planes,” Beck said with confidence. “I already bonded with her and
feel spectacular, but if you’re not interested, I’ll keep her for myself.”
Cian was on his feet before Beck could finish. “I need to change
clothes.”
Beck sniffed and shook his head. “You need a bath before I’ll let
you anywhere near my own sweet Meggie.”
Cian’s face turned stubborn. “Our own sweet Meggie.”
“Fine, then.” It was good to see his brother up and about. He
wasn’t worried about sharing Meg with him. He had expected it all of
his life. He’d shared everything with Cian. Now he wanted to share a
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life, a real life, with Cian and Meg. He walked to the dresser and
pulled out a pair of clean clothes and a bar of soap. “But I should
warn you, she slept with me last night. She might not want you.”
Cian huffed. “Well, if she’s only had you for company, she’ll
need a little intelligent conversation. I don’t know if you’ve noticed,
but mostly you just grunt.”
“She doesn’t seem to mind the noises I make, if you know what I
mean.” She didn’t. She seemed to have forgiven him for his brutish
behavior before. She’d been a sweet bundle of soft femininity in his
arms while they traveled home. He’d found the ride a bit rough since
he’d been hard the whole time, but he wouldn’t have changed it. He
liked holding her. After nearly losing her, he found it calmed him to
have her close.
Cian tossed off the pants he’d been wearing. “I can’t believe you
bonded without me.”
It wasn’t what they had planned. It hadn’t been anything close to
the traditional ceremony they would have had—nor had it concluded
in a full bonding. The guilt of that weighed heavily on him, but he