Page 49 of Crave: A Reverse Harem Romance

Damn, why don’t they write about situations like this in romance books? How do you pick just one man when you truly feel like you’re falling in love with all of them?

“Do you need any water?” Axel asked sweetly, as he put his hand on my shoulder.

I knew why he was asking. I looked like a total mess, and he wanted me to calm down.

“No, no, I’m fine,” I told him.

He looked concerned. “You don’t look fine. Look, Harlow, it’s exactly like I told you… this is all going to be fine, okay? Whatever you decide, we’re going to support you. I promise.”

That wasn’t the problem. I didn’t want their support. I wanted them. All of them.

The doorbell rang, and my heart jumped in my chest. I actually felt nauseated.

“That’s gotta be them,” Axel said as he walked over to the door.

I was actually biting my nails at this point, as they both walked in with serious expressions on their faces and took seats on the couch in front of me.

“So,” Axel was the first one to speak. “I think it’s clear why we’re all here. We all have feelings for Harlow, and we need to discuss what that means and what she wants.”

The room was quiet. They were all looking at me, looking for answers. Well, I didn’t have answers. What was I going to do, flip a coin? I truly couldn’t choose.

Even if I could, I wasn’t going to be happy with it.

I looked at all three of them before speaking. “Is that true?” I asked. “Do you all have feelings for me? Like actual emotional, romantic feelings? Not just sexual ones?”

“I do,” Ryker answered. “Very much so.”

“And I’m shocked to say I do, too,” Diesel said. “I honestly wasn’t expecting to. I often don’t when it comes to women I’m interested in. But… yes, I have feelings.”

Again, my stomach clenched.

“So what does this mean?” I asked them. “I’ve just got to… pick one of you?”

“Well… don’t you?” Diesel asked.

Ryker and Axel glanced at me.

“I mean… I don’t…” I muttered.

Axel piped up. “Honestly, guys, I think she’s just scared of hurting one of us. I’ve told her that it’s fine and that we’re not going to care, but I’m sure it’s hard to reject two of us right now.”

“It really is okay,” Ryker confirmed. “We understand completely. You can’t have all of us, after all.”

But… why couldn’t I?

“So which one of us do you prefer?” Diesel asked.

“It’s just that…” I couldn’t find the words to say, so I just blurted it out. “I want all of you!”

They all looked at each other, confused.

“What do you mean?” Axel asked.

“I mean… I have feelings for each and every one of you.”

“Well…” Ryker began gently. “Who do you have, you know, the most feelings for?”

I sighed. “That’s exactly my problem, Ryker. There is no most. I swear, I care about you all equally. I’m interested in you all equally. And I just don’t know how to pick only one of you.”

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