Deep, Hard, and Rough (17 page)

Authors: Jenika Snow

Heat crept up her neck,
and Erak tightened his hold on her hand tight enough that she glanced up at
him. There was apology on his face, no doubt from his father’s comment.

Of course she didn’t say
anything to the King on how she was a human, and not born to produce babies for
the sole purpose of adding numbers to their ranks. She didn’t know if the
brothers felt the same way their father did, but if they wanted this … whatever
they were doing to work, then it would need to be a mutual relationship of understanding
and talking things out.

The king clapped his hands
together, and his booming voice rang out through the room. “We shall have a feast
tonight in celebration of my sons finding their mate.” He shook his head, and a
smile formed on his lips when he looked down at her

He nodded to his sons and bowed
to her, and then he left them alone.

“For a moment there I
thought she might comment on the whole producing heirs comment.” Raimi didn’t
stop himself from laughing, which in turn had Genet doing the same.

“A feisty little mate we
have.” Raimi turned her so he could wrap his arms around her waist and bring
her body flush with his.
“But ours nonetheless.”
He
ran his tongue along her bottom lip and she shivered. “It turns me the fuck on,
though.” He took her mouth in a brutal kiss, and she knew what she would be
doing until that feast tonight. With all three brothers surrounding her, their
erections hard rods pressed against her
body,
and
their mouths on her exposed skin, she wanted them, but it seemed the voice of
reason, named Erak, decided to burst that bubble.

“As much as I want to fuck
you,
Fallina
,
I think we should let you rest.” He said this although he continued to lick a
path up and down the nape of her neck. “Besides, for as insatiable as we have
been, I don’t want to break our fragile little human mate.” There was amusement
in his voice, and then he had her out of Raimi’s grasp, turned around, and in
his. “Besides, what fun would that be if she broke?” He was full out grinning
now.

“No fun at all.” He slid
his hand in her hair, tugged harshly on the strands so her neck was arched and
bared to him, and started kissing her. Genet took possession of her mouth, and
Raimi gripped her ass, massaging the mounds. “If you don’t plan on taking care
of what we are starting, I’d suggest you back up.” The three of them laughed at
her, but at least did what she said. Now all she had to do was keep her hands
off of them until later tonight. But she had a feeling that would be easier
said than done.

****

Hours had passed since the
celebratory feast had commenced, and after dancing, laughing, talking with the
mated females and how happy they were with their lives, Luna felt herself settle
for the first time in her life. Who in their right mind would want to leave a
place like this, where people did not hurt one another for pleasure, and where
they actually enjoyed the company of just talking? True, the warriors were
intense in everything they did, but when they looked upon their females all she
saw was a deep rooted affection that spoke more than any words ever could. Erak
had taken Luna outside to the gardens that surrounded the back portion of the
palace. Flowers of all shapes, sizes, and colors covered every square inch of
the oasis. The triple
Alges
moons high above glowed
an iridescent blue, casting a shimmery glow along the flora. She was
overwhelmed by it all, by the sights, smells, and people that inhabited
Aktulla. Even the sounds of the creatures that inhabited the surrounded forests
led way to a symphony that was the night. The king may prefer to live in a more
primal way, without the use of advanced technology in his home, and submersing
himself in ancient artifacts like bound books, but she realized she much
preferred to live this way. Kat’aki had been primal in many of the same ways,
but it wasn’t as gloriously freeing as being with Aktullas. There was a freedom
with them. The violence and filth didn’t surround her, didn’t consume every
part of her life. Not anymore at least.

She turned back around
toward the party and watched through the open balcony doors as warriors that
looked like they could snap someone’s neck clean off, took hold of their mates
and brought them close to their bodies in a protective embrace. They loved
those females like nothing else on the planet mattered, and they looked at them
in the same way the three brothers looked at her. Did it always happen this
quickly when they found their mates? Was it consuming and mind-blowing, and
just … wonderful? When she had first seen
Erak
, Genet,
and Rami at Tao, she had never thought this was where her life would lead her.
Slavery, degradation, and pain were the only things she thought about, the only
thing she assumed her life would amount to, despite her need to escape and
live, but these brothers had showed her that with control, there could also be
tenderness, and possibly even love.

She looked at Erak, stared
at his harsh features that weren’t what she would consider classically
handsome, and knew that she wanted so much more out of her life, and she wanted
that with all three of them.

Sensing her gaze on him,
Erak looked down at her, and the smile he gave her was so warm, so
heartbreaking that she knew without a doubt she could very easily fall in love
with him, and Genet and Raimi. It didn’t matter that the time spent with them
had been miniscule in the grand scheme of it all, because after living a vile
life, she would never take anything or anyone for granted. Luna also came to
the realization that if she felt something, she would take hold of it with both
hands and never let it go.

Raimi and Genet came
outside and stood beside Erak. The three of them looked at her, their gazes
raking along her body with pent-up arousal and expressions that held no
patience. They wanted her, and they wanted her now.

“You are looking at us
like
you
are the one that wants to
devour
us
.” Erak’s voice was a low,
deep caress along her body, and she let her eyes close. It felt good to be
wanted as more than just a possession. This was just the beginning of their
life together, but it was something that she didn’t fear, and actually looked
forward to. The future held many unknown things, but as long as she just let
herself be set free, she could accept anything that was thrown her way.
Besides, she also had these three to look after her, and that went a long way
in making her fear vanish, and contentment and Elysium settle inside of her.

“That’s exactly what I
want to do.” Their triple, identical growls had her instantly wet, but for the
first time since meeting her warriors, she was the one that went to them with
the intention of easing the ache that seemed to control all of them. It was a
glorious way to end the night, and start her new life.

Epilogue

Luna covered
Landyn
up with a blanket and ran her fingers through the
thick ash colored hair that layered his little eighteen month old head. She
couldn’t help but smile at how much he looked like his father, Genet. Quietly
slipping out of the room, she passed by
Declain’s
room, her rowdy three-year-old. Without going inside she leaned against the
entryway and watched as Erak read to their son. Even three years later she was
still amazed that her overbearing alpha husband had a soft side, but he showed
it tenfold with her and their children. The baby growing inside of her, another
little boy, this one Raimi’s, kicked wildly. Even though her past was just
that, her
past
, she still sometimes had
nightmares that Maximo would come for her. He had died back in her
hole-in-the-wall home, and although time and being with Erak, Genet, and Raimi had
helped wash away the horrid images of all of that blood pooling around him, and
that blank, empty look
she
had momentarily seen in her
haste to escape. She sensed someone stop behind her and looked over her
shoulder to see Raimi.

“Baby, you need your
rest.” He rubbed her very large swollen belly, and their son gave a mighty
kick. “Little Kale takes a lot out of you, and I know your back hurts.” He slid
his hands right over her lower spine and started kneading her flesh. A low moan
slipped from her, and Erak lifted his eyes to her and smiled. He dropped his
gaze down to
Declain
, saw their little boy asleep, and
kissed him on the head before leaving the room.

“You should lie down,
Fallina
.” Erak
bent down and kissed her on the lips.

“That’s what I tried
telling her, brother, but our little human mate is stubborn.” Raimi grinned and
rubbed her belly once more. “I’m heading over to spar with Genet.”

Raimi kissed her and
turned and left. Erak led her to the bedroom she shared with her husbands. Erak
helped her big ass on the bed and curled his body around hers. He stroked her
arm, tickling her in a way that had her eyes drooping and the temptation of
sleep washing over her.

The bed itself took up
nearly one whole wall, but it was needed when she was big and fat and nearly
ready to pop out babies. It was also needed when she had three seven
foot
tall, three hundred pounds of muscled warriors sleeping
beside her. They tended to spread out, stretching their long limbs, and taking
up quite a bit of room, but Luna wouldn’t have had it any other way. They
protected her, treated her like she was a priceless jewel, and didn’t keep her
like a caged animal. They may be cocky, demanding, and want her to surrender to
them, especially in the bedroom, but they loved her unconditionally. It was a
give and take relationship, and there were times she felt like they took more
than they gave, but then there were other times they knelt at her feet and told
her words so soft, so sweet, she couldn’t hold back her tears. They may have
brute strength, be giants in the literal and figurative sense, but at the end
of the day they worshipped her like a goddess and loved
her
like the world was ending.