35. Rowan
Rowan
Ididn’t sleep in often. I had way too many things to do at the clinic to be lounging in bed. Yet, this particular morning, I was snuggled deep into the blankets, surrounded by the most comforting warmth imaginable.
Because my mates were there.
Smiling to no one in particular, I stretched, raising my arms over my head.
Almost immediately, a hand found its way to my breast, lazily smoothing over my nipple until it hardened.
I chuckled, careful to keep quiet, and peeked over at Orsen, who lay next to me.
His eyes were closed, but a gradual smile spread over his face.
Eventually, he cracked an eyelid, smirking at me as he saw me playfully glaring at him.
“Oops, did I…?” He didn’t bother to finish, and I shook my head, rolling toward him so that I could snuggle under his chin, my legs still tangled up in Nix, who was softly snoring.
I breathed him in, that scent rousing me yet grounding me.
I could have stayed wrapped up in bed with them for the entire day, but, sadly, I knew that wasn’t an option.
We all had things to do—the clinic, Griff’s cabin, checking in with the horde, and worrying about supplies—but for now, for at least a few minutes, I was going to soak up every moment I could get.
Orsen’s arm scooched under me to pull me closer, and I happily flattened myself against his chest, turning into it so I could plant a kiss on his pec.
“How’re you feeling?” He kissed the top of my head, leaving his mouth resting on my hair.
“Sore. But in a good way. I’ll be honest, I didn’t”—another quiet chuckle left me—“Well, I didn’t think I’d be with all of you any time soon. But I’d thought about it.”
At that, Orsen leaned back, smirking at me as a low rumble vibrated in his chest. “Oh, really?” He cocked a brow, clearly enjoying himself, and I rolled my eyes, shoving lightheartedly at him. “So you’ve been imagining what it would be like with all of us? And how’d we do?”
My cheeks were on fire, but I smiled, chewing on my lip as I answered, “You were amazing. It was… It was a lot of fun.”
Squeezing me against him again, Orsen laughed, still being as quiet as he could, and I melted into his embrace, relishing the way he reached around my head, stroking my hair.
“That’s good to hear, Rowan. I’ll admit, I was a tiny bit nervous about how you’d feel this morning.”
I looked up at him. “Oh? Why?”
“Well, like you said, it was a little unexpected. But I’m genuinely thrilled to hear that you had a good time. That’s the goal, after all.”
We both laughed at that, and I flicked my eyes down his body and then back up, whispering, “I mean, I think there’s at least one other goal, right?”
A growl rumbled out of Orsen as I felt Nix stir against my legs, stretching. Although anything that’d been brewing between Orsen and me paused, I couldn’t help but smile as my personal lapdog woke up after sleeping by my feet.
Oh, Nix.
“Morning,” he said, pushing himself into a seated position and cracking his back. “Okay, so I might regret the sleeping position a bit.”
Everyone laughed, and Grey quickly joined the party with a groan, burying his face deeper into the pillow beneath his head. “Shh. I’m comfy. Don’t ruin it.”
Orsen sighed, shaking his head before depositing a quick kiss on my forehead and standing. It was certainly morning, and I had to pull my eyes away from a very prominent sight this early in the day.
“Unfortunately, we have stuff to see to. There are deliveries coming for the cabin and the clinic, and we need to take a peek at the books to make sure our budget is still in line.” As I spoke I stretched lazily.
Nix frowned, crossing his arms. “Boo. That sounds awful when we’ve got a naked mate right here.”
“Agreed,” Grey added, the word muffled by the pillow he still had his face shoved in.
Glaring with mischievous intent, Orsen edged closer to Nix, then pushed on his shoulder with one finger. It was enough to throw him off balance, and Nix toppled onto the floor. I burst out laughing, unable to stop myself.
“Later. It can be our reward.” Orsen grinned as Nix rose, brushing off non-existent dirt.
“How about I make this a bit easier?” I stood up, grabbing the sheet as I did and shielding myself with it, which of course made Grey curse, now fully exposed, still lying in bed. “I’ll hop in the shower, and you all can get dressed and get to work. Get a move on, Alphas.”
Orsen eyed me, but Nix grinned from ear to ear, giving me a mock salute and saying, “Aye, aye!”
I just giggled, way too content with all the chaos, and wandered to Orsen’s bathroom. I didn’t have a change of clothes, so I had to make do with the sundress I had worn the night before. At least it was clean.
I wasn’t in the shower for more than two minutes, however, when the door opened. I sighed through a laugh as I met a pair of bright blue eyes. “Nix, you need to get moving. I wouldn’t put it past Orsen to—”
Opening the shower door, the Alpha that stared back at me was not Nix. I grinned, cocking my head in surprise. “Grey? I wasn’t expecting you to be the one to dillydally.” He stepped into the shower, still very naked and also very erect. “Don’t you have lots of work to do today?”
Sidling up against me, Grey wrapped an arm around my waist as he cupped my cheek with the other. He pulled me close, so his length pressed between us, making my mind go all spinny in seconds.
“Of course I do, but sometimes being the responsible one means you can get away with doing something irresponsible, and I’m taking full fucking advantage.”
I was about to say something, but Grey’s lips found mine. No matter what I might have had planned for the day, it could all wait. This was too damn good, the best morning in ages, and you know what—Grey was right.
Let’s take advantage.
Relaxing into Grey, I wrapped my arms around his neck, trusting him to hold me steady.
The water trailed down our bodies, making us slick and steamy.
Grey’s tongue danced with mine as we kissed, and I beamed internally.
So many people disregarded how amazing making out could be, but that definitely did not apply to my mates, and I was so there for it.
Greylen was an incredible kisser. My body hummed as he sealed himself against me, walking me back to the shower wall and pinning me there.
I squeaked when the cool tile touched my skin, but it was quickly forgotten as his arms boxed me in as he kissed the hell out of me and his cock slid against my skin.
Leaning back just a hair, Grey whispered in my ear, making goose bumps skip across my skin as the water rained down around us. “Lift your leg, Rowan. Wrap it around my hip.”
I did as he asked, in a flash, he gripped the other one and hoisted me up so that I was straddling him against the wall. A desperate moan melted out of me as Grey positioned the head of his cock at my entrance, and in one fluid motion, he sheathed himself deep in my pussy.
“Oh God… Grey…”
He filled me up, starting a slow rhythm as I held on to him, gripping him tightly with my legs.
“That’s it, beautiful. Goddamn, I’ll never get enough of this, of you.”
He kissed me again as he pumped in and out. I did what I could to help him, using my core to match his rhythm. Grey’s knot bumped against my clit, sending sparks of lightning through my nerves. I jerked as the need to come rose steadily higher.
This wasn’t what I had planned for my shower at all, and I seriously wondered how “clean” I was getting, but I didn’t care.
Between last night and now this, I was being treated to enough sex to make even Nina blush.
It was incredible. Beyond that, I knew how much we all deserved it, these stolen moments of happiness for a group that’d been so broken up until now.
I loved being with them and was falling more and more in love with the life I was building here—more and more in love with them.
“Grey…” His name came out as a needy plea, and I tightened around his shaft, my sensitive nerves going into overdrive as my mate claimed me so thoroughly again. It was relatively soon after our fun last night, but I wanted him there, wanted him inside me so badly that I didn’t mind the subtle burn.
“You feel so damn good.” He thrust upward, rocking me to my core as his knot pressed harder against me, nearly slipping in. “I want to feel you come, Rowan. I need to feel you fall apart around my cock all over again.”
“Yes,” I whined. “Please, knot me, Grey. Right here.”
“Anything”—Grey smirked as he brushed his lips over mine, a delightful tease that made my pussy clench—“but especially that.”
His teeth scraped against my neck, making my core spasm. I wanted him to bite me—desperately so.
His rhythm increased, powerful and hitting all the right spots. My walls hugged him as I stretched around his knot. Then we both groaned low and almost pained as Grey finally sank inside me, his knot locked into place.
“Oh God, don’t stop. Please, Grey.” I moved with him, short thrusts of my hips that drove the head of his cock right into my G-spot. “I’m so close. Please.”
Grey’s hips pistoned powerfully, and he growled low as he claimed me, sucking at the skin of my neck, probably leaving a bruise, but I fucking loved it.
Everything in the world dropped away, other than the intense feeling of us joining as one like this.
All I could do was whimper and whine for more.
He’d been right again. There was no way I’d ever get enough of this.
The fullness was so intense, so exquisite, and I came apart at the seams, detonating for Grey as he thrust into me with all his strength.
I surged, clamping around his shaft and knot, and I threw my head back on instinct, not caring that it bumped into the wall.
I cried out, the sound echoing in the steamy, tile-walled chamber, and I seriously doubted the sound stayed in the bathroom.
It was a day for low inhibitions and few regrets, however, and it didn’t matter to me if the entire den heard.
I was thoroughly enjoying spending time with my mates, and if anything, the horde should be thrilled for me.
“Rowan.” Grey pressed his face to my neck, nibbling at my skin as he nuzzled against me. “My good, good girl.”
His tone was downright reverent as I came, and he wrapped his entire body around me, breathing hard as he continued to steadily pump into me.
It was magical, this swelling of energy as we stayed so close, creating a world for just the two of us.
The way Grey held me, clung to me, it was as if I might disappear into thin air.
I could sense the desperation in him, the need to feel me in every fiber of his being, and I got it.
We’d been so far away from each other for so long, he’d truly believed he’d lost me, but I was finally here. I pulled his face to mine as his strong muscles held me aloft and kissed him, deep and potent, using it to say what I didn’t have the words for.
Grey moaned against my lips, that hungry growl reverberating. He surged inside me, thickening as his knot pulsed, and then warmth gushed into me as he found his release, riding our combined high until we’d wrung out every last drop of it.
As the frantic pace calmed, Grey lifted his eyes to meet mine, a grin on his face. “Going to work is going to be damn near impossible.”
I laughed, kissing his cheek. “Well, you have a minute. Think we can manage to wash my hair?”
We both chuckled, and I let the moment be, holding off the flood of thoughts and concerns and emotions for just a bit longer. It could all wait.