Page 133 of This Pack of Ours

“Oh, shit,” I panted, gripping Vander tightly. “We need to get home. Now.”

TWENTY-TWO

KIT

“You guys get some water or something. We’ll set up,” I called out as Juniper dragged me to the nest. She and Adrian had set it up after he’d gone on that surprise shopping trip, and he was genius. He’d gone and brought exactly what we needed. Well, whatJuniperneeded. We’d shared a nest long enough to compromise when heats came around.

Right now, it was dim in here, the lava lamps giving off a peaceful glow. Adrian had bought us a large, luminescent tube that kept up a constant stream of bubbles. Juni had put it near her side of the bed.

The floor was covered in rugs, and heavy bean bag chairs were scattered around, with various sea-themed squishmallows nestled in them. Our bed canopy was now made up of white netting, tied neatly to the side. Our homemade paper lanterns on the ceiling had been replaced with strings of paper globes in a light blue color. The bed was piled with smooth, round pillows; some weighted, some filled with beads, some just really squishy.

Juniper sighed as she sat down on the bed, burrowing into the pillows and blankets. She set Mr. Alpha Shark right at the headboard. I leaned over and turned on the final touch; a little glowing cube that projected a rippling pattern of lights over the walls and ceiling; like the surface of a pool.

“How are you feeling?” I asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed. A little snort came from the blankets.

“Cranky and horny,” she replied, poking her head out from the pile. She was hugging a pillow close, and her cheeks were deeply flushed. She pouted. “Where are they?”

I sent the let’s-go text to the pack as Juniper hugged the pillow tighter and let out a whine. Her dressing gown fell open and pooled around her as she sat up, looking toward the door.

The anticipation and thick scent that permeated the room already had me half-hard, but I fully stiffened, my cock throbbing as I took her in.

Her mouth parted slightly as she craned her neck, and she shifted forward, her long legs untangling from beneath her as she rose onto her knees. I could already see the slick coating her inner thighs. Her black hair spilled down her back in silken waves, a few loose strands tumbling down over her elegant collarbones.

The door opened, and the pack entered.

“Why are you guys still dressed?” Juniper said, a small frown on her face. “I need you all here. Now.”

She tugged me closer, moving around so she was behind me. Her arms wound around my shoulders so we could see the others.

I could smell her scent thick in the air, the lust-spiked cherry making me desperate, and it poured from her as we watched the pack lose their clothes.

Ez was giving us a cocky grin, stretching after he discarded his boxers. My eyes got caught on the way his muscles moved over his chest, how he was already stiffened at attention as he approached.

Adrian seemed too enamoured to remember to be nervous, looking at us with awe in his eyes as he followed his brother.

Vander was smirking at us over his shoulder, and my mouth went dry as I took in his sculpted back muscles and divine ass.

Jhin had unbuttoned his shirt, and he sank into the low chair at the side of the bed, leaning back as if to watch. He was lit only by the glow of the lava lamps, his eyes glinting as he looked at us, and I could smell his blackberry and sage, deep and rich with his arousal. The sight of him—sitting there regally, a king surveying his subjects—was sending a swirling, tingling heat to my groin.

“Vander,” Jhin said, causing Vander to stop. “Kneel.”

God, I almost slid off the bed and knelt before him myself just to feel that cool, calm gaze on me.

He pointed to the floor by his feet. Ez had climbed up onto the bed behind Juniper and he shot Vander the middle finger as he started kissing her neck. Juniper let out a sweet moan, pulling Ez closer. Adrian was just making his way onto the bed, too.

Vander hesitated, seemingly torn and Jhin snapped his fingers impatiently. This time Vander came and sank to his knees next to Jhin, who wound his hand around the other alpha’s shoulders, and tugged something from his pocket.

“Apologies, Juniper, but Vander’s attitude toward you and Kit has been abysmal. I know you’ve made peace, but I think he needs to atone more before he can join you,” Jhin said, winding his fingers in Vander’s hair and tugging his head back. Vander swallowed, and arousal swirled within the morning frost permeating the room. “If you don’t mind?”

“I think I’d enjoy that very much,” Juniper said, delight in her voice.

Vander’s snarl was cut short as Jhin slipped something around his neck with a click. A collar.

Well, fuck.

He leaned down and started talking to Vander in a low voice, and I made out the wordboundaries.Vander shrugged and replied in a voice just as low. Juniper let out a heady breath behind me, and my attention was drawn back to her.

“You’re so gorgeous,” Ez said, and Juniper leaned her head back against his shoulder as his hands roamed around to her chest seeking the swell of her breasts. She was stunning in his arms, her midnight waves and pale skin stark against his golden hair.

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