Their Rebel Mate [Helan Universe 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour)

by Lynn Tyler

  “Of course,” she said.

  The doctor sat down and arranged his plate and glass precisely. “Chief Kerek asked me to let you know that he’s in a meeting with King Jaron and Consort R’oan and will not be available for at least an hour.”

  “Thank you for letting me know.”

  He nodded and began eating his meal with small, precise bites. “Have you had a good day?”

  “It’s been informative, that’s for sure. You know, I’m a little surprised by how the women are treated here.”

  Dr. Talan swallowed and wiped his mouth with his napkin. “How so?”

  She searched for a response that wouldn’t be offensive but really couldn’t come up with the right words. “Well, I sort of thought that women would be treated like idiots. You know, given how aggressive the males are, I thought that maybe women wouldn’t have quite as much say as they seem to.”

  The doctor covered his mouth while he chuckled. “I can see how you would think that, given your own world’s history, but women in Helan society have always been respected. Historically, some of our best scientists, artists, and even war strategists have been females. In fact, it was a woman who first discovered how our ancestors’ breeding patterns were actually killing us off.”

  She was about to respond to the doctor when a shock of awareness ran through body. Instinctively, she knew that Thantos had returned. She hadn’t realized how empty she’d been feeling until his presence filled that hole.

  The urge to run to Thantos and wrap herself around him and never let go was so strong, she just about jumped up from the table. But she hadn’t even made a decision on what she was going to tell the people back on Earth about what she’d discovered up here. She shouldn’t act like a mate until she knew for sure what was happening, so she ignored the urge and kept talking. “So, Dr. Tabar. When are you and your mate going to go search for your female match?”

  The doctor smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Please, call me Tabar. And I don’t have a mate. I guess I haven’t met the right man yet. As for a female mate, well, I’m so busy with all the new women on board that I don’t really have the time to look for a female mate.”

  “That’s wise,” she said, nodding. Tabar did seem a little lonely. He was a tad formal and came across as scary smart. He probably had a hard time relating to people.

  Soft, reverent fingers ghosted down her spine and tickled the very top of her ass, right where her crease started. She shivered, whipping around to see who would be touching her so intimately in such a public place but found no one.

  A shaft of pleasure hit her so strong it would have brought her to her knees if she hadn’t been sitting down. “Ms. McManus,” Tabar said quietly, “I don’t want to presume anything, but you are displaying the symptoms of a mate who has been away from her males too long. I wasn’t aware you had already bonded with Ambassador Thantos and Chief Kerek, but you should go to them. The symptoms will only get worse the longer you ignore them.”

  She struggled to her feet, gripping the table for balance when another shudder worked its way down her body. “Call me Kim,” she said.

  “Thank you, Kim. Now go before things get too far out of hand. And it’s probably best if you stop by the sick bay in the morning for a checkup.”

  She didn’t even bother to ask why she needed a physical. She simply nodded and walked away without a backward glance, careful to keep her chin high and her knees firm. It wasn’t easy. Shards of anticipation were stabbing her so sharply she had to stop twice before she finally made it back to her quarters.

  God, how was she going to get in the damn door? She’d seen Kerek press his thumb to the black pad next to the door. Hoping against all hope that the thing was programmed for her, she pressed her thumb against the middle of the pad and prayed to all that was holy that it worked.

  Luckily the door slid open, and she practically tumbled in. She stumbled to the bedroom and stopped in her tracks. Her heart picked up at the sight that greeted her.

  Thantos was pressed against the wall, both hands over his head. Kerek had Thantos’s thick wrists trapped in his large hand. They were both naked and kissing frantically. And it was exactly what she wanted to see.

  She drifted closer, positioning herself so she could see between their bodies. There was something she always wanted to see, and with any luck, the men would indulge her.

  Thantos groaned into Kerek’s mouth before turning away. “She has a hell of an idea,” he said. “You’ll love it, talan.”

  “Oh yeah?” Kerek said. “Do tell.”

  Thantos winked and sent her a wicked smile. “I think Kerek would like to hear your fantasy in your own words.”

  She jerked when the voice sounded in her head. This bonded thing would take some getting used to. But the need clawing at her was demanding her attention, and she really couldn’t focus on anything else right now. If Thantos wanted her to say the words, then that’s what was going to happen. “I want to see you jerk off both of your cocks together. At the same time.”

  Kerek’s eyebrows shot up. “I’m not sure if I understand what you mean.”

  Thantos tugged one of his wrists until it was free, proving that Kerek’s hold on him was gentle and more of a kink than anything else. “She wants it like this,” Thantos murmured as he snuggled both their cocks in one fist and rubbed them together so that the heads made a slick, clicking sound as the flared edges passed over each other.

  She moved closer until the shared body heat of the two men enveloped her. Kerek took over the action, making sure to angle them so that she had a good view. “This what you wanted, Kim?”

  “Yes,” she breathed.

  Thantos rolled his head against the wall and cranked his neck until he could kiss her full on the mouth. He steadied her with his now-free arm and drew her closer. She could feel his need rising, his ache for her hand to join Kerek’s.

  Hesitantly, she trailed a single finger over both their cocks. It slipped through their pre-cum easily, and both of the men moaned. “Feels good, lira. More,” Kerek demanded.

  He moved his hand, and Kim let hers cup them completely. It took both hands, but she managed to circle them totally, moving them up and down and eating at Thantos’s mouth.

  Hot, sweaty skin pressed against her, separated from her by only a thin layer of silk. The damn dress needed to go.

  Kerek growled and pulled away from them. “Thantos, on the bed.”

  Thantos looked at the both of them from under his lashes and walked the two steps to the bed and stretched out across the mattress.

  Large fingers slipped into the collar of her dress, and she had a split second to realize what Kerek was about to do before he ripped it down the center. She let the ruined dress slip over her shoulders and down her arms until she was standing in a puddle of green silk.

  The urgency was still there, but it was somewhat tempered now, as if the sound of tearing material brought everything down a level. It gave them time to stare at her body, and she was suddenly acutely aware of each and every flaw. She knew exactly what they were seeing. “My ex told me right before he walked out on me that I was too damn skinny, that my hips reminded him of a young boy, and that I had no ass to speak of, and he actually suggested I invest in breast implants.” She crossed her arms over her chest, suddenly humiliated at being completely nude in front of them.

  And, oh lord, why had she told them that? Who pointed out their flaws to their lovers? They wouldn’t want her now.

  She blinked when Thantos appeared in front of her, apparently having crawled across the bed without her even noticing, and she cursed herself. Watching Thantos move sinuously over the bed on his hands and knees would have been quite the sight to see, and she’d been so wrapped up in her musings to even notice him moving.

  He knelt on the mattress in front of her and pried her arm from over her chest. “He should be put down like the animal he is.” Thantos growled, apparently having caught the emotions floating around in her h
ead. “You are perfect the way you are.”

  Kerek grunted and cupped her hips in his big palms from behind. “See,” Thantos purred as he nuzzled into her nonexistent cleavage. “Kerek’s hands fit perfectly.” He sucked one of her nipples into his mouth and flicked it with his tongue a couple of times before pulling off with a pop. “And any more than this would be wasted.”

  Was it possible for a human to become a boneless puddle of goo? Because she was pretty sure if she melted any more, that would be exactly what she became.

  And damn it, Thantos wasn’t done yet. “And this ass, lira, is something to be revered. Kerek would love to have a chance to sink into it, wouldn’t you, talan?”

  Kerek’s hands tightened on her hips, and he bumped his pelvis against her lower back, letting his cock fold up between them as he began a slow thrust of his hips. “Oh, yeah.”

  A good dose of fear cooled her desire somewhat. “I…”

  “Shh,” Thantos said as he kissed his way down her quivering stomach. His breath ruffled her curls, just barely blowing over her clitoris in a soft caress. “You’re not ready to take both of us at once. But I have an idea that I think you’ll love.”

  Oh, god, if he and Kerek were actually going to do what Thantos was contemplating, they were going to kill her. She’d die with a smile on her face though.

  Thantos chuckled and pressed a quick kiss to her straining clit. The small ridge of flesh jerked, contracting wildly from one simple touch. “We won’t let you die,” Thantos promised, even as Kerek stepped back, pulling her with him. She blinked, startled that Thantos knew what she was thinking. The whole bonded mate, reading minds thing was going to take some getting used to.

  Thantos licked along her clit and she forgot about everything but the feelings in her body. She followed Kerek without thought, so focused on the sensations whipping through her that she missed the fact that Kerek had taken a seat on a chair in the corner of the room until he pulled her down to straddle his legs so that she faced outward.

  For the first time in her adult life, she thanked her lucky stars for her small breasts because she was able to look down the entire length of her body and see exactly what was going on.

  Thantos had knelt between their legs and was holding Kerek’s cock steady with one hand while Kerek lifted her slightly and lowered her onto that thick plug of flesh.

  Her delicate folds stretched tightly, but let him in, and they held still while she adjusted to the size of him.

  Of course, when Thantos buried his head in her crotch, she forgot about the slight discomfort and had to grip Kerek’s arm so that she didn’t fall off the chair. Not that she could go anywhere while she was impaled on that huge dick, but still, balance would be good.

  Thantos’s nose nudged the side of her clit as he licked his way around the place where she and Kerek were joined. Kerek groaned in her ear and thrust up just a little, driving himself in so that he rubbed against that magic spot inside of her with each pass.

  A warm flood of moisture rushed to greet him, and Thantos licked it all up, moaning as if it was the most delicious treat he’d ever had the pleasure of tasting.

  The vibrations sent her higher, and she cried out, fighting for something, anything that would put her over the edge and send her tumbling into climax.

  Kerek refused to move any faster though, his tiny thrusts devastating with their accuracy, as if he was waiting for something else to happen.

  With a groan, Thantos closed his lips around Kim’s clit and sucked hard.

  The fingers on each of her hands were digging into Kerek’s arms, hanging on for when Thantos captured her swollen, sensitive clit between his teeth to hold it still while he lashed at it with the stiffened tip of his tongue.

  The contractions started deep in her belly, spreading out until her entire body was alive with pleasure. She was vaguely aware that she was screaming, that Kerek was swearing in her ear while he pumped his hot seed into her pussy in scalding waves.

  She pried her eyes open, not even really sure when she’d let them close, and focused on Thantos when he pulled his mouth away and stood up. Thantos palmed his cock and jerked it almost roughly, grunting and straining until Kerek let go of her hip with one hand and reached forward to cup Thantos’s heavy balls, giving them a slight tug.

  Thantos gasped and surged forward, painting her belly and breasts with his release until she was positively drenched.

  Thantos collapsed to his knees again, clearly unable to stay on his feet. He leaned his sweaty head against the side of Kerek’s knee, his damp red hair just brushing the inside of Kim’s thigh. She ran her trembling fingers through those strands and dropped her head back to rest against Kerek’s shoulder. “Wow.”

  Kerek made a sound like he was choking, and she looked up in concern only to find that he was trying to smother a laugh. “Wow?” he said between chuckles. “That’s all you have to say?”

  Thantos began laughing, too, his breath puffing against her pussy, which was still full of Kerek’s cock. He kissed her thigh and groaned as he rose to his feet, stumbling into the bathroom.

  The sonic shower started, and Thantos reappeared. “Come on, lira. It’s not as good as a water shower, but it does the trick.” He lifted her off Kerek’s lap and carried her into the shower stall with Kerek close behind them.

  There was not enough room in the shower for the three of them, so Thantos placed her on her feet directly in the beam. “What about the two of you?” she asked as the beam began at her toes.

  “Males always let their women go first. No, don’t go getting all insulted and accuse us of being sexist,” Kerek said when she would have interrupted him. “It’s just the way we’re wired. Besides, you’re the one covered in cum, not us.”

  She couldn’t argue with that, not when there was seed running down her thighs and dripping off her breasts.

  The damn shower still freaked her out a little, and she stepped out as soon as it was done, not bothering to linger. There was something to be said for not having to get her hair wet though. “Shower’s free,” she said as she walked back into the bedroom where Kerek and Thantos were cuddled up on the bed.

  Kerek dragged himself into a sitting position. “You want to go first, talan?”

  The man in question mumbled something unintelligible and rolled over. Kerek rubbed Thantos’s back. “Were you able to change all of your lectures over to satellite lessons?”

  “I was,” Thantos said in a tired voice. “But I have five lectures scheduled for tomorrow to make up for the ones I missed yesterday.”

  Concern battered at her. God, she could not stand the thought of Thantos being under any stress at all. She wanted to tie him to the bed and love on him until he was too tired to do anything at all and then cancel all those lectures. As good as Thantos was at them, it also meant that Jaron and R’oan sometimes forgot that educating an entire world in their ways was not a job for just one man.

  Holy fuck. Where the hell had that come from?

  Kerek looked at her with wide eyes. “I’m pretty sure we just bonded,” he said, a note of panic in his voice.

  “Oh no,” Thantos whispered, sitting up and staring at her with horror.

  “What?” she asked, their panic sitting like a stone in her stomach. “So we bonded. We’ve known that I’ve bonded with Thantos for a day or so now. Why is it such a big deal that Kerek and I bonded now?”

  Thantos collapsed back and threw his arm over his eyes. “Because as long as it was only you and I had bonded, there was still a chance that it could be broken. But breaking a triad bond is almost impossible.”

  Now the alarm she felt was all her own. “But I’m not here to be a mate.”

  Kerek shook his head and leaned forward so that his elbows were resting on his thighs. “I should have known. Gods, I should have sent you back to the surface the second Thantos started bonding with you.” He surged to his feet and strode out of the room.

  Kim opened her mouth and had to clear he
r throat before she could actually form some words. “Where’s he going?”

  Thantos sighed and reached over the side of the bed for a pair of pants. “To call King Jaron and Consort R’oan. We need to meet with them and have a conference with Sathon.”

  “Why?”

  Finished with his pants, Thantos handed her a new dress and helped her into it. “Because bonding doesn’t usually happen this quickly, nor does it happen when one of the parties involved doesn’t wish to mate.”

  Oh. Crap.

  Thantos paused and stared at her. “Is being our mate really such a bad thing, Kim?”

  She ground her fingers against her eyes. “I’ve been fighting for women’s freedom from your people since the day you arrived.”

  Thantos’s despair coated her as thoroughly as her skin coated her muscles and bones, and he turned away from her as he slipped on a shirt. “I’m just going to go give these clothes to Kerek.” He held up a uniform for her to see. “We’ll probably be going up to the King’s quarters, and he’ll want to leave as soon as King Jaron and Consort R’oan will see us.”

  He left without another word.

  Kim stood in the middle of the room, trying desperately to control her rapid breathing. What the hell was she going to do now?

  Chapter 11

  Panic was threatening to overwhelm Thantos as he left Kim in the bedroom to bring Kerek his uniform, and he struggled to calm his breathing. It wouldn’t do any good for either of his mates to become overwhelmed by his emotions.

  “All right, thanks, Jaron.” Kerek signed off with the king and rubbed his palms over his face.

  “I have your uniform, talan,” Thantos said quietly, handing over the skintight black leather.

  Kerek took the uniform and struggled into it. Thantos handed his lover the uniform knee boots and knelt to help Kerek put them on. “When are we meeting with Jaron and R’oan?”

  “As soon we’re all ready to leave. R’oan is working on getting us a secure signal to Sathon.” He reached over and snagged Thantos.