Between Two Tiron (24 page)

animosity visible on Lina‟s face.

“He‟s a liar and a snitch. That man is nothing but trouble.” Lina narrowed her eyes. She

knew that he‟d told Shard and Kaleb of her presence on the planet. That was why they‟d been

watching for her when she‟d finally tracked Nerisa to that ruin. “He‟s not the first one I‟ve

encountered, but it still infuriates me when it happens.”

Lina saw them come around the last tent between the landing area and the tables. Kaleb‟s

eyes locked on Lina as soon as he rounded the tent. At that first glance, she knew something was

wrong.

“It wasn‟t the snitch.” Kaleb ruffled Lina‟s hair as he stopped beside her.

She could feel the slight trembling of his hands as he cupped the back of her head. “Who

was it then?” What had happened to them? They seemed just barely in control.

“It was one of the snitch‟s underlings. Their transport will be here within two days. We

won‟t have to worry about their spy after that point. The men will have no one to feed them

information.” Kaleb moved closer to him until she could feel one leg pressing against her side.

“Holding a grudge against him,
rao nari
?” Shard pulled a chair over to sit next to her. He

took her hand, holding it tightly. Lina tugged at her hand experimentally, just to see if he would

release her and a low growl rumbled in his chest as his fingers tightened around her hand.

Lina frowned and shot Shard a sharp look. His brown eyes were molten with emotion.

More than want swirled in those deep eyes. A light breeze carried Shard‟s scent to her and what

she smelled was intense. A volatile mixture of desire and anger, it only reinforced what she‟d

learned from their expressions. She could see the tense cords of his muscles. A quick glance up

at Kaleb revealed much the same situation. They looked desperate, almost out of control and a

very primitive part of her responded. She wished she knew what had caused the anger and

despair she‟d seen in their eyes.

She squeezed Shard‟s hand and smiled at him as she leaned into Kaleb. They were her

men. Whatever they needed, she‟d give them.

“No, I‟m not holding a grudge against him, because the end result was probably

inevitable. Finding my mates has changed my life for the better. It was worth every bit of stress I

experienced trying to elude you. There were too many Santir here for me to hide long. Without

his loose tongue, I would have managed a day or two more without discovery.” Lina stroked her

thumb over Shard‟s knuckles as her eyes locked with his. Desire blazed in his brown eyes as he

stared at her. “I would probably have been found as I gathered my packs.”

“Ah, but we wouldn‟t have met in the way that we did had that occurred.” Kaleb lifted

Lina and sat down with her in his lap. “I wouldn‟t have changed the way we met for anything.

You were so beautiful, so defiant, even when you had to know that there was no way that you

could win against a fully grown male
tiron
.”

Kaleb‟s hand slid over her stomach, slipping under the cloth of her shirt, and roaming

higher in sweeping strokes. Just when she thought that she had a prayer of calming one man, the

other did something to stir things to a higher level. She could practically feel the hot need

swirling within both men.

Without a doubt, this would be some of the fiercest, hardest sex they‟d ever had. These

two men weren‟t in any condition to do gentle. Lina felt a gush of cream soak her panties. She

was more than ready for primitive, feral or anything else they could give her.

“You know, you two can be such wild men, sometimes. Are you going to tell me what

you learned during your interrogations or am I going to have to pry it out of you with torture?”

She wiggled, rubbing her buttocks against the hard ridge of Kaleb‟s cock. Her free hand slipped

down and stroked his muscled thigh. Her fingers slid with ease over the fine cloth of his pants.

Shard released her hand and gave a rough edged chuckle. “You can try your torture, my

lovely
rah’ki
, but we have plans of our own.”

“Change them.” Lina stood, braced a hand on her hip and leveled a challenging look at

him. “You have no idea how I hate sitting and waiting when I know that I could be helping. I‟m

not a tame
tiron
content to stay in a cage.”

Kaleb scooped her up into his muscled arms in a dizzying display of strength, startling a

shriek from her. Her arms shot up, clutching his neck for a moment in desperate fright. After the

initial disorientation and blind fear, her eyes rose and clashed with Kaleb‟s narrowed eyes. In

those green depths, Lina saw something wild, untamed. They might have seemed to have been

teasing, but that look held no trace of humor.

“It‟s not our plans which will have to wait for fulfillment,
i’ma
.” Kaleb‟s breath feathered

over the top of her head as he lowered his lips to the crown of hair and nuzzled the bright golden

mass.

Lina didn‟t argue as they carried her toward the tent. Once inside the nearly soundproof

confines of the tent, she could argue much more freely. She wouldn‟t have to worry about

showing blatant disrespect in front of the entire pack. With any luck, they would put her down

and she could put a little distance between them. She knew just by looking at them that her

questions wouldn‟t be answered, but she could tease them a little.

Shard preceded them into the tent, but remained near the entrance to seal the door,

ensuring their privacy after Kaleb had carried Lina past him. Kaleb didn‟t release her until he

was at the edge of the bed. He put her on her feet beside him and started to remove his brown

shirt. As she sidestepped, hoping to put some space between them, his hand shot out and

manacled her wrist.

“Do you think you‟re going somewhere, Lina?” Kaleb raised his brows and his eyes

briefly twinkled with suppressed amusement as he looked down at her.

Shard chuckled as he walked over to them.

She saw the amusement fade from Kaleb‟s eyes to be replaced be something much more

intense. She glanced down at her wrist encircled by those large, dark fingers. “Umm…obviously

not.”

Shard stepped up beside her and his hand went to her the soft material of her blue shirt.

He gathered it in his large hands and pulled it over her head and tossed it away. “Let‟s get you

undressed,
rao nari
.”

Lina‟s eyes widened as she noticed that he was already nude. His dark skin gleamed in

the soft light of the tent. Her mouth watered and she could feel her body warming, liquid pooling

within her in eager response to the sensations she knew they could give her. Her body craved that

pleasure.

Kaleb had released her the moment he knew Shard‟s hands were on her. Lina saw him

begin to undress. Shard tugged at the front catch of her strapless bra, drawing her attention to the

big dark-skinned man in front of her. The fabric ripped before he could get the fastening loose.

He flung the scrap of
tetri
silk to a corner of the tent.

Her breasts hung free and Shard‟s gaze focused on the darker skin of the areola. He

leaned down and his mouth opened over her nipple. Wet heat surrounded the crown of her breast

and his cheeks hollowed as he drew her breast into his mouth. Lancing heat shot straight to her

core. He sucked at her. His tongue played with the sensitive bud, lapping at the hardened crest.

“I love the way you taste. The way your body responds to us at just a touch, you‟re so

perfect, so sensual.” Shard smiled as the scent of her arousal rose around him. He scraped his

teeth over a hardened nipple and savored the shiver that coursed through her body. Her hand

tangled in his hair and pulled his head closer to her. “I don‟t know why you bother wearing that

thing. We like the way you look without it much better and it‟s so much easier to get to what we

want if we don‟t have to peel away two or three layers of clothing.”

Her head fell back as she relished the pleasure rolling through her. The drawing pull as he

sucked at her breast caused tingling pulses to course through her. She could feel an answering

tug in her pussy which ignited a fierce need to be filled. She pressed her body against his,

rubbing against the ridge of his hardened cock. It should be impossible for them to make her feel

this much with such a simple caress.

Shard swirled his tongue around the reddened tip and returned to undressing her. His

hands skimmed down her curved waist to the fabric of her skirt. His nimble fingers went to the

buttons at the back of the skirt. With each flicking movement, a gap opened in the fabric. The v

widened until it fell to the floor. He pushed the blue scrap of her panties down until they too

joined the pile around her feet.

“Step out of the skirt and your shoes,
i’ma
.” Shard reached up and released her hair from

the confines of the braid. “
Rah’ki
, I‟m almost afraid to touch you because the
tiron
within me is so close to the surface, but that same reason makes it impossible to keep my hands off you. By

the Gods, I need you.”

Lina obeyed the growled order, slipping her feet from the comfortable, soft-soled shoes

he wore. Shard swept her into his arms and carried her onto the bed. He sank to his knees on the

soft mattress. He knelt on the green blankets with her still cradled in his arms.

She looked up into the hard lines of Shard‟s face. Raw lust burned in his eyes. This was

not a tame or gentle desire. All hint of teasing was gone. This was a man on the edge of losing

control. The animal within very nearly dominated. He needed to fuck her. It was in his eyes, in

the musk rolling off him.

Everything female within her loosened and readied in answer to that need. The heated

scent of his need heightened her need. Her breath came in fast, shallow pants. Her breasts began

to ache. They were tight, swollen, her nipples hard, reddened points that begged for a man‟s

mouth. She already wanted him. His pheromones merely increased that want, raised it to the

primitive level of his need.

Lina laced her arms around his neck and lifted her body against his to kiss him. Her

tongue slid past his lips and encountered the extended canines hidden there. She rubbed her

tongue against his in silent assurance that whatever he needed, she could give. With a moan, she

sucked at his tongue, drawing his dark, male taste deep into her.

“
I’ma
, I have to have you.” Shard pulled back to stare into her golden eyes.

“Any way you need me, I am ready. I always want you. You know that. You can make

me hot with just the sound of your voice.” Lina ran her hand over his hard cheek.

She felt the muscles twitch beneath her palm and knew how much it was taking him to

control himself. She could see the struggle within his eyes. The animal was very close to taking

control of him right now. His eyes had changed. They were fully feline, slitted, the shift from

man to animal close.

“I might go mid-change while I‟m inside you. I don‟t think that I can control it.” Shard‟s

lengthened canines flashed.

“I can take you in any form,
nari
.” Lina leaned forward to nip the hard flesh above his

dark nipple. “I‟m a Santir female. My body was made to take yours. You won‟t hurt me.”

Mid-change, a halfway form between the man and the animal was taken at times of extreme

stress or danger. She felt no fear of him fucking her in that large form.

She turned and looked over at Kaleb. Everything female within her reveled in the heat

burning in their gazes. She could tell at a glance that he needed her just as Shard did, but the

mood that boiled through them was primal and not inclined toward sharing. In his eyes, a fierce

fire burned, but she knew why Shard was going first. While Kaleb‟s need wasn‟t in doubt, Shard

was perilously close to losing control. That they could want her with such intensity awed and

excited her.

She turned her head and looked steadily into Shard‟s brown eyes as he lowered her to the

soft bedding. She rolled onto her hands and knees. She looked back over her shoulder at him and

arched her back, pressing back and showing him her readiness.

“Is this how you want me?” She reached over her shoulder and pulled her hair to one side

of her neck, revealing the mating mark he had made. Her breasts were swollen, the tips aching,

hard points. She could feel the slick cream coating her thighs. Her body was more than ready for

him.

“
Rah’ki
, I need you just like that.” Shard‟s eyes locked onto the pink, glistening flesh

between her thighs. The
tiron
growled and snarled, craving the reassurance of its mate‟s slick cunt. He licked his lips, hunger a burning brand within him. He flowed over the bedding until he

was right behind her. “I tried to let the normalcy of the camp soothe me, to quiet the beast. Tried

to find reassurance in the facts, that you hadn‟t been hurt. Nothing could ease this need. I need

you to take me,
i’ma
.” The animal within him sought his mate, her softness, her warmth.

“I‟m here. I need you.” Lina pushed her buttocks back against his hips. His hard cock slid

between her thighs and rubbed over the swollen, pink lips of her labia. He inhaled and the
tiron

within roared in eagerness as he smelled the sweet scent of her desire mingling with his own.