Page 124 of Knot Going Down

Declan thrusts harder, and I arch up to meet him, panting, gripping his shoulders. “I need it,” I whisper. “Need you. Please.”

His eyes flash, dark and dilated. He pulls out and repositions so I’m on my side, lifting my top leg and slamming back into me from behind.

Knox bands an arm around Ava, staying deep as he drops to the bed, laying her on her side, too, so we’re facing each other. He growls low, arm wrapping under our omega’s leg, lifting it the way Declan’s lifting mine, so he can take her deeper. They move together in a rhythm that’s fluid and filthy andtheirs.

Knox, my first love, my criminal bad boy, stares back at me as he pleasures the woman I love. From the way Ava’s eyes jump over my shoulder, I know Declan is staring at her just as much as I am. We mirror each other, thrust for thrust, moan for moan.

Ava never lets go of my hand.

And when her gaze meets mine, our alphas claim us as one.

The world explodes. My vision whites out, a high-pitched ring buzzing in my ears as heat floods me. I come hard, clinging to Ava’s hand, back bowing, vision clouding.

The bond flares so bright I feel like I’m blending into Declan. No space, no fear, only raw connection to the man who barreled into my life and claimed me before I thought I was ready. Because he knew what I couldn’t believe yet. We belong together.

As I gasp for breath, Ava writhes, her back arched, her lips parted in a silent cry, Knox’s teeth still in her shoulder. Holding her hand isn’t enough anymore. I need to kiss her.

Through the new bond I share with Declan, I can feel her, faintly, now joined through Knox. But it’s not enough. I pull our joined hands to Knox’s mouth, so my wrist rests against his lips.

“Bite me,” I command.

“I thought you’d never ask.” His teeth lock around my wrist, closing the loop on more than a decade of pining, proving to me he’ll never leave again. Declan thrusts at the same moment, and another orgasm catches me off guard, threatening to pull me under. But there’s one more bite that needs to happen.

As soon as Knox releases his teeth, I meet Ava’s gaze with a question. She smiles and brings her wrist to Declan’s mouth over my shoulder.

When Declan bites her, I kiss her, and Ava shatters, convulsing with the force of her climax. Our alphas thrust together, pushing us closer, binding us irrevocably. Forever.

Still shaking, I reach for Lucas at the same time as Ava does. He slides easily between us. Kissing her, then me. We fall into each other, showing our love with words, and bodies, and pure emotions.

When we’re all sated and exhausted, we collapse in a heap—tangled limbs and bruised lips and knot-slicked thighs. Our bonds hum inside me now, bright and warm and whole. Ava rests her head on my stomach. Lucas curls against her. Knox and Declan flank us, solid and secure.

We’re claimed.

We’re safe.

We’re home.