Page 43 of Gilded Whispers

“This is the first step toward creating our family. Our hearts are yours. Our protection and our gratitude for giving us the chance to help erase every bad memory from your mind with something good and positive belongs to only you.” Tears are becoming a common theme around these men of mine.

“I’m the lucky one, Adrian. Me. And I’m going to cherish you and the family we build together until my last dying breath.”

Emilio moves us to the couch. After Adrian sits, I place my legs over his lap and recline into Stefan’s arms with Emilio's hands resting on my abdomen. This is love. What we have. It is unconventional and nothing at all what I thought my life would look like nearly three years ago now.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

“I was thinking… Maybe we could have another night at the Society? I have a new idea I want to try out. Besides, tomorrow is the Christmas party. There’s gonna be edible glitter and beautiful shows with boas and feathers. I would love to see all of it. New writing ideas and all that.” I can’t help the teasing smile on my lips, but it’s true, I would love to see a Society show.

“We are way ahead of you.”

Adrian pulls four tickets out of his back pocket and hands them to me.

My mouth falls open. My fingers tremble. And then I’m all smiles and devious ideas of how I can get these three naked. But the next time we go back to the club, the energy won’t be about negative thoughts or bad memories. Nothing but light, love and happiness will color our days and nights from here on out. Even if bad times come, love will be there to guide us.

“Your smile says this is a nice early Christmas gift?”

I nod, beaming with happiness and so much love.

“But you can’t go in naked.”

I turn a puzzled look on Stefan who looks dead serious suddenly.

“Um, I don’t plan on it. At first anyway.”

“Nope. He’s right, you have to be wearing these before we step foot back into The Gilded Key Society.”

Emilio holds his hand out and extends his fingers to reveal three golden rings tucked into his palm.

Oh, that kind of naked.

I will not cry. I will not cry.

No matter how much I chant those four words, the opposite happens.

“Marry us.”

I hear Adrian, but my answer comes out so fast and hard that I speak over him.

“Yes, daddies.” My voice trembles with all the bubbling emotions. “Yes, one thousand times!” I say it again but this time I fuse all my strength into that one word. And I don’t fight the tears. I let them fall knowing every drop is made of the love I have for these men.

One by one, my lovers slide their rings onto my finger, claiming me. But it feels deeper. It’s like they want everyone who sees me to know I belong to them. Pride wells in my chest.

Adrian moves in and claims my mouth with a kiss filled with all the love he has for me and for us as a family. I can feel it in the way he holds me to him. He returns me to his brothers and watches them each lavish me with more love than I’ve ever experienced.

My daddies share me with each other, kissing, loving and whispering all the dirty things they are going to do to me tomorrow at the Christmas festivities. And I have to admit, I‘m game for all of them.

BONUS EPILOGUE

Emilio, one week later

The following epilogue welcomes back some character favorites and introduces new characters for brand new series which are Savage Reign and Villainous Heartthrobs. Happy reading!

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The room smells of blood and smoke.

Not the kind that lingers in a man’s memory from a deal gone wrong. No. The fresh kind.

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