by Becca Van
She sighed and snuggled up to him, her head moving slightly as if she were trying to get closer to him. He brushed against her mind and knew she still wasn’t quite awake. Trey was awake and in her head as well, monitoring their mate as well.
Lucan began to caress the length of her body, and with long sweeps, he moved his hand up and down, tracing the dips and curves of her form. Her legs began to move restlessly, so he placed his thigh over hers to anchor them. He watched her face as he cupped her breasts, and she mewled and arched up into him.
He rubbed his thumb back and forth over her nipple, and then he took the now-turgid peak between his finger and thumb and gently squeezed. His angel moaned and her eyelids fluttered open. Her eyes were a deeper shade of violet, and her pupils were so condensed they were barely a pinprick. They dilated when Trey began to caress her belly, and then his brother’s hand moved lower.
He gently pushed her until she was lying on her back and leaned over her, keeping his eyes on hers. Lucan slowly lowered his head and brushed his mouth over hers. He coaxed her into kissing him. She didn’t disappoint. She reached up with one hand and brushed her fingers into his hair. She clutched a handful of his strands and lifted her head to meet him. He groaned deeply when she opened up to him, and he swept his tongue into her mouth. He tasted every inch of her depths and knew he would never get enough of her.
He slowed the kiss until he was sipping at her lips, and then he began to nibble his way over to her neck. He inhaled deeply, and the scent of her blood called to the beast always on alert inside him. His gums began to itch, and he knew he was in danger of losing control. He kissed his way down to her chest and sucked one of her dark, rosy nipples into his mouth. He laved the peak with his tongue and delighted in the sounds she made as he and his brother incited her passion. His teeth scraped over her hard nub, and then he continued his journey down her body. She released his hair as he kissed and licked over her soft, warm belly, and when he was above her moist sex, he inhaled her delectable, musky, feminine arousal.
Lucan made himself comfortable between her thighs, using his shoulders to keep her legs splayed, and lowered his head to her vagina. He flicked his tongue over her clit, and she bowed so high he had to hold her hips to keep her from bucking him off. He licked from her engorged nub, down through her slick folds until he was at her pussy hole. He thrust his tongue into her as far as he could and curled the tip to collect her cream. The flavor of her essence exploded on his tongue, and he growled as he delved back in for more. He licked, nibbled, and thrust into her until she was writhing beneath him.
He opened his eyes and looked up her body to see his brother kissing her passionately while cupping both her breasts and pinching her nipples. He couldn’t hold off anymore. He had to love her now.
“I want her ass, Trey,” Lucan said telepathically.
“Good, because I want her hot, wet cunt.”
Lucan released his hold on Angelina’s hips and helped his brother to turn her onto her side. She now faced Trey, and he moved up on the bed until he was at her back.
“We’ve got a plan, angel,” Trey said. “You want to hear what we have in store for you?”
“Surprise me,” she murmured.
That’s my angel. Smiling, Lucan conjured a tube of lube and popped to lid open. Trey was kissing and caressing her, keeping their angel occupied and her fires burning, and Lucan began to prepare her ass. He massaged the cool gel into her anus and smiled when she sobbed into Trey’s mouth. He slowly but surely began to push a finger into her back canal.
He wiggled his finger around, loosening her muscles, and when she was used to one digit, he went back for more lube and began to penetrate her with two. He pumped his digits in and out of her body, spreading them apart, preparing her for his aching cock. When she slackened her hold on him even more, he knew she was ready for him. He coated his erection with the more gel, and then he lay beside her, lifted her thigh, and held it up in the air.
Trey released her mouth and placed a hand at her hip and began to penetrate her pussy. She mewled softly as his brother slid into her body. Trey grimaced with pleasure, and Lucan remembered what it felt like to be buried in her tight, moist cunt. When Trey was in their woman to the hilt, he aimed his cock for her little pucker and slowly but firmly began to push inside her. His breath rasped in and out at a rapid pace, and his heart beat franticly. His groan joined Angelina’s as he forged through her tight ring of muscles. He held still, giving her time to adjust to his intrusion, and when she stopped clamping down on his dick so hard, he began to invade her ass farther.
When he was buried balls-deep into her tight channel, he nodded at Trey, giving his brother the signal it was time to love their woman. He withdrew his cock to the tip, and as he pushed back in, Trey began to pull from her cunt. He wanted to go slow and savor the exquisite sensations of loving their woman and not to have it end too soon. He and Trey loved her at a leisurely pace, making sure she felt nothing but pleasure. He and his brother were still in her mind and could feel what she was feeling. It was a heady experience, being able to sense what she felt as they made love to her.
Lucan withdrew his cock and surged back in again. With no other woman had he ever felt the connection he had with Angelina. She had such a loving, nurturing nature. Even if she was too willfully independent at times, that was one of the things he liked most about her. She was the love of his life, and he would do anything to keep her safe, even give up his own life.
He and Trey advanced and retreated in counterthrusts, making sure she was filled with one of them at all times. She was sobbing constantly now, and he knew she was getting close to climax. He picked up the pace of his pumping hips, slowly speeding up, and Trey stayed with him every step of the way.
He could feel the hunger in her as he made love with her, but she had no idea that she was craving the taste of their blood. In her mind, he felt her pleasure heightening with every thrust of his hips. She was getting close to climax. He began to surge into her harder and faster, making sure the friction of their flesh sliding together only gave her pleasure. Her muscles squeezed and rippled around his hard cock. He changed his thrusts from long and deep to short, sharp digs, and she began to keen in the back of her throat.
He pushed further into her mind, intent on compelling her to drink from Trey and then himself, but he didn’t get the chance. His little woman let her instincts take over, and she reached out, bringing Trey’s head closer to her. She licked along the length of his neck, and then she bit down.
She screamed with pleasure and climaxed at the same time she began to feed. When she tasted Trey’s blood on her tongue, her mind didn’t know what to make of the sensation, but it quickly melted into joy as the blood filled her mouth. Lucan was proud of her. Her body was conflicting with her mind, but it didn’t affect her pleasure.
Her muscles clamped down onto his cock, and she screamed against his brother’s throat as she flew into nirvana. Trey groaned as he climaxed and let her take her fill from him.
He finally pulled her from his throat and, using his mind, told her to close the wound. She did so with the flick of her tongue and then took Lucan’s hand in hers. She brought his wrist up to her mouth, and he growled deep from his chest as her incisors sank into his vein. He thrust his hips one last time and held still as he reached his peak and filled Angelina’s ass with his cum. His mate continued to climax around him and his brother as she took her fill from him, too, and then closed the wound without being told to.
Lucan stayed in her mind as the last tremors of her orgasm faded away. The only sound left in the room was their harsh, rapid breathing. He could feel her conflicting emotions as she processed what she had just done. He slowly withdrew his semierect cock from her ass, and Trey pulled out of her pussy.
He got off the bed and scooped her up into his arms. Striding toward the adjoining bathroom, he could see the turmoil in the deep pools of her eyes, but she didn’t say anything. She wrapped an arm around his
neck, clinging to him as if he were her only lifeline in a raging storm.
Lucan stepped into the shower, and Trey followed. Trey washed her hair, and Lucan became concerned when she didn’t react. She stood docilely until she was clean. He turned off the shower and stepped out, waiting for her until she stood before him on the bathmat. He dried her off, and Trey led her back to the bedroom. He sighed, because he knew once she got her head around what had happened, the questions would begin. He only hoped Angelina didn’t become hysterical.
Her clothes lay waiting for her on the bed, conjured by the power of Lucan’s mind. She pulled her clothes on, her movements jerky, her hands shaking. He wanted to pull her back into his arms to hold and comfort her, but knew she needed to keep her distance for now. She was the one to lead the way from Trey’s room and down the stairs to the kitchen. She went straight to the kettle, filled it with water, and put it on to boil. He let her do the mundane task, knowing he was going to have to stop her from actually drinking anything. If she did, his angel would end up very ill.
Lucan clasped her wrist gently when she reached for a mug in the cupboard and gently guided her to the kitchen table. He sat down on a chair and pulled her onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her waist.
“Angel, you don’t need coffee. If you try to drink or eat anything you will get violently ill,” he explained quietly.
He waited for the eruption, but it didn’t come. He looked down at her, and pain pierced his heart when he saw the tears streaming down her face.
“Nothing? I can’t eat or drink anything at all?”
“Honey, you are like us now. So no, you can’t exist on anything but blood,” Trey replied as he sat next to them.
“Shit.” She rubbed her hand over her face. “I know. I mean, I remember parts of it. And I feel different, now.” She lowered her hand and looked at it closely, as though expecting to see some outward sign of the change.
Lifting her gaze to Trey, she went on, “Why did you do it?”
“You were dying, baby. You wouldn’t have lasted long enough to get you to a hospital if we hadn’t done it. Once the transformation began, your body was able to heal.”
“And,” Lucan added gently, “you already agreed to the change. You said you wanted—”
“I know what I said,” she interrupted, through clenched teeth. “But I was wrong. I’m not ready. I don’t want to have to drink blood to survive.”
Lucan tried to take her anger calmly.
“Baby, I can’t even imagine what you’re going through right now. We’re here for you while you go through this transformation, but your natural instincts are going to make you do some things you may question.” He hesitated and looked to Trey before continuing quietly, “We didn’t have to compel you to drink our blood this time.”
“No! I couldn’t have. I would never have done such a thing,” she replied, vehemently shaking her head.
“We didn’t force you into feeding from us. Think back and remember, Angelina. You know in your heart what we’re saying is true,” Trey stated gently.
“Oh God, I’ve turned into a leech,” she whispered.
Lucan felt pain stab his heart at that statement. Her words hurt him more than he would have ever thought. He knew deep down she didn’t mean to wound him with her thoughtless words, but to hear her say such a thing tore him up. He saw the flash of pain in his brother’s eyes and knew he was just as upset. But then he realized she had just gone through one of the most traumatic experiences in her life and was understandably upset because of the transformation.
“How the hell am I supposed to live a normal life?” Angelina snapped and rose from his lap. She began to pace back and forth over the floor in agitation.
“You can’t, angel. From now on, your life as you know it doesn’t exist,” Lucan replied. He knew he was being harsh with her, but she had hurt him and he wanted to lash back. At least he spoke the truth.
She spun back to face him, and he could see the pain he had caused her. He couldn’t stand that he had offended her with his words, so he stood and moved toward her. He took her upper arms in his hands and pulled her into his body.
“I’m sorry, baby. I know that was harsh and probably too much for you to hear right now, but you have to face the truth. You can’t go back to your life. You will be awake during the hours of the night and sleep through the day. You can’t eat or drink because it will make you sick. You will have to feed from us every day to sustain your life and you will have more powers than you ever dreamed of,” Lucan explained.
“I don’t want any powers. I want to go back to the way things were,” she said in a tortured whisper. “Why? Why did you do this to me?”
“Honey,” Trey said as he rose and pulled her from his arms into his. “You can’t hide from the truth. You were dying, Angelina. We had to change you. Can’t you understand that?”
“Saying I accept something is different than actually having to do it. This is just too much. I didn’t know I would crave your blood. Oh, I know you told me, but words are nothing compared to reality. I can’t even see my kids anymore. I don’t know if I can handle that. They were my whole world,” she said in a tormented voice.
“Angel, we know it’s going to take you time to adjust. Please, just give us a chance to help you. Don’t push us away, baby. You are going to need us now more than ever,” Lucan said quietly.
His mate took a deep breath and pushed her shoulders back. He could feel her resolve to try to accept what she had become. He was so proud of her in that moment he wanted to shout from the rooftops. Even though their woman was a delicate little thing compared to him and his brother, Lucan knew she had a reserve of steel she called on to get her through difficult times. She’d had to be so independent, and since she’d had no one to rely on, only herself, she had pulled on that inner strength to get her through.
“I’m sorry I hurt you,” she said and took one each of his and his brother’s hands. “I know my words weren’t nice, and I can only say that I’m sorry. It was never my intention to cause you pain.”
“Ah, angel, there is nothing to forgive. I know you didn’t mean to hurt us. Forget it ever happened,” Lucan replied. As he spoke, he felt the vibration of someone entering through the protection spell placed around the property. But he felt no alarm. Only one person besides the three of them in the kitchen could get through now. When he met Trey’s eye, his brother smiled.
“Come into the living room, honey. We have a guest and I would like you to meet him,” Trey said and began to lead her from the room.
Chapter Thirteen
Angelina followed Trey into the living room and wondered how he knew they had a visitor when she hadn’t heard a knock at the door. She came to a standstill in the center of the room as Trey greeted the man. He was taller than her two men and much bulkier with muscle. He had long, dark hair which hung around his shoulders, and he was dressed in what appeared to black leather. He was handsome in a harsh, rugged way, and she could tell just by watching him that he was very powerful and confident. He returned Trey’s greeting with a longtime familiarity and then turned to Lucan, who was standing at her side.
“Lucan, it’s good to see you and your brother…complete. You seem more settled and content,” the man said, then turned his brown-eyed gaze to her. “You have much to learn, neophyte, but I know with the guidance of these two you will acquire the necessary knowledge.”
“Baby, I would like you to meet a very good friend of ours, Vladimir Trance. Vlad, this is our mate, Angelina Canley.” Lucan introduced them to each other.
“Can we sit down? We have a few things we need to talk over,” Vlad said and sat in an armchair.
Angelina turned, intent on leaving the room to give the men some privacy, but Vlad stopped her.
“You need to stay, neophyte. What I have to divulge involves you.”
She moved to the sofa and sat down, and Trey and Lucan sat on either side of her. She felt nervous in the other man’s
presence and hoped her discomfit didn’t show. She clutched her hands in her lap and waited for the men to talk.
“The dark warlocks are working in conjunction with the evil ones trying to get to our mates. It seems they have found in ancient texts that the blood of a vampire’s mate can give warlocks eternal life. It doesn’t matter whether a mate has gone through the full blood exchange or if only one exchange has been made. Once you have joined blood, the transformation has already started, so a mate’s blood will give everlasting life to them,” Vlad explained.
“Why have we never heard of this? Does that mean we don’t need to make three blood exchanges to complete the transformation?” Trey asked. He sounded confused to Angelina.
“No. The ritual of three exchanges is still necessary, but the first exchange is enough for eternal life to be given, if the mate’s blood is ingested.”
Angelina watched shock pass over Trey’s face. Lucan was more stoic, but when he saw her looking at him, he lowered his eyes.
She took each of their hands. “It’s okay,” she said. “You did what you thought you had to do.”
She looked between her two men. Trey squeezed her hand reassuringly. Lucan sighed. “I still wish we knew this before,” he said to Vlad.
Vlad shrugged. “We have lost many scribes and scrolls throughout time. Who knows how the dark warlocks got their hands on the information. It could have been passed down by one of the evil ones.”
“Why would the evil ones be working with the warlocks?” Lucan asked. “They only ever do something if they are to benefit.”
“We haven’t been able to ascertain the why yet, but we will eventually. I have others out on the streets trying to gather information, but nothing has come to light yet. Make sure one of you is with your mate at all times and be on full alert.”