Hell Fae Prince (Hell Fae #4)

4. Ajax

CHAPTER 4

AJAX

A rousal emanated from Cami, her presence seeming to have taken over the entire damn paradigm. I had no idea what had worked her up to this point, and I didn’t fucking care. I just wanted to devour her.

And it seemed Az felt the same way.

Flame me, I thought. Between Az’s fiery kiss and Camillia’s addictive scent, I was so damn hard.

“This doesn’t mean I forgive you,” I told Az as I moved beside him. Then I grabbed Cami before she could answer his statement about a safe word and devoured the shit out of her. She was half standing, half in her chair, and shaking.

Az helped her up fully, his hands going to her hips as he positioned her between us while I claimed her mouth. Thoroughly. Passionately. Utterly .

I’d shadowed right to her after Lucifer laid out the terms of his proposed deal. I’d fully expected to tell her everything. But then I’d found her straddling Az, and all I’d seen was red .

Because I’d assumed his Phoenix had seduced her.

After hearing his full explanation, I realized it’d been Az—the man—who had broken through her walls.

She’d forgiven him. I saw that now. Understood it.

But I wasn’t ready to do the same.

Not after learning about everything he’d kept from me.

Pushing all that away, I focused on Cami. Her lips. Her pert tits. Her moans .

Az was kissing a path up her neck, his existence very much noted. Not just because Cami was arching into his touch, but because I could feel his desire. His heat. His power .

He was barely holding on to his control, his need for us a sensual presence that threatened to enslave us all.

“Safe word,” he repeated against Cami’s ear. “Name it.”

Cami shivered, her lips trembling against mine.

I released her to hear what she might say, curious as to what word she might pick.

“Camping,” she breathed, making me blink.

“Camping?” I repeated, the term one that took immediate effect. All thoughts of kissing her vanished as I asked, “Why?”

“Because I hate camping,” she muttered, her nostrils flaring with her proclamation. “My parents were fond of it when I was a kid. But every time we went somewhere, it was for some sort of fucked-up lesson. Like setting the Everglades on fire and leaving me with instructions to fix it.”

My eyes widened. “Why the hell would they do that?”

“That’s how you knew what to do with the vortex in the Marsh Lands, why you blasted it with that maelstrom of warmth and water,” Az said, a hint of awe in his tone. “I heard you thinking about the Everglades during our training, but I didn’t put it together until now. You learned to do that…”

“During one of our infamous family camping trips,” she finished for him. “Yeah.”

“Fuck,” he growled. “When I find your father—and I will—I’m going to fucking annihilate him.”

“No.” Cami spun to face him. “That honor is mine.” She poked Az’s bare chest. “You can hold him down, or knock him around a bit, but I will be doing the killing.”

Flames. Her fiery response made my dick that much harder. And it seemed to have the same impact on Az because he actually groaned.

Then he grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her to him in a brutal kiss that had Cami instantly melting into his embrace. I stroked my hand along her spine to the hem of her tank top, my fingertips tracing the material as my lips whispered a spell.

Purple mist-like fire danced along my skin, sending little gold flickers up into the air. It wasn’t exactly what I’d had in mind, my magic slightly altered from mating Az, but the spell was what I desired.

With a softly uttered command, the enchantment left my hand to eat through the fabric of her shirt, causing her to still between us.

“Relax.” My lips went to her shoulder, my touch gentle. “I’m just removing your clothes so Az can keep fucking you with his tongue.”

The Commander growled in approval, his grip on her nape tightening as he re-angled her to receive his sensual assault.

Cami trembled, then sighed as my magic warmed her skin, turning the pale color a pretty pink as the enchantment traveled over her.

Her tank top and pants disappeared, as did the undergarments beneath, leaving her gloriously naked between us.

“ Fires ,” Az rumbled in a purr-like sound before releasing Cami and taking a step back.

My brow furrowed as I stared at him, confused by his sudden move away from the beautiful woman. “Did I burn you?” I asked, wondering if perhaps my spell had tried to attack him as a result of my internal conflict toward him.

He shook his head, his violet eyes meeting mine. “No. But I need you to let me use you, to take the edge off.”

My eyebrows lifted. “Are you fucking kidding me? You want me to bend over for you? Take your?—”

“I want you to fuck me,” he interjected, his unexpected request causing my eyes to widen.

Az never let me fuck him.

He was dominant to his very core, always preferring to be in charge while forcing me to his will. That was our dynamic. We’d fight and fuck, almost always with me beneath him.

“Please,” he added, the word sounding strange on his lips. “Weeks of being mated without a release… cutting off Typhos… I…”

He closed his eyes, his breath leaving him on a pained exhale, one that didn’t sound anything like the man I knew.

“My Phoenixfire is blazing hot, Ajax. A safe word isn’t enough. I need you to help me stay in control… by accepting some of my power first.” His eyes implored me to help him, yet another abnormality.

Az possessed supreme abilities. He never bowed.

Yet he was practically begging me now, to the point of offering complete submission.

It was a show of trust—he knew he could rely on me to take care of him, to assist him, to guard him. Even angry and fighting, his faith in me remained resolute.

Or perhaps it was his knowledge that I would never let him hurt Cami.

That I would do whatever it took to protect her, even from him if needed.

“I can handle your fire,” Cami said, reaching for Az.

He let her touch him, but his gaze held mine, his eyes flickering with an erotic mix of black and purple fire.

I could see the power rimming his pupils, his Phoenix dying to explode.

I wasn’t sure what he meant about cutting off Lucifer, but I understood the need to claim .

His Phoenix had bitten me and Cami, but the man himself hadn’t finished the mating. He needed to fuck us to culminate our bonds. And in doing so, he would release an exorbitant amount of power.

Since I’d recently mated Cami, I knew what that pull felt like, how feral the need was to take my bonded female.

Az had that same pressure weighing on him— times two . Plus, it’d been weeks since his animal had initiated his claim.

His ability to last this long without begging was just a testament to his steadfast control. Especially since he’d apparently been in charge this entire time, or one with his Phoenix, or however he’d explained it.

He’d followed our lead.

Bowed to us.

All while waiting for a moment to explain himself and ask for forgiveness.

It didn’t surprise me that he’d started with Cami. Or maybe their conversation had begun in a different way.

Regardless, it was done. We understood him now. And he needed an outlet.

“Az,” Cami pressed, her nails digging into his chest. “I can take this. I can take you .”

“I have no doubt you can take me, little warrior,” he replied, finally looking at her. “And you will. But I need to relieve some pressure first. Otherwise, I’ll hold back on instinct, which will ruin the lesson you requested.”

He palmed her cheek, his forehead meeting hers before she could reply.

“You want to know how I fuck, and I want to teach you. But I can’t do that in my current state.” He pressed a kiss to her mouth, the embrace slow and purposeful while he gave me time to formulate an answer.

But I didn’t need time.

I’d already decided.

And I told him that by unraveling the paradigm around us, the temporary bubble-like space one I’d created in a hurry to provide us with some privacy while speaking about Virtuous Fae.

However, we didn’t need that privacy now.

What we needed was a bed.

One big enough for group play.

The bed in our guest suite would do just fine. It was private enough for what we needed to do. And if anyone overheard us, well, I hoped they enjoyed the show.

Because I was about to rail Az’s ass.

Take out every frustration on him with punishing thrusts.

Force him to accept every inch of my wrath.

Then make him come all over Cami’s slick cunt.

“Get on the fucking bed,” I told him, purposely goading him. He made the demands in our relationship, not me.

But if he wanted to use me, then I was going to fucking use him, too.

And I would enjoy every damn minute of it.

A deep rumble came from Az’s chest, one that reminded me of the countless hours we’d spent sparring over the last ten years. His eyes opened to reveal black irises, the purple nowhere in sight.

Hello, Phoenix, I thought, staring at power incarnate.

Az tilted his head just slightly, the birdlike move telling me his bird was very much in charge right now. But in a blink, the violet returned, creating an intriguing pattern of obsidian and amethyst swirls.

He’d told me how mating us had joined him with his Phoenix.

Now I could see it.

And had I been paying attention over the last few weeks, I might have noticed it earlier.

Alas, here we were.

I either embraced the future or lived in the past. The story of my life, really. But one look at Cami compelled me to move forward. To step into our destiny. To accept… our existence.

I pulled my torn shirt over my head and tossed it to the floor as I stepped backward toward the bed. Az’s heated gaze tracked over my torso, exploring every rigid line before zeroing in on my hand unfastening my belt.

Using his hands on Cami’s hips, he turned her to watch, his lips going to her ear. “Isn’t he beautiful, little warrior?”

“Yes,” she replied without hesitation.

He pressed his lips to her pulse as he hummed in appreciation. “You’re gorgeous, too,” he told her before tracing the column of her throat. “I fully intend to worship you while Ajax fucks me.”

Her nipples beaded in response to his words, her tongue sneaking out to dampen her lips.

“Are you okay with this?” I asked her as I drew my zipper down. “Because I’ll refuse him if that’s your wish.” I meant it. She came first. And I knew he felt the same way. He’d proved that much over the last few weeks.

She swallowed, her beautiful gray eyes flashing up to mine. “I know my safe word, and I have no desire to use it.”

My lips curled. “You may need a safe gesture, too. Just in case.”

Az grinned, clearly understanding me. “True. Your mouth might not be available.” His smile slid a little as I pushed down my pants, his focus shifting to my erection. “Fires, Cami, look at how hard he is. Doesn’t it make you want to go to your knees and taste him?”

She took a step forward, something that seemed to be encouraged by Az’s hand on her hip. But her eyes held mine as she knelt before me, her expression hungry.

Cami didn’t give me a moment to utter a word, her mouth closing around my pierced tip in a breath before taking me deep into her mouth.

“ Fuck .” My hand went to her hair as my head tipped back. But Az was there in the next exhale, his palm clasping my nape as he yanked my face back up to meet his kiss.

It was rough. Demanding. Angry .

I almost didn’t notice Cami pushing my pants off my legs, almost didn’t sense my shoes and socks going with it. However, I was suddenly as naked as her with my cock lodged in her throat and Az’s tongue fucking my mouth.

This wasn’t at all what I’d expected upon returning to them. But I no longer cared about expectations. I just wanted to feel .

Az nipped my lip, then fell to his knees behind Cami.

“Such a good girl, deep-throating him like that,” he purred against her ear. Then he forced more of me into her and held her in place where she couldn’t breathe. “Form a fist with your hand for me,” he said as her eyes opened in alarm.

A flurry of words filtered from her mind to mine, none of them coherent.

“No, Cami. I realize we can hear each other’s thoughts, but I need you to understand your nonverbal safe word. Now make a fist.” Az closed his free hand around hers to force her to comply. “And lift it,” he added, guiding it upward into the air. “Like this.”

Tears formed in her eyes, but she did what he asked, holding her hand up.

After a beat, he eased her back, causing her to pant against my dick. My head was still in her mouth, allowing me to feel her struggle to catch her breath. Each puff made my balls tighten that much more.

Because flames, that was hot.

“Very good,” Az praised, kissing her neck. “This is your nonverbal cue for when we push you too far. And camping is your verbal safe word. Anything else you do or say will be ignored. Understood?”

She tilted her head to look him dead in the eye, her mouth leaving my dick. “Choking me with Ajax’s cock isn’t a limit.”

I groaned, the words ones that had me wanting to shove her back down so she could continue her ministrations.

But Az chuckled, clearly amused. “I wasn’t trying to push you, little warrior. Not yet. That was just us setting terms.”

She arched a brow. “Then you should get naked so we can start this lesson properly.”

He arched a brow right back at her. “If you want me naked, then take off my pants.”

Cami considered him for a moment, then turned to give my cock a long lick, her eyes holding mine the entire time. I cursed at the sight, my grip tightening in her hair. Teasing Az, little rebel? I wondered at her.

A bit , she murmured back via our mental bond. And you.

Mmm, I hummed. I approve.

She took me deep again, past the point Az had urged her, and paused to stare up at me. You taste good, Ajax. But Az wants you to fuck him. And I want to watch.

With those seductive words, she pulled off of me and elegantly went to her feet. Az followed, his focus entirely on her.

Sensuality poured off both of them as she grabbed his pajama bottoms and yanked him toward her. He went, his body all fluid grace. One of those famous purrs emanated from his chest while he watched her untie his pants and push them down.

His feet were already bare, his cock instantly free. Because of course he wore nothing beneath. This was Az. And he was very ready for us both.

He leaned down to kiss her, but she moved before he could reach her, our female falling to her knees to give him the same treatment she’d just bestowed upon me. He instantly stilled, his features contorting in both pleasure and pain as he fought his mounting power.

I observed the fight, witnessing in real time just how close he was to combusting and consuming us with his energy.

Fuck, he’d called me beautiful, but like this… he was the most stunning of us all. Fury personified. Sensual. Powerful.

The way Cami had tamed him was so unlike my attempts of brute force.

Our mate had coaxed him with a masterful ease, a sensuous little rebel on her knees.

I moved around them to come up behind him, my hand going to his hip as I pressed my mouth to his ear. “Breathe, Az,” I told him. “Let her play while I prepare you. Then you can use me however you like while I fuck you.”

He shuddered, his hand covering mine and giving it a squeeze. I’ve never willingly done this before, he whispered to me, his confession making me frown. His words implied he’d been forced to do this before.

By Vivaxia , I realized. When she’d treated him like a pet.

Using a spell.

Like the one I’d cast weeks ago.

Fae, Az, I ? —

Don’t, he said, no doubt following my string of thoughts. Or perhaps sensing my realization in the stiffness of my body behind his. Just… make it a better memory. One I can use to ignore the others.

All of my desires to make this hurt fled. Not that they’d been strong, but I had considered this a way to take out my anger on him.

Now… now I wanted to make him feel good.

To do just what he’d asked.

Create a new memory. A better one. A much better one.

“Cami,” I said, forcing myself to focus. “I need your mouth for a moment.”

Peering around Az, I met her curious stare, her lips swollen from sucking our cocks. And maybe from our kisses, too.

I pressed myself against Az’s back, my palm still on his hip, but I brought my opposite hand around him toward her. “I’d use your pussy to lubricate my hand, but I want to feel your tongue against my fingers.”

Her cheeks pinkened, her pupils wide with lust. A soft pop sounded as she released Az to do what I asked, her focus shifting between us as her cheeks hollowed around my fingers.

My cock pulsed against Az’s ass, Cami’s clever mouth easily driving me to madness.

But after a few minutes of indulging in her velvety tongue, I pulled away and focused on preparing Az while she returned to her ministrations.

“ Fires ,” he cursed, arching back into me as I stretched him with my fingers. “Go deeper.”

I did, penetrating him while Cami worked him with her mouth.

“Touch yourself, Cami,” Az said, one of his hands still on mine while his opposite one guided her head. “I want to hear how wet you are.”

Cami moaned, the sound drawing my attention down over Az’s shoulder to where she knelt between his thighs. Lust painted her features, her need a palpable presence that had me yearning to fall to the ground and ask her to straddle my face.

“Fuck, little rebel,” I groaned. “I need you to get on the bed and spread your legs. Az is going to eat that delicious pussy while I fuck him.”

Our beautiful mate gazed up at us for a beat, then slowly released Az to crawl toward the bed.

Both of us cursed at the sight of her pretty ass swaying in a come-hither motion.

“Crawling looks good on you, Cami,” Az said, his voice low and filled with need.

“It does,” I agreed as I added a third finger. “I’m going to need more lube.”

“Good thing she’s wet,” Az murmured, watching as our female stood to climb up onto the bed.

She paused on all fours and glanced back at us. “ Very wet.”

“Fuck.” Az took a step toward her.

I held him back with my hand on his hip. “Let her get in position, then you can pounce.”

“I can’t take her like this.”

“You can’t climax in this state, but you can absolutely get your dick wet,” I told him.

Cami continued her sensual show until she was in the center of the bed. Then she slowly leaned down in a catlike stretch, showing off her glistening cunt, her legs purposely parted.

Another languid movement took her to the mattress where she finally lay on her back and spread her creamy thighs.

I released Az. “Go fuck her.”