Page 31 of Essa

"Before you do that, come show Seth like you showed me." Adam tugs on the chain attached to my waist with enough force to have me snapping my head in his direction. The full smile he's wearing has my heart fluttering. "It's not polite to tease a male, Essa."

"I wasn't teasing anyone," I counter, not wanting him to think I did this as some excuse to get naked in front of them and seduce them because I never even would've thought that was a possibility. On Haven, there's a difference between undressing to arouse and a general undressing.

"Mhm." Adam tugs on the chain again, putting his weight into it.

I wonder if they didn't test the strength of the chains before today because he's pulling on it much harder than most would dare pull on a chain this thin and fragile looking. It's not, of course. It would take some serious tools to cut through the metal, and Adam seems to know already. He yanks again, this time causing me to stumble into his arms.

"Much better," he murmurs more to himself than to me as his hands find my hips.

Adam tilts his head up just enough to look into my eyes. I'm only an inch or so taller than him, but that's enough to make me self-conscious, feeling as though I'm not feminine enough. It's strange since plenty of males have found me pleasing. Enough that I've never had a problem filling my bed when I was searching. Those were always males there for one night, nothing more. Now, I have two males as mine forever.

"I wish I could fight you right now," Adam says, his gaze burning into mine, telling me he doesn't want to fight to hurt me. No, he wants to fight so we can be together.

I swallow thickly as my tail thrashes wildly behind me. I want to wrap it around Adam's ankle, wrap it high on his thigh, pull him closer to me, wrap it around his waist as I push him to the bed and climb on top of him. A soft sound of yearning pulls from the back of my throat, and Adam's eyes sparkle in amusement.

"I'm going to be jealous, but you'll still want me, won't you?" Adam asks, not giving me a moment to understand that this might be his way of accepting me into this relationship.

He spins me around, kicking the back of my legs with just enough pressure that I fall to my knees. I snarl and snap my teeth at him, my pupils starting to constrict at being manhandled in this way. He tightens a grip on my forearm behind my back until it pinches with slight pain. When I wince, he loosens it but doesn't release me completely.

"You could take me down in two seconds. Don't pretend like you're weak now," Adam teases me, and I realize that's exactly what I'm doing.

If I didn't want him being rough with me, I could stop this all right now. It's not even that I want him to be rough, but that I know he does this to mask that he wants me. Or maybe this is how he is with those he wants. Maybe he's rough with Seth, too.

"What do you want?" I ask, shooting him a glare over my shoulder.

Adam's taller than me when he has me on my knees, but I'm still stronger than him. The hand on my forearm tightens enough to remind me it's there as his other hand moves up to my horns, touching just the tips of them before letting his fingers fall lower, lower, to the base, where he grabs one in his hand and jerks me roughly to look at him. My lips pull back in a snarl, my pupils constricting tighter, and Adam smirks.

"Not scared of you, sweetheart," he murmurs as he yanks my horn again until my fangs are dripping and oozing down my chin. I move to wipe it away with my free hand, but Adamjerks me again, eyes trained on the venom leaking out of me. Watching as it travels down my throat, enamored as it travels lower and lower.

"Fuck me," he mumbles.

"There are things we need to do," I tell him, wiggling in his hold. This does nothing to help my situation. It only seems to turn him on more.

"They can wait," Adam says dismissively.

The only thing that gets his attention off watching my venom trail down my body is the soft whimpering sounds Seth makes on the bed not far from us. It's probably him being aroused and needing my comfort, but it could also be that I do have a little bit of my scary face on right now. It's hard not to when Adam pulls it out of me so easily and isn't affected by it.

"Adam." I tug at his hold, and he releases me, his eyes fully planted on Seth. When it comes to the softest of our trio, we're in agreement about caring for him.

I crawl to the bed, lay my hands on Seth's thighs, and look up at his face. His pupils are blown out, and his breathing is rapid. He's definitely turned on and not scared, which is good. I don't need him to fear me in this state. He has nothing to fear. Not only will I protect him, but he has a male just as eager to do it as me.

Adam grabs the back of my neck and tugs me back slightly. I snarl at him, not liking him taking me away from one of my males when it's obvious he needs me right now. Adam chuckles as he shakes his head. It's the first time I've ever seen him so carefree, except when my venom is rushing through him.

"He wants to see everything I did, and you're too close for him to get a good look," Adam says, standing behind me.

He tugs me a bit more, my back arching to accommodate his hold. He blows out a cool stream of air down on me, thesensations making me acutely aware of my nipples hardening. Adam smirks again but turns his attention to Seth.

"She's got some good tits, right?" Adam's words are crude, but that doesn't stop them from causing something inside me to tighten.

Seth's eyes are hooded and heavy as he stares at my breasts, his drugged-up state not allowing him to realize he's outright ogling. Or maybe he knows and just can't care when his senses are so numbed except for his need for me.

Adam grabs Seth's chin and squeezes his cheeks until his lips puff out. "Want to taste them?"

Seth and I both make a distressed, happy sound at that, but before Adam can make good on manhandling us both until we're where he wants us, there's a hard pounding on my bedroom door. I'm up on my feet, hands balled into fists, standing between the door and my males before Adam can attempt to do the same.

"Your ride is here." Alik's voice is no-nonsense before I hear his steps disappearing back down the hallway.

My stomach sinks as I realize how much time we wasted playing around with one another. I unlatch the chains from my waistband, grab my clothing from my dresser, and head into the bathroom.

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