by S. E. Smith
Shadowy memories of them laughing, and Cree pulling her into his arms, crystallized into a brilliantly clear picture. She remembered losing herself in his kiss. Fire and desire had scorched her as she kissed him back. There was something about both men that called to her, made her want more.
The fact that they could make her laugh and forget for just a short time that she was alone in the universe had warmed her heart. Dinner with Harry, Calo, and Cree made her wish for the closeness that she had when her parents and grandparents had been alive. For just a few short minutes she could pretend that everything was alright in the world. That she hadn’t been kidnapped by aliens and taken away from everything she knew. That her Gramps would come through the door any minute with a beer in one hand and a deck of cards in the other.
Then, the fire had swept through her making her forget everything, but the man in her arms. Cree had tasted wild and fresh. Memories of his lips running along her jaw, down to her neck had electrified her senses. His roughly spoken words echoed through her with a clearer understanding now as she remembered him sinking his teeth into her.
I can wait no longer. My dragon can wait no longer.
My mates need me. I need them. Without, they die, the image of her dragon appeared to her.
Two topaz and black dragons curled protectively around a small dark green one. The dragons held in the hands of the woman in gold. It had been them.
Yes, her dragon whispered.
*.*.*
Calo rolled as they approached the old house. A single light illuminated the entrance to the garage as they flew over it. Their shadows a flicker of darkness before they disappeared. He stretched out his back legs and his wings beat heavily as he landed. He swung around and rose on his back legs as Melina flapped her wings frantically as she attempted to slow her speed as she came in to land beside him. She would have tumbled face first into the grassy field behind the house where she had gone to pick flowers earlier if Calo hadn’t reached out with his forearms and steadied her. Cree landed behind her.
Calo snarled at Cree as he released Melina and circled her. The two faced each other, circling, hissing and snarling at the other. Each time one would get near her, the other would snap his sharp teeth in warning. Calo charged his brother when Cree circled around to separate him from Melina. The two massive bodies struck with a force that resonated through the small field behind the house.
Mine! Calo snapped, trying to throw Cree to the ground.
Never, Cree growled back.
Calo jerked to the left, trying to sweep his tail under Cree. Cree rose off the ground with a burst of energy. He pulled Calo up with him, slashing his long tail out to slice across his brother’s stomach. Calo was forced to release his hold or risk being gutted.
A loud snarl echoed as the two males clashed over and over. The fight took to the air several times, but quickly came back to the ground when one of them would try to get to Melina who watched the fight in disbelief before her feelings turned to exasperation.
*.*.*
How long will this go on? Melina asked her dragon.
Until both tire or one die, her dragon replied, swiveling as they sped past her. Long time. Both powerful.
Both idiots, Melina replied dryly.
Her dragon giggled even as the two males fell from the sky and hit the ground hard as they clawed at each other. Her dragon tilted her head to watch as they rolled on the ground. They were evenly matched. She didn’t know what would happen if they continued to fight each other.
I’ll tell you what will happen, Melina snorted as the males broke apart and started to do the circling thing again. I’ll take a shovel upside both their heads if they don’t stop acting like a couple of jealous adolescents fighting over a favorite toy. I just wish I had one now.
No shovel, her dragon said with a mischievous rumble. But have tail.
Melina chuckled as she pulled back so that she could just observe what her dragon would do. She was still running on the adrenaline of what had happened earlier and right now, the thought of taking some of it out of the two unsuspecting male dragons was making her feel pretty damn good.
Go for it, Melina whispered. Just be sure to let them know we are the boss of us. Not them.
Yes! Her dragon laughed, wiggling her body in excitement before she charged forward.
The female dragon waited until the two enraged males were just a few feet apart before she struck. She hissed a loud warning, snapping her tail across the back of Calo’s head while reaching up and clamping down hard on Cree’s left ear with her teeth. She jerked Cree’s head down while she used her tail to run up and under Calo.
Whoa, wait a minute, Melina started to say when she realized what her dragon was about to do. Holy shit! That wasn’t what I meant.
I show them what I want, her dragon responded firmly.
Melina felt the Dragon’s Fire building inside her dragon. A moan escaped her as it flared like a sun burst exploding outward. She had a pretty good appreciation for what was about to happen now that she had experienced it before. She almost felt sorry for the male dragons.
The female dragon slipped the end of her tail between Calo’s legs and ran it along the slit that covered his genitals. At the same time, she released Cree’s ear long enough to bite down on his exposed neck.
*.*.*
Mate! Cree groaned as she breathed the Dragon’s Fire into him.
He wanted to struggle against the fierce heat coursing through him, but was held frozen as she stroked him with the tip of her wing. She ran the edge of it back and forth along the slit until she got what she wanted. As his cock and balls descended, she used the small claws on the end to stroke him.
Cree heard, as well as, felt his brother’s own response as she used her tail to tease Calo closer. A shudder went through his body as she released his neck and licked at the wound she had created.
Mine, she declared as she slid the tip of her tail into the slit on Calo and stroked him at the same time. Both. Mine or none.
She pulled back to look first at Cree who lifted his eyes to her glowing green ones before she looked over her shoulder at Calo. With a snort, she suddenly withdrew from both males and pushed away from them. She ignored their loud snarl of protest and backed away from them, snapping her jaws and slashing her tail at them.
Both sets of golden eyes flared with desire as they followed her as she turned and raced across the field back toward the house. Instinctively they knew if she made it, they would not be given a second chance.
Capture her, Calo snapped as he took off behind her.
Cree ran several steps before he unfolded his wings and rose from the ground. He could see the plan forming in Calo’s mind. They would work together to capture her.
Cree flew ahead of the two dragons racing across the uneven ground. His narrowed eyes caressed the glittering green scales as they caught the moonlight. A chuckle escaped him as she snapped her tail at Calo. She was not going to make it easy for them.
He circled around and landed a short distance from the gate. Turning his body, he angled it in front of her to stop her. He grunted in surprise when she suddenly lifted off and flew over him.
Come to us, he ordered as he watched her circle back around and land a short distance from where he stood.
No, the female dragon hissed back.
Calo’s dragon sneezed in amusement. Sounds just like our mate, he chuckled as he turned at the last minute so he didn’t run into Cree.
Let’s see if she fucks like her, Cree responded as a burning wave of heat rose in him. Do you want your mate, my friend?
Yes, both dragons roared.
Calo knew that the Dragon’s Fire Melina had poured into Cree was about to drive his brother over the edge. He could feel the desperation as Cree’s dragon pushed against the slim control he had over him. He could also feel his brother’s pain as if it was his own. That understanding drove him forward as the need to help and protect his twin rushed through him.
> Calo raced toward Melina while Cree took to the air. When she snapped at him and made to lift off the ground again, he sprang forward. His teeth sank into her slender neck even as his front claws locked with hers and he forced her back down to the ground. Once she was down, he released her front legs, but kept his hold on her neck. He breathed his Dragon’s Fire into her at the same time as Cree pinned her down from above.
Cree’s large wings folded down over hers, pressing them out and away from her body while his tail wrapped around hers and pulled it to the side. With an Earth shattering roar, he impaled her from behind. Sliding his long shaft through the slit in triumph, he let the fire that she had breathed into him take control.
Cree! Melina whimpered as she felt the combined force of both male dragons’ working together to take her.
Ours! Our mate, the dragon hissed as he rocked back and forth as his brother held her head down. Our mate at last.
Cree watched as his brother released Melina’s neck and ran his long tongue over the wound. Calo continued running his tongue along her neck and up over her jaw. Relief and happiness soared through him when she raised her head and did the same. The sight of her caressing Calo’s dragon tightened his body as the miracle of what he was seeing filled him with awe.
My mate at last, his dragon moaned as he pushed deeper and deeper into the female under him.
Our mate at last, Cree corrected as the body of the large male exploded with a loud groan. Our true mate.
*.*.*
Calo’s long tongue brushed over the silky scales of his mate. A shiver ran through his body as she did the same to him. There was just something so sensual about touching her this way.
Beautiful, he whispered as he nuzzled her with his head. So, beautiful.
My mates, she purred. Both, not one. Both.
Both, he agreed as she suddenly groaned and sank her teeth into his neck as Cree pressed deeply inside her.
Claim, his dragon hissed as she breathed her fire into him.
He shuddered as the fire ripped through his bloodstream. Her teeth gripped him tightly as her body tensed around Cree as she came. He closed his eyes and his head drooped even as a low groan escaped him. The rocking motion pushed and pulled against where she was holding him, causing both pleasure and pain.
The moment Cree released her and pulled away, Calo snarled at her to release him. She did reluctantly, barely having time to swipe her tongue along the wound before he rose over her. Her dragon gave a startled yelp when he pushed on her as she folded her wings against her body and started to rise as well. The movement rolled her over, exposing her vulnerable underside to him.
The male glared down in triumph as he climbed over her. His front fore claws held hers while he rested his weight on his extended wings. His tail wrapped around hers and pulled her lower extremities upward toward him.
Calo, Melina whispered as she felt the movement of his cock as he rubbed it along her slick entrance.
You are ours, Melina, Calo breathed as he slowly pressed into her. Ours, my little mate.
Melina was glad that her grandparent’s farm was far enough away from their nearest neighbor so that the loud grunts, groans, and moans were muffled enough that no one would bother to come investigate. A shiver ran through her as she wondered how she would handle things once daylight brought reality to what she had become. She pushed the fear and worry away into the little box she kept in her mind. Right now, all she wanted to do was feel Calo as he pressed into her.
Chapter 26
Melina blinked and sat up as the sound of knocking on the door woke her. Scrambling off the bed, she pushed her hair out of her eyes as she stared in disorientation around her. She couldn’t remember coming back to the house. Of course, she couldn’t remember much of anything except two horny ass dragons.
Make that three, she thought with a roll of her eyes when she felt the lazy, but completely happy being now living inside her stretch before rolling over again.
You are a little slut, Melina informed her dragon as another impatient knock sounded on the door.
Yes, her dragon replied happily.
Melina rolled her eyes as she jerked on her bathrobe and tied it at the waist. She was still mumbling when she opened the door. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw Stuart standing at it with his hand raised to knock again.
“Stuart!” Melina said in surprise. “I… What are you doing here?”
“Thank God you’re okay,” Stuart said, wrapping his arms around her as he stepped into the house. “I thought you had been hurt in the explosion.”
“Me? Hurt? Explosion?” Melina mumbled, trying to figure out what in the hell was going on.
He touching you, her dragon growled, suddenly coming alive. He not touch. Mates only one to touch.
“This coming from a horny bitch,” Melina muttered.
“What?” Stuart said, looking down at her, but not letting her go. “Damn, I never knew you’d be this beautiful. I mean, you were pretty before, but… Ah hell.”
Melina stood in shock as Stuart lowered his head and kissed her. Her brain was still trying to work out how in the heck she ended up in the house and in her parent’s old bed this morning. She was not ready to even get to the part where she was having an argument with a dragon that had taken up residence inside her. Now, her old boyfriend was kissing her?
“Ouch,” Stuart muttered with a chuckle as he pulled back and touched his lip. “You bit me.”
“I did?” She whispered in a daze.
“Yeah,” he murmured in a husky voice. “I think you should kiss it and make it better.”
“Kiss it?” Melina repeated stupidly as his head began to lower again.
Melina’s loud gasp and Stuart’s choked cry echoed as they were suddenly torn apart. Melina’s head swam with dizziness as she found herself pinned to the wall by the front door. Her hands gripped the broad shoulders of Cree as he held her off the floor.
“What the fuck?” Stuart’s voice pulled her eyes away from the furious gold ones glittering back at her to Stuart’s shocked brown ones. “Let me go!”
“Calo!” Melina cried out as she saw the glint of a sharp blade rising to Stuart’s throat. “Don’t!”
“He touched you. He… kissed you,” Calo said in a voice filled with rage. “He took you away yesterday to that place where they held you.”
“Mel,” Stuart choked out, gripping the thick wrist holding him against the wall. “Mel, who… are these… guys?”
“Calo, let him go,” Melina said, ignoring Stuart’s question for the moment. “You can’t harm him. He’s… He was a friend of mine.”
Calo didn’t answer her. Instead, he twisted and threw Stuart across to the couch. Stuart hit it with such force that the thing rocked backwards on its back legs before it settled to the floor again with a thump. He rubbed his throat as Calo crouched, watching him with blazing eyes filled with malice.
“Mel, what… What is going on?” Stuart asked in a choked voice as he struggled to sit up.
“Cree, put me down,” Melina said in a weary voice.
“You will stay away from him,” Cree warned her in a low voice. “Our dragons are not the only ones who will not tolerate another male near you.”
Melina sighed as she realized that her life had just gotten more complicated. For a brief second, she almost wished she was back on the asteroid with nothing but her Gramps and Hobbler. That had been a piece of cake compared to what her life was like right now.
“Fine,” she muttered, opening her eyes to glare at him. “Just, give me some space.”
Told you he not to kiss you, her dragon muttered in satisfaction.
You stay out of this and give me some space too! Melina retorted in frustration.
Humph! Her dragon grunted in irritation.
Melina straightened her robe self-consciously as she slid around Cree. A low rumble of warning followed her as she walked around the edge of the couch. Pursing her lips, she shot both men a nast
y look, but moved to the armchair sitting kitty-cornered from where Stuart sat.
“Mel, who, or should I say, what are they?” Stuart whispered, never taking his eyes off of Calo who continued to crouch and stare at him.
Melina sighed as she watched Calo roll the knife he held between his fingers. The way he was moving the blade was mesmerizing. It was also very intimidating. She drew in a deep breath when Cree walked around and stood behind her.
So much for giving me space, she thought disgruntledly.
Melina rubbed her temple. She wondered what she ever did to deserve a life like this. When it came down to it, until she and her Gramps were kidnapped life had been pretty boring.
“Boring isn’t so bad,” she whispered.
“You are in pain?” Cree asked, touching her shoulder.
Melina looked up over her shoulder in exasperation, but bit back the sarcastic remark she had been about to make when she saw the genuine concern in his eyes. With a shake of her head, she dropped her hand back to her lap. Turning her attention to Stuart, she drew in a deep breath.
“I’m sorry I bit you again,” she said before she thought about it.
“Again?” Calo snapped, standing to glare at Stuart. “This was not the first time he put his lips on you?”
“Uh, Mel, I don’t think that was such a good thing to say. I don’t think he liked that,” Stuart said, wishing he had been on duty today and had his handgun. His eyes moved to the long blade clenched in the man’s hand and swallowed. “I think that was a really bad thing to say.”
“Calo, I was fifteen when he kissed me the first time!” Melina said. “Will you please just stop? I…”
Melina leaned her head back against the cushion and closed her eyes. Raising her hand to touch the pendant at her neck, she wondered if she wished hard enough if the past five years of her life would just vanish and she could wake up so she could try again. Her eyes opened slowly when she felt a warm hand against her cheek.
“Do you truly wish that we had not met?” Calo asked in a low, husky voice.
Melina swallowed over the lump in her throat at the sadness and remorse that she saw reflected in his golden eyes. Raising her hand, she tenderly outlined the small birthmark that circled his right eye before ending at just before the corner. She gave him a weak smile before she shook her head.