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Blake's smile was predatory. "Greedy."
Cole flinched, shame flooding his scent, but before he could apologize, Blake silenced him with a finger over his lips.
"Don't," Blake growled.
Luca's other hand came up to cup Cole's face, thumb stroking over his cheek. "Welikegreedy.”
Cole stared at them, searching for lies. Blake let him look, let him see the hunger and satisfaction and desperate want.
Then Blake claimed Cole's mouth.
The kiss was demanding, possessive, everything Cole had probably been made to feel guilty for wanting. And Cole melted into it with a moan that vibrated through both of them.
When Blake pulled back, Cole chased his mouth, unwilling to let go.
"Please," Cole breathed, the broken need in his voice making Blake's wolf howl with triumph.
Blake met Luca's eyes over Cole's head and saw his own savage satisfaction reflected there. They'd found him. A mate who wanted more.
Wanted both of them.
Blake's hand tangled in Cole's hair, tilting his head back, and he leaned in for a kiss.
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Luca watchedBlake's hand tangle in Cole's hair and felt something wild unfurl in his chest.
Where Blake was shadow and hunger, Luca had learned to be light and patience. Blake commanded—Luca coaxed. Blake pushed their lovers to breaking points—Luca put them back together with gentle hands and softer words.
They'd perfected the dance over the years, even when it never lasted. Blake would strip someone down to raw need, and Luca would worship them through it, make them feel precious even as Blake made them feel owned.
But none of those others had lasted. They'd all wanted to choose eventually, wanted one or the other but never both. The wolf last spring had whispered to Luca that Blake was "too intense," tried to convince him he deserved someone gentler. The human submissive before that had pulled Blake aside, suggested Luca was "holding him back" from his true nature.
None of them understood that Blake's darkness and Luca's light weren't opposing forces—they were complementary. Two halves of a whole that worked best together.
But Cole wasn't running from Blake's intensity. Wasn't flinching from the predatory edge in his voice or the possessive grip on his hair.
Instead, Cole broke the kiss—but only to turn his head toward Luca, seeking more.
Luca didn't make him wait.
The first brush of lips was gentle, testing. Cole tasted like fear and courage and something sweet that made Luca's wolf purr with satisfaction. The human's mouth was soft, responsive, opening under Luca's with a trust that made his chest tight.
When Cole gasped, Luca deepened the kiss, claiming the sound. His tongue swept through Cole's mouth, mapping every response, every little whimper that vibrated against his lips. Cole kissed like he was drowning, like Luca was air itself.
He pulled back to find Cole's eyes glazed, lips swollen and slick. The human looked thoroughly kissed, thoroughly claimed, and they were just getting started.
Blake immediately took advantage, claiming Cole's mouth again with a hunger that made Luca's cock throb. Where Luca had been gentle exploration, Blake was conquest. Demanding everything, taking what he wanted.
And Cole gave it to him. Melted into the kiss like he'd been waiting his whole life for someone to take control.
Luca watched, fascinated by the contrast. Blake kissed like he was marking territory. Luca kissed like he was worshipping at an altar. Cole seemed to need both.
The thought of what they could do together made heat pool low in Luca's gut. He could picture it already: Cole sprawled between them, Blake marking his throat while Luca whispered how beautiful he looked taking it. Blake pushing Cole to his limits while Luca held him steady, made him feel safe even as Blake made him feel owned.
His hands moved to Cole's shirt, fingers catching the hem. He could tear it off—his wolf wanted to, wanted to rip away every barrier between them. But that was Blake's style. Luca preferred to savor, to unwrap his presents slowly, to make every reveal a worship service.
"Arms up," he murmured against Cole's ear, voice soft but carrying absolute command.
