Vari's Choices

by Laura Jo Phillips

  Vari’s eyes flew open, the clear green darkened with desire, the golden flecks molten. She swallowed hard, holding her desires in check by sheer will in order to clarify one last issue.

  “You said when instead of if.”

  “Pardon me?”

  “The suppressants. You said when I stop taking them rather than if I stop taking them. Does that mean you want me to stop?”

  Declan’s arms tightened around her and she felt his erection shift slightly against the back of her leg. She squeezed her thighs together in a useless attempt to stem the rising tide of arousal.

  “We do want that, yes,” Declan said, his voice deeper than usual.

  “I’m not sure that’s a good idea,” she said, then gasped when Jay’s hand began kneading her neck. It had been so long since she’d felt another person’s touch that it seemed every inch of her skin had become an erogenous zone.

  “Why not?”

  Vari blinked at Declan, trying to remember what they were talking about. “If I stop taking them, and if your mating fangs descend like you think, and if the other reason I can’t be your Arima is never resolved, then it’ll be too late for you to make a different choice.” Declan, Kai, and Jay all went still, the sexual tension immediately changing to a different type of tension altogether.

  “Listen to me carefully, Miraku,” Declan said. She blinked rapidly. Miracle. He’d called her a miracle. She swallowed against the lump in her throat but was unable to stop a single tear from escaping. She wiped it away quickly.

  “Yes, you are a miracle to us,” Declan said, his voice softening. “A miracle we’ve waited centuries for, and one we will not relinquish. There will never be another woman for us, no matter what happens. Never. Please tell us that you understand this.”

  “I understand,” she whispered hoarsely, her heart swelling with both happiness for herself, and fear for them.

  Declan didn’t try to hide his relief. “As to the matter of your pheromone suppressants, I’m forced to agree that it would be best for you to continue taking them for at least one more day.” She frowned and shook her head once, not understanding his meaning.

  “Tomorrow is going to be a difficult day for all of us,” Kai said. “We’ll have the lives of fifteen thousand people in our hands and we can’t afford to be careless or distracted. The sexual feelings we have for you right now are strong, but once our mating fangs descend, they’ll be far stronger and much more intense. We need to have clear heads tomorrow.”

  “Yes, you’re right,” Vari said. “By the time we’re finished with the Leaper, I should have an answer to my request for permission to tell you everything. I prefer that you know everything before we do something we can’t change.”

  They looked surprised, but didn’t ask any questions, which she was thankful for. “Good,” Declan said. “That’ll work out just right for all of us.”

  “We have but one more question,” Jay said.

  “Yes?” she asked, fighting to curb her impatience. She wanted them to start touching her again.

  “We want you right now, Vari. We need to know if you want to wait until after you gain permission, or not?”

  “Not,” she replied immediately. “If I have to wait much longer, I do….”

  Vari’s words were silenced when Declan’s mouth came down on hers without warning. He thrust his tongue into her mouth, then groaned as the taste of her flooded his senses. Vari closed her eyes and gave herself up to the heat and passion of her first kiss.

  She felt hands at her waist, and the slide of fabric down her legs as her shorts were removed. Then Kai’s hands stroked slowly from her hips to her ankles, drawing a long, deep moan from her throat.

  Declan raised his head and looked into her eyes. “Let’s get you laid down here,” he said, shifting position.

  “And naked,” Jay added, reaching for her sleep tee and pulling it off. Declan laid her on the bed and the three of them went still around her.

  Vari sensed their shock and opened her eyes to find all three of them staring at her. A knot of tension tightened her stomach as she struggled to understand what was wrong.

  “What is that?” Declan asked finally, his voice unreadable as he pointed toward her abdomen.

  She didn’t need to look where he was pointing to know what he was talking about. She grabbed a handful of the comforter she was lying on and covered herself with it as she struggled to think of something to say.

  “Um…,” she managed, but got no further. She was absolutely mortified and wanted nothing more than to pull the blanket up over her head and hide. She was trying to gather the nerve to ask them to leave when Declan spoke.

  “Vari,” he said, his voice gentle. “I’m sorry we upset you. We’re just a little…surprised.”

  “It’s only a tattoo,” she said. “It doesn’t mean anything.” She blushed red at the lie.

  Kai pulled the blanket away. “It’s beautiful,” he said, his fingers tracing the detailed sprig of yellow flowers between her right hip and her navel. “It’s so realistic. If I didn’t know better, I’d think I could pick it up.”

  “What does it mean?” Declan asked. Vari knew he’d caught her lie and that he wouldn’t let it drop until he had an answer. Suddenly she felt ridiculous for her reaction. She wasn’t ashamed of the tattoo. She loved it. She just didn’t want to explain why she had it. She looked up and gave in to the inevitable.

  “The day I heard you in Aunt Lari’s garden I was hiding under a lemon geranium bush. When I crawled out, there was a sprig of flowers in my hair which I took home with me. I got the tattoo because, unlike the dried flowers, it would always be with me no matter where I went.”

  “This is to remind you of us?” Jay asked in a thick voice.

  “Yes,” she whispered.

  “We are incredibly honored, Vari,” Declan said, his voice hoarse as he stared at the rendering of pale yellow flowers and thick leaves with ruffled edges. He knew little of flowers, but somehow, these seemed to suit her. He didn’t know much about tattoos either. What he did know was that she’d had that image inked permanently into her skin so that she’d be reminded of them, and that touched him deeply.

  “You smell like this flower,” he said. “Lemon geranium. That’s the scent that seemed so familiar to us, but we couldn’t place it.”

  “You remember the scent from that day?” she asked in surprise.

  “Actually, I think my dracon remembers it. I don’t think any of us will ever be able to smell lemons again without getting hard.” He climbed off the bed and began stripping off his clothes. When Jay and Kai saw him, they did the same. Vari watched avidly, barely breathing as they revealed more and more of their beautiful bodies to her eager eyes. As much as she admired their taut, muscular chests, arms and legs, the moment her gaze landed on the heavy length of their cocks she couldn’t seem to drag it away. Her mouth went dry and her breathing sped up until she was all but panting.

  She blushed again, knowing she probably looked foolish, just staring at them like that. But when they moved to get back on the bed she managed to look up at their faces and saw that they didn’t appear to mind her admiration. Just the opposite, in fact.

  Declan laid down beside her and began stroking her body with gentle hands. Kai leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips, then used his tongue to trace them slowly as though memorizing their shape and texture and taste. By the time he slipped his tongue into her mouth she was nearly gasping with need.

  Where Declan’s kiss had been hot and demanding, Kai’s was slow and tender. She felt Declan’s mouth on her breast, his tongue running slowly over her nipple, his hands moving lightly over her skin. Then another set of hands urged her legs apart with gentle pressure before Jay’s mouth, hot and soft, began kissing her thighs, hands stroking gently.

  Vari’s body tensed in anticipation though she wasn’t sure for what, exactly. Whatever it was, it didn’t come and anticipation quickly became frustration. She tossed her head, brea
king Kai’s kiss, not even noticing the soft whimpers that escaped her mouth.

  Declan, Jay, and Kai noticed though, and immediately went still. Her frustration sharpened, her body shifting restlessly.

  “Vari, what’s wrong?” Declan asked.

  “I don’t know,” she gasped, tears filling her eyes. Declan resumed stroking her hip, his touch even lighter and gentler than before. Her body stiffened, then she tried to pull away, his touch suddenly irritating. She wanted to crawl away somewhere so she could scream and scream, but she didn’t understand why.

  Declan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he watched her. He wasn’t sure if what he sensed was real, or if he just wanted it to be. Vari was a strong woman. Intelligent, decisive, powerful in many respects. And yet, she was meant for them, as they were meant for her. In all ways. Declan looked at Jay, then Kai. “Are you sensing what I’m sensing, or is it just wishful thinking on my part?”

  “I sense frustration, confusion, need,” Jay said, while Kai nodded thoughtfully.

  “Let’s find out,” Kai said. He lowered his head and thrust his tongue into Vari’s mouth, his lips pressing hard against hers as he kissed her the way he’d wanted to in the first place. His fingers found her nipple and pinched it lightly, then tugged while increasing the pressure. If her deep, shuddering moan hadn’t been proof enough, the involuntary thrust of her hips was.

  Declan’s cock hardened to the point he wondered if it might burst. “Vari needs not to be treated like glass,” he said, reaching for her other nipple, then matching the pressure and rhythm of Kai’s hand. “She’s our berezi, and that means her needs match our needs.”

  Jay shuddered. Now that they knew her needs matched theirs, he could allow his imagination free rein. He looked down and watched the pink petals of Vari’s pussy deepen in color, then swell with her arousal. He laid down between her legs and spread her labia wide, breathing deeply of her scent.

  Her clit was big enough to extend almost all the way out from beneath its hood. It stood hard, shiny, and begging for attention. Just thinking about the kinds of attention they would lavish on the sensitive bundle of nerves and flesh nearly made him come. When he was sure he had himself under control, he sucked her clit into his mouth and flicked it with his tongue before nipping it sharply.

  Her body jerked and she squealed into Kai’s mouth. Jay wondered for a moment if that had been too intense to start with. A moment later a flood of moisture told him exactly how much she’d liked it. He released her clit, then licked it lightly until her frustration began to climb again. He gave her another nip while thrusting two fingers deep into her hot, tight channel.

  “She likes that,” Declan said.

  Jay lifted his head and smiled. “She has the most delicious pussy, and the most beautiful clit in the universe. It’s big, and hard, and loves being nipped.”

  “That’s very good news,” Kai said roughly.

  Jay smiled, knowing exactly what Kai was thinking since he was thinking the same thing. Then he sucked her luscious clit into his mouth again and sucked hard while adding another finger to the two he was using to open and stretch her. He wanted his cock inside of her more than he wanted his next breath, but she had to be prepared first.

  Kai looked into Vari’s eyes, dark with arousal now. “I want to watch you suck Declan’s cock,” he said. Her body jerked and he smiled.

  Declan placed his hand on her jaw and turned her head so that she was looking at him. “If I put my cock in your mouth, I’ll come in your mouth,” he warned. “Don’t start if you don’t want to finish because I will not give you a choice.” She smiled her answer.

  He kissed her hard, fucking her mouth with his tongue until the thought of having his cock there became too much to resist. He got to his knees and moved so that the fat head of his cock brushed her soft pink lips. She grasped him gently with one hand, then lapped up the pre-cum dribbling from the little slit in the head. Then she opened her mouth wide and guided him in.

  The vibrations of her groan against the head of his cock nearly set Declan off. He gritted his teeth and hung onto his control as hard as he could while her soft, hot tongue explored, licked, and sucked. Declan’s hips arched as he thrust as gently as he could into her mouth, knowing he wasn’t going to last. He’d been hard for days now, and he wanted her too much to hold back this first time.

  Suddenly, Vari screamed, the sound muffled by his cock. He looked down to see her hips bucking hard against Jay’s mouth. He understood immediately that Jay had given her another nip, and that the sharp erotic pain had set off her orgasm. That was it.

  His hips jerked as he climaxed into her mouth with a deep growl that felt like it came all the way from his toes. He could feel her swallowing frantically and looked down, surprised to find that he had one hand in her hair, holding her in place while he continued to come in hot, fast spurts. For a moment he was sorely tempted to thrust deep into her throat, but he resisted. It was too soon for that.

  When he was finished coming he withdrew from her mouth, the sight of his cock slipping past her moist lips causing his barely softened cock to immediately harden again. He pulled away and laid back down beside her.

  “That was so good, Miraku,” he said. “Next time, we’ll teach you how to take our cocks in your throat.”

  Vari shuddered, then lifted her head to look down at Jay, who was rising to his knees between her legs. Her eyes widened and they all felt her nervousness. Declan met Kai’s gaze and nodded before releasing pheromones in tiny amounts. Vari’s head fell back and her back arched, as Jay began working his cock into her.

  He went slowly, easing his way, giving the delicate walls of her passage time to stretch around him until he felt the thin barrier of her hymen. He looked up, surprised to see her head twisting back and forth, her muscles tense.

  “What’s wrong?” he asked Declan.

  “She was getting nervous so we released a little bit of pheromones,” he said. “She needs you to fuck her, Jay. Fuck her hard and fast.”

  Jay nodded, pulled back, gritted his teeth and thrust forward, bursting through her hymen as he filled her to the hilt. He stilled for a moment to give her time to adjust but she immediately began whimpering with need. He pulled almost all the way out, then began fucking her with long, deep strokes that pushed his control to the very edge.

  Her head went back, her mouth opened, her velvety pussy clamped down around his cock and she screamed hoarsely as her orgasm ripped through her. He buried himself as deeply as possible, his roar rising with her scream as he came. His entire body convulsed with each spurt of his cock until he saw spots before his eyes.

  He fell forward, catching himself on his arms so that he didn’t land on Vari. He remained there for several long moments while trying to catch his breath, stunned by the sheer power of the orgasm he’d just experienced. It had been two centuries since they’d had sex, but he knew it had never been anything like this.

  Vari opened her eyes and looked up at Jay in surprise. He chuckled softly and leaned down to kiss her. “That was something, wasn’t it?”

  She could only nod, unable to formulate words let alone speak them. Her entire body trembled from the explosion of pleasure that was so intense it verged on pain. And yet, she wanted more. Needed more. By the time Jay withdrew from her she was already growing frustrated, her muscles tensing and twitching uncontrollably.

  Jay moved to the side, and then Kai was there, pressing his cock into her in one long, steady stroke until she felt the heavy weight of his testicles slap against her. “How do you want it, babe?” he asked, his eyes fixed on hers. “Slow and gentle?”

  She shook her head, just once. No, she didn’t want slow and gentle. If he did that she thought she’d scream the ceiling down.

  “Hard and fast then?”

  “Yes, hard and fast,” she gasped.

  Kai smiled, withdrew, then slammed into her, fucking her just as hard and fast as she wanted. She felt the pleasure wind tighter and tighter, ju
st like before, but this time, it wasn’t enough. She strained to meet his thrusts, her back arching so high that only her shoulders touched the bed.

  She was unaware of the whimpers that left her mouth as she tossed her head back and forth, her hands gripping the sheets tightly, her eyes tearing up again. She didn’t understand what was happening, or why, but the need kept spiraling higher and higher until she was almost mindless.

  They all felt her growing distress and desperation. “She needs more,” Declan said.

  “I can’t hold out much longer,” Kai said from between gritted teeth. Jay reached down, grasped her clit between his fingers and pinched. Vari’s body stilled for a moment, as though waiting. Jay pinched harder and tugged firmly.

  Vari screamed as her body exploded into a mass of tiny bright points of fiery light. Her eyes squeezed shut and every muscle in her body shook and trembled. Kai joined her, thrusting deep as he flooded her womb with his seed.

  For just a moment Kai imagined all three of them coming deep inside of her fertile womb, creating the children he’d dreamed of for decades. Then the fantasy drifted away and he opened his eyes, panting so hard his throat hurt. He braced himself on arms that felt so weak he was afraid he’d fall on top of her. Then Declan moved aside and he rolled off, collapsing at her side.

  Kai closed his eyes as he waited for his heart to stop pounding and his breathing to return to normal. When he opened them again he found himself staring at Vari’s face.

  “She’s asleep?” he whispered.

  “Yeah, or unconscious,” Jay said with a smile. “Not that I blame her. I’ve never come like that before. It was…astonishing.”

  “To say the least,” Kai agreed. “At its best, the sex we had when we were young was a pale shadow compared to this.”

  He pushed himself up just as Declan came from the bathroom with several warm washcloths. He handed one to Kai and another to Jay, and they began washing her, careful not to wake her.