“Yes.” Mav met his gaze.

“But why?”

“To prove that I’m serious about this.”

“Even if you hate it?”

“Even if I do.” Mav nodded. “But I’ve never tried it before. I don’t know if I’d like it.”

“I’m not going to make you do something you hate,” Telos grumbled. “But—But we can experiment.”

“Good.” Mav leaned into him, tangling their fingers together.

Telos tried to wrap his mind around all of this.

Duke eventually stalked over,throwing clothes in their faces. “Not everyone’s a shifter here,” he said dryly. “Please don’t walk around naked.”

They pulled on the pants, but not before Telos reached over and gave Mav’s cock a quick grope. Mav raised an eyebrow.

“What’s yours is mine,” Telos said. “What’s mine is also mine.”

Mav snorted. “Of course, Your Highness.”

Telos clucked his tongue. “You may address me as Grand Supreme Ruler of the Universe.”

“Grand Supreme? Sounds like a pizza.”

“Fuck you,” Telos hissed.

“You’re starting to sound unoriginal, Pizza Man.” Mav bit down on his grin.

Telos lengthened all his teeth so they became needle-sharp, except Mav didn’t even flinch. Instead, Mav flattened his hand on Telos’ chest, and pinched his nipple.

Telos snarled. He pulled his teeth back in until they were human-blunt, and bit down hard on Mav’s neck.

Mav hissed, fingers gripping bruisingly tight on Telos’ hips. “Don’t make me fuck you out here, in front of everyone.”

“I’d like to see you try.”

Mav’s pupils dilated like he was a heartbeat away from pinning Telos down.

“You’re still wearing your wires,” Duke said tightly in their ears. “In case you’ve forgotten.”

Telos wanted to bury himself in the ground. “Just kill me now.”

At least he wasn’t the only one blushing—Mav was, too.

“I’d help to kill you,” Mav offered.

“With what? A big stick?” Telos shot back, glancing down.

Mav gave him a pointed look. “I’m sure you’d enjoy beingstabbed. Violently.”

“Wait ‘til you have a fucking room,” Duke growled.

“How long is that going to take?” Telos whined. “Another hour?”

“Maybe four,” Duke admitted. “Cops are on their way; the transport buses will take some time to arrive. We need to make sure the victims reach their accommodations safely.”