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She pressed hercheek to Brexel’s neck. “Mandated breaks?”

Ymer chuckled.“You won’t be on the clock.”

“Doesn’t seemfair. What’s actually in it for me?”

Brexelchuckled. “These are questions you were supposed to ask before weplaced the initial links.”

“I know. I wasa little distracted.” She pressed her lips to his neck and letherself relax. It shouldn’t have been easy, but it was.

Warm and safeon all sides, she forgot the terror of being hunted and herdesperate run to safety.

Chapter Four

Iris got up, and theonly person with her was Oren. She blinked. “Oh, hi.” He waswearing his human face, and she felt like she was on her side andcuddled with a stranger.

He smiledslowly. “Hi. Brexel is making breakfast before the boys come home.Ymer got on the phone with his property manager the moment Brexelmentioned he had to get up.”

She smiled.“He’s a good dad.”

“He is. Theboys are growing and will soon be men, but they need quite a bit ofattention. They both play soccer, by the way. They are very good.Denel is the keeper.”

There was asurge of unwarranted pride, but she merely said, “Good.” She slidher thighs together and blushed scarlet.

He chuckled.“Ymer played for hours after you nodded off. We asked you if heshould stop, but you muttered it was comfy, so he kept going.”

She blinked andthought. “Oh, right. I do remember a question about that, butBrexel is really warm, and I was really tired.” She didn’t mentionthe overwhelming sense of safety that meant they could have piercedher, and she would have relaxed into it. Sex was the only thingthat might have woken her or an ice cube in her vagina. She hadbeen extremely tired.

Oren rubbed herback. “Your hair is lovely. All snowy white.”

She sighed. “Ithought I might have washed out all the dye.”

“You did. Youknow, I was confused when I didn’t get any scent off you.”

“I work in anestablishment that caters to horny alphas. I use nullifiers. So dothe other ladies.”

He smiled.“Would you consider switching toiletries? Since catching yournatural scent, I am hooked.”

“Sure, but ithas to wait until I run out. I am not going to waste it.”

Oren grunted.“What about if I provide something?”

“As long as itdoesn’t make me sneeze, I am fine with it.”

He chuckled.“Good to know. Did you want to get up?”

“Mm. No, but itis probably time.” She stretched against him.

“You are verycomfortable with us.” Oren ran his fingers through her hair.

“Well, you arenot strangers. None of you. I lived under Brexel’s roof for twoyears, worked with Ymer for four, and you came over regularly whenI was a nanny, so I have met you as well. See? No strangers.” Shechuckled. “My time at the club may have skewed my senses a little.I gave consent, and I am not having second thoughts.”

“That’sunusual.”

“Not really. Iwas supposed to work tonight, so having a day off is making me allgiddy. Nine hours in heels and leather is no joke.”

He laughed.“Leather?”

“Yeah, tonightwas a leather night. Tomorrow is silk. Then, corsets and stockings.You get the idea.” She didn’t mention that they all included acollar. That, he could find out from Ymer. “So, I guess we shouldget up, and I should clean up and get dressed.”

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