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SKEL

M y fae pipe lay discarded in the bottom drawer of the dresser, buried beneath a pile of my clothes—the same fae pipe that had been stolen by Sybil Shaw months ago.

I wrapped my fingers around the smooth, familiar shape, but the world tilted as I pulled it out.

Fates, it had been so fucking long since I’d even thought about it.

The breath left my lungs in a sharp exhale. I held it in the dim light of our room, and my hand shook as I looked in the drawer again.

There was a scrap of paper beneath where I’d pulled my pipe out. The words that were scrawled on it curled through me like smoke, taunting, digging into the spaces of my soul that used to be filled with dark magic but now pulsed with the love and magical essence of my mate.

You weren’t even worth infecting.

—Sybil.

My jaw clenched. I hadn’t needed that fucking pipe in forever. I didn’t need it anymore—but that witch knew just how to reach into the rot of my past and scrape at the bones of my past addiction.

I turned the pipe over in my hand. It was just a tool. A useless, meaningless thing. Still, I couldn’t shake away the sadness that crawled up my throat. I remembered the weight of it in my palm, the way it had felt like salvation back then.

A crutch.

A chain.

A cure.

A safe haven.

I had spent years numbing myself, afraid— so fucking afraid —of what I was, of what I could do. Fear was my nature, my very essence, and I had numbed it with fae magic, thinking it would quiet the raw pain inside of me.

But it had only made me weaker, more afraid.

My mate made me stronger.

I squeezed the pipe so hard my knuckles ached. I wasn’t the same demon I was when I needed this thing.

Pandora was worth more than any high.

“Skel?”

I turned just as Pandora and Dex entered the room. The moment their eyes landed on what I held, I felt the concern in Pandora’s bond.

Dex’s mouth pressed into a thin line. “She gave it back? Fucking dark magic cult is still getting in here?”

“Seems so. She sent it to mess with me. Left me a note that said I wasn’t even worth the effort of infecting.” A dry laugh scraped my throat.

Pandora stepped closer. “Are you okay?”

I exhaled a long breath. “Yeah. I am.” I walked over to the trash can and, without hesitation, tossed the pipe in. It landed with a dull clatter, and the tightness in my chest immediately eased.

Pandora smiled, padding over and wrapping her arms around my neck before kissing me—a soft, tender kiss pressed into my lips.

My pulse thundered as I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her close. Fates, I loved her so much.

When we broke apart, I met her gaze and said, “I’m finally free from that damned pipe.”

Dex smirked, crossing his arms. “Proud of you, dude.” His shadows swept the room. “Nobody is here anymore, so I guess we’re as good as we can be.”

“Thanks.”

Bram opened the door and came in but paused as he shut it behind him. “Uh, what happened? Why do I feel like I missed something important?”

“Reed and Hunter are still in a session,” Dex explained with a shrug. “So we’re killing time as we wait for them.”

“Killing time,” Bram repeated with a raised brow. “I thought we were going for dinner?”

“When Reed and Hunter get back, we will,” Pandora promised.

He smiled and nodded. “Okay.”

She’d really tamed his anger, and I was fucking glad for it. It was odd to see Bram so reasonable, but it was also good. He really needed to relax.

A few minutes later, we ended up sprawled out on the bed, talking and laughing at stupid shit. It was…easy and fun . I loved feeling the way I did when I wasn’t numb, and I loved the way Pandora made me feel more than anything.

I wasn’t the only one, either.

Bram leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Pandora’s lips, and a streak of petty jealousy shot through me.

“Really, Skel?” Pandora pulled back with a giggle before pressing a kiss to my lips. “You’re jealous?”

“I can’t help but to be.” With a flick of my fingers, an illusion of a massive spider skittered up Bram’s leg.

He screamed. “Get it off!”

Pandora pulled away to see what was happening. “What?”

Bram was full-on panic flailing as he swatted at the phantom creature, falling off the bed in the process.

Chaos manifested and lunged to attack, but I pulled the illusion before he made contact with it, so he crashed into the wall.

I collapsed in laughter, clutching my stomach. “Oh, Fates, sorry, sorry!”

“You fucking asshole!” Bram growled, still shaking out his pants as he got to his feet. “You know I hate spiders!”

“I couldn’t resist!”

“Really?” Pandora rolled her eyes, but her lips twitched with amusement.

Dex was laughing so hard he had to wipe his eyes. “For once, it’s not me.”

“Fuck you,” Bram muttered.

“Don’t worry. I won’t leave you out, Dex.” I grinned, then summoned another illusion—a scorpion this time, right at Dex’s feet.

He screamed and launched off the bed, jumping onto Bram’s back. “Kill it!”

Bram scowled at me, stumbling a few steps as he tried not to fall. “Skel, I swear to?—”

“Kill the illusion,” Pandora scolded me.

I did so without hesitation.

“Sorry, princess.” I pouted, giving her a sincere look.

She shook her head, but I felt the flood of amusement through our bond. “Let’s not scare each other, okay?”

“Would you rather play truth or dare instead, then?” I asked, smirking at her.

“I’m so fucking in!” Dex shouted, jumping off Bram and back onto the bed.

“Me too!” Bram hopped back on the bed, and the three of us lounged around her in a circle.

“Princess goes first,” I said, biting my lip ring as I stared at her. “Truth or dare?”

She hesitated before saying, “Truth.”

My lips curled up into a smirk. “What’s your wildest fantasy?”

Her face turned red, and she nibbled on her bottom lip. “Fantasy as in…”

“Sexual fantasy,” I purred.

“Um, I guess having all of my mates at the same time,” she said in a shy tone that made my cock hard.

“We can definitely make sure that happens.” Dex sent a mischievous wink her way.

“ Dex ,” she said sharply, making him cackle. “Truth or dare.”

“Dare.” He leaned in close. “Dare me, trouble.”

“Um.” Her heart beat faster. “I dare you to…” She glanced at me. “Help?”

I chuckled. “She dares you to kiss her, obviously.”

“More than happy to.” He cupped her face and tugged her closer, sealing his lips over hers with a small moan. He pulled back and licked his lips. “You taste like caramel.”

She blushed. “Your turn.”

“Bram, truth or dare, dude?” Dex asked.

“Truth,” he mumbled, his shy gaze locked on Pandora.

“If you had to share her with one of us, who would it be?” he asked, brow arching.

“Why choose?” he answered immediately. “She doesn’t have to choose. She gets all of us.”

Dex threw his head back with a laugh. “That’s true.”

“Alright, Skel.” Bram nodded at me. “Truth or dare?”

“Dare,” I said, flicking my heated gaze toward Pandora.

“Whisper the filthiest thing you can think of into her ear, then,” he told me.

I bit down on my lip ring and leaned in, placing my lips right by her ear. “Why don’t we stop playing truth or dare and fuck you instead? Dex can choke you, and I can pull your hair. You know Bram will worship the fuck out of you, too,” I whispered.

She choked on a breath, pulling back and staring at me with her pupils blown wide. The scent of her sweet arousal absolutely soaked the air.

“Love that idea,” Dex and Bram said simultaneously, hearing my whispers easily.

“What about you, princess?”

“I’d love that.” She got up on her knees and nodded, her dress strap slipping down her shoulder as she did.

“Yeah?” Bram asked, moving to her side and pushing his finger under the strap but pausing.

“Yeah,” she rasped.

“Tell us what you want,” Dex demanded, moving behind her and letting his hand glide up and down her thighs, moving the dress up.

“I’d like that.” Her breath hitched.

“You’d like what, princess?” I asked, moving in front of her and wrapping my hand in her hair before pulling and tilting her head back so she’d look at me with her pretty red eyes.

“What you whispered in my ear.”

The three of us shared a glance.

“And what was that, trouble?” Dex slipped his hand between her legs, causing her to jolt before he moved back and rubbed her thigh again.

“I want to sleep with all three of you,” she whined, her voice taking on a desperate tone. “At the same time.”

“And what do you want me to do?” Dex asked again.

“Choke me,” she murmured.

“What about me?” I asked, keeping her gaze.

“Pull my hair.”

“And me?” Bram smirked.

“Worship me,” she gasped.

That was all it took.

“Oh, Fates . Of course I’ll worship you.” Bram started peppering kisses over her shoulder as he pulled her dress down and moved her panties along with it.

The three of us pulled her clothes the rest of the way off and our own until she was bare before us, and we were bare for her, too.

Dex started kissing her neck, his hand dipping between her legs and playing with her clit from behind. “Fuck, you’re so wet for us.”

“Please.” She whimpered, her sweet scent embedding in my nose.

“Please, what, princess? You have to tell us so we know,” I told her, brushing my lips against hers as I took my place in front of her again.

“What do you want us to do, brat?” Bram’s words rumbled in his chest, but she smiled at the term of endearment that used to be something not endearing.

“Tell us exactly what you want us to do, got it?” Dex said breathlessly.

“I want Dex to fuck my pussy,” she blurted, and Dex moaned.

“I want Bram to fuck me from behind,” she continued.

He grinned. “Ass or pussy with Dex?”

She turned a shade redder. “Ass. But I’d like to try that sometime…”

“And me?” I asked as Dex moved into my place in front of her, and Bram moved behind her.

“I want to suck your cock while they fuck me.”

Fuck. That was so hot.

“After I come?” I arched my brow teasingly.

“When you come, I want you to suck my nipples.”

I loved her so fucking much.

“Let’s give our mate what she asked for, then…but first,” Dex murmured, falling back on the bed and dragging her with him by her thighs. She landed pussy-first on his face, and jealousy streaked through me again as I watched him eat her out like a demon starved.

Bram and I barely kept her from toppling over.

The moans and sounds of pleasure that fell from her lips were enough to make it worth it.

“Dibs on my mark,” I muttered, leaning in and capturing her nipple—the one that wore my mark. I sucked on it, feeling it harden even more in my mouth, flicking my tongue over it relentlessly.

Bram had her other breast, worshipping it as he promised he’d do while Dex tongue-fucked her into an orgasm that rippled through the bonds.

My cock was weeping from the ecstasy flooding me, and I popped off her nipple at the same time as Bram.

“There, now she’s ready.” Dex’s shadows slowly wrapped around Pandora’s waist, and Bram and I sucked in a breath.

She didn’t react to them negatively. She let them move her off Dex’s face and onto his cock with one smooth motion, and she cried out in pleasure from it before the shadows faded back.

“Fuck,” I muttered.

“So hot.” Bram groaned, getting up and moving behind her.

I moved on the bed above Dex so Pandora had access to my cock that was throbbing painfully.

She moaned as she adjusted to Dex, and then she leaned forward and took my cock into her mouth with another moan.

My fucking eyes rolled back into my head as I tangled my hand in her hair and pulled until she moaned again. I started guiding her on my cock as Bram stretched her ass with his fingers and a bit of lube.

I felt her tense as he entered her from behind, but soon, she got used to the feeling and started to moan around my cock.

Dex thrust up into her, his hand coming up and curling around her neck as he did, and he and Bram found a rhythm as they fucked her.

She sucked on me so hard I thought she’d suck my soul from my cock, but she worked me up like the goddess she was. Her body rocked from being fucked by them, and it sent me over the edge.

“Fuck, princess!” Heat streaked down my spine, and I came before the others, spilling down her throat.

She swallowed every fucking drop beautifully. Popping off my cock, she let her expression be taken over by an orgasm that flooded our bonds again, and I moved to her breasts, keeping my fingers tangled in her hair and tugging as I found her nipple and played with it.

“You’re heaven,” Bram grunted, stilling as Dex continued fucking her harder.

“Give me one more, trouble,” Dex gasped, fucking her harder and faster until she unwound again, trembling as she cried out in pleasure on them, and Dex came with her.

I felt the immense pleasure in the bond so rich that it made my cock start to weep again.

The four of us were so engrossed in each other that when the door opened, we hadn’t heard it.

Pandora rode out her orgasm, and the door shut, snapping her back to reality after she came again.

“Oh, hi,” she said, sated and blissfully.

“So, no dinner?” Reed’s voice cut through the haze.

I turned my head lazily, still catching my breath.

Reed and Hunter stood next to the closed door, arms crossed, looking both turned on and jealous.

Pandora smiled, her kiss-bruised lips curving upward. “Sorry, we got a little distracted.”

“I can see that much,” Hunter muttered, running a hand down his face.

Then, from the drawer in the corner, Nebula’s muffled voice groaned, “I’m in the damn drawer, and I can still hear that shit.”

Pandora burst into a fit of giggles, and all five of us smiled as we watched her.

I wanted her to be this happy all the time.