, and his arms were chorded with some serious muscle. He looked as though he could throw me against the wall if he wanted to…and I certainly wouldn’t stop him if hetried.
He gazed down at me, his finger tracing a circle around my belly button. My hair fanned out on the soft pillow where I lay, the covers pooling around my bare legs. I felt so vulnerable like this, but it didn’t feel wrong. It felt right. It felt good. IwantedFinn to see me. I wanted him to see every single part ofme.
Smiling, I reached up and slid my fingers into his soft hair. He leaned into the palm of my hand, closing his eyes. My heart thundered in my chest at the affection that rose up inside of me. How had I gotten this lucky? Not just to have Finn but to have themall?
“How do you feel about our situation?” I asked in him a whisper, almost afraid to hear hisanswer.
“I can’t complain.” He opened his eyes and smiled down at me as he began to move his hand further south. “Although I can think of some ways we can improve uponit.”
I shivered and bit back a moan. His fingers were now dangerously close to mythighs.
“I don’t meanthis.” I gasped when his finger slipped an inch lower. “I mean the situation between the five of us. You didn’t sign up to the Academy to become part of a…part ofa…”
“A harem,” he finished forme.
I blushed.Furiously.
He let out a low chuckle. “I didn’t sign up to become part of a harem, no, but I wouldn’t have it any other way now. It feels right in the way that Alwyn always told me it should feel when I met my mate. Nothing else in the world matters more to me than being with you. And making you as happy as I possiblycan.”
“So, you don’t mind…sharing? It doesn’t make you jealous?” Because it would certainly make me jealous if it were the other wayaround.
“It doesn’t make me jealous or angry or annoyed or upset or anything negative at all.” His fingers slowed, and his gaze turned earnest. “I’ll admit, I don’t think it would feel right if you fell for someone else other than Rourke, or Liam, or Kael. The five of us feel like we fit together. We’re the pieces of a perfect puzzle. Just like you andI.”
My heart grew so large that it felt as though it might explode from my chest. I shifted against him, gasping when he finally slid his fingers between my thighs. He slipped against my wetness, his gaze going hot when he felt just how much his touch had electrified myneed.
And then his finger pushed inside. Pleasure shot through my core, and white hot desire ripped through me. Stars dotted my eyes as I moved my hips against him, my need overtaking mymind.
“Norah,” he said in a rough voice. “Norah,please.”
I cracked open my eyes to gaze up at him, confusion flickering through me. His face looked so pain; his entire body trembled. With a shaky breath, he slid his hand up my body and cupped mychin.
Heart trembling, I pushed up onto my elbows to meet the intensity of his gaze. “Finn. You’re scaring me. What’swrong?”
“Oh, Norah,” he said a whisper. “Nothing is wrong. Ijust...”
