tightly and slapped him on the back.
“Nice to have you here though I heard the circumstances weren’t all that great. Trey is thrilled to have another member of his family close.”
“And Addison?” I couldn’t hold back the smirk mentioning my brother’s other mate.
“He still thinks y’all might eat him in his sleep.” Jasper chuckled. “Someday he’ll forgive himself for how he hurt Trey. We’re over it, but he still feels like he has to make up for it.”
“Good that he realized how badly he screwed up,” I said seriously and then decided to lighten the mood. “Come meet my mates.” I introduced everyone, and they shook hands in greeting.
“Fairies are real?” Jasper asked in awe as he stared at my mate as if he was a saint or Santa himself. “That’s so cool. You guys have wings? What about magic? Your ears aren’t pointed.”
“Slow down, Jasper.” Cord chuckled and shook his head. “Let the man go check out his new home before you grill him.”
“Sorry, I just always thought fairies were the coolest when I was growing up.” Jasper looked properly chastised though still excited about meeting a real fairy.
“I do have wings and magic, but no pointy ears,” Imogen answered after a moment, moving closer to me.
“Is it rude to ask to see your wings?” Jasper glanced at me, his eyebrows drawn together in thought. “I don’t know proper manners on that.”
“It’s not rude—” Imogen started to say as he fidgeted nervously.
“But his mates don’t like people to see his sexy body,” Aaron said quickly as he sensed our mate’s distress. “Maybe when we all go swimming in this pool I’ve heard of, but for our mate to strip in front of a bunch of men who want to stare at his body would not make Sasha or me happy.”
“Right, sorry. I didn’t mean to start anything.” Jasper blushed as he held his hands out in front of him. “Shifters don’t have issue with being naked ever, so I never know how everyone else is.”
“It’s not that. I simply do not like to be the center of attention, and my wings are a sensitive topic for me,” Imogen admitted, trying to defuse a possibly volatile situation. “They’re pink.”
“Baby, that’s like saying sky is always just light blue,” I said gently and wrapped my arms around him, pulling him back to my chest. “Your wings are like the rainbow and as breathtaking as you are.”
“They’re quite stunning,” Aaron added with a smile. “I was enthralled by them this morning in the kitchen before you put your shirt on.”
“Okay, now I’m dying to see them,” Avery whispered as he watched our interaction like a tennis match. Then I think my brother realized he’d made things worse, so he quickly changed the topic. “There’s also a hot tub in our barn if you guys ever want to use it. Just warn us so we don’t walk in on something.”
“You don’t have to, Imogen,” I said gently as he moved out of my arms and unbuttoned his vest.
“Best just to get it over with.” He wouldn’t meet anyone’s gaze. And I saw Aaron biting his lip nervously out of the corner of my eye. Yeah, I felt the same way. As our mate took off his shirt, I gave everyone there a look that warned them they better not say anything stupid.
“Holy shit,” Ty and Avery gasped as Imogen slid his shirt off and unfolded his wings.
“Yeah, those aren’t pink,” Cord whispered and moved forward. Hayley squealed and reached out to touch one from her sling. Then the other girls started making noises and pointing to my mate. “Is it okay that the girls touch? It doesn’t hurt or anything?”
“No, it feels good actually.” Imogen giggled and moved closer. “It’s like someone running fingers through your hair or caressing your skin.”
“Good to know,” I growled as I took in his shirtless body. He stared at me, his nipples hardening under my gaze. I’d been calm with my honeymoon heat since between both my mates we went three times in
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