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desperate for a family of her own that she’d considered Duncan

suitable father material? “It only lasted four months,” she said softly.

“I didn’t even tell Kayla. But you’re right. I need to report him to the police. I should’ve done it a long time ago. I just wish I could do it without looking like the worst type of fool.”

“Maybe you could,” Zack said with a mischievous grin. “Derek

does owe me a favor.”

“True,” Mitchell agreed.

“Who’s Derek?” she asked as a small hope unfurled in her belly.

Dealing with Duncan without feeling completely humiliated would be

a good solution.

“Derek is the Emnurian scientist in charge of human studies.”

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“Emnurian?” she repeated, feeling completely lost by Zack’s

supposed explanation.

“Sorry, baby,” he said as he led her over to the sofa and pulled her

down beside him. “Emnurian is the name of the alien species behind

most of the reported abductions. They usually put the test subjects

back unharmed, but I’m sure Derek can leave enough fear in your

ex’s memory to put him off trying to intimidate anyone. Derek could

probably do a complete personality overhaul if he tried.”

“Would that stop Duncan from harassing me or another woman

silly enough to fall for his lies?”

“Absolutely,” Mitchell said from the kitchen. She nodded her

agreement but was sidetracked by his next question. “Where are your

tea bags?”

“Tea bags?” Okay, that was getting to be an annoying habit. She

had to stop repeating everything they said. Sheesh, any minute they

were going to wrap her in cotton wool and hide her from the world.

“Is that what you want?” Zack asked in a strained voice. “To be

coddled and sheltered?”

“Not really,” she said, finally realizing that the mate link was open and stronger than ever. “It probably sounds really selfish, but I want to make my own decisions, be responsible for my own choices, and

choose the course of my own life, but at the same time I want

someone I know I can lean on if things get too tough.”

She felt their surprised reactions but couldn’t seem to understand

them.

“Baby, what you want is exactly what we’re offering.” She looked

from Mitchell to Zack and back again, and then closed her eyes as she tried to find words to explain exactly how what she wanted differed

from what they offered.

“You don’t understand. I had no
me
when I was married to

Duncan. Everything I did was measured by his needs and wants, not

by my choice, not ever,” she said, wishing she could just fall into their arms and pretend that everything would be all right. “I need to be my
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own person. Sharing a mating link like the one you describe robs me

of that.”

“How?” Mitchell said as he came closer, the tea bags obviously

forgotten.

“It just does.” God, she was lame. Why couldn’t she explain how

having them in her head all the time would take away her freedom to

make her own choices? How the very thought of being left to the

whims and manipulations of another person again scared her more

than being alone? Why couldn’t she just tell them she needed to be a

whole person, not just one part of a group of three?

“Is that how you really see the mating link?” Zack said, sounding

slightly amused.

Anger curled in her belly at the feeling that he was somehow

laughing at her. He growled and kissed her, thrusting his tongue into her mouth and the memories of what they’d shared into her head.

“Baby,” he said when they finally came up for air, “the link only

enhances our relationship. None of us will ever lose the part of us that makes us individuals. Does your sister seem any different since

joining with David and Jessica?”

She shook her head. No, if anything, Kayla was more herself now

than she was when she’d been dating that asshole who’d hurt her

years ago.

“You know us,” Mitchell said as he sat on the sofa and pulled

Jade’s hand into his own. “You know our personalities. You know

what’s in our hearts. Why would you ever think we’d want you to not

be the woman we fell in love with?”

“But I’m your Taydelaan. You didn’t choose me.”

“Now see that’s where you’re wrong,” Zack said, sounding rather

cocky once more. “For every couple, there is more than one

Taydelaan. Granted they are few and far between, but—”

She cut him off. “How few and far between, exactly?” she asked

suspiciously.

“About one in half a million,” Mitchell filled in.

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“But,” Zack said, looking exasperated by both of them, “the point

is that of the twelve thousand possible matches on this planet, we

chose you.”

“You chose me?” she asked, even knowing that she still sounded

like a parrot but this time not caring.

“Do you think that if we hadn’t chosen you that the link would’ve

continued to grow? What if you’d been married, or too young or…I

don’t know…too nasty…do you think we would have been able to

share the dreams we did?”

“I almost am too nasty,” she said, feeling guilty for the way she’d

treated them. She’d reacted out of fear to a situation she didn’t fully understand.

“No,” Zack said as he tilted her face up to his with his fingers,

“too wary perhaps, but never nasty. Even when you left us, we knew

it was because something was frightening you, driving you away, not

you deliberately being nasty.”

“I love you,” she whispered. She felt both of them relax as if

they’d been holding their breath, waiting for her to demand her

freedom once more. “I’m sorry I hurt you,” she said, knowing even as

she said the words that she was forgiven. She smiled as she felt the

mate link solidify even further in her mind.

“We love you, too,” they said in unison.

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Epilogue

“I can’t believe I let Kayla talk me into that,” Jade complained as

she fell into the closest armchair. “I would’ve preferred a small

reception, not that massive party.” She grumbled out loud, but both of her partners could feel her satisfaction that the ceremony had gone off without a hitch.

She still wore her wedding dress, and Mitchell couldn’t imagine

anything more appropriate. The soft, flowing material accented her

shapely beauty and highlighted her natural coloring. She looked

absolutely perfect in it.

But that didn’t mean he wasn’t dying to get it off her.

Mitchell smiled as Zack sensed his growing arousal, and then

moved to lift their wife into his arms. Together the three of them had decided to spend their honeymoon at home and were eagerly planning

to visit Sesturia on the next transport. Zack and Mitchell’s parents

were already organizing another Joining Ceremony for when they

arrived home. Mitchell just hoped that Jade didn’t find the experience too overwhelming. Fortunately Kayla, Jessica, and David had chosen

to travel back to Sesturia at the same time, so Jade had her sister to turn to if she needed.

“You look beautiful in this dress,” Mitchell said. “But you need to

take it off before I accidentally damage it.” She laughed softly as he sent images to both Jade and Zack of what would happen if she didn’t

hurry.

“But first,” Zack said, “I promised you a wedding present.”

“That you did,” she said as Zack placed her on her feet and lifted

the dress over her head. She wore a soft silk bra and matching panties.

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Zack turned to sit on the end of the bed and slowly lowered their wife facedown over his lap. Mitchell felt his cock twitch and his blood

pressure rise as he realized the present Zack intended to give them all.

Mitchell loved the feel of Zack’s hand on his ass, but being able to

watch both his lovers while feeling their reactions was almost enough to have him coming on the spot. Jade went willingly, trusting her

mates to give her pleasure. Mitchell dragged his clothes off, desperate to release his cock from the tight confines of his pants. He could

already feel the enzyme starting to build, and this time he would let it.

Tonight he’d make them a true triad.

* * * *

Jade moaned as Zack caressed her ass through the silk panties.

She’d been anticipating this night for days now, knowing that

Mitchell would finally inject her with the enzyme. She shivered at the full implications and stories her sister had shared. Being claimed by your mate was supposed to be the most erotic of experiences and

she’d waited with a mixture of nervousness and longing. She almost

felt like a virgin bride.

But the gift that Zack was offering was just as special. She’d

never actually been spanked before. The dream they’d shared had

been exciting, but she’d wondered what it would feel like to be

spanked for real. It looked like she was about to find out.

Jade relaxed as the first blow landed, the impact softened by the

thin material of her panties, and smiled as Mitchell stepped closer.

“Take them off,” he growled at Zack. Zack caressed her ass as

Mitchell roughly dragged the scrap of material down her legs. Zack

pressed her head down further, pushing her off balance, making her

feel more vulnerable. Mitchell undid her bra and let it fall to the

ground.

The second blow was a lot harder, and she felt tears prickle the

back of her eyes as the third hit lower on her thigh. Again and again,
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over and over, Zack’s large hand heated her bottom. She bit her lip,

wondering why they couldn’t feel her discomfort, but then something

amazing happened. Heat swelled outward, inflaming her clit,

heightening her desire. She started rocking into the blows, needing

them, anticipating them, begging for the next one. Her world

narrowed to this small room, her two men, her coming orgasm. She

barely breathed as her climax swelled through her muscles, her body

undulating against Zack’s lap, her eyes squeezing closed as she shook violently.

Rough fingers pressed into her pussy, filling her, fucking her as

her muscles pulsed against them. Zack adjusted her slightly, and

Mitchell lifted her head to run his cock against her lips. She opened for him, gagging slightly as he thrust deeply. She managed to swallow but cried out when another hand found her clit and squeezed hard. Her orgasm rolled back through her as the fingers fucked her in time with Mitchell’s thrusts. Mitchell pushed into her over and over, holding her face, giving her no reprieve. His frantic movements faltered, his

orgasm taking him by surprise.

* * * *

Zack watched the man and woman he loved have the most

incredible orgasms he’d ever seen. He felt everything they felt, heard everything they thought, and practically came with them. Only the

thought of what would happen after Mitchell bit her with the enzyme

stopped him from losing it right then and there.

She shook as her orgasm slowly ebbed, sucking lovingly on

Mitchell’s spent cock. She made a sound of disappointment as

Mitchell finally pulled out of her mouth. He leaned over and caressed her face, smoothing the tears away from her eyes, watching her

closely as they both used their telepathy to check she was all right.

She smiled at Mitchell, assuring them both through their mate link

that the tears weren’t important.

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“I love you,” Zack said to them both as he helped Jade to her feet.

She clung to him, her legs wobbly, but she gave him the most brilliant smile. She must’ve seen the thoughts that flitted through his mind

because she answered the one question he’d been too frightened to

ask.

“Yes,” she said with a huge grin. Mitchell pressed up against her

spine, pushing her into Zack’s embrace.

“Are you sure, beautiful? We have plenty of time to start a

family.”

“Hello?” she said, sounding really confused. “I’m in my mid-

thirties. If we don’t start now, we’re liable to miss our chance.” She was only thirty-two and he didn’t consider that mid-anything, but it

seemed clear that she didn’t really know the full extent of the

enzyme’s effects. That was the trouble with the mate link. Before it

was complete, the information that came through was kind of like

Swiss cheese, full of holes and incomplete.

“Baby,” Zack said as he pulled her closer, “the enzyme changes

you a little, and makes you not quite human, but not quite Sesturian either. Once Mitchell injects you with it, you’ll only be able to have children with us, no one else.”

“I know that,” she said. She pressed a soft kiss to the underside of

his jaw. “And I know that I need both of you to come inside me

within a minute or two of each other, or even,” she added with a

nervous swallow, “come inside me at the same time.” Zack smiled at

the image she described. It brought a whole new meaning to the

words “double penetration,” and he could barely wait to try it. But he wanted Jade to know they had options and didn’t need to start a

family straight away.

“But what you don’t know,” Mitchell said with a soft laugh, “is

that the enzyme extends your life expectancy…and your reproductive