Chapter 18 #2
Her knees began to wobble, so I pulled out right before she collapsed onto her back, her chest heaving, her hair a wild tangle around her face as Rowan moved onto the bed, positioning himself underneath Jupiter.
He pulled her onto his lap with little to no effort, her perfect ass settling against his thighs as she straddled him.
Her swollen pussy was glistening with arousal, and she immediately began grinding against his cock, desperate for release.
“Fuck, love,” Rowan groaned, his hands gripping her hips hard. “You’re so fucking wet.”
I stroked myself at the sight, my cock aching for her as I watched them. Jupiter’s eyes were glossy but bright silver, glowing with starlight power now.
“Can you take us both?” I asked.
She nodded, her lips parting in a breathless “yes” that was all I needed to hear.
I crawled onto the bed between her thighs as Rowan effortlessly lifted her up, positioning his cock at her entrance.
Then, with perfect synchronization, we both sank into her, filling her completely.
The sound that escaped Jupiter’s lips was somewhere between a moan and a scream.
Her back arched, her body trembling as she was stretched to her limit, taking both of us at once.
It was a slow process as her body adjusted, but she was so wet for us that we slipped right in.
“Fuuuck—” I hissed, the tight heat of her around me almost overwhelming. “You feel incredible.”
We began to move.
“That’s it, pretty girl,” Rowan growled, his hands gripping her hips as he thrust up into her. “Take us both, love.”
Jupiter’s inner walls clenched around us, her body shuddering as she approached her peak. I reached between us, finding her clit and circling it with my thumb.
“I need to feel you come on both our cocks,” I commanded, feeling my own release building rapidly, balls tightening, thighs tingling.
She screamed, her body convulsing around us. The sight of her pushed me over the edge, and I felt Rowan tense beneath her as well.
“Fuck!” I shouted as I came, my release pulsing deep inside her. Rowan followed moments later, his own curse echoing mine as he emptied himself.
Jupiter continued to move between us, riding out her pleasure as cum spilled from her pussy, dripping down her thighs.
The sight was obscene and beautiful all at once.
When we finally stilled, all three of us panting and trembling, Jupiter collapsed forward onto my chest. I wrapped my arms around her, holding her close as our heartbeats slowly returned to normal.
“Christ, woman,” Rowan breathed, his hand stroking her back gently.
She smiled against my chest, her eyes still glowing faintly with starlight. “I think I might need a minute to learn how to breathe again.”
I laughed, cock twitching. “Take all the time you need, love. We’re not going anywhere.”
Carefully, she eased off of us, groaning at the ache. I could only imagine she’d be walking a bit funny by tomorrow after what we’d just done to her. I should have felt bad, but all I felt was smug and satisfied. She excused herself to the restroom, and both Rowan and I watched her go.
The bathroom door clicked shut, we both turned to face each other.
“We’re fucked,” I said, running a hand through my hair. “Completely and utterly fucked.”
Rowan nodded, “I’ve never felt anything like that before. Not with anyone.”
I leaned back against the headboard, my mind racing.
I’d sworn to myself after Eliza that I wouldn’t let myself get attached again, that I’d keep my distance, and be the responsible leader.
And now here I was, having just shared the most incredible woman I’d ever met with my shield brother, feeling like my heart had been ripped out and handed to her.
“I can’t lose her, Ro. I don’t think I could survive it.”
Rowan nodded. “And that’s the problem, isn’t it?”
I closed my eyes. We’d crossed a line tonight that changed everything.
I knew what needed to be done, but the thought of it made my stomach twist into knots.
We couldn’t continue like this, hiding the truth from her.
She deserved better than that. She deserved the truth, no matter how complicated or overwhelming it might be.
“We have to tell her,” I said finally. “Everything. The Order, the prophecy, all of it.”
Rowan ran a hand through his sweat-damp hair, exhaling slowly. “If she knows—“
“If she knows, she can make her own choices. We can’t keep doing this. We can’t keep pretending like meeting her was some coincidence.”
“We’re supposed to ease her into it, not toss her in head first. remember the plan?”
“Yeah, I was fucking there. But look where that’s gotten us,” I gestured around us. “Someone just tried to murder her shield. Do you think that’s a coincidence? The Assembly knows she’s getting closer to us, and they’re panicking.”
Rowan’s eyes darkened. “You think the Assembly is behind the attack on Nightfall?”
“Who else would benefit from keeping Jupiter isolated? From making sure she has no one to turn to except them? If her shield is in danger, she comes running to save the day and they know that.” I shook my head.
“We’ve been waiting for her for generations, but so have they.
And they had her where they wanted her until Nightfall fucked it up for them.
I have a feeling they’ll do anything to keep their weapon close. ”
“When we get back to Imperium, we gather the others and we tell her everything. No more secrets. No more half-truths. She deserves to know what she is.”
“And if she hates us for keeping it from her even this long?”
The question hung in the air, voicing my deepest fear. I’d already fallen for her harder than I’d thought possible. The thought of her looking at me with betrayal in those starlight eyes made my chest ache.
“Then that’s the price we pay. But I won’t lie to her anymore. We can’t build anything real on a foundation of secrets.”
Rowan was quiet for a long moment before nodding. “You’re right. No more lies.”
The bathroom door opened, and Jupiter stepped out.
My breath caught in my throat yet again.
She looked ethereal in the dim light, but her eyes were rimmed with red, as if she’d been crying.
My first instinct was to go to her, to ask what was wrong, but I held back.
Being this close to her former shield must be tearing her apart, reopening wounds that had barely begun to heal.
She avoided our gazes as she padded across the room, her movements slow and careful. Without a word, she crawled onto the bed between us, pulling the sheet up to cover herself.
“You okay?” Rowan asked softly.
She nodded. “Just tired. It’s been... a lot.”
I exchanged a glance with Rowan over her head.
Now wasn’t the time. She was exhausted and emotionally drained.
The truth could wait until we were back on our own territory, with all of us together.
Instead of pressing, I simply lifted my arm, offering her a place against my chest. She hesitated for only a moment before curling against me, her head resting over my heart.
Rowan shifted closer behind her, draping his arm across her waist, cocooning her between our bodies.
“Rest,” I murmured, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. “You’re safe with us always.”
Her body gradually relaxed as sleep claimed her, her breathing evening out into a gentle rhythm, but I didn’t miss the small wet puddle of tears soaking into the pillow beneath her head.
I stayed awake, watching the shadows play across her face, memorizing every detail. In sleep, she looked younger, unburdened by the weight of her designation and the expectations everyone else had for her.
I thought about what awaited her when we returned to Imperium.
The truth about the Order, about the prophecy that had foretold her coming, about her role in reconnecting our worlds.
Would she understand that we hadn’t been trying to deceive her, but rather ease her into a truth so vast and overwhelming that it had been kept hidden for millennia?
Rowan’s eyes met mine over Jupiter’s sleeping form. “She’s going to change everything.”
“She already has.”