Darian jumped through the window and glided into the room, assessing our surroundings. “He means to say, none of us could sleep while knowing you were on your own, lovely. At least this way, we might now be able to get some shut-eye.”
My cheeks heated, warmth going through me as I thought of what he’d said.They couldn’t sleep knowing I was alone?
Kade crouched as he landed in the room, and he strode straight to me, curving his arms around my back and shocking me with a crushing kiss that left me breathless. When he pulled back, he growled, “I had to know you were all right. Come find me when you get sick of these two.”
I hadn’t even had time to answer when he released me and prowled back to the window, disappearing from sight. I ran over in time to see him finish scaling the side of the castle, his fingers only just gripping the bricks and his feet finding small crevices. He leaped the last distance to their window and pulled himself back into their room. I didn’t dare look at the drop to the ground below.
Swallowing, I turned my attention to Asher and Darian. “So you two, huh?”
“Yeah, we agreed,” Asher said with a nod.
I frowned. “Agreed?”
“Let’s just say tonight you’re ours,” Asher replied with a wolfish grin. “Now get your ass back in the bed so we can get some sleep.”
Sleep?My brows rose. It wasn’t exactly what I was expecting when he said I was theirs for the night.
Leading the way, Darian slid onto the other side of the bed. When I didn’t move, Asher hooked an arm around my belly and lifted me into the bed, plopping me in the middle of the mattress and climbing in after me.
“I know how to get into a bed,” I griped, but Asher only chuckled as he settled beside me, tucking me into his chest protectively. Darian moved closer to my other side, the monsters surrounding me with warmth and hard panes of muscle.Fuck, was it always so hot in here?
And then the asses simply shut their eyes as if they were serious about going straight to sleep.Unbelievable.I stared at the darkened ceiling, wondering whether it might have been easier to sleep without them after all. Time crawled by, and I squirmed between them, unable to keep still.
With the scents of musk and leather and sea salt and patchouli filling my lungs, my body screamed for attention, and I needed to get away just so I could breathe. A plush reading chair sat close to the window, and I tried to wiggle free, determined to sleep there instead. Asher’s arm tightened around me, and his lips found my ear. His warm breath tickled the side of my face, and my breathing became shallow.
“Because of you, I had to eat two of those mushrooms tonight, Sharachi,” he accused in my ear, and goose bumps raced along my skin. “I’ve never tasted anythin’ so damn—”
“Delicious?” I supplied breathlessly.
“Squishy,” Asher finished with a sound of disgust, though a smile curved his lips. “And now we’re goin’ to tease you until you wish you’d eaten it.” His hand reached under my nightgown, his fingers brushing over my belly, and I sucked in a sharp breath.
“I meant to throw it onto the floor,” I defended. “It’s not my fault—”
My words were cut off as he slid his hand upward, cupping my breast firmly and flicking his thumb over my nipple.
Darian moved on my other side, leaning down and pressing soft kisses to my collarbone. My body melted at their touch, and I forced myself to take a few slow breaths.
“It just landed there,” I said, finishing my sentence. “I hardly think it’s worth torturing me over.”
“Torture?” Darian asked, lifting his head and giving me a sensual smile. “No, darling, torture was trying to sleep knowing you were over here in this huge bed by yourself.”
I gaped at him. “I didn’t get to choose where I slept!”
“You didn’t fight against the arrangement either,” Asher said, moving his hand to my other breast.
I wanted to curse at their stupidity, but deep down I couldn’t help but wonder whether this was still really about the fact I’d kept the information from them that Prince Azaren might be able to break our bonds. I mean, they’d acted like they’d forgiven me back in the cave behind the waterfall, but this was ridiculous.
“Actually, you’re right,” I said, clenching my jaw. “And now I’m going to fight againstthisarrangement. Tonight Ichooseto sleep on the damn couch.”
But when I went to move, Asher didn’t release me, and Darian’s smirk was devilish. “Not until your punishment is over, lovely,” Darian said as his hand trailed up my bare thigh, gliding beneath the nightgown.
“And when will it be over?” I asked.
“You’ll see,” Asher said with a grin, and then Darian’s fingers were sliding into my panties and swiping up my center. I gasped as his fingers pressed against my clit, massaging the bundle of nerves and making desire pool between my legs.Oh yes.At this point, I was starting to think that if this was punishment, I needed to put myself in this situation more often.
I writhed as the monsters teased me, the pleasure building in me until I was sure I would explode, but before I tipped over the edge, they stopped in unison, not giving me the release I desperately needed.What the actual fuck?
They waited until the feeling had crashed down before playing with me again, toying with me until I was squirming again on the bed. Darian watched as his fingers slid in and out of me, his face filled with such desire that I knew he was torturing himself as much as he was torturing me. “You’re so perfect,” he murmured like he was in awe, and I didn’t have it in me to feel embarrassed. I wiggled my hips, begging him to drive his fingers in deeper, even though he was already pushing them in as far as they would go.
