Free Sharing Sirius by Shona Husk Page A

rushed to his cock. He ran his hand over his hardening shaft but gave up after a couple of strokes. Not because he couldn’t be bothered and the ennui was claiming even the pleasure he got from sex, but because he didn’t want to be doing it himself. Not while he thought about those two…now if those two had been watching, that might have been different story. He rolled onto his stomach, determined to sleep in the king-sized bed he didn’t have to share.
    He’d never felt more alone in his entire life.
    There was no way he was going to be able to wait out the two days.

Chapter Six
     
    Jack watched the waves lap at the shore through the window. He’d designed the house to maximize the view of the water. Owen liked to see the ever-changing landscape. Today it just seemed restless.
    “Owen went out?” Katya said from behind him. “Is he okay?”
    Jack spun at the sound of her voice. “Yeah, he’s gone to tell the others they’re breaking up…why are they breaking up?”
    “Lack of aging.”
    He nodded. They’d all kind of known this would be the last album, yet it was still bad timing for Owen.
    “You two are good?” she asked cautiously, as if she didn’t want to re-open the fresh wound.
    What did he say? Could he tell her the truth? The words rested on the tip of his tongue, but they wouldn’t help his case. Maybe later he’d share and be able to laugh about it with her.
    “Will be.” Hopefully. “You’re still a little pink.”
    She examined her arm. “It’ll take time to disappear completely.”
    Jack drew in a breath and released it slowly. “I wasn’t entirely honest with you before.”
    Her lush lips pressed together and he glimpsed the cool businesswoman who existed beneath the beautiful exterior. “When weren’t you totally honest and what does this have to do with Owen leaving?”
    He licked his lip, not sure where to start. But this time he cut straight to heart without dancing around the edges. “The last woman I was with tried to kill me once she knew I was dhampir. She thought my blood was poison to Vampires and was determined to remove my kind from the world.”
    “But it’s not toxic.”
    “No. That is a lie designed to keep us alive. Those who take the time to know us learn the truth.”
    Her tongue traced her lip as if she was remembering the taste of the one drop of blood she’d taken. “It’s an elixir.”
    He gave her a half nod. “Anyway, that was a few decades ago.”
    “How many?”
    “Six. Owen thinks I should get over my fear.” He brushed a strand of white-blonde hair from the side of her face. “He doesn’t want us fighting over him.”
    “We wouldn’t fight.” Her fingers touched his hand and trailed up his arm.
    “Yeah, we would, once the novelty wore off and the need wasn’t so desperate. I’d wonder why I’d invited you into our relationship.”
    “And I’d wonder why I was sharing.” She walked behind him, her hand sliding across his lower back.
    He made himself stand still. Very aware he was alone with a Vampire who knew his secret…the same as last time. There was a chance Katya could try to kill him and take Owen for herself. Would Owen have really left him so defenseless?
    No. Owen trusted Katya explicitly. So he had to. It had been much easier when it was him looking on and not caught in the middle.
    “Exactly,” he agreed. He should’ve put more thought into his plan, but he knew that if he’d tried to sell the idea to Owen like this, he would have crashed and burned. It was better that it was Owen’s suggestion.
    “But if I wasn’t sharing?” Her breath caressed the back of his neck and drew the hairs to attention. “If I was gaining another lover?”
    She walked back around to face him. “Do you want me?”
    Jack let a smile creep over his mouth. That he could answer truthfully. “Yes. You are beautiful and smart and willing to take a risk.”
    “Yet I can hear your heart beating double time, with an echo of doubt and a