Page 155 of Heat & Deceit
NOVA
“An iced mocha with almond milk, three shots of espresso, caramel and chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and a sprinkling of cinnamon!” I call out, setting the to-go cup on the counter and shaking my head.
“Thank you!” The harried beta hauling twins with her grabs the drink and makes a dash for the door. “Move, move, move,” she tells the kids, like some kind of drill sergeant.
I chuckle under my breath and turn to face Randal, who is not so subtly staring me down. He’s been waiting for a break in customers to sprinkle me with questions. Meandering in his direction, I check to make sure we’ve actually made it through the rush. Every patron in the store is sipping on drinks while lost in their own conversations.
“Okay, so my name is Nova—” I begin, but Randal cuts me off.
“I don’t care about your name. Please tell me what the tabloids say is true and you’re banging daddy.”
“I’m banging daddy,” I whisper, then widen my eyes and squeal with him. “I’m banging them all,” I confess, soft enough so the customers can’t hear.
“Yes, queen!” Randal shouts. “I’m so jealous. Are their knots big? Please tell me their knots are huge!”
So much for being discreet. I groan and give the customers who heard him a polite nod before snatching his arm and dragging him toward the supply room.
“Three hot daddies. How does it feel to be god’s favorite?” Randal prattles on.
“Will you pipe down?” I mutter as I push through the door.
“One of us got piped down, and it sure as shit wasn’t me.” Randal grabs me by the shoulders and shakes me. “Tell me you took them all at once. I wish I had more holes,” he adds under his breath.
Being with all three of them at one time is definitely something I think about every day, but they’ve all wanted me for themselves, and I didn’t want to push them into something they weren’t ready for.
“I haven’t—”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa.” Randal drops his hold on me and backs away, as though I’ve offended him. “You have those three rich sugar daddies, and you’re not plugging every spot you got?”
“We haven’t had the opportunity—”
“I swear this is how you end up in Hell. The Lord is offering you three alphas on a silver platter, and you haven’t let them run a train?”
I frown. “I don’t think god—”
“At the very least, please tell me you’ve had two at one time.” Randal stares at me, and when I press my lips together, a little embarrassed that I haven’t taken full advantage of having mates, he pretends to faint. “Call the ambulance. This is worse than when my sister lost her clit teaser in her channel.”
“I told you not to call it that, and all holes will be filled,eventually,” I say with a huff. “It’s still new, and it’s not like they bathe together. How exactly am I supposed to ask them for that? Like,oh hey, it would be great if you’d all stick your cocks into some part of me, because Randal is desperate to hear about how you work together as a team.”
“Nova,” Randal tries to cut in.
“No, no. Seriously. Tell me how I’m supposed to bring it up.Hey, boys, how about the three of you come pipe me down.I’ve been waiting for this train to leave the station since you made me your mate. Choo, choo!”
“Carmine! Shut that beautiful mouth right now.” Randal grabs me, eyes wide, and his lips are pulled back in a way I’d describe as somewhere between horrified and hysterical.
Then I sense them. Then I smell them. Scents full of lust and need. A strangled sound escapes one of their mouths. Lycus. It has to be Lycus. A deep purr rumbles over my skin. Javi. Silence, thick but rich with the promise of orgasms, follows. Rome.
Heat crawls up my neck. “They’re behind me, aren’t they?” I ask Randal, not ready to face them yet.
“Uh-huh.”
“And they heard the whole thing?”
“Uh-huh,” Randal says with a laugh. “I’m just...” He makes a show of releasing me and vaguely gesturing over his shoulder. “I’m going to go before they decide to alpha out on me for touching you.”
“Chicken!” I call after him as he dashes out of the back room. I’d thought about the three of them with me and had considered ways to bring it up, but overhearing this conversation definitely never made the list of scenarios.
“You think she’s scared now?” Ly asks the guys.
