by Lexa Lumos
He gave her swift instructions, which she followed closely. The ship finally came to a standstill, hovering among the stars like a teardrop.
Taryk maneuvered alongside the Krull ship. There was a bit more nausea-inducing swaying, and finally a hole appeared in the bulkhead. Taryk popped his head through and made a face. “Do you have to be so messy?”
Her laughter was just this side of hysterical. “Good to see you, too. Afraid you can’t interrogate him.”
He held out what looked like a black stone. “Place this on the console. It’ll download all the data.”
“Cool.” She put the stone where indicated. A blue light appeared and flashed a bit before turning white.
“It’s done.”
She picked it up and handed it back. “Now what?”
“Now you get your sweet ass over here, and we leave that carcass floating in space. Maybe the Krull will think twice before messing with Anya of the Taul again.”
She grinned. “Damn straight.”
The minute she was on board, he hugged her tight, despite the fact she was covered in bug slime and stunk to high heaven. “Don’t ever do that to me again.”
“Get kidnapped by giant bugs? I’ll try. After all, I prefer to get kidnapped by dragons.”
IT TOOK THEM A FEW hours to reach Kiyria, during which Taryk spent most of the time speaking to the counsel regarding the protection of both Kiyria and Earth.
At first Anya only listened, but then one of the council members, a white-haired man who looked about sixty but was probably a century or two older, asked her for her thoughts on their plans for Earth.
She blinked at the screen. “Um....” She felt like a doddering idiot, but then her training took over. “Counselor Kai, was it?”
He pressed his palms together and made a slight bow. “Yes.”
“Counselor Kai, despite discovering the perfidy of my former government, I can say without hesitation that most humans are good. Not only that, but a bond between our people is necessary, not only for the survival of your race but of mine. Our planet is dying, and the Kiyrians have the technology and knowledge to restore it. Kiyrians are dying because the Krull destroyed their females. Earth has plenty of women who, if given the chance and the truth, would no doubt be happy to mate with Kiyrian triads and begin life anew on this planet.” She glanced at Taryk. “Unfortunately, Earth governments are shortsighted, greedy, and obsessed with their own importance. In general, they won’t care what the people want. I say we give them a choice.”
“Counselor Zatar, my lady,” A gray-haired counselor said. “A choice?”
“Yes. Do not approach the governments. Instead, address all the people of Earth. Tell them what happened to Kiyria and what’s coming for them. Don’t just tell them. Show them. Then give them a choice.”
“They set up an exchange program, or we leave them to it,” Taryk said dryly.
“Yes,” she said. “We made this mess, and we have an opportunity to fix it or suffer the consequences.”
“How is that different or better than what we’ve been doing?” Counselor Kai asked.
“Because they have a choice, as shitty as that choice may be. And they make a decision with full knowledge of the consequences. We need each other, but the governments will never agree. They won’t even present the option to their people unless they are forced into it. Believe me, if the women on Earth knew the truth of your world, they’d be lining up. In fact, you’d probably have so many willing to relocate, you’d have to turn a bunch of them away.”
The council exchanged looks of awe.
“You are certain of this?” Zatar asked.
“Positive,” she said. “I recommend, in addition to defending Earth and using your technology to repair the ecosystem, that you set up some sort of program to recruit and vet women applying to visit Kiyria with the view of becoming mates to Kiyrian triads. This way they go in, eyes wide open, knowing they can return to Earth if they don’t like Kiyria. I doubt you’ll have many return trips.”
The counselors appeared excited and hopeful. “Please give us a moment to discuss,” Counselor Kai said.
She inclined her head. “Of course.”
The screen went dark, and Taryk and Anya were alone again.
“You really think this plan of yours will work?”
She grinned. “I really do. I’m no marketing expert, but I know people. Women especially. I’ve worked with them for years. I don’t think you can even imagine how excited they’ll be over the idea of a matriarchal society.”
There was a chirp, and the screen lit up again. This time Counselor Kai was alone. “Anya Taul,” he intoned, “we honor you and your wisdom, and we agree that your plan is the best option. Upon your return to Kiyria, we request an audience with you.”
She exchanged glances with Taryk. “An audience?”
“Yes, that we might discuss your ideas for this program. We will, of course, want you to be in charge of it.”
She stared at the counselor, slack-jawed. That was unexpected. “Sure,” she found herself saying. “I would be honored.”
“The honor is ours. Until your return.” Kai bowed, and the screen went dark again.
“I guess I have a new job,” she said, bemused.
Taryk smiled. “And you have honored the House of Taul.”
“He called me Anya of Taul. He knows that’s not my name, right?”
Taryk cleared his throat. “It’s not yet.”
“What do you mean?”
“There’s an official bonding ceremony, if you will it. Much like one of your marriages. Once that takes place, the four of us are officially bonded for life as the House of Taul. Although, if you prefer, we could take your surname and become the House of Verdis.”
“Verdis is my father’s surname, not mine. Where does Taul come from?”
“Taul is the name of our lands. The lands of my foremothers. They would have passed through my sister, if I’d had one. My mother perished before she could produce more children.”
She swallowed. “Then I would like to keep the name Taul, to honor the women who came before.”
Tears shimmered in his eyes, and he brought her hand to his mouth and kissed it. “It is I who am honored.”
“When does this ceremony happen?” she asked, suddenly eager to start her new life.
“Whenever you wish.”
Chapter 19
Whenever she wished would have been the minute they got back, but first she needed a shower to get the bug guts off. Then there’d been council meeting after council meeting, until finally she’d had enough and ordered them to stop contacting her until after the bonding ceremony.
The ceremony itself was simple enough. It had taken place at the house with Eden, Jane, and Brea in attendance, Carla having returned to Earth. Counselor Kai officiated, the words of which were in the Kiyrian tongue but which boiled down to cherishing each other. That was something Anya could get behind.
After the ceremony was completed, and her friends and Counselor Kai left, Taryk had turned to her with a wicked gleam in his eye. “There’s just one last thing to seal our bond.” And he swooped her up in his arms and carried her to her bedroom, Erys and Fen coming along, laughing.
The undressing had been languid and slow as Anya explored each of her men, and they explored her. Gone were the doubts, the shyness, the awkwardness. She only wanted to be with them.
Once they were naked, Taryk pulled her onto his lap, her back pressed against his front, his hard cock pressed against her ass as he reached around to stroke her stomach, then trail his hand lower. Fen leaned in to kiss her while Erys took her nipple in his mouth, rolling it around with his tongue.
Taryk’s clever fingers found their way to her cleft, stroking her already swollen nub. Heat infused her as her labia swelled with need and her channel grew slick with arousal. She moaned and sent them an image of what she wanted.
Taryk let out an answering moan, while Fen’s kisses grew urgent
and Erys reached up to play with her other breast. The sensations of all of them loving her was almost too much to handle.
Taryk removed his hand from her clit and lifted her onto his cock. Her head fell back as she cried out with the sheer pleasure of him stretching her, filling her.
Erys continued his assault on her breasts, but apparently that wasn’t enough because it was his turn to play with her pussy, strumming her with pleasure so fierce, she exploded around Taryk’s cock.
He grunted, stilling her against him, slowing his thrusts to make the orgasm last. “That’s it, my love.” His voice was low and husky. “Come for us.”
Fen stood, his cock level with her mouth. She knew what he wanted and laved the head of his cock and licked off a pearl of precum, which tasted surprisingly of tart, sweet strawberries. She moaned as she took him fully in her mouth, sucking and licking. His hands tangled in her hair as he helped her keep rhythm, just as Taryk’s hands on her hips her body in sync with his.
It was a good thing, because overwhelming sensation blissed her out, and she couldn’t focus, between the sensations of Taryk’s cock buried inside her, Fen’s cock in her mouth, and Erys playing her pussy.
Her second orgasm exploded, followed hard by a third. Then with a grunt, Fen let go, his cum spilling down her throat. She swallowed greedily.
Spent, he sank on the bed, resting his hand high on her naked thigh.
Taryk pressed her forward onto hands and knees, and Erys moved to the side. He continued playing with her nub as Taryk slammed hard into her from behind. Another explosion turned her mind incandescent as Taryk came inside her with a grunt.
He eased slowly out of her, laying a kiss on the small of her back. Pulses of love and pleasure emanated from him.
Erys laid down on the bed and pulled her on top him. “My turn.” His tone was husky, his eyes molten gold as she slid down onto his cock, her sheath almost too sensitive.
“I don’t know how much more I can take,” she admitted.
His pupils dilated. “Won’t take long, trust me.”
He was right. It was mere moments for her to come again, so sensitive was she, and he came inside her, arching his back beneath her, thrusting up and into her until she wasn’t sure where she ended and he began.
Totally sated, limbs tangled with those of her men, Anya realized this was her happy place. This was where she belonged. On Kiyria, with three gorgeous dragon shifters.
Coming soon: Captured by the Dragon Lords, book two of Dragon Shifters of Kiyria, available January 25, 2019. Keep reading for a sample:
Chapter 1
Jane Sinclair was not amused. As if being strapped to a metal table dressed in nothing but a thin gown wasn't bad enough, she was surrounded by beeping machines with screens covered in indecipherable glyphs. And looming above her were two of the largest, sexiest men she’d ever seen.
Scratch that.
Sexiest aliens she'd ever seen. Because those two guys were definitely not from Earth.
One minute she'd been sitting at home minding her own business, watching reruns of CSI. The next, she found herself waking up in some sort of alien lab. She’d think she’d finally lost her mind except this was no dream. No hallucination. This was very definitely real.
She kept her eyes closed to mere slits so she could see what was going on, but hopefully the aliens would still think she was out cold. Wouldn't do for them to know she was listening in on thier conversation. Not that it did her any good. They were speaking in a language that she couldn't understand.
The tall one gestured wildly. His golden eyes flaring with a brilliance that was completely unnatural. At least in humans. But as she’d noted before, he was not human.
Handsome didn't even begin to describe him. He was 6 1/2 feet at least, broad shouldered, narrow and waisted, and sharp of jaw and cheekbone. The only thing marring the perfection was a scar that started from the outside edge of his right cheek and carved its way down to his jaw, puckering the skin ever so slightly. Somehow it did not distract from his beauty, but instead insead highlighted his masculinity. Around one bare arm was a swirling tattoo of glyphs similar to those she could see on the machines.
The other man was slightly shorter, probably a decade younger, and every bit as handsome although unmarred by trauma. His hands were tucked in the pockets of a lab coat and he had a item around his neck reminiscent of a stethoscope. A doctor perhaps . Or, more likely, a scientist. Ready to poke at the lab rat. Well, she was no one's rat.
The big man jabbed a finger in her direction and rattled off a bunch of words. He sounded angry. Or maybe frustrated.
The younger man shook his head and rattled back. He indicated one of the screens on the machines.
They chattered back-and-forth for a minute before Jane had finally had enough. Opening her eyes fully, she stared at them long and hard. When they didn't notice, she opened her mouth and said, "Hello boys, how about you buy a girl a drink first."
The two men turned and stared at her. Twin pairs of glowing eyes. The older one barked out something. Clearly an order. The younger one pounced. Before Jane could so much as squawk, she felt cold flooding her veins. And then there was nothing.
Coming soon: Captured by the Dragon Lords, book two of Dragon Shifters of Kiyria, available January 25, 2019.
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Lexa Lumos writes reverse harem romances, including the steamy Dragon Lords of Kiyria and the upcoming Fairytale Fantasy Realms series. Because why settle for one dragon shifter when you can have as many as you want?
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Reverse Harem Books by Lexa Lumos
Dragon Shifters of Kiyria
Abducted by the Dragon Lords
Captured by the Dragon Lords (Jan 2019)
Taken by the Dragon Lords (Feb 2019)