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All the color had drained from Scotty’s face.

“Come inside before my huge cock turns to ice and breaks,” Mateo noted. That sounded like my mate. The one I fell in love with who often spoke before thinking.

I took Scotty’s hand and hauled him inside. It was getting late, and most of the guests were in their rooms. We put a sign at the front desk letting everyone know service had finished for the night, and the three of us headed to our apartment.

I sat Scotty and Mateo on the sofa while I cranked up the heat and got blankets for the three of us. When I returned, my mate and Scotty were sitting awkwardly at either end of the couch. I made cocoa, and none of us spoke until we were warm and sipping our hot drinks.

How do we begin? By laying down some ground rules? I cleared my throat, and Mateo nodded, as if encouraging me to speak up. “Scotty, Mateo and I love one another and are bonded for life. That will never change.”

The omega nodded. “You communicate without words sometimes, and the looks you give one another when you think no one else is looking show the depth of your love.”

Mateo twiddled his thumbs, a sure sign he was getting impatient. “But we’re both turned on by you. I want to kiss you and stick my tongue down your throat while you finger my ass. And then maybe Colton can fuck me while you watch and jerk off.”

I rubbed a hand over my eyes, not wanting to gaze at Scotty in case Mateo’s outpouring was too much. But when I did, Scotty was squirming, and there was a spot of pink on each cheek. “That’s what I want to do,” he agreed. “I can’t wait to watch you both fuck, and maybe I can stick my tongue in your ass, Colton, while you’re inside Mateo.”

I nodded, unable to form a coherent sentence.

“Or put your cock in my hole,” my mate whispered. “Nothing says an omega can’t be inside another omega or an alpha.”

My mate was doing his best to make me come right here, right now, and I had to get the focus off cocks, holes, and slick. And based on Scotty’s wide eyes, fucking an alpha or omega would be a first for him. “While we don’t know where this is headed, I think it’s not just about sex.”

“Love,” Mateo said.

And Scotty added, “It could be love.”

“That’s right. Love.”

I stood and had Scotty move to the middle of the couch while I got on one side with Mateo on the other.

“What would you like to do, Scotty?” my mate asked, desire pooling in his eyes.

“I’d like to explore if I may.”

9

SCOTTY

I’d been turned down at the inn. I’d been so sure I had the job. Astor sounded like he was ready to let me start right away and then his mate gave me a tour and, all of a sudden, they didn’t need anyone. Even their cats liked me. It made no sense.

I came back to the apartment to wallow in self-pity, only to find Mateo naked. Not mostly naked. No. He was buck-ass naked, and his cock called to me like a freaking homing beacon, slick trickling down toward my balls, my cock as hard as a rock.

And then Colton had to mention they were about to have sex, and I wanted to rip my clothing right off, my bear clawing at me to hurry up and let them claim me as their own. Only…I wasn’t theirs, and they weren’t mine.

Mateo’s slick tickling my nose was more than I could bear, and I bolted.

Not once did I think they would even call after me, much less asking me to come back.

Which somehow led to us talking about being a triad.

No. Not a triad. But maybe a triad. It was so much I couldn’t focus, my need taking over.

“I’m not a unicorn,” I said, needing them to know my feelings would be involved. I’d said as much, we all did. But it felt like it needed repeating.

“No, of course not. You’re a bear, and I can’t wait to see your beast.” Mateo said, his own beast close to the surface.

“Not a real unicorn. I mean, I’m not going to be with you and not have feelings unlike unicorns who usually fuck and move on.”

Mateo’s hands came up to cup my cheek. “I’m sorry we weren’t clear on this. But feelings are already here. When we say love, we don’t mean it lightly.”