Chapter 60
Kai
Of all the males in Raven’s bonded group, I found Alaric the easiest to get along with. He mostly stayed on the sidelines unless Zane taunted him, like me.
I wasn’t wholly comfortable sharing our mate, but with the bonding ceremony out of the way, the mating rut was almost upon me.
Merpeople held bonding ceremonies too. But ours included a public claiming, where the court watched as bonded males rutted their females.
This typically led to an orgy once the deed was done.
I thanked the goddess I wasn’t in the mer kingdom.
The thought of my mother’s court watching me rut my witch was almost enough to kill any desire I had.
Exhibitionism was not something I enjoyed, but from the heady scent blooming around us, my mate liked the idea of me and the storm mage taking her together.
“Tell me what you want,” I asked my beloved. I trusted her to take the lead. At least for the moment. Once the mating rut took over, I would lose control, so for now I needed to know she felt comfortable with what Alaric suggested.
“I need to feel you inside me, Kai.” Her cheeks flushed, and not from the heat.
“Once I get inside you,” I told her, “I won’t be able to hold back.”
“That’s what I want. I love your feral side.” Water trickled down her chest, beading on her taut nipples. I leaned forward and swiped the drops away with my tongue, enjoying her little gasp.
“Be careful what you wish for, sweetheart,” I warned as my muscles bulged and my cock thickened in anticipation of sinking into her heat.
“You can breathe underwater, so lie down and let her sit on your face. Make her come with your tongue.” While I didn’t much appreciate being stage-managed by the storm mage, the idea of tasting my mate’s delicious cream sent a spike of lust through my body.
Raven’s eyes widened as I slid down beneath the water, switching to my gills to breathe. Alaric moved her forward so her core rested on my mouth. Her flavor burst on my tongue, and I heard her gasp when I thrust it inside her quivering sex.
“Oh my goddess!” Water sloshed everywhere as she writhed above me.
I looked up to see Alaric’s hands caressing her breasts while I drove her to orgasm with my tongue and fingers. It didn’t take long before she fell apart with a series of gasps and moans. Before she’d finished quivering over me, I sat up, sending a wave of water cascading onto the floor.
“I can’t wait!” The mating frenzy was upon me, and the only way to stop myself from losing all reason was to fuck my mate.
I lined myself up and sank into her heat. The way she clenched around my shaft nearly had me spilling inside her, but I gritted my teeth. It had been too long. Four more assertive males continually demanding our mate’s attention meant I was often sidelined.
Not that I minded. I preferred solitude and silence. It was part of being an aquatic shifter. But I realized as my teeth elongated into sharp, jagged fangs that I’d made a mistake. Not spending enough time with my soul-bonded mate had left me vulnerable to the feral side of my shifter nature.
Before I could stop myself, I sank my teeth into Raven’s creamy neck. She screamed and shuddered against my chest.
“What the fuck, dude?” The storm mage yelled and tried to pull her away, but I’d locked our mate in place, both with my teeth and my barbed cock.
To my surprise, Raven responded in kind. She bit my neck with her blunt little teeth, drawing blood and sending my inner beast into a frenzy.
Water flooded the bathroom. The storm mage tried once more to separate us, but it was impossible. I rutted into my mate, lost to my instincts. A distant bear’s roar barely made an impression on my feral lust.
Raven cried out my name as she fell apart around me. I thrust once more before filling her with my seed.
“The bear’s going to fucking murder your scaly ass,” Alaric muttered, kneeling behind Raven. She leaned back against his chest, still heaving from the force of her orgasm.
“No he won’t,” she panted. “Kai has a beast side too, and he deserves to set it free sometimes.”
Alaric’s chuckle vibrated through Raven and into me. To my relief, he seemed more amused than concerned.
“The water’s getting cold. We should get you dry before you catch a chill.”
My cock softened, allowing the storm mage to lift our mate from my lap. She winced as my release turned the water cloudy, and embarrassment slid over me, cooling my ardor. A hot flush heated my cheeks.
Goddess, what must she think of me?
But instead of turning to Alaric for comfort, she leaned down and kissed me.
“I love you, my sweet merman.”
My opportunity to respond died when the bathroom door burst open and an enraged bear stormed in.