Between Two Tiron (19 page)

shrinking, just where her breasts touched it, until it was only a thin strip pressed into the valley

between her breasts. The round mounds hung down on either side of it.

“Magic,
i’ma
.” Shard knelt beside her and fastened her wrists into the padded cuffs. “We

wouldn‟t want these gorgeous breasts crushed during your punishment.” His fingers teasingly

plucked at a dangling nipple.

“Get it over with,” she growled, tugging on her wrists, trying to move the cuffs. They

didn‟t even jiggle when she used all her strength to jerk the cuff away from the bench. The sure

knowledge that they did intend to punish her sounded a warning alarm in her head.

“That isn‟t a contrite attitude and won‟t help you.” Kaleb smiled because she couldn‟t see

it.

He gazed at the elegant line of her back, so proud, so defiant, even in this position.

Slowly, he ran his hand over the smooth, silky skin, from shoulder to the rounded curves of her

ass. The muscles twitched beneath his hand as he smoothed his fingers over her right butt cheek

in a small circle.

He watched a shiver roll through her body as his hand slid over her back, caressing her.

Her muscles relaxed beneath his touch. He felt her body soften and heat and saw her rising desire

in the swollen, wet, pink pussy. He could only imagine the war being waged inside her. The sure

knowledge that she would be punished for her defiance battled with rising desire.

Remember not to let her climax. The punishment won’t be as memorable if she finds

satisfaction.
Shard caught Kaleb‟s eyes.
The spell must be placed at the height of her need.

Shard lifted Lina‟s braid and placed it on the other side of her head, allowing both men a

clear view of her face. A delightful flush of desire tinted her cheeks a lovely rosy red. Her eyes

showed a mixture of confusion, anger and desire.

You’ll have to watch her too. If you see that she needs something extra during the

punishment, give it to her.
Kaleb gripped her hips. Gods, she was beautiful…and aroused. The scent of her sweet, juicy cunt drifted up to him. He wanted to fuck her, but he wouldn‟t. This was

too important.

They had to know that she would obey them when they gave her an order concerning her

safety. He grimaced. The mere thought of her in danger shot a bolt of fear and anger straight into

his gut. His stomach tightened into a knot, yet still he could feel the churning uncertainty.

Shard‟s thumb brushed over her cheek and then drifted down to her full, lower lip. With

gentle, slow strokes, his finger glided back and forth.

She’s heating nicely
, Kaleb thought, running his hand from buttock to thigh, roaming

from outer to inner thigh in slow sweeps. He brushed his hand over the glistening, pink lips of

her sex, flicked his fingers over her clit. She tensed as his fingers slid away from that sensitive

area.

“You sought to defy orders given for your protection and you did so knowing that it

would earn you punishment.” Shard‟s fingers on her chin ensured that she was looking at him.

“Yes,” Lina didn‟t even think about lying.

Smack! A swat landed with stinging force on her buttocks. Surprise held her immobile

for a moment, but then her only thought was to move. Her head shot up and she wrenched her

arms, trying to twist the cuffs free, but failed to budge them. She wriggled on the bench, trying to

get away from the hot prickles spreading across her rear.

Every nerve in her body froze then burst into frenzied excitement. Outrage mixed with

wanton enjoyment. The conflicting emotions heightened every sensation. Hot cream spilled onto

her thighs as her pussy clenched. Need pulsed through her, from her hard, tingling nipples to the

empty ache within her cunt. The hot throb from her right butt cheek was the least of the

sensations boomeranging through her body. She could feel the blood pulsing through her, a

pounding ache in her clit.

A nasty suspicion of just what they were doing, just what the real punishment would be,

fluttered through her mind. This wasn‟t going to be the simple lecture and spanking that she‟d

expected upon first seeing the bench. They were planning to excite her, spank her and leave her

hanging.

“Our
rah’ki
is wet, hot for us. Could it be that you like this,
i’ma
?” Two of Kaleb‟s thick fingers slid into her tight cunt as he began a circular torment of her clit. With torturous slowness, those digits began to move inside her, shuttling back and forth in the hot, slick channel.

A mewl escaped Lina‟s lips as her hips pressed back into his fingers. They immediately

withdrew from her. Warm hands cupped her breasts. Shard‟s eyes locked with hers as he plucked

at her nipples. Sharp sensation danced through her, tightening the knot of desire low in her

stomach.

Kaleb moved to the side and waited until Shard had his fingers in her pussy. Shard

twisted the nipple of one breast while he withdrew his fingers from her pussy, beginning a slow,

torturous rhythm.

Lina half expected the swat because of all the maneuvering. When it landed, fire

exploded across her buttocks. Her pussy clenched tightly around the two fingers sliding slowly

out of her. She pushed back, seeking to engulf those fingers within her needy pussy. His thumb

flicked over her clit as those thick digits shuttled into her sultry channel.

When they pulled back, she once again pushed back, needing their thickness within her.

A swat landed, then another and another. The needy ache in her cunt flared with each stinging

crack of Kaleb‟s hand on her ass. She was shaking with need, panting as she thrust her ass back,

meeting each blow, her cunt clamping around those fingers each time they drove into her.

The fingers left her pussy with a wet slurp. Shard‟s fingers dropped away from the

reddened bud of her nipple. She turned and saw Kaleb and Shard standing a few paces away

from her.
Damn, they moved quickly.

“Over the course of the next few hours, learn your lesson well,
nari
. We‟ll not go so

lightly on you again. You will follow our orders.” Shard‟s voice was hard, his face set in hard,

stern lines.

In spite of the need riding her, she believed their claim. They probably had softened their

intended punishment. They stood and looked down at her for a moment and then turned away

from her. Her mouth dropped open as she realized that they were leaving.

“You can‟t leave me like this.” She wasn‟t talking about the cuffs. Right now, restricted

movement was the least of her worries. The hot, pulsing need demanded attention…theirs, now.

Kaleb turned back, a smile on his face. “You‟re right,
i’ma
.”

With a wave of his hand, the cuffs released her wrists. Lina rolled off the bench and sat

back on the grass, her legs splayed. That wasn‟t what she had meant, but she could deal with it

now. With her fingers free, she could take care of things herself.

She dipped two fingers into the creamy juices flowing from her pussy and slid them up to

her clit, rubbing in circles. Her hips rose as sharp pleasure streaked through her.

“That‟s a pretty sight,
i’ma
.” Shard‟s voice held a hint of amused chuckle and masculine

appreciation.

Lina‟s head jerked up in startled fright. She‟d thought they had left. Shard and Kaleb

stood in virtually the same spot they had been in moments ago.

Kaleb chuckled. “Not that I disapprove of the show, but it won‟t do you any good. Magic,

rah’ki
, can be a wonderful thing. You won‟t climax until we allow it.”

Her eyes widened in horror.

“That won‟t be until you have had time to repent your actions.” Shard turned and started

walking. “Feel free to roam your haven. Maybe it will ease the feelings of confinement.”

They were moving before Lina recovered from her astonishment. They really did intend

to leave her wanting.

“
Tamourgi!
” she screamed just as they disappeared.

She didn‟t take them at their word. They could have been bluffing, intending to

discourage her efforts. She tried to bring herself to peak, but all she found was more frustration.

Growling, she rolled and bounded to her feet. Magic sucked.

“We‟re going to have to do something about her language.” Kaleb chuckled as he left the

Dura-tent a step ahead of Shard.

“If I‟d been left in the state we left her in, you‟d hear me screaming curses as well.”

Shard raised an eyebrow. Her desire had been obvious, the scent strong and enticing, her nipples

red and hard, begging to be caressed and sucked. “We‟ll get the love names later, when she has

calmed.”

“Ardin.” Jaksen paced over to them. “There has been a message. Darik‟s team has found

more evidence of other humans on the planet.”

“Darik is still at the site he was searching yesterday?” Kaleb asked.

“Yes, Ardin,” Jaksen nodded. “He said that it was in one of the rooms they had checked

the day before.”

Mounting two skimmers, Kaleb and Shard headed for the site. On the opposite side of the

valley from the researchers‟ site, this city was older than most of the others in the valley. They

flicked on the lights attached to their belts as they entered the dark ruin.

The walls of the hallway were of yellowish-gold stone and decorated with murals in

places. They found their men in one of the larger rooms of this old
thent
. The destruction was obvious even as they stepped into the room. Someone had taken some kind of tool to the walls,

leaving gaping gouges in the painted and sculpted murals. This gave more support to the belief

that the group hiding here were of the Pure Believers, as they were commonly known.

The group believed that most humanoid groups, other than pure humans, had been

created as experiments by advanced beings long ago. In their opinion, if they had been created,

then they shouldn‟t have the same rights and privileges as other people. They sought to prove

their beliefs with fanatical zeal. Shifters were merely one of their targets.

Fossil records meant nothing to these people. They believed that pure humans were

genetically superior. They strove to prove that ancient lab experiments done on captured or

volunteer humans had resulted in the creation of every other type of being. Men such as these

would kill and had killed for their cause.

“I want more patrols. We all know there is no proof of what they believe here. Pairs or

more on patrol, they are going to be angry. Devan, warn the researchers as well. Sometimes they

aren‟t choosy about their victims when their anger is high.” Kaleb grimaced at the sight of the

ruined murals.

Shard narrowed his eyes. This latest discovery was even more reason to keep the women

under close watch. That wasn‟t going to be an easy thing to do. The other women would soon

want to leave the camp. Lina had been the first to feel the effects of the confinement because she

had done much as she wanted until a very short time ago. Taking orders, following rules, wasn‟t

a habit of hers.

“The search for these men is going to delay our search for the Seal, but it can‟t be helped.

It won‟t be safe until we‟ve caught them.” Shard looked over the destruction and felt anger rise

within him. All because these men couldn‟t accept that life came in forms other than normal

human.

Lina had tried everything. The aching need wouldn‟t be eased or fade even a little. She‟d

run through the forest, hoping to burn the desire away with exercise and focus. She‟d swum in

the slightly chilly water of the rock-bottomed pool, lap after lap. It hadn‟t even taken the edge off the desire pulsing through her.

She was tense, frustrated, her temper uncertain. Comfort was a memory. She couldn‟t

decide which she would rather do first—hit Kaleb and Shard or fuck them until she was

exhausted. She certainly felt wired enough to do both. Feeling vengeful even while in the grips

of hot need, she gave the matter serious consideration. Then again, taking a bite out of them held

appeal as well. She‟d never thought she‟d be tempted to attack a man for sex.

She couldn‟t believe they‟d put her through this kind of torture for merely threatening to

go into the forest on her own. The frustration pulsing through her seemed out of proportion with

the crime. It hadn‟t taken her long to come to the conclusion that there were very few issues

worth this kind of torment. She‟d certainly think twice before defying their orders again.

Lina lay on a branch high in the
netria
tree at the edge of the clearing. She remained as

still as possible as she waited for them. Her overstimulated body burned and tingled. Moving

made the situation worse. She‟d found only one advantage to waiting in
tiron
form. In animal

form, she didn‟t feel the swollen heavy weight of her breasts.

Her eyes narrowed as Shard and Kaleb appeared in the grassy area near the bower-bed. A

light breeze swirled, carrying their scent to her sensitive nose. Aroused male—her mates. In an

instant, the decision was made. She had to fuck them now.

Shard looked around the clearing. They couldn‟t see her within the concealing lattice of

leaves high on the tree, she knew. She wondered if they‟d expected her to be waiting for them.

Their “punishment” had been more than effective, but they still had a lot to learn about her if