“You ask Michael?”
His brother shrugged. “Not yet.”
“Well, if you want me to tug someone’s ear, just let me know.”
Obsidian’s gaze lifted, met his. “Thanks.”
With a quick wave, Eclipse strolled toward the back staircase, took them two at a time to the third floor. He was making tracks to his private quarters when soft whispers drew him up short, had him pivoting on his heel and heading in the opposite direction. He found Penelope and Orianna sitting in the conference room, their heads together.
“Well, doesn’t this look like trouble.”
Both heads popped up, mirroring smiles on the females’ faces.
“Hey,” Orianna greeted.
“What’s going on?” he asked, walking around to stand behind her so he could see the computer screen they’d been looking at.
“We were just tossing around a few ideas,” Penelope explained, lifting a hand to point at the screen. “We were thinking maybe we should do some remodeling.”
Eclipse leaned in, scanned the screen. “I think you mean construction, because that sure looks like you’re changing the floor plan.”
Penelope giggled. “Just a little.”
“To what?” he asked, gently squeezing Orianna’s shoulders. “That looks like a living room. Don’t we already have one of those up here?”
“Wedon’t,” Penelope said. “Y’all do. We were thinking maybe we could have a space of our own.”
“Ah.” Eclipse grinned. “So, that’s a girly space?”
“We prefer to think of it as a male-free zone. Once all theamsouelotsare in residence, we girls are going to need our own space. Not to mention, you boys’ll be taking over when you’re all back together.”
Eclipse was about to offer up his rebuttal when Orianna’s shoulders tensed beneath his hands.
“Well, I think that’s my cue!” Penelope said, popping up from her chair and smiling. “I’ll catch up with you in a bit.”
Orianna chuckled. “Yeah. Okay.”
By the time the door closed, Eclipse was gearing up to make fine use of the conference room table.
Obsidian figured this was payback.
After all, he had found it amusing that thegathenyahad affected Taayin back when Obsidian and Penelope had first gotten together.
Granted,amusingwasn’t quite the word he would use to describe it now. Despite the inconvenience, it was still a pleasurable experience. At least times like this when hisereswasought him out beforehand. When Penelope had texted him and requested he come to their mated bed, he’d hightailed it upstairs, confused and more than a little concerned only to learn she was planning ahead because Eclipse and Orianna had just locked themselves in the third-floor conference room.
It hadn’t taken long before he realized why.
The energy that swept through the mansion would’ve leveled him if he hadn’t already been on his back. Even then, he’d had to grip the comforter to keep from tossing hisereswato the mattress and mounting her like an animal.
“Ayreme… fuck,” he groaned as she stroked his cock with both hands, her gold eyes glowing brightly as she watched him. “I need …inyou. Now.”
Her mouth fell open, her back bowing as though his words alone had set her off.
Unable to resist, Obsidian reached up, palming her heavy breasts, admiring her beauty as she continued to tease and torment. He loved her like this, naked and available, demanding.
Truth was, if Penelope hadn’t insisted he sate her urges, Obsidian would’ve held out until after the baby was born. As it was, he was terrified that he would hurt her or do something to harm their unborn child. Though she swore that wouldn’t happen, he wasn’t sure how she knew. Everything she’d read about pregnancy and childbirth was for humans, something that didn’t apply to them. Considering there was no record of an angel birth ever taking place on Earth, no one knew what might happen.
Penelope moaned, dragging him out of his thoughts and back to the moment.
