Page 31 of Cursed

“But I’m not a shifter.” I look at everyone to agree, but they just stare instead. “I can do the water and air thing, the earth magic, and shadow—” I start to panic, frightened because I still haven’t managed to figure outwhatI am. And it only seems to become more confusing, not less so.

“We got you, love.” Landis scoops me into his arms.

I let out a gasp. But after I realize how easily he can lift me, I nuzzle into his chest. He’s not as built as my other mates, but I shouldn’t be surprised how strong he is. He’s still a supe after all, and only an inch shy of six feet tall. “We’ll help you figure it all out.”

Arden murmurs, deep in thought, “Water magic too now?”

“Yeah, she was able to manipulate the water as proficiently as I can,” Branden explains. “After she watched me use it, she innately worked it like a pro water mage.”

Arden races ahead to open the door… to a beautiful cottage. “What is this?” I almost shout. “Where are we?”

Flowering vines cover a stone and clay mortar building, single story. It’s quaint as all that and an apple pie, with a thatch roof and a hand-hewn wooden door. I feel like I’ve walked into a picturesque painting of what someone might expect a fae house to look like. But it’s the real thing. “It’s so…freakin’ adorable!”

Arden flushes pink with embarrassment. “It’s just a shell of a cabin. Room enough for us all. And some sleeping pallets. I’m sorry I can’t give you a cozy bed and fancy amenities.”

“I just need you,” I say to him, then look at the other three, including them. “All of you.” A pang of sadness hits me as I wonder where my wolf is.

Landis lets me stand on my feet, and I hold Arden’s hand as he ushers me inside. It’s dark, but there are a few glowing crystal lanterns in the open room. A huge rustic mattress that could easily fit five of us is in the corner, and there are doorways to two smaller rooms with a sleeping bag in one.

“Are you tired?” Landis asks. “Or would you like to work on your magic… and have some fun at the same time?” He waggles his eyebrows.

Suddenly, I’m nervous. Sure, I’ve been with a couple of the guys at one time, but four? It feels…excessive. But my core heats with the thought.

“So youdolike that idea?” Landis smirks at me, then eyes Rourke curiously.

Rourke clears his throat and thumbs anxiously at the room with the sleeping bag. “I’ll let you be. No worries.” He turns to give me space to be with my chosen mates.

“You don’t have to go,” I say. Then I look at Landis and Arden. “Unless it will upset you too much?”

“As I’ve said before… whatever you need, Sparkles. I’m willing,” Arden says, kissing the top of my head.

“I suspected as much.”Landis’ mind speaks with me.“I see your bond growing stronger. Did he begin to make amends?”

“He did. But Branden and I still want to punish him some more for being a bad dragon.”

“Let’s play a game,” Landis claps his hands together.

My incubus needs to be fed, and this game might be exactly what he needs. I will do whatever helps him.

This might be the team-building exercise that I never knew we needed.

“Come here, my love.” Landis pulls off his shirt as he kicks off his shoes and socks.

I step forward and hook my finger in the waistband of his pants.

He grins. “Not yet, midnight shimmer.” Then he slowly lifts my sweatshirt over my head, taking my shirt along with it.

I’m exposed, without a bra. I curl my shoulders inward, suddenly self-conscious with all their eyes on me.

Landis trails his fingers down the sides of my face and gives me a quick peck. His hands skim down to my shoulders, but he doesn’t try to push them back for me to reveal myself more. “Why are you hiding? You don’t think we all love your body and desire every inch of you?”

“But… my scars… and I’m not sleek like Kat,” I mutter.

Landis’s shadow unbuttons my pants and instantly drags them down to my ankles. His hands grip my full ass. “You’re a delicious treat we all crave.”

I bury my face in my hands but glance at the other guys to see their reactions. All three of them, even Rourke, look as though they are going to devour me. A thrill races up my spine. And I straighten my shoulders and present my breasts to Landis.

His thumbs slide up over my torso to my breasts with his fingers trailing behind, creating two waves of sensation. He rubs over my nipples, further tightening them into hardened nubs.

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