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Lucien and Calder sat on either side of him, and Calder leaned over for a kiss He smelled freshly showered, like hotel shampoo and soap He also smelled a little like Lucien Maybe he’d enjoyed some stolen kisses before they came down He loved it when they kissed, loved that they’d slipped into an easy harmony

They were his mates, his men, and he’d do whatever it took to keep them safe

Chapter Twenty-Three

Lucien dropped onto the love seat in Baer’s roorin immediately stretched across his face when Gio settled on the arht while Calder sat on the open cushion to his left He’d never been one of those clingy, touchy-feely guys He loved his space, but for some reason, when it came to Calder and Gio, he needed to keep them close And it was even better that they seemed to feel the exact same way

Calder yawned beside hiainst his shoulder “I think soo back to bed for a couple of hours?”

Gio snorted on the other side of hiet any sleep and you know it”

Calder’s eyes were closed, but a devilish smile teased his lips “Yeah, but we could sleep after”

Soh, and Lucien looked up to see Clay staring down at the three of them, his fists braced on his hips The Earth Weaver and the rest of the Circle had arrived at the hotel barely half an hour ago and were now gathering in Baer’s room for a recap of recent chaos and discoveries “When I asked that you two find a way to get along, I have to ad quite like this”

Lucien arched one eyebrow at hi?”

“Nope, not at all Just surprised”

Calder lifted his head and looked at hi his attention to Clay “We’re still figuring things out We’re not rushing Gio into anything We’ve got time”

Clay glanced at Gio and nodded “Yes, we’ve got time”

There was a knock on the door, and Wiley bounced off the bed to open it Grey, Cort, and Dane entered Lucien clenched his teeth and cleared his mind Clay and Grey didn’t know about the events at Gio’s parents yet, and he was hoping to break the news gently But the presence of Grey tended to blow those kinds of plans out of the water if people were thinking too hard

“Whoa!” Grey stopped right past the threshold and shook his head hard as if trying to knock souys been up to?”

“What?” Clay de toward the Soul Weaver