Page 36 of Deceptively Dead

“About that, what is this whole ‘claim’ thing people keep mentioning?”

“Oh, right. Um… I guess the easiest way to summarize that would be to compare it to like, courting someone? It’s something we adopted to prevent men from hanging all over girls that were already taken. You remember how there’s a very significant divide in the number of men and women? Well, we found that some of the women were having trouble with interested parties, after they had already picked their partners but were not yet ready to get married or engaged. Boyfriend, girlfriend titles didn’t seem to be enough to keep some men in line so the council came up with a ‘claim’. Once a woman has claimed her chosen men, and they her, she then becomes unattainable, untouchable to other men. Unless, of course, she wishes to add to her claim, in which case only she can approach the male to ask him. It all sounds very complicated but… it works.”

I take a moment or two to mull over the concept. It is an interesting way to solve an interesting problem and if it works for the community then that’s all that matters. “So, you guys have claimed me?” they all nod, “And I have claimed all of you?” More nods, but slower this time, less sure.

“Unless you have changed your mind about us, Angel?” Chase asks, his heart in his eyes.

“Of course not! Just making sure I’m clear on the rules.” I assure them. “So, tomorrow we meet the council, confirm our claim on each other and then come home?” I question, already tired, even though the sun has barely set.

“More or less, sweetheart. If you’re up for it, we could take you on a tour too.”

“I’d like that.” I reply to Hunter around a yawn. “But would you guys’ mind if I went to bed now?”

“Of course, precious!” Hunter exclaims, jumping up to help me out of my chair, Nate and Chase close behind him. They all hesitate as they look at the doors to our right. Then Hunter tugs me forward, into the middle room. The blue bedspread looks a little rumpled but there’s no real signs of who this room belongs to.

“Chase has the biggest bed.” Hunter declares as he leads me to the mattress and sits me down.

I remove my shirt and pants, and Nate helps me toe off my boots, checking my wounds as he does so and then helping me to slide between the covers. I fall asleep before they even have a chance to climb in after me.

Chapter Thirty-five

When I wake the next morning, I’m surrounded by warm, hard bodies. During the night Nate and Hunter slipped in beside me, while Chase is sprawled across the bed at our feet, despite it being his bed we crashed in. I stretch subtly and soak in the sounds of their even breaths, allowing a feeling of complete safety to wash over me. Never before have I woken up with all three of them in the bed, one always on watch for threats, but here, here we can all be together without the constant worry. Hunters hand slips lower on my abdomen as he sleeps and heat rockets through me at the innocent touch. Suddenly I’m aware of my guys in a way that has nothing at all to do with safety and everything to do with the wetness soaking my panties. Chase’s hand tightens around my toes as I shift, trying to subtly squeeze my thighs together to ease the sudden ache.

I decide to be bold, knowing that they need me to prove I am ready. I push back lightly into Hunter’s arms, my ass grazing against his dick as I slip my hand down between Nate and I,lightly tracing his bulge through the sleep shorts he’s wearing. Chase’s hand travels up my uninjured calf as I gasp quietly, the boldness of my actions leaving me a little dizzy as I lift my head to meet his curious, sleepy-eyed stare. He takes note of my flushed face, the desire no doubt shining bright in my green eyes and he smiles at me. It's a slow wicked thing, his smile, that makes me rub my thighs together, unconsciously rubbing myself against Hunter until his big hand grips my waist, stilling my movements as he kisses the back of my neck, all while I continue to trace lightly over Nate’s rapidly hardening cock. Though, the doctor doesn’t stir otherwise, his breathing deep and even as he continues to sleep.

Hunters’ hands start to trace my body, and I know he is fully awake now, his hard length grinding against my ass as I arch against him. Chase moves below us; I turn to look but Hunter uses one of his hands to grip my chin and keep me looking at Nate’s peaceful features.

I feel Chase shimmy under the covers as he traces up my legs with both his hands, careful of my many injuries, until he reaches my upper thighs, then he tugs and lifts my leg up and back, over Hunter’s hips where Hunter immediately grips it, holding it in place as he continues to bite and kiss at my neck, and leaving me open for Chase. I moan low and long as he slips two fingers underneath my panties and traces them along the line of my opening. My hand spasms on Nate’s dick, gripping the length through his shorts as I try to ground myself. I watch his face transform from peaceful to devious in a split second and realize he hadn’t been sleeping at all.

He rolls to face me, taking my mouth that Hunter holds still for him, in a brutal, passionate kiss that leaves me breathless and dizzy. Until I hear the rip of fabric and realize Chase has destroyed another pair of my underwear. Nate and Hunter both chuckle as I suck in a breath to chew Chase out, but that quicklyturns into a high-pitched whine as he closes his mouth over my sensitive clit. Nate and Hunter’s hands move deliciously over my body as Chase licks and sucks at me, driving me higher and higher with each press of his tongue. Nate swallows the sounds I make while Hunter murmurs sweet words against my back. Just as I think the sensations are getting too much, Chase pulls back slightly, then dives forward again, his tongue punching inside me. So close to where my ass grinds against Hunter. After a few more indecent thrusts of his tongue, Chase replaces it with his finger, sliding first one thick digit inside me and then two as he glides in easily. I don’t last long as he pumps into me, my body already primed and at the edge, I rip away from Nate’s mouth to moan my release, even as I grind myself against them.

Chase slows but doesn’t stop as I come down from my high, until eventually I have had enough and I wiggle out from between my guys, sitting up and throwing the covers to the floor as I all but tackle Chase back to the bed. He falls back willingly, allowing me to crouch over top of him, perched between his legs and staring down at his truly monstrous length. Chase smiles at me as I jerk his boxers down to get a better look. He's long, maybe even longer than Hunter, and so thick I can barely wrap my hand around him, which I try to do immediately, my mouth going dry as my fingers fail to meet around his girth.

“Fuck.” I mutter, giving the beast a cautionary stroke and seeing Chase’s eyes hood with desire. Arms come around me as Nate snuggles in behind me, reaching around to finally remove my bra.

“What do you want to do, precious?” Hunter asks, turning my head to look at him as I continue stroking Chase’s cock and Nate plays with my nipples, stoking my need back to critical heights as I try to process what Hunter’s talking about. It clicks as he soothes his hand over my face, tracing across my check andpulling at my bottom lip but waiting for me to tell them what I want.

“Everything.” I say in a breathy voice. “I want to do everything.” I watch as Hunter’s eyes flare wide, then start to burn as he purrs, “I don’t know if you’re ready foreverythingjust yet, sweetheart” he throws Nate a sly grin over my shoulder as he says this, “but we’ll give you anything you need.” I nod, absolutely done talking, and lean in to steal his lips. He gives me a long, heated kiss then cups the back of my head before pulling away and pushing me down onto Chase’s chest, where his lips immediately replace Hunter’s. The position leaves me bent in half, my ass pressed against Nate’s hard length and my upper body plastered against Chase’s broad chest. I use the opportunity to run my hands over each of his glorious muscles, his skin smooth and hot against my exploring fingers. Eventually, I break the kiss and allow my lips to follow the path my hands took, moving lower and lower, pressing myself harder against Nate as I do. When he groans and grips my hips tighter, I can’t help the sharp breath I take, immediately searching out Hunter’s eyes as I use him to ground myself to the present. Nate’s hold loosens slightly as he takes in my reaction. But I don’t let anything stop me as I stretch my fist around Chase’s base, holding him still as I taste him for the first time.

I lick him from tip to base and back again, as if he’s the best lollipop I’ve ever tasted. I swirl my tongue around his tip and lift my eyes to watch his face contort in pleasure. I grin up at him then duck my head back down and wrap my lips all the way around him, his girth stretching my mouth wide. I must let my eyes slide shut because I panic momentarily and snap them open, searching for someone to… Hunter appears in my vision, leaning in next to Chase so he can meet my eyes.

“Watch me, precious. Keep your eyes on me while you suck down Chase’s big dick and Nate plays with you from behind.It’s us, precious, only us.” His calloused hand soothes down my spine as he reassures me and I let myself relax into him, focusing back on allowing my jaw to stretch as I try to take more of Chase inside me, but I keep my eyes locked on Hunter’s dark gaze.

I work my mouth over Chase’s length, taking him as deep as I can and holding him there as I swallow before releasing him to do it over and over again. I listen to his grunts and moans as his hands come to my head. I have another tense moment where I think he will take my hair in his hands and use it to make me hurt, but he just gently cups the back of my head, not putting any pressure behind the gesture but just needing something to hold on to.

When Nate removes himself from behind me I have only a moment to wonder where he went before his mouth connects with my center, long sure strokes of his tongue making me whimper around Chase’s thick length.

“Oh. Fuck, Angel. Shit.” Chase gasps, bucking his hips up into my mouth just a little, before he regains control. “You're going to make me come before I’m done with you.” He growls, and its Hunter’s devious, happy smile that allows me to hear his words and nottheirs.Hunters gentle touch that lets me give in, pushing myself back onto Nate’s face and relaxing into Chase’s gentle thrusts.

All three groan at my subtle surrender and I find the courage to lift my mouth from Chase and look over my shoulder at Nate.

“Fuck me, Nate, please.” I ask and his head shoots up so quickly it might have been comical if I weren’t so damn horny right now.

“Nate.” Hunter growls, a warning in his tone, but Nate is already shaking his head at him.

“She’s different Hunter, you know that. You know I’d never do anything to hurt her.” And I’m so confused, Chase’s throbbing dick clasped in my hands forgotten for a moment as I try tofigure out what’s happening. But then Nate turns to me, looking me dead in the eye he tells me “I have… had, particular tastes since… everything. I enjoy… binding my partners, have them completely at my mercy, make it so they can’t touch me and I’m in control, I guess. I find it’s the only way I can - could be with someone. But then, there’s you. I want you to touch me, Angie. And I’ll do anything you need for as long as you need. We never have to do anything you don’t want to do.”

Holy shit, that’s a lot of information to unpack right now.But I know Nate means what he says, he’d never push me to do more than what I’m comfortable with and for now, that’s good enough for me, because I’m still aching for them and everything else can wait.

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