Page 36 of Bloodline Unbound

How honest could I possibly be with him?

Can you promise not to make me ride in the trunk if I tell you?

He didn’t respond for a while and I was pretty sure he had to know what the issue was, but eventually he thought, I promise.

I won’t try to take her. I swear to every god out there that I won’t ruin what the two of you have... but I want it so badly. I want us to be friends again and I want Logan way more than I should and I know I can’t have both.

Caden didn’t move his hand from my shoulder, but he didn’t speak either. Logan murmured something unintelligible between us. Caden’s thumb brushed my fur and I perked up.

I know you want her. You’re not exactly subtle.

I wilted. Sorry.

I don’t blame you. I want us to be friends again, too. His thought was so quiet I almost didn’t register it. I love her enough that if she wanted you instead, I would let her go. I’d hate every fucking second of it, but I can’t do to her what I did to Rachel.

There’s no fucking way Logan wants me more than she loves you.

Caden sighed and I heard him press a kiss to Logan’s skin. I don’t know what I’d do without her.

Gods willing, you’ll never have to figure that out.

I rolled over so I could see him and Logan protested in her sleep. Scooting closer, I draped one paw over her and she buried her face in my chest. Luckily she was asleep so she wouldn’t notice the massive ka-thump my heart just gave.

Do you ever miss living around other shifters? I asked.

Logan makes me happier than anything in my old life. He wasn’t quite looking at me and kept his attention on the woman asleep between us.

What about the whole immortal thing?

He grimaced. Don’t remind me. I’ve agonized over it a thousand times. She out-stubborned me on the matter.

I laughed, or what passed for a laugh in cat form. I’m not surprised in the least.

Even with the tension between us, I was glad I’d told him. It was nice to get it off my chest, and if we died, I didn’t want secrets hanging heavy between us.

That was the best fucking sleep of my entire life. I woke up refreshed, smushed in the best possible way between my boyfriend and his brother, with hot skin at my back and soft fur at my front. I made a mental note: I was definitely going to have to repeat that killer combo of ropes, orgasms, and sandwich cuddles.

Seth booped my face with his nose when he saw I was awake, and licked his sandpaper tongue up my face.

I cackled and shoved his head away. “Get your gross cat breath off me.”

Mischief flickered in his gaze and he rolled over, going well beyond squishing, and flattened me into the mattress with his giant furry body. Caden pushed his brother right off the bed and scooped me up, blankets and all. He carted me out to the main room before Seth could right himself.

I shrieked with laughter and clung to him as he spun me around and took a paw slap to the ass, protecting me from Seth’s playfulness. Caden set me on the couch and slipped into his panther form to tackle his brother.

I have no idea what the heck had changed while I was asleep, but they were so damn cute wrestling. Seth almost knocked over a lamp with his ass.

“You guys! Little cats! You’re going to go on a reign of booty destruction.”

Their small forms tumbled around with squawks, swats, and playful bites. They tore across the living space, bounding over the couches, over me, and leaping off counters.

Gods, I loved zoomies.

Caden didn’t get them very often, but it was pure delight when they made an appearance. I guess it made sense after all the stress and lack of movement. They needed to get it all out of their systems. Seth scaled the curtains with Caden hot on his tail. He leapt onto the couch and galloped up my body. Nothing like a paw to the spleen. Caden at least took the floor route and tackled his brother.

They were a mass of flailing paws and whipping tails, getting all their aggression and energy out in the most precious fight in the world. Caden bolted and careened to a stop as he flew at my chest and Seth crashed into us both a second later. I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe and they were both headbutting me. I grabbed them both in my arms and hugged them close.

“Gods bless you little weirdos. You’re both too fucking cute.”

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