After we dropped the girls off at their place on our way home from the airport, we headed straight to my house. My dads had turned our property into a compound like the one my grandparents had in Belize. A few years ago, they’d built homes for me and each of my brothers so that we could all live closely if we chose. Sammy’s still stood empty while he shared a home with Jon. Those two preferred to be together while I’d always enjoyed my privacy.

Oni smiled brightly when I pulled into my driveway. He leaned over and dropped a quick kiss on my cheek, then opened his door and hopped out before I could even slide out from behind the wheel. As I closed my door, I shook my head at him over the car. “You know I was planning to come around and get your door, right?”

Oni shrugged. “I appreciate the gesture, but my arms aren’t broken. Speaking of which, pop the trunk so we can grab the luggage. I want to make sure our pastries didn’t get smashed on the trip.”

I shook my head. I should’ve known that my feisty mate wouldn’t sit idly by while I made gentlemanly gestures. That was okay, I’d find other ways to spoil him.

After I clicked the button on my remote to open the trunk, I reached past Oni to grab the heaviest bags while he was preoccupied with checking the box with the pastries. He looked up with a relieved smile. “They’re intact! Now please tell me you have freezer paper or zipper bags so I can put some of these away for later.”

Leading him to the door, I set the luggage aside to unlock it. Before he could see it coming, I swept him up in my arms bridal style and carried him over the threshold. Oni kicked his feet and started laughing as he wrapped his arms around my neck. “All right, you win. Some romantic gestures have their place, I suppose. I like that you thought to do that.”

I nuzzled over his claiming mark. “Of course I did. You’re my omega and this is your first time coming into our home.”

His hand threaded into my hair, fisting a handful to pull my face up so he could look at me. “Our home? Fuck me, I love the sound of that. Now kiss me, I’m pretty sure it’s bad luck if you don’t.”

“You don’t have to ask me twice,” I murmured against his soft lips before kissing him. When I finally came up for air, Oni grinned and patted me on the shoulder.

“Let me down now, caveman. I need to put these pastries in the freezer.” He glanced down at his lap with a frown where the box of pastries was being smashed between us.

As I set him down, I gave his butt a swat. “Poke around in the kitchen, I’m sure you’ll find whatever you need to wrap those for freezing. I’m pretty sure you will, anyway. I think I remember Sammy leaving some zipper bags here a while back. Their oven was down and he was using mine to bake. I didn’t mind, because my house smelled great and I got to reap the rewards in the form of all the muffins and cookies he left for me.”

While he went off to do that, I carried the luggage in and closed the door. “My bedroom is at the end of the hall on the left, I’m going to go start unpacking,” I called out as I headed toward my room.

I had just emptied the last suitcase and was trying to figure out where to put Oni’s clothes we’d purchased on our honeymoon when I got tackled by a flying mate. His clothes went flying from my arms as he pushed me down onto the bed to straddle my hips, smiling triumphantly as he bent to kiss me. “You know what else is traditional when a couple moves into their first home? Sex! All of the sex. We have to break in every room, it’s tradition. Plus, it could be bad luck if we don’t, so why risk it? I figure we can start here and work our way out to the kitchen, what do you say?”

Running my hands down his back, I grabbed his taut ass in my palms and licked my lips. “I say that I’m definitely on board with that idea.” I gave my hips a thrust so he could feel my erection that was already pushing against my fly. Oni giggled as he wriggled back and forth against it.

Who knew being mated would be this much fun?

I slid my hands up under his shirt, gliding them slowly up his chest as I did a partial sit-up to lick his nipple. My tongue was sticking out, about to make contact when the doorbell rang followed by a series of knocks. Well, pounds, to be accurate. The bell rang over and over like someone was holding the buzzer and incessantly pounding on the door at the same time.

Dingdong Dingdong Dingdong—Bang Bang Bang.

Dingdong Dingdong Dingdong—Bang Bang Bang.

Dingdong Dingdong Dingdong—Bang Bang Bang.

I dropped back and blew out a frustrated breath. “I suppose one of us should get the door since it doesn’t sound like whoever’s out there is going away anytime soon. When I find out who’s cockblocking me, I swear I’ll…”

Oni stopped me with a gentle smile and a finger to my lips. “Hold that thought before you make any threats you can’t take back, caveman. I strongly suspect I know who’s here to see us.”

I paled as I realized who he was referring to when I saw the mix of dread and amusement playing over his face. He scrambled off me and giggled as he ran for the door while I gave my cock a squeeze and slowly followed, after a quick adjustment to make sure I wasn’t on display. Yeah, our guests didn’t need know whether my cock was cut or not, and I was hard enough that they’d easily be able to tell if I didn’t try to hide it.

Oni pulled the front door open just in time for me to walk up and meet the eyes of a pissy-looking Jun and a highly amused Tau. Jun barely spared me a glance, his attention immediately going to his son.

“Well, you look good, Oni. I’ll give you that much. What were you thinking, baby? Running off and not sharing such a big moment with me? Didn’t you think that I’d want to be part of your mating?” Jun hugged Oni tightly before standing back with a firm grip on both of his arms as he slowly gave his son the once-over.

I was nervous as fuck, not even sure how to respond—or if I should—when Oni solved it by speaking himself. He shrugged his dad’s hands off and crossed his arms over his chest as he canted onto one hip and stared his dad in the eye. “Shared it with you? Why, did you want to watch? Maybe offer a few helpful tips?”

My eyes bulged out as I waited for Jun to explode. Instead, he shocked the hell out of me when he started laughing and hugged his son again. After he’d hugged Oni a few more times, he swatted his son’s bottom and turned to yank me into a hug too. After he let me go, Jun patted my cheek with a strangely affectionate smile before turning back to Oni.

I stood there in confusion until Tau came over and slung an arm around my shoulders with a quiet chuckle. “Welcome to the family, son. Trust me, you’ll get used to these two and how they interact. So, tell me. You got any coffee? Your dads are tea freaks like everyone else on this blasted continent. Give me a good cup of java, I always say.”

While I went into the kitchen to make a pot of coffee, my doorbell rang again and my brothers and dads walked in. While everybody was busy fussing over Oni, his sister and her wives also showed up to join the party. Sammy bustled into the kitchen, rubbing his hands together. “Let me see what I can whip up for you to serve, it looks like everyone is staying for dinner.”

My jaw clenched as I moved aside to let my brother have his way with my kitchen. I was still horny and more than a little pissed about our plans being put off to begin christening every room of the house.

I didn’t realize how obvious I was being until my dad pulled me aside with a laugh. “Simmer down, cub. We don’t all need to smell you to know you’re horny. You’re newly mated, so of course you are. Deal with it, just like the rest of us did once upon a time with our own families.”

My papa came strolling over with a braying laugh. “No kidding. Ask your dad about our claiming night and what his family put us through.”

Dad snorted. “Yeah, at least you don’t have to wait for hours on end to watch me get crowned as a tribal alpha and sit through a ceremonial dinner before you can be alone with your mate. And you got to claim him and have a bit of a honeymoon before everybody descended on you, so you’ve already had it better than I did.”

Papa grinned. “And bonus points if you made it through your claiming night with nobody getting a black eye or a bloodied nose.”

Jun started laughing from across the room. “I’ve heard that story from Parker, but feel free to tell it again. I especially liked the part where you two virgins couldn’t figure out what you were doing and ended up cracking an ancient Fae portal when you finally consummated things.”

My brothers and I all groaned at the thought of our parents getting freaky. Lulu, on the other hand, had no problem with it. “Seriously? Your sex life had something to do with that whole portal thing? I’d never heard that part of it. I’ve only heard about the quests and how you all fixed it, not how it got messed up in the first place.”

Papa shook his head. “It wasn’t us fucking that did it.” I fought the urge to plug my ears at the mention of fucking and my parents in the same breath while Papa blithely continued. “It was when we claimed each other. You see, the triplets were conceived in that moment. It was the mix of our double-dose of powers and the creation of whatever mix of power it is that these three contain that broke the agreement that had been signed in blood regarding the portal. Yep, that’s what made it crack, and it was magical in origin. But then, aren’t all those ancient things?”

“Speaking of getting a hole-in-one and conceiving on your claiming night,” Lei interrupted. “Is anybody going to talk about the elephant in the room? Well, he’s not really an elephant yet—we’ll give him a couple months before he gets fat enough and that happens.”

Oni silently flipped his sister the bird while everyone laughed. Jun was oblivious as he rushed over and began hugging Oni all over again. “How could I have gotten so excited that I forgot? We have so much to talk about, son. This baby will be here before we know it. There are a lot of preparations to be made.” Jun’s smile grew softer as he turned to hug my papa. “Oh, Clark. Can you believe we’re going to be grandparents? And share a grandbaby?”

“I know,” my dad crowed. “Isn’t it exciting?”

Tau caught my eye with a shrug. “Like I said, welcome to the family. Get used to it, kid.”