Happily Harem After by Amy Sumida

Author:Amy Sumida [Sumida, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The brothers were fully recuperated by the next day. We woke happy and warm, in a big puppy pile. The men helped me to my feet and then headed to their bedrooms to change their clothes and freshen up. They hadn't showered since I left either. Before I went up to see to my own morning needs, I made sure to check on Bertrand. He'd played a big part in my rescue, and I wanted to make sure that he knew how grateful I was and that he was comfortable.

The castle had a massive stables, but Bertrand was the only horse in them. He had been brushed down and led into a stall by the invisible castle staff, and was munching contentedly on a trough of grain when I went in. He lifted his head and whinnied when he saw me.

“Hey, you.” I stroked his forelock. “Thank you for bringing me help.”

He nuzzled my face.

“You know that I could have beaten Fabien on my own, though.”

Bertrand gave me a dubious look.

“I could have,” I insisted. “Never mind.” I kissed his cheek. “I love you, horse. But I've got to get back to the other beasts now.”

Bertrand huffed and went back to eating his grain. I headed inside the castle and up to my room. After a hot bath, I put on the simplest gown I could find; a blue cotton dress with a ruffled hem. Then I opened my door to find the three brothers waiting for me.

“You three look ready for the next part of my plan,” I said with a smile.

“I assume this involves learning to share,” Lance muttered.

“In a way,” I agreed. “But it's not really sharing that's your problem. It's the jealousy that comes from seeing another man have what you cherish. So, we're going to work on that jealousy.”

“How are we going to do that?” Blaise asked.

“By proving that you have nothing to be jealous of,” I said. “I love you, each of you, and I know that you love me.”

“Damn it, woman,” Lance growled. “Can you not at least allow us to proclaim our love for you first? Must you always take control?”

“I can't help it, I'm an alpha, and we don't have time to let you buffoons work up to professing your undying love,” I huffed. “I looked in on the rose before I returned to my room this morning. I saw that we're down to three petals. This is the time for action, and not your type of bumbling about awkwardness.”

“What kind of action do you propose?” Audric smiled wickedly at me.

“The very kind you're implying,” I said calmly.

Audric's wicked look fell with his jaw. He gaped at me along with his brothers.

“You can't possibly mean...” Lance trailed off.

“Why are you hesitating now?” I teased Lance. “You had intended to bed me from the start.”

“You did what now?” Audric glared at Lance.

“As if you didn't try,” Lance scoffed.

“I didn't,” Audric protested. “I enjoy the chase, not just the catch.”

“Lancelot always had women tossing their skirts up for him,” Blaise said with a shrug.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.