Into the Ashes [The Arcadians 2] (39 page)

Raven’s face as she stepped away

from them. “I think I can fix that.”

She let the change come, letting the

magic flow through her as she shifted

back into her dragon form. She

spread her wings wide, letting the

gentle breeze brush over her scales.

“You guys want to take a ride?”

All three of her mates grinned at

her, anticipation glowing bright in

their golden eyes.

“Aye,

little

dragon

warrior,”

Kadan purred, his voice rough with

unbridled lust. “We shall ride you

home then, once we are back in our

suite, we will ride you over and over

again until none of us can move.”

Now, that was a promise that she

could look forward to.

Epilogue

Raven woke slowly to find herself

sprawled face down in the center of

her bed.

Last night they had hosted a small

party with the unmated females from

one of the havens and a group of

unmated male warriors who were

searching for a mate. To everyone’s

surprise, one of the females had

declared her desire to mate with a

trio at the beginning of the party,

much to the trio’s delight.

It seemed that the female had been

pining for the trio of warriors that

had been on the rotating staff of

guards that had kept the location safe

and she was tired of waiting for

them. Her chosen warriors had

snatched her up and, after getting

permission from Raven, Savitar,

Kadan and Tristan, the newly mated

pair had left the palace to start their

new life together.

After that, the stilted awkwardness

of the evening had disappeared and it

was likely that there would be

several more mated pairs soon. With

love in the air, Raven had taken the

opportunity to flirt with her three

mates all night long. When the males

could no longer take it, Tristan had

swung Raven up into his arms and

carried her out of the hall to a loud

round of applause.

Back in their suite, Tristan, Kadan

and Savitar had taken turns showing

Raven how much they loved her over

and over until she had literally

passed out from the pleasure.

It had been almost two weeks since

the night she had been kidnapped and

every day she had come to love her

new home more. She had three mates

that couldn’t seem to keep their hands

off her, not that she wanted them to.

All three of them had shown her daily

how much they truly loved her, with

words, gestures, and showering her

with gifts.

During the first week it had been as

if they were afraid to let her out of

their sight for fear she would be

taken from them again. She’d had to

remind them gently that she was an

immortal dragon-shifter now and

pretty much indestructible. They kept

forgetting that fact, or they simply

didn’t care. She was precious to them

and they made sure she knew it, but

when their attentions got annoying,

she had no problem telling them to

back off.

The people of the Citadel seemed

to love her and accepted her as their

new queen as well. She’d been

expecting some reticence or even

animosity toward her after she had

killed everyone in the rogue camp.

Instead, they had named her the

savior of the Citadel, much to her

dismay. Four of the rescued females

had been happily reunited with their

families, but Mila and the other six

females remained at the palace. At

first the females had been afraid of

their own shadows, but, with Raven

and Nyla’s help, the females had

begun to heal from their ordeal.

The biggest surprise had come from

Raven’s personal guards, Arkady,

Tirk and Jordyn. Tirk had survived

the attack the night Raven had been

taken and he had almost fully healed

from his wounds already, although

she had insisted he only take on light

duty until he completely recovered.

Of course, being a warrior he had

scoffed at that. Because of his

stubborn attitude, Raven had tried to

stay close to home so he wouldn’t

overdo it watching over her, and that

was when the sparks began to fly

between Mila and the trio of guards.

At first Mila had been defensive

and almost combative around the

three large warriors. She had

softened with Tirk first since he was

injured, but it was soon obvious that

there

was

big-time

chemistry

between them. Raven had made it

clear to the males that she thought of

Mila like a little sister and because

Mila was so young, she expected the

males to wait until the young woman

was ready for them to pursue her.

To her relief, Raven didn’t seem to

have to worry. Arkady, Tirk and

Jordyn were nothing but sweet to the

young, traumatized female and made

it clear she was under their

protection even though they made no

physical advances at Mila…yet.

Under their watchful eyes, the

young woman had flourished and had

become

Raven’s

assistant

for

whatever she needed in her duties as

queen. Mila had become an integral

part of the palace and Raven thanked

god that the horrors of what she had

been through hadn’t destroyed her.

Back in the moment, Raven moaned

as hands slowly stroked down her

bare back, moving lower to massage

her ass and thighs. “Mmm…” she

purred, spreading her legs wider as

she gave herself up to the pleasure.

She could feel the liquid heat seeping

from her pussy and knew that her

lover’s touch had been what had

woken her from her slumber. The

hands disappeared, only to return

covered as two fingers pushed into

her tight slit, preparing her.

“Good rising, little goddess.”

Kadan growled softly from behind

her as he stroked his fingers inside

her, curling them to hit the spot deep

inside her that made her shiver. “Do

you like that, mate?”

“Now, this is a damn good way to

wake up,” Raven said, wanting

something thicker inside her to help

ease the burning need that had

sparked to life.

“Then we shall endeavor to always

wake you this way,” Tristan said.

She turned her head to see Tristan

sitting up against the headboard,

watching her with lusty greed as he

leisurely stroked his large, thick cock

in his hand. “You look…happy to see

me.”

“I am always happy to see you,

mate,” Tristan replied, his voice

filled with so much love it made her

heart sing. She smiled sleepily at him

then moaned as Kadan added a finger

to the two already inside her.

“I think your tight little pussy is

ready for me,” Kadan whispered.

“I’m always ready for you,” Raven

said. “You know you don’t have to

prepare me anymore now that I have

magic.”

“Aye, but I like to.” He took hold

of her hips, ready to turn her over,

but she stopped him.

“No, take me like this. I want to

feel your body on mine,” she said in

a husky whisper. She spread her legs

wide so Kadan could see the proof of

her need for him and giving him her

trust to take her.

Kadan slid his large body over her,

pushing her thighs wider. He

positioned the broad head of his cock

at her entrance and flexed his hips so

he pushed inside her hot little hole.

Satisfaction filled him as he rocked

against her, pushing more of his large

shaft into her tight pussy with each

stroke. He groaned as he bottomed

out inside her, filling her completely.

Lowering his body down on hers, he

struggled to hold back from coming

as her pussy squeezed him like a tight

fist.

He loved taking her like this, skin

to skin, their whole bodies touching

as he braced his forearms near her

head, creating a protective cocoon

around her with his larger body. He

pushed her hair to one side and

pressed soft kisses on her shoulder as

he began to slowly thrust his cock

inside of her hot little sheath.

“Aye, give it to her slow,” Tristan

growled from where he was sitting

beside her on the bed, stroking his

own cock to the same rhythm that

Kadan was penetrating her with.

“Take his cock inside you, little one.

Let Kadan make you feel good.”

“I want…”

“What do you want, Raven?”

Tristan asked.

Raven could barely speak as Kadan

began to thrust harder. She told him

what she wanted through their bond.

With each stroke he pressed her

down against the mattress where her

clit rubbed against the bedding,

increasing her pleasure. He moved

his large hands over hers, connecting

them with love as their fingers

linked. She wanted Kadan to let go

and pound her into the mattress until

he spilled his seed inside her, but she

also wanted to feel both of her mates

inside her at once.

“Do not worry, my love,” Savitar

said as he sat down on the other side

of the bed. “We will give you what

you want.”

Raven frowned at Savitar, aware

that he was hiding something from

her. He had been up early doing…

something. All her mates woke early

when it was their day to sleep alone,

not wanting to miss out on the

moment she woke when the other two

brothers were sleeping with her.

He stroked her cheek and chuckled

softly. “I am not hiding anything, it is

a surprise for you later. Just enjoy

Kadan’s cock filling you, my love,

and then Tristan and I will make you

feel good together after,” Savitar

crooned.

“Mate,” Kadan growled against her

ear as his hips started flexing faster,

punishing her for not paying attention

to him.

Focusing, she closed herself off to

everything but him. She loved the

frantic need she felt pouring through

their bond and fed her own hunger

back to Kadan. She tried to brace her

knees on the bed to lift her ass to

allow deeper penetration but he had

complete control of their pleasure.

Using the only recourse left to her,

she squeezed the muscles of her

pussy on him and was rewarded with

a vicious snarl from Kadan.

“My mate!”

“Yours!” Raven cried out as he

pounded into her with renewed vigor.

God, she absolutely loved it when

her serious mate lost all control and

turned caveman on her. She screamed

out as her body clenched down on his

cock, her body rocking with the

waves of ecstasy tearing through her.

Kadan wrapped his arms around

her like a living, breathing straight

jacket, anchoring her in place as he

began jerking against her in desperate

lunges. The feeling of her tight pussy

clenching him had his seed boiling in

his balls, ready to spurt inside her.

He thrust once, twice, then snarled as

his hot seed shot from the tip of his

cock in hard, hot blasts. He lowered

his head to his mating mark on her

neck and sank his fangs deep into her,

growling in victory as she cried out

again as another orgasm tore through

her.

Raven felt her fangs drop and

twisted her head so she could sink

them into his large bicep, sharing the

bonding with him. She had become

addicted to their taste and felt the

urge to strengthen their blood bond

every time they came together.

Knowing that her bite would heal

unless she willed the mark to remain,

she bit down and felt his entire body

shudder against hers. His cock

swelled inside her pussy, prolonging

her release until she saw spots