Page 71 of A Nest of Maple & Mist

“You really need to learn boundaries, Tyler.”

I gasped, clutching my chest.

“You did NOT, full first name me.”

“I did,” Shane said.

Jason ran a hand through his hair, mussing the dark strands while shaking his head. Usually, I was the one to exasperate Jason. This time, however, I wasn’t entirely certain if it was me or Shane.

Ignoring the scowl on Shane’s face, I crawled onto his lap. I hissed, my aching muscles protesting as I wrapped my arms around his neck. With my face buried in the crook of his shoulder, I drank in the delectable aroma of Shane and Mia.

They blended beautifully. My tongue flicked out at his thumping pulse. He growled, nails biting into my hips.

“Please, Alpha. Tell us what happened.”

I leaned back, meeting his gaze and fluttering my lashes.

“You’re a menace.” Jason tossed him a look, and Shane groaned, rubbing a hand over his face. “Fine. You two win.”

“Mia found me at her house. There were a lot of tears, apologies, and shameless groveling on my part. But she agreed.”

“Agreed to what?” Jason asked.

“To our pack courting her. Formally. All of us.”

My stomach swooped like I’d just hit the drop of a rollercoaster. I blinked, worried this was a dream. When nothing spun out of focus, I nearly vibrated out of my own skin.

Mia agreed to give our pack a chance.

“So, what now?” I asked, trying and failing not to sound like an excitable toddler. “We take her on a pack date, right? Like a real one. A few of them. We need more courting gifts. Something soft. Oh! And books. She loves books. Maybe a new laptop, her current one is on life support. Oh, and we co⁠—”

“Easy,” Jason whispered, stroking my nape.

Breathing hard, my mind continued to spin. Jason’s dominance flared, filling the space. I relaxed, collapsing onto Shane’s chest. His hand glided over the knobs of my spine.

“We’ll do all of those things, Ty,” Jason said, his gaze flicking from mine to Shane’s, who dipped his chin. “But I think first, we should take her to the nest store. She’s already had a heat spike, and she’s started nesting. Her omega is preparing. Being around her scent matches is messing with her suppressants. We should be prepared for her heat.”

A possessive noise fell from Shane. His grip around me tightened, his teeth grazing the thin skin near my pulse. Shane’s hard cock nudged my thigh, and I moaned. Jason moved closer, a devilish look blazing in his bright blue eyes.

Desire simmered in my abdomen.

“I have some ideas,” Shane murmured, his voice dropping into that dark, honeyed register that made my vision blur. “Since our omega is out, busy slaying dragons, why don’t you let me and your daddy take care of our beta?”

“Please,” I whimpered, grinding into Shane’s thick length. “It’s been so long since I’ve had both of you together.”

“Our mate is needy,” Jason purred, standing and pulling both of us up with him.

TWENTY-SEVEN

JASON

“Are you two going to do anything or do I have to take care of myself?”

My neck cracked as I looked to the side, meeting Shane’s raised brow.

“What happened to our sweet, begging beta from a few moments ago?” I asked.

Ty shrugged, a wicked glint flashing in his eyes. Shane sucked a breath through his teeth, nodding. We knew exactly what Ty was doing. And the brat didn’t even have the decency to act contrite.