Goddammit!
Growling quietly under my breath, I started to wiggle a bit, trying to disentangle myself from them, but I was quickly squashed on both sides once again. More awake now, I was fairly sure it was Cain’s hand still on my breast, but now under my satin-stiff top—thanks to my swim in a lagoon, holding bare flesh, and it was Sin’s hand that had slid during the night up under my skirt, his palm heating my bare ass—thank you, no underwear, my leg still wrapped around his waist, their heads slightly over mine, and I was fairly sure, resting against each other’s as they continued to sleep, not waking completely from the photo…and both of them were sporting impressive, morning woods. Not a surprise, but still, not really a bodily reaction you would want in this room. I tried wiggling once more…and quickly stopped that action when they both moaned quietly, pressing their hips against me, along with other hardened body parts…which, unfortunately, produced a very misfortunate arousal in me. Again, none of this was new—for either men, but it was definitely not appropriate.
So, I did the only thing I could think of, opening my Core the barest bit, and floated in the galaxies, finding each of their tethers, pulling them to my lips, and whispering, “Wake.”
Instantly, they jolted a bit as I silently shut my power down, and I knew they were awake by the prompt tightening of their bodies, breathing altering, and resting hands turning gripping. I tilted my head up a bit, pulling the blanket over my lips, since I seriously needed to brush my teeth, but still smiled a bit at them where they stared down at me with sleepy eyes, appearing a bit bewildered finding themselves as they were, and I whispered, “Good morning.”
Sin blinked slowly, even as his eyes flared quietly, whispering, “Mornin’, love.”
Cain grunted quietly, eyes flicking to Sin’s…which were only a few inches from his own…narrowing a bit, before falling back to mine, mouthing—just in case anyone else was awake, “Morning.”
I licked my lips a bit nervously, whispering, “We need to get up.”
Sin yawned hugely, showing, not just me, but Cain his pearly white’s before stretching—pressing all of his body against mine…and I barely held back the squeak when I was suddenly turned onto my back in one of his fluid moves with his heavy weight on top of me. Sin’s lips curled against mine, emerald green glowing down on me…with Cain’s unrelenting hand still between us on my breast. Sin whispered softly, “I’ll get,” he pressed his erection between my thighs, rubbing slowly against my core, “…up first.” My eyes shot wide…Christ…the simmering arousal I had been trying to suppress rearing its ugly head. “Okay, love?”
A quick word. “Yep.” But, my eyes narrowed a bit. “Behave, Sin.”
Cain was frozen, pressed against us, his chest vibrating silently, his body trembling the barest bit in what had to be suppressed fury.
Sin winked, murmuring slowly, “This is behaving.” He tilted his head, lips rubbing against mine, and I felt his hand move between us, my breath catching when his palm slid under my top and he pressed his hand over Cain’s, squeezing my breast with Cain’s touch. “That,” he whispered softly, “isn’t.” His lids dipped, and his lips pressed against mine softly, a gentle caress of silken lips, a normal morning kiss for us…except for the fact it lingered as he squeezed his hand over Cain’s again, using Cain’s touch and warm palm to kneed my quickly heaving breast. Gradually, his head tipped back, pulling his lips from mine, a slow smile curving his lips as his gaze flicked over my face. And even though I was positive all three of us could hear the barest sound of, indeed, leaves rustling…and possibly, prairie grass blowing in a gentle breeze…as Sin’s power began to leak the barest bit in his aroused state—a sound, a feeling, he had never allowed with me, his scented spiced with earth and herbs—a scent he had never smelled so heavily of before, his head tilted up, staring directly into Cain’s eyes, both of their gazes glowing, unflinching, only inches away from each other’s, and he mouthed, “Good morning, Elder Merrick.” A quick, gentle squeeze of Cain’s hand, squeezing my breast, his grin only increasing. “It’s been fascinating sleeping with you.”
Cain’s nostrils flared wide as he bared his teeth, his wolf starting to sound on a quiet menacing growl, snapping Shifter magic subtly seeping from him.
Sin’s eyes flared brightly, grin still in place, but it was now much the same as Cain’s teeth baring, his own power starting to leak further, but definitely not in arousal.
Oh…no, no, no, no. This was not happening. Not with these two men. Neither was going to injure the other. I quickly shoved both of their hands out from under my top; even as I put my other hand between their faces, waving it in quick jerks, whispering harshly, “Stop it!” Both of you. “We need to get up.”
Both heaved a mighty breath, staring one another down.
I whispered, “Now.” And remembering the whole Shifter alpha eye contact thing, never-to-look-away-first-bullshit, I gripped both of their chins, jerking their silently furious faces toward me, my eyes darting back and forth between theirs, I whispered once again, “Now.”
Between gritted teeth, Sin hissed, “Fine.” He jerked his chin from my hold, then proceeded to shove Cain’s shoulder back so he could climb over him to only turn around, and hold out a hand to him, eyes narrowed, one green eyebrow cocked.
Cain ground his teeth together; also, glaring back at Sin, then knocked his hand away as he rolled out of bed, and proceeded to walk on silent feet to the front door, slipping outside it. Sin muttered a quiet—filthy—curse under his breath before he grabbed his bag off the floor, walking toward the bathroom just as Elder Farrar made his very timely way from inside it with damp hair, gesturing grandly for Sin to enter. Sin muttered something under his breath to him before stepping inside, and slamming the door so hard everyone woke, all of them shooting upright as if a gun had been fired, rubbing their trained eyes that darted about the room.
Lying on my side, back to my King and King Zeller, I placed a gentle hand over my mouth in stunned surprise at these turn of events, trying to breathe evenly as Elder Farrar threw his arms out wide at everyone’s grumpy as hell expression, saying sunnily, “Good morning, one and all.” His gaze flicked to me, then he bowed his head grandly. “I believe our eyes are now all wide open to face the new day.”
No shit.
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