Page 27 of Unshaken

I huff, throwing my head back, I rest it against the couch. “This changes everything. My life has basically been a lie. I guess I should have known there was more to it than the Angels overlooking me. I was an excellent candidate for Caelum, and every year that they passed on me, made me feel like a failure,” I growl in frustration because they knew. Well, at least my mother knew, but she told me nothing. “They made me believe it was me, and I guess in a way it is me.” I throw my hands up. “Protecting me by not telling me is not a good excuse,” I say to the both of them as they listen intently, their eyes drinking me in. Ty’s finger begins to trail down my neck, his featherlight caress has my lips parting on a sigh. I need to move.

“Whatever we can do to help, we will, kitten,” Ty says, and I believe that they will. They’ve been nothing but straight forward with me, and their unwavering devotion I definitely don’t deserve. They don’t know me, and I don’t know them. But . . . I want to.

Trys brushes his thumb over my bottom lip. “Sunshine, you have the most beautiful lips I’ve ever seen.” I open my eyes looking up at the both of them. I hadn’t realized I closed them. Their light touches make me desperate for more.

“I want to kiss you, Micah.” Ty leans over me, his nose skims the sensitive skin on my neck while his hand wraps around my throat. He doesn’t apply pressure, just lets his hand rest there possessively. My breath catches in my throat. My Anchor key begins to heat around my neck, and I throw caution to the wind, taking the key in my hand and placing it inside of my shirt.Claim Them,the whisper breaks through again.Yes,I call out in my head. The minute it touches my skin Rook starts to shout in my head, but I ignore him.

“Micah!”Rookshouts. I don’t answer. With my head still resting on the back on the couch, I am at Ty and Trys’s mercy. I wanted this, to brand them over my heart, to wear their marks, I want more.

“One kiss sunshine,” Trys says softly. “Two kisses actually, my lips and Ty’s. Or we can kiss you at the same time.” He shrugs. I know they told me they share everything, and I don’t know why I didn’t register that they meant every-thing.Please, share me.Fuck, this is hot.

“Are we getting an invitation?” Ty smirks down at me.

“One kiss,” I whisper, my words barely fall out of my mouth. I’m practically panting between the two of them. Both of their hands land on my knee, tracing my skin through my lace tights. I moan softly, searching my mind for the last sexual encounter I had, realizing that it’s been months.

“Micah, you’re not thinking straight,”Rook calls to me again. Mentally I roll my eyes at his words. I know exactly what I’m doing. I can’t ignore the need and pull to them if I tried. Rodyn rejected me, Esme wants no part of this. Ty and Trys told me they want to be with me, and who am I to deny them.

“Micah!”Rook shouts again.

But his words fall on deaf ears as two set of lips descend on me. Ty’s tongue slips between my lips at the same time as his brother’s do. I raise my head to meet them in a slowly languid kiss. Their tongues seek mine, teasing, exploring, sharing me. They take turns, sucking my lip, pulling more delicious moans from deep down in my soul. It’s messy and wicked, with a promise of so much more as they devour my mouth, my neck.

Hands inch higher and my legs spread wide, granting them access. Ty and Trys’s fingers dance along my inner thighs, touching me everywhere but where I need it most. My Anchor key begins to burn so hot that I hiss from the pain, but they continue to kiss me, soothing the pain of my Anchor key, burning their individual marks into my skin without knowing they were. I gasp from the sting, followed by a moan as the burning ebbs and my body is flooded with need. I reach up and grab their shirts, pulling them closer, their hands on my legs tighten, almost painfully, but I welcome it.

Their fingers climb higher together, until they reach the apex of my thighs. They both move as one as they stroke their fingers over my clit, the lace of my tights and panties not dulling the sensation, only enhancing. I moan and they swallow it all, stroke me again, causing my hips to buck. At this point, I am eager to feel them, needing them to claim me right back. I am putty in their hands to shape me as they will.

“Fuck,” Trys says, pulling away first, followed by Ty who sucks my lip between his teeth before his pulls away as well. I whimper from the loss of their lips on me. My hands clench their shirts. I want them to do more. Ty offers me a wide knowing smile as he releases my leg, letting his hand slide down slowly until he pulls it away completely.

“You said one kiss.” Ty smirks. “I am only giving you what you agreed to, kitten. Nothing more. But I couldn’t resist stroking that wet pussy of yours.” My lips poke out in a pout, and I want to go full on tantrum I’m so hot and bothered.

“Your tongue tastes like bubblegum. I want to bite it and take it with me to savor for later,” Trys says as he leans in, my eyes go wide. I cover my mouth with my hand playfully, and he begins to laugh, kissing the back of my fingers.

“I’m kidding. Your tongue can stay in that beautiful mouth of yours. Now that I’ve had a taste, how am I going to keep away?” he asks as if he is trying to solve a mystery. His eyebrow raises in concentration, and his lips purse, as those black and white eyes look down at me in delight.

“One kiss. Not nearly enough, but it’s getting late, and if I don’t leave now, I won’t leave at all. Then we will have no choice but to renegotiate the one kiss deal.” Ty laces his fingers with mine, lifting my hand to kiss it. Yep, I definitely want to go full on five-year-old. But deep down I can’t help but feel their respect for me. That they want this to be more than a fuck, and as the lust haze clears, I want that too. “We’ll go as slow as you like, Micah. I know you are worried about the Tethering between us, but we will figure it out together. What matters is keeping you safe, not because you can’t take care of yourself, but because you’re here.” He points to his heart and Trys does the same. I melt. “These feeling are new territory for us, but I’ve fallen into the depths of you.” Ty’s words hit me in the middle of my chest, I can feel his truth, his ache and desire to be my everything.

“Please, stay in tonight, sunshine. Let us watch over you.” Trys leans in and steals a quick kiss before he stands and heads to the door. Ty kisses my hand again and follows his brother.

“Same time tomorrow, kitten.” He winks. I watch as they leave, wanting to call them back to me, even though I know I shouldn’t. The door closes behind them and I blow out a shuddering breath. Already missing the warmth of their bodies against me. I am sure my vagina is nice and blue right now.

“Micah, you branded it yourself. There’s no turning back from this,”Rook admonishes me like I’m a child. I so don’t need this from him right now.

“Rook, I knew exactly what I was doing. They want me, then why can’t I explore this with them?”I reply as I rub my chest, feeling the strain on our Tether as Ty and Trys get further and further away from me. My skin is tender, causing me to hiss from the pain. I walk into my room and stand in front of the full-length mirror, quickly unbuttoning my uniform shirt, pulling the left side back to reveal two intertwining infinity symbols. One black and one white. I run my fingers over the two raised brands. Black for Ty and white for Trys.Mine,I think to myself.

“The need to complete the tether will become stronger and stronger. At least without the brand you could have waited, let things—”

“Thanks for your advice. It’s not needed.”I yank my key out of my shirt, breaking his connection to me. My anger is not at him but he’s my only outlet. My tablet chimes, notifying me of the hour countdown to sunset, and all I do is hope my mother calls back with answers.

She owes me the truth.

Eighteen

RODYN

Ican’t stop watching her. It’s been days since my first encounter with Micah and as her first week here comes to a close there is one thing I know for sure: she’s got to go. I’ve watched her out the corner of my eyes in class. The pull to her is so strong. I’ve managed to find my way behind her as she navigates the corridors of Lux Hall, moving about her day with my brothers in tow. My two psychotic twin brothers brought to heel by a girl. I thought I would never see this day. I’ve watched the two of them break women, leaving them shattered in pieces beneath their feet on a whim. I’ve seen them whisper sweet nothings into one ear, while convincing their prey to let them slice her up in the name of pleasure.

As I watch them now, I don’t recognize them. Well, except for the knife that twirls around Ty’s fingers, that, I’m afraid, will never go away. My brother likes to make things bleed, it’s in his nature. Not with her. He even speaks to her. Ty is usually a man of very few words. Trys usually speaks for the two of them, and even he is different. He hasn’t lashed out and hurt anyone all week. He’s brutal and unpredictable, and that’s him on a good day. Micah has found a way to ground them, to make them want something more than what we thought our lives would be like. She has given them hope. Shined her light in their pits of darkness and they are drinking that shit in like a bloodthirsty Vampire.She could ground us all. Me,I let my thoughts wander there for a brief moment—but no. I can’t, and I won’t bow at her feet. Deals have been struck, plans made, and unfortunately, I have to follow through.

“Rodykins!! Where have you been, baby? I’ve been looking all over for you.” Sasha jumps in front of me blocking my view of Micah as she and my brothers head outside to our Magical Combat class. With Sasha in the way, Micah’s hold on me is broken and I feel like I can think straight for a moment. Sasha looks up at me with those big brown eyes, her fake lashes blinking rapidly, as if she’s trying to bat them. Her hand squeezes my biceps as she begins to slide her arms up and down the sleeves of my blazer, as if I hadn’t had her bent over the bathroom sink this morning fucking Micah out of my head. But even that felt wrong, suddenly my dick was barely present.

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