Page 51 of Wings of Valor (Silver City University #4)

One year later

“ I s this the last one?” I ask Mom while placing what must be the fifteenth tray of food on the table. When I agreed to let her throw us a small grad party, I didn’t expect this.

“It is,” she replies, worrying her lip as she looks around her dining room. “Do you think it’ll be enough?”

“Mom. Just how many angels do you think are coming? At this rate, I hope you have extra containers, because we’ll all be taking some home with us.”

She smirks, then opens a cabinet door revealing the prepped containers. Of course she’d already thought of it.

The doorbell rings, and even though I race to answer it, Dad beat me to it. Mira walks through the door first, still wearing her guild uniform. “Sorry, sorry. My shift ran late. Any chance I could borrow a room to change?” She holds up her bag, looking sheepish.

“Of course, of course. Up the stairs, second door on your right.”

Zeke walks in next, and I damn near melt. He’s wearing a black button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Yum. He offers quiet pleasantries to Dad before beelining it to my side and wrapping me in his arms. “Gods, you look good enough to eat,” he whispers in my ear. “Are you wearing it?”

I laugh, then whisper, “Yes.”

The guys had given me this weird contraption and made me promise I’d wear it today.

The box said it was a wearable G-spot stimulator.

At first, the sensation of a foreign object in my pussy was strange, and it took longer to get used to the feel of something pressed to my clit, but it’s getting easier.

I hear the doorbell again, then Raphael’s moaned, “Oh, my gods. What smells so delicious?”

For some reason, Zeke doesn’t let me go say hello. He exchanges a look with Raphael and Theo, who just passed through the threshold, then pulls me into the house and out onto the patio. The moment we’re alone, I ask, “What’s going—"

But my words cut off as the toy inside me begins to move. It’s subtle—at first. A slight pulsing against my inner walls. Then a low hum starts on my clit, the vibrations utterly silent.

“Here, sit,” Zeke says, pressing me down onto the chair. The moment I do, the sensations increase. I suck in a breath, then try to hide it as I hear someone approach. Theo grins, stepping up to plant a slow, teasing kiss to my lips. Raphael comes next, placing a plate of food down.

“Hungry, sunshine?” Raph asks.

“Yes,” I say, then hiss as I hear a soft click and the pulsing toy grows more erratic.

He pops a juicy slice of watermelon into my mouth as Mira, Dad, and Mom join us on the patio. I twitch in my dress, fidgeting to relieve some of the pressure, except it doesn’t work.

“Are you warm? You look a little flushed,” Mom says, cupping my cheek. “Cam, can you bring out some water, please?”

“Oh, I’m fine,” I say, trying to keep my composure. Thankfully, Raph must sense my awkwardness, because he clicks the button again and the toy settles.

“Have you heard from Dina? Will she be able to make it?” Mom continues, blissfully unaware of what my sneaky, kinky men are up to.

I shake my head. “She isn’t back yet, but she promises to stop by when she is.”

Dad hands me a glass of cold water. “And you still don’t know who she’s dating? Seems awfully suspicious if you ask me.”

He’s not wrong, but who am I to judge? I’m currently in a happy relationship with three guys and kept it a secret for as long as I could. Dina is more than entitled to do the same.

We sit around the patio table, talking and eating. Mom asks Theo about his plans now that he’s finished school, and even though I know the answer, I smile every time he talks about it.

“I’ll be back at SCU, actually. But this time I’ll be on the other side of the desk.”

“A teacher?” Dad asks, pride in his voice.

“Eventually. But first I’m helping Cael with the new state-of-the-art library facilities.

With the old school housing structure abolished, we’re building one giant library.

We’ll have physical books and digital ones.

A few of our nerdier friends from campus have already started translating old original copies into digital files.

Eventually, we’d like to have an archives room with rare originals, but we’re still fighting for that.

” He looks at me, then up at the sky, and I know what’s coming next.

“Once that’s set up, I’ll be taking over Castiel’s class and teaching history. ”

“How wonderful,” Mom tells him. “I think he’d approve.”

“I owe it to you both, and Dina, for everything you’ve done to remove the Fallen divide.”

“We’re proud of what we’ve done so far, but there’s still a long way to go,” Dad says. “Mari has been itching to open a cafe, though, so that’s why we were hoping Dina was back. See if she’d be interested in taking over for her.”

“That’s amazing!” I say, and I mean it. Mom would kill with a bakery. Plus, she’d get to see so many angels that it would probably give her some insight into the daily lives of others in the community. She could still help overall.

The topic shifts to demons, souring the mood. Zeke stiffens like he knows they aren’t supposed to discuss this with us non-guild members, but Mira has no such qualms.

“Sightings are low. One, maybe two a month since defeating Auriel. After that epic loss, I doubt they’ll do anything foolish for a while.”

“We can only hope,” Mom adds, then changes the topic to ask Raph and me about our upcoming work with the Archangels.

I’ll be assisting with city regulations while Raphael works with their change management and innovation team.

It’s not where either of us expected to end up, but it brings us both purpose and that’s what matters.

The next few hours pass without incident.

To my surprise, the guys didn’t start up my toy again.

Even though it’s not buzzing, I’ve been on edge all afternoon.

We play crokinole and a terrifying game of spoons that reveals just how competitive Mira and Zeke are.

My parents called a tie before things escalated.

He’s come a long way since Mira’s secrets came to light, and I’m just happy they get along again.

When it’s time to head out, I stop in the hallway and stare at the newly framed photos on the wall.

After the bonding ceremony, we went back to Esther’s parlor and had more photos taken, this time with the four of us.

I think we might have spent an entire eight hours there, but the shots we got were worth it.

Some are serious while others are goofy.

Even Zeke, my handsome grump, let loose.

Eventually.

“Thank you for this,” I tell my parents as I hug them goodbye.

“Any excuse for your mom to cook,” Dad says.

She laughs, playfully swatting his arm. “See you in a few days for family dinner!”

Mira offers us a little wave, then heads back to the guild. I swear that woman lives there. It can’t be healthy, but she’s been struggling after everything that went down, and this is how she copes.

The moment we’re in the air, I feel Zeke’s presence in my mind.

Fair warning, hummingbird , is all he says before the toy in my pussy comes to life.

My wings nearly give out, but Theo and Zeke are there to catch me.

All I can do is wrap my arms around their necks and hold on while an orgasm barrels through me.

It comes on faster than ever, but I guess that’s what happens when you’re on edge all day.

From the corner of my eye, I catch Raphael pocketing the remote with a grin. Smug isn’t a good look on you , I tell him when I catch my breath. The toy hasn’t stopped, but if I hold my legs just right, it takes the pressure off enough for me to think straight.

“We’re just prepping you for when we get home,” Theo whispers in my ear as Raphael approaches.

He grabs my legs and holds them together just long enough to have my body shaking with need, then he spreads them.

“What’s happening when we get home?”

Zeke tsks against my neck. “That’s a surprise.”

Raphael puts pressure on the toy until I’m on the verge of coming apart once again, but then he pulls it out. Immediately I feel empty. My whimper gets carried away by the wind.

Do you trust me, sunshine?

You know I do.

Good girl , is all he says before I feel the toy, already slick with my arousal, between my ass cheeks. He pushes it in, slowly. There must be a button on it because it no longer pulses like it was before, and all that’s left are soft vibrations.

The guys bunch my dress up, exposing my pussy to anyone who dares to look, but up here in the clouds, it’s only us. As Raphael trails his fingers along my inner thighs, jolts of electricity dance in their wake. “What are—” Then I feel the first drop of water hit my clit.

Weather manipulation. Is he really going to …

He ups the pressure of the water until it pounds against my already sensitive nub, and I shatter.

Zeke and Theo keep my legs spread while Raphael works me over again.

One orgasm rolls into another until I swear I lose time, because suddenly, we’re descending from the sky and landing on the balcony of our apartment.

Raph has the door open while the guys carry me inside and set me down on the plush carpet in our living room.

My mind is reeling with a post-orgasm haze, but I’m not ready for this to be over yet.

I reach for Raphael’s pants and make quick work of freeing his cock.

It’s stiff beneath my palm, weeping at my touch.

“Get undressed,” I say, hoping it came out as the demand I intended.

Swirling my tongue around Raphael’s tip, I tease him until Theo and Zeke join us. They stand around me in a circle, cocks out and ready for me. It’s a heady sight.