Chapter 99

OPHELIA The syrup drips down the tines of the fork, slow and thick and sickly sweet. “Come on, baby. This is your last bite, and you need to keep your strength up.” I lick my lips and open my mouth, allowing Malachi to feed me the final bite of the waffles he made me. “That’s my good girl,” he says, his face breaking into a wicked grin because he knows what those words do to me. Xavier’s arms loop around my waist, and he nuzzles my neck. “Yeah, you gotta finish your dinner so we can eat ours, Cupcake.” I giggle, squirming in his arms. “Put her down.” Alexandros’s deep, sexy voice fills the room, and I squirm for a different reason. But I look up and see that he isn’t alone, and the energy in the room shifts on a dime. “Giorgios?” Xavier sounds surprised. Alexandros’s brother? I ask through our bond. Alexandros gives me a brief kiss. “Ophelia, meet my brother, Giorgios.” Alexandros and his brother look alike, except that Giorgios’s eyes are blue, and he’s slightly shorter than his broth