Page 17 of Knotting Before Them

“One each. I’m starving.”

He served me on a plate, and I grabbed a beer, folding my legs under me on the couch. Theo turned the TV on a game, and we ate in silence. I never understood sports, but I kept quiet, since this was their house, and I was trying to fit in.

Four slices and a bulging stomach later, I rested my back on the couch and took a huge breath.

“Thank you so much for this. Let me know how much I owe you.”

Theo chuckled but never took his eyes off the TV.

“What?” I asked, poking him with my toe.

“I’m not charging you for pizza, Jules.”

I poked him again. “You should. I’m a tenant here.”

“No, thanks. I can afford pizza.”

“It’s not about affording.” I shook my head. “It’s about—”

Theo immediately turned, grabbing my foot with his warm hand and placing it on his lap. “I’m not going to take your money, Julia.”

He caught me off guard, and I felt the warmth of his skin going all the way to the nape of my neck.

It was a surprise that had me biting my lip, losing my breath as my nipples stiffened to a point. His eyes landed just there, and a groan escaped his lips.

In a second, everything changed. The air felt electric, his eyes on me everything I’d ever wanted.

“Noah,” Wylder said somewhere beside us.

Sure, Noah. Yes, Noah hated me. That was why they didn’t want to…

To what?

Have sex?

Oh God, I wanted that.

But last night, I wanted Wylder, and now, I wanted Theo. I was a mess, a hormonal mess. I spent my whole life not interested in sex at all, just to become undone by them.

Theo didn’t react to Noah’s name. Instead of putting distance between us, he pulled my foot toward him, and I slid further down the couch, letting him take me. His big hand covered my knee as he positioned himself between my legs.

“Just a taste,” he told Wylder without taking his eyes off me.

Wylder growled, making me turn in his direction. He was sitting on the floor, watching us both with lust in his eyes.

My toes curled, and I let out a whimper.

“Can he taste you, sweetheart?” Wylder asked with a smirk.

I opened my mouth and closed it shut again. Shit, I had no idea. Did he mean going down on me?

That was probably it.

I had only one boyfriend to do that, and it wasn’t that good, but something told me Theo wasn’t going to be anything like that.

If I said yes, was Wylder going to watch?

“If you want him to watch,” Theo replied.

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