But also...what is it that I want? Do I actually want like...two boyfriends? How would that even work? And what does that look like in twenty years - do we all just...live in a house together? Would we...have

kids?

God, this is so weird.

Jackson blushes deeply now that he's been put on the spot, his mouth twisting as he looks down at the floor.

"Well?" Rafe asks. "Speak now, Jacks, this is your chance to say what you really want. Are you cool with Ariel dating Luca too? Or..."

"Fine, whatever," Jackson snaps, unhappy to be pressed into telling his truth and not looking at me. "I want what Luca wants, if you really want to know. I want my mate to myself, I don't want to share her with anyone." He raises his eyes to glare at Luca a little, like it's all his fault.

"All right," Rafe says, sounding satisfied. I turn to him in confusion now, my hands spreading at my sides because...I mean, we didn't decide anything -

"It looks like you're going to have to choose, Ari," Rafe says, his face even and his voice controlled.

mouth pops

open relationship," he says, gesturing towards my mates with my coffee mug. Sᴇaʀᴄh

"But we said -!"

reading my mind. "And I still stand by that. You have a right to explore both of your mating bonds, which the Goddess gave you - a gift from our grandmother." "Wait,

murmurs, waving a hand at Jackson, his eyes

a finger, "I don't think that it's fair for you to have unlimited time to explore those bonds. I think that, in deference to what your mates have stated they want...that you should take the time you need to make your decision, but that in the end..." he holds my eyes now, knowing

at my two mates, my heart breaking at the idea of not having one of

Because -

I mean -

They're they're mine -

They're both mine!

voice thick with my grief at the idea, "I

I don't speak for Jackson, but I can't live like this. Not forever. For a little bit..." he sighs, hanging his head, thinking about it.

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