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Cassian

Iland in front of our house—no, our home. Finally, I get to be with all the people I love, and it almost feels like a miracle. I wasn’t sure we’d ever get to this point with the animosity between Wraith and me. Not that either of us wanted to feel it anymore, but fucking destiny and all that bullshit.

As soon as Audrey bonded with Nex, it all disappeared—the need to pick at Wraith until he lost his shit, the anger over how we ended, and the desire to be far away from Wraith. It’s insane the lengths we had to go to in order to prevent the two of us from fighting, and then it was just gone.

I’ve never been happier in my life—not just when it all fell away but now.

The fact that I have three people I love waiting for me inside the home we share means the world to me. Plus, the vampire, who I’m coming to like a little more with each passing day.

The incubus also moved in yesterday, which I could do without, but Wraith says we need to get used to him being in our life. I know he’s right, but I don’t have to like it. Not after what he did to Audrey and Brenden.

Shaking off my thoughts, I pull my wings into my back and hurry inside. I smile when I hear Audrey in the kitchen, heading straight toward my mate.

“I’m hungry. Just let me have a snack.” Audrey is staring down Wraith, who is wearing a ridiculous apron as he waves a spatula at her.

“No. You’re not allowed in the kitchen when I’m cooking. Not after last time.”

Audrey straight up stomps her foot as I join Brenden and Donovan, who are grinning as they watch everything play out before us.

“It’s not like Imeantto set the damn thing on fire,” she tells him with a shake of her head. “Fine. If you won’t let me in, then you can get me a snack.”

Wraith shakes his head. “No, then you’ll ruin your dinner.”

Audrey looks like she wants to murder Wraith, so I decide to step in. “You know, I’m starving too.”

“Cassian!” Her face lights up as she throws herself into my arms.

I love how she’s always excited to see us, even if we’ve only been gone for a few hours. Pressing a kiss to her lips, I lift her in my arms, and she wraps her legs around my hips. I carry her toward the table, an idea coming to me, and I don’t hide the wicked grin on my lips.

“Hello, little mate. I think I have the perfect snack in mind for the two of us.”

She perks up at that. “Oh?”

Instead of answering her, I set her on her feet and move the chair at the head of the table to the side. I reach for her shirt, pulling it over her head before she has time to question me. My lips crash into hers as I unsnap her bra and toss it to the side.

I hear movement behind us, but I don’t stop kissing her to see what the others are doing.

Audrey moans into my mouth as I run my hands up her bare sides until I’m cupping her tits in them.

Fates, I love my mate’s tits.

My thumbs brush across her pebbled nipples, and I break the kiss. I smile when she whines, but it quickly turns into another moan as I suck her nipple between my lips. I mimic the movement of my tongue against her with my fingers on her other nipple, and she leans against the table as her knees weaken.

“I don’t know what your plan is, Cass, but I want in on it,” Donovan murmurs as he presses against my back, his hard cock sliding against my pants-covered ass.

Look at him acting like he’s the top.

I pull off Audrey’s tit with a pop, grinning at him over my shoulder. “Of course you’re welcome to join. You and Brenden, but not Wraith since he’s cooking.”

“It can wait,” Wraith argues, now standing beside me, and I shake my head.

“Nope. You wouldn’t let Audrey have a snack and this is your punishment. You can watch, but you can’t touch.”

Audrey chuckles, drawing my attention to her as she bites her bottom lip. “But you candefinitely get out your cock and make yourself feel good—as long as you don’t ruin dinner.”

“Oh, trouble…You’re going to pay for this one, little girl.” Wraith swoops in to kiss her, and I use her distraction to pull her leggings off, finding her bare beneath them.

“Fucking hell. You haven’t had anything on under these all day? What a naughty, naughty girl.” I grin as she breaks away from Wraith.