He pulled me as close as he could considering we were already squished together in the seat and breathed me in. “All right. But they’re not staying. As much as I love my sister, she’s not welcome for the heat.”

A laugh bubbled out of me. “Oh, that reminds me. Rylan, Eva has instructed me, or rather you, to call her every night at seven to make sure I’m still alive, since I didn’t want Wes lurking outside the nest and listening to,” I swallowed, “everything.”

Ben guided me out of the car, and Rylan followed. “You got it. We all know I’ll be the only one with a clear head.”

I looked at him, taking in every part of his tall frame. Warm brown eyes which reminded me of brownies and could match Ben’s cupcake. Blond hair I wanted to run my fingers through, and a smile that made my belly swim with butterflies. “If you think you’ll be less involved because you’re a Beta, or that I want you less, you couldn’t be more wrong.”

There was a glint in his eyes which told me he hadn’t thought that, but at the same time he was grateful for the confirmation. “Good.” He leaned closer so I was the only one who could hear him. “Because I plan on making you come so hard on my tongue you’ll see stars in the middle of the day.”

Every inch of my body turned pink, and the perfume of arousal flooded the space around us. Kade brought a hand down on Rylan’s shoulder. “Stop teasing her, pup.”

Rylan only smirked before heading toward the house.

I winced a little as I climbed the steps. The meds were in full effect, but aches still pulsed low in my stomach. It would come in waves until my body gave in to the full heat.

Kade was right behind me with the suitcase, a hand on my lower back. The tiny gesture put into perspective just how much larger than me he was, towering over me, and yet he wasn’t crowding. Just making sure I knew he had me, and I liked it.

“Addison?” Ben called.

“In the kitchen!”

“Remember how we talked about calling first before using the door code? Which is for emergencies?”

I heard choked laughter. “It was an emergency. We were out of…” Lower. “What do I say we were out of? Chips! We were out of chips.”

He groaned and strode into the kitchen. “And I suppose you also conveniently forgot there’s a grocery store two blocks from your apartment?”

“I suppose I did.”

I stepped into the doorway cautiously, and immediately, the woman I assumed was Addison looked at me. She froze with a chip halfway through her mouth. Addison looked a lot like her brother. Long, dark brown hair and a similar face and nose. Closer to my height, and undeniably beautiful.