Page 227 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

He checks over my face, looking for something, before nodding his head to himself.

“Good. Just let me know if you need anything.” He moves back down, placing a kiss on my shoulder before glancing back at me with an innocent look on his face.

“Also, I’m going to need a repeat of that.” The seriousness in his tone rips a laugh from my lips.

Leaning over me, he smiles a genuine smile full of warmth and love. “The most beautiful sound in the fucking world.”

“What is?” I ask him, getting up on my elbows.

“That laugh.”

I’m about to call him out on his cheesy ass line when he swoops down and catches my lips with a kiss. Leaning into the kiss, my body heats, ready for round three. He pulls back, a knowing smirk on his face.

“Come on. Shower and food, and then we’ll find the others. I doubt they missed me making our mate deliriously happy. Your loud moans while screaming my name made it pretty fucking obvious.”

I narrow my eyes on the smug fucker. He chuckles, lifting me up and carrying me towards the shower.

“I don’t know aboutdeliriouslyhappy. Maybe alittlehappy.”

Jax gives me a wicked smirk, and I know he’s just taking my words as his new personal challenge.

“Don’t worry, I’m a perfectionist. We’ll keep trying until I get it right. But this time, make sure you scream my name louder. That way, the whole building will know who made you shatter first.”

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I throwon a soft cotton blue top and light blue jeans, finding a pair of black boots in the large walk-in wardrobe the guys have filled for me. They said there’s more stuff on the way, but if they keep this up, I won’t have anywhere to put it.

I tried telling them I don’t need all this, but they wouldn’t hear any of it, telling me I deserve it and more.

Pushing it to the back of my mind, I head out through the lounge and straight to the kitchen area.

Luka is sitting behind the counter as Axel cooks breakfast.

Once Luka spots me, he smiles, waving me over to him. When I’m close enough, he lifts me onto his lap as if it’s the most natural thing in the world and nuzzles into my shoulder.

“Morning,” he whispers, sending warm shivers down my spine.

Axel places coffee and a plate full of delicious food in front of me, just as Jax takes a seat beside me. They all stare at me.

“Eat,” Axel demands, crossing his arms as he stares me down.

I roll my eyes and take a bite. The flavors explode on my tongue, making me forget about the demanding ass in front of me.

“Mm…I forgot how good your sandwiches were when we were kids.” I take another bite, licking my lips and savoring every bit. I haven’t had food this good in ages.

Too lost in my food, I don’t notice the silence around

me until I’m just finished. Glancing up, I find them all staring at me, their eyes dark with lust.

I squirm, but Luka stops me, groaning into my shoulder, his thick erection growing against my ass.

Clearing my throat, I look up, finding Axel’s eyes as he leans toward me, his hands digging into the counter, leaving imprints.

Luka kisses the side of my cheek, shaking me from the intense moment with Axel.

“Finish your food. You can’t have eaten much while you were… missing,” Luka says. The air in the room turns stiff with his words.

I give him a smile, brushing over his question and changing the subject as quickly as I can.

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