Page 121 of Take What You Want

He perches at the edge of the bed and reaches out for me. I step into his arms and he widens his legs for me to stand between them. His hands are warm against my exposed legs and I relax into his touch. His hair shines beneath the starlight and I thread my fingers through it.

“I don’t want to ask you again because I know how your brain works and how much you love to overthink things,” he says with a soft chuckle, “but are you sure?”

I surprise the both of us with how quickly I answer, “I’m sure.”

His hands knead my flesh as his eyes spark. “Just say stop and it stops, okay?”

“I trust you.” Then I look over my shoulder at Reid. “I trust you, too.”

Nikolai’s hand grips my jaw and spins my face toward him. I gasp at the movement and the sheer possessiveness of his hold.

“Trust this, LJ, you’re mine. Whether you deny it or not, that’s the truth. So when he’s touching you, remember that. And enjoy it, because after tonight, no one is ever going to touch you like this again except for me. Got it?”

Nikolai’s dominance takes me aback and turns me on. I don’t even want to argue with him because he’s saying everything I want to hear.

We may be doing this tonight, but I’ll only ever truly belong to Nikolai. This is for me to accept every part of me. To try to settle that little voice inside my head once and for all. I have two men who I trust with my life telling me they want me, wanting to show me they do, and I want it, too. I want to quiet those insecurities and just exist in this moment of tonight and not the possibilities of tomorrow.

And while neither of them voice it, I know this is also a closing to a chapter for Nikolai and Reid. They’ve been each other’s number one since they were teenagers, but things have changed. Priorities have shifted, things have happened that changed them forever, and they aren’t the same carefree party boys they used to be. While they’ll always be in each other’s lives, it won’t always be in the same way.

I’mNikolai’s number one now, just as he’s mine. I can taste Reid’s jealousy as he suddenly stands behind me, his hands groping my hips roughly. He pushes me into Nikolai, and it brings a sick sense of satisfaction to my chest.

“He asked if you understood him,” Reid murmurs in my ear, his breath hot. “Answer him.”

I swallow down the desire to challenge Reid because right now, I like how demanding the two of them are being. It helps keep my mind shut off. “I understand.”

“Good,” Nikolai coos. Standing, he causes me to step back into Reid. I’m tall, but between the two of them, I feel overpowered as they both tower over me. Nikolai strips to his briefs and I take in every inch of exposed skin with hunger.

“God, you’re beautiful,” I mumble before I can stop it. Reid lets out a hard breath through his nose, chest shaking in silent laughter, as Nikolai plants a kiss against my forehead.

“That might be the first compliment you’ve ever given me, LJ.”

“It is not. And it’s not like I’m telling you what you don’t already know.”

“Oh, I do know.” He smiles cockily. “But it’s nice to hear it from you.” He locks his hands on my hips as he pulls them flush to his. His cock presses into my stomach and he groans as he holds me tight against him.

Reid’s hands explore my arms, shoulders, around the front to my chest. He slips them beneath my shirt and my breath catches as he cups my breasts. I gasp and lean into him.

Nikolai’s eyes practically set my skin ablaze as he watches Reid fondle me.

“You like watching him touch me?”

“Almost as much as you like him touching you.”

Sweat beads at my hairline as I’m trapped between the two of them. Both sets of hands touch and squeeze and tease every inch of my body. I whimper when Reid slips a hand between my legs, pushes my underwear aside, and slides a finger across my core.

“She’s soaking,” he says huskily.

Nikolai grinds against me, eyes transfixed on Reid’s hand beneath my clothes. “Show me.”

Reid pulls his hand away, and I cry out at the loss of contact. But I quickly shut up as he brings his finger, glistening with my arousal, to Nikolai’s lips.

“Fuck,” I whisper as Nikolai sucks Reid’s finger into his mouth. Reid grows harder against my back and he curses softly.

Nikolai looks practically feral as he releases Reid’s finger. Before I can blink, he dives in, capturing my mouth with his. I taste myself on his lips. His tongue meets mine and I suck on it, pulling a groan from deep in his throat. I can feel Reid’s eyes on us, watching, waiting.

Nikolai breaks the kiss and trails his lips across the line of my jaw and down the column of my throat. As he does so, Reid pushes my shorts and underwear down my legs and steps back to allow me room to kick them away.

I arch my neck, giving him space to suck at the skin there. Reid steps closer once more and this time, he nudges me forward. The motion causes Nikolai to step back until his knees hit the bed and he lies back. He quickly pulls off his underwear and motions for me to climb on top of him.

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