He rolls his eyes, his jaw clenching. “No. We don’t know enough about what just happened to you yet. If you say you’re not at risk of slipping away again, I believe you. Or rather, I believe that youthinkit’s true. But none of us can truly predict what will come, because we don’t have enough information.”
Disappointment fills me. I probablydosound like a sex maniac by now, but despite the fact that I just came, I want more. I want to re-solidify my bond between me and each of these men. I want to be physically connected to them in the most intimate way possible.
I understand North’s point, though. What just happened to me was unexpected and terrifying for all of us, and I get why none of my mates want to risk a repeat of that. If it were anything else, I bet I could convince them to give in and fuck me—hell, it probably wouldn’t even take that much urging on my part. They’re all hard, their expressions full of pure hunger as they gaze down at me.
But this is about my safety.
And as they’ve proved over and over again,nothingis more important to them than that.
“Okay.” I bit my lip and nod, disappointment settling in my stomach. “You’re right. We shouldn’t risk it.”
North gives me a regretful smile, reaching down to cup my cheek. “Believe me, baby girl, I want you. Weallwant you. But we care about you too much to risk you.”
The tenderness of his gesture hits me right in the chest, and I swallow hard, reaching up to lay my hand over his where it rests against my cheek. “I care about you too. I… I love you. All of you.”
North goes completely still, and I can feel the way his entire body has gone tense. Raven and Cain react as well, each of them letting out low, masculine noises.
I’ve said those words to Raven before, but saying it to all of my mates at once feels like something I’ve been building toward for a long time. Maybe ever since the first night I met them, when I felt such an incredible connection to them as we fucked, even though I didn’t yet know why.
“We love you too, Kiara,” Cain murmurs, gifting me with the most beautifully boyish smile I think I’ve ever seen him wear. “So damn much.”
“Fuck.” Raven’s jaw clenches, his steel-gray eyes locked on me. “I’m starving for you all over again. I wish we could claim you properly right now.”
My body is practically screaming at me, demanding that I give it the one thing it wants most—or, more accurately, the three things. But even as my clit throbs desperately, a thought occurs to me, and I can’t help the smile that pulls at my lips.
“Maybe we just need to reconsider what we think of asproper,” I say, arching a brow at Raven. “Because there are still plenty of ways you can claim me.”
He tilts his head. “What do you mean?”
With a teasing grin, I reach up to squeeze and massage my breasts for a moment, getting a little thrill as I notice that all three of the men’s gazes follow my movement. Slowly, I start sliding one hand lower, dragging it over my stomach before finding the spot between my legs.
My fingers strum my clit for a few strokes before I take a move out of North’s book and spread my pussy lips wider with my fingers, exposing my clit so that the men can see all of me.
“You won’t fuck me, and I get why,” I murmur hoarsely. “You don’t even have to touch me. But will you touch yourselves while you watch me? Will you let me see you?”
“Fucking hell,” North grates out, his jaw tight as stone as he stares down at me.
I drag my bottom lip between my teeth, waiting nervously to see what his reaction will be. Of all the men, he’s the most likely to shut this down. He’s always been protective and bossy, the unofficial leader of the group, so if anyone’s going to be the voice of reason and restraint right now, it’s him.
To my surprise, though, he doesn’t tell me to stop.
Instead, he reaches down and grips his cock at the base, slowly dragging his hand up and down his length. His breath stutters a little, his dark blue eyes fixed on mine.
“Is this what you want, baby girl?” he says roughly. “You want to see what you do to us? How fucking hard you make us?”
“Yes,” I breathe, the desire inside me burning like a furnace as I circle my clit faster. “Wish I could have you all inside me. It feels so fucking good when you fill me up. But this is good too. So good.”
North’s nostrils flare, and he moves his hand faster as Cain and Raven begin to stroke themselves too. My throat goes tight as I stare up at my three mates, entranced by the beautiful, filthy sight of them jerking off all around me. It feels strangely intimate, considering that they’re touching themselves and not me. But watching them pleasure themselves and feeling their focus on me as tension gathers in the air around us is enough to have my lower belly clenching hard.
They’re each so fucking beautiful in their own ways. Each of them can be terrifying and dangerous when they want to be, but when I look at them, I see only fierce protectors.
I see only the three men I’ve fallen for.
“Shit,” Cain bites out, circling his thumb over the crown of his cock before sliding his fist back down his shaft. “I’m not gonna last long. You look so fucking gorgeous like this, spread open below us, your cheeks all flushed and your pussy so damn wet. You look like a damn dream, sweetheart.”
“Better than a dream,” Raven adds, his chest heaving a little as he thrusts into his hand. I can tell he’s close already, and it makes my toes curl as I gaze up at him.
“Come on me,” I murmur, my voice so hoarse I barely recognize it. “I want to be marked by all three of you. Mark me up. Please. Oh, fuck!”