Fire

by Helen Scott

  "I'm surprised they went," I replied quietly.

  "It wasn't without a fight believe me," Griff said.

  "Are you all okay?" I was worried about the fight being physical and not just verbal.

  "Of course, a couple of punches may have been thrown, but nothing that we couldn't handle. I promise we wouldn't do anything as stupid as get into a fist fight when we needed to save our energy to find you," Griff said, dropping a kiss on my lips.

  For a moment I felt strange given that Finn was still holding me and Griff was kissing me, but something stirred within me that made me want them both to do more than just kiss me and hold me. Unfortunately, my stomach chose that moment to let us all know that I was really hungry. A loud gurgle and growl sounded from my belly.

  "Let's get you some food, huh?" Finn whispered as he kissed me on the cheek.

  "Dres managed to snag some wine for us as well, the good shit too." Griff waggled his eyebrows and then winked at me.

  A glass of wine did sound good after the day we had all had. It would be just what I needed to unwind. As I sat by the fire and saw that only a few twigs were burning, I knew it had to be magical in nature. There was a basket sitting close enough to the fire to warm the food, and potentially be a fire hazard, but I figured that wasn't something two men who could control water and fire between then would have to worry about.

  "Want to tell us what happened?" Finn asked as he started handing me food from the basket.

  There were some rolls that they made here in Atlantis that were amazing. I had no idea what was different from the roles back in our realm, world, whatever, but I could eat these all day every day and be happy. As I stuffed my mouth with pieces of the roll, I told them what had happened between the throne room and now. It wasn't a lot, but it was like each sentence was a bomb being dropped. Stone. Baby dragon. Gills. Tattoo. Darkness.

  By the time I was done they were both just staring at me with their mouths hanging open, while I was eating what tasted like chicken and washing it down with my second glass of wine. The stress of the day was finally starting to fade, and I was feeling more like myself. All I needed was a good night's sleep and I'd be almost as good as new, better even if I counted the whole breathing underwater thing.

  "So, should we head back?" I posed the question once I'd finished my wine.

  "We wouldn't be able to get in tonight. The bridges are all lifted after dark to keep the inner rings safe," Finn said.

  "I guess you’re stuck sleeping under the stars with us, Dove." Griff’s voice came out low and sultry.

  "If you're thinking about fighting over who gets to cuddle with me, don't. I'm sleeping alone so you won't have to worry about it," I huffed, hoping to preempt the argument.

  "What if you sleep with both of us?" Finn asked.

  Now it was my turn for my mouth to hang open.

  "Look, we aren't from your world, we don't have the same hang-ups that men on your world do." Griff’s lips tipped up in a slow smile. "Our cultures are a lot more open and accepting when it comes to different types of relationships and sex. Right, Finn?"

  The other man nodded. "You know, considering that dress came out of nowhere, it looks stunning on you."

  "Thanks," I mumbled, suddenly feeling self-conscious.

  The wine was starting to do its work though, and that tingling relaxed feeling I always got when I drank alcohol was filling me. It reminded me a little of standing in the water with the dragon egg, the calm washing through me like a wave. A realization hit me at that moment. I was sitting on the outer ring of Atlantis, with two people who I cared about and who cared about me, with nothing major happening, and all I was doing was staring at a campfire, albeit a magical one.

  I stood and wandered down to the beach, the waves tickling my toes as they lapped at the shore. The guys were behind me. I could sense them as though they were each a blip on my internal radar, which was new. Part of me wondered if my new awareness of them was thanks to the dragon, but most of me didn't care as I lay back on the sand.

  The stars over Atlantis looked different, as though the world was in a completely different place than my world, which I guessed was true. It was a little mind bending to think about, which I supposed was why I had never spent much time on it in my head before.

  "What's on your mind, Dove?" Griff asked.

  "How did the four worlds become connected? And why did no one connect with my world? Do they each have their own skies? Why did the turtle save me? Where does the baby dragon go when it's not physically existing in front of me? What--"

  "Easy there, firewolf!" Griff laughed as he lay on the sand next to me before shouting, "Finn! Wine makes our girl philosophical!"

  "Does it now?" Finn's voice came from my other side as he followed suit and lay on the ground. "I heard some of the questions and I'm happy to tell you what I know."

  I rolled my head toward him, taking in his umber skin which was luminous in the moonlight, and as he smiled down at me with his head propped up on one hand, I knew that I was a goner. My heart had set sail and was splitting in at least two directions, and I didn't mind in the slightest, not if he was going to smile at me like that. Contentment rolled through me and I sighed deeply, which made his smile spread even wider. He knew I was completely besotted with him and was relishing it like a cat in a sunbeam.

  "Well, the four worlds connected because the people of Agartha used magic to create incredible things, one of which was the ability to link or bridge the worlds. Most of us can travel between the worlds fairly easily on our own magic once we learn how, but it almost always deposits us in one of a few places, thanks to the bridges. That way no one can launch a surprise attack or something because the areas where people are most likely to appear are always guarded.

  "Your world was never linked to because most of our elders who had lived on earth had died out by the time the worlds were connected. And without earth having magic most of us thought it was just a fairytale. It was only teams like ours that had to believe it otherwise where would we be going all this time?" He paused and sighed. "I honestly thought we were going to die the first time we went through the portal. See, most other teams didn't come back, or they came back missing a few members, and rumors swirled about where they actually went."

  "You never told me that," Griff said from my other side.

  I turned to look at him and saw the concern on his face, which was only highlighted by the stark beams of moonlight that were almost caressing his skin. His blond hair shimmered in the light as he pushed up onto his elbow and the two of them looked at each other over me.

  "You believed in earth, I didn't want to take away from that," Finn said quietly and offered the bottle of wine to Griff who took a lengthy swig. When he went to pass it back to Finn, I grabbed it from between them, taking a long pull for myself before handing it over to Finn once more.

  "As for your other questions, yes, the worlds do all have different skies, different stars and constellations. All of which you'll get to see before we're through, I'm sure. I don't know why the turtle saved you, but the turtles in Atlantis are notorious for their kindness so long as they are shown respect. Your baby caretaker probably goes where all caretakers go when it’s not in our realm. Most of my people think of it as a void, but it could be anything really."

  "Do you have a favorite sky?" I asked as I turned to face Griff.

  "Currently this one is flying up the charts, but that's only because I'm sharing it with you," he said with a wink.

  "Smooth." Finn chuckled from my other side. There was a tension that I couldn't quite figure out between us. I didn't know when it had started or what was causing it, but it was like a radio playing static, and all I wanted was to listen to my favorite song except it was all happening against my skin.

  "You two clearly need more wine." I snagged the bottle from Finn's hand and took a swig for myself before handing it to Griff, who drank without breaking eye contact with me. It was enough to make my blood heat and
my heart pound in my chest. When he pulled the bottle away from his mouth, there was a drop of the liquid on his bottom lip that his tongue darted out and swiped up.

  Griff held my gaze as he handed the bottle off to Finn and before I knew it his mouth was on mine. Griff’s tongue swiped against my lips and I opened for him like a flower. A small needy sound escaped me as his hand slid into my hair and pulled me close.

  The hot, sensual smell of him was almost overwhelming and all I wanted was to feel him, to feel them, as we each sought our pleasure. When his lips broke away from mine, I sucked in a shaky breath and rolled onto my back. I couldn't help but glance at Finn, feeling guilty for kissing Griff right in front of him, but what I saw in his eyes wasn't envy or jealousy. It was lust, pure and simple.

  I turned more fully to Finn who took the unspoken invitation and kissed me similarly to Griff, except his kiss was completely different. Where Griff was hot and almost dominant, Finn was a cool caress on a warm summer day. His movements were fluid and coaxing as if he wanted me to be and do whatever I wanted at that moment. And what I wanted was both of them.

  17

  Tessa

  I didn't know how to do this. My life in my own realm had only ever included a few one-night stands, so there was never anything as adventurous as a threesome. I wasn't in my realm now though, and all I wanted was the two of them, so I had to figure out how to make it work. The only thing I could do was let go of my inhibitions and trust my instincts.

  As Finn's mouth left mine, I shuddered with a wave of need. I rolled off my side and on top of him loving the feel of the hard lines of his body against my own. I kissed him again, my mouth moving against his. His pillowy lips welcomed me home in a way that I'd never experienced before. We broke apart again momentarily and I held my hand out to Griff. His pale eyes devoured me with just a glance, but when he looked down at his friend I knew he was waiting for permission from both of us to join the fun.

  "Give the lady what she wants," Finn said with a chuckle that vibrated through me.

  Within seconds of the words leaving Finn's mouth Griff was next to us, his lips on mine. Someone's hands were on my breasts, but I wasn't sure who it was, all I knew was that there was too much material between us. I pulled away from Griff's kiss so that I could tug my dress up and over my head. They were both eager to help with that endeavor.

  "Go and get a blanket," I heard Finn say as I finally got myself free of the dress.

  "Come back naked," I added with a grin.

  "As my lady commands," Griff said before he stood and went back toward the campfire.

  "That goes for you too," I urged turning back to Finn.

  "I would, but I have a fucking sexy woman on top of me, which makes it a little difficult."

  I scooted off his lap and he stood. "If you don't want to do anything just say so. Neither of us will ever force you to do something you don't want to do, Siren." Finn looked down at me, suddenly serious.

  "I know that, but I want this." My hands came up and went to the fly of his pants, while he pulled his shirt over his head.

  Within moments he was standing there naked in front of me, and I couldn't help but smile as the moonlight made his skin seem to glow. The man was beyond gorgeous. The lines of muscle that covered his body and the thick cock that jutted forward from his hips were too much for me not to feel incredibly lucky that this was my life, even if it had been crazy recently.

  I leaned forward and locked my lips around his cock which earned me a loud groan. My mouth and tongue began to move around him, taking him as deeply as I could without ever stopping sucking or swirling my tongue against him. The smooth, soft skin slipped in and out of my mouth like heaven and I drank his pleasure down, letting it feed my own.

  "Fuck, if that's not one of the sexiest things I've ever seen, I don't know what is," Griff’s voice came from somewhere off to the side as I slid my mouth as far down Finn's cock as I could, my nose almost touching his abdomen.

  When I pulled away and looked over at Griff, I saw that he'd spread a blanket out over the sand of the beach. He was also naked, as I'd asked, and looked damn good too. Without warning, Finn bent over and picked me up. I squealed in happiness at the surprise as he carried me over to the blanket and set me down reverently. I felt like a queen or a goddess or something having two stunning men wait on me like that. A girl could get used to that if she weren’t careful.

  Before I even had a chance to move, Griff was kissing me. The heat and intensity that he brought to each of our encounters was enough to make me tremble with need. Suddenly, there were hands all over me as I felt the cool steady presence of Finn at my back. One of them was playing with my breasts while the other slipped a hand between my thighs. A long finger trailed over my entrance and up to my clit making me want to grind against his hand.

  Griff nibbled on my neck, carefully not breaking skin, he knew I wasn't ready for that yet, while Finn turned my head to meet his in a kiss that washed away any awareness I had of our surroundings. All I knew was them and the sensations they were giving me. I was picked up and turned around and all the while all I could do was hold on while the two of them played me like a fiddle. If we were anywhere else I would have been mortified by the sounds that were escaping me, but I knew that we were out here in the wilderness of Atlantis alone, with no one to overhear or judge us.

  They had switched places and I found myself completely facing Finn while Griff was at my back. As Finn lay back I positioned myself over him, his thick head pressing into my folds slowly but surely. When I lowered myself onto his cock he let out a hiss through his teeth.

  "You feel fucking amazing, Siren." His voice was a low growl.

  I grinned at his words and felt Griff move. He stood behind me and positioned himself to the side. Without waiting for him to ask I greedily took his cock into my mouth, sucking and licking as I went. The hot and cool sensations of the two of them was driving me wild with need, and even as I took Griff as deep as I could into my mouth, I felt Finn begin to move inside me. His hips rocked and when I raised my own ever so slightly, he took the invitation.

  Finn thrust up into me with a steady rhythm. His hands held my hips where he wanted them, and I braced myself against his chest with my own. His pace was almost punishing in its intensity and as if that wasn't enough to have me moaning around Griff's cock, the grunts that Finn was letting out every now and then were. There was nothing sexier to me than the noises a man-made during sex. Those almost animalistic grunts and groans made me tighten with my own pleasure.

  Griff's cock disappeared from my mouth and I felt his presence behind me once again. His hands played with my breasts, teasing my nipples into stiff peaks, as I felt his cock rub between my ass cheeks. I leaned back against him, relishing the warmth that he provided against the sea breeze and when his hand dipped low on my belly, his finger circling my clit my body bucked against them both.

  "She needs to come before we do," Griff said, his voice a low rumble with his lust.

  I didn't know what happened, or how Finn responded, but I knew that it must have been in the affirmative because his pace slowed while Griff's fingers went to work. He circled and teased, stroked and coaxed my clit, making an orgasm build within me in record time, while Finn played with my breasts. Each time Finn thrust into me it pushed me closer to the edge, and it didn't take them long to figure that out.

  Within moments they were working together, taking me to the edge of my orgasm and holding me there for a perilous few seconds before pushing me off the edge. I screamed as my pleasure took me, everything around me fading except for where I was connected to them. Pleasure washed through my veins like adrenaline, and I found myself bucking and twitching around Finn's cock even as the aftershocks of the orgasm moved through me.

  As my brain kicked back into gear, I found Finn thrusting into me with new enthusiasm, and I felt water tickling my feet as the waves lapped against the shore. The waves were coming closer and closer, covering our bodies,
and I knew that it had to be some of Finn's magic coming into play. The water washed over him completely and was up to my belly button, but it didn't detract from the way he was pounding into me. In fact, it only added to the sensation.

  A moment later and his whole body tensed under the water. I could see his gills working overtime, and his fingers dug painfully into my hips as he held me in place, but I didn't care. As I watched him finish, I saw his most vulnerable emotions come out to play. His eyebrows pinched and his mouth opened in a yell that was muffled by the waves that were lapping over him.

  When Finn's body relaxed and the waves receded, I was glad that he'd found his pleasure, but I wasn't ready to be done. I needed more. Griff was there a second later, as though he'd sensed my very thoughts. His mouth was on mine, hungry and demanding, while his hands lifted me off Finn's cock and laid me down next to him. I expected Griff to push into me immediately, but he didn't. His mouth claimed me again first, taking no prisoners as he moved against me like he was marking me as his own.

  "Fuck me, Griff," I gasped when the kiss broke for a moment.

  "You sure?"

  "Now, please," I whispered.

  Without waiting for another order his cock impaled me. His long thick length was inside me in one smooth stroke. He sat back and pulled my legs up so my ankles were by his ears and went to town. The smacking sound of his body meeting mine was almost too much, but I needed it, I needed him. I wasn't sure how long he went on like that as I lost myself to the rhythm and the pleasure he was giving me, but when I felt Finn's cool hands on my body once more I gasped at the sensation.

  Griff let one of my legs drop to the side and for a moment I was confused, but as Finn's fingers found my clit I realized that he was giving the other man access. The delicate dance he performed with my sensitized skin was one of mastery, one that had me writhing against the ground and against Griff within seconds. It was only moments later that I felt my whole world shatter as my pussy clenched around Griff's cock. My orgasm rode over me, making my eyes practically roll back in my head with pleasure.