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As we lay locked together, as Reed's mark settled next to Micah's and began to change my scent profile even further, I felt the second thread of our pack bond snap into place. This connection felt different from the one with Micah. Fiercer, more intense, like a live wire of passion and protection.
The sound of wind through the bedroom window was the only witness to our bond, Hollow Haven's gentle evening breeze carrying our mingled scents into the night.
"How do you feel?" Reed asked, his hand stroking possessively over my hip.
"Claimed," I said honestly. "Completely and thoroughly claimed."
From across the room, Jonah's gaze burned into me, calm but blazing. "She looks perfect with both your marks."
My whole body tightened at the promise in his voice. Tomorrow...
Two down, one to go. And I could hardly wait to complete our bond, to feel the final piece of our pack snap into place and make us whole forever.
But for now, I was content to bask in Reed's possessive attention, to feel his knot holding us together while our bond settled into something permanent and perfect.
This was what it felt like to be wanted, claimed, owned by someone who saw my submission as a gift instead of an expectation.
And I was finally ready to give everything I had to the pack that would love me exactly as I was.
Chapter 24
Kit
Reed's knot was still locked inside me, his body wrapped protectively around mine as we both caught our breath from the intensity of our claiming. I could feel the second bond settling into place alongside the first, creating a complex harmony of connections that made me feel more complete than I'd ever imagined possible.
But even as I basked in the afterglow of Reed's claiming, I was hyperaware of Jonah's presence across the room. He'd been watching everything with the patient focus of an alpha who understood that good things were worth waiting for, but I could smell the shift in his scent. Deeper, more possessive, tinged with barely controlled need.
"How are you feeling, sweetheart?" Reed murmured against my ear, his hand stroking possessively over my hip. "Still with us?"
"Perfect," I said honestly, turning my head to press a kiss to his jaw. "But I'm not done yet."
Reed's chuckle was rough with satisfaction. "No, you're not. Our girl's got one more alpha to claim her properly."
Our girl. The casual possessiveness in his voice, the way he included Jonah in his ownership of me, sent warmth spiraling through my chest. This wasn't about competition or jealousy. This was about three alphas who were so secure in their pack bond that they could share me completely.
"Jonah," I called softly, looking across the room where he sat in the chair by the window, his hands clenched on the armrests and his eyes dark with want. "Come here."
"Reed's knot needs to go down first," Jonah said, his voice carefully controlled. "I won't rush you or hurt you."
Even now, even with my heat scent saturating the air and two claiming bites fresh on my neck, he was putting my comfort first.
"I know," I said gently. "But I want you close. I want to feel all three of you."
Jonah rose from his chair with the fluid grace of a man who'd been holding himself in check for hours. When he settled on the nest beside Reed and me, when his scent joined the complex mix already surrounding us, I felt my heat spike again with renewed intensity.
"Better?" Jonah asked, his hand finding mine and intertwining our fingers.
"Much better," I sighed, feeling completely surrounded by alpha attention and care.
Reed's knot was beginning to ease, the intense pressure slowly releasing as our bodies prepared to separate. But instead of feeling empty or abandoned, I felt anticipation building for what came next.
"Talk to me," Micah said from somewhere nearby, having moved closer now that Reed's claiming was complete. "How's your heat feeling? What do you need?"
What did I need? I took inventory of my body, noting the satisfied ache between my legs, the tender sensitivity of the two claiming bites on my neck, the way my skin felt hypersensitive to every touch.
Reed's knot released and I winced as he eased himself from my body. It didn't hurt really, but I felt the loss immediately.
"I need water," I said practically. "And maybe some fruit. But mostly I need..." I looked at Jonah, taking in his carefully controlled expression, the way his scent kept spiking with barely leashed desire. "I need my third alpha."
