by Ivy Barrett
Kellan chuckled. “If you insist.” He lay back and spread his legs wide, knees bent, heels firmly planted in the blanket. “Do I get a choice of how this is done?”
“No,” Sean said firmly. “Lock your hands behind your head and enjoy.”
* * *
Sean wasn’t sure Kellan would do it, but Kellan raised his arms and locked his hands behind his head, his dark gaze challenging Sean all the while. Their link pulsed with lust and the need for dominance. This was not easy for Kellan, which made his willingness to compromise all the more important.
Maintaining eye contact, Sean raised the overlord’s cock to his mouth and sucked the flared head between his lips. His scent was strong and his taste played across Sean’s tongue, sending sparks into his smoldering arousal. Kellan’s eyes narrowed and his lips parted as breath hissed out between his teeth.
Hold me with your teeth and lash me with your tongue. Don’t use your hands.
The firm clamp required for the maneuver had to be causing him pain, but Sean felt only raw desire radiating from Kellan. He needed this edge, this darkness, and he’d only ask it of Sean.
Brianna watched them, fascinated yet unsure.
“Come here, love,” Kellan urged. “I want to suck those pretty pink nipples while Sean swallows my cock.”
An image stabbed into Sean’s mind. Kellan wanted her back turned so she couldn’t see how hard Sean was squeezing or the smears of blood where his teeth nicked the shaft.
Don’t hide from her, Kellan. If you can share this with me, share it with her. There can be no secrets between us or this isn’t a true bond.
But she is…
Stronger than we give her credit for. Brianna moved up along Kellan’s body, but Sean caught her arm. He released Kellan’s cock long enough to say, “No, help me here. You need to be part of this.”
Kellan closed his eyes and opened his mind, allowing Brianna to see the full scope of his need. He didn’t require pain to come, but pushing sensations closer to the edge gave him stronger, more satisfying orgasms.
“Do you enjoy inflicting pain or just receiving it?” Her tone was hushed and needful, the reason for her question obvious. He’d spanked her before, but the interactions had been more about control than actual pain. She was intrigued by the possibilities. Her affinity for bondage opened the door to all sorts of exploration.
Kellan opened his eyes and swallowed hard. “We’ll have to find out, won’t we?”
A flush crept up her throat and her nipples tightened. “I look forward to it.”
Sean paused and kissed her deeply, reassuring her before they bent together to pleasure their mate. She held the base of Kellan’s cock in a firm grasp while Sean continued his slow, deep sucking. A low moan escaped Kellan’s throat when she dragged her fingernails up the inside of his thigh. She switched hands and pressed even harder as she raked the other side.
Carefully shielding his thoughts from Kellan, Sean sent them to Brianna. Get your fingers nice and wet, then fuck him hard. He’s the only one who hasn’t surrendered to full penetration.
Are you going to fuck him?
Not tonight. But this will let him know it’s going to happen sooner rather than later. For this bond to be real, we can hold nothing back.
Her gaze burned with desire and tenderness as she spread her thighs and pushed her fingers into her pussy. She shifted her gaze back and forth between them as she slowly fucked herself.
“Come closer and I’ll do that for you,” Kellan offered, licking his lips as his gaze focused on her cunt. “My fingers are a lot bigger than yours.” She made a great show of gathering her essence then lowering her hand between Kellan’s spread thighs. He tensed but didn’t struggle. “Sean, I know this was your idea. I don’t want her to—Fuck!” Kellan’s cock bucked against the roof of Sean’s mouth as the word burst from his throat.
Pure devilment ignited in Brianna’s gaze as she watched the play of emotion across Kellan’s flushed face. She pulled her finger nearly out then pushed in as far as it would go. After long minutes of steady thrusting, she twisted her wrist and worked in a second finger.
“Just remember… turnabout’s fair play!” Kellan’s spirit blazed across their link, brighter than it had ever been before. He completely surrendered to the pleasure, allowing himself to be taken without reservation or compromise.
She matched Sean’s bobbing head with the pumping of her hand. They drove the sensations higher, twisting them tighter until Kellan’s body arched off the blanket and erupted into Sean’s mouth. Sean accepted the offering gladly, swallowing and sucking until the last spasm passed. They brought him down slowly, caressing and stroking as his mind gradually refocused.
“If we keep this up, we’re still going to be teasing each other when Fane’s ready to leave in the morning.” Kellan drew them up against his sides as they disentangled themselves from his body.
“We have plenty of time for the main course,” Sean assured.
“And what is the main course?” Brianna asked.
“You,” the men said in unison.
Chapter Thirteen
Excitement and uncertainty twisted through Brianna with all the subtlety of an emotional tornado. She knew exactly what they meant, had been imagining the act since Sean and Kellan appeared in the tower room. She would straddle Kellan’s hips and take him deep into her pussy while he stared into her eyes. Then Sean would kneel behind her and…
“I don’t think I can.” Even as she whispered the words desire reawakened inside her, warming and melting her body, preparing her for the joining. So why was she holding back?
“We’ll be very careful with you.” Sean propped himself on his elbow, reaching for her across Kellan’s broad chest.
She sat up, taking herself out of reach. “Why do I have to be the main course? Can’t we just be together?”
“It’s not that simple. For the bond to be formed correctly—”
“If she’s not ready, that’s the end of the conversation.” They both looked at Kellan in shocked amazement. He was usually the first to push her boundaries and urge her to consider the greater good. He gave her a moment to compose herself then asked, “Is it the act you’re afraid of or the bond?”
She took a moment to consider the question. They already had access to each other’s minds and she could sense their emotions, so was it the permanency that gave her pause? Or was she simply intimidated by the physical act? “It takes three steps to make the bond permanent, right?”
Sean nodded, his expression warm and patient. “Mystic triads require three steps. This is the second. After this, the bond will be difficult to break but not impossible. The third step will make the bond permanent.”
“If Fane hadn’t told you to do this tonight, is it something you would have wanted to do?” It was a pathetic evasion. Both men had made their intentions clear. Why didn’t she just come right out and say what was bothering her?
Sean sighed. “You knew why we came here before we left. Why all these questions now?”
“We let her cool down.” Kellan struck with the accuracy of a snake. One moment she sat beside him, the next she lay beneath him, arms stretched overhead. “What’s wrong, princess? You better talk fast because I’m losing interest in conversation just holding you like this.”
Her legs cradled his hips and his cock gradually hardened against her belly. She could feel desire roll across their link, filling her mind and stirring her senses. He’d just climaxed in Sean’s mouth. How could he be ready to go all over again?
His mouth was feathering kisses along the underside of her jaw so he sent his thoughts into her mind. You’ll have to ask Sean why I’m so damn horny. This is his show after all. I’ve always had a healthy libido, but ever since the first time I fucked you, I can’t seem to stay satisfied.
Bonding fever. Sean supplied the answer. It compels us to strengthen the triad. The more often we fuck during this process the st
ronger our link becomes, and the more times we take her the more likely it is she’ll become compatible with our seed.
“Wait a minute!” Brianna tugged against Kellan’s hold, turning her head sharply so she could see Sean. “My contraceptive implant is current. I sure as hell don’t want a baby in the middle of all of this.”
“High compatibility is a good thing. It just means chances are better we’ll be able to produce viable offspring when we’re ready to try. None of us are ready to try right now.”
She relaxed back on the blanket but remained tense within Kellan’s hold. “This is the heart of the problem. I know so little about your world. How can I make decisions that will affect the rest of my life when I don’t know what the hell I’m doing?”
“Do you love us?” Kellan asked.
“It’s not that simple.”
“It’s exactly that simple.” He shifted his weight, hovering without releasing her. “We love you to distraction. There is nothing we wouldn’t do for you. So if you love us in return, we can work through the rest together.”
Her heart fluttered in her chest. Was she back in the fantasy world? “You love me?”
“How can you doubt it?” His lips brushed across hers, his tongue gently stroking. Then he pulled back and Sean kissed her with equal affection. Their minds remained open, available to her without crowding or rushing her reaction.
“I don’t generally let others speak for me, especially not this gruff overlord, but he’s doing a respectable job of it right now. I love you like crazy.”
She licked her lips, savoring the tenderness they’d bestowed on her. She wanted it to be enough, needed her doubts to fade into oblivion and love to conquer all. “I love you too. More than you can imagine, but…”
“Spit it out,” Kellan insisted. “We’re stuck here in limbo until you get this off your chest.”
“The only thing on my chest right now is you.” Rather than reply, he shifted her wrists to one hand and caressed her breasts, demonstrating his access to the area of her body she claimed he covered. Before his touch could distract her completely, she summoned what was left of her courage and shot to the heart of the matter. “What role will I play in your world? Who will I be? I won’t be content as the overlord’s consort. I’m not the wait-at-home type.”
He sat suddenly, pulling her with him. Sean scooted in and soon they sat in a tangle of naked limbs and blankets. “I’ve been thinking about that very thing,” Kellan said. “I have a post available on my advisory council that I had intended to offer to Sean, but it actually makes more sense for you to share the position.”
“The position vacated by Ceddrik?” Sean guessed.
Kellan nodded. “One of his strengths was his mystique. No one knew exactly what he was capable of doing. If you attend some meetings and Brianna attended others, my enemies will remain unsure.” He turned back to Brianna, his expression intent yet guarded. “Sean’s reputation is already established. I’d prefer your abilities remain unknown.”
“It would be safer,” Sean agreed.
“Why safer?” she asked.
“Just being the overlord’s mate will make you a target,” Sean explained. “If it becomes widely known that you’re a powerful empath, your appeal grows exponentially. I would prefer to let people think I’m the empath—”
“And I’m just Kellan’s whore?”
“You are my mate. You share your body with no one but our other mate. There is nothing whorish about that. Mate is more precious than wife and far more important than consort. Can you find nothing of worth in my world without risking your life?”
He was offering her his world, his heart, his pride. It was her turn to compromise, to adapt to her surroundings. She licked her lips and let go of the past. Whatever her future would be, she would build it here together with these two men. “You’re right. I’m sorry. It makes perfect sense to let people believe Sean is the empath.” She would know the truth and so would they. That’s what was important. At least she would have a purpose. She would be an active part of what went on, not be locked away in a harem or be expected to… embroider.
“Are we done talking?” Kellan caught her wrists as he waited for her answer. Her hands looked tiny within the circle of his long fingers. They sat facing each other, moonlight painting everything silver.
Brianna looked from Kellan to Sean and back, her mind opening wide. They had to know exactly how she felt. She’d held back the floodwaters long enough, it was time for action. “I’m uncomfortable with the timing, but I don’t fear the bond. I know we’re meant to be together.”
“And the actual joining? Are you willing to try?” Kellan asked with a sexy smile. “How can you be sure you won’t like it if we’ve never even tried?”
Damn the man. He was supposed to be all intimidation and glowers. Where was this playfulness coming from? “The only time I even…” She glanced away, unable to complete the sentence.
“The only time you took Sean up the ass was in the fantasy world?” She nodded. Her cheeks heated as he brought her face back around. “You’re about to do it for real, princess. You can say it out loud. I promise we won’t tell your sister.”
“Oh, my God.” She jerked her hands free and covered her burning cheeks.
“You’re not helping,” Sean warned.
“If Lorelle had any idea we…”
Kellan shook his head and looked at Sean. “Lorelle knows she has two mates. Are all humans this sexually conservative?”
“I wouldn’t know.” He motioned toward Brianna. “Why don’t you ask the human?”
“Princess, why is this so much harder for you to accept than the other ways we’ve pleasured each other? Is it any more taboo than Sean fucking his first man?”
A vivid mental image of Kellan’s cock sliding into Sean’s ass sent sparks dancing across her nerve endings. She shivered and crossed her arms over her breasts, helplessly closing her eyes.
Kellan folded his legs beneath him and bent to her ear. “At least Sean will be your first. He’s long and lean, perfect for ass fucking.”
It took her a second to realize he wasn’t talking about Sean’s body type but the shape of his cock. Her imagination bombarded her with possibilities, positions, sensations, and the culmination. Would it spread through her slowly like a wave or erupt with sharp contractions? She caught her lower lip between her teeth and moaned.
“Are you getting wet just thinking about it?” Kellan pressed against her side as he guided her hand to his cock. His shaft was hot and hard beneath her fingers and his hand covered hers, accenting the heat and the thickness. “Touch me. I’ll touch Sean and Sean will touch you.”
Sean pushed to his knees on her other side and framed her face with his hands. “Don’t you love the way he ‘follows’? He keeps forgetting he’s not in charge tonight.”
Her smile parted her lips for Sean’s kiss. His lips settled over hers and his tongue slid into the interior of her mouth, stroking and sliding with bold movements. She tried to keep her hand busy on Kellan’s cock, but Sean’s energy pushed into her mind, threading through her being and rousing her senses from the inside out. She wanted more, needed everything they had to give.
Her skin tingled and her breasts felt swollen. Desire rushed through her bloodstream with each beat of her heart. Sean licked her mouth, exploring every silken recess. She was breathless and weak by the time he separated their lips and lightly nipped her chin.
She made raw needful sounds in the back of her throat, feeling intoxicated and dizzy. Sean drew her hand away from Kellan’s cock and pulled her arms behind her back as he moved behind her. Deprived of too much all at once, she struggled against him, but Sean only tightened his hold on her wrists and thrust her breasts toward Kellan.
Still on his knees, Kellan moved closer. His eyes had gone dark and ferocious like they grew right before he came. She fidgeted, desire bombarding her from all directions.
Squeezing her breast with one hand, Kellan bent to the other and caught the nipple between his teeth. She held her breath, waiting for the promised sting. Her anxious breathing tugged her flesh against his restraining teeth, but the pressure remained constant, stopping just short of pain.
“Do you want him to bite you?” A dark sensual edge cut through Sean’s voice, making him sound older and more powerful. More powerful? He was a specter, for God’s sake. But this was sexual power. The kind of power Kellan wielded so effortlessly. Her insides quivered. Did she want two powerful mates? Didn’t that make her even more powerless? Sean nuzzled her hair, his breath warm against her ear. “You’re the one with all the power. Say the word and he lets go. Do you trust us?”
“Yes.”
Kellan loved these games, but she hadn’t expected them from Sean.
Ever so slightly Kellan’s teeth tightened, launching twinges straight to her clit. This isn’t a game, princess. The only time I can be completely honest is when I’m here with you.
Kellan’s openness wrapped around her heart and filled her with determination. He had to be everything to everyone. So many people counted on him. He had guards and servants and staff members, but who nurtured the overlord? Who squeezed his hand when he received bad news? Who held him when he felt lonely?
“Bite me, take me, fuck me. My body is yours.”
He drew her nipple deep into his mouth, his gaze locked with hers. Then he released the suction and let the tender crest scrape against his teeth. She gasped and shivered. The sensation was harsher than a tingle yet not really painful. He traced her areola with his tongue, his gaze still holding hers.
“Your body is wired for pleasure, not pain,” Kellan told her.
“Then why did you want to bite me?”
“I didn’t. I wanted you to be willing to let me.”
She smiled. “Trust.”
He nodded. “There is no way we can attempt this without it.”