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My head broke through the surface of the water, and I took in a breath, resting my feet on the pool floor.

Opening my eyes, droplets blurred the silhouette standing on the pool’s edge, but it didn’t hide his broad shoulders, muscular torso, or the tattoo sleeves on both arms.

I dipped my head back and wiped my eyes then lifted to stare at him again.

…Titan Valentine.

I still couldn’t believe he was mine, and that he had agreed to be with me in such an arrangement. When it came to polygamy in the world, it was mostly made up of several women and one man. But in our world, it was only me and three of them - Cruz, Storm, and Titan.

Three dark, intense, and incredibly gorgeous men who each played a significant role in my life.

I was living a dream. Some would call it a fantasy. But I called it serendipity. I couldn’t be whole without them. They were the pieces to a full puzzle, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I’d found that out over the last few months. My, how time flew. I didn’t come to The Omega House with the intention of falling in love with them. In fact, I came furious because of the death of my brother, Revere Lake – for short, they called him Rev.

But things had changed so quickly that for anyone else, it would have left their heads spinning. For me, coming here gave me understanding and fulfillment like I’d never imagined.

All my life, I’d known something was missing, and no one man could seem to satisfy me in a way that made me complete. The longer I stayed, the clearer it became where I belonged.

Still, even knowing this, Titan was holding back. While we agreed verbally, sexually, and mentally, he was still holding back, and I wanted all of him.

The metal wheel rolled against Titan’s thumb and a flame ignited from his flip-top lighter, illuminating his goatee and suckable lips. His skin was smooth, his body hard like a candy bar dipped in chocolate and I wanted to suck him deep in my throat.

Arousal hit me below, my pussy thumping like a palpitating heartbeat. I bit my bottom lip, watching him like he had watched me most of the night. His gaze was fixed on the blaze, and I wondered what connection he had with fire as he always went somewhere else whenever he stared into a flame.

“What’s on your mind, Santari?”

His gaze blinked once and then those dark eyes were on me, and he closed his fist around the flame, effectively snuffing it.

“Wondering where you go when you see fire.”

“Why do you want to know that?”

“Because I want to know you, Titan.”

“You don’t think you know enough?”

“No.”

His brows rose. “Your curiosity can put you in danger.”

“Says who?”

“Says me.”

“And how will danger find me when you’re around?”

He smirked. “I am the danger. Haven’t you realized that by now?”

My pussy thumped, and my nipples hardened. I’d decided long ago that none of their demons would send me running. Instead, I’d find a way to become their master.

“Then I’d rather be in trouble,” I said.

We stared at each other, and he sucked his teeth.

“I’ve been trying to take my time with you?—”

“And I wish you wouldn’t.”

More staring, and I had to wonder if his body was thumping up a storm like mine.

In the distance, a tune sounded, and I realized it was my phone.

“Leave it,” he said.

“Under one condition.”

His nostrils flared. Titan didn’t like orders.

He hated to be told what to do, and I knew when I pushed his buttons, he would snap, which was what I was banking on.

There was something about his madness that drove me wild.

This wasn’t the first time I’d recognized my arousal to his violent nature but there was nothing I wanted to do about it but let it engulf me.

“Take those clothes off and get in the water with me.”

“If you’re going to give me orders, you must be prepared for my retaliation.”

My skin warmed even under the water’s cool ambiance.

“I’m prepared.”

He stripped down, removing the jeans and boxers in one shrug off his cut hips. His dick bounced out – a dagger with a hook’s edge and I wanted that dick inside me so bad, I burned for it.

Seconds later, the water splashed, and he was under the blue chlorine pool, his perfect posture and agile strength sailing toward me with submarine silence and athletic poise.

He circled me once, twice, and the anticipation of his undertaking drove my arousal to new heights.

I reached to grab his shoulder, and my touch sent him quickly rising before me, my ass in his grip as he lifted me out of the pool to wrap my legs around his neck.

“Oh!”

The warmth of his mouth was inches from where I needed it most when he suddenly stilled. His teeth grazed my inner thigh, sending fire racing through my veins, but there was a new tension in his grip.

Through my desire-filled haze, I lifted my head and followed Titan’s gaze to the shadows by the pool house where Storm stood partially concealed, his usual confident posture was replaced by a more restless, uncertain energy that I’d noticed a few times recently.

Titan’s teeth sank deeper into my flesh, drawing a moan from my throat, but I felt the immediate change in his focus. Even in this intimate moment, Titan’s mind was processing Storm’s unusual behavior. That was Titan - constantly scrutinizing, and always three steps ahead.

The sight of Storm watching only heightened my need. These men were mine as much as I was theirs. But the uncertainty in Storm’s posture pulled at something in my gut. In our world, uncertainty usually meant danger was circling.

Titan’s fingers dug into my thighs as he lowered me back into the water but kept his eyes locked on Storm. The cool liquid shocked my heated skin, but I couldn’t tear my gaze from Storm’s expression. Even in the shadows, the tightness in his jaw was visible.

“What is it?” Titan’s baritone made me shiver. The question hung in the air as Storm shifted his weight, something so unlike his usual measured movements.

“We need to talk.” Storm’s voice was as uncertain as his posture, but there was an edge to it I’d never heard before.

I pressed closer to Titan, with water lapping at my breasts as his arm curved around my waist. The hard planes of his body against mine had the power to distract me, but my concern was starting to edge out my desire.

“Later,” Titan said, but Storm shook his head.

“Now.” That single word made a knot form in my throat. Storm never pushed against Titan’s decisions unless it was critical.

Titan’s fingers gripped my ass, and he shoved me against his still hard erection. “Go inside, Goddess.”

“You’re saying one thing, but your actions are saying another.”

He dropped a kiss on my mouth and bit my bottom lip, arousing me with the sting from his bite. “Go inside.”

I tossed my legs around his waist and hunched against his dick. “Whatever it is, I want to know.”

A low growl rumbled through him. “Not yet.”

I knew that tone. I’d gotten under his skin with my hip bucks, but whatever this was between him and Storm was taking precedence. Still, as I climbed out of the pool, I hoped something wasn’t seriously wrong in our carefully balanced world.