Chapter Four
They stared at one another in silence. On Stellar’s chaise, they simply zoned out.
Shock suffocated everything. Stellar’s emotions were all over the place.
He was thrilled, scared, and confused. Why was Stygian stuck?
Which one was his mate? Maybe they both were.
He couldn’t accept that. It had to be Taurus. Otherwise, what the hell?
“It’s Stygian,” Taurus said, surprising Stellar’s ears with the sudden noise. He sounded broken. There was a hint of inflection in his voice that there was no denying. Stellar had finally crushed him.
Stygian snorted.
Stellar couldn’t believe he could tell the difference.
Taurus crossed his arms over his chest, as if comforting himself. “Of course you can distinguish between us. He’s your mate. You hear his thoughts.”
Stellar shook his head partly in response and half because he needed to shake off the shock. “No. You’re reading my thoughts. Only my mate would be able to do that.”
A put-upon sigh burst from Stellar. “He’s inside me. I can hear everything he does.”
“You’re an idiot.”
Taurus growled after Stygian’s voice popped from his mouth. “For the love of stars, please say this is temporary.”
All Stellar could do was watch the exchange Taurus had with himself. The show was mind-bending.
“Taurus.”
Taurus focused on him with one solid black eye and one yellow one.
Stellar held his stare. “I love you. This is a good thing. I’m happy it’s you.”
Taurus threw his hands up. “It’s not me. We’ve been together for centuries and we were never paired before Stygian hijacked my body.”
“To be fair, I’ve sifted through your memories.
” Stygian focused on Stellar for a moment.
“Nice cock game, by the way. Anyhow, I’ve looked through your time together, and Stellar has never bitten you hard enough to draw blood.
It’s very likely you two have always been mates. You were too dumb to check.”
He had a point.
Stygian didn’t stop there. “I might just be psychoanalyzing here, but that’s probably why you’ve been over the top jealous and fiery mad at Stellar for some time now. He’s your mate and other people are touching him.”
“Thanks to you,” Taurus shot back. “We haven’t even begun to talk about your little manipulations and how you escaped. You know River is pure of heart. Only an evil bastard would use him as you have.”
“To be fair, I am an evil bastard.”
Stellar’s brain bounced around like a tennis ball, trying to keep up with the pair in one body.
Taurus scoffed. “That’s a whole other conversation. Right now, we have to work on this problem. We have to find a way to get you out.”
“I’m actually quite comfortable here, but thanks.”
Taurus tilted his head back and groaned.
“That was sexy.”
At Stellar’s words, Taurus’ focused on him. His eyes were solid yellow.
Desire blasted Stellar. Stellar drew a steadying breath. He could see inside Taurus’ soul. “I told you it’s you.”
Taurus visibly swallowed hard. “I love you. You have no idea how I pray that’s true. It’s always been you.”
Gah. You two are sappy as fuck.
Stellar shook his head at Stygian’s thoughts. “We have quite the dilemma here.”
Taurus licked his lips in a nervous motion. “What do we do now?”
A thousand and one thoughts bombarded Stellar.
Most likely, they should reach out to Goddess Celeste and get all of this straightened out.
That seemed the smartest course. Instead, Stellar moved to his knees and straddled Taurus.
For a moment, their eyes locked and held.
Then Stellar swiped his lips across Taurus'.
“I’m feeling very possessive right now.” He ran his fingertips across the collar Taurus wore as he skimmed his lips against Taurus’ mouth again. “I wouldn’t care if you were possessed by Lucifer himself. Nothing can stop me from always choosing you.”
Taurus chuckled. “Lucifer is rather sexy.”
Stellar laughed. Things were a bit strange right now, but Stellar’s heart was still full.
He understood that he had been blessed beyond words.
Even if the truth turned out to be that Stygian was his true mate, Stellar would take this backdoor loophole that still gave him Taurus.
There were no words for him to explain how much this pairing pleased him.
Taurus’ hands ran up Stellar’s back beneath his shirt. Love built by centuries stared at him. “Your thoughts are beautiful. I’ve dreamed of this moment. To be fair, we were alone.”
The laughter in Taurus’ voice made Stellar smile. No matter what happened from here, Stellar had the man he wanted. To him, this match was a beautiful thing.
The more Stygian had thought about it, the more he believed this was a sweet deal for him.
This arrangement freed him from Bodhi. He was safely inside Faerie and inside a warrior.
Not to mention, the guy was mated to a prince.
He would be fed like a king. Stygian kind of liked this plan.
Since Stygian had no complaints, he decided to sit back and enjoy the ride.
Taurus could take things from here. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how a person looked at things, he couldn’t stop peeking in.
Stellar was way too sexy and dirty to ignore.
There were feelings in his chest and stomach.
Stygian stayed hidden, ensuring Taurus didn’t know he was there.
“You should kiss me again.”
Go Taurus. Stygian was a little proud of him.
Stellar immediately dipped his head and kissed them. They were a them. Stygian felt everything Taurus did. Their bodies were one, seemingly permanent now.
Stygian couldn’t help himself. He towed Stellar closer by the perfect globes of his ass and rocked Stellar against him.
Stellar sat back a few inches and pulled his shirt up and over his head.
He went right back to kissing them. Stygian wasn’t sure who was in charge now, but Taurus didn’t make him stop.
He could too. Taurus was older and stronger.
He could wrestle Stygian into submission. For whatever reason, he didn’t.
“I need to fuck you.”
Look at Taurus getting all dominant. Stygian could get used to this.
“Are you sure? He’s still inside you.”
Damn, Stellar. Way to ruin things.
Love swelled inside Taurus, completely overwhelming Stygian to the point he couldn’t breathe. He internally scratched at his throat, trapped by Taurus’ collar.
“I don’t give a damn. All I feel is you.”
At Taurus’ words, Stellar stood and pulled Taurus to his feet. He led him to the bed built for royalty. The piece looked like a fluffy cloud that would suck someone straight into sleep. Stellar undressed Taurus, giving Stygian his first good look at the body he had stolen. He had chosen well.
So, you are a true redhead.
A chuckle rang through his mind. Was there ever any doubt?
Damn. Taurus knew he was still there. Wait. Taurus knew he was still there, and he wasn’t stopping. Whoa. He was in trouble.
Taurus undressed Stellar. He touched Stellar as much as he could, driving Stellar crazy. Stygian felt the pair’s emotions and physical touch. He was imprisoned by their combined arousal. Stygian had a bad feeling he was about to find a new addiction.
The pair fell into bed while Stygian took in everything.
With a single thought, Taurus readied himself.
Stellar obviously didn’t take for granted that he had.
He stretched Taurus’ hole and had them moaning before he eased his way inside.
He was a lot. They could take him, but Stygian was barely hanging on.
That wide girth didn’t miss the hotspot.
Stygian hadn’t breathed a full breath since the kiss that led them here.
Stellar had them folded like a lawn chair and never stopped kissing them as he pumped inside.
All Stygian could do was hang on. His emotions grew stronger as his orgasm built.
Every time he got close, Stellar would change angles and steal his pleasure.
He knew it was on purpose because he heard the wicked laughter in Stellar’s mind every time he tortured them.
By the time Stellar let them blow, they were coated in sweat and begging.
Stygian fully admitted he babbled whatever right alongside Taurus.
There was no pretending he wasn’t there.
Then Stygian’s entire being exploded into flames of pleasure and literal flames.
They were pure passion and licked at Stellar’s skin, causing no pain, only more ecstasy.
The combination of their three orgasms flipped Stygian inside out, exposing everything about him.
As he came floating back down from outer space, reality hit him so hard that the air froze in his lungs.
It was both. Stygian wasn’t trapped inside Stellar’s mate.
They were both his mates. Holy shit. What had he done?