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pulled back.
She shattered, and it was the most beautiful thing he d ever seen. Her pebbled nipples jutted
into the air and her skin was flushed pink. Her eyes closed and her lips parted on a desperate scream
as Daniel pounded into her from beneath.
The sight of her release was too much for him. There was no warning, there was just him
coming all over her stomach and inner thigh. She cried out and jerked again on Daniel s cock as soon
as his release splattered against her skin. There was something earthy and almost primal in seeing his
cum decorating her skin.
Daniel flopped back against the couch. For fuck s sake. Be careful where you point that.
Hollis lay back against him, absently trailing her fingers through the white smears covering her
skin and sighing contentedly.
Chapter Seven
Hollis unlocked the door to the little cabin, went inside and checked the time. Almost two a.m.
The guys had wanted her to stay, but she convinced them that she d get more sleep at home.
Particularly since she had to be up early for school. Of course, so did they.
The truth was, she needed to think. Her mind was so full she was sure half the thoughts had
leaked out her ears already. Shape shifters, threesomes, and now foursomes, for God s sake! Not to
mention mates? She could barely tackle one of these issues at a time, let alone all of them at once.
The existence of shape shifters was hard enough to come to terms with. What else was real?
Vampires? Zombies? Hell, maybe she d catch a glimpse of Sasquatch if she left the habitat cams up
long enough. She rubbed her hand over her face.
She d almost gotten to a point earlier when she thought she was okay with it. But to be fair, her
hormones had been in overdrive and she d been distracted by the three, hot, naked men who d wanted
her. Her body hummed with the memory of their possession. They d definitely gotten her. Maybe her
comfort level had more to do with hormone fueled lust than anything else. She certainly wasn t the
first woman who d ignored good common sense in favor of sex. And she was positive she wouldn t
be the last. She still couldn t believe she d had sex with three men. Twice.
Making sense of the whole shape shifter thing was hard enough, but when she added in the
whole mate aspect& She really, really liked the guys, but was that enough to buy into this idea of
mates? Was it love? An ache flared in her chest. Even if it was love or could grow to be love for her,
wasn t it just a biological imperative for them. Using their instincts, they sensed she was their mate.
That didn t mean they loved her. It just meant that she helped fulfill a need for their species. Or
maybe, it was more about her knowing. It wasn t that they really wanted her, it just meant that it was
easier to mate with someone who already knew the secret. That way she had a vested interest in
keeping it quiet. Nothing more. Nothing less. And that hurt more than anything.
The thoughts battered her as relentlessly as the waves hit the shore. After tossing and turning all
night, she finally gave up and called in sick. There was no possible way she d be of any use to the
kids like this. She wasn t even sure she could make it to the school without driving straight into the
lake. Pulling on some clothes, she wandered over to the diner hoping she wasn t too early for
breakfast.
Maggie looked up in surprise when Hollis walked in, the bells jingling obnoxiously above her
head. Had she ever liked the sound? Clearly, she was an idiot.
Her friend hurried over to her. Honey, what s the matter? Are you okay?
Yes. She nodded, but tears sprang to her eyes. No. Not really.
Maggie took her by the hand and led her to a table in the back. What s going on? she asked as
soon as they sat down.
In fits and starts and over several cups of coffee, Hollis spilled the entire story. Well, she d left
out the shape shifting bits. That wasn t her secret to tell. But she tried to get across that she thought
both men were more interested in& tradition than love. Through it all, Maggie refilled Hollis cup
and listened patiently.
When Hollis had finally finished spilling the entire story, Maggie leaned forward and took a sip
from her own cup. It seems like there are some parts of the story missing. She held up her hand
when Hollis opened her mouth. I m not going to ask what. It s none of my business. But sometimes
there are some& unexpected or even downright weird things, particularly in a relationship with more
than two people. It doesn t mean that the people in question don t love and love strongly. It just means
that they have different issues at play, too.
Hollis started at Maggie turning over what the other woman had said in her mind. She also
thought about the things that Maggie had avoided saying the things she d alluded to. Hollis eyes
widened as several things about Lucas and Quinn clicked into place.
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