“Romantic? It meant that they would die. Their lives would cease. That’s what it meant,” Duggan snapped. “It was to be so easy, Rahovart would take her and then you would claim Katie as it was all meant to be. Now this woman comes out of nowhere and you call her wife. She’ll kill us all again.”
“Dannika is not Morgana.” The furious energy radiating from Gavin and his brother created a static crackle to the air around them as they spoke in unison. They stepped closer to Dani, blocking her again from Duggan’s angry words. She didn’t fight the two of them when they stepped in front of her, thankfully, because the need to keep protecting her from anything, including mosquitoes and dirty looks, was pounding through his veins. It was obvious to Gavin now that the old man had either started down the slippery path to confusion that some elderly took, or simply was unwilling to change after all these years.
“As with most prophecies, they only make sense after the time has passed. You saw only death, while Katie saw love.” Gavin fought the urge to kill Duggan for his betrayal because honoring Dani’s request was a higher priority than his revenge.
“Katie, please take Duggan back to his room,” Maddoc asked as he turned and tugged Dani into his embrace. “He’s not to leave it or commit any more acts of violence against our family or Gavin and I will follow through with our first instinct.”
Gavin shut the door behind everyone and locked it. The reality of what just happened made his hands shake. They’d almost lost her. A split-second moment in the vastness of time, and the shining brightness that warmed his soul could have been gone. Maddoc obviously felt the same way, as he was currently kissing Dani as if his life depended on it. Gavin understood the feeling. He needed to feel her reassuring weight in his arms, as well, but was content to wait his turn. There was no jealously seeing her in his brother’s arms, simply a loving bond that extended out and encompassed him.
Dani’s light shone on the opposite side of the universe from that dark bitch, Morgana. Looking back now, he could see how Morgana had used his and Maddoc’s jealously to manipulate them into following her wishes. With Dani there was no hidden agenda or double talk. Their woman was blunt and brutally honest at times, and he wouldn’t change a single thing about her. Not one blessed thing.
For a brief moment, the energy in the room shimmered against his skin and he thought he heard the sound of his sister’s giggle. Looking quickly around he didn’t see anything, but when he turned back both Maddoc and Dani were looking at him. “Did you hear her?”
“The laughter?” she asked.
The shock that registered on Maddoc’s face must have mirrored his own, because it had sounded exactly like his sister. “You heard her?” they both asked her at the same moment.
“I heard a little girl laughing. Why? It was probably a child outside.”
Gavin met Maddoc’s gaze. They knew it wasn’t a random child.
“You think it was your sister? Why are you so surprised that she would check up on you?”
For the second time in as many minutes, Gavin felt himself shocked to silence. This time it was Dani’s laughter that rang like sunlight in the room.
“Dannika, how did you know that?”
“I don’t know how but I can… I don’t know how to describe it… it’s not like I can understand your facial expressions, but I can feel what you two are thinking. It’s nice because I don’t feel left out.”
“We don’t ever want you to feel that way. If you ever do, then give us shit for not paying attention to your needs. You are the most important woman in our lives now, and we don’t ever want you to forget that.”
“Okay,” Dani replied with a cheeky grin. “Now can we have sex?”
Thankfully, Maddoc scooped her up and tossed her on the bed because Gavin was laughing too hard to manage a damn thing. “I love your honesty, Dani.”
* * * *
Maddoc watched Dani’s breasts bounce as she landed on the mattress. He was still reeling from the fact that not only did she hear the little girl’s laugh but that she knew it was Rhiannon’s. Their sister’s energy had made a brief appearance, but he was certain they were alone now. The shimmering innocent energy that had danced around them was gone now. Good thing, too, because what he planned to do to Dani, they wouldn’t want anyone else to see. He was a possessive bastard, except when it came to Gavin, of course.
“You two planning on standing there and staring all night?” Dani’s lip curled up into a small mischievous smile as she caught the hem of her shirt and lifted it over her head. Her breasts were cupped in a pale pink lace bra. Maddoc could see her nipples pressing against the fabric, and his mouth watered for a taste. But he wouldn’t give in that easy. What fun would that be? “Are you trying to seduce us, Dannika?”
Dani leaned back against her elbows and rocked her hips back and forth. “Maybe. Is it working?”
“Oh, hell yeah.” Gavin had his shirt off and was crawling across the bed to their woman in a blink of an eye. Not about to be left behind by his brother’s lack of patience, Maddoc pulled off his shirt and joined them.
Stretching out on the side opposite to his brother, Maddoc traced a line down Dannika’s throat, feeling her pulse flutter under his finger. He continued the caress down her chest, tucking his finger just under the edge of her bra, enough that he could feel her tight nipple tease his fingertip. A soft sigh escaped from Dannika’s lips. Still braced on her elbows, she dropped her head back on her shoulders as if she was a goddess accepting what was her due.
“You do look like a goddess.” Maddoc tugged the fabric of her bra away and bent down, capturing her nipple between his lips and lashing it with his tongue. He heard her chuckle lightly and looked to see what was humorous.
Gavin was obviously trying to get the snap of her bra undone but wasn’t being successful. “Dani, don’t torture me like this. A little help, baby.”
“Roll toward me so I can kiss you properly.” Maddoc caught her shoulder as she rolled closer. Her lips were as soft as silk, and his cock gave a hard kick when her tongue danced against his. He would never question the night she came into their lives, but they hadn’t broached the topic of when she was leaving. Never if we have our way.
Her bra came loose, and Maddoc tipped her onto her back, lifting up over her as Gavin tossed her pretty bra somewhere over his shoulder. “Dannika, there is something very important we need to discuss.”
“Now?” Both she and Gavin answered at the same time, with the same incredulous tone.
“Yes,” Maddoc answered. He saw the recognition in his brother’s face a second later. “Before this goes any farther, because if we do this, there is no going back.”
“I don’t understand.” She didn’t sound panicked or worried, just curious.
“No going back to your work or apartment or state.”
“What Maddoc is trying to say is that we would like you to stay here with us, forever,” Gavin added.
Dani blinked and Maddoc could see the thoughts churning in her head reflect on her face. She blinked a couple more times before the blankness eased from her expression and she smiled the most beautiful smiled he’d ever seen.
“Okay.”
“Okay? Maddoc had thought she’d argue or freak out or question him a bit more.
“Yeah, I don’t want to leave. You both balance me, and I’ve never felt as much like a real person than when I’m with you both. Even when things get overwhelming, you are my rocks. One touch and I know that you two will make sure everything will be okay.
“We love you.” Both he and Gavin spoke at the same time, and her smile lit up the room. The natural energy that often flowed around them extended out to encompass Dannika, settling into her body’s natural energy.
“I know. I can feel it here.” She tapped her chest over her heart. “I don’t want to leave you.”
“You’ll never have to. If you tried, wherever you went, we will follow.” Maddoc leaned down and sealed his vow with a kiss, feeling the ene
rgy’s natural ebb and flow through his and Dannika’s bodies. The powerful hum of combined energy was a normal feeling, as he and Gavin had shared their energies since before they made their appearance in this world. But to feel it as he kissed the woman he loved with all his soul was more powerful than he’d ever expected.
Hungry for more of her, Maddoc eased away from their kiss and followed the natural path of her elegant neck, cupping one of her breasts as he used his teeth and tongue to play with her nipple.
“You’re incredible, Dani. It’s never felt like this before.” Gavin was obviously as in awe with the way their energy melded with Dannika’s as Maddoc had been. A moment later Gavin moved down to claim her other breast, teasing her as Maddoc did. Her fingers gripped Maddoc’s hair, creating little pin pricks of sensation as she curled her fingers and gripped tight.
Maddoc and Gavin took that as a hint to get serious and do what they did best—love their woman until she screamed.
* * * *
Dani had thought that the guys were intense before, but now… The two of them moved as if they were one person. She felt her breasts swelling under their ministrations, as if they wanted to get closer, give more. Dani had tried to reach for their cocks, but each man gripped one of her hands and anchored it to the bed as they kissed her skin. Gavin licked her belly button, making her laugh, and then winked at her when she arched her back and tried to get him to do it again.
“Roll over, Dannika.” Maddoc tugged her gently until she was stretched out along her stomach. Gavin tucked a couple pillows under her hips, lifting her ass into the air. The air felt cool on her heated skin, and she could feel the moisture from her pussy trickle down the inside of her thighs.
“Look at how wet you are.” Maddoc licked up her leg, swirling his tongue against her clit.
“I can’t see from this angle. I’d need a mirror.” The words shot out of Dani’s mouth, and she almost cringed at how it must have sounded.
“I’ll buy a dozen for you and hang them all over the room.” Gavin kissed the back of her neck. “Then you can watch everything we do to you and see how you affect us.”
Another long, hot lick and Dani arched her back and lifted her pussy higher, hoping that Maddoc would continue, but he stopped way too soon for her liking.
“Soon, baby.” Gavin pressed kisses down her spine and then nipped one ass cheek before hopping from the bed.
Dani felt a trickle of cool lube slide down the crack of her ass as she turned her head and watched Gavin strip off his pants. His cock bounced in front of him, hard and thick as the pants slipped from his hips. Dani licked her lips, and Gavin gripped his length, giving it a slow stroke. Watching Gavin stroke himself was enough of a distraction that she didn’t think of what Maddoc had been up. Until, she felt the teasing pressure at her rear entrance as he pressed what felt like a single finger into her.
“Keep relaxing, Dannika.” The pressure increased slightly, and she concentrated on keeping her breathing even. Maddoc pumped his fingers in and out of her, and she quickly relaxed further. The memory of what it felt like to be between them before flashed in her thoughts.
“I could come watching him finger fuck your ass like that.” Gavin squeezed the base of his cock, and Dani watched as a bead of moisture rose up in the slit.
“Come here.” She reached out for Gavin, and he came close enough for her to run her tongue over the liquid pearl. Dani loved the taste of her men and swirled her tongue around his length again, sucking him into her mouth.
“Not too much, Dani. I don’t want this to end too soon.
Sucking on Gavin’s cock was enough to keep her mind occupied as Maddoc prepared her ass. Feeling more lube trickle over her skin every time the pressure built, there wasn’t any pain, only anticipation and need. Her body felt like it was on fire when Maddoc and Gavin adjusted her.
“I need you.” Maddoc rolled her over and entered her with a swift thrust of his hips. The intensity of his gaze stole her breath. He looked like a man on a mission.
Pleasure exploded over her senses as Maddoc rolled his pelvis, fucking her with long strokes of his cock. Before she could get too used to this angle, he rolled them again so that she straddled his hips. Maddoc caught her legs and slid them up until her knees dug into the mattress on either side of his waist. She lifted her ass to compensate and pressed her breasts against Maddoc’s muscular chest.
“That’s right.” Maddoc wrapped his fingers around her breasts, teasing the nipples as Gavin moved in behind her.
She clenched her ass in anticipation, and Gavin swatted her on one cheek.
“No tightening up,” he ordered as he pressed his cock against her back entrance. With Maddoc already buried in her pussy, Gavin felt larger than ever. Her muscles burned with the exertion of taking on two men again. If she hadn’t already done this with them once and known everything fit, she’d be worried, but she knew that Maddoc had stretched her.
With both of them inside of her, she felt like everything was right with the world, like this is where she was meant to be. They moved slowly at first. Maddoc would ease out while Gavin pushed deeper, and then vice versa. It was magical the way they could make it so perfect. But quickly the need in her grew, and she found herself rocking her hips back and forth as they moved, wordlessly encouraging them to take her harder and faster. As if she’d spoken the words out loud, they quickened the pace.
Driving into her body, Dani moved with them, feeling the sheen of sweat break out over her body as she looked down into Maddoc’s eyes. He was gritting his teeth, his expression a violent splash of erotic wonder. She’d never seen anything so beautiful in her life.
“Oh, god, god… I can’t—” She reached around wildly until she felt each of them grip one of her hands, anchoring her against the massive waves of disorienting sensation that stole her breath. She’d never felt so full, so possessed. As the final wave crashed into her, it felt like she’d been hurtled at light speed into the middle of a nebula. Star-bright flashes of orgasmic color surrounded her, echoing the pleasure vibrating within her. Dani felt like their combined energy was pulled into her, as if she was the source of their gravity, before it exploded outwards and back into her men.
They rocked against her, shouting her name as they came, pulling her up into another electrifying orgasm. “I love you both, so much, forever.”
“Forever.” Their voices echoed around her in the black, a solid reminder that she wouldn’t ever be alone again.
Chapter Eleven
Dani heard her phone vibrate and quickly lifted her head from Gavin’s chest to search for the small device. She couldn’t remember where she’d left it the night before when they’d gotten home from dinner with Katie and Rene. Things had changed so quickly for her in the last week. Normally, that would have sent her head first into a tailspin of irrational panic, but she knew she had the support of the men flanking her. They’d sent Duggan back to their hometown. The old man couldn’t accept that Maddoc and Gavin weren’t going to bend to his will. Katie and Rene expressed their love for each other, and it warmed Dani’s heart.
Everyone should be that happy, but there was a part of Dani that still mourned.
Gavin reached over to the nightstand and passed the phone to her. His eyes were filled with understanding, and he pressed a kiss against her forehead before whispering. “Here.”
Dani recognised the phone number and her heart beat wildly in her chest. She’d texted Erin a number of times over the past couple days, assuring her friend that she understood what happened and wanted to see her.
“Who is texting at this disgusting hour of the morning?” Maddoc muttered against her spine. The three of them had fallen asleep in a heap. She’d been using Gavin as a pillow much the same way Maddoc was using her.
Squinting against the light of her phone, she peered through her lashes. Tonight is the last night of our vacation in New Orleans. I’m hoping you’ll meet me at a private club in the warehouse district called Undergro
und. Please mention Mikael Moreau’s name at the door and you’ll be allowed to come inside. I hope to see you all there.
“It must be good news. That’s a beautiful smile.”
Dani looked up at Gavin. “I didn’t think I could possibly feel happier. Do you know of a place called the Underground?”
Maddoc groaned behind her. “No, no, no. Absolutely not. We are not going to take you there.”
Dani hit reply. We’ll be there. I’ve been told I’m very tasty. Try to resist the urge to take a bit this time. Love you.
She passed the phone to Gavin, who winked at her when he read the message. “I love to see your smile.”
* * * *
“Are you sure this place is safe?”
“No.” Maddoc placed a hand at her lower back as they walked.
Erin’s message had mentioned a place called Underground in her message, which turned out to be a large, square, nondescript warehouse with blacked out windows. Dani would have passed it without a second glace if the guys hadn’t been with her. They’d walked around the front building and down a narrow alley to the side. Dani was more worried about Maddoc’s and Gavin’s safety in a place like this. She knew her men would protect her no matter what, but her concerns were based on who would protect them.
“As safe as anywhere else.” Gavin’s cryptic answer didn’t reassure her that much. Neither did Maddoc scanning of the alley as they approached the large metal door. Sitting over top of the entrance was a simple sign with the word “Underground” on it.
“If I see Lemarchand’s box anywhere I’m leaving.” The three of them had curled up for a Hellraiser marathon last night but hadn’t made it far into the first movie when they’d gotten distracted. Not that Dani minded a bit. Considering everything she’d come to learn in the last week, Hellraiser creeped her out even more now.
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