dip in concern, and we all check each other to make sure we look properly pressed and pristine, and then we head out the door to finally face the dreaded dinner.
“No dessert,” I remind them, and they both chuckle.
“No worries, Sable, you’re all the dessert we’ll ever need.”
I smile at Toreon’s words as we start down the stairs.
I love my life.
46
I feel floaty and giddy as we make our way back downstairs. I mean, given what just happened, I shouldn’t be confused by why I’m experiencing these sensations, but this is something else, something more. I pause on the step, my fingers laced with both Toreon’s and Vudu’s, and it forces them to stop too.
“Everything okay?” Toreon questions, looking back to take me in.
“Just make it through dinner, and then we’ll play with you again,” Vudu tells me matter-of-factly, like I’m some impatient child who needs to be bribed. I snort out a laugh.
Damn, that’s hot. Who knew blunt could be such an aphrodisiac?
Toreon smiles like he can read my mind and the dirty direction my thoughts just took. He looks at me curiously, waiting for me to either start moving again or explain what I’m doing. I love that he’s so patient, so unbothered by the quirky things I do as I adjust to this life.
A huge smile crawls across my face as I examine what I’m feeling. “I’m happy,” I announce like the big deal it is. “I mean, I’ve had fleeting moments of happiness or enjoyment. But this, this feels...epic. It feels like something I can keep if I want to, like it’s mine.”
Toreon’s eyes soften and fill with emotion as he steps up and cradles my face. “It is yours, Sable. Forever. You should’ve always had it, but we’ll make sure you keep it now.”
His golden eyes burn into mine, and I stroke his cheek with my fingers before pulling his lips to mine. I kiss him slowly, savoring the promise I can still taste on his lips. Loving him for offering it to me.
“Thank you,” I whisper against his mouth as he pulls away.
“No, thank you, Sable. If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t have anything, including the happiness I feel every second I’m with you,” he confesses.
I kiss him hard, our mouths making words unnecessary, because I can feel it all in our kiss. Toreon pulls away, offering me one more peck before he steps back.
Vudu steps in front of me and drops his eyes so that they’re level with mine. “You are the best gift we didn’t know to even ask for. You are my happy.”
I nearly melt right then and there.
He kisses me softly, confirming his every word before pulling away. I work to blink back the emotion that stings my eyes as I smile at my mates. “I’m so glad I failed at seducing you tonight,” I say with a smile.
The guys chuckle. “I wouldn’t call it a fail. When you flipped over, we got to see your panties. That’s a win in my book,” Toreon teases.
“Yep,” Vudu agrees. “Now, let’s join this party and then leave as soon as possible, because I’m ready to have more time making you moan,” he announces as he pulls me forward and we continue down the rest of the stairs.
“You know...” I start, ready to flirt some more about our approaching night together, but shouting voices stop me mid-sentence.
We all go quiet, trying to figure out what’s going on, but whatever is being said is too muffled for me to make it out. Vudu looks at me and Toreon. I guess things were more tense than I thought. I just figured Taz said something that pissed Medley and Delta off, but this sounds like way more than that.
“Are you fucking kidding?” This voice rings out clear as day, and it’s Delta who’s shouting it. I lose all pretense of walking calmly into the festivities and instead barrel through the door of the dining room and straight into the melee.
“Not only are you insulting my mates, which I promise you, Sin or not, you do not want to do, but if you think I’d ever let you near our children, you’ve lost your fucking mind,” Delta growls at Envy and Gluttony, who look back at her just as pissed.
I stop in my tracks at that declaration just as the door slams behind us and everyone in the dining room turns to us.
“Are you pregnant?” I blurt out to Delta, completely shocked by her statement.