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He pulled his hands out from beneath his head.

“Together. I want us to be together this time. Do you want that?” He cupped

Meagan’s cheek bring her up so that he could kiss her.

“Yes.” Her breath puffed over his lips.

He nipped at her lips savoring her taste and the scent of her arousal. “Are you wet

for us?”

“Yes, I wanted to jump you almost from our arrival, but I had to make sure you

were completely healed.” She leaned her forehead against his.

He could see the remembered worry in her eyes. He drew her down for another

kiss, hoping to wipe away that look. Her lips opened over his. His intention might have

been to distract her from her thoughts, but it did the same to him. Her taste and the feel

of her body as she pressed closer to him flooded his senses.

He felt movement to the side of him. He saw Jaeson moving even closer. When

Meagan moaned and broke off the kiss, Samiel realized that Jaeson must be stroking

their witch.

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“Will you let me take you here tonight?” Jaeson’s voice dropped to a low smooth

timbre.

Samiel could almost see Jaeson drawing his hands over Meagan’s buttocks. He

knew the moment Jaeson’s fingers probed that tight back hole. She stiffened and her

eyes widened. It wasn’t rejection. He could see the heat in her eyes, but he waited for

her answer. He wasn’t going to push her into something she wasn’t ready for. She’d

given them so much. They could give her time.

“You want to take me there?” Her voice was husky.

“Oh, yes, you’ll be tight. You’ll take us both, bringing us together in a way that we

haven’t been before. Do you want it?” Jaeson leaned down and nipped at her shoulder.

Samiel felt her tremble. It was going to be a fight for him not to come before they

both were inside her. His balls were already drawn tight. Her squirming wasn’t helping

and she wasn’t even fully over him. Only her chest touched his.

“Yes, I wondered if you’d want me like this,” she said. Her eyes were a little

unfocused and he wondered if she even realized what she’d said.

“We’ve wanted you like this since the first.” Jaeson met Samiel’s eyes. “I’m going to

get her ready. You make sure she’s hot. I don’t want to hurt her. Try to hold still for us,

Meagan.”

Samiel reached down and grabbed her hips. He lifted her until she straddled him.

He wanted to thrust his cock deep into her, but held back. Reaching down, he parted

the slick lips of her pussy and found the hard nub of her clit. He rubbed at it with his

thumb while he pushed two fingers into her tight channel. Warm liquid coated them

and her inner muscles clenched. From her expression and her body’s response, he knew

she was almost there.

Jaeson caught Samiel’s glance and nodded. Samiel withdrew his fingers, positioned

his cock at her entrance and slowly urged her down. He kept his hand between them.

She was going to need a little extra stimulation to maintain her arousal as Jaeson

stretched her. He saw Jaeson pressing her down and felt her breasts flatten against his

chest.

It seemed to take forever. Her inner muscles rippled and clamped on his cock as

Jaeson worked lube into her and slowly stretched the tight rear opening. It was torture

of the sweetest kind and he ground his teeth praying for control. Finally, Jaeson moved

close. Samiel pulled his hand from between their bodies and held Meagan still. Jaeson

slowly worked his cock into her. She was panting and her body was coated with a fine

sheen of sweat already as she tried to keep from moving.

They rocked her between them, moving slowly at first to let her get used to the

penetration and rhythm. Soft moans escaped her lips and her nails sank into his

shoulders. He arched up into her. Trying to restrain himself long enough to give her

pleasure, he kept his strokes slow and deep. The way her pussy was pulling at him

wasn’t helping him. If Jaeson’s moans were anything to go by, he was having problems

too.

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He slanted his mouth over hers and wedged his hand between them enough to

claim her nipple. Her teeth nipped at his lip. A growl rolled through him with that sting

and his hips punched up. She gasped and her head tipped back. Her body shook. He

tugged on the tight peak and she moaned.

The clench of her inner muscles drove him past all restraint. He lifted against her,

driving deep into her. He heard Jaeson’s groan as a rush of fire burst over him. It

scorched over his body leaving his skin tingling and sensitive. He held onto her as he

tried to regain his breath.

She was so good for him, for them. She was absolutely perfect. He’d never dreamed

someone like her existed. She was their perfect complement and belonged with them.

The only problem he had right now was that he had no idea if she was even thinking of

a future with them. She’d always focused on finishing the battle and hadn’t discussed a

life with them after it.

It was that time limit that made him nervous and set his possessive instincts to

raging. The dragon part of him would like to grab and hold. As long as she wasn’t

trying to run from them, he could hold that back. He wanted her to realize freely that

she was a part of them and they were just as big a part of her. But if she didn’t see it on

her own, he wasn’t averse to keeping her with them any way that he could.

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Meagan paced the confines of the coven elders’ Council room. She was waiting with

a group of seasoned witches, wizards and Jaeson for Samiel to return. Or if they found

more than a clue, for one of the vampires with the dragons to send word that Doria’s

hideaway had been found. The dragons thought they knew the general area where

Doria was now. That was the reason they were all gathered. The large room was

crowded. Chairs had been brought in, but only a few of them were being used. Some

people stood, some leaned against the dark gray wall. She even saw one wizard sitting

on the edge of one of the long tables. Their expressions ranged from boredom to

frustration. Meagan could understand the frustration. She was feeling a little caged and

definitely impatient.

“You’re exhausting me and I’m just watching you.” Jaeson leaned back in the chair.

His eyes had been following her every move. She’d seen it every time she looked

over at him. He seemed calm, but she knew that he was just as ready for this to end as

she was. He was just better at hiding it.

“I just want to get to it. I know they’ll find the place today. They’ve been narrowing

it down for the past few days.” She sighed and stopped beside his chair.

Jaeson opened his mouth, but he went still. “You’re right. They’ve found it. It’s time

to go.”

Everyone gathered behind Jaeson. He slipped an arm around her waist just before

he formed the darkness surrounding them. Meagan felt the lifting sensation and leaned

into him. She blinked as the black haze lifted, leaving them standing on a mountain. It

wasn’t the glare of the sun that made her try to clear her vision. She doubted what she

was seeing.

“Oh, it’s real. They have some grandiose plans.” Samiel strode over to join them.

Meagan hugged him, but couldn’t take her eyes off the building in front of her. Two

domed towers sat at either end of a three-story building. They’d made a castle. Doria

really had planned to rule. Meagan shook her head. There was no time to think about it.

“What are we facing?” Meagan ran her eyes over the front of the castle.

“Not much in the way of shields out here. There’s a strong one over the door. We

haven’t seen any activity, but there’s someone in there. The place was protected by one

of those camouflage spells like the
tandini
at the ruins. Once we’d revealed it, the spell

was completely removed.” Samiel’s hand rubbed in small circles at the base of her

spine.

The absence of any kind of attack did worry her. What was waiting on the inside of

this castle?

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“So someone’s in there and they know we’re here. We might as well start inside and

see what they’re going to throw at us.” Jaeson dropped a kiss on the top of her head.

His arm tightened around her before he stepped away from her.

It felt reassuring to have them hug and hold her. She felt a little calmer and little

more assured. She’d never noticed before now. It didn’t scare her, although she knew it

once would have. It was one of many things that made Jaeson and Samiel special.

She summoned her weapons, careful to keep them away from Samiel’s thigh. “I’m

ready if everyone else is. It’s probably going to be a long day.”

“If you’ll take down this shield, we can go inside. No use battering it down when

we don’t have to. We’ll probably need all the energy we have for this. This is very

different. Most Dark Sorcerers vigorously defend their haven.” Jaeson looked at the two

solid double doors.

“I can do that.” Meagan nodded and started forward. She put her own shield in

front of her out of habit.

Samiel and Jaeson stayed very near her and she had no objection to that. Jaeson was

right. This was strange and it had her stomach tightening with dread. They were going

into enemy territory. They knew there would be traps and tricks to face, but this wasn’t

what they’d expected. Right now, she was much more cautious herself.

The shield was practically flush with the door. Meagan knew that was probably a

test to see if she’d be able to take it with the weapons. She drove her blade forward. It

passed through the shield and struck the door. She drew in a slow breath as the power

pulsed into her. The shield wasn’t as strong as she expected it to be, as it should be if it

was really supposed to keep people out of this building.

Meagan’s unease built. She wished she knew what this Dark Sorcerer was planning.

She wasn’t even sure that Doria was here anymore. These tactics were so different from

what they’d faced before that she did wonder if Doria hadn’t moved on and left it to

one of the lesser Dark Sorcerers. She wouldn’t be the first to flee and set up in another

location.

The door swung open. Meagan looked down the hallway. The white floors gleamed

and there didn’t seem to be anything moving there. There weren’t any rocks or

anything in front of her to smash. She turned her head to find something, because she

didn’t want to be surprised by any invisible enemies.

She saw Samiel turning back with a rock. She hadn’t even heard him step away

from her. He tossed the rock into the hallway. She caught it with her magic and spun it,

smashing it against the sides of the wall. Dust billowed in the hallway and fell slowly to

the ground. Nothing was there.

“Let’s move forward, but go cautiously,” Jaeson urged.

Meagan wasn’t planning on sprinting down the hall. The place was too quiet and

she felt as if they were being watched. She heard the soft sound of the others’ shoes as

they entered the castle. They walked slowly down the hallway. There were no doors.

The hallway seemed to stretch on forever. She knew it was an illusion, but she couldn’t

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feel the magical energy. The Dark Sorcerer or Sorceress hadn’t wasted a lot of energy on

it. It was light, but good enough to do the job. They’d have to find where it was

anchored to remove it. Unless there was some other development, that was the first

order of business. So far this mission seemed absolutely unreal.

“We’ll need to find out what kind of game this person is playing,” Samiel said.

“He or she is definitely up to something. Let’s find the anchor to this spell so we can

see what it’s hiding.” Jaeson nodded and looked around.

She wondered if he could feel the magic. He was more sensitive to it than she was

now. Maybe that ability would grow in her in the future, but she knew he or one of the

other vampires could find it. Samiel and Jaeson stayed right at her side as they moved

down the hallway. The group began to spread out as they searched. Meagan felt a rush

of magic behind her and whirled. A solid white wall stood in front of her. It looked like

there had never been a corridor there, even though she knew it had.

Meagan stepped forward and felt Samiel’s hand brush her arm. Both he and Jaeson

stayed with her. Was this an illusion or was it solid? She reached out, but felt Samiel tug

her back.

“Be careful, Meagan.” A growl rumbled in Samiel’s voice.

“I will.” Meagan turned to toss a quick smile to him.

She reached out using her dagger to probe at the wall. It was solid, not an illusion.

What was the plan this time? Why did the Dark Sorcerer want them separated?

“Just a wall. There’s not even a trap attached to it.” Meagan turned away from it.

The hallway was now much shorter and led to a single door. She looked back at the

wall. There were two choices. Wait and try to get the others through or go forward. The

last choice was much more risky.

“They’ve got some problems on the other side of the wall. There’s at least one Dark