others in his flight forever, because Henry, Marco, and Atlas seemed to calm down to an extent regarding anyone touching their marks.
I mean… to be fair, I only had so many places to bite, and I loved my mates’ hands on me, so there had to be a compromise there.
A soft meow had me pulling away from the conversation Marco was engaging in with the guards to look at Atlas, who was pulling Bella from his shirt. My hand immediately came out to brush over my kitten as I let out a surprised noise at the black glitter that poofed off her fur, making Atlas chuckle.
“Is she going to stay like this?” I asked curiously, loving that she had literal glitter coming off her. “Is it okay for her to stay like this?”
As long as it didn’t risk her health in any way, of course.
“No.” Atlas ran a large hand over Bella, who purred against him. “I have shadow magic on her right now to protect her while going through portals and flying.”
“Oh.” I softened at how thoughtful he was and offered a small smile. “That was really sweet of you to do. I was worried about her.”
“Exactly why I did it. It’s possible she would have been fine, but we don’t need our kitten getting hurt,” he explained, cupping my jaw. Henry was shaking with silent laughter behind me, and I looked at him, confused, as he moved his amused gaze from Atlas to me, his flash of brilliant white teeth both dangerous and filled with literal mirth. Whatever had him laughing amused him way more than usual.
“What?” I asked, frowning, not wanting to miss out on the joke.
“Nothing,” Atlas grunted and drew my attention back. “Ignore him. He’s just jealous that Bella likes me more.”
“Bella!” I bopped her nose as she swiped a little paw at me. “No playing favorites. We love all of your dads equally.” The words slipped out and my cheeks heated again, knowing they had heard. Atlas let out a low rumble that caused my skin to prickle. Henry simply squeezed my hip as I felt a soft affection, and possibly, on Atlas’s end, love radiate through our bond. I was far too nervous to ask in the moment, though. Luckily, I didn’t have to, because Marco had a question that had me snapping my head over immediately in question.
“Baby girl, who are you riding?”
What? I arched a brow as Henry muttered a curse, making Croy laugh.
“Riding?” I asked curiously. I wasn’t exactly sure what he meant… I mean, his tone, the heat in his eyes, and his amusement had me assuming something far different than the serious expression that the guards seemed to be regarding the question with. So… not where my mind had gone first, then?
I tried to blink away the image of me doing exactly that, of riding Marco. I nibbled my lip as his smile grew.
“Yes,” Marco answered, not changing or adjusting his question.
“Riding how?” I bit down on my lip as one of the guards cleared his throat.
“Our dragons,” Marco clarified, his smile making my heart race.
“I’m riding one of you?” I asked sincerely, feeling a jolt of excitement before frowning. “Well, that’s a bit difficult, asking me to pick. I want to ride all of you.”
“Fuck,” Anani muttered as I heard Ledger chuckle, his relaxed, warm laugh making my heart squeeze. I could feel how much more relaxed his dragon was now, and his happiness made me feel far more at peace.
“Not my normal policy to make you pick,” Marco agreed.
Okay, now I could tell he was trying to mess with the guards, because both of them were shifting uncomfortably, and even I could tell what he was alluding to. I mean, to be fair, he wasn’t lying. Marco had never asked me to pick before. I looked at my mates and mused. “Well, I have already ridden Sai—”
“Yeah you fucking have,” Sai mumbled under his breath before flashing a dangerous smirk. “Although, kitten, I am very much a fan of repeat performances.”
A small laugh almost slipped out as I bit down on my lip and tilted my head, attempting to play along. Not because I enjoyed making the guards uncomfortable, but because Marco seemed to find all of this very amusing, and seeing him smile made me more happy than you can imagine.
“Who would be the easiest to ride?”
Marco chuckled, his laugh dangerous and his smile absolutely elated as both guards cursed behind him. His answer was