Page 44 of Bloodline Unbound

“We can definitely take a look,” said Caden.

Seth nodded. “Sounds better than running for the rest of our lives.”

I tipped my head back to look at Caden a bit better. “Would group cuddles be allowed tonight?”

He was quiet for a moment, his gaze sliding from me to Seth. “Everyone has to wear pajamas.”

I flashed him a grin. “Well, obviously.”

Except it wasn’t super obvious after what we’d done, but I’d take the permission gratefully. It was nice having Seth in panther form so I could feel like an extremely safe sandwich filling, but I was curious what having him there in his human form would be like.

“I should shower before bed,” I said, staring up at the extended roof and exposed beams.

Caden scooped me back into his arms. “In a minute.”

I wasn’t going to argue, and let myself sink into his embrace. “We need to get a hot tub.”

“Mhmm. I’ll buy you a castle if we survive all of this.”

I looked out to the surrounding forest. The trees had been quiet here and I wasn’t sure if that was because there was nothing to tell me or if these ones weren’t as chatty as the ones in the Appalachians. I hoped for the former. It didn’t feel wrong out there, but maybe my abilities in that department had been a fluke. I guess I’d have to look into that too. I wasn’t banking on a book to have my answers, but I had no idea where else to look. It’s not like I had access to the kind of witches I needed to talk to.

“Hey, Caden, could you ask on your forum things if anyone could connect us to your kind of witches in Portland?”

His hand stroked over my stomach. “I can, yeah. I’ll do that before bed.”

“My fingers are pruny.” I held up a hand to show him my wrinkled fingertips.

“Okay, I guess you’ve stewed long enough.” Caden looked to his brother. “Close your eyes, and if you peek, I’m shoving your head under the water.”

Seth closed his eyes and set a hand over them. I scampered out of the hot tub and left a dripping trail all the way to the bathroom. I scrubbed down quickly and was ready to get to bed so we could have an early start in the morning. When I emerged in a towel, both my boys were in pajamas.

Oop.

My boys.

Now, there was a thought.

It wasn’t my fault they looked somehow both adorable and tempting as hell in their cozy flannel bottoms and white T-shirts. Caden passed me some pajamas I’d packed and scooted me ahead to the bedroom to get dressed. I popped back out when I was ready and the three of us climbed into bed. Seth hovered over by the edge. I rolled to face Caden, tucking my head under his chin and tossing a leg over his.

“Seth, get your butt over here.”

The mattress dipped as he did so, tentatively inching closer. I sighed again and flailed around to grab his hand and yanked him against me until his chest was flush against my back. Gods, that felt amazing.

“We’re cuddling. Nobody be weird about it.”

He finally relaxed against me. I felt as comfy and cozy as I’d ever felt in my whole damn life, and there was nowhere else I’d rather be than squished between Caden and Seth. I nuzzled in with a happy sigh and let myself drift off.

We were on the road at the ass crack of dawn. Logan and Seth had both fallen asleep a few minutes into the drive, with him in his smallest form curled between her shirt and sweater like a baby bump. I chose the southern route towards Salt Lake City, just for the comfort of moving further west immediately instead of having to go north first. I’d checked the map before we left, figuring we’d stop in Eagle in a couple of hours for a big breakfast and try to make the rest of that first stretch before stopping again.

The road and the quiet was always the perfect time to ruminate, and fuck if I didn’t have a hell of a lot to think about. My brother had it bad for Logan. He was in so much deeper than I’d expected. Seeing his reactions, the level of care and reverence when he touched her…

Fuck.

It had been meant as a game when I’d only thought he wanted to fuck her. Things got more complicated when feelings of that level were involved. Not to mention the fact that he got Logan revved up. I wasn’t sure about the feelings front on her side, but she definitely wasn’t opposed to the idea of fucking him. Every time he’d touched her, her cunt had pulsed around my fingers.

I sighed and adjusted my hold on the steering wheel. The roads were twisty and isolated through the Rockies, and it was full of gorgeous views, but I couldn’t properly appreciate it. I reached over and took Logan’s hand. Her eyes opened briefly and she gave me a sleepy smile, lacing her fingers with mine.

I didn’t doubt that she loved me. Nothing about how she behaved towards me had changed—no withdrawing, no hesitating when we touched. She was the same. The only issue, or maybe it wasn’t even an issue, was that she was opening up to Seth too. I’d never been good at sharing and had certainly never been on board with the concept. It was shoved to the forefront of my mind after last night, though.

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