Page 168 of Devoted

“I’m glad you told us,” Micah said. “I understand that this is a new and difficult situation for the two of you to navigate, but I expect you to find a way to do so that doesn’t involve violence. We aren’t the only beings in the house now, and Sam’s needs come above ours. Understood?”

The twins nodded.

“If you can’t figure out a way to resolve something, find me,” I said gruffly. “I’ve been trying to work on my temper recently. Might be nice to have someone to walk the path with me.”

There was a beat of surprised silence before Theo smiled. “Thanks, Ez. We’ll do that.”

“And we will make it up to Sam,” Nate added. “We’ll do whatever it takes.”

“Yes.” Theo’s head bobbed. “Any ideas on where we could start?”

A smile slowly stretched over my face. “I’m so glad you asked.”

After giving the twins a very detailed list, I left them to get on with it and set about hunting my mate down.

As I’d expected, he hadn’t moved from in front of his laptop. What I hadn’t anticipated was the task I found him fixated on.

My cock lengthened as I closed the bedroom door firmly, leaning back on it. “Did I not satisfy you earlier?”

Sam didn’t glance away from the porn on the screen. The grunts and slapping of skin from the three men filled the room. “This is for work.”

I snorted, crossing the room behind him. “An excuse I’m sure many men use. You don’t need to do that with me though, baby. I don’t have a problem with you watching porn.”

“It’s not an excuse, it really is for work.”

“Sure,” I said in bemusement, watching for a moment as the top moaned. “Seems very work related.”

My fingers snaked under his shirt to tweak at his nipples. Arousal threaded through the bond, making me realise it had been absent up until now. Sam must’ve been telling the truth.

“Okay, I’ll bite,” I said, continuing to tease his nipples. The action on the screen might not have been doing it for him, but knowing he’d been sat here watching it was doing it for me. “How is this work related?”

“It’s for one of my clients,” Sam said, dropping his head back against my stomach and closing his eyes. “They wrote a threesome scene in a book I’m alpha reading, and the logistics were hurting my head. They sent me this link so I could see whatthey were getting at and hopefully help them explain it better on the page.”

“That makes sense.” I watched the scene with renewed interest. “So basically guy A is being railed by guy B, who in turn is getting fucked by guy C.”

“That about sums it up,” Sam said. “Not really that complicated, but from how the author described it, I’d conjured up visions of acrobats.”

“Watching this doesn’t turn you on?”

“It would if I were watching it with the goal of getting off, but for work? Nah. I’m viewing it through a clinical lens, trying to think of ways to describe it rather than what’s actually happening on the screen.” He hummed as my hand dipped further south. “You feeling me up like this though? That’s definitely turning me on.”

I licked my lips, swivelling his chair around slowly until he was facing me. “Got time for a quick break? It’ll help you, I promise.”

“Really,” Sam drawled. His cock was straining against the cotton of his joggers, begging for release. “How’d you figure that out?”

“You can’t concentrate with an erection like that. How will you be able to focus on the logistics?” With a wink, I sank to my knees between his spread thighs. “I best take care of it quickly for you. You know, for the good of your clients.”

“I’m sure they’d be most appreciative.” Sam’s words ended on a moan as I freed his cock. “You’re going above and beyond here.”

I swiped my tongue over his shining head before smirking up at him. “That’s me—overachiever extraordinaire.”

His legs trembled as I sucked him into my mouth. There was no teasing from me as I took him deep straight away, using my tongue to apply pressure in all the right places.

On my knees in that bedroom, silent aside from Sam’s moans, it hit me. This was my life now. This right here. A quiet peace with a mate who made me laugh, who saw all my red flags and loved me anyway.

I wasn’t letting anyone take him away from me. Ever.

I closed my eyes as I savoured the taste of him. Having this revelation while giving him a blow job was probably weird, but it felt right.

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