Page 74 of TBR: Dead But Well Read

My ears rang, and my vision blurred. “He did that because a few reapers didn’t think I was worthy of wearing a soulmate mark?”

Lochlan threw back his head and laughed, the sound deep and rich. “Boo, he did more than that. He declared war, and they don’t have a ghost of a chance of winning.”

They had to be teasing me. Most guys just punched someone for insulting their girl.

Evander whistled. “Hades. I think I’m going to like him.”

“Now, how about we focus on comforting our queen while she waits for the victor’s return?” Lochlan pressed a kiss to the hollow of my throat.

I opened my mouth to protest, but Lochlan’s fingers brushed against my thong and Evander’s mouth captured my moan.

“Let us love you,” Lochlan pleaded, undisguised need in his words.

We both needed this. “Claim my body, Lochlan. Make me yours.”

“Um, should I leave? Or is it cool if I stay?” Evander scratched his neck.

“Stay.” I forced myself to look at them while I confessed, “I want both of you. Unless you both prefer our first time together to be more private?—”

They didn’t answer and instead just carried me to Evander’s room.

“Ev, sit on the bed,” Lochlan ordered, setting me on my heels, and stepping behind me.

I didn’t know what he was doing until he whispered, “I’m going to finish undressing you and Evander’s going to watch.”

His fingers traced the curves of my breasts and down my ribs to my waist. Gripping the skirt part of my dress, he slowly worked it down my hips until the silk slipped to the floor and I was left standing in my black thong.

Evander swallowed hard. “Axelle, you’re breathtaking.”

Loch’s fingers hooked under my thong strap on each hip and repeated the slow process of slipping it down, while his mouth sucked and kissed along my neck and shoulder.

When I was in nothing but my strappy heels, Lochlan’s right hand brushed against my stomach, then lower until he cupped me between my thighs. “Are you wet for us, boo?”

“Y-Yes,” I answered hoarsely.

“How wet?” Lochlan asked, using his left hand to move my hair out of the way so he could nip and kiss the back of my neck.

I didn’t even know that was a sensitive spot on my body, and my knees went weak. Lochlan held me up with his hand pressed against my heat.

“Lochlan, what are you doing to me?” I whimpered.

“Making you so needy that you’re going to beg for us.”

He wanted me to beg? I could save us all time and start begging now. I was already on fire.

“Let’s see how wet you are, my love.” Lochlan slipped a finger inside my heat. “Mmm. So tight.”

Evander rubbed the front of his pants, then quickly moved his hand away.

My body clenched around Lochlan’s finger.

“Something just excited our girl.” Lochlan ground his palm against me. “What was it?”

“Evander,” I croaked, my mouth dry thanks to all my fluid rushing south.

“What did you do, Ev?” Loch asked, moving his left hand to my breast.

They were going to kill me.

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