She resumed dancing provocatively.

The edge of my shirt sizzled as it caught on fire.

Lately, the servants were having to bring me new clothes every day because I was burning through them. I hadn’t been so out of control since puberty.

“Since you’re forcing me to be here,” Arabella said with a smirk, “I’m going to rage.”

She exhaled a cloud of smoke, and it formed into a guitar, then she pretended to slam the smoking mirage onto the comforters in a fit of rage.

I didn’t notice that she somehow looked both ferocious and cute pretending to be a rock star.

Nope.

I didn’t notice that at all.

Luka sauntered up to the bed and leaned against it so he stood beside her.

He didn’t smile or touch her like John, but he stood in her proximity with a scowl on his face as he studied her intensely. He was acting like he was her bodyguard or something.

I didn’t like it.

For some ridiculous reason, the twins were always hanging all over her. They were two grown men, but they were acting like clingy women.

It was embarrassing.

My Revered and Protector yawned as they crawled out of bed, where they’d been tangled together napping. Their hair was adorably messy, their eyes hooded. Sleep still clung to them.

I wrapped my arms around them and dragged them against my sides.

Their hard bodies felt so good pressed against mine.

Solid. Strong.

Orion’s brown eyes sparkled, and his full upper lip begged to be kissed. Scorpius had red marks on his cheek from where he’d been pressed into the pillow.

I held them close to me.

“What’s with all the noise?” Scorpius asked.

Orion whispered in his ear, “Arabella is pretending to smash a guitar. Now she’s swiveling her hips. Luka’s watching.”

They both made a harsh noise in the backs of their throats.

I concurred.

Rubbing at my chest, I said, “We need to let loose tonight. The slave brand is making everything so much worse. We’re having a party.”

“Are you sure?” Scorpius said uneasily.

Orion didn’t respond; he just stared at Arabella with his pupils blown wide.

A horrible pit expanded in my stomach as I agreed with my mates.

I didn’t want a random woman on my cock. I wanted… What was I doing?

No. “We’re all appeasing our fire tonight. That’s an order.” I clapped my hand against Orion’s shoulder to divert his attention.

“Whatever you say, Captain,” Scorpius drawled as he kneaded the back of my neck with his long fingers.