Chapter 40
CHAPTER FORTY
PENNY
“Where are they?!” I yell for the twentieth time in the three hours we’ve been waiting at the edge of the forest. I pace back and forth as I watch the sandy horizon.
“Love, they’ll be here, you don’t know how long they were unconscious for. I’m sure nothing is wrong.” Drake walks over and pulls me into a hug to stop my pacing.
“But what if they went the wrong way? What if they thought we went north or south?” What if they don’t think I’m worth all this effort?
“Love, do you know how I was always able to find you, over and over again?” I shake my head against him and he pulls back, tipping my chin up with his finger so I look him in his dark eyes.
He takes my hand and places it on his chest, over his heart.
“I can feel you, in here. Like we’re tethered together.
If I concentrate on it, it always helps guide me to you.
And I think you know why, don’t you, Little Mouse? ”
“Because we’re fated mates,” I whisper. I’m in awe of this man, my three husbands hadn’t figured it out yet, but he had?
He smiles at me, nodding his head. “That’s right, and do you feel the same pull to them that you do to me?
” I nod. “So reasoning would say that they would find you the same way I can.” He turns me to face the desert, and he wraps his arms tightly around me, kissing the side of my head.
“You don’t have to worry anymore, Little Mouse.
We’re fated, so none of us are going anywhere. ”
He had said something similar to me earlier, as I was falling asleep, but I forgot about it when I woke up.
Why did he keep saying that? Was I worried that they would leave me?
Before I could answer my own question, I felt his hands start to move around my body, gently caressing me. “W-what are you doing, Drake?”
“Distracting you,” he whispers in my ear before gently nibbling my ear lobe.
“What do you think they’ll do if, the first moment they lay eyes on you again, you’re being taken care of by your newest mate?
” He squeezes one breast while his other hand rubs my pussy through the fabric of my dress.
“Do you think they’ll be upset? Jealous?
Turned on?” His hand starts to pull up my dress until he can reach my panty clad pussy.
He moves his other hand down, slips his thumbs in the waistband of my panties and slowly pushes them down to the ground, letting me step out of them.
They disappear and I have a suspicion they ended up in his pocket.
One hand returns to my bare pussy and the other moves up my torso to my neck, before pressing inside the low-cut neckline of my dress. His fingers find my nipple and he starts softly pinching at the same time he presses a finger inside of me, making me groan.
“Mmm, that’s it, Love. Let me get you all warmed up for them.
Do you think it will be Apollo who takes you first?
Or perhaps Braxton?” Over the past few hours, while waiting for the others, I told Drake all about my time in Dyconia so far.
I have to admit he is an amazing listener, he asked me questions and doesn’t seem the least bit jealous when I talk fondly of the others.
There was something about Drake that just… fits with me. He’s like the final piece of a puzzle I didn’t know I was missing. My connection with him has been strong since the moment we met months ago. And now I know who he is, I feel so much more connected to him.
“Do you see them, Love?” His words bring me back to reality. I had been completely zoned out, his hands pulling pleasure from my body. My eyes focus on the horizon, and I gasp. I can see three dark shapes, two horses with riders and a wagon.
“It’s them!” I exclaim, trying to break away from Drake to go running to them.
“No, Little Mouse, let them come to you. I don’t want you out in that sun again, you’re already burned.” Somehow he holds me against him by my pussy and breast, then again maybe I’m not trying too hard to get away.
I grip his arm that’s across my chest as he starts ramping up his ministrations on my pussy. “Drake!” I gasp out his name, feeling my orgasm rising.
“Hmm…” he hums as he slowly pulls his finger out of me, using it to softly rub my clit. “We can’t have you coming yet, I want you all wet and needy for your other mates. I’m sure they’ve been out of their minds worrying about you.”
God, this man really was something else. It was clear he cared about our whole group, and not just me. I have a feeling they will get on really well with his protective nature.
His words are turning me on just as much as his hands are. “Please, Drake, let me come,” I beg, my fingernails digging into his arm as I watch the dark shapes of my other mates get closer and closer.
“No,” he whispers into my ear before sucking on my earlobe. I turn my face to his and he kisses me, his fingers start pressing harder, before quickly moving to the slowest briefest of touches, not letting me reach that peak I crave.
I growl his name in warning into our kiss, “Drake…” He just presses his mouth further into mine, claiming it for himself.
His tongue completely dominates mine and has my hips moving, begging for more pressure.
When I don’t get any, I press my ass backwards against his hard cock and wiggle it, hoping to convince him to fuck me now and put us both out of our torment.
“Love… that’s not nice… teasing me… when I’m only trying to help,” he says between kisses down the side of my neck. I tilt my head to give him a better angle and he pushes a finger back into me.
“Oh God, Drake, you’re torturing me…” I groan, as my eyes roll back into my head with pleasure. He knows how to play my body, ramping me up before slowing down.
I try to focus my eyes on my men heading towards us, they are much closer now, and as I try to make out who is who, Drake slowly steps forward, pushing me with him, until we are at the very edge of where the grass cuts off, slightly past the large trees.
The horses were already in a trot, but I can tell the moment they must see me because the two riders suddenly take off at a full gallop towards us.
Drake’s finger starts pumping faster and faster, making me pant, as I watch them get closer and closer.
Finally, I’m able to make out one of two bodies atop the horses.
“Brax!” I yell, just as Drake pulls his finger out of me completely again.
I see the other rider is Silver, which means the twins and Ryker are on the wagon.
Brax’s face comes into focus and I can see pure rage there. He isn’t angry at me, is he? Do they think I purposely left them? He’s now overtaken Silver, and is only sixty feet from me, his booming voice echoes around us. “GET YOUR DAMN HANDS OFF MY WIFE!”
Oh shit. Was he going to try to hurt Drake? Would Drake run? Both thoughts have tears forming in my eyes as I whisper his name in fear, “Drake.”
He quickly pulls his hand out of my dress and moves to my side, turning me to face him as he clasps my face and bends down so his eyes are level with mine.
His eyes bounce back and forth between mine, like he is trying to read what I’m thinking.
His expression is soft as he whispers, “Love, I told you I’m not going anywhere, it will be okay.
Now, go greet your husband.” He gently turns me towards Brax, who is pulling to a stop a few feet away.
He leaps off his horse and storms towards me, fury on his face as his eyes bounce between me and Drake.
I feel a little afraid of what he’ll do, although I know he’ll never hurt me.
I decide to help keep him from hurting Drake by yelling his name and jumping onto him, climbing him like a tree. “Brax!”
I pepper kisses all over his face as he wraps his arms around me. I press my face to the crook of his neck and he does the same. We stay there for a moment before he whispers, “You’re okay, Baby? Did he hurt you?”
I pull back and hold his face in my hands. “This is Drake, he saved me from the men who kidnapped me in the oasis. He killed them all, and he’s my mate, too.” I say quickly, watching him for signs of anger at taking another mate.
His eyes move over my shoulder, and I know he’s looking at Drake.
“Is all of that true?” Drake must give him a sign of affirmation because Brax’s eyes return to mine as a smile crosses his face.
“Good, you clearly need a large harem to take care of you, Baby. I’m happy to have the help.
” I want to argue that I don’t need taking care of, but he kisses me, making me forget my argument.
“Penny!” I hear Ryker’s voice and know they’ve all arrived.
I reluctantly pull my lips away from Brax to look over his shoulder at the other four men.
Silver holds the reins of both horses as he watches me with an indecipherable look on his face.
The way we left things, right before I was taken, I’m not sure where we stand.
I worry if I say anything, it will spook him and he’ll pull away.
As Brax sets me down, my eyes move to Ryker.
He practically tackles me, lifting me off my feet and spinning me around before putting me down again.
He grabs my face and kisses me, then pulls back to look me in the eye.
“You’re alright? Did they hurt you?” His thumb gently caresses my bruised cheek from where Jarid hit me.
“They did,” he growls through clenched teeth.
His eyes move over my shoulder to Drake. “Did you do this to her?”
“No, Ryker, this was done by one of the bandits. This is Drake, he’s not one of them, he saved me from them.”
Silver suddenly appears with the canister of magical healing cream in his hand. “Can I put this on your face, Sweetheart?” I nod and he gently rubs it into my cheek. “Do you need it anywhere else?” he asks, his eyes searching my body.