Camille's Capture (9 page)

After a couple of beats, he quit waiting and moved to halve the distance between them. Standing this close, he felt each
gentle breath as she exhaled. His arousal grew impossibly harder and thrummed with urgency.

Instinct worked so far. He didn’t give
either of them time to over think. He reached out and traced her sensual lips with his thumb.

The agonizingly silky skin of her mouth caressed his rough
finger. Even this slight contact sent thrilling messages to every cell of his body. He’d barely touched her, and he was already close to meltdown.

A couple of hundred sessions with the ladies of light, affectionately known as holo-hos, hadn’t prepared him for the overwhelming sensation of a real woman. Nothing
could have prepared him for Cami. Excitement, nerves, and wild arousal swirled through his blood in a heady cocktail, making him tremble.

Aegis moved to cover his back, literally. A hard chest pressed against his
spine, massive thighs supported his uncertain legs, and a rock-hard groin cradled his ass. A square chin dug into his neck, the scales smoother than he’d imagined. The male’s scent made his mouth water for kisses and his cock twitch with hope.
Does that make me the sickest warrior ever? I want Aegis, even knowing he’s a monster.

Jaxon
captured her chin.

Impulsively he leaned in and
feathered his mouth over hers. Until then, he’d never thought about kissing a woman. Now he never wanted to stop. Her lips were like syn-velvet. No, syn-velvet wasn’t this fine. Plus she was warm, pliant, but firm beneath the amazingly smooth skin and so alive he grew intoxicated.

A miracle happened—s
he didn’t pull away.

A
startled gasp parted her lips. Delighted with the buzz of her sweet mouth, he licked his way inside. Damn, she tasted even better than she smelled.

Sh
e wound her arms around his neck and kissed him back. Her tongue shyly touched and slid past his then danced with sexy confidence. A host of fresh, delightful sensations overwhelmed his senses.

Jaxon
continued to savor this first amazing kiss while Aegis nibbled the sensitive side of his throat, sending thrills and chills along his nerves and ratcheting old familiar hungers to new, frantic levels of urgency. He snuggled Cami tighter against him and damn near climaxed caught between the press of her soft curves pillowing his aching cock and the ridge of hardened need riding his ass.

“Dear
Goddess!” She pulled back to gasp the words, a glazed sheen dazzled her pretty eyes and she panted for breath.

He
wasn’t sure if her exclamation had been a compliment or a complaint. Her nipples had hardened into beads, taunting his chest and reassuring him she was with him in the wild rush of desire. He cupped one surprisingly heavy mound in his palm, using his thumb to tease the tightened nub.

She arched
, pushing her breast further into his hand. Small needy noises spilled from her throat, singing to his arousal.

Past caution, he plunged ahead, riding raw instinct. “Trust me, there’s no time for specimens. If you want a sperm injection, peel off the one-piece,” he whispered next to her delicate ear.

She shivered in his arms, and he soothed her with slow strokes down her back. After a half second of hesitation, she reached for her jumpsuit’s fastener and pulled.

If not for Aegis’s support, Jaxon would’ve done a face-plant. As it was, he was too overwhelmed by the sight of her naked breasts to do anything except
groan approval. The lush mounds were full, proud, and tipped with tightly furled, rosy nipples.

A fast glance at her beautiful tattoo proclaiming her status
—mated to Aegis and him—made his heart swell to damn near match his cock.

Gently he worshiped her
incredible body, using his hands and mouth. He let her wordless cries of delight guide him, suckling one breast while teasing her other peak by rolling and tugging the taut tip. After a few minutes of bliss, he switched, drawing the neglected pouting nipple into his mouth, and sucking hard.

She
wriggled and he released her glistening nipples.

After a
nchoring her full hips steady, he trailed nibbling kisses down to her round little belly and moved lower. A downy fuzz of blonde hair covered her mound. The bit of fluff didn’t hide the delicate slit separating her plump outer lips. His cock throbbed urgent with the need to slide into her channel. He ignored his arousal, nuzzling closer to heaven. Her wine scent grew stronger between her legs. He inhaled her sweetness deep into his lungs as he traced the vulnerable slit. With shaky fingers, he parted the tender flesh guarding her pussy and filled his greedy eyes with pink perfection.

A whiff of the big guy’s irresistible chocolate aroma flirted with his nos
trils. His awareness Aegis watched every move was a huge turn-on. The male’s powerful body cradled his, working him to pleasure their female.

H
er petal softness seemed too fragile for his rough hands. He feathered kisses along the ruffled edge of her folds, lapping up her sweet wine. Then he swirled his tongue around her entrance, delving in and swallowing an arousing mix of her natural juices. Her hips twitched against his face, and the walls of her silken sheath milked his tongue, spilling fresh excitement. A turgid nub near the top of her sex teased his nose. On a primal instinct, he pressed the swollen bud.

The hip twitch
es turned to shuddering grinds and sexy cries, and a gush of sweetness had his cock jerking so hard he thought he might’ve come with her. He didn’t care if he had, because he was completely sexed up and ready to go.

H
e straightened to mount her, finding something blocking his way. Damn. He’d been so blissed out by her climax that he forgot to peel off his uniform.

Aegis saved his sorry ass, tugging the pull on his one-piece. The demon’s big hands with their wicked-looking claws undressed him with smooth efficiency and n
ot a single nick, as matter-of-fact as if he’d stripped him a thousand times.

Instead of Jaxon’s favorite fantasy, the one where Aegis and he made love with an unknown woman, he lived a hundred-times-better-than-imagined reality.
He blissed out in the squeeze between his lovers and reveled in the full-body caress. His excitement zoomed like a jump to hyper-light speed.

To make it real and to test the boundaries, Jaxon reached behind him, letting his fingers slide into the rows of pointy tentacles, starting at the demon’s n
ape. He relished the sensation. The small protrusions were springy, smooth, and much silkier than he’d imagined. The lively fringe slipped beneath his touch like water. Intrigued, he kept going, mapping the contours of the demon warrior’s head.

“Careful. The base of my horns is an erogenous zone.” Aegis’s deep voice rumbled
through Jaxon.

Damned if the big guy’s news flash didn’t make
him even harder.

Aegis moved b
efore he had a chance to make another move.

The larger male
leaned over Jaxon’s shoulder and captured Cami’s head. Strong, scaly fingers held her in place for a kiss that went from sweet to carnal in a heartbeat.

She made needy sounds, writhing against him. The woman absolutely wanted a whole lot more of what the demon
had.

So did
he. Watching Aegis plunder Cami’s mouth made his erection throb against the softness of her belly. Exactly who did he want so much? Both of them. He needed both of them. The answer scorched his soul, a whole lot rawer than he could handle. He shut down the dirty business rattling around in his head, and concentrated on doing something worthwhile with his throbbing and very excited cock.

The demon’s scales caressed his skin from neck to ankles, amazingly warm and smooth and alive. There was nothing alien
about the sensation. The male’s closeness, scent, and power all cranked his arousal.

He didn’t care that Aegis plundered Cami’s mouth
when the warrior’s hard body stuck like glue to his backside. It was his body Cami tried to climb. Her needy whimpers revved him even higher.

As a warrior of honor, he stepped up and did the right thing. He lifted her up his manly torso with a well-placed hand on her irresistible butt.

His smart move caused her lush, naked breasts to settle higher on his chest. Tight feminine nipples rasped across his own pebbled nubs as she wriggled in his arms.

M
usky arousal—Aegis’s, hers, and his—blended, adding more excitement to his already hot system. Caught between their bellies, his cock dripped with liquid arousal.

The rig
id pole grinding into the crack of Jaxon’s ass grew harder, longer, and more urgent. His balls tightened in response. A tingle in the base of his spine warned him he was close to blowing his wad. A groan of erotic hunger escaped his lips.

At the sound, Aegis released Cami’s mouth
and ignored her whimpered protest. The big guy’s rough hand tugged Jaxon’s balls, squeezing the tender sacs. The male’s expertise was frightening. If Jaxon had had two working brain cells left, it damn well would’ve scared him. The demon could crush his nads or rip them off with a single flick of his dangerous claws.

Apparently
Jaxon was so far gone danger pegged his excitement meter. Pain skittered around the sides of his package and his cock oozed more joy juice.

The demon’s vise grip tightened.

Finally the pain pulled Jaxon away from the point of no return. His imminent climax subsided, giving him back control.

Aegis released his sac short of permanent damage.

The ruthless intervention saved Jaxon from firing his load way ahead of schedule. If he hadn’t already given his heart to the male, he could’ve fallen in love right then.

Cami nibbled at Jaxon’s mouth. He opened for her, and her tongue darted inside. He was instantly lost in her sweet wine
flavor. Everything else blurred to meaningless background until she hooked her legs over his hips and his cockhead nudged her molten core.

She writhed against him. The hot, wet silk of her pussy begged him to thrust.

In the dimness of his lust-fogged mind, he figured if he acted more like a warrior and less like a sex-starved maniac, there was a fighting chance she might let him do this again someday. Even with that kind of incentive, it took everything he had to edge into her heat carefully, giving her time to accept the invasion of her tight channel. His muscles knotted, rippled, and finally locked with the effort of control.

The round butt filling his hands tensed and her inner walls massaged his pulsing cock. She bucked against him in short, hard, erratic jerks that
pulled his balls up high and tight.

Aegis
rammed Jaxon’s hips into her silken petals.

A climax roiled down from the base of
Jaxon’s neck, screaming through his shaft like a blaster shot.

New Eden Space Sector G

Next day, 4402 SG

Aegis lay completely still, struggling to maintain control.
Sanity.

His heart thundered too loud in the quiet cabin.
Familiar sounds of his mates slow, even breaths and the warmth he absorbed from their closeness helped center him. The chron marked the passing seconds as racing pulse calmed.

Once again the routine clicks and whirs and buzzes from the ship’s systems
—the myriad tiny details required to keep the fighter humming—became audible.

The connection between the three of them had ensured the climax Jaxon and Cami shared last night rocked through
Aegis as powerfully as if he had spilled his seed into her tight sheath. Yet for him there was no release. The erotic tension grew with every second spent so near to his mates. His cock throbbed with urgency from behind its scaly protective pocket. The painful arousal leeched his control. Claiming them became more necessary with each beat of his heart. With a sigh, he conceded to the inevitable and stripped his jumpsuit.

Cami’s sleepy gaze connected with his. He braced for rejection
, determined to honor her choice if it killed him.

She smiled. Then her beautiful hazel eyes, full of sensual promises, joined the curve of her lips, crinkling at the corners.

Wondrous at her apparent acceptance, he asked, “How is it you see me as I am and are not afraid?”

“You
won’t ever hurt me.”

He stood, shaking his head at her certainty. Either she was brave or reckless. He said nothing, wishing he
shared even a portion of her faith.

He
would rather die a thousand deaths than harm her, however mating frenzy was not something he could control. In the confines of small craft he had no way to shield her from himself. Fear for her safety made his guts quiver. Yet he was powerless to leave. He was nowhere near certain he would choose to go if, by some miracle, he were granted the option of escape.

Despite her warm smile, he remained unc
onvinced of the wisdom of proceeding and feared for her life if he lost control. Afraid to draw too deep a breath, he held himself in check and waited for a definite sign.

Her ridiculously delicate hands grasped his
pointed ears, tugging him closer. “You smell like paradise.” The words feathered across his dry lips.

The silk of her moist mouth brushed against his
him—a miracle and a definite sign.

She gently traced the sensitized edges of his ears. Her touch spread wildfires of excitement crackling through each cell of his being as if her
soft palms held magic. Arousal thickened his shaft further. The usually secure pocket housing his genitals separated under the pressure.

As his engorged cock strained to escape, the narrow crack in his protective shield pinched the tender skin covering his erection. He reached to shove this too-monstrous part of himself back into its compartment and away from Cami.

Jaxon caught his wrist. “She needs you too.”

“And you, warrior? What do you need?” Aegis widened his stance aggressively, issuing the question
as a deliberate challenge. He drew on his control, hardening his face and hiding his hungry heart. No flicker of hope crossed his countenance.

The other male angled his chin stubbornly. The warrior
appeared determined to meet whatever test Aegis demanded.

When Jaxon finally answered, he spoke with blunt honesty. “I need both of you.
Same as Cami. Same as you.”

Humbled by his friend’s words, Aegis studied him, probing for doubts. He found nothing except concern. When he turned back to Cami, seeking her confirmation of
Jaxon’s declaration, she met his gaze without wavering. Her face glowed with love.

His heart, which he had believed incapable of tenderness, stuttered in his chest.
After that reckless, skittering jolt of joy, the maligned pump thudded normally. On a rare impulse, he reached out, steadied Jaxon’s head, and then pressed his mouth to the warrior’s sensual lips.

He softened under his plundering,
softening, and inviting him to explore.

Parched for
his moist delights, Aegis swept in, swallowing his liquid excitement, staking his claim, and inciting his mate.

Bristly stubble rasped his scales. Jaxon tasted
of Cami’s honeyed-wine and himself, spicy and needy. A tang of dark desire deepened this heady flavor and shook Aegis to his bones.

The impulse
had seemed harmless—almost innocent. A kiss. He wanted to sample the warrior. This was as far as his conscious thinking had gone. He should have known one of the warrior’s kisses would never be enough. A thousand kisses could not sate his hunger. The need that had been simmering inside him for years ignited into an unquenchable blaze.

A trace of
Cami’s tears overrode the drugging perfume of her ovulation and her own sweet musk, tugging on his inconvenient, newly tender heart. Concern for her pulled him away from the pleasures of Jaxon’s mouth.

Aegis framed her sad face and gently wiped the tears from her cheeks. “I never choose to neglect you, little one.” He rested his forehead on hers. “My control is uncertain and
—” He hesitated then added, “I cannot bear to damage you.”

Soft hands wrapped around the base of his horns. “I burn for you.”

Keeping his talons safely away from her smooth skin, he trailed a coarse knuckle along her collarbone. Like the rest of her, these bones appeared too delicate to be real.

A
egis caressed Cami, trembling with fearful excitement, Jaxon rubbed his knobby spine. His strong hands released ancient knots of tension.

He
pushed into the blissful touch. The massage went beyond wonderful. However, it did nothing to alleviate the throbbing ache contained in his groin pocket.

“I need your seed,” Cami said, keeping her lashes lowered. “B-but if you would prefer to use a specimen container, I’ll understand.”

Cami’s lie stung his sensitive sinuses. How could she comprehend his fears for her safety? He swallowed a groan of despair. Accepting the excuse she offered would be a kindness and far better risking damage to her fragile body. Yet he hesitated, painfully aware she would read that as rejection.

“I cannot provide my own release.”
Words born of desperation and impossible choices rasped past his honorable intentions. “I must have release soon or I will lose any capacity to restrain my instincts.”
The mating bond itself accelerates my need for sex
. He censored the last frightening thought, and then unclenched his jaws to add further explanation. “Your response to me is based on chemistry. My fluids have aphrodisiac qualities when I am close to potential mates.”

Cami did not need to know he was already bonded to her. She deserved the chance to make an independent and informed choice.

“If you choose to honor me with your trust and your body, I will be as careful as possible and cherish the gift.”

She started to speak.

Tenderly brushing her parted lips with a scaly knuckle, he interrupted. “Allow me to finish. Intimacy accelerates the sex drive in males of my species. Mating frenzy is the term for this extreme need. The condition lasts for days. When the female is human, fertilization requires the seed of a male human as well as mine.”

Her eyes
lowered as if heavy with exhaustion. “To bear your young, I must breed with both you and Jaxon?”

He
dipped his chin in agreement. “Yes, little one.”

There it was
—the bald reality of his nature. Should Jaxon and she agree, they still faced the danger of claiming sex.

T
he warrior was far sturdier than Cami, yet Aegis worried about the man as well. He was human and therefore much too breakable. There was no guarantee Jaxon or Cami would survive demon mating. He had no right to endanger them. Although each passing minute lessened his ability to choose, he refused to rush her decision.

“I am afraid of hurting you,” he repeated and hoped she understood
the meaning of the harsh growl he forced through clamped jaws.

Cami’s eyes widened in surprise before her lips curved. “I’m tougher than I look. Who do you think helped lug you into this ship when you were injured?”

He did not doubt her courage. Her durability remained a serious concern. Jaxon would have said she scared the seven hells out of him. An accurate assessment.

“I am too large.” He omitted the
too rough and too dangerous for your sweet body
. Although those also were truths he owed her. Desperate for her touch, he refused to remind her that he was a creature from her worst nightmares. Demon. Monster.

He u
ntangled from Jaxon’s limbs, edged away from both mates, and placed his back against the interior hull.

She met his gaze; then her delicate chin
rose a determined notch as she moved closer. “I am a breeder, designed to bear young.”

Aegis silently cursed the
Goddess of water. Who else would have been so cruel as to curse him with human mates? Had she not abandoned him when his family was slaughtered? Clearly he must have offended his Goddess. This seemed equitable, since her callous abandonment of him and his parents made him furious.

Even the old rage did not distract him from his mates.
They were already part of him. His transformation to a fully bonded male continued at a frightening pace. And there was nothing he could do to stop or even slow the change.

Too soon the mating signs itched, prickled, and burned his forearms. The ancient scrollwork, which designated his bound status, etched golden runes declaring to all
his kind he belonged to Cami and Jaxon. The twin designs glowed to life as he watched, transforming his ordinary light green scales into works of art. He rubbed his tingling arms, determined to shake off the moment of awed reverie. He had no time for sentiment. The runes were a final warning. He must get away from his mates before he turned into their worst nightmare—a rogue demon.

Cami slid cool
, dimpled fingers into the widening gap of his groin pocket. “You don’t have to do anything,” she promised as her soft, soft hands grasped his shaft.

Holy
Goddess, mother of all water. Her silken clasp stroked a thousand receptors, each one roaring to life. His eyes drifted shut, allowing him to concentrate on the exquisite thrill of Cami’s moist palm wrapped around his throbbing cock. The sensation made his previous urge to mate feel like a passing whim.

H
e pried open an eyelid and looked down, watching in rapt horror as embedded rings inside his thick staff pulsed to glowing life. The crown bristled with small, stiffened tentacles, and the pale green of his shaft undulated with stripes of brightest neon. He squeezed his eyes shut to blot out her revulsion.

“Dear
Goddess,” she purred.

The woman had no sense of self-preservation.

Fear for her and Jaxon’s safety wore him down to nothing except bare scales and bones as the last of his resistance weakened to frayed strands.

Terrified for the first time in decades, Aegis dug his claws into the syn-steel wall and prayed Cami’s
Goddess was kinder than his.