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She sighs, scrubbing at her face before looking at him with a pleading expression. “Even if that’s the case, isn’t there a way that we can help her deal with this so there isn’t death and chaos? It isn’t fair for us all to lose our homes just so she can feel better about getting back at her deadbeat dad. Sorry.”

Vahru holds out a hand to her, helping her up from the chair and pulling her close. “Maybe there is, but Tavionna will have to be willing to listen to us in return, to hear us out and try to understand our side as well. We’d have to establish a relationship with her, and that is only an option if she’s willing. We’ll just have to find another way.”

“I think Kari’s right, actually,” Jeff pipes up, and we all turn to him. “I think there’s something else that’s prompted this. Tavionna could be just fine telling Criido off and moving on with her life without him, she doesn’t need to destroy everything he has, but she is for some other, bigger purpose. If I could get into the caves, see the biology of everything for myself, I bet I could find the answer.”

“Good luck getting access. Not only do they not like people coming to their caves, but Tavionna hates us right now.” Vahru scoffs as he pulls Kari toward me, toward the door. “Let’s go home and get some rest. Maybe we’ll think of something else after we’ve had some sleep.”

“We don’t have time for sleep, Vahru, we need a solution now!” Kari groans, stumbling as Vahru catches her, and he chuckles.

“The solution for the moment is rest, Princess. You’re exhausted. We’ll figure it out, have faith.”

“Fine, but we should stop by Garvon’s and see if we can get a big box of those translators Tonya mentioned. I’m sick of having to remember that earpiece.” Kari grumbles, causing Vahru to chuckle again as he opens the door and leads us out.

“As you wish.”

Jeff pulls out his comm and messages Willa to let her know we’ll be home soon, and I follow them out, keeping an eye out for any threats along the way. As we reach the SUV, I offer to help Kari in so Vahru can start up and get us going. He and Jeff walk around to the other side as I help Kari into her seat.

“I’m sorry your endeavors weren’t more fruitful, Captain. We won’t give up, though. We’re right here with you, all the way.”

She smiles as she reaches out a hand to cup my cheek. “I know you are, and I’m grateful for that. We’ll figure it out together, somehow.”

Nodding, I close her door and climb into the back seat with Jeff, settling in as Vahru drives. The scene around me is completely different in the darkness of night, the moon up above and the sister planet glowing brightly give off an eerie sort of light that makes my stomach clench with nerves. Makes me wonder if that’s a sign of what’s to come.

Chapter 16

Tavionna

Groaning, I open my eyes, finding Xenshay asleep in front of me, his face relaxed as he breathes deep, his purple skin glowing in the crystal light. Tracing the swirling pattern across his skin, I follow his arm down my body to find it overlapping Seuke’s. His body is pressed to my back, his lips against my neck as he breathes deep in sleep, my hand sliding along their arms as I relax in their embrace.

Last night’s task of reaching across the cosmos into a glass of tea drained every ounce of energy I had, but in the night, dreams plagued me. Normally, I have a deep, dark, quiet sleep of nothingness. Last night there were emotions drifting through to me, anxiety, fear, then spikes of desire so strong I dreamt of Seuke and Xenshay kissing, their tongues dancing as they explored each other’s bodies.

My thighs clench as I shift my weight, attempting to get some sort of friction as I picture it all over again. The thought of them together is tantalizing as hell, and I’d love a private viewing. My lips tilt into a smile as my hand slides along Shay’s chest, his voice causing it to vibrate beneath my fingertips.

“What thoughts have put that smile on your lips, my love? I’d like to make it come true.”

I giggle, sliding closer as I press myself to him, kissing him gently as I melt against his body, his cock hard against my thigh. One arm bands around my back, the other digging into my hair as he pulls me closer. A hand that doesn’t belong to him slides along my ass and thigh before a body presses close, a cock nudging my ass as lips skate along my shoulder.

“Do tell us, Priestess. We live to serve you.”

I couldn’t stop the moan that slips from me as they each caress my skin, hands sliding all over my body, lips grazing and sucking at my skin as they hum and murmur, grinding against me. I’m lost in the feel of them, unable to think as I reach for them, pulling them ever closer as I pant for breath, begging without words for them to take me.

My right leg slides over Shay’s hip, locking around his ass and pulling his hips to mine as his tail wraps around my ankle, keeping it close. His hand slides from my hair to wrap around my throat, his thumb and forefinger pinching my jaw as he pushes my head back, forcing me to meet his eyes.

“Tell me what thoughts ran through your head. We can’t fulfill a fantasy we aren’t privy to. If you stay silent, you’ll not get what you want.” His voice is low, his words slow and seductive as I shiver in his hold. Seuke’s tongue runs up the back of my neck, his hand skating under me to skim along my clothing clad core, a tease of the worst kind.

“He’s right, love. If you don’t speak up, we’ll just continue this on without you.” His hand leaves my core, slipping further forward as Xenshay groans, his hips bucking forward into Seuke’s hand. My eyes widen as I realize that my dream must not have been a dream.

My eyes skim along Xenshay’s face to his chest, noting the now two colors of swirling patterns that meet over his heart. The black one on his left shoulder belonging to me, and the silver one on the right that must belong to Seuke. “It wasn’t a dream, was it?” It’s more a statement than a question as my fingers skate along his skin, sliding along the mark on his right side, barely able to reach half of it as he’s lying on that arm.

“Did my Priestess dream of our mating last night?” Seuke whispers in my ear, his body pressing into my back as he caresses me, his hands sliding between me and Xenshay to caress us both. “Did my desire flow through you, sending images of our cocks sliding together, our cum dripping from each other as our lips collided?”

I groan as my eyes flutter shut, his hand sliding along my breasts, teasing my sensitive nipples. The ties of my clothes release, the fabric falling away between us, and Seuke cups my breast, kneading it as he asks, “Do you like that? The thought of us together? Does my dirty Priestess want to fulfill her wish of being filled in all ways?”

My head nods enthusiastically in Shay’s grasp, causing both men to chuckle. Shay’s lips smash to mine in a bruising kiss as he pulls me close, rolling me on top of him. My clothes are ripped from my body as Xenshay grabs my hips and slams into me from below, causing me to scream out in relief.

“Just relax, Priestess. We’ll make sure you’re taken care of, won’t we, Kay?” Shay grins at me, his green eyes twinkling in the low crystal light as he winks. A firm hand slides up my back, grabbing my neck from behind as it pushes me forward to lay over Shay, my hair curtaining our faces.

I cup his cheek as I hold myself up over him, letting my hips grind gently against his as I huff a breath, needing more. His hands slide up my sides as he lifts his head to kiss me, and I sink down as he relaxes into the pillow, our kiss languid and delicious, as my hips move in a bigger arc, working him in and out of my body as I moan against his lips.

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