“We could have stayed out of sight,” Levi argued weakly. “Something. We put this town at risk!”
“This town was warned the moment Quinn had that vision,” Kane said harshly. “They chose to stay despite the danger. That’s on them.”
“Could a mayor really leave?” Levi demanded. His voice was bordering on hysterical, and I couldn’t stand to watch it. Moving closer, I wrapped my arms around him and held him tight. Niko moved in behind me and did the same, both of us lending him our strength as he worked through the guilt that was eating him alive.
“You can’t think like that,” I whispered softly. “You can’t take the blame for his actions. You’re not the first to fall victim to him.”
“But we can make sure we’re the last,” Niko promised. “He won’t leave this town alive. I can say that with confidence.”
“Good,” Levi said roughly. He was doing everything in his power not to cry, and I wouldn’t blame him if he did. This was uncharted territory, so it was impossible to know how to react. But if we lost our heads this early on, we’d never be able to see it through.
“Do you think we’ll find him before the babies are born?” I asked quietly. “It feels like they’re coming soon.”
“I thought we had another week?” Kane asked in shock.
“We should, but it’s not an exact science.” I shrugged. “I’m just saying, I feel them coming. I can’t explain it, but they’re close.”
“Holy shit,” Avi whispered. He stared at my stomach with stunned eyes, like they were about to pop out, alien style.
“Not that soon,” I laughed. “We still have a few days.”
“Days,” Levi said in awe. “I’m going to be a dad in only a few days.”
“Possibly.” I shrugged. Honestly, I was just happy to see him losing some of that fear and guilt he was battling moments ago. “Wait. Does anyone know the Arch Mage’s actual name?”
They all glanced at each other, then at me, as they came to the same realization. “No. That’s so weird,” Niko admitted. “We had to have heard it, right?”
“Arch Mage Landis was before him, but I don’t think I ever heard our Arch Mage have a name with his title,” Kane admitted. “Avi, can you hack into the university files? It has to be on record somewhere.”
“Why do you want it?” Levi asked curiously. A grin spread across my face as I pictured the man’s reaction to using his true name instead of the title he coveted.
“Just to piss him off. The more unhinged he is, the quicker his magic will drain. He’ll expend it in one attack, and if I get close enough to snatch my own magic back, then he’ll be even more vulnerable. For egotistical men like that, there’s great power in a name.”
“You’re twisted.” Kane grinned. “I approve.”
“Come on, let’s get back to sleep. It’s late,” Niko said. “Save the plotting for the morning.”
“Fine,” I sighed. “But I don’t know if I can sleep. He’s taken over my dreams now. I feel violated on a whole new level. It didn’t really hit until I got tired again, but I can’t see him every time I close my eyes… I just can’t.”
“So, what I’m hearing is that we need to tire you out so that you can sleep deeply enough not to dream?” Levi draws out the question and gives me a suggestive wink.
For a man that smells like dessert and has an adorable smile, he’s also sexy as fuck. They didn’t get a protest out of me; I shifted to my knees and started stripping out of my clothes. All of them immediately followed suit, and my eyes scanned from one to the next as they gathered around me. Their mixed scents filled my senses, and I breathed it all in as I swallowed hard. My pussy was throbbing with need, slick already making an appearance from the sight of their beautiful, naked bodies.
“Bottoms too, omega,” Kane ordered. His alpha command had me shifting back on the bed, but before I could shimmy out of them, he was there, pulling them away and tossing them aside. He grabbed one ankle and Niko the other, spreading me open for them. My scent filled the air, and they all breathed in deep, exhaling in a unified groan.
“Fuck, I’ve missed this,” Avi said as he moved up to my mouth. Or at least that’s where I thought he was headed until he dipped his head down to suck one nipple into his mouth as his hand kneaded the other. I gasped out when he grazed his teeth over me, the shock of pain making me arch off the bed and right into Kane’s mouth as he claimed my pussy. He dove right in, sucking and licking his way over me, tasting every ounce of slick I had to offer.
“You taste so fucking sweet,” he said approvingly as he grinned up at me, then he was back at it, thrusting his tongue into my core as his fingers swirled around my clit. My head fell to the side, and I found Niko and Levi kissing passionately, their tongues at war and hands exploring each other’s bodies. It was even hotter than the brief flash of memory I’d had a few days ago. The two of them were fucking beautiful together, panty melting levels of sexy. If I were wearing any, that is.
When they noticed me watching, Niko smirked at me. Clearly, it wasn’t a new thing for me to love watching those two together. It had me wound up tighter than ever.
“Eyes on us, Farren,” Kane ordered. “We might get jealous.” The words were said with a teasing edge, but I still turned to watch as he dropped to his knees and stroked his massive cock. He slid into my core easily, my body so slick that there was little resistance, but that didn’t mean I felt no stretch. My pussy clenched around him, and I had to take several breaths before my body was ready for more. “You take my cock so good, don’t you?” The praise in his words and the fire in his gaze had a whimper escaping me. Fuck, they might just kill me.
Avi didn’t let the alphas steal the show for a moment longer. He claimed my mouth in a hungry, possessive kiss, moving against me like his life depended on it. My toes curled and moaned into the kiss as Kane brought me to another orgasm. He swallowed every sound as Kane’s swollen knot locked me in place. The stretch might have been intense if I wasn’t so fucking distracted by the sound of Levi and Niko fucking and the expert lips on mine.
“Here, let Avi have a go,” Kane said. That had Avi breaking away, and before I knew what was happening, he’d flipped us like I was light as a feather, and now I straddled his hips. Avi grabbed lube that I didn’t even realize was here and moved behind me. His fingers teased over my spine and down to my ass before he parted my cheeks and slid a lube-covered finger inside of me. “You can take us, can’t you? You’re built to take your mates like this. That pain will fade into something amazing. Kiss me, omega.” His demand had me leaning down to brush my lips over his, but he wasn’t the gentle type of alpha. He tangled his hands in my hair and held my face to his as he deepened the kiss.
Avi took my distraction as an opportunity to work two more fingers into me. My body protested the addition, but Kane made sure I didn’t have time to think about it. He pushed his knot deeper and teased me with his tongue. His hands moved to my breasts, tweaking my nipples between his fingers right as Avi pushed his cock into me. I whimpered at the pressure and sting of it; the feeling was strange and different, but not bad. The fullness was what truly got to me, with Kane’s knot pushing me to my limits while Avi stretched me from behind. My body felt like it might be ripped apart by the combination of them both.