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She could already be pregnant as we speak—assuming she’s redirected our sperm to her eggs. I’m not sure how similar she is to an Alphest, but the females of my species can keep sperm fresh for up to a month before fertilizing their eggs if they so choose.

As Voxlur shifts her into his arms, careful not to dig his claws into her skin, I reach out to stroke a hand down her cheek. She really is perfect.

“I can’t believe we found our mate.” I step back before I can give into the urge to rip her from his arms.

He grins in return. “Right? And she’s perfect. Based on this, I’d say we’re in for a wild three days.”

Snores reach my ears, and I glance down at Sulessta in surprise. But the sounds aren’t coming from her, they’re coming from the bed.

Turning, I find Aryx passed out with his hand still wrapped around his hard cock. I snicker, shaking my head.

“It seems we have worn out the human.”

Voxlur hums, stepping into the bathroom. I move to stand in the doorway as I watch him climb into the bathtub with her still in his arms. She doesn’t wake even when he lowers her into the water.

“Looks like we wore her out too,” I say with a chuckle. “I’m going to take a shower and see if I can catch a nap while she’s out. Yell if you need anything?”

He just nods, already washing our mate as I step into the shower.

I smile when the too cold water hits me, hissing slightly.

If I’d known this morning that I would be finding my mate today, it would’ve made getting out of bed so much easier.

I have a mate.

Shaking my head, I grab the soap off the shelf and wash myself. There will be plenty of time later to think about how amazing my life will be now that I’ve found my mate.

Chapter Five

Sulessta

Iwake up, feelinglike I’m burning up.

Fuck. Am I still in heat?

Three days have passed since my mates arrived and my heat hit. It should be over, but if that’s the case, then why am I so fucking hot?

I push the covers off my head and take stock of my body.

That’s when I realize I currently have two of my mates curled around me. Voxlur is curled around my back, one of his furry wings wrapped around him, me, and Aryx—who’s playing the part of the little spoon with me wrapped around him. He is radiating off both of them in waves.

I’m not still in heat. My mates are just hot as hell—both literally and figuratively.

I snicker at my joke before realizing Lythell isn’t in the room. I untangle myself from my mates, not bothering to look for clothes as I move toward the door.

It opens before I make it halfway across the room, revealing Lythell. He’s carrying a tray loaded down with food.

“I was hoping to make it down here before you woke,” he says softly, his scarlet red eyes meeting mine. “I made us breakfast. Did your heat break?”

I nod. “It did. I was a little worried when I woke up hot and sweating, but it turns out cuddling with the two of them is just really fucking hot.”

Lythell hums, gesturing for me to head back to the bed. “Yes, his temperature has been rising over the last few days. I think there’s a lot more monster in him than we thought. Part of me wonders if mating with you didn’t pull the recessive genes and make them more prevalent. Only time will tell.”

I bounce onto the bed, instantly waking my other two mates. Voxlur groans, throwing an arm over his face while Aryx sits up with a grin.

“Good morning, mate,” he chirps, and I hurry over to kiss him. Both he and Voxlur are as naked as me. Meanwhile, there’s Lythell, who doesn’t wear clothes at all—must be nice.

If I were to go out in public with no clothes, I’d be arrested. Probably. Maybe.

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