Reign

by Alaska Angelini

  “How much longer?” I ground out. “I need to feed.”

  Annoyance followed his gaze as he turned to me. “Soon. You will learn to control your cravings. And cheer up.” He threw me grin. “You get to feed from the queen. With as much power that’s going to be going through this room, anything could happen. Can you feel it, Prince? Can you feel the electricity in the air?” He waved his hand as a manipulative expression surfaced. Heat blasted over my skin and my cock grew hard. “I forgot how coronations could be. So much excitement with the entertainment. So much sex and lust.”

  The anger fizzled out and I held in the moan as I whipped my focus to the queen.

  “Remember what I said earlier. Remember to ask permission, my prince.” He winked at me as Marko and Tessa started walking over.

  A group of men were collecting in the middle of the large room and human women were pushed in their direction. They were nude, covering themselves as they wildly looked around and let out squeaks of fear.

  “Beautiful song,” Aetas rang out as Marko and Tessa took their seat. The queen was directly across from me, and Marko took his seat next to our leader. “I’ve never heard that one before. Where did you learn it?”

  A blush came to Tessa’s cheeks. Her chest was rising in a rapid rhythm and I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the cleavage spilling free of the low cut evening gown she wore. The white lace underneath the corset did little to conceal the exposed portion of her breasts.

  “Church, believe it or not. It wasn’t a song we sung during service, but one an older women in the choir knew. We spent weeks after practice perfecting it.”

  “I’d say so. It was magical. Very,” Aetas hand rose and his finger shook as he searched for what he wanted to say.

  “Enchanting?” I offered.

  “Yes,” He said, pointing toward me. “Thank you, Prince. Enchanting, indeed, yet, I’m not sure there’s a word to really describe the magnitude.”

  Tessa threw me a smile and went back to him. “It’s the violin. It wraps itself around the lyrics and gives the effect.”

  Aetas shook his head. “No, I’m pretty sure they both did their job, but it was you—your voice interlaced with them. The whole thing was breathtaking.”

  “Thank you, again.” Tessa’s cheeks grew even redder and she peeked over to Marko.

  “You know I loved it,” he said, as if reading her mind. “You couldn’t have picked a more meaningful song.” He tapped over his heart and lifted her hand to kiss along her knuckles. When his teeth nipped at the ends, my fingers gripped to the edge of the table for stability. He wanted her, right here and right now, and so did I.

  Screams and laughter erupted in the background, mixing with conversation to the right of me. It was all too much for the burning that was taking over my throat. Not to mention my cock. I was so fucking hard. How was I hard when all I wanted to do was tear the king apart?

  “I think its time.”

  Marko turned to look at Aetas and tightened his jaw, nodding.

  “Queen, you will feed from the prince, and he from you. We bond and make this official. We start something amazing.”

  Tessa’s mouth opened, only to close. She met Marko’s eyes and seconds passed before he nodded. Whether they were internally communicating or not was beyond me. I didn’t care as I watched her stand and walk around the table. I pushed out the chair, giving her room to take her position on my lap. Her weight settled and Marko’s negative energy had me glancing up. He didn’t speak, but he didn’t have to. The threat was clear. If I did anything to hurt her, he’d act out on what he really wanted to do.

  A weird heat hit me again and I shook my head trying to figure out what it was. Fuck, I couldn’t breathe, and my skin. It was tingling all over.

  “Prince.” Tessa’s hand slid over the length of my cheek as she lowered to sit on my right leg. “Look at me,” she purred. “See only me.”

  Moans erupted somewhere in the distance and my maker’s words came barreling back. Anything was possible. Sex. Yes, people were having sex right here in front of everyone. The screams, the laughter, they fed the bloodlust that was taking over all of us. With our leader present, the atmosphere was being fed with his power. With Marko and Tessa’s power. Not to mention all the other leaders. But that heat?

  “Look at you? But I’ve only ever seen you.” Where my words came, I had no idea. Tessa’s eyebrows drew in and she brought her face closer to mine, staring deeply into my eyes.

  “You haven’t remembered on your own yet. How do you know this?”

  My fingers circled around her wrist and I leaned more into her touch. “The heart doesn’t need to be reminded of what the mind fails to remember.”

  Her lids closed and she lowered her head. Her face rubbed against the side of mine, before she lowered even more. Breath brushed along my ear and I shivered.

  “You were my best friend. I loved you, but I love another now.”

  “Can’t you love us both?”

  Fingers sunk into my short hair and Tessa jerked my head to the side. Pain flared in my neck followed by the most pleasurable dose of ecstasy I had ever felt. Deep breaths left me as the monster inside went crazy to have her. Aetas’ words kept me from tearing her clothes off. Remember to ask permission.

  My eyes darted over to Marko, who held just as much of a pained expression on his face. We were both torn. Both in the best hell we could ever be in. Aetas bite…his poison…I hadn’t felt it yet. Not the same kind that Tessa was using, but I knew our leader was using it on Marko now. There was too much confliction, too much lust tightening his face. And he was sweating, just like I was.

  “Please.”

  Tessa’s suction increased and I knew I wasn’t talking to her. I kept my stare on Marko. I was begging. Pleading for his permission. It was the only way and I hated it.

  “Anything,” I managed. “Name it.”

  A growl left Marko, but he could barely bare his fangs at me. His body was beginning to tremble.

  “Jesus,” I moaned. Was having her right here and now worth my death? I suddenly wasn’t so sure. It might be. To have her once and die happy? Yes, I could live with that.

  “Fuck!” Marko’s voice rumbled as his hand slammed down on the table and his nails dug into the thick wood. Soft laughter was shaking Aetas’ chest, but he didn’t break from Marko’s neck.

  What felt like a wave of heat blasted through me, again, and the tingling covering my skin got a hundred times more intense. Louder laughter rang out wildly in the distance and Tessa was suddenly spinning on my lap, moaning as she pushed her breasts into my chest. The wave … it was like a drug, intoxicating everyone around us. Aetas. He was doing this intentionally. He was the one controlling it.

  “No more.” Marko panted, squinting as more sweat trickled down his face. “Aetas.”

  Our leader’s hand locked on Marko’s face holding him still as he continued to feed. I knew the moment my maker pushed more venom into him. Marko’s shoulders thrashed, but he couldn’t break away. Aetas’ hand traced down his neck, lowering even more to his chest. Tessa’s rocking against my hard cock made me lose focus. My eyes closed and I was suddenly pushing my hands up her dress to rest them on her smooth thighs. Tightly, I squeezed, trying to stop myself from going further.

  “Marko.” I clamped my teeth together. “King.”

  “Shut up, Hunter!” Marko voice was so pained I was barely able to make out his words.

  “Then say yes. Say yes!”

  The growling grew louder until it stopped. My eyes flew open, widening as I watched Marko pull in Aetas’ bloody face. When their lips connected my mind went blank.

  “I don’t know whether to kiss you or hit you.” Marko broke away, his eyes glazed as he stood, only to fall back to his chair.

  “This is only the beginning. I suggest you not hit. Kiss … you’re welcome to do it again.”

  Tessa broke from my neck, gasping and rubbing her face along the blood still oozing from the punc
ture wounds.

  “What have you done,” Marko slurred. “What are you doing to us?”

  “I’m making it a night you never forget. No one here is going to judge. Look around you.”

  Lightheadedness overtook me as I glanced behind me to see what he was talking about. The room had become one large orgy. So much flesh and blood. Everyone was drunk on power. On Aetas’ power.

  “Bite me,” Tessa moaned, moving against me. Do it, Hunter.”

  “Wait.” Marko staggered to his feet and I had no idea how he was managing. Everything was swaying, or I was. My body was so alive that every part of me was screaming to be touched. Hell, I was still up the queen’s dress, growing closer to her ass, and I couldn’t stop.

  The table rocked as Marko stumbled into it. When he got before us, his glare eased. “Spin her over.”

  I obeyed, not sure why he wanted me to.

  “Marko.” Tessa reached for him, moving her ass along my cock as she did so.

  “That’s right, ma minette. I’m going to fuck you right here on top of Hunter. You want that?” He smiled, diving in to kiss her. As he did so, I felt her other hand pulling at the button of my pants.

  “Yes. Fuck me. I want to feel both of you come. I want …”

  “Both of us?” Marko’s head reared back, but he didn’t’ stop himself from unbuttoning his own pants.

  “Both of you.”

  Another force swept through the room again and Marko’s lip lifted in distaste for only a moment before he turned her onto one of my legs and ripped the material of her dress. A cry came from my mouth and I couldn’t stop from wrapping my hand around her thigh to spread her legs wider for him.

  “That’s it,” Marko moaned. “Perfect.”

  He lowered and his thick length plunged into her. She screamed as she scrambled to get my cock free. My arm was cradled around her shoulder, but I couldn’t get a good enough angle to bite.

  “Yes. God, yes. Fuck.” Tessa’s moans increased as she began to stroke up and down my cock. My legs shot out and I tightened my features as I tried to adjust to the overwhelming pleasure.

  “You like that, baby?” Marko’s face was so close to me. He was so near and he wasn’t trying to tear my throat out, and neither was I. God, we were so far gone.

  “Not like this,” I groaned. “Flip her on her knees so she can rest on my thighs. Fuck her from behind.”

  When Marko kept thrusting, I knew he wasn’t hearing me. He knew nothing but her.

  “Master Delacroix. King,” I said, louder.

  Aetas was suddenly next to me. “Let me help.” He reached over, tracing his finger down Marko’s cheek. The action was enough to have the king jerking his head to look over. The anger left the moment he registered our leader. Aetas eased Marko up, turning to fix Tessa the way I had suggested.

  “Fuck her while you taste me, King.” Our leader’s hand settled on my shoulder as he pulled the collar of his shirt open. Marko didn’t have to be told twice. He surged back into Tessa, holding at her waist as he dove forward to our leader’s waiting frame.

  “Bite me, Hunter. Taste me. Give me everything you have.”

  My precum had Tessa’s hand gliding down my length at the perfect speed. My hips thrust forward while I tore at the silk covering her breasts. The weight filling my palm had me burying my face in her neck.

  “Ahhh,” Tessa cried out as my fangs slid into her. “Yes. More. More.”

  The poison leaving me was a relief. Almost an orgasm on its own. But the blood … I’d never get used to the addicting taste or power. It had me moving under her, faster. Thrusting into her palm as I craved more. To feel the heat of her pussy around me, I would have done anything.

  Loud sounds were coming from Marko while he still fed and slammed into Tessa almost violently. I tightened on her nipple and her body shook with spasms. The orgasm turned her blood sweeter, more intoxicating as I drank it down. I couldn’t get my fill fast enough. Each swallow was different. Better than the last.

  Aetas hand tightened against me, but I barely felt it as I tried to control the need to come. Tessa’s strokes were too good. Mixed with her increasing scent and taste, I was in a realm of consciousness I never knew existed. This went beyond heaven. Beyond words or even a state of being.

  “You want to come so badly, my king,” Aetas groaned. “Fuck, so do I. Your poison is good. So fucking good.” He breathed out, heavily. “I want it as my own. God, I do.”

  I felt Tessa’s arm being pulled up and I knew it was Aetas. Her fumbling with his belt was an afterthought. Another blast hit us and we all tore at each other worse than before. I broke from Tessa’s neck, crushing my lips into hers. The hunger that was returned was what my dreams were made of. My hands slid up to her face and I didn’t have to urge her lower. She moved on her own accord. Her lips encased the tip of my cock, so hot, so unbelievably wet as she ran her tongue around the head.

  Her arm moved as she slid down Aetas’ long length and I felt my eyes roll. With the amount of pleasure, everything was blurring together, like flashes or clips of a movie. I knew I was here and I knew what we were doing was happening, but it almost felt like I was someone else.

  “This is too good,” Aetas mumbled. “Too good. Fuck.”

  Tessa’s head plunged down, and the suction she applied drew me deeper into her sweet mouth. My hand shot out and I grabbed Aetas’ thigh as some sort of anchor. Marko was breaking away, trying to breathe as he still fucked Tessa. His eyes were rolling, too, and if it weren’t for him holding onto Aetas and Tessa, I was sure he would have fallen over.

  “Open your eyes, King. Look at me.” Aetas lifted Marko’s face, pressing his lips into Marko’s before his head was lifted all the way. The passion, the hunger, both of them had it as Marko’s pace increased, again. Tessa’s hand was even going faster along Aetas’ length. She lifted, taking me deeper, stoking me at the same speed as him.

  “You love this.” Aetas went back for another kiss, teasing Marko as he waiting. “This is who we are. This is in the core of each and every one of us. Do you feel it?” Aetas slammed us with another wave. “People have called it our glamour. They think it only revolves around eye contact, or a mysterious sexual appeal. I tell you, there is so much more. Each gift we harbor. Everything that makes us who we are, if it were tapped into to the fullest, tapped into like I have done, can you imagine? No one looks past these little things. That is what makes them ordinary. We, the four of us, we are not like them. We are so much more. Our power together. Yours and mine.” Aetas kissed him again. “Tessalyn’s and Hunter’s. We will discover things never imagined.”

  A loud yell echoed through the room as Aetas dove back for Marko’s throat. Blood sprayed across my face as Aetas violently slit to his own wrist. He was shoving the wound in Marko’s mouth, forcing his blood back on the king. It wasn’t seconds before Marko’s orgasm hit him. He was clawing at Aetas arm, even as he held our leader’s wrist to his mouth. Tessa pulled at me and there was no cost, no repercussions, as I gripped her thighs and eased her down my cock.

  Her arms locked around my neck and I hugged around her hard, pulling her down until she rested at my base. The gasp sounded loud in my ear and I used my weakened strength to start moving her against me.

  “What are we doing?” she mumbled. “I can’t think. There’s too much pleasure.”

  “Don’t think,” I said, finding her lips. “Kiss me. Taste me. Fucking have me.”

  Her tongue slipped into my mouth while she rotated her hips. Faster we went, so full of passion that I wasn’t thinking. Tessa clutched to me tighter and when she began to scream from her release, I didn’t hold back. I didn’t prolong what may never happen again.

  Come shot from my cock, repeatedly, and I growled through the intensity. One minute Tessa was wrapped around me, breathing hard. The next, gone. Marko had her in his arms, looking back at us panicked as he fled the room.

  Chapter 13

  Marko

  For two da
ys Tessa and I stayed secluded. We were like zombies, lost in our thoughts, and unable to speak more than two words to each other. I wasn’t sure whether I should be mad at her, or myself. Fuck, we’d both done things … things we couldn’t resist at the time. Things we would have never done had we been in control of our actions.

  A knock sounded at the door and both of our heads snapped to look at each other. Dread flashed on our faces before I forced myself to stand. “It’s Demetrius.”

  She nodded, sadness coming to her face. I knew it was because she didn’t have the power to rule anymore. I’d ruined that for her by injuring her. I would have gotten it back, anyway, but the guilt over what I had done was still there. And then there was still her secret. It made my anger surface once again. I flung the barrier open, faced with Demetrius’ pale features. His nervousness was apparent as he avoided my stare.

  “Master … King, I have a request from Aetas. He wishes to meet with you and the queen at your earliest convenience.”

  “He’s still here?” Tessa stood and I nodded. Of course he was. I felt his every move. His ever pace, back and forth in his room. With how close he was, our connection was only stronger. So why didn’t he just tell me himself?

  “Ten minutes.”

  He bowed, turning away. I shut the door, leaning against it as I tried to push the memories away. God, I’d kissed him. Kissed him with every intention of fucking him. I would have if I wouldn’t have had Tessa as a distraction. The mindfuck that brought sent me spinning. It wasn’t the fact that it was a man that left me baffled. It was Aetas! I hated him. Despised him. Or, I had. Now I wasn’t so sure. That made everything worse.

  “Marko.” Tessa wrung her hands as she came forward. “I have to tell you something. That day. The one where you hit me with your powers.” Her head lowered, only to raise with determination. “You tasted something in me.”

  “Yes. But not something, ma minette. Some one.”

  She nodded. “After you refused to kill Hunter, I had a plan. One that I thought would be perfect. I wasn’t sure I wanted him dead, but I didn’t trust him either. I … tied us. One mark. No sex. Not until,” she flinched, slicing her hand down as if she could erase the images she was seeing. “The night of your coronation was the first time. The only time.”