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476 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 31, 2022
“Should we be worried?” Lucinda asked as she grimaced at the wall.
I thought about it for a moment and shook my head. “We’ve literally survived the evil fae queen. How bad could the Mafia be? Plus, we’ve got Aran.”
Weren’t cats supposed to always land on their feet? I could not emphasize how much I landed completely on my belly. The story of my life should have been titled Sadie: The Bitch Who Was in Pain.
Also, it looked like another one of us was joining the severe parental issues group. I’d let him know when Aran and I scheduled our next therapy session. Sun god knew we needed it.
Xerxes rasped softly, “I want to show you my nest.”
My heart skipped a beat. I whispered softly, “Do you lay eggs?” Had I missed the signs all along? Was Xerxes part bird, part kitten? My mind stuttered as I tried to picture it.
A broken chuckle burst from his chest. “My omega nest, you idiot.” He groaned and leaned his forehead against mine.
“Do you need me to kill someone?” he asked seriously.
Why was Jax the only man in all the realms that wasn’t an actual garbage bag?
“No, and I don’t want to talk about it,” I snapped and kept marching past.
“Of course.” Jax calmly followed beside me as I charged into the kitchen.
I was about to consume my body weight in food, and if any man said one more word to me, I was going to lose it.
Jax ate beside me in silence.
That was why he was my favorite.
We gave off big ragtag energy. Add on to that the fact that we bickered like old ladies playing bingo, and I’m sure Sunglasses Man was very confused.
Still, my heart was full and heavy in my chest. Yes, it was still slightly full of acid reflux, but it was mostly full of love because we were reunited with our sisters and still all together.
Alone, we were unwell.
Connected, we were fucking psychos.
I didn’t want men who only protected me when it suited them. I wanted men who wanted me for me and genuinely cared.
Suddenly, there was a loud shriek, and everyone whipped around in surprise. Xerxes pulled out his twin knives. Immediately, the tension dissipated. It was Cobra who had shrieked, and he was hiding behind Ascher’s large frame.
Jinx was holding a long, furry black creature in her hands. “What is that?” Cobra growl-hissed at Jinx.
For the first time since I’d met her, Jinx giggled like the twelve-year-old girl she was. “It’s a ferret. The don stopped by to say hello and gave us him as a housewarming gift.”
(…)
“This is Noodle. He is my new best friend.” Noodle took that moment to chitter and wave his two little front legs in the air.
Cobra shrieked and hid behind Ascher. Ascher moved to the side and glared down at him with exasperation. “Dude, you’re embarrassing yourself.”
“That creature is not natural. Tell her to get rid of it, Jax.”
The girls had made a makeshift track out of toilet paper down the length of the hall and were screaming as Noodle raced against a hamster. I decided it was not my business where the hamster had come from.
When Lucinda yelled something about Jinx owing her ten credits because Noodle ran off the course and the hamster won, I ignored it. Frankly, the girls developing a gambling problem was the least of my concerns.
“What does BDSM stand for?” Lucinda asked.
Ascher choked again and sputtered wine everywhere.
I debated crawling under the table, and my face burned as I said, “Well, it’s hard to explain. But when two people are in a trusting relationship, and love each other very muc—”
“Bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism,” Jinx said. “Technically, the proper acronym is BDDSSM.”
“What are you binding?” Jala asked as Lucinda scrunched her face in confusion.
“Jinx,” Jax growled threateningly.
Cobra put his fist in his mouth as his shoulders shook with silent laughter.
“Another person, usually a naked one, during rough penetrative sex,” Jinx said casually as she cut her steak into tiny pieces.
Cobra lost his silent battle and burst out laughing.