Chapter 9
CHAPTER NINE
Lila
And just like that, I have two more husbands.
We spent all night loving Echo through his heat, and all of us ended up with each other’s marks.
Fucking hell. I’m kind of embarrassed now that I am no longer foggy from the scent of all our pheromones, but the nest is fucking full of it.
The bedding is soaked with the remains of our releases, and if I stay, I know I’m going to beg the two of them to use and abuse my body like a rag doll.
My neck and shoulder ache where both of their marks now sit, and as my eyes roam over their sleeping sexy bodies, I get a thrill from seeing my own fang marks bruising their skin.
I know that when they heal and fade, a silvery mark like the one they have for each other will remain.
I’m both amazed and horrified, but Oshan said it would continue to happen until my mimic powers were satisfied.
My fingers itch to reach out and stroke both males, who are so different from one another.
Maxsim is bulky and tall, and I instinctively know he is my alpha and will protect me anyway he can, but looking at Echo, I have a different feeling.
His lithe, lean, somewhat feminine body calls to something deep and primal inside me—that same part that made me fuck his brains out, my pussy locking him to me while Maxsim did the same behind him.
Apparently if a male and female alpha lock an omega at the same time, their heat is quick and relatively painless, because this morning, Echo lies there with a small, secretive smile on his sleepy face, completely satisfied, which usually takes Maxsim days to achieve.
I bite my lip and slowly roll away from Echo’s side.
He was sandwiched between the two of us when we finally fell asleep last night, but I desperately need to escape so I can take a moment to breathe and think about what happened.
I also need a shower, because I reek of sex, and I want to find my babies and give them cuddles and reassure my other husbands, especially Xavier, that they are just as equally loved by me.
Saxon must be starving, and I hope he and Xavier have been making use of one another while I have been preoccupied by the others.
Thank goodness they are all bisexual. I’m not sure if I could physically handle having all of them rely solely on me for sex despite what Magenta says about resilient Skarrian pussies—#RSP.
With as much stealth as possible, I try to escape Maxsim and Echo as soon as the sun starts to peek above the horizon and shine through the windows.
I’m just going to take a moment to get my bearings, and then I’ll make sure they know they are completely welcome in my family.
I will have to ask them what they would like to do—join us back in the circus and keep their den in the lightning cat room, or create some space in my suite.
It’s perfect timing, because it’s still being redesigned to accommodate the babies and making sure each of my mates has exactly what they need.
The spare suite that Mark, Susie, and Aura’s family had been staying in is being absorbed into mine to accommodate so many mates.
My grandpas assured me it was no problem.
If they needed to, they would relocate the captains and their own suite if I needed more room, but at the moment, I think just combining the two suites should be enough for the ten of us.
It’s not until I’m standing, looking up at the high edges of the nest, that I realize I am once again stuck here…
or am I? I try to think about whether or not I saw either of them leaping out of his nest in their bipedal form, and sure enough, I recall seeing them do it.
Okay, I’ve got this. My new body should be able to make that leap, but before I can commit, a clawed hand wraps around my tail and tugs, unbalancing me, and I tumble into the bedding.
They pounce and drag me back into the nest, putting a smile on my face as they assure me of their commitment to me despite our unusual start.
Now that Maxsim’s mating bite is on my shoulder and mine is on Echo’s, he is a different pussy cat.
He’s cuddly and affectionate, and he purrs adorably when I stroke him the right way.
This morning, however, Echo won’t meet my eyes. He’s twitchy and restless, and despite all the exchanges of kisses, I feel distance between us. Is he regretting what we’ve done? I’m not the only one who notices, because Maxsim grabs his chin and makes Echo look at him.
“What is wrong, my omega? Please do not tell me this is not what you wanted. There is no going back for any of us.” Maxsim is gruff and emotional, and I rub a soothing hand over his soft furry back, trying to calm him.
Tears well in Echo’s eyes, and he bites his lip and looks at me. “I’m so sorry, Lila,” he whispers, and my heart sinks.
I stand up and will myself back into my normal form.
I feel the fur recede and my ears relocate to their normal position.
It feels like pins and needles break out over my body, and it’s painful, but it only lasts a few seconds before I’m back to normal.
I reach down and grab a blanket to cover my nudity.
It hadn’t bothered me before, but it does now.
“What did I do? I thought this was what you wanted.” My own voice sounds small and pathetic, but I’m so freaking hurt.
Echo shakes his head. “It’s not what you did, it’s what I did,” he replies, and I watch as Maxsim suddenly becomes very alert.
His nose twitches, and he leans in, inhaling a deep breath of air at the junction of Echo’s neck.
His eyes widen, and he starts to purr and rub his cheek against Echo’s, a wide smile crossing his lips.
“You’re pregnant! We’re going to have a baby,” he says with wonder in his voice, perfectly thrilled at the new situation. Goosebumps break out over my skin, and a wide smile spreads across my lips.
“That’s wonderful. I know the two of you will make amazing parents, and the kids will love to have a cousin to play with.
” I’m not sure what the relationship will be between my kids and theirs, but that works for now.
I drop back down, still grasping the blanket.
“Why aren’t you over the moon?” I ask the omega who I know was desperate for children.
His eyes are dim, and he nibbles on his bottom lip, looking between me and Maxsim before sighing regretfully. “Because they won’t just be mine and Max’s. I’m almost certain one of them is your baby as well.”
His words have me freezing with shock. “I’m sorry, but could you maybe please explain that a little more?” I can hear the hysteria building in my voice, and tears well in his eyes as he reaches for my hand.
“I couldn’t stop it,” he murmurs, and I snatch my hand away, hearing something very similar to what Caspian told me so many weeks ago.
“Female alphas are as rare as male omegas these days, and, well, I’d forgotten what can happen between a male omega and a female alpha.
It wasn’t until it was already happening that I remembered, and both of you had already locked and knotted me, and I couldn’t stop it.
” His eyes plead with me to forgive him.
“Details, Echo, details,” I say through gritted teeth. It’s taking all my strength not to lose my shit, because despite everything, I still don’t want to upset the pretty omega.
“When a male omega has sex with a female alpha, and it’s his breeding heat, a long straw-like appendage comes out of their cock and sucks—for want of a better word—an egg up.
It then coats it in the omega’s cum as it slides along that tube and then deposits it in his womb where the male alpha can also fertilize it, thus creating a baby with all three’s DNA.
” It’s Maxsim who has taken over, because Echo is distraught, sobbing hysterically in Maxsim’s arms.
“Are you saying that Echo is having my baby?” I can’t believe I’m asking this question.
Maxsim nods. “Yes, and probably one or two more from his own eggs. Lightning cats tend to breed in multiples.”
Holy fucking shit! I’m speechless, gobsmacked, dumbfounded. I blink a couple of times. Apart from the rise and fall of my chest, it’s my only movement as I consider everything. Right, another baby. Shit, probably more than one.
After my first initial moment of fury, something settles inside me.
The nudge from my inner kraken is kind and gentle and reassuring, as is the nudge from what I’ve come to know as my inner whisperer.
Between the three of us, we’re actually okay with this.
I desperately love my babies, and I’m excited that we will be adding to my family.
The reality of the possible danger we may be facing because of the orb worries me, but I have a plethora of mates who are powerful enough to protect them all, and let’s face it, there are also enough to help with everything.
“Okay.” I breathe out a big sigh, nodding like a lunatic.
“Alright, more babies to love and snuggle.” I crawl over to the two cats and wrap my arms around them.
Their fur tickles my skin, and I can’t help the giggle that escapes.
It’s slightly unhinged but happy nonetheless.
“It’s okay, Echo. I can’t expect mating rituals to go exactly like a human marriage.
Sure, I wasn’t planning on having any more kids anytime soon, but I have to admit that the fact that I’m not carrying these ones is a huge blessing.
Seriously, I wish all my mates could carry the babies.
” I place a kiss over his stomach, awed at the fact that this male is able to do the same things as a female from Earth.
“But it does make reading up on all my mates a priority. I still have no clue how Vilaxians and warlocks breed, and to be honest, cyborgs are a little fuzzy also.”