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“I will not set her free. She ismine.”
His parents suddenly relaxed and exchanged a knowing smile that Ava didn’t grasp. What did they find so humorous? There was nothing funny about this situation. Nothing at all.
“Well, son,” his father said. “I hope you’ll bring Ava over later, when Durran is awake, as I’m sure he’ll be delighted to meet her.”
“Yes,” his mother agreed. “Your other father will want to meet your new mate as well.”
New mate?Ava reeled at these two words, and she quickly understood their sudden smiles. They didn’t think Ava would remain Jaxon’s slave for long. They sensed he had other plans for her, plans he wasn’t yet ready to reveal.
“She’s my slave, Mother,” he said, though not in a very convincing tone, before leading Ava out of the garden.
“My name is Katrine, dear, and this is Luke. Jaxon’s other father, Durran, is sleeping now, but you’ll meet him soon, I am certain,” the tall elegant brunette called.
Ava tried to smile over her shoulder at Jaxon’s parents, but he gripped her arm harder and forced her to walk faster. Once they reached the trunk and his carrying pack, he finally released her arm in order to put the pack on and grab the ropes attached to the trunk.
“Follow me and keep up, Ava, or you will be one very sorry little slave.” His harsh tone deepened the tension between them.
Her heart hammering, she kept pace with him as they traveled over another hill and approached a house even larger than that of his parents.
“Come inside, Ava. We have much to talk about.”
* * *
Wolfe bounded down the stairs. He’d awoken after having another dream about Ava, and just as he’d been trying to fall back asleep, he’d heard voices downstairs.
He rushed into the kitchen and was stunned to see the pretty human from his dreams seated at the table, sipping a cup of tea. Her hands started shaking when she looked at him, and she carefully placed the mug down and regarded him with wide eyes.
“Ah, there he is. Finally awake. Ava, I would like you to meet my twin brother, Wolfe. Wolfe, this is Ava.”
“I know her name,” Wolfe said. “She is our new slave. You bought her in a human village.”
Ava’s face paled and she bit her lower lip, as if to keep it from trembling. Was she afraid of them? Did she have any idea that soon she wouldn’t be their slave, but so much more?
Jaxon shot him a strange look. “How did you know?”
“I had a dream. Well, I had lots of dreams, about Ava. I knew she was coming.” He rounded the table and pulled his future mate to her feet. “I’ve been waiting for her, brother. Waiting to train her, and tame her, and make hermine. Better yet, make herours.”
“Ava, go upstairs to the room at the very end of the hall. It will be your room. You will wait for us there,” Jaxon said in a commanding tone.
Not taking her eyes off Wolfe, Ava nodded and said, “Yes, Master.” She backed out of his arms and inched toward the stairs, not quite turning around until she was several feet from Wolfe’s reach.
Lust pummeled through him. Goddess, it would be a challenge to wait to claim her alongside his twin. They would have to start training her soon, very soon. Wolfe looked to his brother.
“She is meant to be our mate.”
“I know.” Jaxon stood up and placed his own mug in the sink, along with Ava’s half-filled one. “I wasn’t sure that you would want to claim a human, though. You saw how petite she is? She is a human, you know.”
“Of course I know she’s a human. I’m not blind, and I knew that from my dreams too.” Wolfe raked a hand through his hair and glanced out the window. The sun was starting to set. While he was wide awake, Jaxon wouldn’t last much longer, especially considering that he’d been walking nonstop for days. The thought of having Ava to himself, if only for a little while before she fell asleep, filled him with vigor.
“She probably still thinks we’re keeping her as a slave. I was planning to explain things to her before you barged downstairs.” Jaxon suppressed a yawn. “I must confess I didn’t want her to think she would have the option to leave us, so I have been leading her to believe she’s to be our slave, perhaps a bit too strongly. It has been most frustrating, being so near to her, yet not claiming her. I have not been myself.”
“I will explain it to her. She’s mine tonight, brother. I will hold off actually claiming her until we’re both able to share her at the same time, but I will begin her training.”
“Her training?”
“I will fashion plugs out of bunna root and begin training her little asshole for my cock.”
Jaxon shook his head with a laugh. “Oh, I’m sure you’ll have lots of luck with that, brother.”
