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Acknowledgements
I have to thank my husband for putting up with me ignoring him, only half listening and the endless notifications on my phone. Also, my Alpha, Jessica, and my betas, Cindy, Sarah, Justin, Emma and Vivian that support me, encourage me, and help me drive my husband nuts with the endless notifications on my phone.
Chapter 1
Kait started to say something else, but the doorbell rang. We all looked at each other. The safe house was far enough out in the country that we shouldn’t have random visitors. I sighed. “Now what?”
Kait darted in front of me and opened the door. He gasped. “What are you doing here?”
The being in the doorway chuckled and said, “Am I not allowed to visit my great-granddaughter, Kaitsja? Are you going to let me in?”
Oh, for fuck’s sake! Will this never end? Nope, I’ve had enough and was done with this shit. I turned on my heel and stomped away. Reaching the room that I had been using, I threw open the door, just barely catching it before it hit the wall. I slammed the door behind me and threw myself on the bed. I knew that Kait would get rid of this intruder and then we could go on with our lives. After the past week, I was tired of it. I had thought, for some reason, that we would get a respite and be able to go back to a semi-normal life.
I rolled over onto my back and put a pillow over my face so I could scream into it. It didn’t help. The anger still coursed through me. I had just lost what was left of my family and couldn’t go on like this. The bed dipped next to me. I moved the pillow enough to see who it was. When I saw it was David, I practically threw myself at him. Deep in my heart, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to push these men away, and right now, I just couldn’t bring myself to turn my back on him.
He wrapped his arms around me, holding me tight while I trembled. His earthy scent of fresh cut grass and new turned earth helped calm my nerves, bringing me back from the brink of panic. I laid my head on his chest while he stroked my back. I don’t know how long we were like that, but I was dozing off when I felt the bed move again. Travis's scent surrounded me, mingling with David’s to further calm my nerves. He rubbed my back as well. A few minutes later, I sighed and pushed away from David.
I sat up on my knees and glanced between the two men. “So, did Kait run him off?”
Travis looked away. “Not exactly. They are talking in the living room right now and Kait didn’t want you to wander out. He wants to talk to Alarr first to find out what he really wants.”
I rubbed my face. “Is that his name? Alarr? Is he really my great-grandfather?”
“Kait seems to think so.” Travis reached for me, and I leaned into his embrace, awkwardly half kneeling with my head on his shoulder. Now it was his turn to hold me. David rubbed my leg, which had curled up behind me when I shifted positions. My thoughts were in turmoil, not only from Alarr showing up, but also my confusion regarding the guys. Watching them now, they both seemed perfectly okay with all being bonded to me, but looking back, I had seen some indications of jealousy from David in the past week. What was I going to do? What would they do if I walked away from them? What would I do if I walked away?
Travis spun, and slowly leaned back, pulling me with him so I was stretched out almost on top of him, and David nestled in close to the other side. My head was on Travis's chest, and my legs were tangled in David’s. Between their combined body heat and the soothing way they were rubbing my back, I was quickly fighting sleep. I glanced up at Travis's face, and he was staring down at me with the most tender expression I had ever seen. I blushed and glanced away, only to find David staring at me with an almost identical expression. My face felt like it was on fire as I tried to find somewhere else to look.
David chuckled, and patted me on the back. “What’s the matter, Sugar?”
“Nothing,” I mumbled, as I buried my face in Travis's shirt.
Travis chuckled as well, the vibration traveling down my chest where I laid on him. That didn’t help at all! I scrambled to get up without putting my knee somewhere that would have one of them singing soprano. Once I managed to sit up, I turned my back on them, and took out my hair tie, intending to fix my braid, but Travis beat me to it. After my hair was free, he began to run his hands through it, finger combing the waves as he spoke. “Don’t fight it, Babe. We aren’t