Thane POVAs I followed Harlow up the stairs, I was unsure if this was real or just a figment of my imagination. Granted, she let me touch her earlier, and well, I did more than just touch her. Pulling myself out of my jumbled thoughts, I follow Harlow, hot on her heels to my room. Raidon had managed to get the grumpy Leon up, so we could sleep together. When I stepped into the room, our mingled scents calmed me in a way I hadn’t felt in ages, as if I could finally breathe for the first time. As I climb into my usual spot and Radion gets on the outside of me, I watch Harlow slip between Rhen and Leon. Of course, I would prefer if Harlow slept next to me, but I’m not pushing my luck tonight by demanding her to sleep next to me. I wasn’t going to risk getting banished back to the den to sleep alone again. However, I can’t help but feel jealous of how she clings to Leon the most. It’s like I’m a damn light fixture in this house - useless and unnecessary. But it’s alright. Baby steps
Harlow POVRaidon pushes me off him, and I reach for Leon, but he jerks away from me as if I would burn him the moment our skin brushes. Rejection smashes me, and I growl at him in frustration."No, Harlow. You know I can't. Don't make me do this!" Leon whimpers, but I still feel that his need for me is just as intense as the need I have for him. He wants me just as much. So why do they keep denying me?"I won't let you hurt her, Leon," Thane growls at Leon as Leon tries to pull away. Only at the sound of his voice did I notice Thane standing behind him, his hands on Leon's shoulders, and it upset me knowing the only reason Leon hadn't run from me was that Thane was holding him in place. My blood was boiling, and if one of them wouldn't give me what I wanted, I was going to take it from them, whether they liked it or not, the bond refusing to give up this time until I claimed them. I'm not glass. They can't break me by touching me. I'm horny and hormonal, and I need one of their dam
Rhen POVThis is the last place I want to be, especially when I can feel my bond pulling me back to my mates. The happiness building in Thane made me feel giddy. I missed them already, and if this meeting didn't hurry along soon, I would cancel it. He was already ten minutes late, and my patience was waning. However, checking the mountain load of paperwork Leila left on my desk, I found I could no longer concentrate. Thane's arousal smashed me through the bond, and my pants suddenly felt very restricting. Deciding I could no longer wait for Talon to sort his contract out with his vendor, I got up from my seat and headed toward the elevator. Talon was supposed to meet me here after my initial meeting with a security company looking into advanced technical services. That meeting went off without a hitch. And Talon knows better than to leave me waiting. Leon could deal with him, I was done trying to sort out his mess. I pressed the button on the elevator, only to notice it was already
An Hour EarlierHarlow POVI must have dozed off at some point because I was awoken by Thane placing a tray on my lap and Raidon shaking me awake. Lifting my head off Raidon’s chest, I find a tray with French toast and coffee. My hand instantly goes for the coffee. “You seem calmer,” Thane says, and I nod, taking a sip of the coffee. “Eat,” grumbles Raidon, tapping the tray and picking up a piece of toast. I roll my eyes at his bossiness, but still pick up a piece, tearing a junk off. “Where’s Rhen?” I ask after swallowing. “At work,” Leon says, stepping out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist; my eyes roam over his muscled body, and I lick my lips. My hunger for other things rearing its damn ugly head. Raidon chuckles. “Our Omega has turned into a Nympho,” he purrs, making me look at him. I glare at him, and he pinches my chin between his fingers, forcing my face to his. His lips brush mine softly, and I growl, biting his lip. He chuckles, snapping his teeth next
Raidon POV Racing down the stairs, I could feel Rhen’s fear, and that man much like Thane feared nothing, so I knew he must be in dire circumstances he knew he couldn’t handle on his own. My feet miss some stairs as I fly down them to reach the bottom floor and snatch the keys off the hook by the door. Thane barrels into my back, plucking them from my hand as he opens the door. And I see his eyes glaze over as he hits the key fob. No doubt Rhen telling him what’s going on. He jumps in the car and I throw myself in the passenger side before looking down to find I only have a towel on.The roof of his car hits the garage door, not having a chance to fully lift as he pulls out and spins the car around. He hits the button above his head for the gate and presses his foot down on the gas. “Suit hanging in back behind you,” Thane says, not taking his eyes off the long driveway. I twist, snatching it and unclipping my seat belt when I hear the gate slide across his side of the car. He cur
HarlowLeon was tense as we showered, and it had me on edge. Climbing out, Leon was still washing shampoo from his hair. “Wait, don’t leave without me,” Leon says, frantically washing the soap from his hair as I wrap a towel around myself. My face scrunches up, wondering what has got into him. He has barely said anything to me since they left. Hearing the doorbell, I glance at the door.“Harlow!” Leon snaps at me, but I ignore him, retrieving one of Raidon’s shirts and slipping it on. “I’m just answering the door,” I huff before moving toward the bedroom door. The moment I step into the hall, I hear the front door kicked in, making me jump. “A scream of fright leaves my lips, only to be muffled by Leon’s hand. My breathing is harsh as he sniffs the air, when I hear the cleaner demanding to know who they are. “We are here to find the Omega,” comes a gruff voice, my eyes widen at the demand. Leon holds a finger to his lips and lets me go before ushering me to the back of the house, wh
“Harlow, you have two minutes before I put a bullet in his head,” he screams out. My hands shook as I remained where I was, when Leon’s voice flitted through my head. “Stay where you are, don’t fucking move, Harlow,” he snapped at me.Leon is kicked, and he doubled over coughing, one hand on the ground as he wheezed when another man dragged the yardman off from the side, he was begging and pleading as he was dumped next to Leon. “Now Harlow, or I kill—” he looks down at the Gardener. “Whoever this is,” he says waving the gun at him, he still stared at the mansion not realizing I was not in it. “Five minutes out, the road is blocked!” Come’s Thane’s furious voice, when pain suddenly tore through me from Rhen, dropping me to my knees. Leon screamed, clutching his chest and I gasp for air, clutching my stomach as I feel Rhen’s tether breaking, feel all my mate's agony only to look up and see men racing toward me. My internal scream I hadn’t realized was actually outward, I choke, and
Leon POVThane tore into Leo, Harlow I could see her caught, frozen like a deer in headlights, her entire back, and her legs bleeding from being dragged. Thane tore into Leo, trying to keep him pushed back and away from her, every time Leo was tossed and slammed near her, his wolf was there taking the brunt while he screamed through the link for me to get up and move her. If she didn’t move soon, it would cost Thane by distracting him, his positioning making it hard for him to kill Leo and not trample Harlow, and Leo recognizing that, he uses it to his advantage, knowing it is the only advantage he has when it comes to Thane.Staggering, I force myself to move. My breath wheezes as I feel my lung trying to heal from collapsing when Harlow screams when Thane is tossed, and he only just catches himself from landing on her and crushing her. She is now caught between his legs; she crawls out, finally moving and coming out of her shock when Thane chomps down on his neck. Leo wails a howl