“We all are,” Liam adds, looking at me with a rueful smile. His face is still framed with stress but the relief is much stronger.
“We shouldn’t have given you reason to doubt our abilities as a team. You mean more to us than that, and we talked around you,” Mason adds, looking down at me with a serious stare.
“We get why you went alone, but I still fucking hate it. Look at you,” Sam says as he starts to pace back and forth across the apartment floor, his hands running through his red hair. He’s not wrong. I’m covered in cuts and bruises, my hair is matted with blood and my clothes are dirty and torn. Underneath the tattered fabric are more bruises and likely internal damage my reaper body is trying to handle.
“That’s it? I sneak off and complete the mission alone, though I did it to spare you, and this is all I get? Not that I’m not glad… but I don’t get it,” I say as I stand up and start to pace on the other side of the room. I’m still sore, but I know I look worse than I feel at this point.
“Why get mad? It’s done and you’re back. You scared the fuck out of us, but we should have been stronger for you,” Liam says in a firm tone.
“I’m trying. I want to be angry with you, but I’m so fucking happy you’re safe,” Sam grunts out.
I’m unsure how to process my feelings and emotions right now. I just know I’m happy to be alive and want to live in the moment.
“I don’t think we could have done it together. He hurt me, yes, but it allowed me to get close. The funny part? I don’t think he even knows yet,” I laugh. It borders on hysterical and they don’t join in, but the release is nice regardless.
“How?”
“He crouched down and I reached out, he was too angry to notice and just thought my bloody hand touched him or something,” I admit. “He kicked me away and I hid it in my jacket before he could realize. Then I passed out and called the souls to me from the void. After I was back in my body, they were already there and you know the rest.”
“Holy fuck,” Mason breathes out, tugging at his hair, eyes wide.
“I’m impressed and so fucking sick,” Liam admits, looking a bit green as Sam helps him to the couch.
“How are Thea and Emmett?” I ask in a soft voice, hoping it’s good news.
“Good. Not awake yet, but they’re both stable,” Liam says and I nod. My emotions are overwhelming and my body is practically humming with the adrenaline left over from the fight I thought was coming. It all feels a bit too easy, but it’s done. He’s stuck there and our souls are safe.
The adrenaline pulses through me and mixes with relief. I barely survived, and now? Now I want them. No. I need them. To let them make me feel alive, to show me that I’m theirs, that this didn’t break us.
They look at me like I’ve lost my mind as I stop pacing and slowly peel off all of my clothes.
“Uh, what are you doing?” Liam chokes out. I give him a smirk as I release my bra and let my breasts free. His eyes take me in and he lets out a groan.
“I am going to shower, then I’m going to my bed, and I expect one or all three of you in it waiting for me. I’m fine, I’m healing, and Ineedthis,” I say over my shoulder as I walk out of the room. I’m hoping the desperation in my voice helps them make the right choice.
I intend to wash quickly, but once the warm water hits me, I’m a goner. For a fleeting moment I think about the three men waiting naked in bed for me, probably feeling awkward, and I chuckle. Then I’m just turned on at the thought of them; Sam’s dominating personality, Liam’s toe-curling kisses, and Mason’s gentle nature.
It’s the exact motivation I need to turn off the water. I dry off quickly and lather lotion on myself then braid my wet hair quickly so I won’t look like a monster when we’re finished.
I walk out of the bathroom completely naked. Scanning the room, I take a moment to admire my guys. They’re all standing around in their boxers, chatting. The deep baritone of their voices tightens my stomach. I love listening to their comfortable conversations. The closeness that they have warms my heart in ways that I cannot describe.
The fact they’re all half naked in my bedroom warms me in other places.
Mason is the first to notice me. Our eyes meet and then his boxers tent out as his piercing gaze pans up and down my body. Goosebumps break out along my arms and flames of desire light in my abdomen. He saunters over to me, wraps a hand around my hip, and presses his lips to mine. The kiss starts out gentle, his soft lips fluttering over mine. Then I slip my tongue inside of his mouth and explore. Mason groans and tangles his tongue with mine. My hands travel slowly down his chest, past his happy trail, and then into his boxers to wrap my fingers around his erection. My breath hitches as I attempt to close my hand around his thickness, piercings hard against my palm. Mason growls and places one hand around my own, encasing his cock. His rumble of appreciation sends a rush of excitement traveling down my body.
“I love the way you touch me,” he hisses.
As our hands move up and down along his shaft, he deepens the kiss until I’m gasping for air. Every inch of his hot body pressing into me is pushing me closer to the edge, making me crave more.
He takes the opportunity to flutter kisses down my neck as our hands move faster up and down his cock. A warm hand reaches between us to cup my breast. The touch draws a moan from my lips. Having more than one set of hands on my body is fucking intoxicating.
Without moving my hand from Mason’s cock, I turn my head to find Liam moving in behind me. His eyes are dark with passion, and I can tell he’s enjoying what he sees. Liam presses his body against mine and captures my mouth as he rolls my nipples between his fingers. The mix of pleasure and pain has my clit pulsing. He swallows down my moans as Mason slides a finger along my core, teasing me.
“You are so fucking hot,” Liam whispers as his lips leave mine and trace down my shoulder.
Arching my back, I look over to see Sam sitting on the edge of the bed, slowly stroking his shaft as he watches intently. This puts all kinds of naughty ideas in my head, but one is foremost in my mind. Ineedto taste him.
Pushing against the muscles surrounding me, I break away from Liam and Mason and drop to my knees in front of Sam. I run my hand along his cheek, before reaching behind his neck and pulling him down for a kiss.