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The two of them were screaming together, trapped on a glorious high of pleasure.

Kai held my gaze, catching me off guard, but making it impossible to look away at the same time, as I scraped my nails all over Nyx’s body, down his throat, his torso, his thighs, as I fucked into him rapid-fire.

Ariana came, shuddering all over, her shrieks echoing through the space.

It set Nyx off when I jack-hammered against his prostate while drawing red-raw scrapes all over his gorgeous body, then biting at his throat, leaving marks everywhere.

My balls drew tight, and as Kai licked his lips at me, then cursed and came deep in Ariana’s ass, making her squirm and then spray all over Nyx’s cock, I lost control and filled his tight hole with my hot cum.

As I pulled out, I tucked a boneless Nyx into my side, seeing that he needed the support. And then I was there with Kai, too, helping to do the same with Ariana, until the four of us were allwrapped up tightly in one another against the edge of the pool for support.

Panting and soft moans of contentment sounded all around, and I smiled, loving this intimacy right after some rough, dirty, and absolute carnality.

There was nowhere else I’d rather be than in this moment with them.

I wouldn’t change it for the world.

And I wouldn’t let anything else change it for us either.

I’d burn the entire supernatural world to ash before I allowed that to happen.

Because it had become clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that things didn’t work for me without them.

Ariana, Kai, and Nyx were it for me.

My family.

7

~Kai~

I sat on the porch steps sipping at the strong, black coffee I’d conjured myself when I’d awoken at the crack of dawn this morning.

I’d hoped to get in some quality sleep to heal the bruises I’d sustained from the vicious attack by Cassius. When something of that nature was involved, rest was key.

Unfortunately, things hadn’t exactly played out like that.

Even with the coming together with Ari, Nyx, and V in that overwhelming yet soothing way in the hot springs pool last night.

There was too much on my mind.

As if the magnitude of the arrival of Cassius and the revelations about the Celestial bargain that had been struck with Ariana’s life hadn’t been enough, there was also being in this place.

Solumira.

That was what she called it.

Honestly, it fucking triggered me.

Last night I’d been able to tamper down the emotional weight that had come along with it through the four of usimmersing ourselves in one another. I’d been able to let go and revel in that, in them. And Ari had been in such a state, so much so that she hadn’t wanted to even talk about what had happened when she’d been alone with Cassius after he’d taken her. Harping on aboutmyupset over this place and what it represented to me had been off the table because of that. I’d refused to put that on her when she’d already been reeling. In fact, because she’d been reeling, I’d even glamoured myself so she hadn’t been able to see the bruises all over my torso when I’d stripped naked in the pool room.

But now, in the harsh light of day, and waking up here as well… I was having a hard time letting it simply roll off my back.

Especially as I’d given myself an impromptu tour of the place when I’d first woken up. We’d just crashed in the living room, exhausted and all sexed-out, so Nyx, V, and I hadn’t looked around the place at all. I hadn’t even had the wherewithal to question why she’d led us to the living room to crash, instead of to a bedroom somewhere.

The tour I’d given myself had answered the question quickly.

The bedroom, which I’d found located up a winding metal staircase, was a tiny thing, a closet of a room, really, with just a single bed and a small desk taking up the very limited space. Aside from a couple of fiction books about warrior princesses, and a candle or two, there’d been no other personal effects. Even the bed had no personality, just covered in a bland, white blanket and a matching pillow.