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I sucked Caden down with a feral hunger. I couldn’t remember having been this turned on before. Gods, I felt drunk. High as a fucking kite and somehow still needy after coming so many times. Caden held a fistful of my hair as I bobbed my head, my mouth ravenous for his cock.

I’d gotten closer to Seth than I’d ever expected Caden to allow, and part of me wished he hadn’t left.

Errant fantasies of him fucking into me while I had Caden like this—or the other way around—had me moaning around his hot skin.

Caden’s cock had been pressing into my ass the entire time he’d teased me.

I’d never forget the way Seth looked at me.

Caden hoisted my face up and drew me over him.

I tugged my panties aside, too impatient to climb off and remove them, and sank onto him with a groan.

He devoured my mouth. Rough hands urged me harder, deeper, feeding the desperation he’d stoked so expertly in me.

I wasn’t a sex-in-front-of-people kind of girl. Or at least I hadn’t been.

I rode Caden as hard as I could and let him help me along.

He groaned deeply and bucked up into me.

His head fell back, exposing perfect skin just begging for my teeth.

I bit down on his shoulder, something he usually did to me, and he moaned out a string of curses, the wet heat of him bursting inside me.

I clung to him tighter and slipped a frantic hand between us to circle my clit and launch myself over that edge with him.

My orgasm broke over me with a ferocious power; my scream filled the cabin despite muffling myself against him.

Dear gods.

Shaky muscles and burning lungs had me relaxing against him slowly. Caden pressed his hands against my back, sliding in slow, soothing motions. I unlatched my teeth from his skin and turned my face to tuck against his neck. It felt like I’d run a gods-damned marathon.

Neither of us moved.

I take it you had fun?

“Wee bit.” I sighed, nuzzling closer, utterly spent and content.

You kissed?

“Mhmm. Is that okay? Got kinda caught up in the moment.”

He made a sleepy sound and cradled the back of my neck. It’s okay .

Thank the gods for that. As much as I’d wanted to kiss Seth, I didn’t want to fuck things up with Caden.

I lifted my face and pressed my mouth to his. We passed a few glorious seconds like that, slow, deep kisses that made my toes curl.

When he released the pressure on my neck, I pulled back and set my forehead against his. “I love you so fucking much. It’s honestly, like, stupid amounts of love at this point. Pretty sure it’s bordering on illegal levels.”

“We’ll have to apply for permits to carry that much love around.” He grinned up at me. “Otherwise you’ll have to pay a very hefty— ” He nipped my lip. “—fine.”

It wasn’t that long after dinner, but I was wiped. I glanced toward the bathroom. Seth was still hogging the shower. Oh well. It wasn’t really a hardship to stay snuggled up where I was to wait until he finished.

Caden followed my gaze. We could use the patio shower and indulge in the hot tub?

“Sounds like heaven.”

I slid off Caden with deliberate slowness, keeping our gazes locked, squeezing to feel every ridge as he slipped out of me.

I dropped my panties and left them on the floor with the rest of my discarded clothing.

Seeing the remnants of what had just happened had my pussy clenching.

Caden stood behind me and slid a firm hand over my stomach, leaning down to kiss my shoulder.

I hooked my hand into his and tugged him into the porch.

He stripped off his clothes and tossed them inside, and after we’d rinsed we slipped into the warm water, Caden pulling me onto his lap.

Sweet and potent bliss left me breathless, weightless, and I absolutely never wanted to move from this spot.

At some point Seth emerged from the shower and popped his head through the glass doors. He only had a towel wrapped around his hips and I struggled to keep from staring at the lean planes of his chest.

“Um, would it be weird if I hot-tubbed too?”

“We’re naked,” said Caden bluntly. “You can go on the other side.”

A thrill snaked up my spine. I wasn’t going to question Caden’s sudden willingness to allow any of this to happen; I was going to enjoy it.

“Can…I be?” Seth asked. His cheeks were adorably flushed.

Caden put his hands over my eyes. “Get in.”

I couldn’t help but laugh and playfully tug at his hands. Caden didn’t relent until Seth was sitting chest-deep in the water at the opposite corner.

He was looking at us like he had no idea how to feel. I was still plenty keyed up, but I could definitely sympathize with the emotional confusion.

“Are we okay?” he asked.

I nodded and brushed my toes against his calf. “I’m good.”

Caden slid a possessive hand around my throat. “We’re okay.”

Seth swallowed hard and nodded. His hand caught my ankle and lifted my feet onto his knees.

He dug his thumbs into the arch of my foot and I groaned.

Foot massages were the best. I didn’t care what kind of ridiculous sounds I made; there was no way I was pulling that foot away until Seth decided to stop.

Gods.

I was so relaxed.

This was great. I felt like someone should be luxuriously feeding me grapes and fanning me with peacock feathers.

I hummed happily and let myself float. I draped a hand over my pussy for Caden’s benefit so I didn’t expose everything to Seth.

I didn’t particularly care one way or the other.

It wasn’t like Seth was going to drag me over and ravish me in front of my boyfriend.

Oof.

What a thought that was.

I glanced at Seth, and he was staring at me like I was a jar of candy and he was a kid pressed up against the glass with no money.

Well, I wasn’t the one keeping the lid on the candy jar.

Maybe with these new developments, we’d get closer to that reality.

Seth switched to my other foot and worked out every minuscule knot and bit of tension he could find.

We didn’t play in the hot tub. Relaxing was lovely too.

We’d be heading out on another horrendously long drive tomorrow, this time to Portland, and my body already ached in anticipation of eighteen hours in the car.

I had no idea what waited for us in Oregon, only that we were going to try to avoid the nest.

“We should try to do some research when we get settled tomorrow. Isn’t there a big-ass bookstore in Portland? Maybe they’ve got something useful in the old books?” I suggested.

“We can definitely take a look,” said Caden.

Seth nodded. “Sounds better than running for the rest of our lives.”

I tipped my head to look at Caden a bit better. “Would group cuddles be allowed tonight?”

He was quiet for a moment, his gaze sliding from me to Seth. “Everyone has to wear pajamas.”

I flashed him a grin. “Well, obviously.”

Except it wasn’t super obvious after what we’d done, but I’d take the permission gratefully. It was nice having Seth in panther form so I could feel like an extremely safe sandwich filling, but I was curious what having him there in his human form would be like.

“I should shower before bed,” I said, staring up at the extended roof and exposed beams.

Caden scooped me back into his arms. “In a minute.”

I wasn’t going to argue, and sank into his embrace. “We need to get a hot tub.”

“Mhmm. I’ll buy you a castle if we survive all of this.”

I looked out to the surrounding forest. The trees had been quiet here and I wasn’t sure if that was because there was nothing to tell me or if these ones weren’t as chatty as the ones in the Appalachians.

I hoped for the former. It didn’t feel wrong out there, but maybe my abilities in that department had been a fluke.

I’d have to look into that too. I wasn’t banking on a book to have my answers, but I had no idea where else to look.

It wasn’t like I had access to the kind of witches I needed to talk to.

“Hey, Caden, could you ask on your forum things if anyone could connect us to your kind of witches in Portland?”

His hand stroked over my stomach. “I can, yeah. I’ll do that before bed.”

“My fingers are pruny.” I held up a hand to show him my wrinkled fingertips.

“Okay, I guess you’ve stewed long enough.” Caden looked to his brother. “Close your eyes, and if you peek, I’m shoving your head under the water.”

Seth closed his eyes and set a hand over them. I scampered out of the hot tub and left a dripping trail all the way to the bathroom. I scrubbed down quickly and was ready to get to bed so we could have an early start in the morning. When I emerged in a towel, both my boys were in pajamas.

My boys .

Now, there was a thought.

It wasn’t my fault they looked somehow both adorable and tempting as hell in their cozy flannel bottoms and white T-shirts.

Caden passed me some pajamas I’d packed and scooted me ahead to the bedroom to get dressed.

I popped back out when I was ready and the three of us climbed into bed.

Seth hovered over by the edge. I rolled to face Caden, tucking under his chin and tossing a leg over his.

“Seth, get your butt over here.”

The mattress dipped as he did so, tentatively inching closer. I sighed again and flailed around to grab his hand and yanked him against me until his chest was flush against my back. Gods, that felt amazing.

“We’re cuddling . Nobody be weird about it.”

He finally relaxed against me. I felt as comfy and cozy as I’d ever felt in my whole damn life, and there was nowhere else I’d rather be than squished between Caden and Seth. I nuzzled in with a happy sigh and let myself drift off.