Page 34 of Dawn of the Pack

“I mean, I said we should go to bed, not that we should sleep.”

Landon seems to search for some kind of innocuous explanation. “You want to… read?”

An amused laugh burst from my lips. I close the distance between us with a single step, and trail my fingers from their belts to their chests and back down. My eyes travel slowly between them, making sure they’re absorbing my every word. In my most seductive voice, I purr, “I don’t want to read. I want to do naughty things with you. Both of you.”

It’s obvious they’re not sure what to think about this dramatic shift, but I have a feeling they’ll get over it quickly.

Landon’s head whips toward the door. “But what about Milo?”

I lift a shoulder with a devious sideways glance. “Milo and I have already done some exploring. I think it’s your turn.”

The two of them exchange a look.

Jared speaks with the tone of someone who just pieced together several clues. “Now that explains it. That explains everything.”

“Explains what?” Landon clearly hasn’t figured it out, and I have to admit I’m curious myself.

“Why Milo has been acting so weird the last couple of days, flying off the handle at everything.”

“I don’t get it,” Landon replies.

He’s piqued my curiosity. “Me either.”

We both turn expectantly to Jared.

“My dad said sometimes guys get super protective of their mates if they seal the deal and aren’t officially claimed yet.”

Landon’s eyes widen. “I didn’t know that was a thing!”

My brain rewinds on everything that’s happened since Milo and I first made love, and it all adds up. It was like his emotions were all out of whack minutes after we finished.

I decide to file that away for later, but the guys have apparently lost track of where this conversation was going before it switched to Milo.

“It’s totally a thing. In fact-”

“Guys!” I grip their belt buckles and give them both a tug. “Can we focus?”

Their eyes whip back to me lightning-fast.

“Yes ma’am,” Jared drawls with a smirk. “Whatever you say, gorgeous.”

I give him a coy smile. “Hmm, I think I could get used to that. But first, let’s move this party upstairs.”

“Yes, ma’am!” They repeat in unison, and the three of us chuckle.

Taking the initiative, Jared grasps my hand and tugs me gently toward the elevator. Landon threads his long fingers through mine on my other hand and brings up the rear.

My heart beats faster as the realization that this is about to happen sets in. An excited shiver runs down my spine, that clench deep in my gut returning.

Jared mashes the elevator button, and it opens immediately. After we pile in and close the gate, Landon hits the button for the second floor and the doors slowly close.

As if they’d rehearsed it, Jared grabs my hips and pulls me against him, dipping his head to claim my lips. Landon presses up behind me, pulling my hair aside and kissing along the curve of my neck while one hand runs over the curve of my ass and squeezes. The heat of their bodies spurs my heart even faster, the thrumming energy of their touch running over my skin in waves.

When the elevator slows and dings, Jared breaks off the kiss, leaving me breathless, and allows Landon to pull me away by my hand, down the hall toward my suite.

My face is hot, body practically shaking with anticipation. I felt Landon’s considerable length pressed against my butt, and somehow knowing that a similar treat waits for me in Jared’s pants doubles my excitement. Even up to a few months ago, I’d never imagined myself in this kind of scenario. What teenage girl assumes she’ll have multiple lovers, let alone at the same time? Now it feels as inevitable and natural as the turning of the seasons.

We make it to my suite and close the door without my panties actually starting on fire, so I figure that’s a win.

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