Pretty in Orange

by J B Trepagnier

  “It’s a little hard to back out now with my cock in your ass, Serafina. We can do this. We just successfully took out Magnus Rathmore and every single guard on duty at Scorchwood. If we can handle hundreds of years in Scorchwood and taking out your father’s warlock, I can get over myself and have a post celebratory orgy.”

  Roman nuzzled my neck.

  “The longer I stay inside you, the less nervous I get. I’m thinking more about making you scream and biting you than totally blowing this.”

  “I want it known I didn’t hesitate when it came to making love to you for the first time,” Skoll said.

  “Well, now I have to be better than the wolf after he mouthed off to me. It would just offend Serafina if I tortured him.”

  “You always talk too much when you’re nervous, Amduscias,” Roman growled. “If you want to out fuck Skoll, you actually have to shut up and start fucking.”

  “He’s got a point,” Skoll said. “Like you could ever beat a wolf in bed, but if you’re just going to kneel there with your cock in her ass, you might as well stop and let me take over.”

  What the fuck were they doing? They never fought like this before, and I didn’t want them to start in what was supposed to be a fun foursome. Were they going to break into a fistfight with their cocks inside me? They were ruining my foursome.

  “Guys—”

  Roman kissed my nose. “They aren’t fighting, Serafina. For some reason, Amduscias requires pep talks in the form of insults and taunts. Is it working, Amduscias? I’m ready. We are all just waiting for you.”

  “And I’ve made you all wait enough. It’s unbecoming of a Duke of Hell to pull this stunt. I need not beat Skoll when it comes to pleasing Serafina. I need to beat my own mind. I know I can do this. Now, let’s get this foursome on the road.”

  As long as I’d sat there with his cock up my ass while he came to that conclusion, as soon as he said game on, they all pounced. I’d barely even blinked after he finished his sentence when Roman and Amduscias both started thrusting into me. My eyes rolled back in my head, and I moaned. This was definitely worth the wait and letting Amduscias process the entire thing. It was intense, and I was already plotting how to do this again.

  My eyes looked up and met Skoll’s. I needed Skoll for this to be complete. I needed and wanted all of them. The only thing missing was Fergus.

  “Get over here and get your cock in my mouth, Skoll.”

  “As you wish, killer.”

  Now I had all of them. Now my foursome was complete, and I could just enjoy all of them. I wasn’t thinking about getting framed or that my father wanted to experiment on me. I was wholly focused on the present and the sensations these men sent through my body.

  They were all so different. Skoll was gentle and letting me take the lead. Roman was practically feral. His hands were gripping my hips tightly, and he was thrusting into me hard and fast while pricking my neck with his fangs. Somehow, I just knew it would be like this with Roman. Even without the warlock curse on his brain, Roman had always been a wildcard.

  As worried as Amduscias was, he thrust into me slow and hard like he could keep this up for hours. The combination of Roman’s wild thrusts and Amduscias’s languid ones was driving me mad. It was like the best of both worlds happening at once.

  I couldn’t control my body shaking. Amduscias and Roman were brutal. They didn’t let up or let go until I was a quivering mess. Skoll was the only one that showed any mercy with our foursome. He came in my mouth right when I was thinking I couldn’t handle this foursome anymore. Amduscias and Roman had to draw one more orgasm out of me after that.

  I may have been shaking and sweating, but I was completely satisfied when I snuggled under the sheets when we were done. Amduscias was holding me this time instead of Roman, and Roman was spooning Amduscias.

  “Serafina, I’m sorry for that petty shit show before we got started. It’s just been so long, and this is so different from my previous relationships. I really want this to work.”

  “Well, when I found out I had a wolf and a Vampire as mates, and there were bonds and claiming involved, I’ve already claimed you all, even you, Amduscias. Fergus too. It will not be that easy to get rid of me.”

  “Me either,” Roman said.

  “Fate put us together for a reason. I don’t think she will rip us apart once we’ve defeated Serafina’s father,” Skoll said. “We are a package.”

  “Exactly,” I said. “I’m yours, and you are mine. I want to experiment with this whole sharing thing more.”

  “Sharing you?” Roman asked.

  Did they think they still needed my permission after our talk in Scorchwood and after Roman fed from Amduscias’s thigh? Did they think I was some greedy, jealous bitch who would deny them? I knew Roman and Amduscias loved me, but there was also something between them, and there had been long before I got arrested.

  “Ah, Roman, it would be sexy as fuck to share you with Amduscias or share Amduscias with you. It would be hot as fuck to snuggle with Skoll and just watch the two of you. In fact, we should do that tomorrow.”

  And I was being sincere. I got to act out my fantasy tonight. It was high time Roman and Amduscias got to have one they’d been having in prison for hundreds of years.

  I wasn’t lying either. It would be sexy as fuck.

  Chapter 39

  Roman

  N

  ow that I’d cemented the bond between Serafina and I and had more of her blood, I slept peacefully. I had no nightmares of all the things I did while I was under Rathmore’s spell. For the first time since getting arrested, I was dreaming of the future. I wasn’t sure how a wedding would work if there were so many of us in her life, but I was dreaming of a traditional Vampire wedding with Serafina once we put her father in his place.

  I woke up refreshed with Serafina’s last words before we went to be playing in my mind. She not only permitted me to have sex with someone that wasn’t her, but she also said she would enjoy watching. She wanted to share me with Amduscias. I woke up with a raging erection just thinking about it.

  If I was coming to understand anything about Hell since I got here, we would not get that chance until later tonight. I knew Bael and the rest of the kings were angry about what was going on in Scorchwood, but I also knew they really wanted their land back from the Fae. We gave them the ammo, and now they were getting this done as quickly as possible.

  I wanted to save the missing elementals just as much as everyone else. I tried talking to them when they showed up in Skoll’s cell. I worried about them. They weren’t like Serafina. Serafina knew they framed her, and she was pissed. She would burn anything that got in her way trying to figure out who did it.

  The other elementals that were framed knew they were framed, but they had lost all hope. They didn’t try to fight. They shut down, no matter what we tried to do to help them. I already knew if they were being kept somewhere with someone paid to manipulate them, they would focus more on getting out of that awful place instead of asking questions.

  I was right. Amduscias’s cell phone started ringing right as we were wrapping up breakfast. I was glad mine didn’t ring like that. It was such an annoying sound, and if you tried to ignore it, the person on the other end just called right back.

  We listened to Amduscias’s one-sided conversation, which was mostly a bunch of yesses and no. He hung up and grinned when he looked at us.

  “Solron and Purson have the locations of all the houses. Solron has already assembled a team of shadow demons to bring them to Zepar’s estate in Canada. Bael thinks it would be an excellent idea for us to all meet them there to explain this to them. They will be scared and hearing all this from another elemental will ease their minds.”

  Serafina frowned.

  “Shouldn’t I be at each house to get them to leave?”

  “You will not like this part, Serafina. This has to be done all at once. There are dangerous people close to those women, and they will kill if they ca
tch anyone in those houses. We can’t risk Eiltan getting his hands on you again. The shadow demons are just going to get in, grab the women, and get them to Zepar’s estate. That’s why you need to be there to greet them. They will be scared.”

  “I get why we need to do it that way, but do we really need to kidnap them after everything they’ve been through?”

  I already knew there was no other way. Those elementals would be heavily guarded, and Eiltan Sunshadow didn’t just want his hands on Serafina. He wanted Amduscias too. He wanted an elemental demon hybrid, and we didn’t know that this entire time.

  These other elementals he was keeping, he could have long let go. He didn’t have a demon anymore, and I had no idea why he was keeping them and trying to create unconventional kinds of hybrids if that wasn’t the entire point of the experiment. I didn’t know Eiltan Sunshadow, but I knew he was an evil man.

  “I still don’t trust Zepar,” Serafina said.

  I didn’t either. I don’t think any of us did. I didn’t like the way he looked at my mate, and there was just something oily about him. Amduscias knew him better than all of us, and if he didn’t trust him, then my gut was right.

  “I don’t either, but he has nothing to gain from hurting those elementals. Zepar has never liked the Fae. Zepar does nothing out the goodness of his heart. He gets something he wants out of this. The more we dismantle Eiltan’s plan, the closer we are to getting the Fae out of Hell. Zepar is a lot of things, but he never strikes directly. Every king of Hell and any Duke in on this plot knows they have entrusted Zepar with the care of those elementals. If any harm came to them, he couldn’t weasel his way out of it after vowing to keep them safe.”

  “My father’s network is vast, and he has just about every supernatural under his thumb. Would Zepar work with him for money?”

  I had that question too. I remembered him bragging at dinner at how much money he had topside. He seemed like a greedy bastard who would turn a trick for a few bucks.

  Amduscias just shook his head.

  “Zepar has always hated the Fae. If Eiltan had approached him, it would have been about making a hybrid baby. Zepar has a temper. He wouldn’t have reported it straight away. He would have tried to fight Eiltan first. He wouldn’t have cared about starting a war with the Fae. He would have killed Eiltan and asked for forgiveness later.”

  “Fergus said the other Fae are not like my father. I’ve never met one before, so I don’t know if I hate all the Fae. Even if Zepar could have stopped all this, if my father approached him, I still don’t trust him. Why does he hate all Fae?”

  “Zepar enjoys being topside where the kings of Hell can’t monitor him as much. All I know is that something happened when the portal to the Fae realm was open, and Zepar was topside. He came back to Hell with his tail between his legs, ranting about how all the Fae were assholes. He wouldn’t speak of what happened, but they probably embarrassed him.”

  “I don’t know how I feel about an ally with a vendetta,” Skoll said. “I get that he wants the Fae out of Hell, but I agree with Serafina. We know her father is the only one involved in this plot. Fergus told her the other Fae would put a stop to it if they knew. If Zepar is involved in this, he could kill innocent Fae and start a war. Hell is a friendly place, and I’d like to settle there. I don’t want to see it turned into a battlefield.”

  “I don’t see it coming to that. Bael has asked me to portal everyone to Zepar’s estate in Canada so we can prepare everything for their arrival. We should probably have a hot meal, tea, and a fire going for our guests to make them feel comfortable before we unload this story on them.”

  As much as I loved Hell with its twin moons and pleasant atmosphere, I was also excited to go topside again and see how things had changed. I was too antsy to get those elementals away from Eiltan Sunshadow. The more pieces we took away from his board, the sooner this would be over.

  Chapter 40

  Skoll

  M

  y wolf didn’t like this. We knew Serafina could handle herself just fine, but we didn’t want her in the same realm as Eiltan Sunshadow. She needed to be there for those elementals, and so did I. Hopefully, they would recognize me as their cellmate that tried to help them. Roman and Amduscias tried to help too. We could be familiar faces while Serafina had familiar blood.

  Zepar had servants bustling around his vast estate. Serafina tried to remember what she had been eating. I had no idea what a food was that balanced elements, but she was looking much better since we got to Hell. Her cheeks were rosy, and her hair was shining. If this food could help the other elementals, then they should eat it.

  I stacked wood in the fireplace, and Serafina lit the fire. They ordered us to get there much earlier than needed to prepare. We thought we should look around a bit, but Zepar had a creepy butler who followed us around everywhere.

  Finally, it was time. We dimmed the lights so that the shadow demons could travel into the room. It happened almost at once. They appeared with five shrieking, scared women.

  “Don’t be afraid. Remember me? Skoll, from Scorchwood? You’re in danger.”

  It appeared like they had gotten a little of their fight back, but they still looked petrified.

  “We know. We were safe where we were. Why did you kidnap us?”

  Serafina stepped forward.

  “My name is Serafina. I’m a fire elemental. We share the same story. We were all framed. No one broke you out of prison. You were drugged and transported out by the man who framed you. A Fae prince is trying to make a hybrid baby. Haven’t you noticed the former guards you are staying with are unusually gentle with you?”

  “How did all of you get out?” Blossom said. “Darren said he got me out, and he’s been giving me medication for my anxiety. It’s not as good as what I was taking, but he’s trying to help.”

  “Whatever he’s giving you is baby safe. I was experimented on too. We trashed their lab and killed the warlock responsible for the tests on us. We searched for you on the way out. I would not rest until I knew you were safe or couldn’t be saved.”

  “Thomas is kind to me. I can’t believe he was lying to me,” Kestrel said.

  “Think about it for a minute. You all have the same story. They framed you for something you didn’t do. You shut down in prison, and you disappeared one day. You woke up away from the prison with someone who said they were a guard and broke you out. That man has been unusually kind to you and giving you everything you need. You all have no family that would look for you, and you couldn’t afford a talented lawyer at the trial to fight the charges. I’m not wrong.”

  The elementals started looking uncomfortable. They all agreed that was their exact story. Amduscias stepped in. He could never be a poor host.

  “We have food. This is best discussed over an enjoyable meal.”

  I expected the shadow demons to stay with us, but they disappeared into the shadows, probably to report back to Bael their mission was a success. We led everyone into an ornate dining room, and Zepar’s servants started serving food.

  “Why would the Fae have any interest in me?” Arabella said. “When my family was alive, they weren’t super important. The only reason I’m alive is that I couldn’t go on that vacation with them because of school. I had a scholarship to go to college, and I couldn’t risk losing it. Everyone was on the same plane to visit my sick uncle. The plane had an engine failure, and my uncle ended up dying of his illness. But even when they were alive, they weren’t big in the supernatural world.”

  The rest of the elementals started chiming in with almost the same story. Some were orphaned as children, and some were adults, but they all insisted their parents worked regular jobs and didn’t have exorbitant amounts of money. The ones that went to college either went on scholarship or were working off student loans.

  “It’s not your parents they were looking at,” Serafina explained. “Your original Fae lineage is Dark Fae, and they are the supreme rulers of the Fae realm right n
ow. Your original Fae ancestor is probably important back in the Fae realm, but they have no idea this is being done to you, or they most likely would have stopped it.”

  “What is the point of all this?” Pearl asked. “Why does it matter that my ancestors were Dark Fae? It’s not like that matters anymore. They’ve long forgotten us. When they decide to acknowledge us again, it’s this? No, thank you.”

  “We just have pieces,” Amduscias said. “I was a part of this plot too. They wanted me to have a child with one of you. First, they stuck Jasmine in my cell. When Jasmine failed to seduce me and fall pregnant with anyone else they paired her with, they started framing all of you before doing some sort of spell on Serafina to control her. They want to see if an elemental can have a baby with another supernatural, but their end goal is an elemental demon hybrid. We didn’t know that when we escaped, but we’ve taken away all their elementals, and now they don’t have a demon. We have Hell on our side to help expose them and bring them down. We need you to stay here while we work on clearing your name and exposing this conspiracy.”

  Clio had a lot more fight in here than she did when I met her in prison.

  “Why should we trust you? We were happy where we were before. What’s more likely? That there was a kind guard in Scorchwood or that there’s some massive plot by a Fae prince and demons are actually helping us instead of them?”

  “I want to show you something,” Serafina said. “It might help you trust me when I tell you I know all these things about the Fae.”

  Fergus appeared in her palm. He was tiny, and he was kind of cute like that when he wasn’t flying down warlock’s throats and making them explode. Every single elemental in the room gasped and drew back.

  “This is Fergus. I’m not just a fire elemental. I’m a halfling. The man who framed you and framed me is my father. He didn’t know about me until Jasmine stole my blood and gave it to his warlock. Fergus is what is known as a Fae guardian. Not all Fae get them, and halflings never do. He felt the pull to me when I was born and has watched over me my entire life.