Kieran POV
Our mate had finally passed out, her scent back to normal. Erik was passed out too, having fallen asleep spooning her from behind. I stood watching them as Jothan reappeared from the bathroom. Damn he was a beautiful man. Delicate in a way that Anais was not, despite being a female. I couldn't resist touching his silky platinum hair. His eyes met mine, a ghost of a smile on his lips as he also reached a hand out, but to cup my face. Oh, I see. It's not that he loves us less intensely. It's that she needs more from him. More protection. He closed his eyes briefly as he leaned into my touch, Nexus making an appearance when he opened them again.
"Don't fret, my alpha." His distorted voice soothed. I blushed, because inevitably, when my mates called me their alpha, I got massivel
