Page 25 of Shadow Spirit

“My point is that part of what you have been feeling all day is a growing concern for Decker’s safety. If he was in any real danger, I suspect you would know that, but distracting him at the moment is not your best idea.”

She hadn’t thought of it that way. Somewhat sheepishly, she backed off. “I guess I didn’t think about that. I won’t do that again when Decker is out saving the world or you’re working with a patient. Both of you need to be able to focus.”

Greg took her in his arms, holding her close, and Adriana found herself clinging to him. “It’s all right, sweetheart. This is still very new to all of us. We’ll figure it out and get better at it.”

“Are you sure? You may not have noticed, but I can be kind of petty and vindictive.”

“Actually, I had noticed,” chuckled Greg, “but I’m like Erin. I kind of see you as some kind of superhero, so when you act up, I find it reassuring and amusing. It’s actually kind of adorable.”

Adriana groaned and rolled her eyes. No one had ever found her adorable before, and it was annoying that both Greg and Decker did.

Sitting down behind Greg’s desk, she began to pull up the sites Wordsworth had found. After several hours, she had to admit that the owl-shifter was onto something. Eoghan had led her to believe his pack needed the money he would get from selling her to Strode. But if these landholdings were any indication, nothing could be further from the truth. Eoghan had plenty of money already. She was beginning to wonder just what was really behind Eoghan’s actions.

The sudden lightening of the gloomy feeling that had descended when Decker left was her first indication that he had returned and was unharmed. Without thinking, she sprang from the chair and all but bowled Greg over as he was headed to his office, most likely to tell her. She sprinted out of the medical facility and into the main courtyard of the abbey just as Decker was parking the sleek, sexy, black motorcycle he had been riding and removing his helmet.

Launching herself at him, she covered his face with kisses as he caught her, swinging her onto the motorcycle in front of him so she was facing his way.

“Miss me?” he laughed.

“You have no idea.”

She might have told him more but was prevented from telling him all her dirty fantasies by the arrival of Erin, who also clamored for his attention.

“You’re back!” Erin said, hugging his neck.

“I am. Can you do me a favor and ask Maya to prepare something for my men?” She nodded. “Can I trust you to make sure their needs are seen to?”

“Of course,” Erin replied, running back to the kitchen.

“Aren’t you hungry?” Adriana purred, responding to the lust she could feel rolling off him in waves.

“Ravenous, but the honey I seek isn’t found in the kitchen,” he said, sliding his hand down to cup her mons.

As he wrapped his hands under her ass, she was pretty sure Decker didn’t give a damn who was watching. He swung his leg over the motorcycle, lifting her up. Adriana wrapped her legs around his waist as his mouth latched onto hers, his tongue invading her mouth. She held him close as he carried her past everyone who was between them and the closest bed, which just happened to be the one in Greg’s clinic.

He was so strong. She never had any doubts that he could carry her anywhere. He carried her into the room, elbowing the door open and kicking it shut behind him. He crossed the room and Adriana found herself stripped naked and on her back on the mattress. Looking up at Decker, she watched as he got just as naked and joined her on the bed, making it creak. He grasped her knees, pulling them apart and taking his place between her legs.

As he stroked her slit, he smiled. “So wet. I was lying out there. I might want to eat your pussy later but right now, I just want to fuck it.”

With an infinite slowness she was sure was meant to drive her crazy, Decker began to sink his massive cock into her. He pushed in, only to pull almost all of the way out. He groaned as he stroked in again. She felt full in a way she never had with anyone else, except perhaps for Greg and that, she thought, was probably only fair.

As he gave her more of his weight, she realized she loved being surrounded by his strong, powerful frame. There was a deliciousness to it that was heady. He lowered his mouth to hers as he pressed in deep and remained absolutely still.

“There will come a day in the not-too-distant future where it will not just be me you need to deal with, but Greg, as well.”

She chuckled. “I already do that.”

“No, baby, you don’t. The only way this is going to work long term is if we truly share you—not just take turns but share a room and a bed. There will be long nights where the winter roars down this coast and everything outside will be cold, but trapped between Greg and me, you’ll be warm and snug.”

“You mean, you’d let him watch?” she asked incredulously.

“No, I mean share. The three of us are one. He may not be able to knot and tie you to him, but I won’t have him excluded from the intimacy. There will be many nights you’re caught between the two of us, but you will always know what it is to sleep in the arms of at least one of your fated mates.”

Adriana wanted to feel shocked, wanted to protest, but she didn’t. What she was feeling was even more aroused than before. Slanting his mouth across hers, he nuzzled her and nipped at the spot where Eoghan had marked her. She recoiled—at least as much as she could, locked to Decker as he ground his pelvis against hers, stroking deep and managing to light up her clit as well as her sweet spot.

“Don’t worry, baby, when the time comes, we’ll both be here, and you’ll be so focused on the pleasure we’re giving you, you won’t even notice.”

Again and again, he drove her right to the edge before backing her down. He was driving her crazy. She tried to move against him, to force him to give her what she wanted, but between his hold on her ass and the size of his cock, she couldn’t do anything more than take what he wanted to give her.

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