Page 24 of Hunt the Dusk

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Oh fuck…That felt?—

Ordell flew off me and slammed into the wall by the dresser.

“Dammit, Ordell!” Hemlock threw a sheet over me then stormed over to his brother. “Put your cock away and go.”

Oh…my…He was huge.

Ordell growled and took a step toward me.

Hemlock shoved him back. “Dammit, Orina. Cover yourself.”

Shit. I pulled the sheets over myself with trembling hands.

Ordell’s gaze burned a path over me, as if he could see me bare and wanton through the barrier of sheets, as if he could smell me. His scent spiked, and my head grew fuzzy.

“Ordell…” Hemlock stepped between us, partially blocking me from Ordell’s view.

Long seconds passed, and Ordell’s shoulders relaxed. He tucked himself away. “I’m sorry,” he rasped before hurrying from the room.

Hemlock raked a hand through his hair. “Fuck.”

My face was on fire. “I…I don’t…We were eating cake and then?—”

“Cake?” His tone was sharp, almost accusatory.

“Yeah, he brought me some cake.”

Hemlock cursed again. “I’ll get my things.”

“What?”

“I’m sleeping here tonight.”

“Why?”

“You know why.”

“Ordell wouldn’t hurt me?”

“No. He wouldn’t, but his beast will, and it seems it’s closer to the surface than we thought, and he seems to have taken a liking to you. So unless you want to fuck him, you better let me stay here.”

I nodded mutely. “Get your things.”

He retreated, closing the door behind him, and I hurried into the bathroom to wash up. I was slick and sticky, my skin feverish and sensitized, and in that moment, I knew that if Hemlock hadn’t shown up when he had, I would have let Ordell have me.

Chapter 9

Hemlock made a bed on the floor like the last time he’d bunked in my room. But we’d shared a bed since then, so it seemed petty to make him sleep on the floor. Besides, my bed was large enough for us not to have to even touch.

“Come up here.”

He arched a brow at me. “You want me in your bed?”

“I want you to get a decent night’s sleep, and the floor is hardly comfortable, is it?”

“I’m fine here.”

“I shared your bed, so it’s only fair you get to share mine. And mine is bigger.”

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