Queen of Quarantine (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #4) - Caroline Peckham Page 0,49

there was certainty in their eyes, not a single shadow of doubt.

“You bound yourself to all of us, baby,” Kyan said darkly. “I understood that from day one. I will share you with my brothers, but no other man or creature on this earth will touch you aside from them and me. And I will never want another woman but you.”

My heart pounded unevenly, but I didn’t have time to respond as Blake spoke next.

“I’m yours. You’re mine. And theirs. We’re one unit. Bound by blood and pain and love. There is no other way that makes sense to me, Cinders.”

“Yes,” Saint agreed, nodding firmly. “Our claims will always be equal. Our souls are irrevocably linked. This is the only path for us. And the only one I want.”

I looked to Monroe, doubt making my heart crush as I waited for his answer, needing to know he could commit to this too. He hadn’t been bonded to the others for as long, he’d wanted me to himself before now. But if he said he couldn’t do this, I didn’t know what I’d do. It would break me. Without one of them, it couldn’t work. Somehow, this impossibly powerful bond holding us together could only function if the five of us maintained it. If one link was broken, it would break us all.

“Nash?” I breathed, hope and fear wrapped up in my voice.

He stepped forward, his knuckles brushing my thigh, running up to my hip and leaving tingles in his wake. He continued to drag them up my body, over my stomach, following the curve of my breasts, along the length of my throat until he propped my chin up on his thumb and tilted my head so I looked him directly in the eyes. His gaze was a well of endless desire and want and adoration, the sight making my heart thrash and kick against my ribs.

“I have found a home here with these men, and with you. I’ve never felt so seen as I am here. I can be the untamed beast I was born to be without fear of judgement. You make me feel like I have a place in this world. So I want to stand in it and make every single day you have on this Earth the happiest it can be. And if it takes these three men to ensure that too, then there is no doubt in my heart that this is where they should be as well. I won’t lose you again, princess. We’re yours. So do what you want with us.”

A shaky breath made it through my lips as I savoured the weight of all of their pledges to me. There was no way to solidify this bond with words. It had to be done with flesh. And I was no longer afraid to have them all possess me at once, instead I anticipated it with the thirst of a desert for rain.

I took hold of Monroe’s hand under my chin and lowered it to my breasts, reaching out to curl my other hand around the back of his neck. He released a deep, carnal noise, his hand sliding beneath my corset and scoring his thumb across my nipple as his mouth clashed with mine in a hungry, fervent kiss that made my head spin.

He stepped between my thighs and I arched into him, running my hands over his firm shoulders as my core squeezed tightly in expectation of what I wanted.

He broke our kiss, his mouth falling to my throat and I tilted my head to give him more access, gazing over his shoulder at my other boys who looked desperate to come closer.

I reached for them, a demand on my lips which was drowned out by a moan as Monroe’s mouth slid down to suck on my nipple instead of using his thumb. Blake and Kyan strode forward while Saint watched, squeezing the huge bulge in his boxers. Always clinging to control until the final damn second.

Kyan grabbed my hips, yanking me to my feet and muscling in behind me while Blake claimed a fierce kiss from my mouth. I hummed my pleasure at the burning heat of his lips and the way his tongue moved in a furious pattern against mine, making my body quiver from that singular touch, let alone the way Nash’s mouth was moving on my flesh too.

Behind me, Kyan grabbed the silk ribbon tying my corset, yanking it free with harsh tugs that nearly pulled