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LEONA

W hen Cas walked into the living room a few hours later, he immediately locked onto how I was practically curled into Ciel’s side. We’d caught up to the most recent episode of the drama and had switched to a comfort show of mine, but the best part had been the lazy kisses we’d continued to share. I’d grown needy and desperate for more, trying my best to remain patient.

I knew what I wanted.

I tensed as Cas studied us. Cas was still…adjusting to my relationships with the rest of the guys. And he’d obviously come to physical blows with Ryuji—something we still needed to talk about.

But instead of saying anything, he sat on my other side and pulled my foot into his lap. He kissed my forehead. “Morning.”

“Hey,” Ciel responded, fingers playing with the curls in my hair.

“Hello, sleepyhead,” I teased, then gasped as he tickled my foot. “Hey! Stop that!”

“Ciel, you should know this for future reference,” Cas said. I squirmed, laughing, and trying to pull my foot free. “Leona is ticklish on her feet, her knees, and in that dip in her collarbone. But if you try her armpits, you’ll get absolutely nothing.”

I squealed as Ciel’s fingertip gently prodded my neck. “Cut it out!”

Ciel laughed. The light sound echoed through the room. How often had I actually heard him laugh? “Cas, you are a goldmine of information.”

Cas smiled and then dove in earnest, encouraging Ciel to do the same. I kicked and jerked as they tickled me, gasping for breath, and begging them to stop with tears running down my face until finally they relented. In the squirming, my head had slid down to lie on Ciel’s lap and somehow Cas had wedged himself between my knees.

All three of us recognized the position we were in at the same time.

“We were just watching some TV,” Ciel said quietly, but I didn’t miss how the words were hesitant and nervous. “Leona wanted to take a rest day.”

“A rest day, huh? That sounds good.” Cas moved to sit back, but I hooked my leg around his thigh, holding him in place. His pupils went wide, and he gulped when he looked from me to Ciel. “What are you doing, princess?”

It felt like I had cornered two wild animals, and one wrong move would send them both bolting in opposite directions.

“I’m…resting.” Head still on Ciel’s lap, I reached out to cup his chin and pull his face to mine. Cas moved in between my legs, but I tightened my hook around his thighs to keep him in place. When I broke the kiss with Ciel, both of us breathing heavy. Cas still stared at us.

“Do you want this, Cas?” I asked, keeping a hand on Ciel’s arm so he couldn’t pull away either. “Or should I stop?”

His eyes flicked back and forth between us, and my heart sank the longer he took to move. I eased up my grip on his thigh, only for his fingers to tease the bare skin of my stomach where my shirt had ridden up. He pulled it up further, then pressed kisses to my exposed stomach.

“Fuck, yes,” Ciel groaned as he leaned back down to kiss me. He gripped both of my cheeks, tilting my head so he could get a better angle. This kiss was not lazy. This kiss was pure fire.

Cas’s thumbs hooked into the waistband of my leggings, pulling them off. Okay, so we were moving fast. Maybe we all needed this. I gasped into Ciel’s mouth as Cas’s tongue dragged up my needy core.

“Please,” I begged. My hands grabbed Ciel’s shirt to yank it over his head. My hips bucked against Cas’s face when his attention shifted to my clit. I moaned at how his tongue worked me.

“You want us both, princess?” Cas murmured against my pussy.

“Yes, please ,” I groaned, writhing in Ciel’s lap. He stripped me in seconds. His fingers pinched and rolled my nipples while Cas inserted a finger, then two, inside me.

“You made me listen last time. The two of you did,” Cas said. Come on our cocks while they listen . Looks like Cas had listened. That fact had waves of pleasure building low in my stomach. “Do you know how much torture that was?”

I smiled against Ciel’s lips. He pulled back, eyes shining that icy blue. “Guess it was mission accomplished, wasn’t it, baby girl?”

I giggled, then sucked in a breath when Cas’s other hand pinched my clit. I could feel how hard Ciel was underneath me and all I wanted to do was roll over so I could take him into my mouth. Take them both at the same time.

“How do you want this, Cas?” I panted. This time we didn’t have Wynn, who naturally called the shots the last time with him and Ciel. And we didn’t have Ryuji, who knew exactly what he wanted and wasn’t afraid to draw it from me moan by moan. Did one of the three of us need to take control? Who would it be? Me?

Cas looked to Ciel. Ciel’s throat bobbed, but he looked down at my head in his lap and nodded.

“On your stomach,” Cas grumbled, hands on my hips. “Flip. Ciel deserves a blowjob for all his hard work.”

“ Fuck me ,” my hacker groaned. “Yes, please.”

I grinned before I did as Cas said, presenting my ass in his direction. “And what do you want?”

His fingers pushed into me without warning, and I bucked forward with a gasp. “I want this beautiful, perfect pussy.”

“Oh, my God,” I gasped. My hands fumbled to unhook Ciel’s pants.

“Let me,” Ciel said, undoing the button. He hissed when my hand curled around his cock. “Fuck, baby girl.”

I leaned over his lap, mouth open wide. My tongue brushed against the head of his dick, and he moaned, deep and breathy. I took him as far as I could, groaning when the tip of him brushed the back of my throat.

“Shit, I like the look of my cock down your throat,” Ciel grunted. “So beautiful. Relax your throat. That’s it. Take me deeper.”

With one hand on my hip to keep me steady, Cas pushed inside my entrance. He went slow, at first, easing his way with short thrusts before he fully sheathed himself inside me. He tightened his grip on my hair in response.

Tears pricked my eyes as I tried to keep a steady pace, but after a few moments, I had to let go, let them both work me. Cas’s hand snaked over my hips and rubbed that needy bundle of nerves. I moaned on Ciel, and he cursed his approval.

“Princess, I don’t know if I’ve ever told you, but fuck, I love this ass,” Cas said, driving into me. “The amount of hours I’ve spent staring at it? You have no idea.”

I wanted to giggle, but all I could do was tremble with pleasure. My orgasm built so fast I barely had any warning before it crashed over me. I writhed between them both.

“Holy shit, I can feel you clamping down on me, princess. I’m going to come. Holy fuck.”

“You’re telling me,” Ciel groaned, bobbing my head up and down on his cock. “Pat my leg if you don’t want to swallow, baby girl.”

I kept my hands right where they were, gripping his legs.

Ciel released a “ Fuck ” after he realized I wasn’t going to move. A moment later, salty warmth spilled into my mouth. I pulled off his cock and stared him in the eye as I swallowed down every single drop. His jaw dropped. “Goddamn . ”

Cas thrust into me once, twice, more before he folded himself over my back and came with a groan. The sound of our heavy breaths filled the room as all three of us basked in the post-orgasm glow. Cas pulled out of me, pressing kisses along the bare skin of my back. Ciel supported my arms and helped me move back to a more comfortable position.

My legs were wobblier than jelly, and my body felt like a limp noodle, so both of them helped clean me up and get back into my clothes. Together, we cuddled on the couch.

This was heaven.

Ciel broke the momentary silence. “Cas.”

My bodyguard looked up. “Yeah?”

“Ryuji’s always been a shithead,” Ciel said. I snorted, taken off guard, but Cas tensed. Ciel pressed forward. “He says mean things to get a rise out of people. But for the official record, I think you’re one of us just as much as Leona is. You both belong here.”

Cas was quiet for a moment. “You heard what he said to me?”

Ciel shook his head while I frowned.

“What did Ryuji say?” I asked.

Ciel ignored me. “I didn’t hear, but I know him well enough to guess.”

Cas sighed. “Thanks.”

“Tell me what he said, Cas,” I demanded. I’d fuck that boy right up. I wasn’t scared of him.

He cupped my cheek. “It doesn’t matter, princess.”

“It does,” I insisted, leaning into his palm. I wanted my men to get along, to be happy together. With me. With us. My chest ached to know that Ryu and Cas didn’t get along. I still couldn’t figure out how to smooth things out between them, and every tense look, every biting word, felt like I had failed them. Shouldn’t I be able to bring them together?

I loved Cas, and I knew what feelings were steadily growing between me and the rest of these guys. It would break my heart if they weren’t happy.

He shook his head. “It doesn’t. I’m over it.”

“I’ll find out the truth, eventually,” I told him.

Cas leaned down to kiss me. “I’m sure you will, and you’ll remember what Ciel just said. Ryuji is a shithead, and Ciel thinks I belong here.”

A little smile pulled at the corner of my mouth. “We belong here.”

“I’m starting to believe that maybe we do.” He rested his head on my stomach.

I ran my hands through his hair with a smile at Ciel. He brushed his thumb across my cheek. “Who wants more snacks?”

My phone vibrated with a text from Wynn, lighting up the screen on the coffee table covered with snacks. I glanced at it, then looked back at Ciel. “I know we said no screens, but it’s Wynn.”

He nodded. “How is he?”

“Can’t believe Fallon wanted to trade,” Cas grumbled.

I pulled up the message.

Wynn: Albanians have their claws in the city, but we’re making progress. Ronan and I think we found the central ringleader. Taking him out tonight.

I showed the message to Ciel, and his lips pressed into a thin line. “I usually support him on these kinds of missions—get him video and help him track people down.”

“He’ll be okay,” I reassured, squeezing his hand. I had noticed the shift between them. Something was developing, changing. Or at least becoming more open .

I knew Ciel was bisexual. I’d guessed Ryuji was the same. But what about Wynn? He’d clearly been into everything back when he, Ciel, and I had been in the library.

And what did Ciel want?

“I know.” He sighed, rubbing at his eyes. “The Irish are capable enough.”

“He’ll come back to us,” I assured him. He twisted our fingers together in silent solidarity.

Whatever he wanted—whatever they both chose—was fine with me.

Cas stretched his arms over his head. “He knows what he’s doing. We worked well together when we tracked down the Alacrán that night with the Russians. I was impressed.”

I raised my eyebrow as a smile grew on my face. Cas, impressed? Maybe there was hope in all of us getting along.

Wynn would hold up the bargain with Fallon and be back before we knew it. Then, Ryuji and Obi would be home, and we could meet up with Giulio and the Italians.

Which reminded me.

“Cas, I have to tell you something,” I said, tilting my head so I could look at him.

“Hmm. What is it?” he asked sleepily, settling back on the couch next to me with his head in my lap. His arm curled around my waist.

“There’s a board meeting,” I began. “VCI.”

His head shot up. “What? When?”

“About a week and a half from now,” I said. “Chiara texted me the date and time, and Ciel found out what it actually was. He hacked into VCI’s systems.”

A muscle in Cas’s jaw worked. “Princess, if you say you want to go to that meeting…”

“I do.” I let go of Ciel’s hand so I could reach for Cas’s. “I need to show a strong face to the board and start getting looped into my father’s legitimate business. We might be in control of the West Coast gun trade now, but we still need the construction company’s ability to transport product across the nation. We only beat Max when the pieces connect.”

“No.” He shot up with a shake of his head. “It’s too dangerous. I won’t expose you to Max so closely. And if Chiara texted it to you, it could be a trap.”

I bit my lip. “I know it’s suspicious, but I feel like she’s been trying to tell me something important. I feel like I need to be there.”

“I don’t like it.”

“I want you to come with me.” I sighed. “But I need to know you won’t lose your shit.”

“I’m losing my shit just thinking of you in a room with him,” he growled through gritted teeth. “It’s too dangerous.”

I looked at Ciel for help, exasperated.

“I’ll be there, too, Cas,” he offered. “And any of the guys who can also come. Max wouldn’t dare attack Leona in front of the whole board, in a busy restaurant. He’s too smart for that.”

The muscles in Cas’s jaw twitched. “I’m coming with you, then. You will be in my eyesight at all times.”

I squeezed his hand. “That’s fine. I just need time to convince the board to give me my father’s seat. You being there might even throw Max off his game.”

“God, princess,” he said, lying his head in my lap again. “As soon as I catch a breath, you come up with another insane plan.”

“Well, how else did you think I’d start taking over my father’s business?”

He grunted. “I don’t know, but I didn’t expect you’d just decide to show up to a board meeting with Max present. I still think it’s way too fucking dangerous.”

“Be grateful I even told you.” I chuckled, and his body stiffened in my lap. I ran my hand between his shoulder blades, trying to get him to relax. “I was nervous. The meeting will be faster than we think, and once I have a seat on the board, I can use it to convince men from my father’s army that I mean business.”

Giulio’s meeting was first, and realistically, I knew the entire army wouldn’t turn to me immediately. But maybe if I could get another win in my belt against Max, more would join us.

A shadow passed over his face before he squeezed my leg. “Fine. You’re right. If it helps your position, it’s worth it. And a public place is much better than back at the headquarters.”

“I also want you there in case Chiara is there. If she needs help, we need to get her out.”

“Did she say she would be?” he asked. “Are we absolutely positive this isn’t a trap?”

“It’s most likely a trap. But I don’t know how she’s involved yet, and I want to be ready to intervene if necessary.”

Ciel extended his hand to Cas. “We can handle it. Leona will be safe, and she’ll cement her claim on the business. It’s a necessary risk.”

Cas grabbed his hand briefly before letting go. “If Max touches a hair on her head, he dies.”

Ciel nodded. “Leona and I already agreed we’d kill him together, taking turns to inflict the damage. You want in?”

Cas laughed. “Don’t you dare leave me out.”