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Carter

He knew Gio thought of him as an over-exuberant puppy sometimes, but in all honesty, Carter leaned into the idea for the vampire's amusement. Launching a bit of dessert at Mila was an honest accident he’d immediately known could be turned into an opportunity.

He was going to Bob Ross the hell out of this moment—there were no mistakes, only happy little accidents!

His first lick cleaned off the small bit of food he’d gotten on her face. She tasted better than any dessert ever could.

He could feel Gio’s excitement through their soul bond, even though they weren’t touching. It was as if being near Mila made their bond stronger.

Mila made a light whimpering sound, her eyes half closed. Carter tugged at the button to her blouse. He got the first one undone and kissed the exposed skin at the base of her throat. She sucked in a breath and let her head drop back. Carter tugged at the next button, but Gio put a hand on his, stopping him.

“Mila has to agree,” Gio insisted, his amber eyes bright with need.

Carter grumbled. “She isn’t saying no.”

“She has to say yes,” Gio insisted.

“Mila?” Carter said, reaching up to cup her cheek. She lifted her head slowly, as if it weighed a thousand pounds. It took her a moment to focus on him. He was gratified to see that her pupils were blown.

“Carter,” she whispered. “Please!”

He looked at Gio, silently asking the vampire if that counted as a yes. Gio nodded, and Carter went back to the buttons.

“I’m going to kiss you,” Gio murmured, standing up so he could lean his face in front of hers. Mila made a needy sound before pressing her lips to his.

Carter could feel sexual magic growing stronger around them. It pricked at his skin, making him hyperaware of the clothing he was still wearing. He wanted them all naked so the magic could flow over and around them without hindrance.

Giving up on being delicate, Carter grabbed the edges of the blouse and tugged them apart, sending the remaining buttons flying.

She was still kissing Gio but reached up blindly to touch Carter. He guided one of her hands to the back of his head as he pressed his face between the swells of her breasts. Her fingers tightened on the back of his head, and she urged him to the right, over her breasts.

The damn bra was in his way. He shifted one of his fingers to a claw and slipped the claw under the front of the bra. It didn’t take much pressure to cut it and let her glorious breasts bob free.

“Yes,” he exclaimed, before sucking a nipple into his mouth. Mila’s entire body jerked, and her hand spasmed on the back of his head. He played with her nipple, teasing, sucking, and using his teeth a little while she kept her hand pressing his head to her chest, keeping him in place.

He couldn’t blame her, he liked his nipples fucked with too!

“This is nice,” Gio said. Carter made a humming sound in agreement, but then Gio put a hand under his chin and pulled his mouth away from Mila’s breast.

“No,” Carter protested with a whine.

He looked up to find that Gio was holding both him and Mila in the same way. He looked so elegant and powerful standing over them and cradling their jaws.

Carter was struck by how lucky he was to have two such beautiful people as his mates.

“I think we should move to the bedroom,” Gio suggested, his voice deep, and his amber eyes glowing with need. “Our first time together should be in the comfort of a bed. We can play in the kitchen later.”

The thought of having Mila naked and under him made Carter surge to his feet. “Yes!”

No sooner was the word out of his mouth, then he was dizzy and swaying. He still wasn’t completely healed and moving this fast might put him on his ass if he wasn’t careful.

“Carter!” Mila cried, standing up with surprising speed for a human and grabbing him. Gio moved with his normal vampire speed and supported him from the other side.

“Easy,amore mio,” Gio murmured.

“Sorry,” Carter mumbled, feeling bad for breaking the sensual spell.

“Why are you sorry?” Gio asked as he pressed his fingers into Mila’s shoulder, silently asking her to move away. “If you’re not steady, that means I get to do this!”