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Frustratingly, Lucien’s first i, which was bad It was as if a switch had been flipped in his brain that argued since he’d kissed the hell out of Calder last night, it was perfectly fine to kiss him now Or anytime he wanted

Last night should have gotten all desire to kiss Calder out of his system Instead, the need orse than ever

Pushing all that aside, Lucien focused on Calder’s dazed expression “Are you okay?” Calder’s expression ier, but Lucien held up his hands as if to ward hientle and soft as he could enuinely worried about you Are you okay?”

Calder deflated He dropped his ar “I…I have no idea how to answer that question,” he admitted in a low voice

“Do you feel like you were forced into doing anything you weren’t comfortable with?”

Calder’s deep blue eyes snapped up to his in a heartbeat, his expression resolute “No, absolutely not I , but no one forced ht I promise”

Lucien was suddenly lightheaded with his relief He rubbed his hand over his bald head and released a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding He didn’t think they’d pressured Calder into anything, but he’d needed to hear the words from Calder to be sure “Good”

A brief sht have been my first threesome, but I have done the casual hookup in the past”

The need to kiss that s up with such ferocity that Lucien had to glance away So in him screamed that Calder’s days of casual hookups were over now No one else would be kissing Calder or tasting him

Naturally, the ih his brain at that ood too, but only if Lucien was right there to watch every delicious second of it

“Do you think we’ve s worse by…this?” Calder cautiously asked as he started to walk toward the house

Lucien was grateful for the distraction, but it was a question he didn’t want to contes could be worse than they were”

Calder gave him a dark look, then shook his head “We can’t let this destroy the brotherhood We’ve caused enough probleets killed”

Whatever sharp reply Lucienworry in Calder’s eyes “We won’t be We can get our shit together and be a teaht…it helped us relax a little more around each other”