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Darek halted and half-turned, watching them.

“Stay,” Bane grated, his teeth clenched.

Darek dropped the fish and walked back to them, unbuttoning
his shirt as he went. “All right then. I guess you can’t be the teacher and the
demo model at the same time.” he said. He stepped up behind Lily, resting his
hands on her shoulders. “You are one wicked little surprise after another.” He
knelt behind her and slid his hands under her shirt to cup her breasts. He took
her nipples between his thumbs and forefingers, pinching lightly. Her pussy
clenched and she inhaled sharply.

Darek spoke, his breath hot against her ear. “Wrap one hand
around his cock, nice and tight, and stroke from the base to the tip.”

Bane pulled his hips back and she tightened her grip on his
cock, stroking its full length.

“Your hand is taking the place of that sweet cunt of yours,”
Darek said.

She lengthened her strokes, entranced by the way his penis
flexed and pulsed in her hands. She glanced up, over the ridged, muscular
expanse of his torso. His eyes were closed, his mouth open a fraction. A drop
formed at the tip.

“He’s on another planet, love. Listen to me. The head is the
most sensitive part, but his favorite…” Darek stopped with a groan as Lily
touched the clear drop with the tip of her finger and brought it to her lips to
taste the wetness she’d touched. Slick. Salty. She liked it—wanted more.

“Damn, Lily,” Darek breathed.

“What’s his favorite part?” she asked, caressing the soft
skin of Bane’s heavy sac.

“See how the ridge of the head comes to a crest, right under
the slit?” he asked.

Bane groaned. The sound rang in her ears, a clear plea.
“Uh-huh,” she answered.

“Lick him there.”

With the tip of her tongue, she laved the spot Darek had
shown her.

Bane fisted his hands in her hair. Slowly, he pushed farther
into her mouth. She met his half-lidded gaze, loving the sounds he made. His
grip tightened in her hair and he held her still as he withdrew slowly. She
whimpered, frustrated, as his cock sprang free from her mouth.

Bane chuckled. “Strip, Lily. I want to watch him fuck you
from behind while you suck me.,”

Excitement pooled low in her belly. She
loved
it when
he used that tone. Quickly she did as he asked. Behind her, Darek took off his
jeans as she knelt before Bane.

Bane’s thick, heavy cock bobbed in front of her lips.
Another bead of moisture formed at the tip. Eager for more, she wrapped her
hands around his length and swiped the droplet away with her tongue. His taste
was intoxicating. He stroked her hair and growled his approval, an encouraging
sound that resonated deep in his chest.

Darek knelt behind her and sat back on his heels. He grasped
her hips and lifted her onto his lap, poising himself at her wet entrance.
“Suck him, Lily.” The delicious girth of his erection stretched her wide.

With a moan of pleasure, Lily took as much of Bane as she
could manage into her mouth, careful not to graze him with her teeth, marveling
at the contrast between his soft skin and the iron heat beneath.

“That is the sexiest damn thing I’ve ever seen,” Darek said.
She smiled around a mouthful of Bane’s cock. Feeling mischievous, she released
Bane for a second and turned to wink at Darek. Feral arousal flickered in his
dark-brown eyes and he grasped her hips, lifting her off him until only the tip
of his cock was in her. And stopped. Lily gasped, surprised, then whimpered.
She wanted him back inside her, but he held her firm.

“Suck him hard, little imp,” Darek grated. “Make him come,
then I’ll give you what you want.” He grasped her hips and lifted her up just a
little, thrusting shallowly, stroking her with the head of his cock.

The sensation destroyed what was left of Lily’s control. She
sucked Bane hungrily. She wanted what Darek offered, and she wanted to know
what Bane tasted like when he came. Bane’s thighs trembled under her hands and
he fisted a hand in her hair. She wrapped one hand around the base of his cock
and palmed his tight balls with the other. Following his urging hand, she slid
him in and out of her mouth, letting the head of his cock hit her hard palate.

“That’s a good girl. Can you swallow him?” Darek asked. He
held her hips up and thrust shallowly, making her mad with want. “Do that, and
I’ll give you what you want.”

Bane growled, his cock stiffening, twitching in her mouth.

Mindlessly, she took Bane deep into her mouth, mimicking a
swallow against his tender head.

“Perfect, Lily. Now, relax your throat. Bane, show her
where,” Darek said.

Bane touched her at the apex of her throat, rubbing the
muscle beneath the back of her tongue. She tried to do as he said, but she
didn’t want to be choked. She whimpered, spreading her legs,
wanting—needing—Darek to fuck her, and hard.

“I won’t hurt you, Lily. Here, you take it as you want it,”
Bane murmured. He released her hair and let her set the pace.

The reassurance was what she needed and his consideration
excited her. She wanted to give him more. He was her mate. With a soft moan,
she willed her throat to relax and leaned forward. To her joy, his cock slid
easily down her throat. She closed her lips around the thick base and looked up
to see his reaction.

He gazed down at her with something like reverence, his
hands trembling as he ran his fingers through her hair. “Perfect, love. That
feels amazing.”

Darek grabbed her hips and drove her down over his shaft,
filling her with satisfying force. Lily cried out, the sound muffled by Bane’s
cock. Darek reached around her and brushed his thumb over her clit. Her
long-delayed orgasm crested and held. For a second of flawless clarity, just
before pleasure bore her away, her mates entered her mind even as they filled
her body.

Then her world exploded into color. Her core clenched around
Darek so tightly that she gasped. She screamed around Bane’s cock and grasped
his hips tightly, milking him with her mouth and throat. His entire body
stiffened, his cock hardening, the thick veins throbbing against her tongue.
She reached up to stroke the taut skin of his balls and he shouted, his cock
pulsing as he came, thrusting helplessly into her throat. A half-second later
Darek hilted in her, his shout echoing across the water as he climaxed deep
inside her.

Lily held Bane in her mouth lovingly, suckling him through
the last shivers of his orgasm. Her breasts and toes tingled with aftershocks
as she rode Darek through his. When at last she released Bane, he dropped to
his knees in the sand before her, drawing her head to his chest. Behind her,
Darek stroked her hair.

 

Bane held Lily tightly, burying his face in her soft, golden
hair. She was exquisite. He would never forget the sight and sensation of her
first tentative touches. She’d stolen glances up at him, her amber eyes bright
as she watched his reactions. Her hands had been so adorably careful with his
cock, as if it might break… It was a memory he would cherish. He sighed and
grasped her shoulders, pushing her back so he could see her eyes.

She touched his shoulders. “You’re shaking. Are you okay?”

He didn’t have an answer that seemed adequate, so he clasped
her face in both hands and kissed her gently, deeply, savoring the connection.
“I passed ‘okay’ doing eighty quite a while ago, Lily,” he breathed. “The last
road sign I saw was for Heaven, and that’s some distance behind me now.”

Behind her, Darek sat forward, wrapping his arms around her
waist, pushing her hair aside to kiss her nape. “I really, truly hate to break
up the party, but the fish is going to spoil,” he murmured.

Lily got to her feet and offered her hands to both men.
Charmed, Bane took her hand as he got to his feet.

“Is there time to rinse off?” she asked. “It’s been a long
time since I’ve been swimming.”

Bane nodded and both men followed her down to the surf where
she waded in past the breakers, letting the small waves wash over her bare
shoulders. After a few minutes, Bane got out of the water and retrieved the
fish, washing it in the water. In the duffel bag up the beach, he found a towel
and wrapped the fish. He pulled on a pair of shorts, not bothering with boxers,
and grabbed towels and clothes for Darek and Lily.

When he returned to the shoreline, he could see them in the
water, just past the breakers. Darek’s arms were around Lily and she was
speaking to him urgently, her expression playful. Bane watched, interested, as
she looked at Darek beseechingly. Darek shook his head in answer, grinning. She
reached down in the water between his legs.

Darek closed his eyes and groaned, but the water carried his
answer back to Bane. “Uh-uh. Food first,” Darek said.

She stopped, adopting a rather convincing pout.

Darek growled. “Quit that.”

“Need help?” Bane called. Lily jumped. Both of them turned
to look at him.

Darek drew a reluctant Lily toward the beach. “Yes,” he
answered. “She’s terribly undisciplined.”

Bane watched Lily emerge from the surf, the water running
between and around her bare breasts, drops falling from her nipples. He felt
himself harden and bit back a frustrated grunt. Would he
ever
get enough
of her?

No
, he decided as she approached, her breasts swaying
gently with each step. She reached back to wring her wet hair and they lifted
as if calling for his attention. He shook his head to clear it, wondering how
much of her unearthly allure was her idana blood and how much was his own
affection for their mate.
It’s both
, he thought, feeling mildly
conflicted.

“Bane?”

Her voice drew his attention from her breasts to her eyes.
“Sorry. I was distracted.” He handed her the clothes and towel and tossed
Darek’s to him.

She quickly covered up. “You were frowning.” She peeked
under the towel as if checking her appearance. “Is there something wrong with
them?”

Behind her, Darek was rubbing his head vigorously with the
towel. He snorted.

Bane smirked. “No, Lily. There’s not a thing wrong with
them.” Taking a step closer to her, he asked, “And what were you so intent on
getting from Darek that he didn’t give you?”

She laid the towel on the sand and drew the little sundress
he’d chosen for her over her head, adjusting the top. This accomplished, she
dug around in the bag. “No panties?”

He arched an eyebrow at her. “You’re wearing a dress, aren’t
you?”

She sighed. “Of course. No panties,” she corrected herself.
She fluffed her long, damp hair out from under the dress and tilted her head
back to look at him. “I
wanted
to know,” she began, pointing at Darek,
“what’s in the duffel bag. But he wouldn’t tell me.”

“I told her you’d packed it but she didn’t believe me,”
Darek said, stepping into his shorts.

“Ah,” Bane said, understanding. He took Lily’s chin firmly
in his hand and watched her, waiting. She fidgeted then stilled under his gaze.
“Don’t ask questions if you’re not ready for the answers.”

Her eyes widened, her irises almost gold in the moonlight.
“Okay,” she whispered.

The Dom in him watched, relishing every second of the little
war he saw going on in their depths. He could tell the moment her thoughts went
down the wrong path, one he hadn’t expected. He tapped her chin gently.

She met his gaze, her eyes fearful. “Not more ether?”

Damn.
It hadn’t occurred to him that she might think
that. He shook his head vehemently. “No, love. Not more ether. Never again.” He
kissed her forehead and wrapped his arms around her. She relaxed, then pushed
against his chest with her palms. Feeling like a jerk, he let her go.

She folded her arms and frowned, looking from him to Darek.
“What then?”

Bane stroked her cheek. “I’m sorry, Lily. I didn’t mean to
scare you.” He lifted the closed bag into her field of vision. “Just toys.”

Darek stepped up behind her. “We won’t do anything you don’t
beg us to do,” he said. “Deal?”

Bane eavesdropped on her thoughts long enough to reassure
himself that her answering shiver was from arousal not anxiety. “Shall we go to
the aerie? It’s not far to walk.” He gestured toward a small path that led into
the darkness of the dunes.

Lily’s smile was a bit hesitant but she followed him as he
turned to go. “Well,” he heard her murmur to herself, “I did ask to play dirty
games.”

He laughed aloud. “That you did, beautiful.”

 

The term
aerie
, Lily knew, described the nest of a
large bird of prey. It seemed fitting for a dragon’s home. Like human
dwellings, aeries varied widely in size, shape and purpose. The Southern Aerie,
the men told her, was one of four in the US that served as temporary stopovers
for the dracambri.

“We use it for everything,” Bane said over his shoulder.
They had been walking for about a half a mile along the narrow path through the
dunes. They went single-file by necessity, Lily walking between the men. “In
recent years it’s been more of a safe-house than a vacation spot,” he
continued, regret ringing in his voice.

“Because of the war,” Lily said, more to herself than to
him.

“Yes,” Darek confirmed.

They walked along in silence for another five minutes, then
Lily asked, “Do you think Anthony will let us go? What do I call him, anyway?
Do I use his name?”

Bane glanced back. “Call him by his title,
Sovrán
, at
least at first. About the second thing… He’s very protective of his mate. She
and Savara have something of a history, so he won’t be happy to see Savara at
first.”

“Yeah, which is why you’re nuts to bring her,” Darek
grumbled.

“She’s still our best chance,” Bane replied.

Lily bit her lip, thinking. “Well, if he hears my story and
believes it, he’ll know I’m only half idana and I’m not teamed up with your
enemies. And there’s something else I don’t understand. I know you need him to
see me, to know I’m not a threat so that we don’t have to hide. But it seems
like you also want his permission to be mated to me. Why?”

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