Page 53 of Tempted By her Daddies

Fuck.

What if she wasn’t a Little? They could have it wrong. And she might not even want to be with the three of them.

Are you hoping she’d choose just you?

Fuck, if he thought that then he’d probably take a chance and go for it.

Would you?

Even if it meant losing the only family you have?

Christ. What was wrong with him? He wouldn’t risk losing those two assholes. They annoyed him. They were far too fucking good for him.

Stick by the rules Salem. He was always doing everything for everyone else. He’d burn himself out if Alexei didn’t force him into doing something else every once in a while.

Then there was Roman. Too kind and generous. He’d totally be taken advantage of if Alexei wasn’t there.

Yeah, they needed him too.

But not as much as he needed them.

Sighing, he closed his eyes for a long moment.

This was getting him nowhere. The sharing part wasn’t the real issue. After he’d gotten over his initial rejection of the idea, he’d realized he could see it working. And that anything else wouldn’t work.

Provided Tamsyn wanted it too. Because three men wouldn’t be easy, even if they dedicated their lives to taking care of her.

However, for that to work, they had to be on the same page.

And was he?

Would she really want him as well? Alexei was rough around the edges. He’d grown up in hard conditions, with little love or affection. He hadn’t had a loving family like Salem. And while Roman hadn’t had much affection in his life, at least he had a sister who loved him.

Alexei had had no one.

Christ. Listen to him. Since when did he wallow on the past?

Looking to the future was the only way to move forward.

And the future?

Was filled with her.

With them.

But he didn’t know how to give her what she might need from him.

Does that mean you’re going to walk away without trying?

Leaving his bedroom, he headed downstairs. The house was quiet, and he wondered where everyone was.

Walking into the kitchen, he grabbed a beer. Then he headed into the living room. He needed a distraction. His head hurt.

He heard her before he saw her.

“Come on, cutie. You can’t be in here. I know . . . I know . . . but I just need to catch you!”

There was the sound of wings flapping and Tamsyn let out a frustrated noise as she stood across the room by a window. To his shock a bird flew straight at his head. Thank God it couldn’t get out into the rest of the house.

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