Wicked Blood

by Emma Dean

  Mika glanced over her shoulder at him and saw he was shirtless now too, displaying the tattoos he normally kept hidden. There weren’t as many as Corbin had, but it was still impressive.

  But what was more interesting was Lucien didn’t say a single word, because he’d seen them before.

  She remembered when they’d shared a bed at her house and Mika wished she’d been a fly on the wall for that platonic sleepover.

  “Your mom is cool with all of us sleeping in here?” Mika asked instead, changing into one piece at a time, her back to the both of them.

  Normally she wasn’t modest or shy about her body, but there was electricity in the air and she knew it wasn’t just from Ethan.

  Lucien chuckled. “Shifters don’t pretend. She can smell me all over the both of you which means you two are mine. So no, she doesn’t care if we sleep together.”

  Licking her lips, Mika pulled the tank top over her head, pretending like she didn’t notice how hard her nipples were when she turned around and climbed into the bed.

  Had he meant sleep together, or sleep together?

  Mika didn’t want to ask.

  The blanket was tucked in tight and she struggled to get it free while Lucien and Ethan both grinned at her, clearly laughing at how awkward she was being.

  It wasn’t that she didn’t want to sleep with the both of them, but Mika just didn’t know how to go about talking about it, or initiating it, or…any of it really. This was the part of the whole polyamorous lifestyle she didn’t know how to navigate.

  Kenzie had told her communication was key, but there was still a part of her that felt like if she asked them something, they would get weird or jealous. What if they laughed at her, or decided the question was going too far? She didn’t know how to deal with that either.

  “We can just go to sleep,” Ethan said gently, helping her arrange the blankets that wouldn’t cooperate. “You are not obligated to do anything, and I’m not interested in anything that isn’t one hundred percent consensual.”

  Why did he always know exactly what to say to calm her down? Ethan’s perception never ceased to amaze.

  “Scoot over though, you can’t hog the whole bed,” Lucien told her. He shoved both her and Ethan gently, making room for himself on the side farthest away from the wall.

  Ethan wrapped an arm around her waist, snuggling from behind and Mika rested her head on Lucien’s chest.

  This she could do.

  It was easy enough and comfortable. Mika loved being surrounded by the men she loved. Even if she’d never thought she’d find a love like this again, even if it still scared her thanks to everything that had happened with Brad, then her father and brother.

  Trusting men wasn’t easy, but these ones…they made it effortless for her.

  Even the assassin.

  “You know, I feel stupid that it never occurred to me Ethan might be your mate,” Mika admitted, rubbing her nose into Lucien’s bare chest. Ethan scooted closer so she was completely surrounded by him.

  She smiled slightly at the sight of Ethan’s arm over her waist, long enough that it lounged over Lucien as well.

  “It didn’t occur to me either,” Ethan murmured against the back of her neck, his lips soft and ticklish.

  “I’m not gay, so there was no chance he would be.” Lucien stroked Mika’s hair; eyes closed. He looked more relaxed and comfortable than she’d thought was possible for the fox who was always on edge and ready to fight.

  “Is that how it works?” she asked, wondering if there was a chance Audrey might find a mate here, or perhaps three.

  Lucien shrugged and reached over with his other hand, braiding her hair with his eyes still closed. “I assume so. The universe isn’t stupid enough to pair someone with a person they can’t be attracted to. Though I know there’s that weird 1% that happens sometimes.”

  Ethan chuckled. “So, who’s your one percent, Lucien? Who would you happily bang if presented with the opportunity?”

  “You first, witch.”

  Mika pressed her face into Lucien’s chest to hide her laugh. This was exactly the kind of bedroom talk she was down for. It was every bit what she’d imagined a sleepover with a bunch of girls would be like.

  “Ryan Reynolds, hands down,” Ethan said without hesitation. “But I think it’s more his personality than his pretty face. If we’re talking non-celebrities…this guy I used to hate. His name is Lucien Park.”

  Lucien’s hands went still, and Mika held her breath as she tried not to squirm.

  “You’re saying that for Mika’s benefit,” Lucien finally said, his hands going back to the braid along the side of her head.

  “A little.” Ethan chuckled again and his breath on her neck made Mika shiver. “Your turn, fox.”

  Lucien tied off her braid and then settled back against the pillow as he thought. “It’s a tie between James McAvoy and Jet Li.”

  “The guy who plays Professor X?”

  “Yes, but not that version. The Children of Dune one.”

  “Oh yeah, I could see that.”

  Mika couldn’t hold in her laughter anymore. “You two are massive geeks.”

  Ethan pinched her ass. “Says the girl who likes to watch the original Bewitched over and over.”

  It was hard enough to hurt and she squealed, practically climbing on top of Lucien to get away from Ethan. The oof from Lucien made her laugh as Ethan tried to hold on to her.

  “Stop it.” Lucien wrapped his arms around Mika and rolled to the side. “You two are going to make me fall off the bed and I’m taking Mika with me if I do.”

  His sheer strength never ceased to amaze her. Lucien held her over the edge of the bed like it was nothing, threatening to keep his promise while Ethan reached over, pinching her ass again but not as hard this time.

  Still, she tried to wriggle away, practically burying herself under Lucien to get away, laughing hysterically the entire time.

  Then suddenly Lucien flipped her over and she was on her back, looking up at him looming over her. His shoulder-length hair framed his face, the black offsetting his beautiful golden skin and the soft brown of his eyes. Mika couldn’t help but stare up at him.

  The room was silent as she watched him, wondering what he would do.

  Then those brown eyes glowed gold and he smiled down at her. Lucien lowered himself until he was completely covering her body with his. He brushed the hair back from her face and seemed content to just watch her while Ethan looked on.

  Until he kissed her.

  It was gentler and sweeter than any kiss he’d ever given her. Something about being home, in his territory, in his bed, had softened Lucien. He wasn’t just a hunter and warrior here.

  He was a beloved son and brother. Lucien was loved by his pack. So much so that they’d allowed him to bring in outsiders.

  Mika opened her mouth to let him in, sighing slightly at the sweet taste of him, the feel of his hard muscles against her softer curves. Despite their height difference it felt as though they were made to fit together.

  “My turn,” Ethan murmured. He turned her face towards his, breaking her and Lucien’s kiss. Then he was devouring her, licking her lips to taste Lucien who was still heavy atop her. “Delicious.”

  When Ethan pulled back his eyes were half-lidded and the lust she could see mirrored her own, and Lucien’s by the feel of his hard length nestled between her legs.

  “I’m not sure how to do this,” she admitted. “I don’t have that much experience with one partner, let alone two.”

  Ethan and Lucien shared a look.

  “Only if it’s something you want,” Lucien told her, running his fingers along the braid he’d put in her hair, tight enough to hold back the hair on the left side of her head. “I have no problem just making out with you and then going to sleep.”

  “Same,” Ethan agreed, adding another small braid to her hair.

  Since when did they both know how to braid? Were they having secret meetings t
ogether to talk about boyfriend stuff or what?

  “It’s something I want,” Mika admitted. “Even if I never thought the two of you would ever get along, let alone be interested in this kind of thing.”

  Lucien leaned down to kiss her neck. “We both had some prejudices to get over. But we figured it out.” He went on to kiss the hollow of her throat and Mika gripped his arms tight, so she didn’t embarrass herself.

  “We did a lot of talking,” Ethan told her, finishing off the braid and then starting another one that he wove into the other two. “It’s hard sometimes, not being your raven or your fox, but Lucien was nice enough to promise he wouldn’t try to muscle me out of the way.”

  Mika desperately wished she’d been there for that conversation.

  Lucien gently pulled down the strap on her tank top so he could kiss the top of her shoulder unobstructed. “He’s bossy.”

  She squirmed, unable to hold it together anymore at the memory of Ethan telling her what to do. “Yeah, he is.”

  The fox pulled back with that wicked grin of his. “Oh, so he’s bossy like that too huh?”

  Mika laughed.

  “I made her describe to me how she took you that morning before you left,” Ethan murmured, finishing the braid. He leaned down and kissed the other side of Mika’s neck. “It was delicious.”

  Lucien stared at Ethan for a moment, completely taken aback by that confession. “You described to him exactly how you climbed on top of me?”

  She nodded, sliding her hands up Lucien’s chest to enjoy the feel of his silky skin. “Are you mad?”

  “Does it feel like I’m mad?” he asked, grinding against her.

  Mika gasped, her hips lifting to meet him of their own volition. Fates, Lucien was hard as a rock and massive.

  “Mm, maybe you two could show me an encore,” Ethan murmured, sliding his hand down Lucien’s back to pull the blanket away so he could see everything.

  Was she really going to do this?

  Mika bit her lip and studied Lucien’s golden eyes. He didn’t seem uncomfortable that Ethan was right there, watching them. And Ethan didn’t seem at all jealous that she had some other guy on top of her.

  “Okay, but I need you two to lead me through this,” she murmured, tracing the line of Lucien’s eyebrow.

  “With pleasure,” Ethan said, grabbing her by the chin and kissing her hard enough to bruise.

  22

  Ethan tasted like desire and love with a sharpness that reminded her exactly how deadly he could be when he wanted to. His tongue took over her mouth until he was all she could smell and taste, until he was all she knew.

  Lucien slid down while Ethan made love to her mouth, sliding her silk shorts down and down until all that was between her and them was a pair of underwear that didn’t seem like much at the moment.

  But Ethan was distracting her, trailing his hand down her neck, between her breasts, and down until his hand rested on her stomach, just above the hem of her underwear. His kiss and the undulations of his tongue made her brain go stupid and every thought she could possibly have disintegrate as her toes began to tingle.

  She knew it was to keep her from overthinking and freaking out.

  And it was working.

  Then Lucien’s mouth was on her hip, pressing a kiss there. It was so close to Ethan’s hand and so low she gasped, and Ethan ate it up.

  Mika moaned when Lucien’s mouth went lower, kissing her clit over the underwear.

  They were teasing her, slowly easing into this. Her body wanted them both right now, but Mika appreciated the time they allowed her to adjust at each new step.

  When Lucien hooked his fingers in her underwear, tugging them down, Ethan broke the kiss so he could watch. She felt exposed and on display, but when Ethan licked his lips…

  It was worth it to see him like this. To see Lucien on his knees between her legs with his hard cock on display thanks to those sweats.

  Ethan trailed his fingers from one hip to the other, watching as Lucien kissed the inside of one knee and then the other. “There are a few options Mika, but I’m curious what you would prefer.”

  A few options… “What did you have in mind?” she breathed, barely managing to remember words let alone put them in an order that made any sense.

  “We can start slow,” Ethan told her. Lucien moved higher, kissing her inner thigh while Ethan let his hand trail higher as well until his fingers circled the swell of her breast. “No need to rush things.”

  Mika didn’t know what that meant at the moment, not with Lucien’s mouth so close to where she needed it.

  Then his mouth was on her and Mika’s mind went completely blank. All she knew was the pleasure and her body arched up to meet him, hands fisted in the sheets as Lucien sucked and licked, taking his sweet time.

  Ethan slid down the other strap of her silk shirt, pushing the whole thing down to expose her breasts, nipples still hard as rocks. Then his lips tugged at her nipples while Lucien lifted her hips up, devouring her.

  It was almost too much, having them both so focused on her. Mika was already on the edge, completely worked up just from the idea of the two of them here with her, wanting this.

  She turned and reached out, slipping her hand into Ethan’s sweats until she could wrap her fingers around exactly what she wanted. His dick was so hard it had to hurt, the tip slick with precum.

  Mika licked her lips, moaning slightly as Lucien penetrated her with his tongue, licking slowly up to flick her clit.

  Her thumb caressed the tip, spreading the fluid, and Ethan’s sharp inhale was music to her ears. She looked down to see Lucien’s gold eyes watching them, never once stopping.

  Rubbing her hand up and down Ethan’s shaft took some of the intensity away, giving her a moment to breathe and refocus on his pleasure instead of hers.

  “I don’t think so, little witch,” Lucien growled, sliding in a finger as he sucked harder. “I want to taste you when you come before I take you.”

  Her back arched and Mika practically screamed at the sensation of a second thick finger entering her, curling inward to press the right spot to make her fall to pieces around him.

  “Let go, Mika,” Ethan murmured against her neck, fingers rolling a nipple slowly in contrast to Lucien’s feasting. “Come for him so I can watch.”

  She cried out, unable to hold back anymore, not with Ethan urging her on, or with Lucien’s hot mouth so skilled and knowledgeable thanks to his shifter senses. He could read her every sigh and knew her body better than she did.

  Lucien’s name was on her lips when Ethan kissed her again, taking her mouth as she started stroking him again, never having let him go.

  “Take her Lucien,” Ethan commanded, the words spilling into her mouth and onto her tongue. Then the storm witch gripped her throat gently, studying her as she came down from the orgasm. “Let’s see how quickly she can come a second time.”

  The fox didn’t hesitate as he watched Mika stroke Ethan. She was desperate for more, for the feel of Lucien inside her, for Ethan to take his place right after…

  It was a fantasy she’d never thought she was capable of. A threesome? Her?

  But here she was, and Mika wanted it all.

  The head of Lucien’s cock pressed against her entrance and she gasped, stroking Ethan faster in response. It got the response she wanted. Ethan groaned, thrusting into her hand as he squeezed one of her breasts. Lucien growled slightly and pushed inside her, filling her to the point of stretching.

  Mika reached up and grabbed the back of Lucien’s neck, pulling him down so she could taste his desire and lust, knowing it wasn’t just from being inside her as she stroked Ethan harder and faster.

  Then Lucien slid out slightly and pushed back in, hard.

  She bit Lucien’s bottom lip in response, groaning into his mouth before flopping down, all the strength in her limbs just gone as Lucien thrust, grinding against her clit every time his hips met hers.

  The way Ethan was
watching her – Mika didn’t know how to respond, but he wasn’t jealous. If anything, he looked hungry, eyes half-lidded and his hips rising to meet her every stroke.

  Lucien cupped the back of her neck this time, his other hand gripping her thigh so he could get a better angle. Every stroke was like lightning and all Mika could do was hold on while he took her.

  “That’s it Lucien,” Ethan murmured. He scooted behind her, the hard length of him a brand on her back, just above her ass. “Harder, she can take it.”

  And he would know.

  Mika’s nails gripped Lucien so hard she smelled blood while Ethan’s deft fingers tugged and pulled at her breasts, adding to the sensation and pleasure. It all crested hard after still being sensitive from the first time and she threw her head back against Ethan’s shoulder.

  Ethan wrapped one of his large hands around her neck and murmured into her ear as she arched into Lucien, screaming and pleading even if she didn’t know what for.

  The fox’s eyes were glowing in the low light and he came with a shuddering growl, head bent to capture her mouth as he thrust one last time.

  Before she could come down from the orgasm Ethan lifted her up, so much strength in that move, and placed her on his lap. It was nothing for him to angle his cock and slide inside her, filling up the empty space Lucien had left.

  Mika didn’t know what to say or do, Lucien was still all over her and she was shaking from the second orgasm. Ethan thrust up, groaning as she clenched around him hard.

  Then Lucien was up with his hands in her hair, kissing her softly again.

  For a moment, no one moved as Lucien’s tongue slid into her mouth, tasting her. His cock pressed against her stomach, still wet from the both of them.

  Fates, how was she going to survive this? Mika already felt weak and shaky, but her body didn’t care. Her center pulsed around Ethan. Having him inside her right after Lucien turned her on in ways she didn’t even know she could be.

  Mika had no idea she was into this kind of thing, how…kinky she was when it came to the two of them in the bed with her at the same time.