Taming a Healer: 3 (Galactic Lust) (12 page)

So many wasted years.

Initially, the inside of the smaller chamber felt almost
cold. Within a few moments, heat emanated from the couple on the blanket in the
center of the room. Torchlight danced from the walls, casting shadows against
the piles of clothes and personal effects of Sadie’s fallen tribesmen. How
could she get past so much devastation?

Gabriel groaned, held her tightly and turned her against the
blanket. Nolan watched closely for any sign of aggression. To his surprise,
Gabriel handled her gently, reverently, as if he could kiss and touch her for
hours without losing control. Yes indeed, something had certainly changed.

Nolan dug his boots into the sand, refusing to interfere
between them while Gabriel remained in control. This is how a normal man would
act with a woman. The sight mesmerized him as Gabriel touched, stroked and
savored every facet of the beautiful healer.

Nolan’s hands fisted, wishing he could explore and touch
shae-shondah
in such a slow and deliberate manner. He considered himself lucky to have
shared her passion at all. Still, he itched to touch her soft skin, kiss and
lick her scented folds and taste her need.

He wouldn’t spare himself the pain of unanswered desire.
He’d stand and passively watch, ensuring her safety. The pair flowed together,
as if they’d rehearsed some intricate sexual ritual. They’d been linked many
years before. It couldn’t be more obvious. A decade of separation hadn’t stood
in the way. Not really.

“Nolan.” The soft, seductive voice of the healer drifted to
him. Why would his name come from her lips? Gabriel did nothing to cause her
alarm. She didn’t need Nolan for protection.

Without hesitation, he took a step forward before forcing
himself to stop. Perhaps he’d heard what he wanted, his mind playing tricks.

Gabriel raised her shirt, baring her breasts. Nolan’s mouth
watered, vividly remembering the pleasure of taking her nipples between his
lips. His partner feasted on the naked mounds, licking and lavishing the peaks
until they stood erect. Her back arched, pushing her breasts toward Gabriel’s mouth.

Nolan stroked the bulge in his pants, trying to reposition
his erection into a more comfortable spot. It didn’t work. The memory of her
mouth wrapped around him was too clear, it’d happened too recently. He’d never
experienced more pleasure than sharing the beautiful woman with his partner.

Gabriel straightened to remove his pants. Nolan’s cock
throbbed as Gabriel raised her legs and spread them wide. He pushed his palms
beneath her ass, bent slightly and raised her pussy to his lips.

Precum leaked into Nolan’s pants. He knew what his partner
saw, smelled and tasted. Raw sex combined with innocence and desire met his
hungry tongue. The vast universe paled in comparison to the sight of their
healer trustingly opening herself. Red-hot burning lust consumed his veins as
he silently observed every move from the couple.

“Nolan.” Again, his name melted from her lips in a plea
laced with longing.

Give him time, sweet healer. He’ll take care of your
needs.

“Nolan,” Gabriel said, glancing up to meet his gaze. “Our
woman requires you. Come see to her.”

He remained where he stood, wanting nothing more than to
help bring her to climax. She couldn’t possibly wish him near. Not with Gabriel
behaving perfectly.

Gabriel kissed her deeply, passionately. He stroked the hair
from her face and said gently, “He doesn’t believe you truly want him. He can’t
understand how you could want us both.”

He lavished her throat with his tongue. She purred,
vocalizing her enjoyment. “Nolan,” she said before loudly groaning. “Your
hands. Your mouth. On me. In me.”

The bulge in Nolan’s pants grew as his mouth watered.
Somehow, what she wanted made no sense. Too, Gabriel’s casual acceptance of the
situation didn’t sit well. If Nolan were the man
shae-shondah
had
chosen, he wouldn’t share. At least not in the manner she seemed to want.

“She needs us,” Gabriel said, glancing at him. “Both of us.
I want her happiness. I want to give her everything she desires. Help me fuck
her.”

Nolan walked forward as if moving in his sleep. He could
smell the perfume of her desire filling the antechamber. He stood above them
and slowly unbuttoned his shirt, unable to tear his gaze away from the twisting
body of the healer. So sensual. So aroused.

Her pupils swelled and the radiance of her turquoise eyes
shone brightly against her pale complexion. Gabriel’s hands shook as he stroked
her soft skin. She spread her legs farther to accommodate him. He leaned over
her, sliding his body against hers. Nolan imagined how that might feel and his
muscles turned into tight knots.

As he stripped away his pants, he hesitated, once again
unsure of what role he would play. Sadie answered the unspoken question when
she licked her lips slowly, enticingly.

Blood rushed through his veins as he discarded the pants and
fell to his knees, sinking low so she could appease her hungry tongue. Air
whistled through his teeth from a sharply inhaled breath. The dance of her
tongue along his rigid shaft forced his consciousness to fade. In seconds,
she’d stripped him of endurance and humility. She tenderly squeezed his sac as
he shot hot cum into her mouth.

The sounds she made confirmed she indeed enjoyed his taste.
He too liked offering himself to her in this manner. It created heat in his
stomach and groin clear through to his ass. Nothing would ever compare to her
clever tongue and the soft sounds coming from her throat.

Gabriel drew back, held his cock and targeted the heated
entrance to her pussy. She arched her back and moaned as he entered. Nolan
watched with utter concentration as Gabriel drew back. His wide, long shaft
glistened with
shae-shonda’s
liquid arousal.

Nolan stroked his wilting erection in time with Gabriel’s
strokes. While her mouth remained beyond imagination, Nolan could only dream of
how it would feel to sink past her swollen, reddened pussy lips. By the
expression on Gabriel’s face, the gift she allowed him was beyond description.

Gabriel glanced at him and slightly smiled. He gathered
Sadie into his arms and turned, positioning her atop his rock-hard shaft. She
sank onto him, moaning and tossing her head from side to side.

“Behind her, Nolan,” Gabriel said, practically hissing the
words.

Nolan stepped over to Gabriel’s feet. Gabriel spread them
wide and raised his knees, forcing the healer to lie on his chest while
spreading her legs even further. Gabriel held her hips, helping her rise
slightly before coming back down. The sight of his partner’s huge shaft gliding
in and out of her pussy became too enticing.

Nolan dropped to his knees, squeezing a hand between his
partner and Sadie. Her body jerked. Nolan offered a soothing stroke of his palm
down her spine as he pushed between them with the other. “Easy,
shae-shondah
.
Make room for me. Let me finger you.”

She lifted slightly and he unerringly pressed a finger into
her soaking-wet slit. He found her round excited nub, ready for his touch.
Immediately, she began rocking faster, harder, increasing the pressure of his
finger. Twenty seconds later, her entire body convulsed as she straightened to
sit rigidly on Gabriel’s straining cock.

Back and forth she rocked, screaming and moaning,
practically singing praise for the glorious orgasm. He couldn’t believe how
quickly his own flesh rose to the occasion, envying Gabriel’s deep penetration
into the center of her pleasure.

“She needs more,” Gabriel rasped. “She needs both of us!”

Gabriel strained and lifted his pelvis, giving her every
last centimeter. Sadie squealed in pain and delight. Gabriel’s eyes opened,
demanding Nolan increase her pleasure. He stuck his middle finger into his mouth
and wetted it. Because she’d been spread so wide, he had little difficulty
targeting her anal opening.

He pushed against the tight ring and her movements slowed.
He wanted to be inside of her, mimicking Gabriel, pumping deeply. He refused to
listen to any protests or uncertainties. “Push against me, Sadie. Let me fuck
your tight ass.”

He held himself still just inside of her opening, and on a
downward thrust, she pushed onto his finger. The muscles inside of her hot ass
tightened and he could feel what Gabriel felt. Rings of contractions tightened
as she came for them. A moment later, she easily accommodated two of his digits
into her backside.

“Oh! So good! Don’t stop!” she screamed, riding his fingers
in unison with Gabriel’s cock.

Gabriel suddenly pulled her down and wrapped his arms around
her, stilling her motions. “Nolan,” he said, his voice hoarse and low. “Take
her.”

“No.” The hazy, sleepy dreamlike state faded.

Gabriel slid his hands down her body, grasped her ass cheeks
and separated them. “She wants it, needs it. Listen to her!”

So much blood had been rushing through his veins it’d
temporarily muffled his hearing. Sadie lay atop Gabriel, panting, whining,
almost crying. In his gut, he knew her desire and need far surpassed that of
any woman they’d been with.

“Sweet
shae-shondah
.” Nolan tried hushing her and
removed his fingers from her heated ass.

“No!” she screamed.

“You want him, don’t you?” Gabriel asked close to her ear.

“Yes.”

“You want to have both us, Sadie. Say it. Tell him.”

“Yes! Oh, please! Yes!”

Gabriel held her open wide as she shook and moaned.

I should be shot for what I’m going to do to her.

That last foggy thought drifted away as he spit into his
hand and fisted his cock, spreading the moisture. His breath sawed in and out
of his lungs as his limbs trembled in anticipation.

Go slowly. Don’t hurt her!

He positioned the head of his cock and pushed it beyond the
tight ring of muscles. He would’ve come had he not climaxed only moments
before.

So tight. So hot.

His mind spun as he tried to concentrate and enter her
slowly. Sadie would have none of it and wormed backward, taking more of him
than she should have. She cried out in pain while she tightened on him. He’d
never wanted anything half as bad as he wanted to finish taking her.

Gabriel whispered soothing reassurances to her as she
relaxed slightly to accommodate both of them. Nolan could tell by her low
sounds when she felt ready for more. He slowly stretched her as he pushed
forward. Centimeter by centimeter he stole into her body, reminding himself
over and over not to cause her real pain.

When at last her tight little opening swallowed the last of
his erection, he roared from the intensity of everything he could feel. His
heavy sac hung down, touching his partner’s. The realization should’ve repulsed
him. Instead, it excited him.

For the first time in their lives, they were connected,
physically, through Sadie’s body. The overwhelming sense of completion
staggered him. Emotions rose into his throat, threatening to choke him. Perfection
such as this was never meant to be experienced by a mere hunter. It couldn’t
have been.

As if they knew each other’s thoughts and desires, Nolan
moved with Gabriel when he pulled out of her burning body. In unison, they
stretched and filled her until she cried out in ecstasy. Slowly, they built on
the rising tempo of her lust-filled vocalizations.

Only a thin wall of flesh separated him from Gabriel as they
built an increasing rhythm. Their cocks slid in and out, opening, stretching,
taking their beautiful healer to a place none of them had gone before.

Nolan rested against her as the pace increased. He silently
begged for strength to hold on, hold back until Sadie exploded between them. He
could do it. He must. He needed to know how it would feel to be with them when
they came.

Gabriel’s sounds of distress enticed Nolan further. He could
hear the rising of the impending climax in his partner’s voice. He too fought
down the sensation with every ounce of self-control he possessed.

Come, Sadie! Come for us!

Gabriel released her cheeks and wrapped his arms around her,
holding her so they could fuck her harder. Neither of them would last much
longer, not at the pace they’d set.

Without warning, Sadie’s scream echoed off the walls.

Sadie could barely catch a breath as every muscle inside of
her pulled and tightened. Stars clouded her vision as a deep, bone-rattling
vibration worked up from her core. She bore down on the erections inside of her
body, her muscles contracting on the twin intrusions. Suddenly, a dam of molten
liquid burst inside of her, rushing through her muscles and veins, heating
everything in its path. Flowing into the men joined with her.

The sensation overwhelmed her and she allowed instinct to
dictate her actions. She placed her knees on the blanket and pulled slightly
off her hunters before pushing back to take them into her depths. Pain-laced
pleasure spurred her to move faster, take more.

A tidal wave of orgasm broke over her, tightening her
nipples and everything between her legs. An explosion of sensation ripped
through her, stealing her vision and hearing. All of her senses turned inward
and the only remaining item of importance was the rush of climax burning her
insides.

She twisted and writhed between them, reveling in the
unadulterated pleasure.

Dear Ayasha, such beauty and perfection.

Brilliant lights accompanied by heat enveloped her, causing
her very essence to rise. She recognized the sensation because each time she’d
used her gifts, she’d experienced similar stirrings. This time however, the
deepest part of her threatened to burst from her chest. Fear mingled with
curiosity. What would she become if she set it free? Would she die?

Let it fly
, she heard within her mind.
Allow it to
flow, taking with it any impurities. Cleanse them with your fire, dear one
.

Her spirit guide, her grandmother, had spoken to her once
again. She’d done so previously in dire circumstances when Sadie couldn’t
choose a path to travel. The clawing sensation grew. She wondered if she could
fight down the impending explosion.

Without warning, her back arched as her breasts heaved. Her
arms flew back and flattened against her sides. It felt as if her chest had
torn open as a massive wave of heat escaped her body.

Your will be done, Ayasha.

Gabriel yelled loudly as he came into Sadie’s tight sheath.
Through the layer of flesh separating him from Nolan, he also experienced his
partner pumping and spurting his load into their precious healer. The three of
them cried out in unison as blissful completion racked their bodies.

When the last miniscule contraction of pleasure abated,
Sadie collapsed against him and Nolan came to rest atop her. For many long
moments, each of them concentrated on nothing more than simply breathing.

The temperature inside of the antechamber had risen
significantly. Sweat rolled from their skin. Sadie moved and Nolan groaned as
he lifted himself from her back.

“Easy,
shae-shondah
,” he said. “Breath slowly and
I’ll withdraw.”

A pained and disappointed murmur emerged from her throat.
Gabriel smiled and stroked her arms. If he hadn’t been covered in perspiration,
he would’ve sworn Sadie had taken a chill because of the cold bumps rising on
her skin. The warm liquid escaping from her pussy denoted his softening
erection. He enjoyed the precious few moments to bask in the contentment of
them lying as they were, naked. Together.

Nolan busied himself with retrieving a cloth and the cooled
bucket of water. Very gently and carefully, he began the process of bathing
their woman. The errant droplets of cold water pleased Gabriel. It alleviated
some of the heat from his body from still burning temperature inside of the
small space.

“So beautiful,” Nolan murmured as he wiped the cloth down
her back.

Sadie stretched beneath Nolan’s hands, working different
parts of her body which had more than likely grown stiff. Gabriel massaged her
soft skin, trying to take some of the discomfort from her overtaxed muscles.

“A woman could get very used to this,” she said, stroking
Gabriel’s chest.

So many things became clear after years of living in a void.
The difference in him now couldn’t be more obvious. Feelings and emotions
welled up where previously there’d been nothing.

He continued to rid her muscles of strain while he pondered
his newfound sentiments. Before, he might’ve offered a woman the comfort of his
chest on which to relax. He’d been taught the proper way to demonstrate
compassion. Now, he somehow instinctively knew what she’d need and was
glad
to offer her the small gesture. Would she be able to tell the difference in
him? Would it really matter when all was said and done?

“Why are you growing tense, Gabriel?” she asked in a drowsy
voice.

“I’m anything but tense. Flaccid would better describe my
condition.”

He loved to hear her giggle. He’d amused her and it suddenly
meant a great deal.

“Well, yes, I would have to agree that a certain portion of
you seems sated. But I’d been referring to the rest of you. Something’s
troubling you. What is it?”

While he didn’t want to ruin their few moments of peace, he
wouldn’t lie to her. She asked a question and he’d answer. “There’s so much
ahead for all of us. I’m fairly certain most of it won’t be pleasant.”

Slight pain sank into his chest above his right nipple. He
grabbed her arms and lifted her. “Did you just bite me?”

“Yes, in warning. We won’t waste precious time pondering
dire happenings, will we?”

“You, as well as anyone, should know how a hunter’s trained.
That is exactly what Nolan and I will do. We’re taught to look into the future,
predict possible scenarios and prepare ourselves to handle them.”

“Oh, by the stars in the heavens, give it a rest, won’t you?
You’re ruining the happiest moments in my life.”

He held her chin. “Is it, Sadie? Is this really the happiest
you’ve been?”

“Yes,” she said on a breath, opening her eyes to gaze at
him.

His fingers tightened on her arms, pushing her slightly away
as he sat. Fear and uncertainty darkened her expression. At the moment, he
couldn’t offer her any reassurances. Then he noticed something far more troubling.
“Your eyes!”

Nolan came to his side and knelt down, viewing what Gabriel
had already seen. “
Shae-shondah
, what’s wrong?”

Her eyebrows rose. “Whatever are you talking about?”

“Blood red,” Gabriel stammered.

“Can you see?” Nolan asked.

“Of course I can. Very clearly.”

Everything about her appeared normal except for the change
in the color of her eyes. He’d been on many worlds, seen various races and none
had irises the color of blood.

What have we done to her?

She rotated her shoulders abruptly, breaking his grasp.
“Stop looking at me like that.” She used his chest for balance and slowly
stood, moaning the entire way.

Nolan steadied her and Gabriel came to his feet. He couldn’t
manage much else except to stare.

“I’ll say it again. Stop looking at me!”

Gabriel blinked several times, forcing himself to break his
gaze. He visually scanned the rest of her to ensure they hadn’t caused trauma
elsewhere. How could this have happened? When did it happen?

She grabbed the cloth from Nolan’s hand, bent and dipped it
into the cool water. In somewhat of a hurry, she finished bathing herself
before walking over to a pile of belongings.

Nolan whispered, “Did we cause damage to her eyes?”

“I’d say so,” Gabriel replied, distracted somewhat by
assessing every move she made. “Although she appears well in other respects.”

“She’s limping a little.”

“I’m surprised she’s able to stand after taking both of us.”

“Stop talking about me,” she yelled before flapping a folded
shirt, preparing it to put on.

Gabriel rubbed his forehead. “Her hearing also seems fine.”

“Better than normal,” Nolan agreed.

She suddenly flung her arm as a burning piece of cloth flew
from her hand. Nolan ran with the bucket to extinguish it. Gabriel ran to her,
grasping her shoulders while turning her. “Are you all right?”

She stared at her hands. “I was merely holding the shirt
when it burst into flames.” She glanced up, obviously frightened.

He couldn’t look beyond the bloody color of her eyes. He
could feel her shoulders tremble. “Calm down, Sadie.”

She stepped back. “Did you see what happened?”

“There’s an explanation. Take a moment and we’ll figure it
out.”

“I can’t control what’s happening. Don’t you understand?
When the wave of heat came from me and made the pool erupt, I sensed it rising
before it happened. I knew I’d conjured it. And then with you and Nolan…” her
voice faded.

“What, Sadie? What happened?”

She sealed her lips, contemplating something by the intense
expression she wore. He fought the urge to shake her from the stupor so she
would explain herself.

“How do you feel, Gabriel?” she asked softly.

“Better than you, I’d say. You’re not making much sense.”

“Are you certain I didn’t harm you in any way?”

What in the universe is she talking about?

“I’m fine. Why are you asking?”

“Do you feel any…different?”

“Should I?”

She shook her head. “Never mind.”

She jerked free, turned and slowly picked up another shirt
from the pile in front of her. Without incident, he stood at her back as she
hastily dressed.

Sadie’s emotions escalated before fizzling, leaving her
intermittently hot and then cold. A war raged within her leaving her confused
and sure-minded at the same time. Yes indeed, nothing would ever be the same.

For any of them.

Without a shadow of doubt, when they’d both been deeply
within her, she’d healed them. Oddly, neither man said they noticed anything
different. Perhaps the absence of the disease couldn’t be detected because
they’d only recently been healed. Or maybe they didn’t really experience any
great relief. Just because she’d eradicated the minute piece of brain matter
that’d turned dark and unhealthy didn’t necessarily mean either of them would
feel immediate, immense relief.

Further, would it make any difference in the scheme of
things? Events could unfold as Gabriel believed they would. Both he and Nolan
could be put to death because of their recent actions. They’d deserted. She
scratched the wolfen pup behind the ears and it nuzzled into her palms.

“Sadie,” Gabriel said, standing directly behind her as he
stroked her arms.

A dam of emotion burst in her chest. She couldn’t lose one
more person in her life. She wouldn’t survive. The pup yelped when her hand
inadvertently tightened. She released the small animal and it scampered away.

Gabriel turned her slowly, wiped away a tear that’d escaped
and drew her against his chest. The gesture confirmed what she already knew.
Finally, after a lifetime of guessing what normal people felt, Gabriel was
experiencing typical emotions. The gentle stroke of his hands and the silent
kisses placed atop her head attested to what lay in his heart. He’d been this careful
with her before on many occasions. The gleam of his eyes, the subtle lingering
of his hands and the slight tremble of his fingers attested to the emotion he’d
been incapable of before.

“You’re tired.” He gently rubbed her shoulders and she
sagged against him.

More than you could ever know.

“Nolan’s preparing you something to eat.”

She groaned. The thought of eating didn’t appeal to her. Too
tired.

“I’ll feed you.”

She laughed and he hugged her tightly, securely, clearly
demonstrating he appreciated having given her an uplifting moment. She turned
her gaze upward and studied the man slowly rocking her back and forth.

Oh, Gabriel, why must this end?

“And after you laughing, I can see the worry returning to
your expression. Dearest Sadie, please, eat something and let me hold you
through the night. Trust me to keep you safe so you can sleep and regain your
strength.”

“Nothing ever sounded better.”

“Thank you.”

“For what?” She couldn’t imagine why he’d thank her.

“For your forgiveness. For your generosity. For liking me
again after loathing me.”

Only the crinkles beside his eyes gave his true meaning
away. She placed her palms against the sides of his neck. Reassured by the
steady flow of blood through his arteries, she smiled. “I lied about that.”

A frown formed.

“I realized recently I’ve always loved you and probably
always will. The chain of events so many years ago were unfortunate, to put it
mildly. Nothing stands in our way now.”

“The Governance.”

“Will need to listen to me when we’re found. Nothing will
happen to you or Nolan as long as I can draw a breath.”

“Bitty healer,” he said, a smile forming on his lips as he
studied her. “You’ll protect both of us?”

She’d meant the statement from the bottom of her heart. She
knew she could replicate the burning wave of destruction if provoked. And
perhaps by accident too as she’d done with her very best shirt. Nolan neared
with a plate of vegetables. She suddenly decided her shrunken stomach needed
food more than Gabriel needed an explanation. There would be time to talk
later. Certainly soldiers wouldn’t be marching past the cave any time soon.

* * * * *

Sadie woke and immediately sat up before wiping perspiration
from her brow. While the fire still burned, the interior of the main chamber of
the cave had become unbearably hot. She stood and stumbled over to the pool of
water which had cooled, wet a cloth before wiping her face and arms.

“How did you sleep, Sadie,” Gabriel asked.

“Like the dead. And you?”

“Well enough. Do you feel up to a walk?”

She dropped the rag and turned toward him. “Outside?”

“Nolan and I have been monitoring the beasts. The
temperature has significantly risen and they’re moving about slowly,
uncoordinated. Some appeared to have actually died.”