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herself in the two of them. That worried her most.
    She thought she had more time to figure this out, but it seemed as if her days were numbered when she looked at things. Crispin had been in terrible pain when the mating heat hit him, she didn’t want Zade to suffer, but she needed to figure a few things out first.
     
     

Chapter Three
     
    “Are you okay?” Killian asked quietly. The men were walking back to Zade’s room to pack his things up.
    While Zade had been in the hospital, Killian told Bortant that he found his mates, the man had been pissed and stormed off. Killian had not seen hide nor hair of him since. Zade and Sasha were his mates, and therefore his Seconds. Now that Zane healed, he was ready to move on. Crispin was happy for him and supported his mating, although he still didn’t know about the tri-mating.
    A new Second to the Shifter Stratum was going to be chosen when they could return to their home, until then, Chase was filling in on his duties. Currently, Zade was moving from his set of rooms to the Fae’s in hopes of making the transition smoother.
    “Fine, just a little sore still, and the mating heat is better now that my cat sees us together,” Zade said.
    “There is a meeting tomorrow with the others, we will be able to see Sasha then. It has been damn hard not to see her, but you know as well as I do, if we want to win her trust, we have to wait.” Killian laughed.
    “Yeah, I needed time to figure this whole thing out anyway,” Zade said.
    They continued to talk as they moved Zade’s things, getting to know each other and basically thinking of a plan to deal with Sasha. She refused to see them as her mates yet. They moved Zade’s things and then ordered a meal from the kitchen, deciding to remain in their rooms for the night so they could get to know one another.
    They finished their meal with comfortable conversation, and then Zade helped Killian clean up the dishes and the kitchen. They seemed to work well together, like they were very in tune with each other. When one moved, the other matched his movements. They joked about who was going to wash and who was going to dry. It was very domesticated.
    When they were done, Killian turned to him, looked at him with passion in his eyes, and said, "How about we go and watch a little television?"
    Zade shrugged and followed the other man into the living room he had seen when he entered the suite of rooms. It was very tastefully decorated in deep greens and blues. The couch was huge and plush with a lot of pillows all over it. Killian sat in the middle, leaving him a choice of either side to sit, or move to the large chair that was on the side.
    Zade decided he wanted to be close to the man and sat down next to him, touching his thigh as he sat. Zade felt the tingle of awareness at being this close to Killian. The pull to him so strong.
    Killian had the remote in his hand and turned on the television. He flipped through the channels until they agreed to watch the sports channel. They talked about the teams and were both surprised that they liked the same teams and sports. Football season was going to be fun , Zade thought.
    Killian let his hand drift over and hold Zade's as they talked. He was shocked that he didn’t feel the awkwardness that you would on a first date, or with someone you just met. Touching him seemed natural to Killian.
    "So, you said that you had to be with both your mates in order for us to claim you," Zade said, clearing his throat a little. Killian would not be able to claim a true triad mating unless they did.
    "That’s just claiming, it has nothing to do with sex,” Killian laughed.
    "Good," Zade said and leaned over and kissed him. He pulled his head firmly toward him, letting him know that he wanted him badly.
    Killian moaned into his mouth and then opened his lips, allowing Zade to explore his mouth. The kiss deepened and they dueled with their tongues, both seeming to fight for the best angle.
    When Killian