Mated in the Stars (Starscale Mates #6)

Chapter Twelve

Nelum

My first ride on the Starscale shuttle was uneventful in the way of push back for our untraditional mating responses. Fred asked the ‘helper’ at the station about the cars for newly met mates. The guy grinned at us, congratulated all three of us as if all true-mates came in threes and talked to the pilot when the shuttle arrived. We were ushered into a car in the back where the door locked.

“Ride as long as you like,” the helper said. “The shuttle never stops except at midnight for an hour of maintenance and cleaning. Even then, if the door is locked, they’ll leave you alone.”

“Thanks,” Fred nodded at the other dragon and shook his hand.

When the guy was gone, Fred locked the door and sank onto an empty seat. I almost asked if he was okay but then realized he hadn’t wanted the guy near either of us. I blushed again. It was as if someone stuck a lightbulb inside my head from the moment these two walked through Laken’s front door. I couldn’t stop bloody blushing. What was happening to me?

“The mating response,” Elio said, picking up my thoughts over the flight link. “That and it’s rather hot when he gets territorial. I’m glad you think so too because it happens a lot. A lot more than I would’ve expected from someone who once had an open relationship.”

“It’s not territorial in that way,” Fred rolled his eyes but patted his lap for one of us to sit down. I moved to do so but realized at the last second the natural instinct to do that probably meant it was for Elio. My face burnt hotter, but Elio grabbed my hand and put me on Fred’s lap before sitting down next to us.

“Which way is it then?” I asked, desperate for something else to talk about.

“If we were open and you guys wanted to be looked at by him, fine whatever. My dragon would deal but right now we’re not open. Right now, you’re mine and you’re mine too.”

My dick twitched and I buried my face in the crook of Fred’s neck for a moment. I was slick too and perching on his thigh made me all too aware of just how much effect these two had on me. Acting braver than I felt, I twisted to straddle Fred’s legs. At least then no one could see how hard I was. Fred wrapped one big, strong arm around me and I let out a long breath.

“Is this okay?” I asked, realizing I basically just lined myself up to be fucked with no intention of following through on the shuttle without asking him how he felt about it.

“Are you good?” he asked.

“Yeah. This is better for me. I know it’s only us three in here, but it feels like everyone is looking at me.”

“If they don’t stop it, I’ll burn them down,” Elio whispered, rubbing circles on my back.

“Who’s territorial now?” Fred smirked.

“Everyone. All of us. We shall end the empire of the Starscale Dragon Flight,” Elio teased.

“Please don’t. I just received my official phone and app and food points,” I laughed, burying my face in the crook of Fred’s neck again. Nearby, on his shoulder, was the claiming gland I’d bite into later when we exchanged our claiming vows. It was squishy and though, I might’ve been imagining it, but I smelled the trace of someone who smelled almost like me there. Of course, there was still the bite mark Lotus (me?) had left behind on his flesh. Now, I’d have the chance to claim him again. I was home with both my guys this time.

“You are burning up, love,” Fred said, his voice thickening into what Sunny called the Londoner accent. “Are you sure you’re alright?”

“Heat,” Elio whispered, still rubbing circles on my back.

Was it heat? Could it happen that quickly? I’d only just met them. I’d only just sat on his lap. Was that why I couldn’t stop blushing so damn much?

“Maybe heat,” I nodded.

“That would explain why our Fred wanted to pummel that poor helper,” Elio laughed.

“We don’t have to get off the shuttle car,” Fred reminded us, tightening his grip on me.

“Our first time on the shuttle?” Elio arched a brow.

“We don’t have to go all the way. Probably best not to. It’s not like I brought condoms with me. He’s in heat. Either of us could make an egg with him now. Hell, he could put an egg in you right now.”

I glanced at Elio out of the corner of my eye and found him blushing.

“I meant, we could help him feel better before we made the walk home,” Fred said.

“Do you want us to?” Elio asked me and my voice fled from my throat.

Inside my inner sanctum, my dragon nodded but I couldn’t find my voice. I tried again and a raspy yes came out. Of course, I wanted them to touch me. I wanted their hands and mouths all over me along with whatever else they cared to rub against me. I wanted one and then the other inside me and then maybe I’d --- My face burnt brighter as Fred’s dick hardened under me. He was long and thick and definitely picking up my thoughts over the flight link.

“But I’m okay to wait if you want to be somewhere more private or romantic,” I managed to say when I met Elio’s gaze.

“We’re going to be stuck on this shuttle forever,” Elio said and bit his lip.

“We’re going home. The shuttle car would be hot, yes, but if it’s a no for you Elio, it’s a no.”

“I didn’t mean it that way. We’re going to be stuck on here forever because as soon as one of us gets off the other two are going to be hard again.”

I laughed. I couldn’t help it. It wasn’t haha funny. It was too real funny. Acting braver than I felt, I reached over and ran my hand over Elio’s knee and then up his thigh. He was nervous too. Maybe as nervous as I was.

“What are we doing, alpha?” Elio asked.

“We’re going to take a moment and then we’re going to vote on what we’re going to do. Then whatever it is, I’m going to call Teddy and tell him the cleanest version of it because he is at the house with Minter and our egg. Since I didn’t stay to pack stuff up, I didn’t call him either.”

“Your egg,” I gasped. “As much as I want you two --- in all the ways, I think we’ve got to go to your egg.”

“It’s safe with Teddy,” Fred said. “We trust him.”

“We just don’t like to be away from it long. The delivery was difficult,” Elio admitted.

“Then we go to the house,” I said. “Your house,” I added on since it wasn’t technically mine at all.

“It’s your home too, if you want it to be,” Elio said and Fred added, “That’s a given or it should be.”

“Can you make it home?” Fred asked a second later.

“I’ll be okay. Heat or not,” I nodded and slid off his lap to sit in my own seat. “Eggs come first. I don’t need to be a Starscale to know that.”

“But you are,” Elio nodded at my chest.

My yellow star was covered up with a green shirt but it was there nonetheless. It had itched like a hellion coming in and now it was rock hard but flexible enough to move at the same time. It burnt hot to the touch and tickled the skin close to it now that my mating responses to Fred and Elio had begun. Fred rested a hand on my knee and the other on Elio’s. I wrapped my arm around his and hugged it to me.

“It’ll be alright,” Fred told us. “The crazy, surreal feeling doesn’t last forever.”