24. LUNA
Luna
I startle awake with a gasp, Griffin tightening his arm around my waist and pressing a kiss to my forehead. “I’ve got you,” he whispers. I sag against his chest, knowing that they’ll protect me. I twist around, getting a good look at my surroundings as the dim light brings the bedroom into focus. My bag is by the door as well as my shoes as if giving me the option to leave without being questioned. I don’t want to, though. The breakdown was embarrassing enough and now that I’ve curled up and cried about it, I want to move on.
“You alright, Luna?”
“How long did I sleep?”
“It’s nearly 2 am now.”
I’ve missed dinner and the rest of the night. It’s been a while since I’ve cried myself to sleep and even longer since someone has held me through it. My stomach chooses that moment to alert the world that I’m hungry and I burrow my face into his shoulder, not wanting to deal with it.
“Come on. I’m sure there’s something to grab and then we can come back and sleep.” Griffin slips from the bed first and then pulls me to the edge. My bare feet slap onto the floor and I groan as I realize that I’m doused in sweat, my clothes clinging to my clammy skin. Sleeping in jeans is always a bad idea but I don’t have many other choices. Scratch that, I don’t have any other choices. Griffin is already one step ahead of me, pointing to a pair of sweatpants and a shirt. “I assumed you didn’t want to stay in that but you were holding on pretty tight.”
“Sorry.”
“Don’t be. I’m glad you were here instead of at the bed and breakfast.”
He waits for me to stand up and stretch before peeling off my clothes. I grab the ones he’s set aside and run to the bathroom to freshen up before returning to Griffin’s arms open wide for a hug I desperately need. We stand like that for several moments before I pull away, determined to find one of Rome’s muffins stashed somewhere, and then return to bed.
Griffin follows me out into the living room, both of us pausing at a shirtless Nova bending over the counter. Both of his hands are flattened on the surface, his attention focused on a few pieces of paper between them. I swallow as I take in the numerous designs covering the lawyer and for the first time, I realize that he’s so much more than that. This version of him feeds into the dark and mysterious aura that surrounds him, that there’s a history to the man Griffin fell in love with.
To a man that I’m falling for.
Griffin steps up behind me, nuzzling the side of my neck as his arms come around my waist. “Pretty, isn’t he?”
“Intense is the word I’d use,” I whisper but not quietly enough as Nova’s attention whips over to us, a tight smile on his lips. Stepping back is out of the option with Griffin behind me so I just stay there, even as Griffin starts playing with the waistband of the pants he gave me. The drawstring has been pulled extra tight and the pants are a few inches too long but that doesn’t stop my man from dipping a finger inside, running it across my lower stomach.
Nova watches the movement, entranced, his eyes darkening with desire. “I assume you came out here for a reason at 2 am that has nothing to do with that .”
“Water,” I croak. My stomach rumbles. “And muffins.”
Griffin and Nova chuckle as I’m herded toward the kitchen and placed on one of the stools. A glass of water and a mini chocolate muffin is placed in front of me, both of them hovering at my sides. Griffin has his chin perched on my shoulder, Nova inches from my other side as his hand reaches up to my cheek. His knuckles run along the dried tears. Overwhelmed, I stuff the entirety of the muffin into my mouth before starting to choke.
The water doesn’t help much but Nova’s calm and soothing hand that moves to run down my back keeps me from spitting the chocolate out everywhere.
“Breathe, sweetheart. That food isn’t going anywhere.”
My eyes widen at the third presence. I have no idea when Rome showed up but now there’s three men watching me choke on a muffin, my face most likely red from the effort. I down another gulp of water, sighing with relief as I can finally swallow like a normal person. “Why the fuck are you all so pretty?” My face heats and I shimmy off the stool, intent on grabbing my bag and shoes so that I can leave. Who says that? But also is it my fault around these three?
Rome fucking stepped out of his room without a shirt on too and I just… can’t . Muscles, tattoos, and piercings. Thank fuck, Griffin’s shirt is still on. Nova catches me around the waist and pulls me back against his chest before twisting us around to face the other two. The movement has my breath catching in my throat as I grip his arm, my back arching forward.
“I thought you said I was intense, Luna.” His lips press to my cheek as I bite back a whimper. I’m sure he didn’t mean for me to feel it but the full length of his arousal presses against the seam of my ass. Griffin grins as if he knows and Rome raises an eyebrow, obviously interested in where this moment is about to go. “Griffin mentioned that you enjoy this. Being presented. Showing off. Is that true?”
How did it get to this? I just wanted something to eat.
The fact that despite their sleepy expressions heat lingers in their eyes has me pressing my thighs together. My breath quickens and my nipples harden, rubbing uncomfortably against Griffin’s shirt that he lent me.
“I need your words, Luna. Do you want me to touch you? Would you like that? Do you want them to see you come undone?” His arm moves higher until it’s resting just below my chest, the other moving to play with the waistband of my pants. “Will I find you dripping for the three of us if I dip my hand inside? Angel, tell me what you want.”
Gray and amber eyes meet mine, full of need. Their cocks are thick between their thighs as they step closer, watching Nova wrangle me into this helpless position. Griffin’s lips part as his tongue darts out to wet them, his hand reaching down to stroke himself through his pants. Rome has his arms folded across his chest, ignoring his cock but I can see it straining in his sleep pants.
“Words, angel.”
“Yes,” I breathe. “All of it, yes.”
Nova’s fingers undo the drawstring before dipping into my pants. I widen my stance instinctively, tightening my hold on his arms when those same fingers swipe through my folds. “God, you’re soaked, angel. How long have you been thinking about this? About us?” His head bows to the curve of my ear, his breath fanning my skin and making me moan with need.
He stops teasing, slipping those fingers inside of me, the heel of his palm pressing against my clit. I hiss at the sudden pleasure that overtakes my senses, my head rolling back against his chest as my hips ride his hand of their own accord. Another moan tears from my throat when he squeezes my tit, his thumb running across the pert nipple.
“Nova,” I whine while looking at my other two men—because that’s who they are, right?—watching them derive their pleasure by seeing me fall apart. Griffin is still stroking himself through his pants, Rome chewing on his bottom lip as his gaze locks with mine.
“You are fucking beautiful, sweetheart. Do you see what you do to us?” Rome asks and I nod, eyes widening impossibly further as he steps behind Griffin and reaches around to grab my gray-eyed lover’s cock through his pants. Griffin seems just as surprised but bucks into Rome’s grip, his eyes rolling into the back of his head as Rome strokes him.
Nova’s attention on my tit tightens and I cry out, the man rocking his hips against my ass. No doubt he’s watching the same erotic display that I am as he plunges his fingers into my sex over and over again until my body is shaking with the need for release. This wasn’t what I expected when I came looking for food but I’m not at all disappointed.
I wrap my hand around Nova’s arm, shoving him deeper into my pussy as I ride out my pleasure, whimpering through an orgasm that tears through my body. Griffin’s grunts become more urgent as he pumps into Rome’s hand, Rome kissing down the side of my writer’s neck until the man’s body stills. A violent shudder then runs through him as he comes, Rome lowering his mouth to the man’s shoulder and biting lightly. We’re all lost to our pleasure as Nova continues fucking me with those fingers until I tap his arm for a reprieve.
When he retreats, his entire hand is glistening with my orgasm and Nova raises his fingers to his lips and sucks them off, all the while still wrapping me up in his arms. I sag against him as he hums his approval of my taste before kissing my cheek. “You taste sweet as honey, angel. Just like I thought you would.”
Griffin straightens up and steps away from Rome, both of them a little unnerved at what just happened. He clears his throat and then Rome follows suit, both of them then looking at Nova for direction. I twist around to see a devilish smile spread across the man’s face. “What? I always knew it would happen eventually. Griffin is just as irresistible as Luna is. However, it’s way too late to have a deep and meaningful conversation. Luna, where would you like to sleep tonight?”
His blue eyes bore into mine, patiently waiting for my answer. There’s a push toward either his room or Rome’s so that I’m not alone and while being squished in the bed with Griffin and Nova sounds fantastic, I need a moment to breathe. “Rome,” I whisper. It’s like the café owner won the lottery as he tugs me out of Nova’s grip and hauls me off the ground. I kick in the air, shocked at his enthusiasm even as I curl into his chest. “Just sleeping!”
“As you wish, sweetheart.”
Just before he carries me into his room, I turn to look at the other two, surprised to see warmth in their expression. They’re happy that I chose one of them. It’s an odd feeling. It’s an even stranger feeling that my presence may have started something between Rome and Griffin. Griffin’s gaze dips to the wet spot on his pants, a multitude of emotions running through his face before he heads to Nova’s bedroom.
“He’ll be alright,” Nova assures me and then follows Griffin.
Rome walks into his room and sets me on the bed. He’s not looking at me as he steps out of his pajama pants, leaving him in only boxers. I watch him flit around nervously before finally meeting my gaze. “Luna-”
“I was surprised, not put off by it. Rome, I enjoy watching and being watched. Nova wasn’t wrong. Griffin isn’t either. Watching you two together? Watching you make Griffin fall apart? I love that. Knowing that you three are more than just family?” I love the idea that these men are more than just my protectors, that they love each other as well. Not just because I get off on it but because if something happens to me, they’ll still have each other.
“I’m not kissing Nova,” he blurts out as he climbs onto the other side of the bed. I giggle as I twist around and cuddle up to his chest beneath the covers. “I draw the line at that.”
“Wouldn’t expect you to. You’re both really intense and I’m not sure that would end well.” Another giggle comes from me as I settle farther into the sheets. Rome wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me closer, both of us sighing when there’s no more space between us.
“You’re not leaving us, are you? You scared us a little bit this morning, sweetheart. Thought you were going to take off.”
“I just needed to process.”
“And now?”
“I’m starting to see that I’m safe here.”