BECOMING ONE
33
- MALAKAI -
I drag Alanis and Kailu from the dining hall twenty minutes later, to the amusement of our friends and family.
“Well, I guess we all better vacate the castle or else no one will be getting any sleep tonight!” Hendrix calls after us, earning him the middle finger from Alanis.
I’m thankful Elion isn’t here to hear what we’re about to do to his sister. He would be appalled.
I look to Alanis as we walk through the castle, and the smile plastered on her face as she loops her arm with Kailu’s warms my heart. We have no answers yet about him and Alanis, but I know in my heart that the three of us are meant to be together. It may just be wishful thinking, but I am certain this is the path we were meant to walk.
As soon as we enter my bedroom, I spin her around, pushing her back onto the black satin sheets covering the bed. She leans up on her elbows, looking at me with hooded eyes. I remove my black shirt, enjoying her eyes tracking over every one of my tattoos. Kailu leans over, peppering her with kisses, from her lips to her neck.
“One day you’ll have to tell me what they all mean,” she says in a husky voice, licking her lips.
Smiling, I crawl over her, forcing her to lay back on the bed. Kailu shifts, crawling behind her and cradling her between his legs. I lean down, whispering in her ear, “Only if you’re straddling me naked while I do.”
I work my way down her body, trailing kisses as I go. Lucky for me, she’s wearing a dress. When I glance up, my eyes meet Kailu’s for a brief moment before he drops his gaze to Alanis, biting his bottom lip. When he leans down and kisses her deeply, I smirk and return to my task, kissing her sternum, only to halt when she gasps. A quick look shows me Kailu, too, is now shirtless. He settles behind her, yanking her sleeves down her shoulders, then tugs the top of her dress down to expose her full breasts.
I nip and kiss as I drag my mouth lower and bunch the dress up at her belly. I pepper her with kisses, not stopping until I’m at her inner thighs. Her breathing turns ragged. I can smell her arousal, heady in the air, the scent making me so hard it hurts. I slide her underwear gently down her legs. She wiggles her hips, seeking a release I know she needs desperately.
“Please, Mal.”
Gods, the sound of her begging is music to my ears. Not one to leave my mate unsatisfied, I lick up her center, practically purring at her taste on my tongue.
“Yes!”
Her sounds of pleasure spur me on. I grab her thighs and pull her onto my face, latching onto her core.
Devouring her.
I run my teeth over that bud that wrenches moans from her body, sending fire racing through my veins. She’s so wet I could easily slide into her, but this is about more than just my pleasure.
I want to unravel her, and a glance at Kailu says he’s fully on board.
While he closes his mouth over her nipple, I slide two fingers inside, making her back arch from the bed. Sweat beads on her skin as her heart races. The sounds of her wetness around my fingers almost makes me finish, but I hold back and curl my fingers to rub against that sweet spot inside her. She detonates.
“MALAKAI.”
She squeezes my fingers so hard that I have to wait to remove them, her head thrown back and chest heaving from the orgasm that races through her. I lock eyes with her as I remove my fingers and bring them to her mouth.
“Suck.”
Her pupils dilate as she opens her mouth and tastes herself.
“If we do this, we will complete our mating bond…Is that what you want?”
Her breathing is ragged, eyes full of lust. “I almost lost you both. I don’t know what is in store for us in the future, but I want you.” She glances at Kailu, still hovering by her head, his cheeks flushed. “Both of you.”
I pull her to the end of the bed and flip her so she is on her stomach. I kick my trousers from my legs and pull her dress from her body. In my hurry I manage to rip the strap, earning a dirty look from my feisty mate.
“Don’t worry, firecracker, I promise I’ll make it up to you.”
“You bet—”
I slam into her before she can finish her sentence.
Gods, the feel of her is otherworldly. A tingling sensation shooting down my spine as I collect her long brown hair in one hand, pulling her back towards me. Kailu groans as Alanis opens his trousers, a hiss escaping through his teeth as she wraps her hand around him. Watching them sends pleasure zipping down my spine, her back arched, ass out, Kailu’s eyes rolling back in his head as she pumps her hand up and down his length.
“You like how my cock feels inside you, firecracker?” I ask, but she’s lost, gasping, trying to push herself back and forth to get friction. “Answer me.”
“Gods, yes, Mal. I love it. I need you. Please move.”
I smirk, kissing the side of her neck, pulling back just to slide back in, slow and gentle. She growls. She actually growls at me.
“Malakai.”
I laugh. “I knew you were a firecracker from the moment I met you. Tell me, Alanis, how do you want me? Slow and soft?” I enunciate the question with another gentle thrust.
“No.” She grits her teeth, trying to fight against my strength.
“What do you want, then?”
She releases a breath. “ You , damn it.”
I continue to thrust into her at a steady pace. “Who do you belong to?”
She clenches. Oh, my little firecracker likes that.
“Mal,” she whines.
“Bossy little thing, aren’t you? But you didn’t answer my question.”
“Yours, damn it,” she snaps. “I’m both of yours.” In her desperation her hand stopped moving on Kailu, his own quickly replacing hers. My eyes latch on his movements, my body heating further when his eyes lock on mine.
I smile, pulling all the way out. “Open that pretty little mouth for Kai, then.”
Kailu stares at her with dark eyes, the entire time running his hand up and down his length. Now, he knees up to her on the bed. Alanis licks her lips, and I feel her clench around me as she swallows him down her throat, and I don’t wait a second longer before thrusting back into her harder. I grab the back of her neck, pushing her further down onto Kailu as I rail into her.
Her muffled moans echo around the room. It’s still not enough.
With a glance at Kailu, who quickly pulls his cock out of her mouth, I pull out, flipping her to her back before slamming home again. I pull her legs up and rest them on my shoulders to sink in even deeper.
“Fuck,” she breaths right before Kailu slides back into her mouth.
“Take it all,” I demand, my gaze flicking from where she and I are joined to where she and Kailu are. She reaches up, playing with her nipples. It takes everything in me not to spill inside her. I flick her clit, making her moan as she writhes beneath me.
The heavy smell of sex and the sound of skin slapping skin fills the room. I reach down, wrapping my fingers around her neck to feel Kailu hit the back of her throat with each thrust.
“You’re such a good girl.”
She clenches around me again and I know she’s about to come.
I’m right there with her.
“I’m so deep inside you that you’ll feel me here tomorrow,” I whisper.
Then, without warning, I unleash everything. I pound into her so hard that I forget where I end and she begins. All I know is her scent and the feel of her wrapped around me.
She absolutely consumes me. She gasps and pulls from Kailu as our bond clicks into place. Everything inside me draws tight. Her eyes grow wide, filled with wonder as they lock onto mine. A golden tether forms between us, shimmering in the darkened room. It pulls tight, connecting our hearts.
She’s screaming my name.
“That’s right, firecracker. Let everyone hear you.”
Her orgasm consumes her. She throws her head back, shuddering. I grasp her chin forcing her gaze back to me.
“Eyes on me.” I pump into her two more times before release finds me and I spill everything I have inside her. The shimmery gold tether slowly sinks into each of our chests.
We are mated.
I release her legs, slowly pulling out. The sight of my come dripping down her thighs is enough to send arousal shooting through my body, as if I didn’t just come harder than I ever have before in my entire life.
I watch in fascination as she sucks Kailu back into her mouth, his body taut with pleasure. Kailu grunts and thrusts a few more times before he finishes down her throat.
Standing, I quickly head to the bathroom to get a wet cloth to clean her. When I return, she’s little more than a limp rag, the fingers of one hand laced with Kailu’s while he combs her hair. His eyes flick to mine, moving down my body as I stride towards them. His eyes on my body sends pleasure thrumming through me again.
I lean down to clean up Alanis. “Are you awake?” I joke, pinching her side. She giggles and the sound makes my heart pound.
“I can’t feel my legs.”
“I intend to keep you freshly-fucked as much as possible.”
I lean in, kissing her softly. Her free hand gently explores my face.
“Malakai…”
“What is it? Was I too rough?” Worry gnaws at me.
She gives me a reassuring smile. “No, it was perfect.”
Relief courses through my body. “What, then?”
Her fingers twine through the hair on the nape of my neck. “I love you.” Then she tilts her head back toward Kailu, whose gaze has flicked to the door, as if he’s contemplating making a run for it. I reach out, pushing his hair back from his face as Alanis whispers, “Kailu,” to get him to look at her.
My best friend’s eyes look guarded as they meet mine, just for a moment, a vulnerability I haven’t seen since my sister broke his heart evident on his face. I know he worries what will happen if there is no mating bond, but doesn’t he know that she will love him just as deeply if there isn’t one? At last, he looks down at her, audibly swallowing.
“I love you, Kailu.”
The breath sounds punched out of him, though I know only I’m able to hear how hard his heart pounds. “I love you, too, Alanis. I think I started falling for you the second I heard your sass.” And when he kisses her, I know I’m not alone in feeling relief.
Tears fall down her face as she turns to me, glowing with happiness. Our lips meet, unhurried and full of love.
“I love you, Alanis. Even if none of us were bonded, this is still where I would choose to be.”
She smiles, and at some point the three of us migrate up the bed, Kailu and I on either side of her beneath the covers. It’s not long, though, before she grinds against me, as if noticing that I am more than ready for round two. I glance at Kailu, the desire etched across his face. He wants her but is scared to take her without the mating bond.
“Kailu,” I whisper and catch his eyes when he looks up at me.
“I can’t,” he whispers on shaky breaths. “What if we aren’t mates? What if I’m wrong?”
- KAILU -
I want her desperately, but I’m not sure I can handle having her if I can’t keep her. Alanis turns her eyes towards me, love radiating behind her gaze. Her soft fingers brush over my stubble.
“We won’t do anything you don’t want,” she says. “I want you no matter what may happen, Kailu. You are a part of me. I understand your fear; I have it, too.”
I brush her sweaty hair from her face and place a soft kiss on her forehead. “I just want to be sure. I don’t think I would survive having you, only to have to give you up.”
Malakai reaches out, placing a hand over mine. “You wouldn’t have to. Neither of us want that.”
I swallow the lump in my throat. “If she’s not my mate and we do this, what happens down the line if I find my mate?”
Alanis’s eyes shutter. Malakai tenses.
“That’s what I mean. It will be hard enough as it is. I don’t want to make it worse if my theory is wrong.”
Alanis nods and burrows deeper into the bed. I can feel her sadness like it’s a heavy weight that sits upon my chest. How can I be so in tune with her emotions and not be her mate?
“Kailu.”
I glance at Mal, who stares at me softly.
“Let’s just get some sleep. We can deal with this in the morning,” I say quickly, trying to avoid the fears that seem to be closing in around me.
I pull Alanis into me, Malakai sandwiching her from the other side.
I do not sleep that night. My mind and body are restless with the worries consuming me. I lost one woman I loved to a mating bond; I don’t know if I will survive losing Alanis. In fact, I know I won’t. There is only so much heartbreak one person can manage, and losing her would in turn mean losing Mal. I can’t fathom being around him, watching their love, knowing she is not my mate. Knowing I would lose them both.
To be with two people I love, who are meant to be together, while I am an outsider. Someone who doesn’t belong.
No, I will not take this next step until I’m certain.
For all of our sakes.