by Scarlet Day
“Thank you.” Such simple words, yet the emotion behind them was so strong that it brought tears to Emma’s eyes.
She lowered her face to Diego’s and softly pressed her lips to his. With the lightest of touch, she skimmed her tongue over his lips, and he parted them for her. Her tongue delved inside his mouth and reveled in the taste of him. He was so different from Cash and Chase—equally intoxicating, but different. Diego was all spice. Tingles of pleasure danced over her tongue as she drank in his unique flavor.
She slid her body along his and shuddered at the tantalizing electrical charge she received for her effort. His body seemed to have the ability to pull the power from her. Interesting. That detail could be a crucial element of her plan. She would have to explore that idea later. First, she and her cat had other priorities.
She ground her pelvis against Diego, rubbing her pussy against his rigid cock. A delicious spasm shot through her. She couldn’t wait any longer. Her whole body shook with her growing need. Diego reached his hand between them and guided his cock into her wet opening. She was more than ready for him, and he slid in easily. They both moaned as she pushed down and took all of him. But she wasn’t full. She wanted more.
She wiggled her hips. “Cash, please.”
A strangled moan sounded behind her. “Coming, kitten.”
Warm liquid oozed down her ass. Masterful fingers worked the liquid into her tight opening, stretching her and teasing her. Her ass was still tight, not quite used to this type of lovemaking, but she craved the fullness. She pushed back against Cash’s fingers, wanting him to take her.
“You’re such an impatient little cat.” His soft admonishment was followed by the withdrawal of his fingers and then a greater pressure at her opening.
Emma fought the instinct to tense up and instead pushed out against the pressure. She cried out as the head of Cash’s cock breached her tight ring. Brief pain and then—yes! He froze while she adjusted to the intrusion. Only a moment passed, and she pushed back against him, wanting more of him inside her. He was absolutely right—she was very, very impatient.
He chuckled softly and then eased further inside her tight ass. Every inch of his hard shaft filled her more and more until, finally, she felt his full length within her. She moaned at the fullness of taking two of her mates. But she wasn’t complete. She still wanted more.
“Chase.” Her voice carried all the impatient need she felt welling up inside her.
Chase moved to her head, and she groped greedily for his stiff cock. She needed to taste and smell his musky vanilla essence that made her dizzy with desire. Nothing felt better than having contact with all of her mates at once. It was an urge—an overwhelming, uncontrollable instinct—that went beyond all reason.
Emma wrapped her hand around the base of Chase’s thick cock, already hot and pulsing under her touch. Chase groaned and worked his fingers through her hair, guiding her toward him. She willingly let him steer her in the direction they both wanted. His scent enveloped her. She reveled in its richness and the light-headed reaction it caused. It was intoxicating. She took his engorged tip into her mouth and twirled her tongue around it. His taste matched his scent, and she moaned at the headiness of it.
Her men began moving at once, allowing Emma to remain suspended between the three of them. Diego and Cash set the pace, one thrusting and the other withdrawing in turn. The friction created as the two men pumped into her left Emma unable to think. With each thrust, Diego rocked his pelvis just right, so that Emma’s clit was stroked with perfect accuracy. Chase thrust into her mouth over and over again. All she could do was let her men take control and open herself to them.
The power of her mate’s desire swept through her. Connected through their mental link, their arousal mixed with hers and drove them all higher. She raced toward climax, her emotions and body already so primed from Diego’s feeding and the use of her mysterious power.
Cash came first, his hot seed bursting into her mouth. She greedily sucked him, taking all he could give her. His groans and his rich taste were all she needed to go over the edge. With one last thrust against her clit from Diego, Emma’s body exploded into spasms. She shook and rocked against him as wave after wave of pleasure broke over her.
Cash gripped Emma’s hips and plunged hard into her ass. They both cried out as his climax struck and sent renewed shock waves through her. Her walls gripped Diego’s cock, and he joined them in an explosion of ecstasy. Their cries melded together, their breathing ragged and raw.
As they came down from their high, Cash rolled with her. Emma found herself on her side, being spooned between Cash and Diego. Chase stretched out sideways at the head of the bed and stroked her hair. There was nothing better than this, all of them blissed out and satisfied.
Emma was pretty sure her men wouldn’t be quite so happy once she filled them in on her plan, at least the part she had figured out so far. She knew they would fight her on it, but she also knew what the result would be.
She ground her hips against Cash. He moaned softly and pulled her into him. She could already feel his cock hardening against her ass. Emma smiled. Yep, in the end, she knew exactly how to get her way.
Chapter Twenty-One
Chase was not happy about this plan. It was stupid, impulsive, and way too dangerous. He was still angry at Cash and Diego for agreeing to it. Granted, they had argued against the harebrained idea as vehemently as he had, but they’d also given into Emma much faster than he thought they should have. Of course, it hadn’t helped that Emma had used every male weakness they possessed against them. Hell, after the things she did to each of them yesterday, they were all ready to give her anything she wanted.
But it was insanity. It went against everything in him to allow his mate to be used as bait. Just the thought of it sent another round of panic through him. How could they let her do this? And how could his other stupid brothers and cousins let Kate and Abby take part in it, especially with Kate being pregnant? His whole family had lost their minds.
Arms wrapped around his waist and small hands caressed his abdomen.
“You’re worrying again.”
Chase turned and wrapped Emma in his arms, pulling her close to him and laying his cheek against the top of her head. “Damn right, I am. Someone has to, since Cash and Diego are being idiots.”
Alarm bells went off his Chase’s mind. He glanced left and right, but his panic only grew. “Where’s Diego? Your head—”
“He’s just around the corner. I wanted some time to talk to you alone.” Emma nodded toward the aft deck.
Chase leaned around the corner and spotted Diego. He was sitting at the table under the covered aft section only a few feet away, close enough to prevent Emma from being in any pain. Diego was studying a map of the small island where they were currently anchored.
Chase frowned. That map was part of Emma’s plan. Now that they knew Tiberius could track Diego, they were going to draw him out. Diego thought Tiberius would be able to discern their location if he concentrated on the map long enough.
“They know this is the only way.” Emma’s soft persuasion was not going to work on him, regardless of how good her body felt pressed up against his.
“It can’t be. We could just keep hiding out.” Anything had to be better than dangling Emma in front of Tiberius.
“For how long?” She looked up at him. Her big green eyes were almost enough to drop him to his knees and make him relent.
“As long as it takes, Emma.” He pulled her tighter to him. “I can’t even think about what would happen…if something were to…” He couldn’t even complete the sentence around the massive lump that formed in his throat. The mere thought of anything bad happening to her was enough to make his mind seize up in panic. “What would we do without you?”
“At least you’d have Diego.” Emma’s grin told him she was joking, but he was not in a joking mood.
Yes, the addition of Diego in their lives had filled a hole Cash and
Chase had always doubted could be filled. Diego, somehow, was meant to be their brother. Chase still couldn’t understand it, but there was no denying the bond the three men had already developed. But still, Emma was the glue holding them together. He knew they would never survive it if something happened to her.
Emma ran one finger over his bottom lip, and he shuddered at her touch. “Nothing’s going to happen to me.”
Chase shook his head. “You can’t know that. Diego still can’t see your future. He can’t see any of our futures.”
Not that Diego hadn’t tried. He had struggled for days to see some glimpse, some small shadow of their futures so they would have an idea of whether Emma’s plan would succeed or fail. But Diego had found nothing. The consensus was that something about Emma’s power blocked Diego’s ability to predict her future, as well as anyone else closely connected to her.
“I can’t live in fear, Chase. I won’t. I want to be free to go wherever we want to go without looking over our shoulders, wondering if tomorrow will be the day he finds me.”
Chase looked into her earnest gaze, searching for any argument he could think of to convince her to change her mind. But he already knew he wouldn’t find one. She was absolutely right. Panthers hated to be caged, and that’s exactly how being on the run would make her feel. He couldn’t ask her to live that way.
He was so fucking screwed.
He took Emma’s hands in his, twining their fingers together. “Emma Walker, you’re an impulsive, infuriating feline.” He shook his head in defeat. “And I am completely in love with you.” Emma’s eyes widened, but Chase wasn’t finished. “And that’s exactly why I couldn’t agree to this ridiculous plan without a good, hard fight.”
Emma’s mouth fell open. Chase felt her shock through their growing mating bond. “You…you love…? And you’re…you’re agreeing to…?”
Chase grinned down at her. “How is it that someone so opinionated can’t even finish a complete sentence?”
Her mouth fell open again, and she glared at him, but her mock outrage quickly gave way to a chuckle. “I love you, too, Chase.” A wicked grin spread across her face. “Even if you are stubborn.”
He laughed and shook his head. “Oh, no. I’m not nearly as stubborn as you are. I’m the one giving in here, remember?”
Emma stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the lips. “Thank you.”
Chase wrapped his arms around her waist again and lifted her up then claimed her lips for a proper kiss. She didn’t resist and immediately allowed him entrance into her mouth. He slid his tongue over hers and shuddered as his body responded to her sweet taste. Chase knew he would never tire of the taste of her. She was all honeysuckle and sweetness.
He wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of his life exploring all there was to know about this fascinating, quirky woman. He already loved how cute she looked when she chewed on her hair and pen caps. He loved that she played like a little kid on the beach and got so excited when she found small bits of sea glass. He was fascinated by her artistic talent and looked forward to watching her work. He knew she was often criticized by her mother for the silly little things that she did, for not always acting her age, and for choosing to pursue art instead of a steady career. But Chase loved all of it. He had no doubt that if he lived a thousand years—and he likely would—it still wouldn’t be enough time to spend with her.
As his tongue explored her mouth, his cock pulsed and strained against his denim shorts. He moved one hand under Emma’s shirt and stroked her back, grateful that she didn’t like wearing a bra while on the boat. Those damn garments just got in the way and wasted valuable time. His hand continued up her back, and then he moved it around to her front, taking one breast into his hand. His other hand gripped her ass and pulled her closer to him, pressing her against his aching cock. Just as Chase thought about pulling Emma down and taking her right there on the deck, the roar of an engine sounded overhead.
“Hey!” Cash’s voice interrupted Chase’s plans.
Chase looked up at the rude intrusion. Cash leaned over the upper deck railing directly above him. “Bad timing, bro. You’ll have to save that for later.” Cash grinned and pointed toward the circling seaplane. Their other brothers, cousins, Kate, and Abby had arrived, right on time.
“Damn.” Chase sighed and rested his forehead against Emma’s. “Are you sure we have to do this?”
Emma pressed her body closer to him. “Yes, we have to do this.” She rotated her hips, grinding them into Chase’s already aching cock. “And when we’re done, I’m gonna do you.”
She flashed the wicked grin that drove Chase wild and then turned and walked away, swinging her luscious hips as she went.
Chase shook his head. Yep, he was screwed, all right.
Totally. Fucking. Screwed.
Chapter Twenty-Two
“This isn’t working!” Emma huffed in frustration and leaned back on the blanket.
She stared up at the blue sky and let the warmth of the sun soothe her. They’d been at this for over two hours. She, Abby, and Kate had spread a blanket on the beach and had been trying to join their powers. But so far, they’d failed. Miserably.
“I don’t get it.” Abby stood up and paced. “I can feel my power—I can see the source—but I still can’t do more than skim the surface of it.”
“Same here.” Kate growled her own frustration. “The elder said we’d be able to use our full power once the three of us were together. But I can’t even get a grip on more than a tiny piece of mine, much less feel either of yours.”
Emma took a few deep breaths and tried to calm herself. They were all doing a fabulous job of working themselves into a tizzy. She looked around at the idyllic setting. Well, it was idyllic aside from the few palm trees Abby had torched and Kate had blasted into splinters. Her sisters only had to look at their target and concentrate and the trees would either burst into flames or disintegrate, depending on which sister was staring at it. They were getting better at focusing their power, at least. They just had no idea if that was all they could do or if there was more to it.
Emma was seriously impressed at her sister’s ability to project their powers, but she was still a little confused about the effects of her power. Every time she tried to access it, Diego got a little—funny. He was sitting nearby, trying not to be too distracting while the girls concentrated. It was odd the way her power affected him. She thought about the tingling sensation they both felt whenever she touched him. She still had a hard time believing she’d made his heart start beating again the first time their skin had made contact.
She sat up. “Diego, can you come over here? I’ve got an idea.” She motioned for him to sit in the center of the blanket.
He took a seat and looked at Emma warily. “Why do I think I’m about to be a guinea pig?”
Abby sat back down. “What are you thinking, sis?”
Doubt crept through Emma. She didn’t know what this would do to Diego, and she didn’t want to hurt him.
Diego’s expression softened, and he took Emma’s hand, sending the familiar tingling skittering across her skin. “Baby, do whatever you need to do. I’ll be fine.” He grinned sheepishly. “Hopefully.”
“It’s just…I was thinking about this.” Emma rubbed her hand along Diego’s forearm, knowing he could feel the electrical tingles wherever she touched. “And this.” She placed her hand over his heart. “It’s like you’re some sort of conductor or something. I was just wondering what would happen—”
“If you were all touching me when you tried to join your powers.” She watched his expression turn to calculation. “Interesting. It’s worth a try, but I want to take some precautions first.”
Diego whistled and waved at Cash and Chase, who had been sitting with their brothers and cousins nearby. All of the men stood and hurried over to Diego and the girls.
“Wait!” Fear shot through Emma, and she looked at Diego. “If we use you, Tiberius might feel it. He mig
ht know we’re joining our powers.”
Diego nodded. “Probably, but that won’t stop him. It might even make him a little reckless.” Diego glanced up to Cash and Chase. “Emma thinks I might act as a conductor for the three of them, because of the effects that her power has had on me.”
“But Tiberius—” Emma’s protest was cut off.
“Listen, if he knows all three of you are here, it’s going to make him insane with greed.” Diego glanced at Kate and Abby. “He’s going to want all of you. I know him. Once he gets a full taste of your powers, he’s not going to let anything stop him, including reason or logic. It just might be the one thing that will ensure he comes himself, instead of just leaving it up to his minions.”
“Is this safe?” Cash’s voice was laced with concern.
Diego shrugged. “I don’t know.”
Kate and Emma’s mates had followed Cash and Chase and gathered around the women. Blake rested his hand on Kate’s head. “What about the babies?”
Diego turned to Blake. “This is her power.” He nodded his head at Kate. “I can’t imagine her own power hurting anything that’s a part of her.”
He turned back to Cash and Chase and threw them another worried look. “Me, on the other hand, I’m not so sure about. I’d like for you to be standing by, just in case.”
Cash and Chase shuffled uncomfortably but remained quiet. Emma looked up at the two men, their worry so obviously etched into their faces. But more than worry, she saw resolve. She turned back around and focused on Diego. He wore the same expression.
These men would do anything for her, she realized. Up until now, she hadn’t really understood what that meant. But she understood now. These men would quite literally die for her. They would sacrifice themselves to save her. A lump formed in her throat, and she felt tears gather in her eyes.
