Page 28 of Oracle
Placing both of my hands on her cheeks, holding her face gently, I pressed my lips to her forehead, looking intently into her blue eyes. “You are fated mates, Kira. Who are we to judge who you can love? We might have our own opinions of the guy, but mostly it’s based out of our anger at how deeply he hurt you. His actions are yours alone to forgive, though. Not ours.”
Her eyes watered and her lip trembled, “I just…I know that you guys probably think I’m insane for giving him so many chances. But he’s proven this time that he’s really changed and is making an effort to be a better man. I couldn’t sit back and let him lose his wolf forever.”
A single tear leaked out of the corner of her eye, but I was quick to brush it away with the pad of my thumb. “You have the biggest heart, precious. Love as many people as your soul desires.”
It was like our acceptance had the weight of ten boulders rolling off of her. The visible sag of relief in her shoulders and the audible sigh made it clear. She suddenly looked so tired and I knew we needed to get her back to her room, no matter how badly I wanted to sink my length into her and satisfy this restlessness.
“Let’s get you back to your room, precious,” I cooed at her as I gathered her in my arms, a shit-eating grin on my face for absolutely no reason other than the thought that this beautiful woman was my mate. She had the biggest heart I’d ever come across.
Her head lolled into my chest as she grumbled in protest, “No. I want to sleep next to both of you.”
“Well, we can’t all fit in a bed, precious,” I explained while walking to the door, trying to reason with tipsy Kira who was turning out to be quite the stubborn mule.
Her eyes opened to pin me with an intense scowl as she raised an arm to point at the blanket. “Let’s all sleep here, then.”
“Awh, is the big bad Luca being tough on you, beauty?” Caleb asked, winking at me in jest as he came to stand in front of me. She nodded and pouted like a child as she huffed out a ‘yes’ and reached for Caleb with grabby hands.
“He’s a meanie, take me away from him,” she requested, her eyes widening and pleading like a puppy dog.
I growled and tightened my grip on her, not wanting to give her up. “Fine,” I relented, walking us back to the blanket and waiting for Caleb to clear it off. She squealed in delight and kicked her feet around before smacking a wet kiss to my cheek.
“Thank you, teddy bear!”
Teddy bear?But it quickly dawned on me that she was pulling on her bear reference for me and it brought a smile to my lips.
“I’ll be right back,” Caleb tossed out as he dashed out in a run, albeit a bit zig-zagging in his path like he might have been feeling the copious amounts of wine we’d consumed.
Shrugging because who knew what that dude was up to, I gently lowered down to my knees and draped Kira onto the blanket. I wanted to stare at her for a moment, to take in her peaceful face as she fell into a deep sleep, but she had other ideas.
Her hand quickly snapped out to grab my arm and tugged me down alongside her. She squirmed around like a worm until she was firmly in front of my chest and settled her head on my bicep that was lying against the ground. Snuggling in, it was like she was trying to burrow as close as she could get for warmth.
It was a bit cold down here with the winter season upon us and being naked, body heat was definitely needed.
Rubbing her arm lightly to help provide heat, my eyes raised as Caleb came back into the room with two blankets in arm. Smart man.
He draped one over Kira and I before settling in on the opposite side of her, pressing his chest to her back and draping a blanket over him.
I heard her sigh in contentment before she said, “Love you guys, sleep tight.”
What did she just say?
I bit my bottom lip harshly to prevent myself from demanding she say that phrase to me over and over again. She needed to sleep and so did we.
People said being asleep was great because your dreams were better than reality, but right now, I didn’t want to sleep, because everything I wanted was right here with me.
CHAPTERTWELVE
KIRA
Warmth enveloped me on all sides when I came to, almost unbearably so. It was like being cocooned in a pocket of magma. Groaning, I opened my eyes and pushed myself up—well, attempted to push myself up—but Caleb’s heavy arm made that impossible.
The memories of last night came rolling back as the haze of sleep cleared my mind and I looked between the two handsome men I was cuddled between. I had such a fun night with them and felt so much closer to them—something I think the three of us had desperately needed.
Somehow, I ended up lying on my back with my head cushioned by Luca’s bicep while Caleb slung his arm over me and had his head nestled on my shoulder. This left his mouth dangerously close to my breast, with his breathing fanning over my nipple.
A sensual chill ran through me, causing me to shiver as my nipples pebbled under his warm breath. Both men shifted simultaneously at that, causing me to hold my breath and stay still, hoping I hadn’t woken them up.
Their minds might have stayed asleep, but their bodies were definitely waking up. We had fallen asleep naked before getting to any of the fun festivities and I knew it was my fault for getting a bit too tipsy. I appreciated their chivalrous attitudes, though, needing my sober consent to take our relationship to the next intimate level.
