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It was obvious by the way Kimble stiffened that he heard Pike’s reluctance. Or maybe he felt it. “We don’t have to stay in my home. We can return to Cora’s house or your apartment.”

“Not the apartment,” Cora said quickly in case Pike didn’t realize that wasn’t an option. Her adamant words make both men laugh and hug her a little tighter.

“I need to go back some time to get the rest of my stuff,” Pike said. “But we never have to spend another night there.”

“We can split our nights between here and Cora’s house,” Kimble offered. “Or spend the week there and weekends here. I have to spend some time here or the pack will feel neglected, but how much time is negotiable.”

“Bears don’t have packs,” Pike said, his tone shifting to uncertainty. “What if the Laske Pack decides they don’t want a bear in their territory?”

“A healthy wolf pack often has members that aren’t wolf shifters,” Kimble explained. Cora felt movement and looked up to see Kimble rubbing his hand up and down Pike’s back. “I think there are a few humans in this pack and of course there’s me, a vampire. Adding a bear won’t be a problem for any of them.”

Cora caught a hint of emotion from Pike. It took her a moment to sort it out, but finally she realized he was intimidated. His family was small and mostly calm, he wasn’t prepared for the type of controlled chaos that came from a large family-like organization.

She might not know wolf packs, but she did know what it was like to have a family you loved and avoided, sometimes in equal measures.

“Don’t worry,” she said, snuggling down between the two of them. “The first time anyone does something mean to you, I’ll show you how to set up booby traps. They’ll live in fear of putting their shoes on for the rest of their life.”

There was a brief pause before the guys roared with laughter. Pike’s emotions calmed and started moving back to their normal happy state.

Seeing that Kimble’s house wasn’t some fancy mansion with servants helped her feel less intimidated by the whole thing. It was going to take some time to get used to all this, but at least she didn’t have to worry about dressing for dinner or which fork to use.

Still, she was mentally and physically exhausted. “Can we go to bed now? I know you’ve got hours of night still left, but my body is done.”

“Anything you wish,” Kimble agreed, pulling away from them to start stripping her of clothing. Pike hurried to get naked, and they all climbed into the bed.

Cora was asleep before Pike even finished wrapping his big body around her and Kimble.

Chapter 29

Pike

Pike woke up horny. That wasn’t unusual, sleeping next to both his mates often gave him stiffies. This time was different because the sensation of neediness wasn’t only his, but he was getting it from both Kimble and Cora.

Opening his eyes, he rolled over to find Cora on her back, hands gripping the headboard, legs spread, and Kimble feasting on her sex.

Goddess of the Hunt, his mates were sexy!

Cora and Kimble seemed to notice he was awake. Cora opened her eyes and rolled her head sideways on the pillow, at the same time Kimble lifted his head and grinned at him.

Then the vampire looked at Cora's face. “I told you this would wake him up.”

Pike flushed with embarrassment. Shifters were usually quick to wake at the slightest change in their environment, but not Pike. He’d always been a heavy sleeper and was teased mercilessly about it when he was young.

“Wanna join us?” Cora asked. She was trying for wicked, but it came out more breathless.

His discomfort vanished at Cora’s invitation. These were his mates. There was never a reason to be ashamed.

“Yes, please!” he agreed. After their first night of sexual exploration, they’d fallen into a pattern where he was in charge ofthis aspect of their relationship. It was the only place he felt truly confident.

It was obvious by the way they not only let him take over but encouraged it that they enjoyed everything he did. It was a small thing, but it made him feel necessary and adored. By the eager anticipation he was feeling through their link, tonight was no different.

Pike threw off the covers and stood up to strip off his boxers. “You should probably keep doing what you're doing, Kimble.”

At his order, Kimble dove back between Cora’s thighs. She gasped and gripped the headboard tightly. “Oh damn, he’s good at that.”

Now that the three of them were fully bonded, Pike noticed something different. He could feel Kimble’s mouth sucking on Cora’s clit almost like the vampire had his mouth around the tip of Pike’s cock. It wasn’t a strong sensation, but it was enough to make him jerk a little.

“I can feel that,” he murmured, putting a knee on the bed behind where Kimble was crouched. Reaching forward, he put a hand on the back of Kimble’s head and put a little pressure down. “Suck harder.”

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