What Remains_Mutation (12 page)

She played her tongue across his, giving him a ghosted taste of his release mixed with a sweet heat that was all Harper. He plundered her mouth, not wanting to stop until his lungs burned in protest, and he released her. Harper sucked in a quick breath, her eyes wide as she stared at him, her lips wet from his kiss.

He leaned in and nipped at the bottom one, licking it once before pulling away. “Harper. Darling. That…you…fuck.” He bowed his head.

Warm lips brushed across his forehead. “It’s okay. I feel it, too.”

His head snapped up, the love shining in her eyes making his heart race. He glanced at Jake and Cogan then at her. “Cogan’s right. You’re amazing. Now it’s my turn. I suggest you get comfortable. This could take a while.”

He nodded at his buddies, smiling when Cogan wrapped his arm around Harper, lifting her back into his embrace. She gasped, her breath fluttering out in a long moan, as he locked her arms behind her, shuffling her onto her ass, her legs splayed around Sully’s body. The new position exposed her clit even more, and Sully groaned when it twitched under his perusal. He looked at Jake, but the man just winked at him and motioned to Harper. Damn, but his buddies seemed to understand his needs before he did.

He leaned forward, wedging Harper’s thighs farther apart as he gazed down on her. With Cogan holding her arms back, her nipples pointed straight up, the tiny buds crinkled against her breast. He lowered his head, blowing a heated breath across one distended nub, moaning when it seemed to quiver in response. “Damn, Harper. You’re gorgeous. Spread out for us like this. I think you’d like both Jake and me to touch you, wouldn’t you?”

Her focus shifted between them, her pupils dilating more, hiding the beautiful blue color. Or were they green? They seemed to change with her mood, always keeping him guessing. Either way, they were bright and stunning, and he knew he could spend the rest of his life figuring it out.

She nodded, inhaling sharply when each man cupped a breast. Sully stared at the contrast between her skin and theirs. Her creamy color surrounded by their tanned. He smoothed his thumb across her nipple, smiling when her breath hitched, her head colliding with Cogan’s shoulder. She seemed to force down a swallow, moaning when Jake flicked her other side.

“God. Boys. I appreciate the art of seduction as much as the next woman, but damn. I’m dying here.”

Jake laughed, tsking as he glanced at Sully. “Women. My balls are damn near blue, but she’s the one dying.” He grinned at her. “You know that only makes us want to drag this out longer? See how much you can take before you come against Sully’s mouth? ‘Cause I can tell by the look on his face, he’s a breath away from burying his tongue in your pussy.”

“Shit, Jake.” She banged her head against Cogan’s shoulder this time, hissing out her breath when Jake pinched her nipple. “You do remember the part where I’m an operative, right? So don’t be surprised when you wake up bound to the damn bed.”

Jake’s grin widened. “If you’re going to threaten me, love, you might want to try something that doesn’t make my cock jerk at the thought. But it’s a moot point right now, seeing as you’re the one who’s all tied up in Cogan’s arms.” He leaned in. “How about I give you a taste of what you need?”

He claimed her mouth, making her wiggle in Cogan’s embrace. Cogan grunted, her ass no doubt rubbing along his erection. Sully used the distraction to flick his tongue across her nipple, rewarded when she cried into Jake’s mouth. He repeated the caress, finally taking the small bud between his lips, gently sucking on it.

“Yes. God, so good.” Her voice sounded raw. Hungry.

Jake moved in beside him, copying his actions on her other breast. Her breathing increased, her thighs pressing against Sully’s hips as she tried to close her legs. He laved her nipple again, ending with a light nip before peppering kisses down her body, tasting the smooth perfection of her skin. It felt so delicate he wondered if he’d scratch it from the brush of his flesh on hers. Harper arched her hips, her wanton invitation spiking his need again. Already his cock had lengthened against his stomach, the scent of her desire driving him mad.

He licked his way to her mound, testing the softness with the tip of his tongue. Sweet, musky spice filled his senses and he licked her again, deeper, wanting a truer taste.

“Damn. Sully. It’s been so long.” Her thighs twitched around his shoulders. “Too good. I’m close. So fucking close…”

Jumbled sounds followed, her pelvis tilting to meet each pass of his mouth. He hummed against her clit, rewarded with an unbridled cry of his name. He chuckled, sensing her growing orgasm. The way her muscles tensed in sequence and her thighs quivered. He eased back.

“No! God, no. Don’t stop.”

There was no missing the desperate plea in her voice, and he shushed her as he circled a finger around her sex, teasing her with a hint of penetration.

“Easy, darling. We’re just getting started.” Sully sighed. “I’m afraid I’ve been rather greedy. How about we rectify that.”

It wasn’t a question and her eyes rounded as he motioned to Jake, shifting over. Making room for the man beside him. Jake settled between her legs, stretching her thighs even wider. Her chest heaved from arousal, her need palpable. Cogan mouthed her skin, a murmur indicating he was whispering to her. She closed her eyes, groaning as the man kissed her neck before licking along her jaw.

Heat spiked along Sully’s spine and he nudged Jake. “If you plan on tasting her, I suggest you get on it before I forget why I needed to share.”

“Jackass. Like there’s any other answer but hell yeah.”

Sully grinned, watching as Jake lowered over her moist flesh, his tongue twirling around her clit. Harper’s body reacted instantly. A deep flush colored her chest and neck as her pussy creamed in anticipation. He growled, stopping the measured strokes in her sex before sliding his finger completely inside her.

“Yes. Just like that.”

Her pussy clenched around his intrusion, quivering as Jake’s attention pushed her higher. Sully eased back, circling her entrance then adding a second finger, moaning at the tight clasp of her walls.

“Shit, you’re tight. Damn, Harper, you’re going to kill us when we finally get inside you.”

“Kill you?” Her voice keened into another wail as she glared at them. “I’m on fucking fire and you’re worried if you’ll last?”

Her head thumped against Cogan, beads of sweat forming on her brow. She looked hotter than hell, flushed with her impending release, her arms still locked behind her.

Sully tsked. “Should’ve guessed the operative in you would be used to getting her way. But then so are we.”

He plunged home again, and her eyes squeezed shut. Her pussy trembled, and he knew she’d go over with or without them.

“Now, Jake. Our girl’s about to come.”

Jake lowered his mouth, lapping at her slit, moaning against her flesh. Harper stiffened, her stomach flexed taut as she seemed to hover on the edge, her breath held between her clenched teeth. She arched into Jake as Sully increased his thrusts, filling her with steady quick strokes until her pussy spasmed and she broke.

“Yes.”

The word hissed free as if torn from her chest. Her body jerked in their arms, her head thrashing against Cogan as she shouted again. Sully kept moving, taking her sheath until she groaned in completion, her thighs pressing hard against him before going limp at her side. Her chest heaved, the sound of her frantic breath soothing some of his need.

Cogan released her arms, smoothing his hands along her skin, once again whispering against her ear. Her body trembled, the aftermath of her orgasm nothing less than breathtaking. Sully watched as Jake dropped a kiss on her mound then straightened, skimming his hands along her legs. Sully smiled, slowly removing his fingers. She gasped as they slipped free, her eyes opening in a flutter of jade. He raised his hand to his mouth, licking each finger clean as she watched him, the green color darkening to emerald.

“That was incredible.” He gazed the length of her. “God, you’re beautiful. Are you okay?”

Her smile dimmed the room. “I think I’m a little better than okay.”

“Good. Because I wasn’t lying before. We’re just getting started. And if we have our way, you’ll be doing that again and again, all night long.”

Chapter Eight

Harper forced herself to swallow past the ball of emotion lodged in her throat. The look on the men’s faces… Shit, no man had ever looked at her like that, let alone three—as if the way she’d unraveled in their arms had satisfied them as much as it had her—and she realized she’d gotten in way over her head. She was falling for them. Hard. Completely. And she knew there’d be no turning back. That once they’d become lovers in every sense of the word, she wouldn’t be able to leave them behind. To decide on a course of action without considering how it impacted them first. Christ, she’d be signing herself up for one of those family units.

She mulled the idea over, waiting for panic to set in at the acknowledgement that this went way beyond sex. But all she felt was free. No longer bound by old standards, she finally felt as if she fit in. That these three men understood her in a way she didn’t even understand herself. And their easy acceptance of who and what she was, humbled her.

Sully frowned at whatever expression crossed her face, leaning forward until his large body hovered over hers. He studied her face, his lips twitching at the sides. “Harper? You sure you’re okay? You just looked at me as if…”

She smiled. “As if what?”

“I’m not sure. Almost as if you thought I might disappear.”

“Will you?”

She cursed inwardly when the question popped free. Damn. It wasn’t like her to be insecure, and she sure as hell didn’t need the boys thinking she was.

Sully gave her a brilliant smile. “Not unless you kick our asses out the door.” He glanced at the other two men. “You sure that’s what was really on your mind?”

She chuckled. “You guys always this observant?”

“We’ve adapted.”

She looked each man in the eyes. God, she was such a goner. “Actually, I was trying to come to terms with the fact I’ve fallen in love with you three. And I’m not quite sure if I’m thrilled or just plain scared shitless.”

The men went silent, their breaths held as they exchanged glances. Then the room shifted and she realized Sully had scooped her up as Cogan arranged himself on the mattress, the fire she’d seen earlier raging in his eyes.

Sully held her close, his body trembling slightly as he stared at her, his face twitching with a mixture of emotions. She couldn’t tell if he was happy, surprised or so damn horny he couldn’t sit still.

He leaned his forehead against hers, his breath breezing across her skin. “Damn. Harper.”

She smiled, softly kissing his lips. “It’s okay. This can still just be about great sex if you three need it to be.”

“Fuck that, you naughty minx.” He pulled back, the alpha in him surging to the surface again. “Now get that sexy ass over to Cogan before the man comes without you.”

She laughed, straddling Cogan’s thighs when Sully plopped her onto his lap. She stared at the man beneath her, following the delineated lines of muscle across his chest and abdomen. He was slightly leaner than Sully, with tightly coiled reflexes that made it appear as if he flowed over obstacles. It was easy to picture all three men in the life they’d left behind. Imagine them storming into burning buildings. Carrying victims out. Climbing a hundred steps despite the weight of their gear. They were every inch the warriors the other teams were, more so in her eyes, and they were hers.

Memories flitted at the edge of her consciousness, but she pushed them away. She knew part of her attraction was deep-rooted in the incident that had happened an entire lifetime ago. But she recognized it went way beyond a single, defining event. That her love was the product of all they’d done to prove her trust hadn’t been misplaced. That they’d been willing to go against those they respected in order to give her a choice. And that alone had stolen her heart.

She smoothed her hands over Cogan’s ribcage, smiling when his cock jerked from the casual contact. She licked her lips, snagging Cogan’s gaze. “Damn, but you’re one fine-looking man. Don’t suppose you’ll let me pleasure you like I did Sully?”

The muscle in his jaw twitched. “Next time. Because if I don’t get inside you soon…”

His voice hissed into a groan when she drew her fingers down to his groin, scratching the flesh next to his shaft. She could tell by his reaction, he was strung tight. The way his skin looked taut across his cheekbones or how he’d clenched his hands into fists at his side. He was trying to maintain his control, but she could see that the very process was pushing him to his limits.

She leaned down over him, rubbing her breasts across his chest, humming at the grunt of restrained power that rumbled free. “I’m not fragile, Cogan. If you need this first time to be a little rough…”

He moved, grabbing her shoulders and rolling her over. Her back hit the mattress as his cock lodged at her entrance. She had just enough time to curl her fingers around his arms before he thrust forward, burying himself completely inside her. The sudden penetration sent her over again, the sheer size of him, a mixture of pleasure and pain. She shouted his name as she arched beneath him, colored dots bursting across her vision. Shit, she’d never had a lover his size, and the way his shaft stretched her felt deliciously dangerous.

Cogan stilled, every muscle flexed as he panted out his breath. He mumbled something under his breath then lowered his forehead to hers, his body trembling in her arms. She wrapped herself around him once she’d finally regained some of her senses, wondering when he’d start moving when he dipped his shoulder and rolled them back to their original position, his hands coming to rest on her thighs.

His face tensed as he pushed his head into the thin pad, his nostrils flaring with every exhalation. “Shit. Harper. God, girl you undo me. I can’t think when you’re around me. Can’t fucking breathe.” He smoothed his fingers along her skin. “Ride me, sweetheart. Let me watch you pleasure yourself while Jake and Sully lend a hand.”