When a long finger touched her folds, stroking along her clit, she managed a soft gasp before
Madden
swallowed
it
in a kiss that spoke of the hunger wrapped around them. He hungered for her just as she hungered for him and it was magnificent. Powerful though he might be, she could unravel him. That was her power.
Madden braced his arms around her body and lifted her back, placing her on his lap as he sat on one of the plush chairs. Still facing away from him, his firm cock pr
essed against her bottom. She wiggled and he swatted at her hip.
“Do not move. Lay back against me so th
at we
can
pleasure you,” Madden’s breath tickled her ear and a shiver ran up her back as she did as
he had
commanded.
Madden
said
we
,
and she didn’t miss the meaning of that
word.
“Madden, is this okay?”
Layla suddenly needed his approval spoken aloud.
“Does it feel okay, love?”
“
I’m afraid to say.”
“You do not need to be afraid.” Madden stroked her
long, silky
hair
, allowing his fingers to sink into its softness
. She hadn’t seen Anton move
.
S
he’d
lost sight of him since Madden had moved her to sit. Quietly, he asked again, “
Does
it feel okay, love? That is all that matters.”
Layla closed her eyes before she spoke, unwilling to see his reaction, “yes.”
“Then it is as it should be.”
Layla
felt
Madden’s
smile against her cheek as he continued to stroke her hair, gather
ed
it and mov
ed
it to one side so that he could run his tongue down her neck. “Let Anton give you his devotion. It is his gift to us.”
Layla jumped as much as her body would allow
—
realizing now just how restrained Madden had her, when she felt the first touch of Anton’s hands
on
her thighs. He placed her legs on the outside of Madden’s legs, opening her to his view for the first time. Kneeling, he sat back on his feet and took all of her in.
“You are beautiful, astounding,
magnificent
. Your core calls to me.” Anton spoke so close to her that his breath imprinted itself on her inner thigh. Layla shook with her need. Opening her eyes, she saw Anton look past her to Madden. She felt him nod and tighten his hold around her only moments before Anton placed his hands on her thighs and held them tightl
y.
“Close your eyes,
l
ove. Close your eyes and just enjoy,”
Madden’s words
were
gentle but the command
was
still evident. Layla placed her head back on his chest and closed her eyes.
The first tender touch of Anton’s mouth caused Layla to jump, only to set
tle back so that the feel of Madden’s
firm
cock gr
e
w more
pronounced on
her bottom. Anton sucked and kissed along one thigh until he was nearly at her apex and she press
ed
forward to give him more
, whimpering in desire
.
Anton ignored her movement as
he
pull
ed
back
to
begi
n the same titillating kisses along her other thigh
.
Layla’s
breathing was shallow and a fine sheen of sweat glistened along her skin
before Anton had completed his journey to her apex
.
She wanted to scream for mercy.
* * * *
“
B
ella
D
onna
,
” Anton spoke just as he drew his tongue along her folds
, “Beautiful, beautiful girl
.
”
Madden understood the emotions firing inside his old friend
,
b
ut he knew
Anton
spoke them in reverence to Layla and this sparked a
sense of
pride in
him.
Layla whimpered
,
pleaded for more with her eyes,
her pleasure
evident as she lay in
Madden’s
arms. Madden knew Anton would continue his slow exploration. He was
in
awe
of
Layla
’s willingness to share her most private self with his friend. Anton’s ability to calm her was astounding.
The
two old friends
knew
immediately upon Anton meeting
Layla that he was their
Tre Adoro
. The connection was instant and the calming effect Anton had on Layla allowed her to feel comforted on her first morning in this new world.
Now
A
nton would be invaluable in
teaching
Layla to accept her position as Madden
’
s mate
.
Madden
was
thrilled
as he watched his best friend and his mate together.
H
e’d come to understand they were meant to share
Layla
.
Madden ha
d heard
stories within all the old legends that
it was possible
for a couple in the Acclimation period to bond with a third, the
Tre Adoro
.
Never had he imagined
being
a part of such a rare bond but there was no doubt now that Anton’s
role of
Tre Adoro
had been realized.
Watching Anton gently lapping at Layla’s folds, drinking in her honey and hearing Layla’s moans of pleasure w
ere
nearly
too much
for Madden
. His
teeth
sharpen
ed, allowing him to puncture Layla’s skin and succumb to his urge, an
urge to drink
that
was at its most intense.
Yet he held back, aware Layla and Anton needed this moment.
Anton shared his desire. Knowing that
their commitment as
a
Tre Adoro
Coupling
would be complete
should they both drink from her at the same time
was almost too
much.
Madden nodded at Anton’s raised brows.
They would proceed.
“You are certain?” Anton paused from his ministration
s
only to have Layla lift
herself toward him. Both Anton and Madden chuckled
.
P
erhaps this was their answer.
“Never more certain than this moment,” Madden answered, assuring his friend.
With no more than those words, Anton returned to Layla’s core where he used his fingers now to raise her arousal until she shout
ed
, “please, please, I need more.”
“We want to sh
are you, Layla. May we share you?
F
rom this day on
?”
He
didn’t
need
to
explain it any further.
Through
their blood bond, she could feel the significance of his questions, the result of their next action.
Her slight shiver told him she felt the i
mportance of her next words.
“Forever.
Yes, yes, please.” Layla thrashed her head from side to side until Madden took his hand and held her neck
exposed
to
him.
He had waited
and had
not taken her this way until now to give her time to adjust to the blood exchange, the claiming. But he could wait no
longer
to drink of her.
She belonged to him.
Madd
e
n
leaned into her neck to breathe
in
her scent before
he
pierc
ed
her skin
with his sharp teeth
and dr
a
nk from her.
Her blood was
a w
arm
, salty
syrup that coated his throat as he drank.
Madden allowed it to fill him.
Because of her
Magdalena circle
lineage
, Layla’s blood would sustain him.
S
he provided him stre
ngth and life through her blood, but
as a
Tre Adoro
Coupling
, Layla would require both Madden and Anton’s
blood
to give
her lengthened life.
While her blood warmed him, h
e needed more, more of Layla. He needed to be inside her when she came.
Anton s
ens
ed
his need
through their bond
and
helped Madden lift Layla up and place her back down
along his cock in one fluid motion. The sigh that escaped her reassured him
that
she was pleased as he slowly moved her up and down along his shaft.
Madden watched as
Anton
moved back between
Layla’s
legs.
He couldn’t see Layla’s reaction since she faced away from him
,
but he knew the moment
Anton
latched on to
her puffy little clit and placed his lips over her, suck
ing
and tugg
ing
.
Madden could feel
Layla
convulsing around him.
Would he ever get enough of her, ever feel sated?
Madden
groaned at the sensation of her spasms as he felt Anton’s fingers stroking the folds that clung to his cock.
He
ha
d never imagined
sharing his
mate
with his
best
friend
b
ut damn if it wasn’t amazing.
Madden
was fully seated within her.
With every thrust, he burned for her more. The fires of his own desire
heat
ed
as he held himself back to wait for her. Mesmerized by her willingness to accept him, to accept Anton
and
to open herself to their
coupl
ing
, Madden knew he loved this woman.
W
hen h
er orgasm hit her hard
and
she screamed
and tried
to pull herself away
,
Madden
held
Layla
to him as he
strain
ed to
control himself
.
T
hey weren’t done
with her yet
.
Anton pulled away from her clit
and removed his hands from her saturated folds
, pleased
with
his role in ma
king Layla come and enjoying the sounds of that
first orgasm
. Now
his eyes
sought out
the vein pulsing in her thigh.
Anton’s
teeth
flashed in the light for just a moment before his head lowered and Madden felt a second orgasm
ripple through Layla. He withdrew his own
teeth
just moments later and watched as the blood moved along the column of Anton’s throat as he
too
drank from her.
They were now one.
It felt right when Madden r
eleas
ed
Layla’s limp body to
him and allowed
Anton
to
carr
y
her back to their bed. As Madden went to shower and prepare for the day, Anton cared for Layla. Without waking her, he cleaned her with a warm clot
h and settled her under the covers.
“We need to talk, Anton. I need time with Layla before I can return
to active status
on any
upcoming
mission
s. We’ll need to plan.
And once we talk, you should return here so one of us is
present
when she
a
wake
n
s.”
Anton admired his friend’s composure, still feeling off kilter from their joining with Layla.