Page 36 of Iris
Dorian's hand pauses briefly on my back before continuing offering his comfort. “Iris…”
“I couldn’t understand why my magic was basically fighting me. It actually hurt a few times.”
Kieron gives a growl under his breath but doesn’t say anything as I stroke his chest.
“It’s okay, Kieron. I had a conversation with my mother the other day. Now, I think I understand why, though. I haven’t been in sync with my magic, even before this spell brought us together. I needed to accept you three. I needed to believe you actually wanted me.” I hold up my hand as all of them start to protest. “I know you do. I finally believe it. It was me, not any of you.”
And it is. Each of these men are wonderful in their own right. The spell might have pulled us together, but I’m beginning to think that, even if it hadn’t been cast, we’d have found each other eventually. The mating spell just helped speed up the process.
"So, the reason I wanted to see all of you guys together was so I could tell you what was going on in my head. I want all of you as well."
Noah yells a happy whoop. Grabbing my face, he quickly kisses me hard. When he pulls back, Dorian is there to replace him. His cool lips are soothing as his tongue conquers against mine for a minute. As he pulls away, he looks down into my eyes.
"You were never going to get rid of us. We're stuck to you, just like Igor."
Igor and I both groan at the same time but she has something to say.
"Why would you say that? It took all the fun away from ME saying it."
I choke on my giggle as Dorian pulls back, letting Kieron lean forward for his turn. Those grey eyes are going to be the death of me. I don't know much about him, yet since the night at the club, I've known he is mine. I fought it then; I won't now.
Using his left hand, he cups my cheek while running his thumb across my bottom lip. "I have searched three continents for my mate. I finally found her." His thumb slips between my lips. "I don't plan on going anywhere. If you need time to get to know me, we will take all the time you need." I've just started to suck on his thumb when he pulls his hand away.
"That's mean." The whine in my voice is a little bit brattier than I mean it to be.
"Now, are you free today to spend some time with all of us? it's Sunday." Kieron looks at me before glancing at the other two. "I'd enjoy getting to know my new brothers."
Blinking, I count the last few days. I haven't even realized it's my day off! The shop is closed on Sunday and Monday.
"I think that would be perfect. I need to work in my greenhouse for a few hours. Would you guys like to come with me? It'll probably be boring for you."
Noah takes off his top shirt, revealing the white tank underneath. "Are you kidding? Give yourself the credit you deserve. Your greenhouse is awesome. You can put your mates to work!" He turns to the side, bends his arm, and flexes his muscles while wiggling his eyebrows.
"No, no. If you want to make her swoon, you need to turn around, flex that ass, and let me throw coins at the buns." Igor has moved to sit next to me on the bar counter. This time I nod in agreement with her outrageous request.
Noah actually looks like he is considering it when Kieron picks me up from the counter to place me back on the floor.
"As amusing as it is to watch him be sexually harassed by a plant," he winks at Igor, "why don't we get started?"
"Yes," Dorian goes to Noah's side, "we can play with your ass later today." Dorian smacks said ass as he goes to the door. "Shall we?"
Igor starts cackling. “Oh, it suddenly got so interesting here! What fun!”
Kieron takes my hand. We walk out the door to follow my other two mates who are leaning close to each other and talking. Kieron is silent as we walk, but it's a comfortable silence. it's cheesy, yet, I love that I feel like a schoolgirl going to her first dance with him. Each of my mates make me feel differently. I wouldn’t choose one over the others now that I'm all in.
As we step into the greenhouse, any tension I have just disappears as the smells of the plants and soil grounds me. My fingers tingle in anticipation. Bringing forward my magic, I tentatively tap into it. So far, so good.
“I’m going to see if I can get my baby seedlings to grow. If you guys would like, Igor can give you the tour.”
Igor is at her usual spot on the table soaking up the sun. “I guess I can do that.”
“Such humility.” Teasing her, I take my shoes off. “Thanks, Igor.”
Dorian steps up beside me. I lean into him as his hand runs over my hair gently. “I don’t know about the others, but I’d like to stay and watch.”
“If you want to. It’ll probably be boring.”
He bumps our hips playfully. “Hush that. We’re here for you. Plus, I want to be close if your magic does something and you need me.”
