Page 272 of As The Shifter World Turns

I folded my arms. “Why do you say that?”

“Oh, I don’t know. You have a pained expression on your face.”

Archer chimed in. “That and whenever you and Nate come here without telling anyone, it’s usually to have alone time.” He put the last two words in air quotes.

“Very funny.”

“It’s true though,” Ryder nodded before walking slowly into the house.

“Well if we did want to f?—”

“Daire,” Martin interrupted, jerking his head at Toby.

Gods, it wasn’t just Toby but Elune was old enough to start asking questions about what Uncle Daire had said. “We don’t mind having company, especially when it’s the Sunshine Manor family,” I said through gritted teeth.

“Great.” Micah slapped me on the back as he held Jasper.

Archer giggled. “We’re only here to shift. Once we’re gone you and Nate can get back to doing what you were doing.”

“Grumble grumble.”

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WHAT’S A LITTLE SHOW BETWEEN FRIENDS?

Nate

“I wasn’t sure they would ever leave.” Daire pulled in his bottom lip with his teeth. “I do like them, but if they ever saw what had been racing through my head…”

I barked out laughter. It wasn’t as if we had been subtle about what we’d been up to when they arrived. And even if we had, they’d have scented our desire.

“I’m pretty sure they know.”

“But do you?” He raked his eyes up and down my body, lingering at my crotch. “Do you know what I was thinking?”

“That you were slick and needy and the only thing that could make it better would be my knot?” Two could play this game and the best thing about it was a game that everyone won.

“No.” He pulled off his shirt, the one I wished he’d never put back on, and let it flutter to the ground. “I mean I am slick and needy and your knot is the preferable way to handle that, but that wasn’t what was flitting through my noggin as our friends were here.”

I copied him, taking my shirt up and off my head and letting it drop to the ground.

“Then tell me, mate. What was going on in your imagination? Did you see yourself kneeling in front of me as you feasted on my cock or maybe…” I cupped my growing erection over the fabric. “Maybe you saw me looking up at you from my perch on the ground, my mouth watering for just a taste as you decided if I was worthy.”

The groan he let out had me instantly filing that away for another day. If Daire wanted to be a little bossy in the bedroom, I was down with that.

“No.” He popped open his jeans and let the zipper down slowly.

“Remind me why we put clothing on.”

“Our friends were here.” He pushed them down, taking his boxer briefs with him. “And it was polite.”

He might’ve said something else. I couldn’t be sure, my entire being was focused on his cock bouncing up and down after being set free, the tip glistening with pre-cum and begging for my tongue.

Daire cleared his throat and brought my attention back to his face. “Are you going to?”

“What? I was distracted and don’t pretend for one second that it was my fault. Look at that cock. Of course I have no idea what’s going on.”

Daire rolled his eyes.

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