She whispered to Nikolai, “Is that it?”
He squeezed her hand and continued looking straight ahead. “Not quite.”
Something about the way he said it flooded her body with nervous energy, and she began to fidget. Llil turned back to her, stepping close and untying the ribbons that encased Naveenah in the layer of robes she wore. She looked to Nikolai, not certain what she was supposed to do in response, but all she got from him was one of those “stay calm” looks. Well, she’d like to know how calm he’d be if some woman were beginning to undress him in front of an entire crowd of people.
Antares squeezed her hand. She looked to him to speak reason, but rather, he softly spoke, “Surrender all you are to all you are becoming. I love you, magita.”
They might not have been the words she’d been looking for, but they were exactly what she needed to hear. A deep calm infused her every cell. Even as Llil removed the robes, leaving her standing naked, she remained utterly still and calm.
Llil then reached for two palettes of paint. There were different colors, some that glittered, some that reflected light, even a few that looked as if they were alive as they changed hue and brightness on their own accord. Llil handed one each to Nikolai and Antares.
“As you honor her, mark her. Claim her into your hearts and souls. Finish the suvanar-renu.”
Naveenah swallowed hard as each man took the pallet and turned to her. Antares stepped in front of her, dipped his fingers in gold paint and brought it to her left breast.
“Naveenah, you are my heart, you bear my soul.”
His fingers softly caressed her as he covered her one breast in gold. The paint was scented, and as he smoothed it over her skin, she was penetrated with the heady scent of lavender and eucalyptus. The entire process was beginning to arouse her. She nodded to Nikolai, giving him permission to come forth and lay his marks on her as well.
“You are rianu.” He twisted his hand with hers and pulled it to his chest. “My heart now beats with yours forever.”
He dipped both his hands into the paint, purple and teal. He moved his hands down both sides of her neck and over her shoulders. He fell to his knees and placed a kiss into her thatch of hair. She shivered with the promise of fulfillment and couldn’t have cared less about the people still watching them.
His hands, slathered with paint, played over her back and hips as Antares covered her other breast in gold. Having both men’s hands playing on her at once was the most erotic experience of her life, and she ached with every inch of her body for more complete surrender to them both.
After she was entirely covered in colors of purple, teal, gold, silver dust, and others, the men stopped, each taking the other’s hands and smearing the paint between them.
Nikolai spoke first, chanting in his own language, then, “I vow to you my loyalty, brother, as we make the bonds of the suvanar-renu. I vow to protect you both, and our children, with my life, and I vow to you the protection of the nay-chi from this day until death.”
Still bonded with their hands, Antares spoke his vow next.
“This is a good day for Vaturia and all her people, both Vaturian and nay-chi. This is the start of something wonderful, and I will never forget your part in that. As I vow to protect and love Naveenah with all my soul, I also vow to share her between us, though in truth, I may still struggle at times. She is rianu for you, and I accept that, but I am still man and, as I have found out, a jealous one at times.”
Naveenah actually thought she saw Antares tear up before he grabbed his brother into an embrace that spread paint over his black cape and even into his dark hair.
“I love you, Nikolai.”
“And I you, brother.”
The two men stepped back, and shoulder to shoulder they presented themselves as backdrop to Naveenah. She felt the heat of their bodies pouring into hers, and she wondered when this ceremony was going to end so they could be alone together.
“As nay-chi elder, I speak that the suvanar-renu is so.” Llil bowed her head before them, then went down on one knee. “Your majesties, may you rule long and be very prosperous.”
Chapter Twenty-Three
Naveenah luxuriated in the warm, fragrant water, washing from her body the paints that her men had so lovingly put on her. The sound of the party three floors below easily made its way to where she was. Nikolai and Antares were socializing, making certain the people understood the magnitude of this day, though they would be back soon. Glad that no one had asked her to make an appearance, she savored this moment alone, a chance to simply breathe and reflect.
The ceremony had been far more emotional than she had anticipated, and she felt truly changed now, knowing they were together, bonded forever. She closed her eyes and slipped farther under the water, imagining what their lives might be like when the door opened to the room. She turned to see who had entered, and it was Nikolai.
“Antares is right outside, but I wanted to speak with you alone for a moment. Do you mind?”
“Of course not.”
She climbed out of the tub and wrapped herself in a silk robe, letting the water droplets run off her skin. Nikolai cupped her face and placed a delicate kiss to her lips, then turned very serious.
“We are on uncharted territory here, sienta. There has never been a suvanar-renu that contained three people, let alone including someone not of the nay-chi. Antares and I spoke some downstairs and we agreed this was ours to write, so we need you to tell us what you want and don’t want going forward.”
She felt like they had both placed her in a position of honor. She had never expected much out of her life and wondered how she never knew so much existed beyond her own little world.
“About the child.” He placed his hand on her belly and hesitated.
“Don’t stop. No secrets, remember?”
He brought her hand to his lips and brushed them with a kiss. “I remember. I received another vision during the suvanar-renu. You will conceive our child tonight—” He hesitated again, making her worry what his next words would be. “While you lay with us, both of us, together…at the same time.”
She smiled, realizing right away that he thought she might be uncomfortable being with both of them at the same time. She rolled her eyes and thought how silly men could be as she went to open the door and drag Antares inside the room.
“Look, both of you. We are in this together. I don’t want secrets between any of us, and though this may be very strange from what we considered normal only a few days ago, it is exactly as it should be, and we need to surrender to that truth.”
She reached for each of their hands, pulling the three of them together in a small circle.
“I love you both. We are bonded. We are going to have children together. I’m not uncomfortable with any of this, and I would hope that you aren’t either.”
Antares rubbed the back of his neck, looking rather distressed before responding to her. “I am not opposed to it. It is as you say. We need to surrender to our new reality and leave our old beliefs about what is right and what is not at the door. I think that is going to be key moving forward for all of Vaturia, but it starts with us here in this room. I love you, Naveenah, and I love you, Nikolai. I am ready to experience everything we can be together.”
Naveenah shivered with anticipation. She was so ready for this. She turned to Nikolai, silently awaiting his agreement also.
“What is not good for one of us, is not good for all of us, Nikolai. We can only go as far forward as each is willing to go. Are you ready for this?”
His hungry gaze grew so hot so fast that it nearly incinerated her. He stepped close, entwining his fingers into her hair and tugging her head back so she would look at him while he growled out his answer.
“I’m beyond ready.”
He slipped the robe she wore off her shoulders so she stood naked before them both. He wrapped his arm partly around her waist, devouring her with a kiss that Antares soon pulled her from, replacing his m
outh where Nikolai’s had been. He slid his tongue inside her, and she twirled her tongue over and around his as Nikolai began a dance of seduction with his mouth on her body, first on her neck and shoulders, then caressing her breasts.
She opened her eyes to meet Nikolai’s gaze even as she continued to devour Antares. Soon it was too much, and she tore herself from one brother and dove at the other, kissing him with passion unbridled.
Antares came behind her, sliding his arm between her and Nikolai, but not disturbing them. He fondled her ass with his other hand, his finger sliding just barely between the crevice there.
Every touch of her body by Antares pushed her desire higher. He finally slid his hands between her legs, pushing them open and sliding his fingers up inside her. She tore her mouth from Nikolai’s to gasp before her balance shifted as Nikolai pulled her one leg up, wrapping her thigh around his waist.
“You want my brother to fuck you, Naveenah?”
She only nodded, panting as the motion of his fingers was already pushing her too close to completion to be able to think clearly. Antares sucked on the curve of her neck, breathing into her ear as he whispered, “You are mine, magita. Mine.”
He spun her so she faced him and cupped her face with both hands, leaving her aching for his touch between her legs, but his kiss soon began to rekindle the fire, stoking it even hotter as this time Nikolai caressed her breasts and bit into her shoulder. Antares then picked her up and placed her on the bed. She scooched back, watching as each man began to undress.
Sadly for Antares, he simply had on more layers, so it was Nikolai who finished first, and the sight of him was brilliance. Hard and naked was a good combination on a man. Naveenah smiled to herself in wicked pleasure as Nikolai stalked onto the bed, then splayed himself between her thighs.
By the time Antares joined them again, Naveenah had half lost her mind to Nikolai’s mouth, tongue and teeth. The look on his face was a mix of passion and possessiveness so fierce she nearly pulled from Nikolai to go to him.
“I never knew watching could be so...” His eyes were fastened to the place where Nikolai was feasting between her thighs. “Good God.”
He reached for his cock and began stroking, a sight that made Naveenah fall over the edge into her first orgasm, so damn powerful that she screamed like someone was attempting murder on her, but Nikolai did not stop. He slowed, allowing her to catch her breath, then pushed his fingers inside her, starting the dance all over again. She watched as he looked to Antares, on his knees beside them, working his cock, watching. “Come here, brother. I think you will find the view even more pleasurable.”
Antares took Nikolai’s suggestion and moved toward the bottom of the bed. Now she had two beautiful men between her legs. Nikolai winked at her. “Show my brother that special thing you were doing the first day we made love.”
She knew exactly what he meant, but her cheeks burned hot at the thought.
Nikolai moved some to the side, his fingers still sliding deep within her, but clearly waiting. She smiled at them both and slid her hand along her body until she reached her clit. Nikolai pressed her folds open, exposing it for their view, but making it even more sensitive to her own touch.
Antares only watched for a moment before he fell on his stomach and closed his mouth over her, not even waiting for her to move her fingers. He lifted his head and sucked as she slowly pulled them out. For a moment, Antares licked her clit while Nikolai fucked her with his fingers, but then he crawled up the bed and lay beside her while Antares now went about exploring her with his tongue, sucking on her clit just enough to keep her that side of crazy.
“In all the times we were together, I never truly got to watch you while you were being eaten.” He brushed back her hair from her face. “Now I get to see every erotic nuance.”
Antares’s tongue pushed inside her, and it was all she could do not to come again. Nikolai began a slow torturous journey with his mouth around her breast to her nipple. When he finally arrived, he flicked her nipple with his tongue just fast enough that she writhed off the bed, grabbing the bed clothes into a tight fist. She was so ready to come when Antares grabbed her by the waist and maneuvered her atop him. He slid her slowly and carefully down his shaft until she was fully impaled by him.
“Ride me, magita. Own me.”
Such a powerful man allowing himself to be completely vulnerable awed her. She began to move, swaying and writhing, grabbing onto his cock hard with her pussy every time she rose up, then releasing him for the ride back down.
Nikolai moved behind her. Laying her back against his chest with one leg on either side of her, he tempted and teased her nipple with one hand while the other violently abraded her clit while he bit and suckled her neck and shoulders. The sounds of their bodies slapping together along with assorted moans, grunts, and heavy breaths mixed with a scent only recognizable as arousal. It was raw and wicked and…Fucking hell, she loved everything about this.
She saw it in his eyes first, the first indication of Antares’s crest. Then his entire body stiffened. He grabbed her hips and guided her rhythm along with the waves of his orgasm. She felt his fluids rush inside her and knew tonight she would conceive a child. She closed her eyes. The pure joy she felt throbbed through her entire body. As Antares fell down the other side of his wave, Nikolai gently pulled her off him and whispered in her ear, “Can you take me now, sienta, or have you had too much?”
She shook her head ferociously, reaching behind her and grabbing at him.
“No, you now, Nikolai, fuck me so damn hard! I need to come again. I need it.”
They both laughed. This was how it always was with them. Never enough. She rose up on her knees, planning on turning around, but she felt Nikolai slide in her from behind. Antares was slowly rising to a sitting position, and Naveenah fell on her hands to support herself as Nikolai began pounding into her. He dug his fingers into her hips and pulled her back onto him hard, exactly the way she loved it. She reached forward for Antares, who came willingly and kissed her feverishly.
It wasn’t long before she was going to come. Her kisses for Antares became more pants against his lips, but even when she came, he caught her scream and locked it inside him as his tongue commanded her attention and stole her very breath.
Nikolai went stiff behind her as his hips slapped hard against her ass.
“Good-fucking-hell-yes!” He shouted his satisfaction into the night, and for the second time, Naveenah was filled with the seed of a man she loved. When Nikolai released her, she fell to the bed and clawed her way up close to Antares, who welcomed her with an embrace.
Nikolai came behind her and wrapped himself around her. Lying in the enormous bed, a tangle of legs and arms and torsos, Naveenah had never felt so much love and contentment in all her life. The life before her excited her to no end.
Good God, I need a nap right now.
“I love you.” She whispered it into the night for both of them before drifting off into a deep, contented sleep.
* * * *
Nikolai woke hours later to find Naveenah gone and he sharing a bed alone with his brother.
That needs some work.
He slipped out of bed. Sensing her body on the balcony, he stepped outside. She leaned on the stone half wall looking over to the ground below, so much like when they first really met in that falling-apart hotel room. She had her hair tied up above her head and wore the same white silk robe she had after her bath earlier. The love he felt for her ran so very deep he almost couldn’t breathe at times when he thought of it. He snuck up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
“How are you feeling?”
He hoped it had not been too much on her. He and Antares were going to need to practice some self-restraint in the future. If such a thing were even possible with her.
“I’m positively glowing.” She looked back over her shoulder to place a kiss on his chin.
He had news to share with her. He wasn’t certain if sh
e would understand the enormity of it or not, but he had to share it.
“Llil had a vision and has had the council appoint me Lees au le con denaire.”
She turned in his arms and looked up into his eyes.
“We don’t have royalty, per se, in the nay-chi, but if we did, this would be like anointing me king of my people. We haven’t had one in over a millennia. The last left our planet secretively and never returned. No one knows what happened to him. It’s not a position we must fill. It’s only appointed by the gods, and after everything that has happened… well, I’m it.”
She closed her eyes and shook her head before gazing at him with open wonder. He felt pretty much the same way. To think he’d been planning on leaving the planet and spending the rest of his life without ties. He wondered how he ever could have thought that would work.
“On my planet, there used to be a prevalent fairytale about a girl who married a prince. I never really got it until just this moment. Only my honor is to love a king.” She brushed her fingers along his jaw. “Two kings. How’d I ever get so damn lucky?”
He pulled her close, lifting her feet from the ground. She wrapped her legs around him, and he turned, placing her against the wall and quickly sliding deep inside her. She moaned and pushed toward him, pushing him deeper inside her.
She was so raw from before that it only took a few deep thrusts before she started to come, her cunt grabbing hold of him so tight that he came inside her again also. Together, with her still tight in his arms, they slid down the wall to the stone floor. He knew he would most likely outlive both Antares and Naveenah, but he knew in all the years he lived he would never love another the way he loved her.
He said a silent prayer to the God he cherished more than all others and kissed the top of her head.
“We should return to Antares.”
He stood and helped her from the ground and together they slipped back into the bed.
“You’re cheating on me already?”
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