Page 24 of Surge of Storms

They had marked places around the world where earthquakes were rumbling. They believed these earthquakes were caused by giant dragons sleeping beneath the earth’s surface, and most of the locations had a team in place to try to connect with the dragons before they hit the sky.

More research was trying to document possible Awakened Dragons, people like us who don’t even know they are dragons, based on where all of us lived and grew up, since we’d already learned that dragons are drawn to each other. There wasn’t enough evidence to suggest there were more dragons in these areas, but they were keeping an eye on them. I’m guessing with the new tool Dahlia was trying out, if found to be useful, then Specter Inc. would be making more of them and using them all over.

The door to the elevator dings and opens. I glance over to see Aydan and Granger. They’re freshly showered and looking tired, but the sight of them makes my heart race.Damn, they’re beautiful men. Completely the opposite of each other, but so damn beautiful.

There’s Aydan. Tall, pure muscle, blond hair styled just so, and dark blue eyes. And Granger, tall but less defined, dark messy hair, and deep brown eyes. One’s dressed like he’s about to go model, and the other like he’s about to go fix someone’s computer. But both of them are drop dead gorgeous.

“What are you grinning about?” Aydan asks as they head toward me.

I shake my head. “Just thinking about how beautiful both of you are.”

“Beautiful?” Granger raises a brow. “I’ve been called a lot of things, but never beautiful.”

It’s hard not to smile. “I think the word fits both of you perfectly.”

Aydan comes up to me and wraps his arms around me from behind, pulling me against his chest. I lean back, releasing a slow breath. “You smell amazing.”

“Yeah?” he asks, rubbing his chin in my hair. “So do you.”

When Granger stands awkwardly beside us, I grab ahold of his shirt and pull him down until we kiss. It’s light, but I pull him back for another kiss, this one deeper and longer. My blood rushes through my veins, and I end the kiss, not wanting us to get into too much trouble before Granger’s ready.

“What are you doing in the lab so late?” Aydan asks.

I sigh. “Getting caught up in all the research. It’s honestly incredible what a well-equipped lab and practically limitless money can allow a scientist to do in a short period of time.”

“Find anything useful?” Aydan asks, continuing to rub his chin on the top of my head.

“A lot, actually, but I think the most interesting thing is about dragons and their children. Estimations suggest that out of the twenty or so females, less than five have children each generation, and less than two have multiple children each generation. Alphas tend to give birth to alphas and betas to betas.” I hesitate, considering the pages I’d read hours ago. “There’s a suggestion that I’ve had two male children during my many lifetimes. Thatwe’vehad two male children.”

Aydan whistles softly. “So we have kids out there we don’t even know about?”

“Yeah. I want to ask Zane more about them.”

“That guy tends to withhold a lot of important information,” Aydan says.

Granger shrugs. “I don’t think he really knows what’s important to us. He’s living in a different world than we are, which is probably good for us in a lot of ways.”

“Agreed.” I press on. “I also learned that the most common type of dragons is fire dragons. We give birth to the most children.”

Aydan moves his hands to my shoulders and starts rubbing. “You always have liked research.”

I sink into his touch. “It’s nice to be on this side of the table sometimes.”

“Tired of being a lab rat?” Granger teases.

“It’s labdragon,” I correct him, melting under Aydan’s touch.

Silence stretches between us, and I have the urge to close my eyes and let this massage last forever. Aydan seems to know just the right places to touch me to leave me melting for him.

“Well, it’s late,” Granger says. “Are you about ready for bed?”

Bed, yes. Tired, no.The more Aydan touches me the more I’m picturing being sandwiched between the two hot men. Except, I don’t want to push Granger to do something he’s not comfortable with. He’s already had so many new experiences.

“Granger.” My eyes flash open and meet his, and I realize his gaze was glued to the rise and fall of my chest. “If I wanted to have sex with both of you right now, would you be up for it?”

Aydan’s hands freeze on my shoulders for a minute before he returns to massaging me. Granger looks at him, and Aydan says, “I’m fine with it, man. After fucking her with Evander, anything else seems easy.”

“It’s up to you,” I tell him, then wait.

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