Chapter 111
** Ryder’s POV **
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The more I think about it, the more I believe it. Everything we’ve been through, the chaos, the losses, the way fate pushed us together, then apart, and then back together again, isn’t random at all. I think it’s all playing out exactly the way it was meant to, even if some of it feels cruel.
Paige’s eyes linger on mine, full of questions and quiet strength, and I can feel it again, the pull that started years ago and never really let me go, it’s not anything supernatural, it’s just her. I brush my thumb over her cheek, loving the way she leans into my touch. That simple, instinctive movement hits deeper than I expect.
“You have no idea what you do to me,” I murmur.
Her lips part, a soft breath escaping, and that’s all it takes for my restraint to start fraying. The world outside, the hunters, the danger, the unknowns, it all fades to background noise. What’s left is her, standing in the moonlight, looking at me like I’m something worth believing
“Come on,” I say quietly, taking her hand. “You need rest.”
She opens her mouth to argue, but I give her fingers a gentle tug and start leading her upstairs. Her steps are slow behind me, her pulse racing. I can hear it, feel it, matching my own. By the time we reach the bedroom, the air between us feels charged.
When she turns to face me, the moonlight catches in her hair. I reach out, tucking a strand behind her ear. “I should apologise,” I tell her softly.
“For what?”
I give her a faint, teasing smile. “You’re not getting the full four–mate experience tonight.” Her brows lift, amusement flashing in her eyes. “Oh, I forgot about that promise.”
I step closer until she has to tilt her head back to keep my gaze. “I didn’t; I was thinking about
it for hours,” I admit. “But patrol schedules got shifted. Callen and Remy are out with Ronnie, which means you’re stuck with just me for now.” My voice drops lower. “Think you can manage that?”
She laughs quietly. “I think I’ll survive.”
I lean in, my mouth brushing against her ear. “Soon,” I whisper. “Soon you’ll have all of us. I hope you’re ready for that, Paige, because when it happens…” I let the sentence trail off,
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letting the promise hang between us.
Her breath catches. “That sounds like a warning.”
“Maybe it is.”
Her hands slide up my chest. “Then I guess I should start preparing.”
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I groan softly as she pulls me closer, her warmth pressing against mine. The kiss starts slow and cautious, then deepens, all the things we’ve been holding back spilling into it. I don’t know how long we stand there, lost in the rhythm of it, but when I finally lift my head, her lips are parted and her eyes are dark.
The sound of the front door closing downstairs breaks the moment. Footsteps, steady and familiar, move through the house.
A low voice drifts up the hall. “I heard we have to wear you out if we want you to get any rest tonight.”
Paige laughs against my chest, and I can’t help but grin. “You’re supposed to be on a run,” I call toward the doorway.
Parker appears shirtless, hair damp from the night air, and the look he gives Paige makes the air shift again, hotter this time, charged in a different way.
“Changed my mind,” he says, leaning casually against the doorframe. “Figured I’d help here.” Paige glances between us, her cheeks flushed, and eyes bright with something that looks a lot like anticipation. I reach for her hand again, lacing our fingers together.
“You really should rest,” I murmur, leaning down to press a kiss to her throat. “But I know your mind and how much you are going to overthink everything, so maybe we can help quiet it.”
Her pulse jumps beneath my lips. “Maybe,” she whispers, as her lust washes over me like a tidal wave, stealing my breath and my c**k instantly hardens. Filthy thoughts of everything I want to do to my beautiful mate run through my mind.
Parker moves in behind her, and her breath catches as his hands trail gently down her sides, stopping at the hem of her T–shirt before pulling it up over her head. I watch the goosebumps rise on her skin as my eyes take in her perfect body. I love every inch of this woman.
My gaze lands on her pink n*****s, barely visible behind the black lace bra. I can’t stop myself. I lean down, catching one of the sensitive buds gently between my teeth.
“Rye,” she gasps, and I almost groan at the way she says my name like that.
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My hand comes up to cup her other breast, my thumb teasing her other n****e through the fabric as Parker slowly peels her leggings and underwear off in one. Her scent hits me harder then, a sweet musk that drives my wolf wild.
I step back, watching her while I calm down.
Parker releases the clasp on her bra and pushes it from her shoulders, and her breasts spill free. His eyes meet mine over her shoulder, silently seeking permission to touch her first. I don’t like that.
“When it comes to her, we are not Alpha and Beta; we are equal,” I tell him through the mind–link.
The words break his control, and he doesn’t hesitate. He spins her, so her back is now to me, giving me a wonderful view of her ass. He kisses her whilst slowly guiding her to the bed. I pull my shirt over my head, tossing it to the floor, and shove down my shorts before stepping out of them.
Paige crawls up onto the bed, and then my restraint almost snaps when she stays there on all fours and shoots a look at me over her shoulder.
I want to drop to my knees behind her and worship her sweet p***y with my mouth until she screams for me, then I want to sink my c**k into her, filling her with my c*m. Parker is already there though, his fingers sliding over her pink flesh.
“Let me get her ready for you,” he says into the mind–link.
I know I should tell him he doesn’t need to do anything for my benefit, but I know it’s partly his instinct, and partly what he wants. He loves to please his mate, and I won’t take that from him. Besides, if I’m honest with myself, I enjoy taking a step back and watching her like this.
She gasps as he sinks two digits into her, whilst telling her how warm and wet she is. How perfect she feels. He works her like he’s done it a million times, bringing her to the edge in under a minute. I force myself to stay back, to give them this moment before I take my turn.
Paige’s back arches, her hands grip the sheets, and she cries out. It’s one of the most stunning sights I’ve ever seen. The way she gives herself over to the pleasure without restraint makes me want to watch her do it over and over again.
Parker steps back and moves around to the other side of the bed, catching her attention when he pushes his shorts down, his erection springing free. She crawls to him eagerly and moans as her mouth wraps around his tip. His head falls back, and he hisses in pleasure when she sucks him all the way in.
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