Page 21 of Knot Enough

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I wilted.

Rath rejected me—again. I shouldn’t be this hurt, but I couldn’t help wanting him.

Axe cupped the back of my neck and dragged me toward his chest. My cheek pressed against his sternum, and I closed my eyes. He was so warm and soft. I wanted to stay in his arms forever.

“Honey.” His chest rumbled under my ear. The vibrations caused waves of pleasure to travel down my limbs. “What’s with that frown? Ignore him. He has a stick up his ass.”

Kane growled, and his scowl deepened. Up until now, he’d been a blur in the corner of my eyes because of his pacing. Suddenly, he turned and beelined right for me.

“I can think of a few ways of putting the smile back on your face.” Kane swept me up. His hard chest rumbled against my cheek. He made me feel so tiny.

I swayed within the cradle of his arms as he climbed up the steps.

Oak and Axel followed on his heels, so close I could feel the weight of their presence.

We returned to the bedroom we’d all slept in, and he tossed me in the middle of the mattress.

He crawled over me until he hovered over my waist. His eyes glinted with lust, and there was a promise of pleasure clear in their depths.

He dragged the shirt up, exposing my nudity. The stiff line of his jawline bunched. He seemed more pissed than I’d thought.

“Open your legs.”

The order sent a shiver up my spine.

“Now.”

I gasped but didn’t have time to follow his decree before Axel grabbed one knee and Oak the other. They bared me, and coolness breathed across my damp core.

They hadn’t looked away from my seeping pussy.

Pushing to my elbows, I saw what their attention did. My pink, needy flesh, open like petals. Kane lowered and dragged his warm tongue across the throbbing bundle.

I cried out at the light touch, my hips twitching to get more pressure from his mouth. Oak and Axel didn’t let me go.

Slick glistened on Kane’s chin. He licked his lips and dipped his head again.

I panted, watching the erotic sight of Kane glide his tongue over my aching sex.

“More,” I whined.

Kane’s smile widened, and he continued the gentle licking.

My hips kept grinding toward his mouth, but he would back away each time I got a bit of relief.

“Fuck,” Axel growled gutturally. He reached under Kane and speared his fingers into my weeping core.

I jackknifed up. His fingers withdrew, glistening with my slick. He licked it off his fingers. A sharp sting radiated from my clit, and on its heels came a harsh suck that swelled my orgasm to life. I screamed, bucking against Kane’s mouth. He bit my clit !

I held Kane’s gaze as my pussy tightened so fucking much it hurt. The orgasm crashed into my body, stiffening every one of my limbs. Liquid sprayed across Kane’s face. Awe widened his eyes and was quickly replaced with satisfaction.

My head drooped and I couldn’t remain still as throbbing overwhelmed all senses. My pussy clenched around nothing, and I whimpered.

“Fuck,” Kane snarled. He rolled me to my belly and propped my hips up, spearing me on his cock. My channel gave way to his assault.

A wet suctioning sound was accompanied by me sliding down his shaft, seating me on him with the swell of his knot pressing against my clit. He stopped feeding me his cock, stilling.

Axel’s weight dipped the bed.

“Lift her to the side,” he rumbled.

Kane’s arms fastened around my midsection and the other over my breasts, and he maneuvered me to the edge of the bed so my feet dangled off. Axe stood next to Kane, whose grip slid up to the back of my neck, and he forced me down until my cheek pressed against the mattress.

“Keep her there, Oak,” Kane ordered.

Oak nuzzled into my neck from the side and hummed against my skin. His palm cupped my breast, and he grazed his thumb against my nipple. I cried out, and my pussy clenched around Kane. Tingles sparked through my lower back, and I gasped.

“Relax, honey,” Axel murmured and I couldn’t turn my head to watch him graze his fingers across my lower spine. He propped one foot on the edge of the mattress. Pressure expanded at the entrance of my pussy. I sucked in a harsh breath, trying to breathe through the stretch.

Axe carefully fed the tip of his cock next to Kane’s.

“More.” I moaned.

Axel snarled and slammed his cock in next to Kane’s, fitting both knots inside me. God, I felt too full, too everything . I was about to come. “Valerie,” he groaned. All of the air suctioned right out of my lungs, but it was too late; I couldn’t stop the orgasm.

I flung my head back, eyes watering from the onslaught of the thrusts. Throbs squeezed me around their knots, and I cried out, clawing at the mattress. The ringing in my ears abated enough for reality to slap me in the face, even as my sex clamped.

I went cold, tensing my fingers into the bedsheets.

“What did you call me?” I whispered, trying to catch my breath. I heard what he said, but he needed to confirm it.

Valerie is my sister. Why did he say her nam e?

I ripped myself forward and off their knots. The motion stole my breath, the pain spiking through my sex. With a whimper, I rolled to my back to glare at them.

“Valerie. Your name.”

A tear ruptured open in my chest.

He may as well have hit me.

He . . . he was with me because he thought I was Valerie?

“What’s wrong?” Kane cocked his head, eyes fastened on my face. He reached for me, and I avoided the hand reaching toward my chin. He frowned, grabbing my knee before I could roll away.

“Are you hurt?” Kane’s voice held a tone of confusion, but the order was in his voice. “Valerie.”

A keening cry escaped from my lips. Again? Kane called me her name, too?

Why, why, why ?! What had I done to deserve this? Why was Valerie always the chosen one?

I thought I finally had something for myself, but I was so fucking wrong, and it hurt so much. Kane dragged me to his lap, curling his arms around my waist. I stiffened, struggling to throw myself out of his arms, but he only tightened his hold.

“Stop thrashing around, you’ll hurt yourself,” Axel ordered, gripping my chin. I sank my teeth into the soft palm. Blood spread on my tongue, but I didn’t care; I wanted him to hurt in any way possible.

All of this sweetness was never for me.

I slammed my head back and smacked into Kane’s nose. A crunch echoed with a loud grunt, but finally he released me.

I staggered away. I physically hurt so much, but my shock and anger overwhelmed the agony.

“Stay away from me,” I screamed, backing toward the corner, near the window.

“What the fuck is all the yelling?” Rath stormed into the bedroom, and his gaze quickly took in the scene. “The little bitch acting up?” His gaze narrowed on the blood dripping from Kane’s nose.

Rath narrowed his eyes at me.

Axel yanked Rath’s hair and stopped his progress toward me. Rath’s fist balled, so I could only imagine what he was about to do to me.

“You’re trying to protect us, but wait a fucking second,” Axel rumbled.

“That’s not my name,” I whispered, my voice breaking midway.

Silence fell across the bedroom, and all I could hear was the sawing of my breath.

“What?” Axel breathed so low that I could barely hear it. Kane’s features rippled.

I sucked in a breath and narrowed my eyes.

“I am not Valerie,” I spat, almost choking on the words.

“What?” Oak’s eyebrows furrowed, and he moved forward, forcing me back a step.

“Lies, I followed you. I saw everything you did?—”

“I am not Valerie!” I interrupted Rath. My throat hurt from how loud I screamed. All of them tensed. “She’s my twin.”

Disbelief rippled over Kane’s expression. Axel stayed stunned, his green eyes widened, and his head slightly shaking.

“Liar.”

I fucking hated Rath. So much.

A wave of numbness tingled over my nerves, and my shoulders lowered.

“What time and day is it?” I asked, my voice curt and unfamiliar.

“Tuesday 1:35 PM.”

“She’s at the gym at that time. It’s on Fifth Street, downtown.” The luxurious, expensive one I’d never had the chance to go to.

“Let’s go,” Kane ordered. A coldness had fallen over him. He seemed robotic, but I didn’t care what he struggled with. I was the one wronged.

Rath didn’t need to be told twice. He turned on his heel and was out of sight within seconds.

“Oak, stay with her,” Kane ordered and then was gone too.

“What?” I shouted. “A babysitter?” Bitterness tinged my voice.

Axel stepped forward and caught my hand. I tried to pull away, and his grip tightened.

“Everything will be okay.”

It wasn’t as reassuring as he thought. I didn’t meet his gaze as I blankly stared at the dip between his collarbone. His chest expanded. I turned my head; I didn’t even want to see him breathe.

He frowned, but didn’t push me. Slowly, keeping his eyes on me, he backed out of the room. I was numb. Footsteps neared, but even those weren’t enough to rip me out of my head.

Oak caught me as I crumpled in place. He forced my chin into the crook of his shoulder and nestled me there, rubbing my back. A silent sob wracked my ribcage.

“Breathe. In and out, Butterfly. You’re going to make yourself throw up.”

It felt like those were the most words he’d said to me since they took me.