Rescuing Reya (The Beast Masters Series) (7 page)

Altan
jutted out his chin. “Speak. Tell me how it was meant to be. How you could not
control yourself, how—”

“How I believe she is
our
mate, brother. As the stories of old tell.”

That caught
Altan’s
attention.
“What?”

“Deep down it feels right, does it not?”

Altan
thought harder upon it. Was
Utan
serious? He wanted
to share his wife?
Utan
did not share. Ever.

“You seek to keep me from the Heat,”
Altan
said evenly.

“Yes, but I speak the truth. I believe she is to be ours.
Not mine. Not yours. Ours.”

Altan
glanced around. “Is she aware of this, because she is not here. She is a
runner.”

Utan’s
brows met. “
Shebia
!”

There was a delay and
Shebia
entered wearing nothing but a red collar. “Yes, Master?”

“Where is
Reya
?”

Shebia
glanced away in a shifty manner. “I know not, Master. I came for her and she
was gone. The others heard her whispering of meeting with her lover, but I’m
sure that is simply gossip.”

Altan
had bedded
Shebia
enough to know her feelings for
Utan
were twisted. He
pushed past his brother. “What have you done?”

“Me?” she gasped. “Nothing. Why would you ask?”

“Because you have been in love with
Utan
since you arrived and it took him nearly four months to remember your name. He
does not love you. He never has.”

Her expression hardened. “He will, soon enough, when he sees
his precious Sunshine has sullied herself with another.”

Utan
was first through the door to one of his many sexual torture chambers. He saw
Reya
there, bound to the cross, her nakedness there for all
to see. Fright was in her green eyes as
Katu
neared
her, a whip in hand.
Utan
nearly lost himself to his
beast but his brother beat him to it, charging
Katu
in partially shifted form and slamming into him.

Katu’s
body launched into the air and he landed, shifting partially himself, in an
effort to protect himself. Fur covered his arms and long dagger-like nails shot
forth from his fingertips. He snarled, circling
Altan
.

Utan
rushed between the men. “Halt!”

Shebia
pushed in the room, her eyes wide and a sneer upon her face. She looked as wild
as
Altan
and
Katu
, and she
lacked an inner beast.

Utan
pointed to her. “I will see you set before the council for this.”

The sneer quickly faded, replaced by fear.

Good. She should be afraid.

Purposely placing another’s mate in harm’s way was
punishable by death on
Ralen
—at the very least the
culprit would be banned from
Ralen
, shipped to its
sister planet, and never permitted to return again.

Utan
kept his hands out, watching each alpha male near him, wondering which would
strike first. His guess,
Altan
.

“Brother, calm yourself. He has not harmed her,” he said,
the
yet
hanging in the air. He looked
to
Katu
. “She is my bound mate. I believe she is to
be
Altan’s
as well.”

Katu
fought through his beast, his eyes returning to normal first and then his mouth
followed. “Your mate?”
Katu
glanced in
Shebia’s
direction. “You told me she was a new in-service
girl. That she was from Lux
Sunani
and enjoyed pain.”

Utan
glared at
Shebia
. The Lux
Sunanis
were known throughout the universe for their perverse pleasures. They were
cruel during sex, often resulting in death.

Shebia
shrieked and ran from the room. If she was smart, she’d never stop running.

Katu
returned to human form and lowered his head. “My apologies. A blood offering
can be requested.”

“No,”
Utan
said. “Go in peace.
This was not
your
doing, old friend.”

Katu
looked to
Altan
, and
Utan
knew he was worried
Altan
couldn’t pull back on his
beast. He might be right. Having
Katu
close wasn’t
going to help the situation any.

“Go. All will be well,” he said, though unsure if that was
true.

Reluctantly,
Katu
left the room.

Utan
put himself in front of
Reya
. “Brother, you scare
her.”

Altan
shook and bent in half, clutching his stomach. He roared and
Utan
twisted, pulling the gag from
Reya’s
mouth. “Speak to him, quickly!”

“
Altan
?” she asked, her voice
tiny, yet more than enough for
Altan
to hear.

He cocked his head to one side, his gaze feral. “You are
hurt.”

His voice sounded more animal than man.
Utan
remained close to
Reya
, ready to kill his own brother
if need be. He’d do anything to protect his mate.

Reya
shook her head, her breasts bouncing lightly. “No. He didn’t touch me. You
stopped him. Both of you did.”

Altan
couldn’t control himself as he neared her, his hand going first to her cheek
and then her neck. He traced a line down to her breasts. “You ran from me at
the landing pads.”

She blinked. “Because I thought you’d reject me because of
my lungs.”

“Never,” he whispered, his voice hoarse from the beast
riding so close to the surface. “I need you,
Reya
,
and I can’t be gentle.”

She glanced to
Utan
, who nodded.
She then met
Altan’s
gaze. “Then take me. I’m yours
to do with as you want. Master
Utan
says it, so it’s
so.”

Altan
tipped his head. “Brother?”

Utan
sighed. “She might think she’s my sex slave. And she might not fully understand
she’s my wife—my equal—and that soon enough she’ll be mated to you as well.”

Reya
gasped.

Altan’s
beast calmed quickly at the sight of her shock. She then licked her lips, her
gaze easing over him.

“I get both of you?” she asked.

Altan
nodded. “If you’ll have us.”

“I will,” she answered so fast he nearly laughed.

He leaned and kissed her full lips. Her tongue darted into
his mouth and he knew for sure she was the one for him.
Utan
had been right. She was it for them.
Altan
slinked
down her, his lips skimming her stomach. His cock was heavy in his pants,
wanting free, wanting in her. She quenched his thirst, taming his Heat. The
smell of her cunt filled his head and he came to her pussy and licked her
mound. She tasted even better than she smelled.

He growled—a lustful, deep growl.

She squirmed, the bonds holding her in place as he spread
her slit, his tongue finding her clit. She gasped and tugged harder at the
restraints. He liked her at his mercy, ready and wanting him.

He inched a finger into her pussy. Tight. Hot. Wet. And she
responded to him as a mate should. He added another finger, slipping it in and
out of her cunt. His lips moved over her clit and he sucked gently on it,
enjoying the knowledge she was mad with need, just as he was. He thrust his
fingers into her, his tongue tweaking her clit. She hit her zenith, panting,
her cunt squeezing even tighter on his fingers.

He looked up as his brother began toying with her breasts.
Utan
pinched her nipples in a way that said he wasn’t being
gentle.
Reya
cried out, coming more on
Altan’s
fingers. His hand was wet with her cream and he
dipped his head more, lapping up her juice, committing the taste to memory.

She broke against his touch again, taking in deep breaths.
“Please. No more.”

“Yes,”
Utan
said, kissing her
neck, her hands on her breasts. “More.”

“I can’t.”

“You can and you will,”
Utan
said
firmly.

She nodded, her green eyes glassed over from pleasure. “I
will.”

Altan
continued, sucking gently on her clit as he finger-fucked her. When he could
take no more, he stood, yanking open his pants, his aching cock bobbing free.
He took hold of it and lined up with her soaked core. With one long, hard
thrust he was deep within her, one with her as it should be.

Utan
stepped away, allowing
Altan
this moment.
Altan
rammed into her like an uncontrollable beast. He
plowed deeper, taking from her what he needed—for the Heat to diminish. He lost
himself in her, their bodies merged as one while he let go, let himself simply
fuck for the sake of fucking.

Reya
cried out, her pussy pulling at his cock. He dipped his head, his teeth
lengthening as he bit into the tender flesh of her neck. Her coppery blood
filled his mouth, sating his primal needs as his balls drew up and seed erupted
from his cock, filling her.

He let up on her shoulder and licked the wound, watching as
it healed over almost instantly. His lips found
Reya’s
and she kissed him with passion.

Utan
went to work untying her from the cross as
Altan
continued to kiss her. His brother pushed between them and took
Reya
in his arms. She wrapped her legs around his waist and
Utan
met
Altan’s
gaze over
Reya’s
shoulder.

The brothers shared a nod before
Altan
slinked up behind
Reya
. As
Utan
entered her cunt,
Altan
grabbed a tub of lube, lubed
his cock head and then pressed it to her ass. She stilled and he eased into her
slowly at first. Once he was settled, he moved with
Utan
,
each of them fucking their woman as she tossed her head back, moaning loudly,
taking all they had to offer.

As a good mate should.

Four weeks later…

Reya
sat between her men,
Altan
on her left,
Utan
on her right. The Council had been hearing testimony
for the past few hours on what had happened at the House of Pleasure.
Shebia
stood in shackles, her head lowered as she sobbed,
still pretending to be a victim in it all.

No one was buying it.

Katu
had just taken his seat after telling his side of events. He nodded to
Reya
and she smiled at him. He was a good man. She’d come
to know that over the past four weeks since her first encounter with him.

Utan
lifted her hand and kissed the back of it before looking at the collar she wore
around her neck.

She put her head upon his shoulder. “I know who I belong
to.”

“You better,”
Altan
said, lifting
her other hand and kissing it. “Or we’ll take you home and remind you.”

She giggled softly, not wanting to draw the attention of all
in attendance. It had been nearly eight months since a council had to be called
at all, and no one could remember a time when one had been called to order over
a woman.

Shebia
had broken too many
Ralen
rules to count and she knew
it. She continued with her fake tears. “Oh, but, Master Lord Magistrate, I was
afraid
Utan
would kill me since he was replacing me
with her.”

Hannak
,
who headed the council, lifted a black brow. “Correct me if I’m wrong, but
Utan
never touched you sexually or in anger, correct?”

“We were lovers for years,” she said, lying easily.