Free Fated Forgiveness [Kindred of Arkadia 4] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour ManLove) by Alanea Alder Page A

lonely, no one cares about me anymore! Ashby is mated and you’re mated. Liam is being a
    meanie! I still have your favorite mousey!” Rebecca wailed, burying her head under the pillow. Kent could
    see her shoulders moving up and down. He knew she had to be fighting back gales of laughter under that
    pillow. Sebastian looked at Liam and Kent, empathy welling up in his eyes. Liam looked at Kent helplessly.
    “We can stay a little longer, right?” Sebastian asked, his hand still rubbing Rebecca’s back.
    “Of course we can stay.” Liam quickly agreed. Rebecca’s head popped up and she sniffed once.
    “Really?” she asked, her voice wobbly.
    “Try to get rid of us,” Sebastian cajoled playfully and sat back, pulling Rebecca back into a seated
    position. He snuggled into Rebecca’s side, letting a purr escape. Liam scooted on the other side of Rebecca,
    pulling her under his arm. Rebecca looked up at Kent, who could have sworn he saw a flash of victory
    before she gave him a covert wink.
    “Okay, if you guys insist,” she said, wiggling around between them, getting comfortable.
    Kent inclined his head in a respectful gesture. He knew he was looking at a master. She grinned
    impishly up at him. Out of nowhere, music began to play.
    “Is that Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2?” Liam asked. Kent stared at his mate in astonishment.
    Liam did not seem like the type who would know classical music.
    “Yes, it’s a favorite of mine,” Kent said, meeting Liam’s eyes.
    “Mine too.” Liam agreed.
    Yup, it was official, he had the world’s most perfect mates. He would have to show them later after the
    party how grateful he was. Kent felt himself starting to harden.
    “Why is it coming from your crotch?” Rebecca asked, her head tilted.
    “What is?” Kent asked, his voice breaking slightly. Liam began to laugh.
    “I think it’s your phone, sweetheart.”
    “Oh. Oh!” Kent scrambled and pulled his phone out. “Hello?” he asked.
    “Chello! We’re bored, come home. Toodles.”
    “That was Rian. He said the lions are bored and to come home,” Kent conveyed. Liam paled slightly and
    turned to Rebecca.
    “Becca, honey, you know I love you, but we really do have to leave. The last time the pride got bored
    and I wasn’t there, they dumped a thousand boxes of Jell-O into the pool in an effort to play Jell-O
    volleyball. It took months and thousands of dollars to clean that up,” Liam recalled, looking slightly ill.
    Rebecca patted his arm.
    “Then you have to go and make sure they stay out of trouble. You have to promise that we can visit
    another time.” She pulled his head down and kissed his cheek.
    “Really? You’re okay? Really?” Liam asked, standing. She nodded brightly.
    “We’ll come back real soon. I promise,” Sebastian said, getting up and moving to stand by Liam.
    “Sounds like a plan. See you soon,” she said meeting Kent’s eye.
    “See you soon.” Kent snickered.

    * * * *

    Liam walked through the front door, holding it open for his mates. He felt his blood pressure begin to
    rise when he heard music and laughter coming from the back of the house.
    “They couldn’t get a thousand boxes of Jell-O in Arkadia, could they? I mean, there couldn’t be that
    much Jell-O in town, right?” he asked, striding towards the back door. He looked over his shoulder to find
    his mates were right behind him. Sebastian also looked worried, but Kent was just smiling. Liam opened
    the back door and stepped onto the back deck before stopping abruptly.
    “Surprise!” a myriad of voices yelled. He heard a gasp and saw Sebastian’s eyes widen as he stepped
    forward to stand beside him. Kent stood somewhat apart, grinning at them. That sly…he had planned all
    this! He looked around to see Rian and Damian giving each other high fives from across the pool.
    “Yay! Surprise!” A bright but breathless voice chirped above the crowd. He looked to his left, and
    standing near the backyard gate