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I use the bathroom and wash my hands before heading for the closet. I went to bed naked last night, too tired to worry about putting on clothes. I’m sure none of my mates would complain if I came downstairs with no clothes on, but that just seems like a bad idea—especially considering how my family likes to just stop by.

While we’ve been preparing for the battle against Michael, Mom and Wren have been staying with Lucifer. With Wren getting ready to go to Olympus to wake the gods, I guess we don’t have to worry about finding her a new place just yet. And I have no idea what Mom plans to do now. Will she also want to return to Olympus?

I bite the inside of my cheek as tears threaten.

Shit. I hadn’t really considered that before. She might want to be there when her dad wakes, and I can’t even blame her for that.

Sure, part of me feels like everyone is abandoning me, with Wren and Diana going to Olympus, but I know that’s not true. They just have lives of their own.

I need to make sure to ask about Olympus. Maybe I can just pop in for visits from time to time or something.

That reminds me, I have questions for Cassian’s mom and aunts, too. Hopefully, he can put me in contact with them.

Grabbing one of Wraith’s button-down shirts, I pull it on without a bra and roll up the sleeves. I grab a pair of panties and throw on some leggings before gathering my hair into a messy bun.

I really don’t feel like putting in more effort than that, so I head downstairs. Figuring they’ll be in the living room, I head down the stairs.

Their voices trail up the stairs, telling me I’m on the right track as I hurry down. I pause on the last step, a smile painting my lips as I watch the five of them move around the kitchen. They seem to be cooking together, which is kind of adorable.

“Firecracker!” Brenden sets down whatever he’s doing and hurries over to pull me into his arms and kiss me.

He carries me to the kitchen, setting me on the counter out of the way before going back to his task. Wraith, Cassian, and Donovan all take a moment to stop what they’re doing to come over and press a kiss to my lips.

Nex, meanwhile, keeps at his task until I clear my throat. His head jerks up, and I curl my finger at him.

He looks nervous as he sets down the bowl he was stirring, moving around the rest of my mates to come to a stop a few feet from me. “Good morning, gorgeous.”

“I’m not sure we can call this morning,” I say, gesturing to the clock that reads two o’clock. “Now, all my other mates gave me a kiss, but you didn’t. Why not?”

“I…umm…” He looks perplexed. “I didn’t know if that was allowed.”

I roll my eyes. “Get your ass over here and give me a kiss.”

A smile lights up his face as he cages me in his arms, and I lean backward until my back hits the wall. Then he’s kissing me, and he’s all I can think about. The kiss is deep and sensual, and now all I want is to get him into my bed. My legs loop around his hips as I grind my core against his erection.

He lets out a long, drawn-out groan as he pulls back. “As much as I’d love to continue this, we need to eat.”

“Fine, but we’re going to continue this after we’re done. We have a bond we need tocomplete,” I tell him as I unwind myself from around him.

“Oh, I want in on that,” Brenden calls.

Nex flushes, ducking his head as he moves to pick his bowl back up.

“Do you hear that, gentlemen? You’ll have to keep yourself occupied while Brenden and I bond with Nex again.”

There’s a little bit of grumbling, but they’re all smiling as they agree. All they want is for me to be happy.

We end up having a feast of pancakes, waffles, French toast, omelets, bacon, sausage, ham, and hash browns. I eat twice as much as I usually would before I call it quits.

My eyes meet Nex’s across the table, and I grin. Brenden has me in his arms in seconds before he’s racing up the stairs. Laughter follows us, and so does Nex.

I feel nervous, which seems odd since I’ve already bonded with Nex once. Maybe it’s because our relationship still feels so new after he spent so long fighting it. Or maybe it’s just because I feel like I scheduled sex.

Brenden tosses me onto the bed, and I let out a startled laugh. He’s on me in seconds, tugging at my clothes until I’m naked beneath him.

Then it’s my turn to help him pull off his clothes so that by the time Nex joins us, we’re both naked and ready.

Nex licks his lips, already ripping his shirt over his head and tossing it to the side. He stalks toward the bed, losing his clothing along the way. When he makes it onto the bed, he’s naked.