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climax.
Exhausted but still craving more, Echo rose off of Syx with
wobbly legs and dropped into Fiero s lap. Make it good, he
murmured as he claimed the demon s lips with his own.
Two for one? Fiero asked hopefully, and Echo found that was
exactly what he wanted.
Fiero eased him into Myst s lap so that his back pressed against
the warrior s chest, and Myst s prick slid right inside his overflowing
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channel. Echo groaned, wiggling his hips and lifting his arms to loop
them around Myst s neck.
Bracing one hand behind him, Myst held Echo steady as he leaned
back, tilting Echo s ass at just the right angle for Fiero to enter him.
Considerate as ever, Fiero dribbled more of the numbing lube over
Echo s hole and swirled his finger around the muscles where they
stretched to accommodate Myst s pulsing prick.
Then he maneuvered between Myst s bent knees and leaned
forward to claim Echo s mouth in a blistering kiss as the head of his
cock slipped inside Echo s entrance. So full, Echo panted long
seconds later when Fiero was fully seated.
Myst groaned from behind him, his hips arching off the blanket to
work his prick a little deeper into Echo s hungry ass. Move, the
warrior begged.
Echo sprawled limply against Myst s chest, his arms still
encircling the man s neck, and his head lolling over his lover s
muscled shoulder. His mates moved together, one in, one out, creating
a steady rhythm as Echo pleaded for more.
His other mates converged around them, touching, stroking,
kissing, and licking him everywhere. Fiero s hand palmed Echo s
needy cock, stroking him in long, fast movements. Come for me,
baby. Need to feel you come for me. He bent over Echo, licking a
long trail up to his ear and sucked the lobe into his mouth. Love you,
Echo, he whispered.
Fuuuuck! Echo screamed, and once more he hurdled over the
edge, his muscles clamping down, and his joints locking as he
exploded into Fiero s hand.
Myst shouted something unintelligible, his body becoming
motionless as he followed Echo into euphoria. Fiero threw his head
back and roared, the circle of fire around them growing in height and
heat as he pumped through his orgasm.
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Utterly exhausted but happier than he d been in days, Echo barely
even noticed when his lovers eased out of his ass and Fiero lifted him
into his arms. Bath time, baby, and then you can sleep.
Normally, Echo would object to being treated like a child that
needed to be bathed and tucked into bed, but just then, he didn t care.
M kay, he mumbled wearily. His mates were home safe. They d
come back to him, and not much could ruin Echo s high. Welcome
home, my loves.
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Chapter Fifteen
Are you ready?
Vapre looked down at his mate and smiled crookedly. Not in the
least. Then he took Echo s hand and pulled him off the back porch.
Let s do this.
Are we sure this is where it s going to happen?
Everything else has happened close to home. I don t know why
this should be any different.
What do you want us to do? Eyce asked as he jogged up beside
them. The other warriors, the two shifters, the two vampires, and even
Gage and his mates filed down the steps and followed behind them.
You, we re going to need. The others need to stay out of the way
because this could get ugly. Echo glanced over his shoulder and
sighed. I really don t like them all being out here. Someone is going
to get hurt.
They want to help, Eyce said quietly. Besides, they need to see
what we re up against if they re going to help us in the war.
Wow, that sounds so melodramatic. Echo sighed and squeezed
Vapre s hand. I guess that s what it is, though a fucking war.
Vapre understood what his mate was trying to say, but any way
you looked at it, a war was coming. Not a skirmish, a fight, a brawl,
or even a battle, but full-out war would darken their doorsteps before
the year s end. The sun has almost set.
Echo nodded wordlessly and reached out to take Eyce s hand as
well. I hear this hurts, but it can t be helped, he said matter-of-
factly. I would appreciate it if you didn t throw up, though.
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Eyce s eyes bugged, and he whipped his head around to Vapre.
Biting the inside of cheek to keep from laughing, Vapre just shrugged.
It felt like the closest he d ever come to being struck by lightning
when he d practiced with Echo. They d tried it a few more times, and
the sensation had lessened, but it still left him shaky and nauseous
every time.
Before Eyce could argue or Vapre had even finished his thought,
Echo opened the bridge between them. Tensing and jerking, Vapre
felt the power ebb and surge, coursing through him at a fantastical
speed. His head swam, his stomach churned, and he gritted his teeth
together to keep from biting his tongue.
Eyce was not faring as well. His head dropped back on his
shoulders, the cords in his neck straining as he struggled to keep
quiet. Vapre wanted to reach out to him, comfort him, but his own
body stood frozen and locked in place.
As the electricity coursed through him, Vapre tried to push away
the uncomfortable sensations and focus on what was to come. He d
done very little research, to Echo s severe disappointment. He just
hadn t seen the need. No matter what it found in the endless pages of
information, nothing would prepare him for this test.
It didn t matter either. No matter what ugliness decided to rear its
head, Vapre would face it, and he would win. Failure was not an
option. Echo s safety, the well-being of all his men, rested in him
being able to face down and conquer the danger that threatened them.
Echo released his hand just as the sun sank below the horizon, and
Vapre let out a shuddering breath. Eyce, on the other hand, dropped to
his knees and hurled his cookies all over the frozen ground. Vapre
winced in sympathy and moved to hold Eyce s long hair back from
his face.
Are you nervous? Echo asked.
No, Vapre answered honestly. During the five days when he d
thought Echo would never wake up again, and the week when he
wasn t sure if his lovers were alive or dead, Vapre had come to one
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very important conclusion. He would do whatever it took to keep
them safe.
Echo s love had opened the door, shining sunlight into Vapre s
heart and giving him a strength he never knew he possessed. It had
also opened his eyes, allowing him to see the rest of his men in a
whole new way. Finally, his mate had made him realize exactly what
he stood to lose if he should fail. Though he hoped it didn t come to
it, Vapre would gladly give his life for any one of his men.
Peace and confidence settled around him like a warm blanket, and
Vapre pushed to his feet, offering a hand to help Eyce up as well.
I m ready, he said just as the fat raindrops began to fall from the
sky.
Good, Echo replied, tilting his face upward and blinking against
the rain, because it s here.
Loud screeching rent the night air as the wind intensified, whirling
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