by H. C. Brown
Rio inclined his head "Thank you, Nox. Allure, I'm in your debt."
"You've found a lost Fae child; Aria has a family in Other World. Pay the debt by sharing part of your lives with the Fae. Allow me to train your cubs in magyck, and join you to watch your Fae cubs take their first flight. And I've so much more to teach you, Rio," replied Nox with a wink.
"It will be my pleasure."
Grinning, Rio watched as Tanz drew a Circle of Light, and then followed him to Other World.
Chapter Seventeen
Aria buried her face into Rio's vast back, clinging to his shoulders, aware her fingernails had scored his flesh. Trembling, she tightened her grip and sank her nails deep to gain purchase, convinced they would die. Rio's purr radiated through her body and his scent surrounded her but neither would disperse her terror. She drew in his aroma, then hearing Tanz's soft voice beyond the thick, suffocating leather, she whimpered, sure he, too, was facing certain death. When Rio's voice boomed through his chest, she clung tighter, waiting for the bullets to tear into her.
"Methinks I have a wood nymph with very long nails under my cloak." Rio chuckled.
"Aria," said Tanz soothingly. "You can let go now. You're safe in Other World. This is where we live, Aria, our home."
Drawing in another gulp of Rio's exquisite scent, she released her grip and slid to the ground. Her legs gave out and she crumpled. Strong hands caught her before she reached the floor.
"Lady's blood." Tanz cursed, pulling her close to his body. She glanced furtively around the opulent sitting room and remained in his embrace while Rio checked her for injury. He brushed her temple with a kiss and she turned her head to smile up at him. "I'm okay; just a bit shaky."
"I'm so proud of you, Aria; you acted as a true Pride female in the face of danger. For an unmated female to trust me to for protection as you did is an honor. One that I don't deserve, for treating you so badly. Will you ever forgive me?" said Rio, removing his tunic and offering it to her to cover her nakedness.
Aria stood on jelly legs and allowed Tanz to push the tunic over her head and then he closed his arms around her protectively. She turned her gaze to Rio. He stood so still, his eyes ringed with dark circles, his expression drawn and deeply troubled. Both his shoulders bore bloody marks from her nails, and his body, good Lord, he was covered with purple bruises. Her heart broke, knowing he had suffered. She looked up at Tanz; he gave her a very slight nod and kissed the tip of her nose. Turning in Tanz's arms, she leveled her gaze on Rio. "When you left me, I told you that I'd wait forever. I love you, Rio; you both fill my heart and soul. I forgive you but if you leave me again, I won't survive. I'll jump off the nearest cliff rather than live without both of you." Her heart almost stopped at Rio's hurt expression. He fell to his knees in front of her and buried his face in her belly, his hands pulling her to him with surprising tenderness. He lifted his head and looked at her, his eyes wet with tears.
"I couldn't live without you, Aria; every day I awoke it was as if the sun didn't shine for me anymore. I lost my faith, my purpose for living. Take my promise, Aria, and I will love you for all eternity, having no other female for all time." Heart soaring, she pulled Rio to his feet and wrapped her arms around him."I will."
Aria melted into Rio's kiss, so soft, his tongue a gentle caress against her own. Pressing her palms against his trembling flesh, she sighed. He inclined his head to kiss down her neck and she moaned the moment he buried his fangs in her jugular, filling her with his exquisite heat. Light danced before her eyes and she saw fragments of Rio's life flashing across her mind. Her cat purred and a profoundly intense love flowed through her. Rio's love, as deep and infinite as the cosmos. Quivering with pleasure, she mewed. He lifted his head, brushed her mouth, and looked into her eyes.
"Mine forever," he said so softly it was almost a whisper against her lips.
"Yes."
"You know, you should really morph, Rio; you look dreadful," said Tanz, his voice breaking the spell.
"My cat may frighten our mate. Maybe later, when she's a little stronger," said Rio, his gaze locked on Aria's face.
Aria grinned. "I've shown you mine, now show me yours."
"Very well, stand back." Rio moved away, ripping off his clothes and giving her a slow, sultry smile.
Her breath caught at the sight of him, first gloriously naked, then as a massive black leopard. When he morphed and Rio stood there again, strong and perfect in every way, her heart sang with joy. "You are incredible; what do you think our cubs will be?"
"Leopards, it is by Arious's design. You will have Fae cubs as well, by the Lady's choice."
Her hand reached for Tanz, who stood quietly as if waiting to be included. Looking into his face, she stood on tip toes and brushed a kiss across his lips.
"I love you too, Tanz. Will you give me your promise?"
"Yes, I promise, sweet Aria, I will have no other female for all time," he replied, lifting her into the air and swinging her around.
A knock on the door interrupted their celebration. Aria looked across the polished wooden floor to the doorway, catching a glimpse of the unknown world awaiting her outside the long bay windows. Far in the distance, mountains rose up like pillars of diamonds against a magenta sky. Surrounding the house, a valley of mysterious shadows spread far into the distance, bathed by the soft light of two orange moons. Deep green variegated foliage surrounded each panorama, so beautiful—good Lord, they were inside a gigantic tree! Her gaze traveled around the room, taking in the carved natural beauty, each piece of furniture a tactile delight. Rio stepped back into the room, followed by a massive faerie, his hair flowing around his hips like an angry sea. She held her breath.
"Aria, may I present Nox, King of the Faerie," said Rio, taking her hand and bringing her forward to meet him.
"Welcome home, Aria," said Nox. "I see you have morphed into a most beautiful female. How interesting you have Fae, not Pride ears. I am here because Tanz has denied my offer to blend all your offspring. It's something most ménage families prefer, each child to carry characteristics of all parents. Both your mates want both Fae and Pride cubs; is that your wish, Aria? I have special powers, given by the Lady to bless this union and grant you this gift if you choose."
Aria lifted her chin."If my mates want both Pride and Fae cubs, then that is also my wish."
Nox laid a hand on her head and shiver traveled through her body.
"There, it is done," he said with a wink at Rio.
"Hey, hold on a minute," said Tanz, glaring at Nox. " What have you done?"
"Rio was concerned that this union might cause arguments between the gods. Arious would without doubt argue that one of his Knight Watch princes must have the first-born. So, I asked Blaise to intervene on my behalf, him having the Lady's ear, so to speak. Rio's declaration that you would both love and protect either race swayed the Lady's decision. Also, you've both agreed to live part of the time here. Aria will have twins and each set will contain a Faerie and a Pride."
Aria swallowed hard."Twins." Her heart missed a beat. She looked up into her mates' beaming faces and she hoped they planned to help changing diapers. "I'm very small; don't you think it might be a problem, you know . . . getting them out?"
"She's grown up in the Human world," said Nox, shuddering.
"Oh, yes of course, she wouldn't know, would she?" said Tanz, grinning like the Cheshire cat.
Thinking she might faint, Aria grabbed the back of a finely carved wooden chair.
"Know what?"
"You will probably conceive during Moon Fire; the cubs will come in nine weeks. You don't have to squeeze them out, Aria, like a Human. It's easy. Your belly will open up like a pea pod and we'll be there to collect the cubs. No pain, you'll be back to normal minutes later, and most females want sex straight away to celebrate . . . . It's beautiful," said Tanz confidently.
Aria's head swam, her knees went weak and the floor came up―fast.
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; Rio lounged back in the bubbling tub, watching Aria's eyes flutter open. A pang of guilt shot through him. The glamor required, after she had fainted, was only supposed to calm her, not put her into a deep sleep for four hours. He doubted she would remember much of her conversation with Nox. He convinced himself that allowing her to enjoy Moon Fire without the knowledge of giving birth nine weeks later was worth it.
Gods, she looked so beautiful lying back in Tanz's muscled arms, their matching peach fuzz skin glowing in the warm water. He wanted to trace her beautiful pointed ears with the tip of his tongue and lick the droplets of water running down her body. He washed her in the massive tub, hoping the water would revive her. His cock stiffened just looking at her beautiful floating twin globes, tipped with cherry nipples, just waiting for his devotion. As he soaped her, she responded to his caress; her female arousal still burned in his nose. He smiled; his bite had successfully reignited her Moon Fire.
Aria gave him a slow, sultry smile and he grinned at Tanz. Holding his breath, he watched the tip of her moist, pink tongue slide across her bottom lip. His cat roared and he plunged forward, in a great wave of water, to take her mouth. Under his lips, her sigh threw his cat into frenzy and the moment her tongue snaked into his mouth, he lost control.
She giggled under his lips and he dragged himself away. He inclined his head and looked at her.
"What is it with you two and baths? Any chance we can finish this in bed?" Aria chuckled, her hands pressing flat against Rio's chest.
Rio's breath caught in his throat then he glanced down to see Tanz's long fingers pinching her nipples into hard, twin peaks. Lady's blood, it will be difficult to keep control sharing her with Tanz.
His mouth watered at the thought of having two peach fuzz bodies to taste and slide over, but he must encourage Aria to bite him as soon as possible. He reached out to trace a ringer down Tanz's flushed cheek. To hell with it, tonight I'll have them both . . . many times.
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Aria giggled. Rio grunted something unintelligible and slid her onto his lap, his mouth fixed firmly on her own, their tongues moving in a slow, erotic dance. Pushing her fingers through his silky hair to pull him closer, she drank in the potent taste of him. Need shot through her body at each stroke of his tongue, with each caress of his fingers across her buttocks. Different this time, her head swam and her cheeks ached at her cat's urging to bite. She pulled away, trying to take a breath, and looked into Rio's deep amethyst eyes."Something's wrong; I feel different. Last time when we made love and I wanted to bite you, my face didn't hurt. Every time my cat says to bite, I get pain in my cheeks."
"Oh, honey," he said, cupping her face."The drugs suppressed your cat and more importantly your venom. The sacs are in your cheeks. They've never filled before. It's much like when teeth first break the surface, at first there is a little pain. I can make it better; you must trust me."
"We'll help you for your first time and the warm bath will relax you," said Tanz, coming to kneel behind her, his hands cupping her breasts.
Tanz smiled at Rio and poured his glamor over Aria. He watched, heart pounding, while Rio grasped Aria's hips and lifted her, lowering her deliciously slowly onto his thick shaft. Pinching her nipples as she writhed in pleasure, Tanz bit tenderly on her earlobe and gazed into Rio's eyes, waiting for the signal to take her ass. The water in the tub rolled in waves around him as Rio lifted his hips and drove into her. Tanz moved away and reached for the jar of lube. His cock ached. He watched, trembling with desire, and coated his throbbing shaft with the cool salve Rio pulled her down against his chest, and her delectable pink ass cheeks lifted out of the shallow water. His mouth went dry as he watched Rio's long fingers part her to display her puckered star. Moving forward on his knees, trembling with anticipation, he grabbed his shaft and stroked it gently against her ass.
In all his hundred years of living, nothing had excited him like this. Biting his bottom lip to keep control of his raging passion, he pushed forward, sinking into hot delight. Gods, so tight, and the heat of her sizzled straight down his legs, sending flames of lust into his balls. He kissed her back, her neck. Her moans of bliss threatened to break his fragile control. Snaking his hands around her trembling body, he grasped Rio's shoulders for purchase, and pushed in to the hilt. His breath caught as Rio's shaft moved against his length with only a thin layer of skin between them. Enjoying Rio's slow, even rhythm, he pushed in at every down stroke, reveling at the silken pass of Rio's cock against his aching shaft.
The room shifted. Aria clung to Rio; passion clawed at her, demanding release. Pressed deliciously between two rock hard walls of muscle, she purred her enjoyment. Stretched to the limit, her entire body shimmered with euphoria with each piston stroke, every devastating plunge shooting her forward into uncontrollable delirium. Intense delight consumed her entire being and from somewhere far away her lover's voices crooned encouragement in her ears.
Rio's potent scent drove her into a frenzied mania; it oozed from his breath, his hair, with every stroke of his cock deep inside her. Her cat urged her to bite again, while her nose pushed against his damp flesh, inhaling his scent. She licked a path across the throbbing vein in his neck, his skin a salty tang against her tongue.
"Please, Aria . . . please . . . bite me." Rio purred, close to her ear. Moving as if in a dream, Aria opened her mouth, her fangs dropped and she grazed them across Rio's throat. Her cheeks throbbed and a bittersweet taste filled her mouth. She lunged, sinking her fangs into Rio's sweet flesh. Blood, hot with a distinct floral flavor, filled her mouth and her venom sacs pumped relentlessly. Under her, Rio stilled and Tanz took control, driving deep inside her with exquisite torment. She drank deeply; the combined sensations of Rio's quivering artery against her tongue and Tanz's deep penetrating thrusts in her burning ass spiraled into a tantalizing erotic rush. She lifted her head and bit down again, savoring Rio's blood and pushing her venom deep in a satisfying charge. When he moved, joining Tanz with every deep soul destroying thrust, she lifted her head and screamed her climax, bringing them both with her in a joined shuddering conclusion.
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Rio woke three days later in a soft bed beneath a tangle of limbs and smiled into the darkness. His beautiful Aria had proved to be an aggressive, rampant female, who took great pleasure in watching him pleasure Tanz or vice versa. Touching his neck with his fingertips, he sighed. Moon Fire was better than he could have imagined; not in his wildest dreams would he have expected to receive so many bites. He pushed the hair off Tanz's face and watched his full lips curl at the corners. His neck bore the bites of both he and Aria. Bending to lick a path across Tanz's mouth, he caught his breath; Aria's small hand had closed possessively around his length.
"I'm awake," she whispered, trailing a path of sweet kisses down his back.
"Mmm, so am I," said Tanz, opening one brilliant jade eye. "But I don't have the opportunity to morph like you two. Hell, I feel like I've been in a battle . . . well not a battle . . . exactly," he murmured with a slow smile.
Rio pulled them both close and kissed Tanz and then Aria with slow deliberation.
"I do believe our sweet mate has concluded her Moon Fire. How do you feel, honey?"
"In love," she said, reaching across Rio's chest to cover Tanz's hand."I love you both so much I think I'll burst."
"I love you both too," said Tanz, lifting his head to look at Rio. Rio squeezed them. "You must know I'll love you both, forever."
"I really enjoyed Moon Fire," said Tanz, running his fingers up Aria's body.
"Will you both want me, now it's over?" said Aria with a sigh. Chuckling, Rio lifted her chin and brushed his lips across her mouth. "Gods, Aria, those three days were just to get to know each other. A little boost the Lady gives a female, to make sure she enjoys every aspect of her mate. A time when a female marks her mates, bonding them to her forever. Your scent will always drive me to madness, honey. Look at me. After three days of bliss, I'm anxious to have you."
"And you, Tanz?" she replied, stroking Rio's ridged shaft in long, even strokes.
"Hell, yes, all day, every day of our lives, until I drop dead with exhaustion," he chortled.
Rio gazed out of the window, across the valley as dawn broke, illuminating the wonders of Other World. He sent a prayer of thanks to the Lady for her gift and sighed in contentment.
"What are you thinking," said Aria, pushing up on her elbow.
"Yes, do tell and I hope it doesn't involve that giant phallus again." Tanz chuckled, making a great show of rubbing his ass.
Rio grinned and pulled them close. "That my dream has come true. You're mine .
. . both of you . . . all . . . mine."
~The End~
About the Author
H. C. Brown lives in Queensland, Australia where she enjoys walking along the long, white sandy beaches.
She loves to read and finds peace in painting waterfalls and fairies. Her passion is writing, which she does most days. She finds that variety is the spice of life and her stories run the gamut, from a murder mystery series to historical, paranormal and time travel – all with a healthy dose of spice.
She married her very own alpha male and he is her love and inspiration. Learn more about H. C. Brown by visiting her Web site.
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