“She’s a fucking virgin, you fucking prick,” Kalen blurted out, and I froze.
“Yeah, right. She is twenty-four, for fuck’s sake.” Darius laughed, and I looked up at him.
“Darius, I swear to you she is. She giggled like a fucking school girl when she saw my dick. She wouldn’t make that up,” Kalen said, and I dropped my eyes to the floor, my cheeks flaming hot.
Darius gripped my chin, forcing me to look up at him. He tilted his head to the side. “Is he lying? Are you a virgin, Aleera?”
My cheeks burned even hotter all down my neck, and my chest became hot as well. I nodded, and he looked at Tobias while keeping his grip on my chin.
“Say it. I swear if you’re lying, Aleera…” Darius didn’t finish, but the warning was clear.
“Ask her and, remember, I can tell if you are lying, Tobias. You can’t lie for shit,” Darius told him. He then turned his gaze back to me. “Are you a virgin?”
“Yes,” I blurted, closing my eyes, feeling humiliated.
“She is telling the truth, Darius,” Tobias said, and Darius jerked away from me, his cock slipping out of my hand.My eyes opened to see Darius had pulled his pants up and was looking at me, horrified.
“But you’ve done things with guys before?” he asked. I could feel all their eyes on me. Every single one of them had their attention on me.
“No, I never even kissed anyone until I kissed Kalen, if you call that a kiss,” I told him, remembering the night I took his darkness.
“Wait. Was I your first kiss? Like an actual kiss?” Darius asked though he sounded appalled.
I looked up at him and nodded.
“And when I—” He gulped and Kalen snarled.
“When you fucking what, Darius?” Kalen snarled, and Lycus growled loudly, glaring at Darius.
“I didn’t think she was a fucking virgin, or I wouldn’t have,” Darius said, and he pinched the bridge of his nose and puffed out his cheeks while shaking his head.
“Please, tell me that wasn’t the first time anyone fingered you,” Darius mumbled, and Kalen jumped up, furious. I dropped my gaze, mortified that he’d just said that aloud. Lycus grabbed Kalen, pulling him down.
“You fucking jerk,” Kalen spat, and his entire body trembled as Lycus wrapped his arms around him tightly.
“I have done nothing with anyone. I was saving myself for my fucking mate until I found it was you lot,” I breathed while covering my face.
“You saved yourself?” Tobias and Lycus asked simultaneously, clearly shocked by my words. I nodded.
“I have done nothing besides kissing Kalen, and Darius kissed me and did what he did,” I mumbled out that last part. “And I kissed Tobias,” I said, hoping they would stop their embarrassing line of questioning.
“Wait, you have all kissed her?” Lycus asked, and I looked at him as he looked between the three of them. “Well, nice for someone to fucking tell me,” Lycus snapped before sitting on the edge of the bed and folding his arms across his chest. It almost looked like he was pouting.
“To be fair, I wasn’t really with it when she kissed me,” Kalen told him, nudging him. Darius ran both hands through his hair and breathed out loudly. “Get up,” he said, and I got to my feet, trying to cover myself. I looked at Ryze, and Darius followed my gaze and sighed.
“Just sleep in the bed with us. No one will touch you,” Darius said.
“Darius?” Tobias said, shaking his head.
“I said no one will touch her. She wants to keep her bloody… Ryze, she sleeps in the bed,” he said before biting his lip. I nodded. As long as I didn’t have to suck anyone’s cock, I could live with that.
“Can I have a shirt, please?” I asked. Darius’s eyes ran the length of me, and he motioned toward their cupboard. I rushed in and grabbed a shirt and an extra one for Ryze. When I turned around, Darius stood in the doorway. I took a step back from him and tugged the shirt on, not liking how his eyes lingered on my breasts. When he didn’t move, I went to step past him, but he grabbed my arm.
“I… I wouldn’t… if I had known, I wouldn’t have done it… I—” He stopped and looked away before nodding and letting me go. I was pretty sure that was his version of an apology. He stared at me, and I could see the guilt on his face. He let out a breath before stepping aside so I could pass him. I rushed past him, going to the couch and making a mini-nest out of Kalen’s shirt.
I whistled, and Ryze flew over before burrowing down in it. Darius stared before shaking his head like he couldn’t believe I was touching it like it was a puppy and not something that could tear us apart. Turning around, Darius wiped the blood off his chest with a wet cloth Tobias had handed him, and I stared at the bed, wondering where I was supposed to lie.
“Lie where you want,” Darius said, climbing into bed.