Chapter Seventeen

My panther woke me up with his loud whirring. He stretched out inside me, satisfied to the core, content as I'd ever known him.

We had our mates.

Never in a million years did I think I would have two mates but, as my eyes fluttered open, revealing I had been right, I knew Fate had a plan. We not only had each other now, but we had an insta-family with Thia.

I snuck out of the trap we had Fyn snared in and tiptoed into the shower. We'd mated several times in the night and then once again right before dawn. Sweat clung to my skin, but I'd never felt so good.

As the hot water rushed over me, I thought of how my life had turned. Last week, I'd been lost, needing a change but afraid to take the leap into the unknown and now, I was here—with my mates.

I got out of the shower to see Zeus and Fyn still asleep. On my way to the kitchen, I peeked in on Thia to find her knocked out with her mouth open, clutching some of the tulle we'd bought, to her chest.

Cutest little princess there ever was.

Coffee was the first order of the day and after that, my mates would need a hearty breakfast to renew them. Not only that, but we had a big day of work planned, and today was day one of many. The sooner this place began to make revenue, the better.

I wanted this place to be successful for Fyn, but now, for all of us.

And I hoped that my addition of a fantasy garden would attract all the customers.

I pulled out the griddle I'd found while rummaging around the day before, along with the makings for French toast with fried apples. I wasn't sure what they liked to eat, but French toast seemed to be a neutral choice.

I'd flipped the last piece when Zeus and Fyn came out, hair still ruffled, their eyes hooded from a lack of sleep that I wasn't sorry I'd been a part of.

"Morning, you two," I said. Fyn wasted no time in coming over and capturing my mouth for a long kiss that had me wanting him way more than the meal I'd cooked. Zeus and I did the same, but his kiss included a squeeze of my ass which I chuckled at.

They both had me in a choke hold.

"You made breakfast, mate?" Fyn asked, going over to the table.

"Of course. Judging by the activities we had together, I figured you both would be starving."

Zeus laughed, rubbing his belly. "And you were right. I need to check in on Thia."

"I did already. Hope that's okay. She was out cold and hoarding a bundle of tulle like it was a stuffed animal."

Zeus smiled and sighed. "It's more than okay, Ripley. It's actually nice. I've been parenting her for so long on my own. I feel like I can breathe again, knowing you two are backing me up."

We sat together and were enjoying our breakfast when a sleepyhead princess came in, trailing tulle. "Hey!" She stomped. "No one woke me up for breakfast."

Fyn opened his arms for her, and she didn't hesitate going to him and sitting in his lap. "We saved some for you. Ripley made all of this for us."

"You did?" She squinted, suspicious.

"I did. You do like French toast, don't you?" I asked, tickling her feet a bit.

"Is there syrup?" she asked even though the honey and syrup were both right there in front of her.

"What kind of breakfast chef do you think I am? Of course there is. You want two pieces or seventeen?"

I put a few on her plate while she giggled. "Seventeen? That's too many."

We relaxed while Thia ate her food and the three of us discussed where we would start. Fyn had bought this motel but as his alphas, there was no way in hell either of us would let him do this alone. We were together now, and we would work as a team.

A team with a princess for a coach. Hopefully, she would work her magic because this place needed a lot of love.

I looked around the table, feeling my panther completely at ease and satisfied for the first time in a long time. He had craved a mate for a while, but I hadn't been ready. I was still running my business and completely invested day and night in running it.

Thank the gods, my craving met up with his right at the same time.

I'd only known Fyn and Zeus for a couple of days, but they were mine.