Page 9 of Not a Pawn (Tales of the Dreggageggon #2)

Time For The Big Reveal

Sebastian

The sex is amazing. Every. Single. Time. I can’t get enough of her and the same can be said for my twin. But after we wear Harlow out for the second time, we know we can’t keep her in bed forever. Even though it is a very tempting idea.

Julian slips from the bed with a smile on his face before heading to the bathroom. I hear the shower start up as Harlow snuggles deeper into my chest. I hold her tightly, simply enjoying having her in my arms.

I push her hair off her forehead before kissing the soft skin. Her scent wraps around me and contentment fills my veins. I don’t want to wake her, but I know it will have to be done. When Julian walks back into the room, he is dressed in a pair of sweatpants and nothing else. It will be easier when it comes time to shift and show our mate our true forms. She was around our dragons that first night but it was all such a blur. She needs to see them fully in a more controlled environment.

“I’ll make some coffee while you shower. Then we can wake her up.”

I nod in agreement before rolling away from her. I make my way to the bathroom quickly and shower in a rush. I don’t want Harlow to wake up alone and think we deserted her. Julian and I both walk into the room at the same time and watch her stretch her limbs beneath the sheets. A frown mars her face as she feels the empty bed beside her before sitting up.

“I brought you coffee,” Julian says before walking over and handing it to her.

“Thank you.” Her smile is shy as she pulls the sheet up to her chest while holding the mug.

“Once you’re done with that, you can grab a shower before meeting us in the office. We have some things we need to talk about,” I say. “And we all need to be dressed or we’ll just end up in bed again.”

She nods trying to hide a smile.

Both Julian and I kiss her deeply before leaving her in the room. We don’t want her to feel rushed or pressured even if that’s exactly what I want to do. We head downstairs in silence to wait for our mate to join us.

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The Grand Reveal

Harlow

I hurt in places I never have before, but it is the best kind of pain. I know whatever is happening between the three of us is not going to last, but I am going to enjoy every single minute of this experience. Even if I know it will hurt to walk away when they are done with me.

I sip at the dark roast Columbian coffee I have become obsessed with in the past week and a half, enjoying the flow of caffeine as it races through my veins. I know I need to get up and grab a shower, but I am simply enjoying the silence. Sebastian and Julian are a lot at the best of times but when they focus all that smoldering sexuality on you, they are downright overwhelming.

I just need a moment to center myself. And a shower. I finish the last few sips of caffeine quickly before progressing to the bathroom. I have wondered whose room this is, guessing it isn’t a spare bedroom. I’ll have to remember to ask one of them.

I quickly wash away the evidence of our passion between my thighs before lathering up my hair and rinsing. Too quickly I am clean and step out of the shower grabbing one of the ridiculously fluffy towels and drying off before moving toward the walk-in closet.

A shiver works down my spine remembering how Sebastian reacted to me mere hours ago when he walked in here, and I can’t help but smile. Suddenly, I don’t feel shy about my curves. Clearly both Bas and Julian love the way I look, and that fact gives me a confidence boost. Grabbing a strappy white sundress, I slip in over my head.

I turn to check myself in the mirror and make sure I am looking as good as I feel. What catches my attention besides the high hemline of the dress are the twin crescent bite marks on either side of my neck. What the actual fuck?

I remember pain but that’s exactly what I asked for. What I didn’t request was to be marked by two men that will surely discard me at their earliest convenience. I may not be an Elite, but I still want to find a decent husband at some point in the future. Who the hell will want an omega that has been permanently marked by the two men she let fuck her on a whim?

Anger spikes through my veins and I want to tear both of them limb from limb as I storm from the closet and down the hall.

“Harlow,” Sebastian says with a cocky grin when I walk into his brother’s office.

“What the fuck?” I roar, shoving him hard.

“Um, Harlow,” Julian says, holding both his hands out in front of him. “You need to calm down.”

“Fuck you!” I spit at him as he backs away.

I watch Sebastian skirt his brother to open the French doors that lead out to the patio.

“Little one,” Julian says softly. “I have no idea why you’re upset but we can talk about it.”

“You. Fucking. Marked. Me.” Each word is punctuated with a shove to his broad, muscular chest. “I’ll never find a husband now.”

“Find a husband?” Sebastian asks, confusion coating his words as a frown mars his handsome face.

“You belong to us,” Julian states, his voice low and dangerous.

“Until you don’t want me anymore.” My voice cracks, pain already blooming at the mere idea of losing them. A moment later my anger surges once more. “You had no right!”

Everything changes in an instant. One minute, I am screaming at them, fighting heartbreak and barely containing my rage, and the next I am in the air looking down at them.