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“I’ve ned to let Damon know he’d overstepped

He bowed, but still dared to ask the question sizzling a hole right through his mind “My lord, does Eslyn’s future depend on your decision about her mates?”

“ItDamon’s heart to plu Or at least one of thes to which male?”

His tongue went dry, as if coated with dust How could it be that he’d spent two planet rotations with Eslyn and didn’t know such a basic, i his dick everywhere it fit in that luscious body of hers “No, my lord I can ask”

Zander swiped two fingers through the air “I’ll find out tomorrow You’re dismissed”

Veck Thein He needed to talk to Granit and Laake because their hours with Eslyn could be numbered

He headed back to her cha down the corridor had hi his mouth It had only been two planet rotations but he’d kill or die for her young For their young

He didn’t give a veck if they were sired by her previous mates They were under his protection nohich meant they were his He knew Granit and Laake felt the same way They were like a three-headed y The brain, the brawn, the heart, all working toward a common cause: Eslyn

It was as if their very existence—their oddball cohesion into an indivisible threeso Eslyn Because he could only reason that Prince Zander gave Eslyn to them precisely because they were three They matched the number of mates she’d had and he wanted to spread the wealth that was Zandian feuard as possible Zander would know he and his chosen brothers would have no proble

In some ways it seemed a miracle they had yet to quarrel over her But while he may feel possessive of her with other males, his brothers didn’t count They were an extension of him Besides, they’d made an unspoken pact to keep their focus on Eslyn’s needs and desires, above their own

He rounded the corner to find the children racing down the corridor, accompanied by Talia, Laer and swooped Teena up and around in a circle She giggled and squealed, “Again!” when he put her down

“No, me,” Ren said “Can you do me, Master Damon?”

He caught the child around the waist and flipped her into the air to land on his shoulder, where he twirled She stretched out her ar out, “Wheee!” He reversed the direction of her flip, returning the disoriented child to her feet “Where are you headed?”

“To the Great Hall,” Lamira answered

“Have fun We’ll see you later”