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Twenty Six

Cassidy

I slowly open myeyes and gasp when there is a face directly in front of mine. “Jesus, Eliza,” I laugh.

“Morning, beautiful!” she says happily. “They were afraid to wake you, so I decided to come wake you. The power of the stare worked.”

“Scared?” I ask.

“You had some pretty bad night terrors last night,” she says. “It’s like a nightmare, only you don’t wake, and most of the time you don’t remember them.”

“Oh. Well, I’m sorry if I kept anyone awake,” I frown.

“It’s okay,” Oscar says from behind me, kissing my cheek. “You feel okay?”

“Sore,” I laugh. “I was violently butt-fucked by some crazed beast.”

“Hey, bet you still came, though,” Oscar laughs.

“Many… many times.”

“Hey, twins. I got butt-fucked too,” Eliza says happily. “I was being a brat though.”

“She called me a limp-dick pretty boy,” Calder says coolly from the direction of the door.

“Okay, you deserved that,” I laugh. “Are you going to the office?” I ask.

“We are, as soon as you get your cute ass up,” she says, throwing the blanket off me. I nearly faint when I am suddenly reminded that I am still naked. I try to grab the blanket, but I am dragged out of bed by Oscar and sat on my feet.

“Stop. Relax. Just get dressed,” Oscar says, kissing me. “You encouraged me to face my fears, so you are facing yours.”

“This is my literal nightmare to be the only naked person in a room,” I say. Eliza lays clothes on the end of the bed, and I quickly get dressed in the dress she picked out, only there are no panties.

“Trust me, girl, one of those beasts will just rip them off,” she laughs.

“Fair point,” I say, realizing that everyone was in a conversation and not paying attention to me.

“We can take the Escalade. Lots of seats,” she tells me. “We can stop and get breakfast on the way.”

“Not bringing the dogs?” Julian asks.

“Not today. Not much room,” she says. “Plus, it’s good for me to not be reliant on them to process normal human emotion.”

“Fair enough,” he says.

I am hesitant to get into the vehicle because it means I have to leave the property. Gunner takes my hand and gently squeezes it, snapping me out of my anxiety daze. When we get in, I sit between him and Collin. I try to split myself evenly between them but it’s hard to manage. “I’m sorry if I don’t pay enough attention to you two,” I say.

“Baby, we don’t need constant attention to feel wanted,” Collin says, kissing me.

“If you stray too far, we will just fuck you back into place,” Gunner says with a grin.

“I can just hardly keep up with myself, let alone several other love interests,” I say.

“Just go where the flow takes you,” Eliza says. “Don’t be absentminded. They all have a different personalities, embrace it.”

“Sounds easier said than done,” I laugh.

“I agree,” she replies, laughing with me.