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“Me?”

“Yeah. You deserve to be the one.” He looked at Rae. “If that’s what you want.”

She nodded, then her lips turned down. “What about you?”

“You prepared him for me. I’ll be right there.”

“But if you do that, then you can’t—”

“Yeah, I know what you’re going to say,” he said, cutting me off. His voice dropped to a whisper when he looked at Rae, adding, “I wanted to ask if you’ll take my blood.”

“Your blood?”

“It’s… you know I’m into it. The thing is, I don’t let others drink my blood. I want to give that to you.”

Rae’s fingers curled into the covers beneath her as she stared at Cyn.

As much as he took blood from others, he’d never given anyone his blood except Rae in her kitchen when we tested how it would taste for her. He’d not hesitated then, but hearing how he hadn’t given it to anyone else made me wonder if he’d felt a draw to her even then, when he insisted he hated her.

“Say something,” he said, voice cracking. He cleared his throat.

“Yes,” she whispered. “I’ll do that. If that’s what you want, then yes.”

“Alright. Enough sappy shit.” Cyn looked at me, and the air rippled around him as he shifted back into his natural form. “I want you between her legs. I’ll be behind you.”

He knew I couldn’t take his cock in his alternate form; he’d rip me apart.

My hands shook as I placed them on Rae’s knees, moving into position between her legs.

“Come here.” She reached for me, cupping the side of my face when I bent down. “It’s okay. I love you,” she whispered against my lips before kissing me softly.

Cyn moved behind me as she continued kissing me, sliding her fingers into my hair. After a minute or so, I felt the underside of his cock slide over my hole as he rocked between my cheeks. He’d lubed himself while Rae kissed me.

Rae pulled away, staring up at me.

“I love you,” I said, unable to keep the emotion from my voice.

It felt so good to be able to say that to her without worrying whether loving her would upset someone.

Cyn moved away, letting me move into position as I lifted Rae’s hips.

“Tell me if you don’t like it.” I looked down, guiding my cock to Rae’s entrance. “Promise me.”

“I promise I’m going to like it.”

I looked up at her.

“Okay. I promise I’ll tell you.” She reached out to put a hand on mine over her knee where I held her legs open. “It’ll be okay.”

I nodded.

I hated how insecure I sounded. Hated that I didn’t sound experienced like Cyn. If I’d been with someone before, I’d be able to be better for her—for him. As it stood, I was a fumbling mess.

Cyn’s arms banded around my waist from behind, and he kissed my shoulder.

He didn’t tell me it’d be okay. He didn’t give me words of encouragement. But having him so close, literally giving me support that helped steady my trembling, made it a lot easier to take this step with Rae.

With agonizing slowness, I pushed into her, my breath leaving me as soon as her insides gripped me. Between the tightness and heat, I didn’t know how anyone expected me not to come before being completely inside of her.