Page 44 of Rapunzel Unchained
I gave him a curious frown.
“I don’t know if letting him bed me counts as battling him.”
Zane grinned that wicked smile of his.
“And,” Luke interrupted before Zane could go on, “not to piggyback off of Zane’s confession, but... Blake and I... well...” his face turned beat red, his golden eyes blinking up shyly at me. “We love you too.”
My eyes locked with Blake’s single golden one.
Blake didn’t shy away from the full force of my stare. He nodded. The only confirmation that what his twin said was true.
Well, it wasn’t a declaration like Zane’s, but it did answer some questions that had been bothering me. If the old me had known that one day not one, but three, mages loved me, I think that she might destroy everything in sight.
Standing, I moved into Zane’s grasp, sliding into his lap, my arms around his neck as I peered down at him. My mouth brushed against his pursed ones. “I love you, Zane.”
Zane pinched my chin between his fingers and deepened the kiss. His tongue stroked and folded with mine until my body heated and I squirmed. Too soon the kiss was over.
I swept out of his lap and moved around the table. My hand curled into Blake’s hair, tipping his head back to me until my lips found his. Blake nipped and bit my lips until my knees grew weak.
“I love you, Blake.” I breathed against his lips.
Before I barely moved away from Blake, I was jerked by my dress and landed in Luke’s lap. I laughed, my hands on his chest. “Well, hello.”
Luke wrapped an arm around my waist, cupping my face before devouring my lips. My hands delved into his hair, holding him close, my body catching on fire as it molded against his chest.
Zane cleared his throat, chuckling.
Breathless, I pulled away from Luke. My lips were swollen and sore. “I definitely love you.”
Luke squeezed me closer with a dark chuckle, the aftereffects of our kiss evident against my butt. I wiggled against it slightly. Luke groaned, filling me with a feminine satisfaction.
“This isn’t going to start being a competition between who loves me more, now is it?” I glanced between them barely restraining the lust in my face. “Because I would be okay with that.”
The male laughter that followed made my heart swell. This moment was perfect. Or almost perfect. I tried not to let the disappointment of who was missing ruin this moment.
“Now, that we have that settled.” I shifted to move out of Luke’s lap, but he held me tight. “You’re going to have to let me go eventually.”
Luke’s boyish grin was contagious. “Not if I can help it.”
“Yes, well, it won’t look too queenly, me sitting in your lap when talking to Nick, who’s coming this way with Rebecca.” I pointed toward the open patio door.
His hands smoothed up and down my back, his other hand creeping up my exposed leg.
I grinned, pushing his hand away as I stood. “Stop that.”
Rebecca arched a brow at me, taking in my disheveled form.
I ignored her and focused on the council member that could be the very turning point of this battle.
“Eva,” Nick began and paused, a quizzical look on his face. “Or do you prefer Your Majesty?”
I waved him off. “Either is fine. Please have a seat, and we can talk all about our revolution.”
Chapter 23
Rebecca led us all from the sitting room to the living room. Apparently, Nick had something to show us on the television. I hoped it would help me figure out what to do about Gage and Adam.
Though my heart felt full and on the cusp of bursting from the trio's declaration of love, it put a gulf between us and Adam and Gage. I didn’t want to be responsible for breaking their group apart, but Gage’s words last night were vivid in my mind.
