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Amanda

By the time everything was done and I'd been with each of my hounds, my body was a quivering husk.

Raul chuckled and kissed my cheek. "Don't get too comfy, it's already morning."

I groaned at the reminder and was tempted to grab a pillow and lob it at his face, but my current pillow of choice was Jesse, and lobbing the man wouldn't be easy. Instead, I glared at Raul and cuddled closer to Jesse. "I need sleep."

"I know, but we need to protect our future," Tyler gently chided me. He yawned, breaking part of his serious effect. "Sorry, someone kept me up too late wanting a back rub."'

It hadn't been that late when we started, and it was my fault he didn't stop until the wee hours of the morning when I was already knocked out. "Not you too, Ty, you can't be betraying me."

His only answer was a chuckle and a ruffle of my hair. "You're something else, mate."

I smiled before leaning closer. "I really don't want to get up."

"I get it, but we have to," Raul scolded again.

Sighing, I rol