Page 88 of TBR: Dead But Well Read

Saul stepped forward and rested his forehead on mine. I knew what he was doing, and I saw the look of stark fear on his face when he reeled back.

“Get over here! She can’t hold this much energy. If we don’t get some of this drained from her, she will disintegrate from the strain on her body.” Saul’s mouth was already brushing mine. “I’ve never fed off someone’s energy, but I want you to pour as much as you can into me.”

“You’re still too weak from the concoction Zacharias shot you up with!” I protested.

“Stop worrying. I’ve been handling reaper energy far longer than you have. I will redirect it to burn any traces of the injection from my blood and heal any damage it might have done.”

His mouth captured mine, and I slowly pushed the energy into him like I had with Rhodes when he’d been injured in the tunnels. Saul was a fast learner, and it wasn’t long before he was eagerly sucking it from me.

“We’re going to undress you so we can use our mouths and hands to siphon energy as fast as possible.” Rhodes explained.

At my nod, Lochlan, Evander and Rhodes removed my clothes, leaving me bare in front of them. This time, instead of the lights overhead flickering, I began flickering.

“Sugar, you have four men in your circle. You’re going to need to get used to us wanting to see, touch, and taste your gorgeous naked body… because it’s going to be hard keeping our hands off you.” Rhodes’ fingers trailed down my spine.

Saul broke the kiss, long enough to pant, “Grab onto Axelle. I’ll take us home. Someone grab Wasabi.”

All the guys had accepted that he was part of the family without me saying a word or needing to plead my case for why I should get to keep him. It made me fall in love all over again.

Saul teleported to his bedroom, the one I’d accidentally tumbled into when I’d been feeling overwhelmed.

“His bed works way better than ours,” Evander commented.

He was right. Saul’s bed took up as much space as two king-sized beds. “Ourbed. I’ll leave it up to Axelle, but if you’re allcomfortable here, we can make this our home when we aren’t working. If you prefer something different, just find what you want and I’ll have the money transferred to purchase it.”

I laughed. “Just like that? You make it sound like it’s as easy as buying a pair of pants.”

“I spend more time with my tailor than I did with the agent while buying this house.” He raised an eyebrow at my stunned expression. “Pet, I’ve walked this Earth for a while and I’ve amassed significant wealth, and that doesn’t count the inheritances that were passed down to me from my parents’ and grandparents’ fortunes. If there’s something you want, I’ll have it here within hours.”

I’d never been comfortable accepting gifts, but there was one thing I wanted.

Saul sat down and pulled me onto his lap. “I saw that look. What made you so excited? A boat? A plane? An island? A castle?”

“Not even close.” Evander’s soft chuckle quickly turned into a full belly laugh. My chest warmed, seeing him comfortable enough to laugh without trying to hide it.

Saul huffed. “Alright then, what has her practically drooling, and her eyes sparkling just thinking about it?”

“My coc—” Lochlan was cut off by the pillow Rhodes smashed in his face.

“A brand-new Kindle,” Evander answered, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes.

“Done. I’ll have it here by morning.” Saul moved to kiss my lips, but I leaned back.

“But how will you know which one to get? There are different sizes, various colors, some are waterproof?—”

“I was going to have my assistant send one of each color and style. Then you’d get the exact one you want.” Saul’s violet eyes glowed with so much love, it took my breath away. “Besides, Ifigured since we claimed a book girl, each of us should probably start reading more.”

“I have a list!” Lochlan offered, shooting me a wicked grin.

“You read?” Rhodes gasped in exaggerated shock, then plucked Lochlan’s knife from the air as it sailed by his head.

“Yes, I’ve found boo’s favorite books are quite educational,” Lochlan answered with a straight face. “I didn’t realize reading could be souplifting and reallyraiseyour spirit. A few have helped me to see things from a newpositionand enlightened me on how a group can reallycometogether.”

“He’s reading romance books, isn’t he?” Saul whispered loud enough for everyone to hear.

“Enough talk. We only siphoned off a little of the energy, and I’m starving.” Rhodes pulled off his shirt, but left his pants on to my utter disappointment.

Saul traced his finger along my slit, then brought it to his mouth and licked it clean.

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