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His hips twitch as I feel a warmth filling me. He’s coming, I realize. And it’s so much hotter than I expected, knowing he’s filling me with the evidence of his arousal and the very thing that could create new life, not that I’m ready for that yet. He grunts as his hips jerk, and I moan, loving the way it feels.

Eventually, he pulls his teeth from my neck and licks the wound. I feel it tingle and know it’s the magic of the mating bite sealing over and scaring permanently for the world to see.

He nuzzles my neck and I pull his head to the side, finding the perfect spot to mark him, where his neck meets his shoulder. I lick his skin first, then I feel my teeth change, my wolf ready to mark our mate.

I hesitate for a split second, wondering if I need to ask permission, but that’s washed away when he begs, “Bite me.” I sink my teeth into him, and a burst of arousal hits me. The thought of us marking each other, combined with the sensation of his knot rubbing inside me, is enough to send me into another orgasm.

I whimper as my body shakes, lightning shooting through me as I try to cling to him.

“That’s it,” he whispers as I pull my mouth back and lick the wound, watching it close and scar over. “That’s my good girl, marking me and taking my knot like you were born for it.”

He starts to kiss my neck, then slowly moves up my jaw until he finds my lips, kissing me slowly this time, like he has all the time in the world. Or at least until his knot goes down. I have no idea how long it’s supposed to last. I never asked.

“Stop kissing her,” Bain grumbles after a few minutes. “Your knot will never go down if you keep her on edge.”

Huh. Is that how it works? Is it triggered by my arousal? That’s kind of… hot. And empowering. To have that sort of control is something I didn’t know I needed.

Maddox reluctantly slows our kiss, lifting his head to look at me, his eyes scanning mine as he asks, “You okay, sweetheart?”

“Perfect,” I whisper before smiling. “We’re bonded,” I tell him, still half in shock.

He smiles back before giving me another soft peck. “We are. You’re mine now. Forever.” I let his words roll over me as he turns us to our sides, Bain quickly pushing against my back, his arm wrapping around to my stomach, and his hard dick nestled between my ass cheeks.

“Just relax,” Bain says, as if sensing my unease about leaving him like that. “You need to calm down before Maddox’s knot will go down.”

I nod, tucking my head under Maddox’s chin and closing my eyes as I let their warmth wrap around me. It doesn’t take long for me to start to grow drowsy, and before I know it, I’m falling asleep in the arms of my mates. And for the first time, I’m completely human.

Chapter 23

Cherry

The first thing I notice as I start to wake is how warm I feel. My cheek is resting against what must be someone’s bare chest. My nose twitches. Smokey maple. Bain’s warm chest.

Instinctively, I try to move closer, and realize my leg, my human leg, is hiked up over him already, my knee nudging something very firm and very hard.

Memories flood back in of bonding with Maddox as Bain patiently waited for me. Then I went and fell asleep on him.

“She’s waking up,” Bain says so close, it’s as if he’s whispering in my ear.

“I’ve got water,” Maddox says, just as close, though I can’t feel him touching me.

My fingers twitch against Bain’s chest as full awareness of my position starts to sink in. Feeling bold and strangely needy, considering what already happened, I let my hand start to roam his chest, loving the feeling of running my fingers through the hair there. It only adds to his sexy lumbersnack appeal.

“She might be sore,” Maddox says in warning as I slowly blink my eyes open. I’m surprised to find him stepping into the room, fully dressed, carrying a glass of water. He sounded like he was right next to me.

When he sees I’m awake, he smiles. “Hi sweetheart, how are you feeling?” Bain helps me sit up as Maddox hands me the glass of water. Bain helps me hold it and take a few sips as I try to assess how I’m feeling. “Sore?” he prods.

“Not really,” I tell him as my core pulses. As if the very center of me knows I’m not done yet. I glance at Bain, seeing he’s still naked, like me. I turn my body against his, suddenly feeling shy that I’m undressed, and he chuckles as he wraps his arms around me.

“Feeling shy, angel?” I nod and he kisses my head. “What happened to our little vixen?” he asks, sounding amused.

“I dunno,” I whisper nervously. I feel Bain pass the glass back to Maddox before he pulls me into his lap, facing him, his hard cock nestled between us and pressing right against my core.

I gasp, the pulse in my core telling me that I am definitely ready for more. Even if more includes Bain’s monster cock. My hands fly to Bain’s shoulder as he grips my chin and tilts my head toward him, as if he’s inspecting my face. His hips buck against me, and I let the moan pour out, suddenly feeling like there’s nothing more important than having him inside me.

“Ah, there she is.” He nods, sounding pleased as he presses his lips to mine. I expect it to be savage and needy, but instead, he’s slow and controlled, and it makes me growl with frustration.

He pulls back, grinning as he asks, “What’s wrong, baby? You need something?” I nod as I roll my hips against him. “Tell me,” he demands, more serious this time. I lick my lips as he starts to kiss down my throat, whispering, “Tell me what you want and I’ll give it to you. I’ll give you the moon if you only ask for it.”