Page 115 of Happily Ever After… Again and Again

“Rowan,” he growls and throws off the blanket. “Thatshit.But for the record, my blowjobs are always superior.”

“You don’t have to tell me. But, yeah, ego is what got us into this mess in the first place. Finn’s phone told the whole sordid story. And I’ve been dodging not-so-subtle innuendo since. The only one I can’t be sure got in on it is Gray. But I have a plan—”

“There you are—uh, hey, you two. Whatcha doing?” Grayson is standing at the door, a sheen of sweat and paint covering his stunning chest. Nix watches as a drop of sweat trickles down, down over tight abs, a hip-cut that reveals his mating bite and his gorgeous tattoos—

Goddess, save him.

“Wondered if anyone wanted to shower with me?”

It’s the second request Nix has had today, which isn’t actually that many, but the grin that goes with it…is also not new.

Finn always says totest the hypothesis.

But Luca beats him to it.

“No, thank you, Gray. Nixie and I have plans.”

The shock that crosses Grayson’s face is clear to even someone who hasn’t had supplemental training.

Because never—ever—has Luca Wilde turned down a sweaty Grayson Pearce.

Ever.

Luca squeezes his hand under the blanket.

“Plans? Like,right now?” Grayson asks, his eyebrows raised with disbelief.

“Sorry. Maybe later?”

“Before tomorrow, though?” Grayson asks, not-at-all subtle in his disappointed confusion.

Nix wants to laugh out loud. “Sure, baby. Later for sure.” They just stare at him with identical smiles on their faces until he turns and leaves. “Bye, Gray!”

They wait until Nix can feel him getting consolation kisses from Leo through their bond beforethey break out into laughter.

“So, you have a plan, I assume?” Luca asks.

“I gosh-darn do.”

Experiment 1.05 – Subjects: Wilde, L. and Rhodes, N.

Title: Revenge Protocol Alpha/Beta

Deploying Grandparents and Garter Belts

Turns out Nix’s plan is even better when he follows Luca’s instincts.

He’d argued they hadn’t wanted to give the others too much time to get together and talk about it, and potentially blow their own prank (Leo) or worse, feel guilty about it and confess (Jamie) or corner them somewhere and convince them they wanted to play along because blowjobs are delicious (Gideon).

So Nix opens his phone and makes a call for reinforcements.

“Nix, my dear, how are you? How are my babies?”

“Mom, I need your help…”

“Of course. Did you finally think of divorcing Gideon?”

As if.They’re pre-destined mates. Fated in the stars. But every time she gets the chance, she stilldigs.