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The Brethren
Bertie: The video call will commence in two hours. Please refrain from being late.
Jamie: I’ll see if I can fit it into my schedule*winking face emoji*
Everett: We’ll be on time. Sadie and I have stuff to share.
Jasper: Oh, fun! Us too! And you guys get to meet Cole now!*Beaming face emoji*
Edmond: Thank you for setting this up, Bertie.
Harvey: Looking forward to it.
Rollo: My brothers will be joining us too.
Daehan: We will also be in attendance.
Erik: Got it.
Sawyer:*thumbs up emoji*
Chapter eighteen
Natalie
After dinner, I move over to the couch to set up the video call with everyone from the island. My heart is in my throat, beating wildly with nerves about whatever Adelbert is going to say.
I’m not even sure what I want the news to be. If he tells us he found a way to dissolve the bond, would the guys want me to leave? DoIwant to leave?
Originally, I told myself not to catch feelings, and I told myself not to get attached, but I think it’s far too late for that now. All my heart flutters are telling me we’re past the point of it being “just sex.”
Cole and Jasper have me. If they want me. But I think… I think I’m willing to really give things a shot between us.
The males position themselves on either side of me and I turn on the camera to test the angle. “I think you’ll have to scooch closer, we don’t all fit.”
Jasper grips me around my waist and lifts me into his lap. “You know I can always make it fit,” he says in a low voice thick with lust that has my pussy gushing.
Cole’s eyes heat as he takes us in. “This call needs to be quick. I can’t wait to get my hands on you two.” He emphasizes his point by stroking up my thigh, his touch searing my skin through my tights. He shifts his other hand and cups Jasper’s cock through his sweatpants, playing with him until we’re both breathing heavily.
The call comes through and Cole clicks “join” while Jasper and I try to compose ourselves.
Ten small boxes pop up on the screen and I instantly find Diana, grinning and wiggling my eyebrows at her and holding up three fingers.
She winks back at me and makes a peace sign, indicating my two males a little more subtly.
Adelbert greets the group. “Good day, my brethren and your partners.” Not to be dismissive of him, but I imagine he’s going to explain things in a very formal manner, so I tune him out and study each box’s occupants, trusting the guys to focus on the call and tell me if I miss anything important.
I note Sadie where she’s also sitting on Everett’s lap. Oh, with those flushed cheeks and that amount of squirming she’s trying not to do, I’m sure she’s getting finger banged under the table.
Good for you, girl. Make that male multitask with a straight face.
Cole gasps and Jasper’s hands tighten around my waist, causing me to tune into the conversation again. “A fated bond is brought on by the stars aligning to bring two, or more, people together. The fates choose the partners and orchestrate the events leading to their meeting,” Adelbert explains as if reading from a textbook.
Clearly I’ve missed something important.Is a fated bond what we have?
The others on screen start asking questions, but Cole and Jasper remain silent—stunned, I realize.
I move Jasper’s hand from my waist to my thigh, tracing a gentle pattern across it, then reach for Cole with my other hand in a silent show of support to whatever is going on. My touch seems to relax them and Cole gives me a half smile but his focus remains on whatever is being said.
