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“Of course, Dove. Just a little brotherly teasing,” I explain.

Her brows furrow as she looks back and forth between me and Jett. “You’re brothers?”

“Twins,” Jet and I say as one.

“You get used to it,” Luca chuffs as he rejoins us after dropping off the clothes for Mateo.

“Wow. I never would have guessed.”

“So all of you already know each other and I’m the odd man out?” Mateo grumbles as he walks toward us wearing a pair of basketball shorts and nothing else. Lila licks her lips as she takes in his six-pack.

“Looks like it. Is that gonna be a problem?” Luca glares at him.

“Not if you don’t make it one,” he retorts.

“Okay, you two, enough of the pissing contest.” Lila huffs, breaking her staring contest with Mateo’s pecs. “Everyoneis new to me. You’re all starting off on the same foot. Don’t shoot it before you start.”

“Noteveryoneis new,” Jett disputes with a pointed look at Luca.

Lila’s face turns fire engine red. “You know about that?” she sputters.

“Not the details,” I assure her. “But enough. Luca couldn’t hide finding his mate from us.”

“Especially when he turned into a whiny asshole when he had no way to find you. If it weren’t for me, he’d probably still be moping,” Jett gloats and Luca glares at him.

“Right… Well…” Lila stammers.

“Don’t worry,bella. They’re just jealous they haven’t tasted you yet and I’ve already made you come so many times I lost count.” Luca smirks, the smug fucker.

She bites her lip and her flush spreads down her chest.

“Whew. Is it hot in here?” She waves her hand in front of her face in a vain attempt to cool down. “Okay, no more sex talk. I don’t know if it’s the spell or what but I’m having a hard time not jumping the closest guy. And we need to have a serious conversation before that happens.”

“So… it’s not off the table, then?” Jett says as he looks Lila up and down.

Before she can respond, Mateo scoops her up. She squeals at the sudden movement but her hands fly to his neck, holding on as he carries her to the living room.

“Cheater,” Jett mumbles under his breath.

Rolling my eyes, I follow them, shouldering past my twin. The asshole chinchilla sits down in the oversized chair so no one else can sit beside Lila. I shoot him a glare as I take a seat on the couch closest to them, my brother taking the seat beside me, and Luca hovering across from me on the other side of the chair.

Lila squirms in Mateo’s lap and he groans, making me hate him even more. It should be my cock she’s wriggling on. Fucker.

“Okay. So… First thing’s first, we should probably introduce ourselves. I don’t know anything about any of you and I’m sure you’d like to get to know me a little better before you tie yourselves to me for the rest of your life,” she rambles.

“Not really,” Jett mutters. “I mean, we have the rest of our lives to get to know each other. But you can ask me anything. I’m an open book.” He shrugs.

“You’re really just going to accept me as your mate that easily?”

“Why wouldn’t I? Fate picked you for me… forus. And my salamander says you’re our mate.”

“Aren’t you worried we won’t like each other?” We all look at her like she’s crazy and she huffs. “I’m serious. What if all we have is this sexual connection? There has to be more than that to any relationship, especially with one as complicated as ours.”

“I know you’re a witch so you don’t understand how the mate bond works, but our animals agree. We belong together. Everything else, we’ll work out together. But if you want to take things slow, go on dates, and fall in love thenormalway, we’ll do that. Whatever you want, Dove. We’ll go at your pace,” I assure her.

She sighs and smiles sadly. “Thanks, Harkin. I guess I just keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. For one, or all of you to come to your senses and leave me. In my experience, men don’t stick around,” she mutters.

Chapter 25

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