Bite, Blaze, and Enchantment

by Zara Zenia

  Her little mix-up makes me chuckle. Then she laughs too at her own mistake. It breaks the tension and reminds me of all those good times we had together as kids.

  "Okay, Katie. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to help. What do you suggest?"

  "I think you should go and be with them all. They haven't had a chance to be mates with you, while also acknowledging that they are part of something bigger than just a couple. They need to be comfortable harmonizing with the whole group of you. Are you willing to do that?"

  "It sounds pretty awkward," I reply. "The idea of being with all four of the guys I've been dating at once? I don't know if I'll be able to handle that. Unless..."

  "What?" she asks expectantly. "What's that look in your eye? What are you going to ask for?" she insists with a mock-cross tone like a prying mother who's just acting like she's at fed up.

  "Etwan juice. I want to have some if I'm going to do this. Isn't this just the type of situation it's traditionally used for?"

  "How did you know that?" she asks.

  "No one told me, but I’m not stupid, I know the effects it has. If I'm going to go and be together with those four guys, you need to give me some of that juice. It's the only way I'll agree. And you know I'm not asking for anything unusual. Am I?"

  Katie sighs. "Stephanie, it’s so addictive. You’ve had so much already—”

  “Katie, you’re not my mom, and I’m seriously not asking to get drunk, I just want a little bit. That’s not too much to ask is it?”

  “No, it’s not. Okay, it's a deal, but only a little," says Katie. "I guess it's time for me to accept that my little cousin's all grown up. You're a woman now, not a little girl. And I should add, you've become a lovely, capable woman. Even if I think you’ve fallen into some bad habits."

  I shake my head. "You're not so bad yourself, cousin," I reply like a smart ass.

  Chapter Forty-Two

  Dan

  You get the juice, you're the trouble maker. That's what the others told me.

  So, I can be a bit of a bad boy sometimes. That doesn't mean I'm some kind of criminal. Still, they were right about me knowing where to buy Etwan juice. Not that I get the stuff a lot. I'm not some kind of addict. When you're taking a hot woman home to make her feel good though, sometimes the effects of it are just too much to resist.

  Since last time, I've decided that Stephanie doesn't need to get so messed up. I know she's been hitting the juice kind of hard lately. I like to party as much as the next guy— okay, more than that —but I'm not going to enable her with destroying her life. And I don't want to take advantage of some juice addicted girl.

  However, since Katie told us her terms, I do contact my supplier and organize to pick up one bottle. Once I get it, I pour a little out and replace the empty space with water. I know the taste will be off, so I add some non-alcoholic fruit juice. Once I'm satisfied the taste and texture are just like the unadulterated stuff, I head back to the palace.

  Stephanie is waiting in the common area with the others as I mix the drink for her. Nervously, I hand her the Etwan and fruit juice mix.

  "Ah, that's much better," Stephanie declares after taking a drink. "What? Stop looking at me that way, guys."

  Wayne, Kurt, Liam, and me are all sitting watching her. I don't blame her for feeling like she's being judged or something.

  "How much Etwan juice have you been having lately?" I ask her.

  "Are you worried about me?" she asks. “Is that why you watered this down with water and normal juice, Dan?" Stephanie gives me a sly smile, like she knows everything in the whole world. "Don't worry, I'm not mad at you. At least you're looking out for me now. Honestly, this is nicer I think. Maybe I should mix it to be a little weaker in the future anyway."

  "That'd be a good idea," says Liam. "Stephanie, I'm sorry for encouraging you to go out so much."

  "And I want to say sorry for starting you on the juice," I tell her.

  Everyone looks at me like I've just said something out of character.

  "Hey, I might seem like an ass to you all sometimes, but I’m not really."

  "Sometimes?" adds Wayne.

  "Okay, a lot of the time. Shit, all the time I guess. But that doesn't mean I want to fuck this up any more than the rest of you do. We do want this to work right?" I can feel them judging me. Why do I always feel so small when I'm in the same room as the other guys? Like a dumb-ass, and a bad person too.

  "You're not a dumb ass," says Kurt. "And I wouldn't have allowed Wayne to encourage you to pursue this with Stephanie if you were a bad person. Please don't prove my judgment to be wrong."

  I'd forgotten that he could read minds. It's unnerving.

  Obviously reading that thought, he says, "I don't make a habit of trying to read the thoughts of everyone around me all the time. You were sending off very strong feelings about that though. It's not my aim to invade people's privacy just for my own amusement."

  "I hope not," says Stephanie, her eyes wide. "You have to admit that it's unnerving for the rest of us. This is meant to be a harmonious thing, but you clearly have so much more power than the rest of us, Kurt."

  "Power that I am trying to share with all of you. I don't have to work together in a group like this, as the leader of the Etwan vampires. You must be aware of that," the vampire leader replies.

  "Well, you do live in a palace," says Liam. "And you had us all gather before Brent while he sat on your throne earlier today and dictated to us what we should be doing. What else are we meant to think?"

  "Is it a problem that I have a palace and throne?" he asks. It seems like an earnest question, not a sarcastic one.

  "Well, it's hard to feel on the same level as you when I don't even have anywhere to live," Stephanie says to Kurt. "Are we all going to keep meeting up in each other's small bedrooms in various apartments if I stay here? I don't know if I can even get a job to rent something of my own.”

  "Actually,” Kurt interjects, “I want you all to come live here. That is, if tonight works out well." Kurt raises his head looking at each of us.

  The others all seem happy about the offer. I like it too. Even Stephanie is smiling.

  “I’d like that,” Stephanie says.

  “Me too,” Liam says softly, his eyes on Stephanie.

  “I think I would also,” Wayne puts in.

  “Yeah, I’m good with that,” I say, feeling there is an air of hope for the future. For the first time in a number of days.

  "I’m glad," says Stephanie. "I can't believe I was living with my mother just a little more than a week ago, and now I have an offer to come live in an alien palace with a leader of the vampires here." She shakes her head in wonder.

  "Well then, your reactions are as positive as I could have hoped for," says Kurt. "That's great news."

  Stephanie clears her throat like she wants to speak again. There's a serious look to her, and we all stay quiet to let her have the floor. We're gathered together in the communal area that our rooms are joined to on the second floor of the palace. "I would love to be a part of your world. This is more than I could ever have hoped for. My life back on Earth was a dead end, and it was only a matter of time before things might have gotten too much for me and I looked for a way out. I was in a bad head space. That's probably why I've let myself get out of control. It's not this world that caused that, and not being with all of you. I was already on a path toward self-destruction all on my own before that. It was just easier to do when I had caring people to help me."

  "So it was us who drove you to all the drinking," said Liam looking concerned.

  "Not to mention wanting to become a vampire like us," said Wayne with a frown.

  "No, no, that's what I mean.” She shakes her head and tries to explain, “Okay, you guys did enable me, but you didn’t know that was what you were doing, I’m not blaming you, that's not on you. That was my own doing. You were just so nice to me that you wanted to give me anything I asked for. I feel like I took advantage of you
r kindness. For that, I'm sorry." Stephanie looks down at her lap, fidgeting her fingers around the icy drink in her hands. "I still have a lot to learn about being in a relationship," she says, "let alone four at once."

  "This is not four separate relationships, Stephanie," says Kurt. "We are each your mate as individuals, yes, but it is one relationship. The way it works should be in completely harmony. Like a team, you could say. You are the central person in this, the most important member of our team. I may be the leader with a palace and throne, and all of that, but you are the vital piece that we need the most."

  "I'm scared that I will get out of control again. Do you really think I should stay on Etwan?" Stephanie asks looking down.

  "I think I speak for us all when I say, please stay," says Kurt.

  It's not like him to ask anyone else for anything in that way. He's pleading with his eyes, and I notice that the rest of the guys are doing the same thing. I'm even doing it.

  "Don't go," I say.

  "Give us one more chance," says Wayne. “Katie made me aware of a few things and I promise we will each look out for you in the proper way, Stephanie.”

  "You owe it to us... and maybe to yourself too?” says Liam, always the voice of truth.

  Chapter Forty-Three

  Stephanie

  This is all very emotional. Having all four of them looking at me like this is causing me to blush. "Of course I'll give you all another chance, I’ll give us another chance," I say to them.

  The guys all grin at me and I feel my heart begin to race.

  "Can we please spend some time alone now though?” I ask.

  “Who would you like to be with first?” Kurt asks.

  I bite my lip trying to think of something fair. “Maybe, in the same order from when I met you? That's the only fair way to work it out, wouldn't you say?"

  "Sounds fair to me," says Wayne.

  Dan says, "He knows that would make him first. But, you know what? I don't care about what order we get to be with you, Stephanie. There isn't meant to be any competing in this. I need to stop trying to compete or we're not going to be able to make this work."

  Everyone agrees, and I take Wayne by the hand as we head to his bedroom. I can feel his pride as soon as we are alone in there—from reading the expression on his face, and also his bulge pressing up against me. "I'm so glad you chose to be with me first," he said. "It's just like when you first arrived on Etwan. Do you remember how beautiful that day was in the forest?"

  "Yes I do. That was a special time for me," I reply, rubbing my hand over his bulge. "We do have all night, but I can't spend the entire time with you, you know that right?"

  "I know, and I've come to realize that I must accept that. Stephanie, please forgive me for being so petty. In part at least, I know I drove you to head down a dark path again."

  "Well, I'm not going to continue down that path," I tell him. "Please, will you kiss me?"

  He does, and our lips meet in something that feels like home. As our lips grow more wet together, so does my pussy. Soon enough, I find myself filled with a deep need. Only, there's something else that I need to have filled.

  He lays me down on the bed in a gentle way, but still forceful. This time I can tell he isn't trying to act super gentle. That first time we were together, I think he tried to be gentle, knowing it was my first time, but it wasn’t really him. The next time we were together, he’d been a little more dominant, and I’d like that, but I’d also liked the way he allowed me to take control for a little bit. I like him the best though when he’s not trying so hard to impress me and we are just ourselves when we’re together.

  "There you are!" I shout out as he lays himself over me and slides his dick inside me. Without making some ceremony of it, and without acting desperate to impress me.

  "What do you mean?" he says with confusion. He stops thrusting into me and looks down for a moment with his mouth open a little. It's adorable to see him giving me so much consideration.

  "The way we came in and kissed, and it was just natural, how you were just being you. This is the real you, Wayne, I can feel it. And I want to feel the real you deep inside me," I tell him with a smile.

  He doesn't hesitate to fulfill my wish. After he's come inside of me and I've orgasmed twice, I realize as I lay there with him that I have to go to my next mate, and sigh. It’s not that I don’t want to go to my other mates, I do, but I don’t want him to be upset by that.

  "You do understand right?" I ask Wayne, as I get up to open the door. "I'm not leaving you. I'm just with all of you together."

  "I know.” He smiles. “I know it’s not like being on Earth. I knew that before, when I encouraged the others to meet you and be with you. I just better understand what it all means now."

  Chapter Forty-Four

  Stephanie

  After I take a shower, I find Dan and take him by the hand. He's been waiting patiently, talking with the others. It seems like they're actually getting along too. Despite their knowing exactly what was going on in the room with Wayne, they aren't acting anxious or competitive.

  "It's so nice to see all of my boys getting along so well," I say, smiling.

  "I think this whole harmony thing might actually have a shot at working," says Dan.

  If he's got that kind of attitude about it, maybe it really could work. Especially since he’s the most competitive of the group.

  "We'll make it work," adds Liam as he watches me take Dan's hand and head to his bedroom.

  Once we're inside, Dan starts to kiss me immediately. I can't resist, although I did want to speak to him too. Instead, he lifts me up and carries me over to the wall. I'm not wearing any panties, since I didn't see the point in putting them on after showering. My dress rides up over my thighs until its bunched up at the hips.

  I want to talk but can't bring myself to break away from Dan's steamy kisses. I can feel myself growing steamy all over again. He slides himself inside of me while we're both in a vertical position. It's like the weight of my entire body is resting down on his stiff cock. He's holding me up, but it feels like there's so much pressure where he's penetrating me.

  He starts kissing my neck and he lifts my body up and down. His powerful arms bulge as he hoists my weight up and down. It's like I'm as light as a feather to him. His muscles bulge beneath his shirt. I wish we weren't wearing this much clothing. But something makes it seem even dirtier that we're not completely naked. Like we’re doing this in secret and need to be able to quickly stop if we hear someone coming.

  I start to moan louder, and I realize that I must have been making a lot of noise when I was with Wayne. Is that why Dan's trying so hard? He must have heard me in there with Wayne. It's hard to think when Dan's thick cock is pressing so deep inside of me. I let myself ignore those thoughts and focus on how fucking good this feels.

  Once I finally climax, which really didn't take that long considering that I just had sex minutes earlier with someone else, Dan then fills me up. That's the second huge load of cum I've had pumped into me in under an hour. If there was ever a time a girl might feel a little slutty, this would be it. But I just feel cared for, wanted, like a sexual goddess.

  As we lay together on the bed after, still wearing our clothes, I ask Dan a question. "Were you trying to impress me just then?" I ask, giving him a curious smile.

  "What? Of course I was. Isn't that what people do when they have sex? Would you rather I show you a bad time?"

  "No, I mean, were you competing against Wayne? I'm sorry if you heard us together. I didn't think about that, and that's on me."

  Dan's quiet for a while, which gives me all the answer I need. "It's not that I meant to compete. It's hard to stop thinking like that. I am trying, and I do mean to work in harmony as much as I can."

  "I trust you," I say. "I know you'll do what's best for me. For all of us." This feels so good, so different. Like my being with them is really having a positive effect on these men. Maybe Kurt's and Brent’s plan t
o make us all work together to harmonize the planet could really work. If the males could be united by their love for Earth women, it doesn't seem so crazy after all.

  Dan spends a long time just lying on his bed staring up at the ceiling. It’s very ornate, with the kind of tiles that probably cost as much as my mom's car. And that might be each. I can't get a gauge on just how much luxury is surrounding us. It's so difficult to get my bearings. I feel like Dan appreciates the silence. Whether or not he's wondering what I'm thinking, the urge to know what's on his mind is starting to eat away at me.

  "So,” I say softly, drawing the word out before continuing, “I can't spend too much longer with you tonight, Dan. I hope you understand that." I hate making him remember how I'm about to go be with another man.

  Snapping out of his daze, he looks at me and smiles. "I know. I was just thinking about that," he says. "Not in a bad way though. I actually think I'm coming to terms with this. No one forced me into being one of your four mates. I don't know why I was acting so competitive. I’m very drawn to you. I have been since the moment I saw you through the window of the bar."

  "I think you do know why you were acting competitive," I remind him. "Isn't it in your nature to be like that? There's nothing wrong with competing, but you don't have to always win at someone else's expense."

  "You mean at the expense of Wayne, Liam, and Kurt?"

  "Exactly."

  "That's what I was thinking about just now. I rarely competed for anyone’s attention before, I didn’t have to. As I said though, I’ve never felt for anyone what I feel for you. I think that is what made me so competitive. If we're going to bring this planet back to full harmony, people like me need to stop being so selfish. I need to learn to work with people instead of competing against them."

  "That sounds like a very mature way to think of this situation. I know you can do it, Dan. Kurt was right, you are a smart guy. Don't let the way others talk about you skew how you see your true self, okay? Promise me."