Page 104 of Shrine of Fire

“The two of you pressing me between you is distracting,” I said, trying to pretend like my face wasn’t bright red.

“I said, we’re not going to let the Ember King hurt you or anyone else.” Hashir’s face was resolute. “You’re all mine, and I would like for him to try something.”

I shrugged. “I’m just a beta. Maybe he won’t bother.”

Hashir’s face melted from aggression to lust in a heartbeat. I would never get used to him looking at me like that. I had expected to be tolerated, for Nova’s sake, but all of the pack so far seemed to actually want to be around me.

It had only been me and my brother for so long, I didn’t know how to let other people in. But I had an idea I could try.

“How are you feeling?” I brushed my hand down Nova’s back. She was sleepy and warm, and it struck me again how beautiful she was, how lovely it was that I got to wake up next to her.

“Okay.” She looked between me and Hashir. “Are we almost at the Rannoian fleet?”

“Yes, pet.” Hashir leaned over and kissed her. I watched as their lips met and parted, the way they seemed to breathe each other in and out.

Heat raced in my veins, and I wanted them. Both of them. Nova groaned, hooking a leg over my waist. My cock grew hard, the force of my lust shocking me.

Hashir broke from the kiss, and then turned to me. He seared his mouth on mine.

Nova seating herself onto my lap. I moaned into Hashir’s mouth, the weight of her on top of me making everything inside me boil.

“Hashir,” she sighed. “Yes, Hashir, kiss him like that. Oh, I love it.” Nova’s face was still flushed from sleep.

I moaned, raking my hands through Hashir’s hair. He nipped my tongue before moving off me to pull Nova’s nightdress off.

“With Hashir, I can feel everything through the packbond.” She looked directly at me and frowned. “I don’t like not being able to feel you.”

I shivered. “You can feel me whenever you want.”

Nova laughed. “I mean through a bond.” She froze, and then looked away.

“All in time, love.” Hashir pulled my pants off. “We will all bond as a pack when you’re ready.”

Nova looked at me, like she was searching for something.

I looked between her and Hashir. “You two…you want me?”

“Of course we do,” Hashir growled. “You’re our pack.”

Nova cupped my face. “No rush. But when you’re ready, I want to feel you in the packbonds.”

I shivered at the thought. I arched up into Nova’s body and she let out a breathy moan.

Part of me was still scared about what my father would do when he found out I was a beta. Being bonded to an alpha would be even more of a disgrace. I ran my hands up Nova’s legs, watching heat flush over her skin.

Fuck my father. He’d kept me living in fear my entire life, and it still wasn’t enough. Now I understand how Nikki had been brave enough to bond an omega without our father’s approval.

It didn’t matter. Not when I stared into Nova’s face and knew she was the one.

I looked at Hashir. “I want to be bonded.”

Nova smiled, soft and small and precious. “Yes? I didn’t push?”

“No, dove.” I kissed her hands. “There’s nothing I want more in this world than to be by your side.”

Hashir chuckled. “The others are going to have a hard time following that up.”

Nova laughed and pushed Hashir’s shoulder. “It’s not a competition.”

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