aftermath of the emotional and passionate moments seemed to
leave her lost in their wake, floundering. Tears threatened, but she wasn’t
sure why. “I knew you were both coming for me.”
Gage’s hand, warm and safe, smoothed the hair back from her
face. “We would have waited longer to claim you if you’d needed it. Why did you
run from us for so long, little Seer?” He might be soothing her, but hurt
resonated in his tone. No action happened without repercussion. She’d known she
hurt them by stalling their union because of her view of the time stream, yet
fought destiny anyway, fearing they wouldn’t work out. Better to leave her
mates alone and wishing for her than to have them catch her and be disappointed
with their choice. Although her fears seemed almost foolish when in their arms
and surrounded by the peace of their connection, it didn’t diminish her regret
for waiting.
Burrowing deeper into Lancaster’s arms, she blinked hard at
tears tracking hot lines down her cheeks. “I knew what I wanted, what I
needed—”
“Us.” Lancaster’s growl sounded both proud and arrogant in
one breath.
Her smile wavered out, but she didn’t lift her head. “Yes,
you both . But see…that’s the thing. I’m just me and, well, you’re both
pretty exceptional men. And no one ever bonds in threes.”
“Thanks.” Gage’s purely masculine chuckle caused goose bumps
to rise on her arms and she reached back to hold his hand in hers.
“I guess…I worried I wouldn’t be enough. Not when I wanted
you both…”
“You’re enough.” The men spoke in unison and pulled her so
close she could barely breathe for a moment. Instead of being smothering or making
her doubt her independence, the sensation brought her peace.
“So you’ve claimed me. Now what?” Trying for brevity, she
inhaled the mixed scents of them, her mates, satisfied to have been claimed and
planning to repeat the Claiming as soon as her legs worked again. Just because
the ceremony had been completed, it didn’t mean she couldn’t spend as much of
the near future naked as possible. They had a lot of lost time to make up for.
“Well, now we have forever, until the stars crumble from the
sky,” Gage whispered. “I’m pretty sure we can come up with some interesting
ways to pass the time.”
Lancaster’s laugh echoed against the sound of the waking
forest and a hint of sunrise teased at the horizon.
Just as she’d Seen, the light of it burst color onto the mountain
and sparkled against the glittering remains of magic. The light revealed the
three of them sprawled on the forest floor, united against whatever the future
might bring.
About Virginia Nelson
Virginia Nelson believed them when they said, “Write what
you know.” She’s a small-town girl writing small-town romance. Her characters
are as full of flaws, misunderstandings and flat out mistakes as Virginia
herself. When she’s is not writing or plotting to take over the world, she
likes to hang out with the greatest kids in history, play in the mud, drive far
too fast and scream at inanimate objects. Virginia likes knights in rusted and
dinged-up armor, heroes who snarl instead of croon and heroines who can’t
remember to say the right thing even with an author writing their dialogue. Her
books are full of snark, sex and random acts of ineptitude—not always in that
order.
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