Precious Starlight (Quads of Galafrax Book 3) (5 page)

It was utterly ridiculous how he and Loz peered into her room, both hardened warriors vibrating with a new sense of fear over what they would find. Their shoulders sagged in relief to find the room empty.

“I think she’s in the wash chamber.” Cir helpfully stated the obvious. There was nowhere else for her to go, and she hadn’t slipped past them during their impromptu family meeting in the corridor.

All four of them quickly moved in and the door slid closed, preventing the other quads from overhearing.

Bex casually strode to the bed and sat on the end, as if he belonged there. Tos eyed the bed, in sudden remembrance of how soft and compliant she was under him.
Fuck an ice demon
, if his rod got any harder, he could join the space repair crew to drive rivets.

“And before you start,” Bex glared up at Loz, who sucked air into his lungs as if preparing to bark his usual commands, “I already asked her to become our
sheraz
.”

“Bex, you had no right. We’ve only just met this female!” Loz stated.

“Yeah, and sometimes it’s all it takes. Talk to the Fire Bond brothers or the High Lords about their human females. I’ve learned from them, all it takes is one look to know she belongs with us.”

“You’ve talked with them?” Cir sat down on one of the table seats.

“I do my research. I'm not as stupid as you like to think.”

Tos cocked an eyebrow at Bex. “We never believed you were stupid, Bex, just a little irresponsible. You are, after all, the youngest.”

“And you’re all a bunch of stiff rods, and not in the good way... well, apart from Cir.”

“Gee, thanks, brother.”

Bex grinned at Cir. “You’re welcome. Look, Loz, we’ve got six other human females to satisfy the High Councillors' demands, so if we take Daisy as ours, your orders will still be fulfilled. Or do you want some other Demos quads to court Daisy, kiss her, and have their hands running over her soft skin?”

“Fuck, no!” Tos blurted out. He winced, but couldn’t push back the stranglehold of utter possessiveness towards the little human female.

“I want her too,” Cir chimed in. “I know I’ll be able to care for her health and I don’t want anyone else touching her.”

“Bex is right!" Tos added. "For once in my life, I’m going to say, fuck orders. I want her.”

“Praise the Fire Gods!” Bex saluted Tos.

“Orders are orders,” Loz persisted, folding his arms, remaining utterly stubborn.

“So you won’t even give me a choice?”

Daisy’s soft voice made them all turn.

Tos almost choked on his own saliva. Fuck driving space rivets, his hard rod could mine whole damn asteroids. Her pale skin stood out against the black top stretched over her generous curves. Her damp hair hung loose around her shoulders, framing her sweet face, blue eyes wide as they darted between each quad brother. The pink lips he’d tasted were slightly parted as she drew in air, making her ample chest rise and fall.

Clearly, she’d bathed away the evidence of her tears, but the sadness still hung in the air about her. It broke his fucking heart and he wanted to tear the offending organ out and offer it to her on a plate.

She took a small step into the room towards Loz. Her head tilted slightly to the side as she met his gaze.

Tos struggled to remain still and not swoop in and pull her into his arms, to comfort her, kiss and fuck her.

Stay in control of your mind and rod, damn it
.

“Bex told me why you’re not letting us out of our quarters. You're keeping us locked away, to be sold off to the rich of your planet. It’s just as wrong as what the Jorval did in abducting us in the first place.”

“I’m under orders, Daisy.” Loz’s tone was weak, unconvincing. The commanding officer was starting to waver.
Good.

“And so that’s just it, you’ll follow orders." Daisy cocked a questioning eyebrow at Loz. “All the human women are stuck with that, and don’t get any say in the matter? I personally don’t think one set of quads is as good as the other.”

“Daisy, sweet. Come here, please.” Bex opened his arms, beckoning her to come to him.

Tos swallowed at how obediently she padded past them to Bex, who pulled her into his arms, giving her a simple hug, before settling her on his lap. It showed just how their youngest brother was already deeply invested in her.

Tos wanted that, and knew he’d never get it, not with a Demos female. She was a chance they’d all be foolish to pass up. “Don’t worry about Loz,” Bex murmured into her hair, stroking his hand down her arm. Tos didn’t miss her little shudder, how she closed her eyes relaxed. Clearly, Bex had already gained her trust.

Tos envied his youngest brother.
I want that.

“If he can’t see how special you are and how much we want you, then could you cope with having three of us?”

“Three! Are you kidding? I come from a world where even one man didn’t want me, and to have three is—”

“No!” She jumped at Loz’s barked-out protest. “Four or none of us.”

She stared up at Loz and whispered none too softly to Bex: “What crawled up his arse and died?”

Bex burst out laughing and Cir chuckled… her comment even had Tos’s lips quirking up in a rare smile.

“I’ve thought about it and I like all of you, so if it’s the way of your planet for women to have, uh, four guys then I’d rather choose you. I don’t want to be put on display and forced to pick from a sea of faces I may never care for.”

“I think Loz doesn’t want to be left out, even if he is being... how would a human say?”

“A prick?”

Bex chuckled. “Yes, he’s being a prick about it. I love your sayings.”

“You're fun to teach them to.” She smiled at Bex, then turned her gaze back to Loz.

“I get you first.” Loz took a step towards her.

All three of his brothers wanted to slap the man like a female would.

“He does?” Daisy glanced around at the rest of the brothers for confirmation.

“Hang on there, so you’re agreeing to court her, Loz?” Cir interjected.

“Yes, I’ve tried, but I can’t go against what I feel. Damn the Ice Plains, I’ve tried. I want to court you, Daisy.” Loz moved in closer.

A cheeky smile curved up her lips. “Should we let him?” Tos knew Loz was done for, as they all were. They were powerless against her appeal, her smile, and, well, everything else.

Loz growled low, but she didn’t show a hint of fear. Bex gently squeezed her. Loz dropped to his knees. “Please?”

Her smile was radiant. “Of course, but… I don’t know how any of this works.”

“How it will work”––Cir now encircled her, standing shoulder to shoulder with Tos––“is slowly. You're far too delicate to handle all four of us. It is custom that pleasuring is done in succession from eldest to youngest, and one after the other. That is because it takes four males to bring a Demos female to her peak. However, as you are unlike Demos females, I suggest we go one at a time instead of all four piling on.”

She visibly paled. “I, uh, think Cir’s right. One at a time, please.”

Her
please
washed over Tos. He closed his eyes, savouring, knowing soon he would get to possess her, but he knew he wouldn’t be content with just her body. Tos licked his lips greedily, as he wanted her everything: heart, mind, body and soul.
Theirs.

Chapter Five

Oh boy, in her head it sounded like a fantastic idea while under the hot spray of the shower, washing away the tracks of her tears and bracing herself to face the men she could hear talking just behind the bathroom door.

As crazy as it seemed after such a short time, she felt safe with these quad brothers. If she had to settle down with one set of quads and start a new life, why not them?

Now, faced with the reality of four huge men, built like rugby players... oh, god. No doubt they were big, well, everywhere else, too. She was utterly crazy to be even considering this. Four sexy, hunky, dreamy men. Sex would be… she shuddered, considering she was almost virginal.

The one lover she’d had, although he’d been nice and rather lazy, was nothing short of an utter disappointment. She’d had the feeling he was only dating her to get a free supply of baked goodies.

Fuck Earth, and its 'if you’re not a size zero then
you’re
a zero' attitude. Here were men who looked like they could devour her on the spot, even after seeing and meeting Stacy and Peta. Then again, meeting those two could change anyone’s opinion, once they got beyond their outer layers.

“What customs do you adhere to on your planet when it comes to courting?” Cir asked.

“Uh, well, usually couples date and get to know each other before, uh, going to the next step.”

“The battle?” Tos slammed his clenched fist against his open palm.

“Or the pleasuring?” Bex waggled his black eyebrows.

Daisy held in her giggle. “Um, well, no one battles anyone. As for the, uh, sex, whenever the couple feel comfortable doing it, I guess. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with, uh, well, sex.”

“You are untouched?” All four asked at once, and it was kind of freaky when they did that.

She sucked in a deep breath. Even if it felt a little awkward, they deserved to know the truth.

“No. I’ve only had one lover. Like I said before, men of my planet don’t find me attractive enough to want to, uh, court.”

“Are they all blind?” Cir's eyes were wide in disbelief.

“They are twits and pricks,” Bex nodded firmly.

“Women like Stacy and Peta are what human men find attractive.”

“Demos women are taller.” Loz rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

“And thinner, and harder with more muscular mass. I understand from a genetic standard perspective, but from what I’ve seen of your planet’s females they have a broad difference in sizes and shapes. Still, you are more attractive than the others on board,” Cir stated.

“They are not soft. I don’t want a female who is not soft. I am hard.” Tos thumped his muscled chest. “You are soft and pretty, and a perfect counterbalance to what we are. I agree with you and Bex: Earth men are twits and pricks.”

Daisy felt her smile split her face at Tos’s speech. If she wasn’t already half in love with the man…

“Thank you, Tos…that’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever said to me.”

He nodded. “I will rip to shreds with my bare hands anyone who dares says you are not beautiful.”

“Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but the sentiment is appreciated. The, uh, kiss was nice too.”

“It did not upset you?”

“Hardly." Daisy snorted. "I was sad and you made me feel much better.”

Tos shot Loz a dirty look. “See? I did not attack her. She liked it.”

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes, getting a small taste of what it was going to be like living with four Demos quad brothers.

“I want a kiss too.” Bex captured her chin and turned her head. Already seated on his lap with his hard erection poking into her side, she melted under the lustful gleam in his golden depths.

“Okay.”

“Wait, I get the kiss first!” Loz snatched her from Bex’s lap before he could lower his face to kiss her.

She squawked at the sudden change and Loz’s face came into view for a split second as she found herself straddling his lap, his strong arms banded around her and his hand in her hair, gripping it tightly as his head dipped. This was no tender kiss, as he took her mouth, but a downright possession.

God, she loved it, loved how he just took from her what he wanted. It felt like what she’d been missing, from all the wussy human men she’d dated and their over-inflated egos.

Daisy moaned, wrapping her arms around his neck, trying to pull him closer. Tos’s kiss was mind-blowing, and Loz’s bold stroke of his tongue as it speared into her mouth melted her from the inside out. The brief flicker of how Bex and Cir would make her feel weakened her resolve. A fire stoked in her belly, and she felt her sex slicken. She’d never been so turned on in her life and she wanted more. Would they give her more, this early in their tentative new relationship?

One way to find out.

She pulled her head back enough to moan out: “Forget dating. I want you now.”

“Oh, my precious starlight, I’ve wanted you since the moment I saw you naked in the cage.”

She’d almost forgotten about that, but it was hard to think when wrapped in strong arms with a sexy mouth working down the side of her throat, making her eyes roll back into her head when he sucked at the junction of her neck and shoulder.

That answered that question as Loz lifted her in one swoop, carrying her back to the bed, and laying her gently on it.

From behind them distantly, she could hear Loz’s brothers talking about covering shifts to give them time alone.

“Wait, what about the others?” She managed to lift her head, but they were already gone.

“They’ll get their turn, beautiful. Cir wants to make sure we don’t break you.”