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Chapter Four

“Are you sure this is the right thing to do, Alex?” Bakac always deferred to Alex in matters of Doriena, but this was different. And not what Bakac would call conducive to winning the heart of their souls’ mate.

“Do you want to spend the rest of your life repressing your needs? She has to know what we want, the same as we need to know what she wants.” Alex gripped the carrying case that contained the week’s end entertainment. To Bakac, he didn’t look certain at all.

“And if those wants don’t coincide?”

“Then it’s best we find out now.”

“Will it change your desire to claim her as your mate?”

“Not my desire, Bakac, but I won’t trap her in a relationship she can’t stand, the same as I won’t trap myself.”

“Well, I’m telling you now, Alex, if she doesn’t like my darker nature, I’ll repress myself to the other side of the Universe and back before I’ll give her up. Just because she’s not ready for this stuff now doesn’t mean she won’t be if introduced properly. Sometimes you just have to be patient.”

Alex didn’t say anything, but Bakac got the distinct impression he was trying to scare off Doriena. Well, the things in that carrying case would probably do it. He’d just have to make sure they progressed carefully.

For this little adventure, he’d have to stay in tighter control of himself than ever before in his life.

So much for showing Doriena his true nature.

* * *

Doriena had been to Bakac’s mountain estate only once. It was nestled high up in the Mandorian Mountains overlooking Northling. The view was breathtaking. Great trees spired majestically around the front and sides of the estate, and a mountain lake was situated in the back. Bakac always told her the lake was cool in the heat of the summer, while heat from an underground fissure warmed the water in the winter, creating a natural hot spring. Secretly, she had always wanted to swim naked in that lake. Perhaps she’d get her chance.

Instead of taking a transport pod to the estate entrance, she opted for a chartered drive. It took several hours, and she needed that time to prepare herself.

If that was possible.

She knew Alex wanted to shock and frighten her, and she wasn’t sure it wouldn’t work. Taking a deep breath, she concentrated on her training at Military Command. If there was ever a time when she needed to repress her emotions, it was now.

* * *

What the fuck was keeping Doriena? Alex paced back and forth between the bedroom and the window of the great hall that overlooked the estate’s entrance. He’d been waiting for over three hours and was beginning to think he really had scared her off.

Then he saw the small conveyance making its way up the side of the mountain, and he knew what she had done.

He blew out a breath of air. If he’d given her a specific time to be here, he’d punish her first thing. But he hadn’t.

More importantly, he hated that he cared. He didn’t want to get his hopes up because what he had told Bakac was absolutely correct. He would refuse to take her as his mate if she couldn’t accept his sexual appetites. Bakac could do as he wished, but he would not live his life in sexual repression.

Damn it.

Funny how he felt the need to remind himself of that.

Once he knew she was on her way, would in fact be there very soon, he went back upstairs to Bakac’s gym which they had converted into a “play room” for the week’s end. With Instamovers, it had only taken them half an hour and the effect was… disturbing.

All the windows had been covered. All the equipment had either been removed or refitted to use as a device of restraint. Toys of every imaginable use were placed around the room.

And the thought of tying Doriena down made his blood boil ! He got an instant hard-on every time he imagined her creamy, freckle-dusted flesh stretched out and helpless before him. His to do with as he pleased.

The plan had been for him to await Doriena and Bakac here. He had already dressed the part -- they both had. Black leather pants with a flap at the crotch for easy extraction of his cock, black armbands that emphasized his muscles, and a calm exterior he didn’t feel on the inside.

He’d never been this nervous about being with a woman in his life. Perhaps he wasn’t as jaded as his father thought.

* * *

Bakac had dressed similarly to Alex, minus the arm bands and flap over his crotch. He wore instead a loose gray shirt hanging open to about mid chest. He had seen Doriena enter the property, too, and took his place in the great hall to welcome her, and to gauge her nervousness. Alex might be set on scaring her away from them, but he intended to hang on to her with both hands.

And arms, and legs, and feet, if necessary.

If she left Alex, he still had her as a sister. Bakac had nothing.

The door chimed, bringing him out of his depressing line of thought. Slowly, deliberately, he made his way to let Doriena in the house. When he opened the door, he felt like he had been punched in the gut.

She was stunning.

Her leanly muscled body was encased in a form-fitting outfit the same color as her hair. And there really wasn’t much of it. Although it was long sleeved and long legged, it was designed with so many gaping holes, it looked like it might have been ripped to shreds instead of intentionally created that way.

Or like it would be easy to rip off that delectable body.

She was muscled, and very lean, but she had womanly curves in the right places. Her hips were gently rounded, and her breasts even more generous than he could have possibly imagined. How she’d managed to keep those hidden all this time, he had no idea. Her muscled abdomen was exposed from just below her breasts to dangerously low below her navel, strong arms and legs bare in several places from shoulder to wrist and hip to ankle. And that magnificent cleavage! Large, rounded, high breasts there just waiting for him to grab each of them in his hands and bury his face between them.

For a moment, he just stood there, unable to form a coherent sentence. Doriena shuffled her feet and looked away from him when he said nothing. Still, he couldn’t even invite her inside. Never before had he been this awestruck over a woman.

Finally, she took a deep breath. “I guess this wasn’t quite what the two of you had in mind.”

“No!” He was practically yelling at her. “Sorry.” He ran his hands through his hair, then grabbed her arm and yanked her inside.

Once the door was closed behind them, he pulled her into his body and held her there. She came to about mid chest on him, so he bent down and picked her up. “Wrap those long, strong legs around me, Doriena.” His voice was husky in his need, and he didn’t give her time to comply before he took her mouth with his.

At first she was tentative, unsure of herself, but a few moments later and she was kissing him as hungrily as he kissed her. Her legs tightened around him, her pelvis thrust against his belly, trying to get the needed friction in the needed places.

She surprised him by snaking her tongue inside his mouth to duel with his. It was all he could do not to simply rip that ridiculously skimpy outfit off her luscious curves and fuck her right there.

But they had plans, and he’d just bet she was a lot stronger than either of them -- or Doriena herself -- gave her credit for.

* * *

Doriena’s head spun. Bakac’s kisses were intoxicating. His big hands on her ass kneaded her flesh, pulling her cheeks apart, and she could just imagine how that would come in handy.

When she moaned and managed to bring her pussy into contact with his leather clad cock, which was now hard as stone underneath his pants, he spun her around and slammed her back up against the door. With an animalistic growl, he fisted his hand in her hair, yanking her head back to look at her.

He ground himself into her, and she slid up and down the door, helpless in the wake of his lust. Not that she cared. She used her legs to draw him into her and braced herself against the wall as best she could. His face was as fierce as the most aggressive warrior caught in a blood lust, and it was clear he was oblivious to anything else around them. He had only one goal in mind.

It was fine with her. The only thing she wanted at this moment was to explode into the orgasm that hovered just out of her reach.

“No!” Bakac growled as he sped up his movements. “Do not come! Not until I say you can!”

Doriena was shocked, but also suddenly desperate. She wanted to follow his instructions, though she had never been one to let another control her life. There was something naughty about his order -- and make no mistake, it was an order. Not only did she want to follow his order, she needed to. It was slightly unsettling.

He pushed harder and harder, pushing her closer and closer, but she fought. She wanted to come so badly, she could feel it, but she didn’t dare. His features grew more and more strained, and she knew he was fighting it himself. Finally, with one more thrust he shouted and snarled. Doriena was almost sure he hadn’t come. He was still holding her, but she sensed he was more turned on than ever.

“Bakac! What in the Universe are you doing?” Alex’s face was just as fierce, something she had never seen in her brother. “Bring her upstairs.”

Bakac was breathing hard and the lust gleaming in his eyes was so intense, it was scary. He just looked at her a moment before resting his forehead against hers. “I’m sorry.” His whisper was so low, she almost didn’t hear it. “I didn’t mean for this to start out this way.”

She smiled. “Like I didn’t enjoy myself.”

“ Now , Bakac!”

Bakac snorted. “Looks like the master has spoken.”

Doriena would have laughed if she hadn’t been so weak in the knees. If she was in for more experiences like this one, she was definitely in over her head.

But she couldn’t have been happier about it.

* * *

Alex felt the lust building in Doriena. It was the first time he’d actually experienced her emotions, and he was shocked and more than a little angry for her to be experiencing such intensity with Bakac. They were supposed to be doing this together, damn it!

What if this little scheme backfired? What if he succeeded in pushing her away, but she clung to Bakac? Could he live knowing his soul’s mate was with someone else? His plan was to push her away sexually, but to keep her affections as a sister, but if Bakac didn’t have the same goal, he might very well lose them both.

He had to think.

His thoughts were interrupted when Bakac and Doriena entered the room. Bakac had her cradled protectively against him, and the look in the other man’s eyes said Alex had best not push her too far.

He had been right. Bakac meant to keep Doriena, no matter the cost.

Doriena struggled out of Bakac’s arms -- the big man didn’t seem to want to let her go -- and stood before him. She didn’t say anything, but she didn’t have to. Her outfit spoke for her.

The woman had come to fuck.

“I see the two of you started without me.”

“It couldn’t be helped.” Bakac stepped forward, slightly in front of Doriena. Alex knew the protective gesture warmed her heart. He also knew Doriena wasn’t afraid of him. He wasn’t nearly as hardhearted as he tried to make her believe, and after nineteen years of living with a man, Doriena knew him.

Alex looked from one to the other. “Well, we’ve only got the weekend.” He pinned Doriena with his sharp gaze. “If you’re still willing, that is.”

“I’m ready for anything you have in mind.” She stepped toward him and smiled as she placed a hand on his face. “You can’t frighten me off, Alex.”

His emotions were in complete turmoil. What if she was just what he needed? What if she not only tolerated what he was about to put her through, but enjoyed it? What if she not only enjoyed it…

But craved it.

Just thinking about that possibility got him hard.

It also scared the hell out of him.

It was difficult for him to think of her as a sex object. All his life, he had tried his best to protect this girl. Now she stood before him ready to submit to his most carnal desires and he wasn’t sure he could go through with this.

Either she was becoming very adept at picking up his emotions, or he was giving away too much himself because she moved into his arms and hugged him fiercely. “Alex,” she whispered, “I’m not your sister.” She pushed away and looked at him. “When the war between Earth and Gothe’mar ended, Father told both peoples in order for us to coexist there had to be a new beginning. We all had to reinvent how we thought about each other. It’s taken almost twenty years, but trade now thrives between our peoples.”

“What’s your point, Doriena?”

“My point…” She took his hands and placed them on her breasts. He swallowed reflexively. “It’s time for a new beginning for the three of us. The two of you can’t think of me as your little sister --” she looked over her shoulder at Bakac, “ -- or your best friend’s little sister. You have to start thinking of me as your souls’ mate. If you don’t, the past will be our only barrier.”

Bakac snorted. “Well, that and the general.”

“It’s not that easy, Doriena.” Alex might have stubbornly clung to their past relationship, but he also clung to her breasts -- a sure indication he was letting himself get used to the idea she was his soul’s mate. His thumbs absently brushed the pebble-hard nipples he found beneath the flimsy material covering them.

“Oh really?” She raised an eyebrow. “Even if I were to rip this silly outfit off and impale myself on that hard cock?” Her hand closed over the steel-hard member beneath his pants. It wasn’t long before her exploring fingers figured out how to loosen the flap, and she wrapped her hand around his thick cock, stroking the length of him.

He swallowed.

“Well, Alex,” Bakac said as he moved behind Doriena, gripped her hips and pushed his pelvis into her bottom, “make up your mind. Doriena is a passionate woman, one that I want for my own. She is my soul’s mate and I’m keeping her.” He bent his head to Doriena’s neck and looked Alex in the face as he nibbled her skin. “You’re not going to scare her off, because I’m not letting you be the ass you’d planned to be. If you don’t want her, then leave. But I intend to introduce her to a wonderful world of dark pleasures with or without your help.”

“Goddamn you both!” Alex grabbed Doriena’s waist with one hand, and pulled one leg around his hip with the other. No sooner had the words left his lips than he claimed Doriena’s mouth with his.

* * *

Doriena welcomed him. He still had reservations, but she knew she could help him overcome them. This week’s end was supposed to be to teach her a lesson, but she was hoping she could teach the two of them a thing or two.

Not the least of which was she was perfect for both of them. Always, deep in her soul, she had known she belonged with both of them. She had just never put it all together and given herself the mental “okay” to seek a physical relationship with two men.

She was sandwiched between the two sexiest men on the planet. They were vastly more experienced than she was, and they were going to drive her insane with sexual pleasure for three nights and two days.

Starting now.