Tamara reached out and grabbed her hand, before Lydia could leave. She placed her plate on the ground and stood.
“I need to talk to Lydia.” Tamara explained, as she pulled Lydia away from him and into the shadows.
Lars noticed that her plate was only half-eaten. She needed to finish her food. This was a night their woman needed every ounce of energy she could get. Not only would the change take a lot out of her, but so would their loving.
“Why would you put my stuff in their room? What if I’m not ready?” Tamara hissed at her friend.
Wrapping her arms around Tamara, Lydia met her gaze. “You know you’re ready for this. You’ve been waiting for them all your life, Tamara.” She leaned back and looked into Tamara’s face. “I’ve never known you to run from your destiny. Are you going to start now?”
Stepping back, Tamara shook her head. “It’s just so much to take in. I came here to relax and my whole life has changed.” She looked back at Lars and smiled. “But you’re right, I’ve never run even though there have been plenty of times I’ve wanted to.”
Holding out his hand, Tamara stepped towards Lars and placed her small hand in his large one. “I know you’re scared. I’ll admit I’m nervous too, but we will face this together. As long as we stay together, we’ll be okay.” He took the towel off he shoulders. Her dress was almost dry from her dip in the water. “You should finish your food.”
She shook her head. “I don’t want any more, I’m too nervous.”
He swept her up into his arms and pushed his face into the corner of her neck and shoulder. “Gage is waiting for us,” he whispered and turned towards their room.
***
Candles lit the room and the smell of lavender filled the air. Lars lowered her feet to the ground and she scanned the room, seeing Gage in the corner watching. “It’s beautiful, but you didn’t have to go to all this trouble.”
“Yes we did. Your first night with us should be a treasured one,” Gage stepped away from the wall and met her halfway in the room. “Come.” He took her hand and led her down the hallway towards the master bedroom.
“I’ve opened up the room, we’ll have the stars above as we take you to heaven and above.” Gage swung the two doors open and she stood there, shocked.
Part of the roof was slid back and the large bed was lying in the middle of the room under the opening in the ceiling. Lavender candles and flowers filled the room. “How did you know…Lydia?” She smiled and stepped into the room and stopped as Tamara looked down. Her feet sank into a carpet. It felt like silk under her feet. “It’s like stepping onto pillows,” she whispered.
“Nothing is too good for you,” Lars said behind her as he grasped the bottom of her dress and raised it up over her head. “What is this?” He ran his finger down her back and kissed her spine.
She shivered and peeked over her shoulder. “I saw it in a dream and I knew I had to have it on my back. Do you like it?” It took a good year before the artist finished with it. Two dragons, one white and one black, wrapped around a red flowering bush.
Moving behind her, Gage ran his hand down her back. “Kind of like us.”
She blushed and she nodded. “That’s what I was thinking.” She shifted her gaze from them to look around the room. The balcony doors were open and she could see a hot tub and a bottle of something cooling in a bucket of ice.
Large calloused hands slid down her side to her thong. “We don’t need this.” Lars said, as he slowly pulled her panties down her legs and helped her step out of them. As soon as she’d stepped out of them, Gage swept her up into his arms and took her to the bed.
“Beautiful.” His lips covered hers. The kiss was hard and quick as he placed her in the middle of the bed. Moving back, both men striped off their clothes and stood at the end of the bed starting at her, stroking their cocks.
“Open your legs for us, Tamara. Spread them wide; show us what we want to see.” Gage’s voice dropped almost to a growl.
She gripped the bed sheet and did as they asked. Lars’s cock was long, while Gage’s was as thick as his wrist. Turning towards Lars, Gage wrapped his hand around Lars’ cock and started to stroke it.
Moaning, Lars grabbed a handful of Gage’s hair and yanked his head back in a heated kiss. He slid his hand down Gage’s six pack abs to his cock and started to stroke it. It was the most beautiful and hottest thing she’d seen. And to think they were hers was mind blowing.
Without even thinking what she was doing, Tamara slid her hand down to her pussy. Her body craved some unknown thing. She couldn’t even catch her breath, and when she did, the aroma of lavender mixed with something else drifted to her. It was almost as an aphrodisiac had been sprayed into the room, driving her crazy.
Little beads of sweat started to form on her skin as she watched them break their kiss and turned to her. “Don’t!” They both growled and she jumped, whining.
As if stalking her, they released each other and moved to opposite sides of the bed. She could feel their gazes on her and felt the bed dip as they crawled onto it. Tamara was now shaking, she reached for Lars, his eyes glowed in the night. Gage’s snarls on the other side of her had the hormones inside her jumping all over, increasing the frenzy her body was experiencing.
Her nipples hardened and Tamara moaned as a small tremor raced through her. “What are you doing to me?” she cried, tossing her head back and forth.
“The bonding has started. Your body is preparing itself for us,” Lars lowered his head and sucked a nipple into his mouth. Gage moved in-between her legs and slid his hands under her ass, cupping it.
“I’m going to have some of this cream I smell.” A light flick of his tongue and he snarled as he slid his tongue inside her.
Nothing mattered. It was as if everything was in slow motion. Her body burned and the only thing that seemed to ease the fire was their touch. Each time one of them would touch her, it was like a cool breeze to her skin.
Yellow glowing eyes stared at Tamara, as Lars lifted his head and smiled. “You are ready for us.”
Gage spread tiny little bites and kisses over her body as he rose, covering her with his body. “Wrap your hands around my neck, Tamara. It will hurt at first, but then we will take you to the stars above.”
She slid her hands up and around his neck, placing little kisses up his chest to where she nipped his lip. He smiled down at her at the same time Gage drove his cock forward, breaking her love membrane.
Her nails dug into his shoulders, her pain was sharp but disappeared quickly. Above her Gage held still, holding onto her hips till she started to fidget. “Move, please.”
Expecting Gage to move, he surprised her by falling to his side and pulling her on top of him, smiling. He squeezed her ass cheeks and separated them when Lars crawled up behind them.
“Let me make sure your body has prepared for me,” Lars whispered behind her and slid one finger into her ass.
“Lars!” It felt so wrong, but so right at the same time when his finger breached her neither hole. When the second finger joined the first one, he twisted and scissored them inside her, stretching her till she thought she couldn’t take any more.
“Please…” The pleasure, the unknown was robbing her of breath. One, than two tears rolled down her cheeks when Lars removed his fingers and his cock pushed at her hole.
“Take a deep breath and try to relax, Tamara,” Gage said, through gritted teeth.
Trying to do as he said, Tamara laid her forehead on to Gage’s hairy chest and took a deep breath as she tried to calm the fires of her body.
Inch by inch, Lars slid into her, his hand gripped tight at her hips. “So snug, and feels incredible,” Lars mumbled around the skin of her throat, scraping his fangs against her.
“I’m not going to hold on much longer,” Gage’s strained voice rang into her ear. He slid his hand in between their bodies and squeezed her nipple.
With one last thrust, Lars slid all the way into her, robbing Tam
ara of her breath. “Now,” he said and pulled out, as Gage rushed in. The two of them started moving faster. Their strokes became harder. Lars reached between Gage and her, grabbing her clit and squeezing it. “Come!” he yelled at the same time as he sank his fangs into the side of her neck. But he wasn’t the only one.
With a roar, Gage’s fangs breached the skin on her other side, and she screamed. Her body shook, her toes curled, sweat dripped down between her eyes, blurring her vision and the room started to spin as her orgasm rippled throughout her form.
***
Two more strokes and Lars was shooting his seed into her. Gage stiffened and released his both of them staring at each other. “Ours!” they shouted, as they sealed the holes, and Lars licked the blood as it rolled down her shoulder.
The last part of the bonding was done. The release of their seed inside her would seal their bond. She would be other just as they were. She would be able to shift into a beast and live the life of an immortal. The three of them were joined together for all times.
Lars slid his cock out of her and moved off the bed, heading towards the bathroom.
“She’s out like a light,” Gage said from the bed as he held her as Lars reached for the towels he had left out for tonight. They would clean Tamara from head to toe.
“She won’t be out for long. Is the food ready?” Coming back to the bed, Lars handed one of the wet towels to Gage and started to clean her.
“Yes, they have kept the grill going knowing she would need more food. Lydia offered to allow her to drink from her, but I told her we would see to her needs. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like the idea of her feeding from anyone else.”
He stopped his movements and hissed. “There will be no need for her to feed from anyone, but us. You only feed once a night. I have a feeling she will be the same,” he continued as he moved the cloth over her breast, circling her nipple and drawing a moan from her swollen lips.
“Then it’s agreed,” Gage said and leaned over, kissing him.
“I could watch you two all night! What is agreed on?” Tamara asked, smiling at them both. Her big green eyes held laughter and heat in them.
“There you are. It’s about time you woke up,” Gage said and attacked her. She squealed as he nipped and tickled her.
“Aren’t you going to help me here?” she cried out, and Lars smiled.
“Nope, you’re on your own. I’ll get your food. Gage, tub. She’s going to be tender.” The towels they used disappeared and Lars clothed everyone in swimsuits as he got off the bed.
“Damn it, Lars, I was enjoying her,” Gage mumbled behind him.
“You can enjoy her later. We’re going to have company,” he snapped, and stepped outside scanning.
“What is it?” Gage was next to him searching.
“Do you feel it, the disturbance?” Lars felt her small hand at his back and he glanced down at her.
“I’d hoped they would have waited till tomorrow, but it seems my partners want to see my daughter,” Commander Michael said and stepped out of the darkness onto their patio. He waved his hand and a bon fire to rival any lit up the sky in front of their cabin.
The hiss of anger filled the night showing the glow of each of the ancients’ eyes as they cast their gazes at the three of them.
“What do they want?” Tamara’s grip tightened on his skin.
“They’re here to test you now that you’re one of us and carry my blood,” Michael held out his hand. “Come, let’s get this done, so you can enjoy the night with your men.”
She shook her head and stepped back. “But I haven’t changed.” Tamara held out her hands in front of her. “I feel the same.”
“Trust me, daughter.” He waited, but inside he wanted to scream. She was terrified, but they couldn’t interfere.
“You can do this, we’ll be right here waiting for you,” Lars encouraged wanting this over.
“This is stupid. She’s scared,” Gage snarled and placed his body in front of hers, his beast close to the surface.
“You can’t fight them, Gage. It has to be done. Every new person brought over to our world must be tested. You know this.” Lars put his hands on his shoulders and stared into his face.
“I’m okay, Gage.” Tamara patted his arm and stepped around them, moving to her father. “They’ll just find out I’m the same.”
Lars grabbed onto Gage’s hand and squeezed, when he would have reached out to latch onto Tamara. “Let her.”
“This is one time I want to rip your head off,” Gage snapped, and yanked his hand away from him.
***
With her palms sweaty, Tamara headed to the beach with her father. “I’m very proud of you. I know how scared you are, but you can do this.”
She snorted. “We’ll see.” He released her hand and stepped back.
The ancient men circled her. Even though they were old as sin, many were still handsome enough to leave any woman panting. Several of them smiled and nodded to her, obviously able to read her thoughts. “Thank you.”
“Well, crap.” She peeked at the balcony to see Lars eyes starting to glow again, and Gage snarled.
“Let the test begin,” one of them said, and all of a sudden she was flat on her back with a gash in her side.
“What the hell?” She jumped to her feet like it was nothing, surprising herself at the way her body moved. “Interesting,” Tamera mumbled, aware of the magic simmering in the air, but what most shocked that the power coming from inside her.
Her side had already healed and Tamara could swear her fingers tingled as she raised her hand to fend off the next attack. For what seemed like an hour, but was only fifteen minutes, the men put her through her paces.
Of course she had ended up on the ground a number of times, but for the most part Tamara held her own. She even managed to get lucky twice knocking two of the men to their butts.
“It is done,” one of them said as he bowed to her and smiled as her father and her men came to her side. “You have done well. With training and the right guidance from Lars, you will eventually reach your father’s level, if not higher.” The man looked to the others who nodded.
The man turned his attention to Lars and Gage. “Be prepared, you two have also changed. Lars you know what to expect. The both of you will take on her gifts, increasing your status. Be prepared, because many will challenge you for her not realizing you three are now an entity upon itself.”
She frowned and watched them all disappear, their words sending a chills up her spine. “Why do I have a feeling we’re not going to be able to just be normal?” Tamara looked at her father, then at Lars.
“We’re going to have to leave here tomorrow. Once the word is out, others will come,” Gage said. He headed to the patio sitting on the edge of the hot tub.
“No! I’ve come here to watch the fireworks and relax, and that is what I’ll do. I’ve done everything you’ve asked, but I won’t give this up, damn it! Tomorrow I’m going to lie out in…” Tamara stopped and snarled, facing Lars. “Am I going to be able to lie in the sun?” She already knew the answer before he shook his head, wishing she was in the hotel she had originally booked in Key West.
“What the fuck?” Tamara stared up at the sign for the Southernmost Hotel and smiled. “Well it seems I get my wish.” She clothed herself as she’d seen Lars do and walked into the hotel.
Smiling at the desk clerk, Tamara told him her name which she knew would be on the reservation. “Hi, I believe you have a suite for me in the name of Lisa Frank?” she asked and the guy typed in her fake name.
“Yes we do, welcome Ms. Frank. Do you have any luggage?” The guy asked, looking behind her as he made the key.
She pouted and shook her head. “No, I’m afraid they lost all my bags. Right now, all I want to do is to sleep anyway. Hopefully, by tomorrow night, they will have my suitcases.” She reached in her back pocket to grab the credit card, when a strong hand grasped hers.
“Here,
use my card, sweetheart. I told you I was paying for the honeymoon,” Lars said in her ear, nipping it. He handed a card to the man and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Oh, she knew he was pissed. His body was tense against hers. She looked over her shoulder to see Lydia, Gage, her father and three others at different points in the lobby.
“Here you go, and congrats to you both. If we had known, we would have put you in the honeymoon suite. I’ll have a bottle of champagne sent up to you, on the house. I’ll also inform the porter to look for your luggage. Again, welcome to the Keys. If you leave your patio doors open, you’ll be able to see our personal fireworks tonight. We decided to treat our guests. This way you’ll get two different celebrations.”
“Really?” she smiled and looked up at Lars who’d pasted a smile on his face.
“See, you get your fireworks after all,” He took the key and nodded to the man, escorting her towards the room.
“Just wait till we get you inside. Do you have any idea the risk you put to the others being here? At least back where we were we had security and were protecting the humans. Here nothing is set up,” Lars stated and pushed her through their door, followed by Gage, Lydia and her father.
“What were you thinking?” Gage yelled as soon as the door shut.
She glared at them all. “Do you really think I planned this all along? How did I know you were going to be my consorts? This was in my head. I’d planned to come here if you didn’t accept me. I didn’t know wishing something would bring me here, so back the fuck off.”
The four of them glared at her and said nothing. “Fine, believe whatever, but you know something Lydia. You hurt me the worst. Of all the people, you know how I hate lies and now you stand with them thinking I would do such a thing.” She turned around and threw open the patio doors. Not caring about anything, Tamara headed down to the beach and plopped down on the blanket she wished for.
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