Page 29 of Caged Love

“Milana,” August’s soothing voice reaches me. When I look over at him, he looks worried, like maybe he’s been saying my name for a while now.

I stand, pushing my chair back and sending it flying to the floor.

Astrid holds up her hands and puts a shield around Pandora, protecting her from me. Smart because one touch of mine could weaken her.

I’m not proud of what I do next. But later, I’ll blame it on the mating bond hormones.

They made me crazy.

I slam my palms down on the table, shaking all the plates and cutlery. “So let me get this straight. Astrid and August have some connection, and I was told he used to be in love with her or something, and now I also have to deal with the fact he took the Witch Queen’s virginity?”

“Milana—”

I hold my hand up to stop him. “Anyone else I need to know about?” I look at Saylor, sitting there quietly with wide honey-brown eyes. “How about you?”

“She didn’t touch him,” Bane growls out, pulling his mate closer to him. He shifts his jaw and scowls at the thought.

“But she did fuck Rave,” Kai points out. That earns him another slap. He probably won’t have any brain cells left after this lunch.

“Wow, what a busy group of friends. Do you guys have any hobbies other than fucking each other?” I mutter, and Saylor’s lip twitches like she wants to laugh.

“Yeah, we like to fight as much as we fuck, too.” Axe grins as August pulls me back against his chest.

I take deep, calming breaths. It’s not like I came to him a virgin, and we’ve already run into Reef, someone I’ve fucked. But still!

“You okay?” he whispers into my ear, sending shivers down my spine. “Astrid and I are friends and friends only. The same goes for Pandora. They both have their own mates now, love. You have nothing to worry about. You’re the only one I’ll ever want.”

He’s saying all the right things, but I can’t seem to control my jealousy.

“I’ll be right back,” I announce, letting my pettiness win out. In the next moment, I’m back, except this time, I’ve brought Reef back with me. The merman looks confused as fuck, staring around the table with wide eyes. “Ahh, Milana?”

“Have a seat, Reef. We’re all having a meal with people we’ve fucked, so I thought I’d even the score,” I say with a straight face and nod to an empty chair.

The air in the room becomes charged, almost suffocating. I chance a look at August, who is staring at Reef with undisguised anger.

Now he knows how I feel.

Reef awkwardly takes a seat, clearing his throat and eyeing the food.

A weird sound comes from Kai, and when I look over at him, his shoulders are shaking with repressed laughter. “You have something to say?”

He sucks in his lips and shakes his head.

“You know mermen are good in bed, right? They are used to being underwater, if you know what I mean. They can go down for a long time…”Yeah, I’m not proud of myself, but I’m on a roll.

August stands up, his body visibly vibrating with anger. Rave’s shadows seep out from him and hold August back.

Fuck, the things he must be able to do with those.

“Milana,” August warns, struggling against his wispy binds. “Rave, let me go! I’m going to fucking kill him!”

Reef clears his throat. “Milana, maybe don’t…”

I should listen to my ex-hookup and take the high road at this point, but I don’t.

“Do you guys fuck when you’re underwater too? Like how does that work?” Saylor blurts out to Reef. “How does your cock come out when you have a fin?”

At this stage, Soren is laughing uncontrollably, and Kai and Axe join him.

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