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If it wasn’t for the look of unadulterated bliss on her face and the scent of her perfume rolling off her in waves, I might have been concerned for her. Gideon was fucking her like a feral animal, and she was loving every minute of it. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head, the nest filling with the sound of wet thrusts. The blankets were drenched in slick and cum, but cleaning that was a later issue.

For now, I was enjoying watching them. We had seen one another fucking during heats with Bella—it was impossible not to—but there had been no enjoyment in it. Watching Bethany get fucked deeper and deeper into the mattress, desperately shoving her ass back and begging for more, was a euphoric sight.

Her hands fisted in the blankets in front of her as Gideon leaned down, nipping at her shoulder, making her mewl in pleasure.

It had only been a few minutes since my knot had deflated enough to release her, but already, my blood was rushing back to my cock while watching Bethany come again and again and still beg for more.

“Come for me, my omega. Come on my knot, and don’t you dare be quiet. Otherwise, I’ll fuck you repeatedly until you’re hoarse from screamingmyname.”

I wasn’t sure if that was a threat or a promise, but I don’t think Bethany minded that one bit.

Tremors overtook her body as she screamed, Gideon sucking on her neck as she came.

And fuck, did she come.

Gideon came himself with a low groan, thrusting so deeply she must have felt his knot in her stomach. Her screams of pleasure only increased.

Sweaty, panting, and utterly fucking stunning, she grinned up at me as her eyes sparkled.

“Feeling good, pretty omega?” I asked.

She nodded dopily. “Cuddles?”

Chapter 23

Beth

“You should be resting!” Jensen said as I padded downstairs.

“I’ve been in bed for days. If I don’t get up soon and move, I’m going to lose my mind. Don’t you guys need to get to work? How much time did you take off?” I asked pointedly.

Jensen grimaced. “A few days, but we’ll be fine.”

After my heat had broken, we spent a day napping, eating, and recovering, and now I was ready to move around again. I had ignored my life for too long.

Knotting was something else. I had snarked at the guys that I wasn’t new to it, but what I failed to admit is, I had only experienced knotting via a knotting dildo. The real thing wasfarmore intense… not that I was complaining.

“It’s Saturday. Joey and I can do her homework and eat a bunch of junk food while you guys go to work. We’re not going to leave the house or do anything too strenuous, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

Jensen paused for a moment, his eyes piercing as he looked me over. “Are you sure? I don’t like the idea of leaving you aloneso soon after a heat.” He wrapped an arm around me, kissing the top of my head.

“Honestly, I feel great. If Cullen brings me any more food, I may throw him out a window. He’s feeding me like I’m a linebacker and not an omega.”

A chuckle escaped Jensen’s chest. “It’s how he shows he cares.”

Did he care? Given everything that had happened between us, I wasn’t quite sure where we stood. We bickered and we fucked. There were moments when there was a soft understanding between the four of us, and there were moments when I wanted to strangle them.

The front door clattered open as Gideon and Joey came home, the exuberant child running up to me with a big hug. “Bethany!” she cried excitedly. “I went to the grocery store with my dad, and we got all of the cookies.”

“Hey! Good job!” I said, hugging her back.

Gideon shook his head with a smile as he took off his jacket. “She managed to get three types of cookies. That’s all.”

“Three types?” I asked, looking between the pair of them. “I don’t know how you convinced him, but I’m impressed.”

Joey beamed at me. “I told him you like all those kinds of cookies.”

Gideon looked away, the tips of his ears turning pink.