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“You wish to participate in our little game, human?”

“Oh,hellno!” Ranier cringed at the thought. While exploring Diamond together had its up sides, with Viktor in this awful, violent mood, it wasn’t something he was willing to even contemplate. “I’m going to make sure you don’t cross the line this time.”

The vampire only scowled, but didn’t say anything. Diamond blinked in surprise, then smiled faintly before Viktor yanked her out the door and down the hallway. Knowing he wouldn’t like what he was about to witness, Ranier trotted after them. If nothing else good came out of this, he’d keep Diamond safe until she felt she’d done her bit to save Viktor from total madness. After that, maybe she’d let him hang around for a while longer.

Still, as he followed the couple to Viktor’s cabin, a part of him he hadn’t realized existed peeped out from behind his mask of civility. He knew enough about vampires to realize he was about to witness something few people ever got to see. Viktor was in a madness of sex and blood that threatened to take him over. If he chose, he could simply take what he needed with multiple partners of any sex he chose. By choosing Diamond over everyone else aboard theBlack Star, he was giving her more power over him than he had over her.

The act of lust and violence Ranier knew he was about to witness was the most primitive form of mating alive in the galaxy. If Diamond chose, after this was over and Viktor regained his senses, she could remain as Viktor’s Mated One for as long as she wished. It would give her almost absolute power over the big vampire in exchange for her body and blood during times such as these when he was in dire need.

Though it could become violent at times -- like the first time Diamond had submitted herself -- it was actually an act no vampire took lightly. Even in the grip of madness, they made the choice to hold to one person, or seek out others to aid them in climbing out of the Blood Burning. Though something few humans -- or any other species -- understood, choosing a partner for a Blood Burning time was the ultimate act of love on the parts of both participants.

The scary part was, Ranier wasn’t entirely sure he’d spoken truthfully when he’d said he didn’t want to join them. Also, Ranier knew he’d wonder what it meant that Viktor had asked if he wanted to participate in their little game. From what he knew about vampires, they always chose carefully to meet their needs during this time. It was very unlikely he’d choose Diamond as someone he was willing to join his life to and choose a second person to use, then toss away. If Viktor wanted to choose a second person to be involved in this, it would be as an equal to Diamond.

Stars help him! This was becoming a situation he wasn’t sure he wanted to resist.

Chapter Four

Diamond was nervous.

She’d watched Ranier during her short stay. He always seemed fun-loving and light hearted, but Viktor always flanked him. It was as if the two were joined at the hip. Diamond tried to take courage from the fact Ranier was with her and Viktor this time, but she honestly wasn’t sure she wanted Ranier to stop things if they went too far again. The first time had been brutal, but she had found pleasure. Part of her was eager to try it again. It was part of her she’d never known existed. She had actually craved the pain in the end. Had she thought, she would have realized he needed to bite her, take her blood, and she would have been prepared for it. It might even have been enough to push her over the edge into her own climax.

They reached Viktor’s cabin, and he shoved Diamond inside. Viktor immediately undressed, ignoring Ranier altogether, and pulled Diamond’s clothes off in a huff when she didn’t follow suit.

Diamond glanced nervously at Ranier, hoping he wouldn’t go all noble and try to stop Viktor. She wanted this. Not only to help Viktor, but because something perverse and deliciously wicked inside her needed the pain to mix with the pleasure at times. Viktor seemed not to notice. Or care. He shoved her onto the bed and crawled between her legs, obviously intending to simply spear her as he’d done before. This time, Diamond knew she wouldn’t need the lubrigel. She was positively soaked just thinking about it.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute.” Ranier held up his hands and shook his head. “You can’t mean you intend to simply fuck her and be done with it.”

Viktor growled and turned his head to the other man. “It’s all that’s in me right now. You can try and stop me, but I guarantee you can’t.” Diamond felt that enormous cock of his probing her entrance and she closed her eyes, bracing herself for the pain of the invasion and craving it with every fiber of her being.

“Viktor! Stop!” Ranier hurried to the bed and crawled to them. Diamond felt Viktor’s body shift as he prepared to surge forward.

Then he stopped.

Diamond opened her eyes and groaned. Ranier was on his knees, his legs spread. He and Viktor stared at each other, neither giving an inch.

Several seconds ticked by before Viktor’s eyes sparkled red in his lust. “So, human.” He bared his teeth, hissing slightly. “What do you intend to do now?”

Ranier seemed to push Viktor away from Diamond, though she didn’t see how at first. She sat up and was about to tell Ranier how much she needed this when she saw Ranier had wrapped the fingers of one hand around Viktor’s cock, effectively halting the vampire’s movements. A thrill of excitement shot through her, releasing more cream from her pussy.

“If you’re going to do this --” Ranier didn’t release Viktor once he was away from Diamond. He still held Viktor’s cock firmly in his grasp. Diamond stared, fascinated. “-- you’re going to give her as much pleasure as possible. She’s doing this to help you, not because she has to. You’re damned well going to make it worth her time.”

They stared at each other. Diamond held her breath, sure the flush creeping up her neck and face gave away how much just looking at Ranier holding Viktor’s cock affected her. She’d seen, and participated in, sex involving two females -- it was the only sexual attention from another person most of the women in the bowels of the station got or wanted. But she’d never seen two men pleasure each other. She very much wanted to. The thought was intoxicating.

“What do you intend to do now, human?” Viktor hissed, his hands at his sides. He didn’t seem in too big a hurry for Ranier to let his cock go. “She likes what she sees.” He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply through his nose. “I can smell her cunt from here.” When he opened his eyes again, they glowed red in his blood lust.

Ranier gave her a cocky grin and winked at her. He was trying to ease her fear, but she could tell he was just as nervous as she was. His face was dotted with fine beads of sweat, and the hand not clutching Viktor’s dick was balled into a fist. “Will your delicate vampire sensibilities be offended if another man readies your woman?”

Viktor smiled. Diamond thought it was more a show of teeth than any real smile. “You can ready both of us, but don’t make her come.” He hissed again. “That belongs to me and no other.”

Ranier met Diamond’s eyes with his own. “Do you trust me?” His voice was feather soft. He didn’t have to ask the question. Diamond knew what he was trying to do, and she truly loved him for it.

“With my life,” she whispered back, her legs spread wide. “You don’t have to do this, Ranier. I’m actually looking forward to it, though I do admit the thought of you two fucking turns me on quite a bit. I think I’m a touch perverted.”

He barked a laugh. “I think I’m suffering the same affliction.”

Ranier didn’t waste any more time. He dipped his head to her cunt and swiped it from slit to clit. Diamond sucked in a sharp breath. She’d been tongued there before, but always by women. A man’s tongue felt different. Bigger. Even if she couldn’t have seen who was eating her out, she would have known it was a man.

Moisture wept from her cunt as Ranier licked his way around her labia to suck on the little nub of her clit. He sucked each pussy lip into his mouth before letting them go with a soft “pop.” Diamond moaned and closed her eyes, enjoying the wonderful sensations he was creating in her lower body.

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