Kira's Reckoning (16 page)

Closing her eyes, she ran her tongue all around the head of his cock
. Concentrating on Ronan’s reaction, she worked her tongue from base to tip, paying particular attention to the sensitive underside right below the head. 

Brendan
appeared in her line of vision and he flashed her a grin that sent a jolt of lust through her, he slid a hand down to pat her ass before straightening.  The soft caress of his work-roughened hand over her bottom made her breath catch, the promise in his touch filling her with anticipation.

She watched as he circled the foot of the bed again, his eyes holding the same promise, but she found herself brought up short when
Ronan tightened his hand in her hair.

Keeping her facing him and preventing her from seeing
Brendan, Ronan held her gaze with his own and caressed her jaw.

“
I want to feel that hot mouth on my cock, Kira, and while you’re pleasuring me, I don’t want you thinking.”

Kira
moaned at the possessive firmness of the hand that moved over her back, a moan cut short by a gasp when Ronan’s cock touched her cheek.  Turning toward it, she took him into her mouth again, this time staring straight into his eyes.

“
On your knees, sweet.  Stop trying to rub your clit.  Get that ass up and those legs spread wide.”

Startled when
Brendan lifted her to her knees, she held on to Ronan, whose eyes flicked back and forth between hers and her ass.

Watching him, feeling
Brendan’s hands on her, and listening for any clue as to what he planned to do, she realized she’d become so distracted, she hadn’t been paying attention to pleasing Ronan.

Cursing herself for her lapse, she sucked harder, determined to regain some sort of control
.  Circling the head of his cock with her tongue, she was thrilled when another of those deep moans rumbled in his throat. Every movement of her tongue, every bob of her head made him stiffen, as he seemed to be scrambling for control.

Nothing could have excited her more.

That’s what she thought until Brendan flattened a hand on her back and slid a thick finger into her pussy, her slick juices easing his way. Letting her eyes flutter closed, she clamped down on his finger, pushed back against him, and in her excitement sucked Ronan harder.

The sexual tension mounted when
Ronan held her face between his hands and began to slowly fill her mouth with his cock and just as slowly withdraw almost all the way.  He did it again and again, each slow thrust measured and deliberate, his hands tightening with the effort it must have cost him.

Each time he withdrew, she swirled her tongue around the head, or teased the tip of his cock with it, alternating her rhythm to surprise him
. When the finger in her pussy began to move, she bucked restlessly, and without thinking, she sucked hard, drawing Ronan’s cock all the way to her throat.

“
Shit!”  Ronan’s hands moved over her hair, his movements jerky, and uncontrolled.

Determined to shake that calm control even more,
Kira tried to concentrate on giving him even more pleasure, but Brendan’s strokes to her pussy distracted her and made her clumsy.  Frustrated that she kept letting Ronan’s cock slip from her mouth, but excited by the low curses pouring from him, she closed her lips around the head of his cock again and sucked, hungry for his taste and more of those erotic and deep sounds of pleasure that rumbled from him.

Brendan
withdrew his fingers, teasing her pussy entrance and chuckling softly, when she thrust back against him.

“
Patience, sweetling. Let me get my cock inside you.”

She shuddered, craving the feeling of finally having her pussy filled
. She wanted taken, to be the object of their desire, but more than that, she needed the orgasm that loomed closer with every second that passed.

Holding on to
Ronan and on her knees with her legs spread wide, she waited breathlessly for Brendan to possess her. Every inch of her body sizzled with heat, each touch of their hands stoking the fire inside her until she burned everywhere.

Her nipples demanded attention, so tight, and so achy
. She would have used her own hands on them if she could have. Her clit felt swollen and heavy, and her pussy clenched of its own volition, leaking moisture to trickle down her thighs.

Ronan
ran a hand down her face, his thumb tracing her lips that stretched over his cock.

“
You’re not thinking about anything else now, except Brendan and me, are you, dearling?”

The endearment settled over her skin like a warm blanket, the tenderness in it making her feel special and cherished.

Brendan’s powerful thighs brushed against the backs of her legs as he used them to push hers farther apart.

“
She’s not going to be thinking about anything else for quite a while.”

Forced to release her hold on
Ronan’s thighs and flatten her hands on the bed, Kira moaned around Ronan’s cock at the caress of air over her damp folds, shaking uncontrollably. 

She moaned again when
Ronan bent forward and cupped her breasts, his gentle hands tugging at her nipples. The answering surge of heat shot straight to her clit, but Brendan’s thighs held hers apart, not allowing her to press them together to get some relief.

When the head of
Brendan’s cock pressed against her drenched pussy, she stilled, only then realizing she’d been rocking back and forth on her knees. Pushing back against him in the need to be filled, she whimpered in her throat when he denied her.

Brendan
slid a hand around her to tap her clit, laughing when she bucked and took the head of his cock inside her.

“
That’s it, sweetling. Damn, you’re tight.  I want to feel that pussy clench on me and milk me real good.”

Frantic now,
Kira rocked her hips, trying to get more friction on her clit, crying out around Ronan’s cock when Brendan slid deep, filling her with thick heat.

Filled at both ends, she tried to concentrate on making both of them come, but each caress of their hands or stroke of their cocks made her forget everything except the pleasure
. Relying on instinct, she struggled to keep up with them.

She sucked harder at
Ronan, starving for his taste. Each groan or tightening of his hands thrilled her, the knowledge she could shake his control giving her more confidence.

Ronan
’s hands left her breasts to cup her face again, holding her still for his smooth strokes into her mouth.  In answer, Kira pushed back against him, moaning in her throat when he groaned and rubbed his hands over her back.

Brendan
plunged deep, his hands flat on her back, holding her in place for his thrusts.

She reveled in each bump and ridge of his cock sliding over her inner flesh, fisting her hands in the covers to steady herself
. Trembling everywhere, she couldn’t stop moaning around Ronan’s cock, her breath catching each time Brendan’s sac created friction against her clit. Focusing on pleasing Ronan got harder and harder, her attempts to lick and suck him getting clumsier as the need to come blocked out everything else.

She couldn
’t stop gripping Brendan’s cock, his words of encouragement rendering her senseless.

“
That’s it, Kira.  Fuck. Your pussy’s so damned tight. Slick. Soft. Christ, I could make love to you forever.”

Ronan
’s hands slid into her hair again, guiding her movements.  “Her mouth’s incredible.  Her tongue’s like fucking velvet.”

His hiss was like music to her ears.

“Damn. She forgets to suck while I’m fucking her mouth, and then she remembers again. It gets me every damn time.”

She sucked on him eagerly, addicted to his taste and the deep groans that poured from him
. Struggling to concentrate on what he said, she sucked in a breath when one of Brendan’s hands slid around to cover her abdomen and moved lower.

Her clit burned, but
Brendan merely held her folds spread, not giving her the touch she needed.

Ronan
groaned again. “That’s it, luv. Damn, that mouth feels good. Not too far. Yeah, honey, just like that.”

Brendan
chuckled from behind her, his low laugh ending abruptly when she clenched on him. “Damn, sweet, you feel so fucking good. I know you want me to touch your clit, but you’re just going to have to wait for it.”

Ronan
’s thrusts into her mouth came faster, but his hold on her kept his cock from going too far.  “Give it to her then.  She needs to come.”

“
No way. Not yet.”

Brendan
slapped her ass, a sharp slap that stunned her.  He thrust faster, each word bit out between clenched teeth on each deep stroke.

“
Hang on, we are going to fly.”

Frustrated that he wouldn
’t give her clit the attention she needed, she pushed back against him and lost her balance.

Ronan
caught her, dropping his knees on the bed and using his thighs to support her, rubbing his hands over her shoulders.  “Easy, luv. I’ve got you. Hell, I’m gonna come.  If you don’t want to swallow, baby, let go—oh, hell.”

The jolt of fire that hit her when
Brendan pinched her clit had her whimpering in her throat and sucking Ronan harder.

Ronan
cursed, holding her steady with his hands in her hair as his cock pulsed his release into her mouth.  The muscles in his thigh became rock hard and trembled beneath her hands as he groaned and slowed his strokes.

Awestruck that she could draw such a response from him, she eagerly swallowed every drop, crying out from the strokes to her clit, each one like a live
wire touching her and sending sharp sizzles racing through her.

She couldn
’t stay still, rocking her hips no matter how hard she tried not to, afraid that she would dislodge Brendan’s finger from where he held it over her clit.

Withdrawing from her mouth,
Ronan knelt on the floor in front of her and held her against his shoulder, pushing her hair back from her face and smiling down at her.  Cupping a breast, he used his thumb to caress her nipple just as the pleasure at her slit seemed to explode.

Arching her back, she lifted her bottom higher into
Brendan’s deep thrusts, crying out as he plunged deep and came, his cock jumping inside her. Her pussy milked him as the waves of bliss continued to race through her, the slowing drag of his fingers back and forth over her slippery clit keeping her on the razor-sharp edge of release for so long she screamed, a pinch of her clit sending her the rest of the way over.

Holding on to
Ronan and pressing her face against his chest, she breathed in his clean scent, wishing this moment could last forever.

“
Fucking incredible. Christ, she’s milking my cock so hard it’s killing me.”  Brendan slid his hands to her bottom and with long, firm strokes, caressed her from the cheeks of her ass to her shoulders and back again.

The muscles beneath her cheek shifted
. Ronan gently lowered her shoulders to the bed, easing the arch in her back, his hands joining Brendan’s hands to slide over her damp body. Bending, he ran a hand over her hair.  They both laid down on either side of her.  Ronan cupped her face as he kissed her softly and said, "I love you."

Kira smiled and said, "I love you too, Ronan."
Then she turned over to face Brendan and kissed him just as sweetly.  "I love you too, Brendan."

Brendan
looked deep into her eyes and said, "I love you, sweetling, so much.  You are our world."

Kira snuggled down between the two best things to enter her life
.  She knew that no matter what came next, she would remember this moment forever, laying between the two men she loved who loved her.

Kira hugged
Vesta goodbye as they prepared to head out two days later.  "I will miss you, Vesta," Kira told her as she drew back.

"I will miss you as well, Kira, my sister
," Vesta said solemnly.  "You must come back and visit soon."

"And you need to come to the glen and meet my sisters and grandmother
," Kira added.

Vesta grinned.  "I would like that very much." Then she grew serious and said, "Be careful, Kira.  Always watchful.  He isn't finished yet."

"I know
," Kira said with a serious tone.  "I promise to be vigilant."

They embraced again and Kira turned to Tobin
.  "I will miss you too, Tobin.  We will Skype, right?"

Tobin smiled at her
.  "Of course we will.  I will call soon."

Kira turned to her men and said, "Okay
.  I'm ready to go now."

Both Ronan and
Brendan had waited for her to say her goodbyes by the main doors and now they stepped forward to take her hands.  They led her out to the car waiting to drive them to the airport.  As she approached the car, she saw Breena by the center fountain and waved to her.  Breena gave Kira one of her signature curtsies and then flew off.  They had said their goodbyes earlier that morning and Kira felt a lump in her throat knowing she would miss these people more than she would have imagined.

They all slept on the plane ride home as they winged their way to the glen through the afternoon, arriving in the early evening
.  Lachlan met them at the airport and drove them home to the glen.  Kira took a deep breath as they drove through the small village toward Castle Belenus, her ancestral home.  She could feel the glen welcoming her back, welcoming her home.  She smiled with anticipation as Lachlan swung the SUV into the circular drive of the castle. 

Kira watched as her sisters and grandmother spilled out of the main doors to welcome her home
.  She herself was practically bouncing in her seat to get out and greet them.  Ronan and Brendan smiled indulgently at her as Ronan opened his door, which was closest to her family, and then turned to offer her a hand out.  Once she was out of the SUV, she was pulled into the circle of arms and kisses that was her family.

Everyone was talking all at once, Kira was laughing
, and her men looked at one another.  '
She has never been more beautiful
,' Ronan sent his brother.

'
I agree.  She is perfection
,' Brendan added.

'
We need to see if the package arrived
,' Ronan reminded him.

Brendan
smiled.  '
It did.  Donald would not let us down
.'

They were brought out of their communication by Reilly, Myles
, and Aedan greeting them with handshakes and claps on the back.  Before they were pulled inside the castle, they made an agreement to check their room later for the package.  Donald had left a day before them to head back to Scotland and the family home.  He had had plenty of time to make arrangements with the specifications they had asked for. 

Once inside, the sisters and grandmother greeted Ronan and
Brendan as well, giving them hugs of welcome.  They had waited dinner for them so everyone went into the dining room and settled at the table.  Kira's sisters didn't wait long before they began to fire questions at her. 

"Did you find anything else out since we talked to you?" Sheela asked
. 

Kira shook her head
.  "No, that's it.  Kai is still trying to trace the residual magick he found.  He says it's from an old family.  He recognizes it but cannot name it."

"Damn
.  We need to figure this out," Erin said.

"Maybe we are going about this the wrong way
," Calli said, shocking them all.

"What do you mean, Cal?" Ari asked.

Calli's brow wrinkled up as if she was in concentration.  "Well, I know this sounds silly, but I was watching one of those soap shows the other day." When Sheela snorted, she added, "Hey, it was just on and I was bored."

"Uh-huh, I hear ya
.  Bored." Sheela giggled. 

Calli rolled her eyes
.  "Anyway, there was this woman who had an enemy and she said she could find him by finding who had a grudge against her." She looked around at her sisters.  "Maybe it's someone who has a grudge against our family.  Someone who feels they were wronged somewhere along the familial line."

Everyone was quiet
, ingesting what Calli said when Ari spoke, "That is a really good idea, Calli.  We should look at that angle as well.  Maybe there is reference to it in our Book of Knowledge."

"I can start looking through it in the morning
," Erin told them. 

"I can help you
," Sheela volunteered.

Ari nodded
.  "Good.  Then that's settled.”

Kira looked at her grandmother
.  "The disc is still locked away safe?"

Her grandmother
smiled.  "It is safe."

Kira sighed with relief
.  "That's good.  That is one of the things he will need if he wants our powers."

"We will all protect it
," Ari told her and her sisters nodded. 

Kira looked around the table at her family and smiled
.  She was so blessed, more than just in magick, she was blessed with love, the true love of a family.  Some of them were blood family, some of them not, but they were all family.  She felt Ronan and Brendan place a hand on her thighs and covered them with her own.  She blinked away the happy tears as she smiled at them, listening to the conversation turn to the everyday happenings around the castle. 

Dinner continued with her sisters filling her in on all the goings on in the village and at the castle
.  Ari told her of her wonderful honeymoon, leaving out the more intimate details, thank the goddess.  Erin was teased about setting a date but said they were going to wait a while, find their footing first with all that was going on.  Sheela and Calli filled her in on their Wiccan work, promising to show her the spells they had found that worked well. 

After dinner, plans were made
to begin practicing more difficult spells to conquer their enemy.  Calli and their grandmother were the first to excuse themselves to go to bed and Kira glanced at Erin, asking the silent question.  Erin shook her head, answering it.  No one had found the answer to Calli's blackouts and headaches.  Kira knew that it must be magical if the doctors had seen nothing.  She would speak to her grandmother about this in private and hopefully come up with a plan.

A
s everyone else said goodnight, Ronan and Brendan took her hands and led her out into the back garden.  As she looked around the garden, she felt such happiness at being home and yet a twinge of sadness, missing the friends she had made at the Council.  She looked up and saw the moon was full, shining down, illuminating the garden, setting a romantic mood.

The men led her over to her favorite bench and sat her down
.  They sat beside her, one of each side and no words were spoken as they all just looked around.  There were lightening bugs flitting all around the beautiful blooms, while there was a light breeze that had set the flowers to dancing.  Kira got up and walked over to one of the large sections of flowers and couldn't help herself, she plunged her fingers into the ground, feeling the land welcome her home.  She closed her eyes and told the earth how much she had missed it.

When she opened her eyes, Ronan and
Brendan were watching her with love shining in their eyes.  As she stood, so did they, and then she was shocked when they kneeled before her and each took one of her hands.

"Kira, from the first moment we saw you, we knew you were ours
.  Ours to love and cherish for all time," Ronan said in a gravelly voice.

"Your magick resides in the earth, so we knew that no matter where life takes us together, you will always be our home
," Brendan added.

Her breath hitched as she listened to their words of love and saw it coming from their eyes as they looked at her
.  They squeezed her hands as they continued.

"We love you, Kira, with every breath we
take and we want you to be with us forever," Brendan told her as his eyes misted with emotion.

"Kira Kirkpatrick, will you marry us?" Ronan said as he held up a small box and presented it to her.

Tears were streaming down her face as she looked down at her future.  She loved those two men with all her heart and vowed to show it to them every day.  "Yes, I will marry you," she whispered as they stood and surrounded her with their arms.  Each Guardian took a turn kissing her deeply and showing her without words how much they loved her.

Ronan opened the box and she gasped at the ring inside
.  It was a beautiful freshwater pearl, surrounded by rubies.  It was a stunning ring, Kira could only stare as Ronan took the ring and place it on her finger.  It fit her perfectly as he leaned over and placed a kiss on her hand.  As Ronan stood tall beside her, she saw the happiness reflected in his eyes and his love.  She reached up and kissed him, then said, "I love you, Ronan."

"I love you too, dearling
," Ronan answered, running his knuckles over her cheek.

She then turned to
Brendan who also kissed her hand and then stood to face her.  "That was our mother's ring and her mother's before her.  Donald was kind enough to send it to us," Brendan said.  "It suits you well."

"Thank you for the honor
.  I will always cherish it," Kira said, feeling the lump grow larger in her throat.  "I love you, Brendan." She kissed him, pouring her love into that kiss, showing Brendan how much he meant to her.

Brendan
's eye glowed with pride and love as he said, "I love you, my sweet."

The men took her hands and led her back into the castle
.  As they walked, Kira thanked the gods and goddesses for her good fortune in finding these two wonderful men.  At one time in her life, she wondered if she would ever be happy, find love, and settle into a life worth living.  She had been all around the world, seen many different places and it had taken her coming home to find her peace.  Not only had she found two Guardians who protected her body, but they now had her heart, as she had theirs.  With the evil one threatening her family, she knew one thing for sure.  The two men by her side would always be there, showing her their love as she would show them hers.  They would fight together for that future and she vowed there and then that they would win, no matter what.