Page 117 of Mercy & Her Devils

As soon as the bonds hit, saving my life, I could feel my pack’s emotions and needs through the bond.

Now, I feel through the connection for them.

Antonio shines like the sun. I almost flinch away from the brightness of his joy. No matter how much he pretends to be a villain, I can see now that there’s no darkness in him.

Lark’s happiness is complicated by an underlying grief.

Kai feels like a cool mountain stream.

Gabriel?

His intense joy is frozen like a shard of ice.

I shiver, desperate to see my guys now that I can feel them.

I open my eyes and find myself looking into Lark’s twinkling eyes.

He’s kneeling next to the bath.

I’m lying in a large, claw foot bath in the guest bedroom’s marble en suite. The tiles are a beautiful peacock blue. The taps are gold.

The porthole window above the sink, which is shaped like the sun, lies open. It lets in pine scented fresh air. Bright morning light streams across the small room, warming me further.

Steam rises from the water, which must have been scented with rose oil. Rose petals float on its surface like a sacrifice.

I’ve never bathed anywhere that’s so decadent.

My smile widens in delight.

Now, I truly feel cherished.

I’m glad that I haven’t come round from my heat covered in many, many different fluids. Because I don’t know how many times we all came…but it must have been a record.

Lark’s neatly folded his suit jacket over the edge of the sink. He’s turned his shirt back to reveal his pale forearms, and is washing my hair methodically in a way that makes me whine.

He’s good at this.

“Peach…?” I whisper.

My throat is sore.

But then, Kai has a big cock, and there’s no way that I wasn’t begging to suck on that.

Lark’s lips quirk. “Our pup thinks he’s funny.”

“Peaches are delicious.”

“You’ll understand when I bite your peachy ass then.”

“Feral Omega.” I think for a moment, before adding, “Yes, please.”

“What if I also prefer to be gentle?” Lark startles me with how intense his distress feels, spearing through the bond. “I almost lost you yesterday. I can’t lose any one else…”

Millie.

He doesn’t say it but he’s lost family, including Cygnus and then his daughter.

He must have been terrified throughout my heat and he hid it for my sake.

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