Chapter 29

Brielle

The rusty door hinges squealed as my mates and I entered our room for the night. We stood in silence, happy to be near each other. The conversation with Andy had not gone as expected, but the information she had given us was invaluable.

However, it meant that I was merely a piece of the puzzle—so small in the grand scheme of things. My sister and I were nothing more than a means to an end, our existence brought about by the greed of others.

What would we do now that we knew the Council's end goal? How could we stop them?

"Sweetling," Valor said. "Come here."

He sat on the edge of the bed, arms open wide. The need in his voice matched the ache in my chest, and I climbed onto his lap with a sigh.

I straddled him and pressed my heart to his, murmuring soft words of reassurance as his arms banded around me.

Fingers dug into my hair as Ezra dropped a kiss on my forehead. "You worried us for a moment there."

Korren's hands drifted down my back, and my spine elongated as I arched into their touch. At the bar, just before my world went dark, my last thought was of my mates.

They surrounded me, pushing reassurance and love through the bond. This was where I felt safest. They were my home.

"I'm sorry," I started, only to be cut off by Korren's finger on my lips.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. But this won't happen again." Korren's gaze sharpened. "We refuse to fail you like we almost did today."

I cupped his cheek, running my thumb over his rapidly healing bruises. Goddess, I would never forgive the shifters who hurt them.

"You didn't fail me. You gave me something I never could have given myself. You brought me to my sister."

"We almost lost you in the process," Ezra growled. "What would have happened if the shifters intended to take you? We would have never forgiven ourselves for being so careless with your safety."

My wolf huffed, but she was secretly pleased. We didn't want our mates blaming themselves for things they had no control over, but we didn't mind their devotion.

I frowned at Ezra. "You weren't careless—you never are." I pinned Korren and Valor with an equally pointed look. "It was a necessary evil. We never would have made it this far if you hadn't let me go alone, so I don't want to hear any more self-blame. Do you understand?"

Valor slid his hand to the back of my neck and kissed me. "I like it when you're bossy."

Ezra grabbed my chin. "Do you know how much you mean to us?"

I shook my head, desperate to hear the words.

Valor spun me around on his lap, pointing me toward my other mates.

"You are everything, Brielle," Ezra said, his voice like silk. "The moment we found you in that tree, you became our world. Your pain, regret, joy, and triumph belong to us."

Korren placed gentle kisses on my fingers, knuckles, and wrists. "And we are yours. You are our anchor, our center. Don't ever doubt that. We love you."

My body flushed with pleasure. The world fell away as I reached for Korren, determined to take everything he offered. He skimmed his tongue along the seam of my lips as Ezra gripped the hem of my shirt. Korren leaned back and let Ezra remove my top, and when it hit the floor, his mouth found mine with toe-curling desperation.

Ezra's deft fingers rolled and pinched my hardened nipples, sending currents of pleasure down my spine. Valor's length thickened against the curve of my ass, and I rocked into him.

Valor dropped his lips to the curve of my neck, sweeping my skin with his tongue before sinking his teeth into the hollow of my shoulder. I moaned into Korren's mouth as Valor unbuttoned my pants and pressed his hand between my legs.

Valor's fingers slipped through my folds. "Are you going scream for us?"

Goddess, I lost control of my senses when he spoke like that. "Only if you give me a reason to scream."

A low rumble filled the room, and Ezra ripped my pants off my body.

"I think that can be arranged," Ezra said.

Korren quickly discarded his clothing and took Ezra's place in front of me.

"Would you like that, pretty girl?" he purred. "For us to fill you until you scream and beg for more?"

He nipped at my mouth, lifting my hips until his cock rested at my entrance. He entered me in one smooth motion, stretching my walls until our bodies were flush. His cock pulsed within me, driving me mad with lust, but he remained still.

Valor slipped from beneath me and helped us onto the bed. I tried to buck my hips and force Korren to ease my need, but he held me in place.

"Don't worry, love," Korren said with a laugh. "I'll get you there, but you have to show Ezra and Valor how much you want us first."

The bed dipped on either side of my head as they kneeled on the mattress. Ezra's and Valor's cocks jutted above me, straining and weeping. I wet my lips, and my core clenched.

"Excited?" Korren asked, slapping the outside of my thigh. "Show me. Wrap your mouth around their pretty cocks and make your mates come."

Heat flooded my belly as I fisted Ezra's shaft in one hand and Valor's in the other. I licked the tip of Valor's cock and gave Ezra's a firm pump. Valor hissed, Ezra groaned, and slick coated the inside of my legs.

"That's it, make my cock cry for you," Valor moaned.

I took him into my mouth, whining as Korren pumped his hips. My body came alive under the attention of my mates. Working my hand and mouth simultaneously, I drew what I wanted from them as Korren rewarded my efforts with languid thrusts.

Pulling off Valor with a pop, I turned my head, dragging my fingers along the thick veins of Ezra's shaft before sucking on the head. Ezra held me still and drove into my mouth, his movements sure and possessive. My hand clenched around Valor, jerking him hard and fast as Korren pressed deeper.

Our bond pulsed and writhed with lust, need, and love. It flooded my senses until I was drowning in their claim.

Korren groaned and slid out of me. He squeezed the head of his cock as Valor took his place, and with a roar, Korren spilled his seed on my stomach and breasts. Ezra growled at the sight, increasing his pace.

Valor claimed my core while Ezra debauched my mouth, and my body hummed and tightened around them. Korren placed his mouth on the aching bundle of nerves between my thighs, and I screamed.

Tears streamed down my cheeks. The animalistic urge to steep ourselves in pleasure overcame us, and the room filled with grunts and moans as our bodies collided.

My vision went black as pleasure thundered through my veins. Our bond grew taut, and it felt like our souls were converging as we fell over the edge together.

As I basked in the afterglow, they carefully extracted themselves and cuddled me close, surrounding me in warmth.

"I love you," I whispered as my eyelids grew heavy.