the time she gave birth, I was already eight years old here. Not much time had passed there since I’d last made contact with her, but she seemed to be safe, if not happy. I had no idea how I was going to get her out of Summer, but it was probably going to involve sneaky deals and manipulation. I was going to have to out-fae the fae.
We ate in heavy silence for a couple minutes. There was a lot for all of us to worry about.
“So,” Jason said casually. “What are the chances you could talk Arminius into giving us a cow for Cody? They have cows in Utah, right?”
The table erupted in laughter. It wasn’t that funny, but we needed a release from all the tension and stress.
The rest of dinner went better once Jason broke the ice. We ate, we drank, and we laughed. Tomorrow was going to come fast, and who knew what it would bring? We needed to enjoy the small moments when we could. I had a feeling that the road from here was just going to get even rougher.
Chapter 9
Anna
Our dinner extended into the night, but the guys excused themselves one after the other until it was just me with Mason and Jason.
I turned to the twins with a yawn. “Either of you ready for bed?”
Jason’s eyes gleamed before he scooped me up into his arms. “You don’t have to ask me twice.”
Mason chuckled and followed close behind us. “I think we might need to relieve some of your tension before you’ll be able to sleep.”
I laughed as Jason carried me to the stairs. Austin was right about the world falling apart, but I needed to recharge if I wanted to play a part in putting it all back together.
Mason opened his bedroom door, and Jason carried me over to the bed, only to toss me on it.
I bounced up with a shout and jumped at him. Jason caught me, but when I wrapped my legs around his waist and leaned back, he fell to the bed with me.
Jason was quick to find the ticklish spot under my ribs and I giggled as I tried to squirm away.
“Hey!” I cried out. “This wasn’t part of the plan.”
“Speak for yourself,” Mason said as he joined in. “How did you think we were going to make you relax?”
I snapped my teeth at him and tried to hold in my laughter. The twins were just too good at this game. They coordinated their tickling efforts so that both could reach my most sensitive spots. Jason had me half in his lap, while Mason immobilized my legs. All of my struggling did absolutely nothing to get free. They were merciless.
“Okay!” I shouted out. “You win!”
“What do we win?” Jason asked as he nuzzled my neck.
Mason skimmed a thumb over my bottom lip and held me captive with a dark, smoldering gaze while Jason left a trail of soft kisses down my neck.
“Umm,” I was too distracted to think of an answer. Both twins together were sensory overload.
Jason ran his hand over my hip and under my shirt. His warm palm settled right on my ribs and my body hummed from his touch. He settled on the bed behind me, turning my body so that I was facing Mason.
Mason used the opportunity to slide his hand into my hair and pull my head back, giving him the perfect angle to lay claim to my lips. His mouth was hot on mine, and Jason groaned as my body writhed against his.
Mason devoured me with a scorching hot kiss as Jason unhooked my bra and cupped a breast, kneading it in his hand. Mason paused his kisses long enough to get me out of my shirt and bra, baring my breasts to both of them.
“You’re beautiful,” Mason told me, truth shining from his eyes.
“Absolutely perfect,” Jason agreed.
Mason grinned. “You’ll be even more perfect once we can see all of you.”
The twins used their coordination to have me undressed in only seconds. Mason lowered his mouth to one of my breasts, teasing me with his tongue. Jason rubbed his erection up against me, but his clothes were still between us.
“Not fair,” I gasped out as Mason sucked on my nipple. “You’re both still dressed.”
“We can change that,” Jason murmured in a husky voice.
His clothes rustled and fell to the ground as Mason kept me distracted by kissing his way to my other breast. He relinquished me to Jason, who promptly turned