Page 156 of Claim Me

Fallon makes a disgruntled sound that has me chuckling again.

“You’re the one insulting my aim, canary,” I tell her.

“Because youshot me.”

I sigh. “You’re never going to let me live that down, are you?”

“Not for at least a hundred or so years, no,” she admits.

“Hmm.” I pull back to study her beautiful face. “Only a hundred years?”

“Maybe a thousand.”

“That sounds more accurate.” I smile. “But I deserve it.”

“You do,” she agrees. “And you know what I deserve?”

I arch a brow. “What?”

“Another orgasm.”

Kaspian laughs behind her.

But I don’t. Instead, I study my mate and nod. “You do,” I agree. “How do you want it?”

Her eyebrows lift in surprise. “Really?”

“Really.” I brush my lips against hers. “I’ll give you whatever you want, Fallon. We all will. Name it and it’s yours.”

“Especially orgasms,” Nox says from his position on the bed. Both he and Bane took over the place I shared with Kaspian before.

“Definitely orgasms,” Bane echoes.

Fallon squirms a little, her inner walls clenching around my still-hard cock. “You know, Issy was right.”

My eyebrow arches. “About orgasms?”

“No. About the future.”

“What about it, love?” Kaspian asks as he runs a washcloth along her backside, cleaning her up.

“She said wallowing in the past would only keep us from enjoying the future. And that the only way to really move forward was to embrace fate.” She pauses for a moment, her gaze falling to the bullet around my neck. “I think there are some past events that define us. But she’s right about needing to embrace fate.”

Kaspian pulls the towel away and tosses it onto some of the discarded clothes. “I agree with embracing fate.”

“Me, too,” Nox says.

“Same,” Bane agrees.

I nod. “Fate brought us all together for a reason.” I palm Fallon’s cheek. “To embraceyou.”

“To cherish you.” Nox moves forward with the words, going to his knees beside Fallon.

“To protect you,” Kaspian adds before placing a gentle kiss on her shoulder.

“To love you,” Bane finishes as he settles on her opposite side, across from Nox.

Fallon glances at each of us, at the circle we’ve formed around her, and smiles. “I can’t believe this is my life.”