Page 43 of Risen
WhenSankaandtheothers freed me from the Order of the Triple Moon, I was naive.I had been sheltered and indoctrinated to keep me compliant and prevent me from ever wanting to venture outside the walls of my tower prison.The Mother told me physical pleasure was a base instinct, that sex andmatingwere for lowly animals.She taught me to be ashamed of my body, and to shy away from any thoughts or exploration of pleasure.She had led me to believe witches were the only magic users left, that all other paranorms were weak and had been driven extinct by humans and their own beastly ways.I hadn’t even known to ask the question, but if I had, she would have undoubtedly told me that engaging inlewdacts with anyone other than a witch was sacrilegious, that it would sully the purity of our witch blood.
That all seemed so distant now, another life belonging to another person, as I lay completely naked on top of the silk sheets, spread out and on display like a wanton buffet for the sexy creatures around me.
I couldn’t cheat and use my connection with my animals to see my court as they gathered around the bed, but I could sense them, feel their hungry, worshipful gazes and their strong, alluring auras.And Cicely gifted me with occasional flickers of vision, showing me things as he saw them from his perspective using his fae magic.My court.Everyone had been hinting at that for a long while now, but I had been slow to accept that they might be right.In moments like this, however, I couldn’t deny it.I felt like a goddess on their altar.The gazes of the beautiful people around me were filled with lust, hunger, but also pure devotion, love, and awe.
The vision faded and I held out my arms, welcoming anyone who would accept the invitation.I wanted them, needed them all.I relaxed into it, letting my omega aura unfurl around me, welcoming, inviting, a silent plea for the deep connection and pleasure that only my mates could grant.
Josh was the first one to touch me, surprising me with his boldness.My caring, asexual vampire beta was usually content to hang back and let the others have their fun before he scooped me up for aftercare and cuddling.But sometimes he wanted to take a more active part, and he did enjoy foreplay, up to a point.
His cool hand landed on my ankle to let me know he was there before sliding upward in a sweeping caress up my leg, across my thigh to my hip and over the curve of my belly as he crawled up to settle beside me.His touch skimmed the underside of my breasts and up between them in a light, teasing dance, before his graceful fingers settled at my throat, collaring me and turning my head so he could kiss me.
I shuddered with delight at the soft, gentle play of his touch on my overheated skin, letting a trickle of my healing magic flow to him.I had funneled some of the brimming golden energy to the crowd in the ballroom above, but still, I felt overfull.My increase in power over the last year or so meant that I had to bleed off magic more frequently than ever before.We were building a medical clinic a couple of blocks from the theater, and I couldn’t wait until I could work there, using my gift the way it was intended.
Josh drew my wandering thoughts back to the present, the soft, sweet brush of his lips against my own growing more demanding.I hummed appreciatively and reached up to cup his face as I opened to him, my tongue caressing his, drawing in the taste of him and glorying in the feel of his aura, all night sky and twinkling stars.
When his lips left mine to trail kisses along my jaw and to my throat, I realized why he had wanted to be the first one to join me.My vampire was hungry.And while it had taken some time, I had managed to convince him—with some help from the others—that there was no shame in asking for and taking what he needed.Andhehad convinced me that he wasn’t bothered if feeding from me caused a verynotplatonic reaction in my body.In fact, he enjoyed it, being able to wind me up with his venom, then sit back and watch the others enjoy his handiwork.
I tilted my head to the side in silent invitation, my hand coming up to tangle in his soft hair and egg him on.That was all the invitation he needed to plant one last, lingering open-mouthed kiss to my skin before he sank his fangs into me.
My body bowed at the flood of sensations that sprag from that one small point of contact.A prick of pain quickly followed by the euphoria of his venom and the dark, pulsing allure of his vampire aura.Heat and arousal coursed through me in response, and I couldn’t hold back the little moan of pleasure that escaped my lips as I writhed, rubbing my thighs together as everything in me cried out to be filled with more than just his fangs…
Robin’s fiery aura twined with mine, the true mate bond between us coming alive with her desire as her hotter-than-normal touch slid up my legs.Her touch and her aura were a sharp contrast to Josh’s cool, dark-tinged presence and I shivered at the combination as Robin urged my thighs apart and climbed between them.
“Pretty omega,” she purred, pausing to kiss the inside of my thigh.“Look how much you enjoy feeding your vampire.You’redripping.”Another kiss to the inside of my other trembling thigh, followed by a sharp nip that made me gasp.“We wouldn’t want it going to waste.”
The first swipe of her long, forked tongue against my aching pussy made me yelp, and I released my grip on Josh’s hair to reach for Robin instead.But before I could grip her head and pull her closer, Josh released me, and a pair of strong hands grasped my wrists and drew my arms up over my head.The chill of Yukio’s aura replaced Josh’s as the vampire pressed one last kiss to my neck and removed himself from the bed with a soft chuckle.
Cicely sent me a vision of Sadavir drawing the vampire into his arms and giving him a lingering kiss before he lifted his wrist and pressed it to his lips, urging the vampire to feed from him as well.The two of them were beautiful together.Josh had shed his shirt, but kept his pants on, revealing his perfect, lean torso.But Sadavir was completely naked, his thick cock trapped between them and every glorious inch of muscle tensed in silent response the pleasure Josha was pumping into him.
Robin flicked her tongue over my clit, then plunged it inside me, undulating the long appendage in a way no normal person could.I gasped and tried to squirm, caught between wanting to get away and wanting to impale myself deeper.But Yukio held my arms captive and Robin had an unyielding grip on my hips, so I couldn’t do anything but take what she gave me.
Orgasm crashed over me as I gasped and shook in their grip.I had barely started to come down, when Robin removed her tongue from inside me and circled my clit once more, latching on and sucking.I cried out as I shattered again, my entire body convulsing.
The bed dipped, and another alpha aura wrapped around me, making the omega in me want to beg for more, even though I was still panting from the affects of Robin’s attentions.Martina cupped my cheek and turned my head, claiming my trembling lips as her warm hand slid up my side to cup my breast.Her touch was the perfect combination of gentle and sure, and the rasp of the slight calluses—caused by all her time playing with stabby objects—against my hardened nipples was blissful torture.
A shiver of delicious fear rippled over me as the shadows in the room deepened.“Keep here there,” Dusek ordered, his deep voice layered with lust and the ancient, primal darkness of his bubak nature.
Robin nipped at my thigh once more before withdrawing.“Mmm… I do so like how bossy you’ve become, bubak,” she purred.“But Iamyour alpha—or at leastoneof your alphas.”I could well imagine her sarcastic eye roll.“There’s a price to pay if you want me to do as you say.”
Cicely’s voice in my mind was full of humor and affection, and no small amount of lust as he showed me brief glimpse of Robin standing before Dusek’s looming form, her head tilted back and eyes glittering.They are so hot together.
“Taste her on me,” Robin demanded, arching a brow in challenge.
In a move that reminded me again of how much our court had grown and healed, Dusek reached out and threaded a hand through the hair at the nape of Robin’s neck, pulling her close and bending to claim her lips as if he had never doubted her feelings or struggled with his own self-confidence.Cicely was right, the two of them were quite a sight, both tall and lean and brimming with barely-suppressed power.
Robin had this way of commanding everyone around her, even in her submission.But her haughty act dissolved as she leaned into Dusek, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling away to whisper something into his ear that made him chuckle with dark delight.
The vision faded again, but the overflowing sensation ofrightnessstayed with me.The sound of Dusek’s laughter—deep and relaxed and completely at ease—was still new to me, and it hit me right in the heart every time I heard it.
Martina kissed a line along my neck, pausing now and then to tease me with little nips that made me shiver.When her lips lingered over the place where Josh had just fed, I shuddered and writhed in Yukio’s grip again.“Please,” I said, my voice breathless and husky.
She sucked at the bite—which Josh had healed before he left my side—not drawing blood, but pulling it to the surface of my skin, teasing.
I huffed impatiently.“Martina.”
But just huffed a soft laugh and gently pinched my nipple in reprimand.“I think Sanka gave you rules.Use them.”
I rolled my eyes at mention of Sanka’s “rules.”He was the consent king.And just when I thought I had overcome every hang-up I had about sexuality, he found new ways to grow my confidence.For example, making me explicitly ask for what I wanted—out loud.
