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"Everything we went through was worth it," Adam mutters. He sounds angry, vicious even as he forces the words out. "Everything was worth it when I had him, and it's made more worth it because it led us to you."

I let out a strangled cry as Adam deepens our kiss. His tongue dominates my mouth and licks at my fangs as Seth plunges two fingers inside of me, letting me milk him as I grow closer and closer to the pinnacle of my pleasure. When I find my release, I don't know which of their names I call or if I say anything at all. I only know that Adam is right. Everything that has led us to one another has been worth it.

twenty-six

Essa

"That's cheating," I tell Seth as he moves one of his game pieces in a way that I know for a fact isn't allowed. It's been a while since I've played Lojan, but that doesn't make me a fool.

Seth's nose scrunches up as he hovers the piece above the board. "I'm pretty sure it's a move."

"If you're a cheater, sure," I tell him, my tail flicking on the bed close to the gameboard.

If I'm lucky, which I have been frequently today, he will end his turn and then rub my tail in gentle strokes as he waits for me to take my turn. It's both a distraction and makes the game last much too long since I'm taking extra long to maximize my tail strokes.

I'm lying on my belly, naked because there's no point in being dressed in our room. If I look down the expanse of Seth's back, I can see his butt. It's something I don't allow myself to look at often, or we will no longer be playing the game.

"Iddis showed us how to play the other day, and this was definitely a move," Seth tells me, swatting at the end of my tail as it flicks against his hand. Sometimes, it has a mind of its own. Sometimes, we're in agreement that we want him to touch me.

"Well, that was your first mistake because Iddis is a filthy liar and a cheat."

"Makes sense as to why he said only the light pieces were allowed to make it," Seth mumbles under his breath, his gaze returning to the board as his brows crinkle.

Adam's been in the bathroom showering for the last ten minutes, but Seth and I were playing before then. It's almost time for Niivi's wedding, and we're trying to kill time until we all have to get ready.

Seth frowns as he studies the board, his piece hovering over one place, then another, before he lets his head flop between his shoulders and places his piece down. It's a bad move, but he doesn't have many options, and none of them are good.

His fingers trace a line up to the middle of my tail as he tries to soothe himself for most definitely losing. I move my conquering piece over his, destroying it since he's left it open for attack. Seth frowns down at the board, but when he looks back at me, his eyes tell me it's all for show. I push the board out of the way, the pieces tumbling as they shift.

"We had a deal," I remind him, crawling up on my hands and knees as he meets me to close the space.

I drained my fangs earlier, so there won't be any accidental druggings while we're at my sister's wedding. When our lips meet, his warm and soft against mine, I'm not afraid of my venom having any effect on him. It helps that I've been able to drain the small amount that builds up every night when we lie with one another.

Usually, it's Adam who takes my bite, but last night it was Seth. His wound is still healing and tender, and any time hetouches it and winces, I feel a mixture of shame for hurting my male and a lot of pride for knowing he has my mark on him. The act of biting is still not my favorite, but the end results are growing on me.

"Adam won't be happy to be left out," Seth whispers against my lips as he tugs my body close to him and falls onto his back, flopping onto the bed with me giggling on top of him. I throw a leg over him so I can straddle him.

"I'll let you tell him what we're doing," I tell Seth as I grab his face between my palms and press our lips together again.

There's no fight for dominance with Seth, no clashing of teeth or rough bites as each of us tries to take control. No, there's a yielding of his body and his trust in me.

"I can do you one better, but don't be scared if my eyes get all funny. I'm still in control," Seth tells me.

He doesn't give me a moment to figure out what he means before he closes his eyes, and his body jerks. When his eyes open again, they've clouded over and look like a dull version of his normal pale blue.

"He's staying in the shower but wants to watch."

"He's in here with you?" I ask, sliding a finger through Seth's curls to trace the side of his temple and down his cheek. Seth shivers and nods, his eyelids growing heavy with his desire. "I'm so curious about what all you two can do."

"You've seen most of it," Seth murmurs, leaning up toward me as though that will get my lips back on his, and it will, but I'm in no rush, not when I have both of my males right here with me.

"What else is there?" I ask, my fingers moving further down his body as I move to sit up on him. My tail's already wrapped around his thigh, the tip of it flicking over his cock and balls. I know when I've hit a sensitive spot because his abdominals flex in a delicious way.

"You already know about the mind reading, the heightened senses," Seth mutters, his voice catching as I begin to grind down him, my warm wetness making him slick. I ache to take him inside me, but it's worth it to tease him a little bit. Seth is so pretty when he's begging. He lets out a shaky exhale as his gaze moves to where I'm grinding against him. "I can calm him down when he gets worked up."

I can't stop my laugh from coming out. "I don't think I've seen you calm him down once."

"I can keep him pretty calm just being near him most of the time, but I haven't needed to pull out all the stops," Seth tells me, his hands moving up to cup my small breasts, squeezing my sensitive nipples between his thumb and forefinger until I'm the one gasping out and moaning my pleasure. "I only have to do it when he gets really mad."

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