Page 52 of The Dragon Queen

"Later."Fornow,allIcandoisthrowmyselfatmymatesoncemore.

IkissMalikagain,hardernow,lettingtheheatbuildbetweenus.Hishandstaysgentleonmyflatstomach,buthismouthisroughandpossessive--exactlyhowIwantit.RafebitesatmythroatwhileJianyuslipsahandunderthehemofmyshirt.

Groaning,IdragmyselfawayfromMaliktokissStorm,whocupsmyfacelikeI'mprecious,andImeltjustalittlebitinside.

"Areyouokaywiththis?"heasksme.

Ilaugh. "HellifIknow."

"Itisagift,"Malikinsists.

"We'llprotecther--andyou--withourlives,"Jianyuvows.

Ilightupinside.Her.Adaughter--it'snotagiven,ofcourse,butitfeelsright.

Butatthesametime,aflickerofdoubtthreatenstobreakthroughourhappymoment. "HowcanIfight--"

"Wefightbecauseofher."Malik'seyesglowaquamarine.

Therightnessofwhat'she'ssayingtakesmybreathaway.Theideaofgoingintobattlewithachildgrowinginsidemeisterrifying,buthowcanInot?Ourchild--shehastogrowupinaworldthat'ssafefromfear.

Shehastobebornintoaworldfullofmagic.

Iwon'tlettheShadowKingstealthatfuturefromher.

IkissMalikagainbeforemovingtoJianyu.IwouldkissRafe,too,buthe'ssuckingabruiseintothesensitivespotwheremyneckmeetsmyshoulder,andImoan.Quicksilverjoltsofelectricdesirezipfromeverypointofcontactwithmymatestotheachy,wetplacebetweenmylegs.

Justlikethat,thepainofbeingawayfromthemforsolongmeetswiththeshockoflearningwemaybehavingababytogether,andallthebrewingneedwithinmeboilsoveratonce.

Mymatesareontheexactsamepage,suddenlytearingatmyclothesandattheirs.Icanbarelykeeptrackofwhosehandsarewhere,whosemouthisonmineandwhosetongueisonmytenderbreasts.Myskinisonfire,anddeepinsideme,there'samoltenburning.

"Can'tbelieve,"Ibreathe,slidingapalmdownanakedtorso,archingmyspineintothechestbehindme. "Ineverthought--"

"Me,neither,"Stormgroansasheseizesmylips.

"Ican'twaittoseeyouroundwithourchild."Malikisstillholdingontomystomach,evenasmyclothesarepeelingaway,andnormally,I'dthinkthatwassoweird,butrightnow,Ifuckingloveit.

Iloveitevenmorethathesaysourchild. "She'sallofyours',"Ibabble. "Idon'tevenwanttoknow--"

"Prettysurewe'llhaveacluewhenshecomesout,"Rafemuses,andfine,okay,I'mmatedtoaBlackman,anAsianman,aredheadandanolive-skinnedbrunet,it'sgoingtobereallyfreakingobvious,butIdon'tcare.

"Itdoesn'tmatter.Ormaybe--Idon'tknow."IpullmyhandawayfromJianyu'sripplingabstowaveitrandomlyintheair. "Magic."

Rafelaughs,andStormgroans,slippinghisfingersbetweenmylegs.Igaspatthebrushingtouchagainstmymostintimateplaces,myinsidesflexing,andslicknessbloomingwithinme.

"Okay,sexy,"Rafesays,grindinghiscockagainstmyass. "Whateveryousay."

"That'swhatIliketohear,"Iquip,butI'mcutoffwhenJianyucupsmyfaceandpullsmein.

Hiskissmeltswhateversoliditywasleftwithinme,andwhenwebreakforair,hisgazehasanewlevelofamazementanddevotiontoit.Myheartspasmswithinmychest,ourbondvibratingwithsomuchloveIcanhardlybreathe--butIdon'tneedair.

AllIneedisthem.

I'msurroundedbymyfourincrediblemates,Rafestillatmyback,Malikinfrontofme,StormandJianyutomysides.They'vealwayssharednicely,takingturnswithme,butnooneseemstobewillingtoletmegoformorethanamoment,andI'mfinewiththat.MyheadspinsasIrotatearoundthemall,kissingoneafteranother.Hothandspeelthelastofmyclothesfrommybody,leavingmegloriouslynaked.They'realldressedinonlyskinanddesire,too,andthesightandpressofallthosehot,hardcockshasmesalivating.

Asharp,piercingachestabsmymiddle.It'sbeentoolong--weekswithouttheirtouch.Ineedthemall--now.

"Comeon,"Ibeg,wrappingahandaroundthefirstcockIcanfind--Malik's. "Need--haveto--"

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