Page 108 of Psycho Gods

I shivered at how intensely he said my name, and nodded sleepily. The room spun, and my head buzzed.

I closed my eyes.

An RJE device whirled.

Time folded, and I gladly let it go because the twins would take care of me.

I sighed with contentment.

Water blanketed me in a hot spray, and the twins were pressed flush against me in the narrow shower. We were back at our barracks.

John shampooed my hair, and Luka cleaned my body.

I tried to help, but my arms were too heavy.

“Relax, love,” Luka commanded. “Let us take care of you.” His eyes were softer obsidian as he scrubbed every inch of me with painstaking attention.

I relaxed, boneless between them.

“For once, the queen has nothing to say,” John said playfully as he massaged my scalp. “It’s sad that all it took was a public blow job.” He tsked, like he was disappointed in me.

“I’ll still kill you,” I mumbled, then moaned as he dug deeper into my scalp.

He laughed. “You can try, little Smurf. You can try.”

Time melted.

A towel was wrapped around my body as another dried my hair.

Fuzzy socks were pulled onto my feet, and oversize sweatpants that didn’t belong to me were pulled up my hips. I smiled as an oversize sweatshirt enveloped me in heat. Sandalwood and musk wafted from it deliciously.

“Duck your head, love,” Luka whispered, and I squinted with confusion as I climbed into my bed. It was all hard planes and warm skin, and there was barely any room.

“Shh, settle down and lie on me,” John whispered in my ear as I lay spread atop him. “I refuse to sleep apart another night.”

“But Luka?” I asked sleepily.

“Right here, love.” Luka’s hand tangled in my hair, and I opened my eyes. He was sitting on the floor and was leaning against the low bunk bed so he could touch me.

I furrowed my brow and asked him sleepily, “Are you comfortable?”

Luka whispered, “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”

I fell asleep with John wrapped around me and Luka’s fingers buried tightly in my curls.

That night, a small piece of ice in my chest thawed.

Chapter 17

Jinx

OPPRESSION

Draconian (adjective): cruel, severe.

DAY 9, HOUR 20: AN HOUR EARLIER

The shifters left for Elite Academy, and Warren went to get food from the cafeteria.