Grave Signs (Hellgate Guardians Book 4)

by Ivy Asher

  “No,” Ire says in my mind, clearly in tune with my every thought as he prowls closer until his knees hit the bed, and I have to sit up on my elbows to look at him. A wicked grin spreads across his face that makes sparks alight in my stomach. “Now, you’re mine.”

  48

  “I think it’s time we all come together, what do you think, Snarls?” Ire asks me as he strolls over to a drawer and pulls out a box. “I had these made the other day for us, and tonight feels like the perfect night to christen that sweet ass.”

  Electric sensation rolls through me with his words, and I try not to squirm from where I’m still sprawled out on the bed. He carries the box over and releases the latch, and I lean over to peek inside at the contents.

  “You had butt plugs made?” I ask with shocked curiosity. I know what they look like, but I’ve never used one. I’ve never even considered it before. But right now, with them...a thrill shoots through me.

  Ire pulls out the smallest one and then closes the box and sets it on the floor. “I did. How else are you going to get that sexy as fuck body ready to have all of us at the same time?”

  Excitement that’s laced with nerves settles low in my belly as Ire pushes his pants down and then grabs me by the waist, lifting me up and throwing me higher up on the bed as the guys share a look. Ire crawls after me with a sexy smirk on his face, and all I want to do is wrap my thighs around his head and ride that mouth until I can’t move anymore.

  At my dirty thoughts, Ire’s eyes brighten with molten heat, and he licks his lips as he crawls up my body. “Hold her wings,” he instructs, looking over at Vudu on my right and Toreon on my left.

  They both look blissed out right now, but it doesn’t stop them from gently pulling my wings out from my back and spreading them all the way across the bed. Ire’s skin caresses mine as he rubs up against me until his mouth is on mine and his body is settled on top of me and between my thighs.

  He kisses me soundly, his hunger addictive and his need apparent in the pace he sets and the fire his desire stokes in me. The purple metal plug in his hand is teased around my nipples, and his tongue twirls with mine. Then he moves the warming metal lower and lower until the tip of it is pressed against my clit.

  Small rhythmic circles at the apex of my lips coach out a deep languid moan, and right on cue, Toreon and Vudu start stroking my wings. I pull my lips away from Ire and moan my approval of all the ways they’re touching me together, and that’s when Ire places the metal of the plug at my entrance and starts pressing it in and out of my pussy.

  It’s not big enough to mimic the feel of one of my mates, but it’s enough to tease me, to have me running my nails up Ire’s back as he fucks me with it and bends down to suck on my nipples. Toreon and Vudu caress and grip different parts of my wings, and I feel like I’m being pleasured at countless points over my body. With all three of them touching me at the same time, it’s a whirlwind of sensation that my mind is desperately trying to keep up with.

  Vudu’s rhythmic pressure around the tip of my wing has my ass wishing it was ready for one of them. Just as I think that, Ire pulls the plug from my pussy and pushes it further back. His mouth pops off my breast, his fangs leaving little marks from where he dragged them over me. I’m so turned on by everything that’s happening I feel like I can come any second now.

  My body tingles with building release, and I roll my hips against Ire. “Fuck me,” I beg, and he nips at my lips and presses the plug slowly into my ass. I tense slightly, but Ire brings his other hand to my clit while the guys work my wings over.

  Vudu’s touches pick up the pace as I moan and writhe, and soon, I’m begging for more. Ire pulls the plug out a little and then presses it further in. I feel tight, but the metal is warm and wet, and even though the sensation is unusual, I find that I like how it feels. He works it infinitesimally deeper, pulls it out, and then works it into me again, all while the three of them stroke my wings and circle my clit.

  Eyes closed as I get lost to the pleasure they’re giving me, it’s not hard to imagine that it’s one of them behind me, pushing their cock into me like that. With that thought, a powerful orgasm ripples through me, and just as it does, Ire presses the rest of the plug inside of me. I pant and moan through my release, my body clenching as Ire leaves the plug seated in my ass.

  “Mmmm, now that this is done, it’s time to really make you scream,” he declares in my head, and my stomach tightens with desire as my orgasm ebbs.

  “Beautiful,” Toreon says beside me, and I feel his lips ghosting over my breasts for a brief moment.

  Ire hooks my knees on his upper arms, and I suck in a breath as he pushes slowly into me all the way until he bottoms out. Between him and the plug, I’ve never felt so full. I breathe hard, my pussy tightening around his length as he gives me a moment to adjust while he kisses up my neck, scraping the edge of his fang as he goes.

  “Ire, fuck me,” I plead when he still hasn’t moved. With a chuckle, he stops teasing and does exactly that.

  Toreon and Vudu both hold down my wings, and it sort of feels like they’re restraining my arms, even though they’re not. Ire starts to piston in and out of me, and there’s something so incredible and erotic about feeling Toreon and Vudu both spreading me out and holding me while they watch Ire fuck me hard and fast, my breasts bouncing with every thrust.

  Ire’s piercings are pure heaven as they work in and out of me, rubbing against every spot inside of me that’s always wanted to be stroked, and his deliciously rough pace has me screaming out encouragements in no time.

  I’m all yes and right there and harder, while he’s growling out fuck and mmmm, yeah, you like that and scream for me.

  I’m on the verge of what feels like another epic orgasm, and I feel Toreon and Vudu both grip the base of my wings right at my back at the same time as they grip my breasts. It throws me over the edge into ecstasy so hard that I feel like I black out for a moment.

  “Yes, Sable, scream our names,” Ire demands, and I do, their names falling from my hoarse lips as he moves even faster, rolling my hips so he gets even deeper inside of me.

  I’m gasping and groaning, riding out the current of passion the three of them just released, and I feel Ire bury himself deep inside of me and bite my shoulder as he comes.

  He slumps over me, breathing hard, kissing over my neck as we both come back down to the ground. “Fuck, you’re beautiful,” Ire whispers in my ear as he pulls out of me.

  Toreon and Vudu let go of my wings, and I all at once feel empty, which makes no sense given what just happened and with the plug still sitting in my ass.

  Ire chuckles as he sits up and slaps Vudu on the shoulder. “Ready for round two, big guy?” he asks, and before I can even get excited, Vudu is already pulling me into his lap.

  “Yes,” he says simply, and then I’m being manhandled in a completely sexy and appreciated way, because I feel a bit like jelly even though my vagina is clapping with excitement as we rub over Vudu’s thick cock. He pulls my lips to his and lines himself up with me.

  Vudu drops me onto his length, and it’s a really good thing I’m so primed and ready for him, because he is thick.

  Bracing my hands on his shoulders, I moan as I lift myself up before pushing down on him again. We swallow each other’s noises of pleasure as I start rocking faster and faster over him. Vudu breaks our kiss and bites at my neck as he reaches around and starts pulling the plug out and in as I fuck him.

  It feels beyond incredible, but I’m tired and can’t get the pace I need, my legs still a bit too jellied. As if he can sense this, Vudu stops, grips my hips and turns me until I’m in a reverse cowgirl position. Vudu holds my hips, and then he finally takes me like he promised. He thrusts up into me hard and fast, and every time he does, his cock pushes against the plug too.

  I feel another orgasm building in no time as Vudu grunts and groans, and all I can do is throw my head back and cry out each time he pushes deeply into me as I hang on for th
e ride. And holy Hell Rings, what a ride it is. I’ve never experienced anything like it as Vudu holds me right where he wants me and works me from below.

  I swear I see fireworks. They explode in my vision as Vudu fucks another orgasm right out of me, and when I call his name, it’s his undoing. He drops me down on him and comes in hot ropes as he tenses inside of me and squeezes my breasts.

  Then Toreon is there, his lips on mine, his hands pulling me away from his sworn protector. Before I can blink, I’m on my back again, and Toreon is settling himself between my thighs. In one long thrust, he buries himself to the hilt, and I arch up and cry out, here for it in every possible way.

  “Fuck, this is everything,” Toreon grunts as he picks up his pace.

  I couldn’t agree more as I chant out a steady stream of yes every time he sinks into me. I’ve been waiting for exactly this, craving the touch and passion of my three mates, and now I have it, and I know I’ll never be the same. Who would want to go back to anything but this? This fire, the molten need. I feel the rightness of it all right down to my marrow. These demons are mine and I’m theirs, forever.

  Somehow, my body spurs to life, wrenching out another orgasm, and Toreon isn’t far behind me. I pant as he collapses next to me, and I take it all in, still floating in ecstasy when the plug is pulled out of my body.

  Just as I catch my breath, my stomach rumbles so loudly that I look down at it, shocked. And Ire chuckles and pushes up off the bed. He goes to retrieve the platter of food he had before and brings it over to the bed, and we all dig in.

  We laugh and tease and eat before getting cleaned up and crawling exhausted back into bed. I curl up against my mates, with Vudu at the foot of the bed that he’s designated as his spot where he always traps my feet to hold my ankle in his large grasp. Ire strokes my bare hips from behind as I rest my head on Toreon’s crook and draw circles over his chest.

  “I ravished you guys so good,” I brag as my eyes flutter closed.

  I get three chuckles in response that rumble through me. I think it’s the first time that I’ve ever fallen asleep with a smile still on my face.

  49

  I stretch deliciously when I wake up, my limbs, my wings, legs, and arms, all extending at the same time. My eyes pop open, seeing the red haze of a Hellish morning through the window. It never quite gets bright down here, but there is some differentiating time between night and day with the burning red stars that glow more intensely across a black sky.

  Sitting up, I realize what I should have as soon as I was able to stretch without any of my limbs hitting my mates. I’m alone in this giant bed.

  I have to admit, a little wind goes out of my sails. After the amazing night we had together, I was looking forward to waking up with them wrapped around me from all sides, but instead, I’m in here all by my lonesome.

  Getting up, I’m glad to find that I’m not even a little bit sore from the lovemaking that went down. My feet hit the floor, and I find a perfectly folded pile of clothes waiting for me. To my surprise, there’s a note on the top.

  Sable,

  I thought this was appropriate since it’s your first trip to the Hellgate.

  See you soon!

  Delta

  P.S. Yes, you have to wear it.

  “Oh no,” I mutter to myself as I put aside the note and find a folded pile of leather waiting for me. “Oh no,” I repeat.

  I briefly consider ignoring it altogether, but...if it’s a sister thing, then I don’t want to mess it up. And maybe in addition to the sister thing, it’s important to wear the right outfit to the Hellgate? That is what the note said, so I suck it up. I mean, it’s just leather. How bad could it be?

  Unfortunately, that question is quickly answered within the minutes it takes for me to wrestle the damn outfit on.

  I thought the pants were going to be the worst part, but once I put new panties on, the pants actually slipped right on, probably because I’m still a little lacking in my usual curves. But I bet within another week or so of eating, I’d be jumping around trying to hike the things up.

  The real trouble for me though comes with the top. I put it on backward at first, only to realize that the thing laces up in the front so that I can slip it behind me beneath my wings. Once I get the sleeveless leather midriff top on, it takes a good five minutes for me to figure out how to lace it up properly. It’s like a damn corset. Why it couldn’t just have buttons is beyond me, but I vow that this is the first and last time I wear this thing.

  Once that’s done, I glare at the two leather arm cuffs still waiting for me. Grumbling under my breath, I slip them on, at least grateful that they aren’t gloves.

  Now that I’m dressed, I take a look at myself in the mirror, and I have to say, even though it was a pain to put on, it looks good. I guess I won’t hate Delta too much for making me wear it.

  I pull on some socks and dark gray boots that Ire got for me, and then I braid back my dark purple hair and toss it over my shoulder. Ready to go find my mates, I head out of the bedroom and walk down the corridor. I hear talking as I near the living room area, and when I walk through the doorway, I see all three of my mates deep in discussion on the couch.

  When they see me come in, they all break out into their own varying smiles. Toreon’s is soft and adoring, Vudu’s is faint and protective, and Ire’s is a heated smirk, telling me he’s remembering everything that happened last night and causing a blush to rise to my cheeks.

  “Good morning,” I chirp as I come forward.

  They make room for me, and I see that they’ve already eaten off the various platters set on the table. I snatch up some kind of croissant as I sit between Ire and Vudu. “How come you guys didn’t stay in bed with me?” I ask before taking a bite.

  “Sorry,” Toreon says. “We wanted to let you sleep, and there was something we needed to discuss.”

  “Besides, you were sleeping hard. I think we wore you out,” Ire adds with a mischievous grin.

  I take another bite so that I don’t have to answer, because they definitely did wear me out in the best possible way.

  Vudu rests his hand on my thigh, letting his thumb brush over my pants. “I like this outfit,” he tells me. “I’m glad your sister had the imps shift it over.”

  I smile and look over at him after finishing the last of my breakfast. “Leather does it for you, big guy?” I tease.

  “You do it for me,” he counters.

  I smile and press a kiss to his cheek. “Same.” I help myself to some kind of fruit juice before settling back and looking between them. “So, who’s going to tell me what you three needed to discuss?” I ask curiously.

  Toreon and Vudu both look to Ire, and my head swings over in his direction, my eyebrow arched in question.

  “We were talking about where the four of us should live. Permanently,” Ire begins.

  I blink in surprise. “I thought you wanted to stay here in your Matron’s palace? In Hell?” I venture.

  Ire tips his head. “I did. But last night, and even this last week has shown me a lot.”

  “Like what?”

  “Like the fact that you and Toreon—and by extension, Vudu—will never be completely safe here,” Ire admits, his bright blue eyes blazing. “There is still unrest in the Rings, and the Ophidian’s followers are not completely gone. Every time you try to leave the palace, it would be a safety concern. And even the founding Seven Sins have skewed views and ideas of what you owe to Hell because of what you are.”

  “So what are you saying?” I press.

  “We’re saying,” Toreon begins, drawing my gaze over to him. “That we talked, and we want to know what your feelings are about living in the Mortal Realm.”

  I sit there, stunned, looking between their three faces. They regard me carefully, even with a little worry shining in their eyes.

  “We thought you would like to be closer to your sisters,” Vudu puts in.

  Toreon nods. “Plus, being in the Mortal Realm will be
safer. Because once you work your Annulus abilities on the Hellgate, I fully intend to step in and use my Gatekeeper powers to stabilize it once and for all. If it’s stable, it limits who can enter the Mortal Realm, which limits who could give us trouble there. It’s not a perfect solution, but it would be safer.”

  I’m gobsmacked.

  Completely and utterly on a mind bend. So many thoughts are swirling around at the same time it’s difficult to latch onto any one thing.

  “You’d do that?” I ask, emotion starting to rise up my throat. “You’d actually offer to sacrifice your power to sustain the Hellgate? Even after everything that happened to your family because of that very thing?”

  Toreon swallows, but he gives me a resolute nod. “Yes.”

  “Why?” I ask incredulously. Honestly, I wouldn’t blame him if he wanted nothing to do with any of it ever again.

  “Because it’s my duty,” he says simply. “But mostly because it will help to keep my mate safe. Once you go to the Gate today, you and your sisters will reset it. It will be like it was in the beginning, and I can stabilize it from there. It will be like new again, and I understand better now why it’s such an important part of keeping demons in Hell where they belong.”

  I’m overcome with the sacrifice Toreon is willing to give. I reach across Vudu to give his hand a squeeze, hoping the gesture and my expression show him just how proud I am of him, how thankful I am. He squeezes my hand back and lifts it, pressing his lips against my knuckles before he releases me.

  “If you like this plan, we can move forward,” he tells me.

  I bite my lip. “But...none of you have ever lived in the Mortal Realm before,” I point out.

  “No, but you have,” Ire replies. “And we’re up for a little change of scenery. A place we can claim as our own.”

  “Where would we stay?”

  His lips curve. “You’ll see. Now let’s go fix a Hellgate!”

  “Oh my God, how did you get the top on? I still to this day can’t manage it, but you totally did,” Delta hoots as peals of laughter come pouring from her mouth at my expense.