Bound by Magick 4-in-1 Box Set (Pentacles of Magick) (21 page)

Now he craved her touch, her warmth, and even just the way
she looked at him. He wanted to feel her under him, Jake right alongside her.
His body tightened with those images running rampant. His feelings ran deep for
Jake and he’d already decided he could forgive him, the only question remaining
was could he trust him again.

In reality he knew there wasn’t a damn thing in this world
he wouldn’t do to save his twin. And if Jake shared the same kind of connection
with his sister, he couldn’t blame him for wanting to do whatever it took to
protect her.

He swung his feet off the patio table and stood from the
chair. His body popped and stretched from sitting for so long without moving
around. The house had gone quiet a long time ago, and he imagined both Raven
and Jake were sleeping. Would he find Jake sleeping in his bed as usual or had
he taken up residence on the couch? He wondered.

The cool air of the air-conditioned house swept over his
skin when he stepped through the French doors leading to his office. The
computer hummed low, already in energy saver mode, and the only light came from
the digital clock on the credenza that read 1:56 A.M. Moving through the house,
his excellent night vision allowed him to see clearly in the dark. In the
living room there was no Jake asleep on the furniture. Denn considered taking
up the space for himself, unsure if he was ready to return to the bed he shared
with Jake.

Too tired to worry about it now, he trudged up the stairs to
the third level into the master suite. The bedside lamp was on but no Jake.
What the hell? He hadn’t sensed anyone exiting the property, so where the hell
was he?

Worried that something could have happened right under his
damn nose, he headed back down to the second level to see if Raven was missing
as well. His feet pounded against the hardwood stairs, taking them two at a
time until he rushed into her room. Seeing her there peaceful in sleep was a
relief, what took his breath away was Jake curled up around her fast asleep as
well. His heart lurched in his chest, cutting off his breath for a few beats.
Lightheadedness robbed his senses as his body longed to join them.

Despite the events of the day, he felt certain the three of
them were destined to be together. Besides the usual need coursing through his
body, his heart ached for them both. Raven’s face seemed softer in sleep,
peaceful even. The ruby red of her lips a soft slash against her pale
skin.
 
Jake’s lean body cradled her
close, his hand snug around her waist as if holding onto her tightly, afraid to
let her go.

He eyed the empty space next to Raven and, without thought,
quickly removed his clothes and climbed under the covers, putting himself as
close to her as he could without actually touching her. He wanted to just look
at her for a while. Her confession had troubled him deeply and he’d been torn
when she walked away. Logic told him to let her go and his heart said no. Now
here, in the light of the full moon shining in the window, he decided to take a
leap and follow his instincts about them both.

His hand reached over to Jake’s and stroked his skin. Rough
yet smooth, the familiar heat seeped into his hand. Instinctively Jake’s hand
tightened around Raven’s waist, pulling the curve of her hip closer to his
groin.
Damn, I want them
.

A small strip of bared flesh between Raven’s tank top and
panties tempted him to reach out and brush his hand across it. With that one
simple touch, their power stirred and sparked, tingling his fingers and arm.
Her mouth opened in a silent gasp as he traveled underneath her shirt, rubbing
against her soft, warm breasts. The magickal connection between them heated and
flared, and both Raven and Jake opened their eyes.
 

No one spoke, reluctant to break the mood. Denn twisted his
body farther to the side so he could reach better with both hands. His left
hand slid along Raven’s skin until it too grasped a flushed breast. He pushed
at her shirt until both mounds were bare and visible. Denn dipped his head,
taking a hard nipple between his lips and sucked on it before he grasped it
gently between his teeth. Her fingers threaded through his hair, her body
arching toward him, silently begging for more. He increased the pressure of his
teeth, biting at her nipple until she squirmed and writhed from the steady
pain.

“Do you like that, Raven? Does a little pain turn you on?”
Jake’s questions gave Denn the freedom to keep going, while they worked
together discovering her threshold. Raven nodded her head, still squiring in
their arms. “I think she likes it, Denn.” The handsome smile splitting Jake’s
face devastated him. There was no way he could deny to himself how he felt with
love clutching at his chest and heat building in his dick.

A quick, sharp bite had Raven calling out his name as she
rose up in his hands. He released the nipple and repeated the test of pain on
the other until again she screamed out her pleasure.
 

“Holy shit, Denn, I can already smell her arousal.” Jake
shifted from lying down to kneeling next to her. “I want to see her pretty pink
pussy. Feel her wetness on my mouth as you do that to her.”

“Then remove her panties and do so.”

Raven’s eyes widened a little as Jake reached under the edge
of her panties and peeled them slowly down her smooth, strong thighs, tossing
them off the bed. The look of intense rapture on Jake’s face as he leaned over
and spread her legs was priceless.

“Like what you see, Jake?”

Jake leaned forward, inching his head closer to Raven’s
sweet pussy. “Mmmm.”

“Stop.”

“What’s wrong?” Jake asked.

Denn’s hands were still roaming all over Raven’s lush
figure, from the swell of her breasts, to the indentation of her small waist,
to the flare of her full hips. He couldn’t stop touching her. The more of her
he touched the stronger their combined magick grew until his cock had become
swollen with a forceful need. When his erection pulsed and bounced from his
abdomen, Jake’s gaze was drawn to it.

 
“Oh.” Jake
shifted so he could rest on his knees. The look on Denn’s face was pure
unashamed need, the same as Raven. His heart leapt at the implication of the
both of them needing him as much as he needed them. He wasn’t normally a man to
express soft emotions but tears welled in his eyes nonetheless.

“You want us both?” Jake had to ask, needed to hear Denn say
it.

“Yes, Jake.” His head swiveled looking between both Raven
and himself. “According to a prophecy Raven is my mate, but according to my
heart I need and love you both. Nothing that’s happened or will happen can
change that.”

“But what we—”

“No, what you both did had extenuating circumstances. We all
have pasts and we all do things we aren’t proud of for those we love or to protect
ourselves as best we can. No one is perfect, nor should they be.”

Jake watched tears slide down Raven’s face over Denn’s
words. Hope swelled within him for them all. This was the way things were meant
to be.
 

Denn swiped at the wetness on Raven’s cheeks. “Are you okay,
baby?”

She nodded. “I’m fine. Just in awe.”

“Awe?” Denn asked.

“Mmhmm.” She pushed her fingers through Denn’s hair and
brought his head down to her mouth. Instead of kissing him like Jake had
expected, her pink tongue darted out and licked at his lips, tasting and
teasing him. Denn groaned under the onslaught and Jake reached for his thick
cock, encircling the breadth with a firm grip. Denn was rock hard and ready,
giving Jake a powerful need to feel him inside his own body, pumping his pleasure
hard and fast. He leaned forward and took the firm head of Denn’s cock into his
mouth, lapping at the tasty pre-cum waiting for him.

“Ahhhh” Denn’s hips bucked, pushing more of his length into
Jake’s mouth. He smiled around Denn’s shaft as his tongue continued to swirl
around the rigid flesh. Denn’s mouth moved back to Raven’s nipples, where he
sucked and kneaded them until Raven begged.

“Please. Dear Goddess, would one of you please fuck me
already?” Her voice came out ragged and breathless, making both Jake and Denn
smile.

“I think she’s getting impatient, Jake.”

“Uh huh.”

“Well, then I think you should take care of our girl.”

Jake let go of Denn’s cock with a pop. “Should I? What about
you?” He gave Denn a wicked smile.

“Don’t worry about me, Jake, you have just what I need.”

A sudden burst of heated lust shot through his body, the
blood rushing through his veins as he once again thought of Denn taking him
hard and fast and full of passion.

Watching Denn release her, Jake moved forward and covered
Raven with his big body. As his mouth delved into hers, tongues tangling, the
tip of his cock pressed against the wet heat of her sex. Red-hot heat burned at
the base of his spine, enough to make him want to come, and when Denn moved
behind him he thought he might shoot his load right then and there before he
even slid inside.

“Please, Jake. Please fuck me.” He barely heard the hot,
hungry whispered words against his mouth over the sound of the blood rushing in
his head. His hand slipped between their warm bodies, grasping the root of his
cock to guide it to her entrance. Just nestling the tip inside, he teased and
taunted her with tiny strokes.

“Jesus, Denn. Her pussy is so tight. And some damned hot!”

“Then give me more,” she cried. Her legs wrapped around his
waist, pulling at him, working hard to get him deeper inside. He held strong
with his shallow thrusts despite the desperate need pulling at his mind until
her cries and begging became a string of guttural whimpers.

With one smooth stroke he thrust his full length to the
hilt, his balls slapping against her flesh.

“Ahhhhh.” Her tight body clamped around him, tighter than a
fist and taking his breath away. Jake rocked inside her, forcing himself to
take her with slow and easy strokes. He was determined to draw this out.

“Incredible, isn’t it? That extra tingling sensation you
feel is her magick. Her essence.”

Denn’s voice at his ear startled him. So focused on the hold
Raven had on him, he hadn’t even noticed Denn wrapping his body around him,
until his cock nestled between the cheeks of his ass.

“She’s ours, Jake, don’t you agree?”

Jake grunted his agreement.

“Now be still for a minute, I don’t want you to come too
soon.”

Jake gritted his teeth and attempted to focus on something
other than her sheath pulsing around him, tightening. Breathing in and out, he
looked down at Raven, losing himself in her beautiful eyes so full of love and
lust.

Jake flinched when Denn’s cool, lube slickened fingers
touched around his tight hole, spreading the gel liberally. One finger dipped
inside, the sensation insanely pleasurable as Denn worked it in and out until
joining a second finger with the first.

“I’m—I’m not going to last long.” Jake revealed
through gritted teeth.

“Hold on a little longer, baby, I don’t think any of us are
going to last.”

Denn removed his fingers and moments later Jake felt the
condom covered tip of Denn’s cock pressing against him. Instinctively he
tightened up.

“Relax, Jake, I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Jake, look at me.”

He raised his head from Raven’s shoulder and looked at her,
shuddering as she clenched around him, the muscles of her pussy rippling around
him.
 

“Kiss me, Jake. Take me. Love me.”

Her quiet pleas undid him as his lips lowered to hers. His
fingers tangled in her hair as he devoured with the deep, rough kiss he craved.

Denn inched in just the head of his cock but Jake wanted
more. He pushed back against him until Denn filled him, the familiar pleasure
and pain sensations running along every nerve ending. Different this time,
though, because when he pushed into Jake, it forced Jake deeper inside Raven,
rasping against her clit.

Magick from both Raven and Denn swept through him, seeking
and searching for the other. Denn pulled out, bringing Jake’s hips with him so
when he slammed back all three of them cried out. Magick entwined and wrapped
around Jake completely, loosening the last of his resistance. Heat built in his
balls and he knew he couldn’t hold it back. On the next deep thrust his orgasm
exploded and Raven cried out in ecstasy as he emptied inside her. The magick
burned hot, his vision blurred and he rode out the pleasure until Denn too gave
into the need and slumped across his back.

When he opened his eyes he looked into Raven’s eyes,
watching him.

“Are you okay, babe?” She looked so serious for a minute he
thought—

“I love you. I love you both,” she cried.

Chapter
Eight

Raven sat in the sun, letting the heat seep through to her
tired muscles. She’d come to love the courtyard as her favorite place in the
house. While the entire place glowed with historical charm it was this area
that she felt most at peace. She’d lost track after the fourth time either Jake
or Denn or both had awoken her with their dark cravings and deep kisses. Once
she’d been woken by just the two of them enjoying each other. The sight of them
loving each other moved her deeply. Two sensual male bodies expressing their
emotions through a powerful show of lust and sex. A smile played across her
lips at the memory.

Yesterday she’d found herself alone on the streets of New
Orleans not afraid, just alone again. What a difference twenty-four hours can
make. She’d thought she could turn to the voodoo priestess for help and had
foolishly planned to handle Scott on her own.
 

Wait. She sat up and looked around.
The voodoo priestess.

Raven jumped up and ran to the bathroom where she’d removed
her clothes last night. Rifling through her discarded jeans, she found the roll
of parchment she’d completely forgotten about until now. Unrolling the brittle,
yellowed paper, she read through the note inside.

Be warned.

If each sibling has
not found their mate by the youngest brother’s thirtieth birthday, then all
power is stripped and bequeathed to the eldest family male.

All hope will be lost…

Surprised by what she read on the note, her butt hit the
toilet seat hard as she sank down. She needed to tell Denn about this. She
didn’t know how long they had but she imagined it wasn’t long. Hadn’t Jake
mentioned something a few weeks ago about Denn’s big birthday coming up?

She rushed from the bathroom back into the bedroom suite
they had given her. Pulling up short, she laughed as she looked around the
room. They had filled her space with books, flowers, a large wardrobe, a big
screen television with more channels than any one person could possibly need,
and luxurious linens on a lake-sized bed. Linens that were currently wrapped
partially around two beautiful, sexy men that were now all hers. For someone
who had technically been held against her will they had really pampered her
with everything.

Shaking her head, she focused on why she’d come running in
here. Taking the remaining strides to the bed as quickly as she could, she
grabbed their legs.

“Denn. Jake. Wake up.”

Both men sprang from the bed, ready for whatever danger she
could have been warning them about.
 
Except they were naked and sleek and tousled from sleep.

“What is it? What’s wrong?” Denn’s voice sounded alarmed and
urgent.

“Calm down. No one’s in danger, at least for the moment.”

“What do you mean for the moment?” Denn scrubbed his fingers
over his face.

“I have something you need to read, Denn. It’s about your
family.” She reached her hand out in front of her to reveal the rolled up
parchment resting in her palm.

“What’s this?” He reached out and took the paper from her.
“Where did it come from?”

“The voodoo priestess gave it to me yesterday. Severina.
Said the time had come for you to have it. I had completely forgotten about it
until about ten minutes ago when I was sitting in the courtyard.”

Denn unrolled it to read and Jake moved closer to read over
his shoulder. Raven watched them both as the worry lines rose on Denn’s
forehead and Jake whistled a deep and low melody.

Denn looked at her. “What else did the woman say when she
gave you this?”

“Nothing. Just that it was time.”

“Well, I’d say so.” His shoulders sagged. “Noah and I will
be thirty in just thirteen days.”

* * *

In the kitchen fixing some breakfast, Raven watched Jake
fidget and fuss with the dishes and the silverware, then the food and the napkins.

“What’s wrong, Jake?”

He turned away, avoiding her eyes. “Nothing.”

Denn’s head snapped up from his laptop, narrowing his eyes
at Jake as well. Something was up, she could feel it. Her magick was already
tingling with the sense of it. Denn’s power had stirred as well.
 

“Jake. Tell us what’s wrong. We can both sense it, so you
might as well just say it. Raven isn’t likely to leave you alone until you do.”

“Hey.”

Denn laughed off her protest. Jake, on the other hand,
frowned deeper. Denn shut his laptop and stood, walking over to the other man.
“I think you should tell us. Whatever it is, we’ll deal with it together.”

“I’m worried about my sister.”

“We all are, Jake, that’s why I’ve been working together
with my brothers to come up with a plan. We are trying to contact Noah as well
as devise a scenario to free your sister without anyone getting hurt. I have
faith in my brothers and their ability to work the magick in their favor.”

“We need to take Scott down,” Raven insisted.

“In due time. If we go for him now, there’s a good chance
we’ll fail. We’ll be ready soon. Just as soon as we get Noah here.”

Jake shook his head. “You don’t understand. I told you that
the bastard was stealing her magick, but I didn’t tell you about her magick.”

“Her magick?”

“What you don’t understand is that she isn’t a witch. Her
magick is different, stronger than what you’re familiar with.”

“I’m confused. If she isn’t a witch then what is she?” Denn
asked.

Jake paused looking between both Raven and Denn. “She
is—” He looked toward the window, nervous. “She’s half demon.”

Raven sucked in her breath.
Oh, Goddess
.

“Fuck. We’ll be hard pressed to get Noah to go after her if
he knows that. You know how he feels about demons.”

“That’s not all of it.” Jake sucked in a deep breath, exhaling
slowly.

“It gets worse?” Raven questioned.

“She has the same birthday as you, Raven.”