Page 58 of House of Demons and Bones

“Since when do you care about nudity?” Silas shot back.

Rowan backed Killian. “Lady present!”

“Barbie’s no lady,” Louis said.

Killian glared at him. “What did you say?”

“She’s more than a lady.” Louis winked at me.

“Back off, vamp,” Killian hissed. “You’d flirt with the dead.”

“Never did that.” Louis rolled his pale blue eyes. “And you take nasty to a new level, asshole.”

“Just keep your briefs on,” Killian snapped. “I asked nicely.”

Seconds later, Louis and Silas stood in just their boxers.

Louis was all hard muscles and perfectly tanned, breaking the vampire stereotype. His manbun sat tight at his nape, his pale blue eyes gleaming with glee. He was as hot as Silas, but his features had that aristocratic edge the shifter prince lacked.

Silas stood an inch shorter but broader, biceps on constant display. Among the princes, the shifter heir loved brute force the most. A tattoo of giant paws crawled down his left temple—the same marks that showed on his wolf form. That was something he never shut up about.

“Keep your boxers on at all times, gentlemen!” Rowan shouted a reminder. “Please.”

He didn’t want Sy ogling the naked heirs through my eyes, but she was doing exactly that, hovering just beneath my skin. She graded them based on cut chests, six-packs, and powerful thighs. It wasn’t every day you caught all the heirs shirtless in one place.

Not all of them took off their shirts, unfortunately,she said, eyeing Killian, Cade, and Rowan pointedly.

Killian stood guard over me while Rowan watched Sy by watching me. Even clothed, the fae heir and chaos heir had bodies built to kill and fuck. Killian’s presence fired my blood with lust—my mate radiated power and raw sexuality even at rest. Among the heirs, he had the most carnal energy.

Our eyes locked. His scent of powerful male and winter pine hit me, mixed with his dragon’s flame and brimstone.

Delicious men,Sy purred.And my mate is the most desirable.

She gave him a ten plus. Sure, he was stunning, with elegant fae features and flowing silver hair, but I didn’t think he was in Killian’s league. Sensing Sy’s yearning, Rowan peered into my eyes that flashed golden when I glanced at him.

I pushed back Sy’s claws, shoving her a few inches deeper while blocking her pheromones from seeping through my skin.

The vamp and shifter princes dove into the lake, laughing as they splashed toward the wine fountain. Louis got there first, snagging a floating cup.

“Divine,” he said after a sip. “We should come here more often.”

“Only when Barbie’s around will we be allowed in,” Killian reminded him.

“Or Sy,” Rowan added.

“Where is Lady Sy?” Silas asked.

“You’ll see her,” Rowan said.

Cade flicked his wand, stripping to his boxers, his deep wine-red hair falling into his turquoise eyes. He folded his clothes neatly on a bench before he joined the others. He lacked their bulk but was just as strong and cut, and his bronze skin was lickable, according to Sy.

Water splashed around the mage prince as light beamed from below, making him look otherworldly. He laughed, flinging water at the others with wind magic.

I yanked off my boots and dipped my feet in the water, Killian on my left, Rowan on my right. We stayed dressed while a shadow beast pressed against my leg, watching the heirs vigilantly and making sure they weren’t up to no good.

Why was the water always freezing for me?I asked Underhill.

You needed cooling down. You’d have fallen asleep if the water was too warm.

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