Chapter 35
CASSIE
Cassie didn’t care anymore. She needed this—needed them—both of them. Her body was going crazy with desire and having both males touching her at once seemed to ease the ache inside a little bit.
When they got to the mating chamber and Ravik put her down on the massive bed, she pulled off Severin’s long-sleeved uniform shirt, which she’d been wearing as a kind of jacket. She reached down to hook her fingers in the hem of her hated red nighty and pull it off too…but then she hesitated.
As badly as she needed this, there had to be a line she wouldn’t cross. She had to be careful here. She knew from living aboard the Mother Ship that if you had full-on Bonding Sex with a Kindred warrior, you formed a Soul-Bond that bound the two of you together for life.
She liked Severin and Ravik a lot…but she had only met them yesterday, as strange as that seemed.
Plus, she was infected and so was Ravik—who knew what it might do to either of them to enter into a Soul-Bond.
And for that matter, what if both of them wanted to Bond with her?
That would be a mess—unlike the Twin Kindred, Blood and Beast Kindred didn’t share mates together.
She didn’t even know if forming a Soul-Bond with both would be possible.
So it was better if they avoided actual sex—even though she felt so empty inside it hurt. She was going to have to get what she needed some other way.
For now, she hoped touching both of them at once would be enough.
“Where do you want us?” Severin’s voice was careful and he was standing in the doorway with his eyebrows raised questioningly.
“Cassie needs us—we need to be with her,” Ravik said at once.
“Yes, I want you both with me—holding me together,” Cassie said, answering them both at once. “But first—rules.”
“Rules?” Ravik frowned. “Always rules.”
“Because it’s Cassie’s body and so it’s her choice and her rules,” Severin told him, frowning. “Listen and she’ll tell us what she needs us to do.”
“First of all, I’m going to get naked,” Cassie said.
There was no point beating around the bush, she thought—she needed to get everything out in the open before she exploded.
And that wasn’t an exaggeration—the need inside her actually felt like it was reaching some kind of critical mass and she knew she needed to do something about it soon.
Racvik’s golden eyes lit up.
“Cassie gets naked,” he rumbled.
“Yes, but you two don’t. You can take off your shirts but leave your trousers on,” she ordered.
“Agreed,” Severin said and began taking off his shirt.
Ravik did the same, though he still looked disappointed.
“I want to be naked with Cassie,” he grumbled as he pulled off his shirt.
“You were this morning and we all know how that turned out,” she said. “I can’t risk that again—the three of us are not having sex tonight.”
“If we’re not having sex, then what are we doing?” Severin asked. He spread his hands. “I just need to know.”
“Just some naked cuddling for now,” Cassie told him. “I just…I need you to touch me—both of you. Earlier it made the need worse but now the need is so bad, I think it might make things better.” She shook her head. “God, does that even make any sense?”
“It makes perfect sense,” the Blood Kindred assured her. “Your viral load has increased significantly since this morning. So it’s not surprising that you’re in need of pleasure and physical intimacy now—that’s the path the virus has chosen for you. In fact…”
But he trailed off just as Cassie was pulling the red nighty over her head. When she looked up, she saw that both he and Ravik were just staring at her, their eyes gone heavy-lidded and their breathing shallow.
She had an impulse to cover herself…but then decided not to.
Yes, she was probably too curvy and she definitely wasn’t young anymore but this was her body—stretch marks, extra curves, and all.
And—to be fair—from the way they were looking at her, neither of them seemed to mind.
Also, both of them had seen her naked yesterday in both the decontamination room and the bath.
“Gods,” Severin said at last. “I never thought I’d be allowed to touch a Mature Elite intimately.”
Ravik was more direct.
“Cassie is beautiful—I want to hold her,” he rumbled.
“Come hold me then—both of you.” Cassie held out her arms for them and both males climbed onto the bed.
She ended up in a sandwich with them—the same way they’d slept the night before except Severin was facing her this time while Ravik spooned her from behind.
She could feel both long, hard shafts pressing against her back and her belly but she didn’t care.
Their warmth and the mingled scents—leather, smoke, and spice mixed with icy wind and ocean breezes—filled her senses in a way that felt both healing and stimulating.
Having contact with the warm skin of their bare chests helped, but Cassie couldn’t help feeling like she needed more.
“More!” she begged. “Hold me tight between you!”
Obligingly, both warriors put their arms around each other with her in the middle and squeezed.
Cassie should have felt claustrophobic—instead it was just what she needed…sort of. It felt incredible to be held so closely between the two big male bodies but her own body was still crying out for more.
“Please…” She wiggled between them and Severin looked down at her, his face filled with concern.
“What is it, sweetheart?” he asked. “What else can we do for you?”
“I still feel…I still need…I don’t know what I need,” she exclaimed, her voice coming out hoarse with the sexual frustration she was feeling.
“I do.” Severin surprised her by reaching down to take her by the chin. He held her gently but firmly and looked into her eyes. “You need pleasure, sweetheart,” he said, and Cassie thought she heard a faint warning growl in his voice.
“I…I do?” she whispered.
He nodded.
“You do. And you need to come. And you might need male seed, too—we’ll have to see about that. But for now, you need to get over being shy and let Ravik and I help you or this virus is going to overwhelm your system.”
“Shy, what do you mean, shy?” she scoffed. “I’m naked between you—aren’t I?”
“You know what we’re doing isn’t nearly enough,” the Blood Kindred told her sternly.
“You need more—a hell of a lot more.” He stroked her cheek.
“I understand that you don’t want to get fucked together—we won’t go there.
But you’re going to have to spread your legs for us and let either one or both of us in.
You’re going to need to let us taste you. ”
“What?” Cassie’s voice came out in a kind of squeak. “Why…I don’t understand why you think that’s…that’s necessary?”
“Because the more of our saliva and other fluids get into your system, the more we can lower your viral load,” Severin explained patiently. “The blood samples I took from you after you’d taken Ravik’s seed in your mouth and pussy were dramatically lower in viral load than the ones I took before.”
“You…so you need to…”
“Need to taste your sweet pussy, Cassie,” Ravik rumbled from behind her—clearly he was following this conversation just fine, she thought distractedly. “Need to spread your pussy with my tongue and taste your honey from the source.”
“It would be beneficial for both of you if you let Ravik taste you,” Severin told her. “The more of your honey he gets, the lower his viral load goes as well.” He stroked her cheek again. “I don’t know why you’re so resistant to being tasted.”
“I just…I guess I’ve never been with a man who really, er, wanted to do it,” Cassie admitted.
“My first husband, Mitch, absolutely refused and Sskarth tried a few times but his tongue was long and thin and forked—it didn’t feel very good and besides, he didn’t like it that I was ‘wet down there’ as he put it. ”
Severin’s eyes narrowed.
“Both your ex-mates were fools. There’s nothing better than tasting the woman you love.”
Cassie bit her lip. Had he actually said the “L” word? But surely he didn’t mean it. After all, she hadn’t even known either of them that long.
“Look, sweetheart—I can tell you’re nervous,” he murmured. “How about if I hold you in my arms while Ravik goes down on you? I can talk you through it—it might make things easier if you feel overwhelmed.”
Cassie was touched by his care and kindness.
“Well…all right,” she said at last. “I…I guess that would be okay.”
“Good girl,” he murmured and he smiled, flashing fangs that were long and sharp-looking. “Come on—let’s get you into position.”
Before she knew it, Cassie was lying on her back with Severin behind her, cradling the top half of her body against his broad, bare chest.
Ravik was between her spread thighs, and eager hunger in his golden, half-lidded eyes.
“I get to taste Cassie? Get to eat her pussy?” The Beast Kindred’s deep voice was a hungry growl.
“Yes, but gently,” Severin admonished him. “Remember—human women are delicate.”
“I can be careful.” Ravik sounded slightly offended. “Ravik knows how to taste a woman and give her pleasure without hurting her.”
Severin raised his eyebrows.
“So you do. I’ve seen it several times. All right, then let’s get our lady ready for pleasure.”
As he spoke, he cupped both of Cassie’s bare breasts in his big warm hands and began lightly teasing her nipples.
“Oh!” she moaned, arching her back. God, her whole body felt so sensitive—so needy. She really hoped that letting Ravik go down on her helped because if it didn’t, she didn’t know what else to do.