Page 17 of Interlude

“Tirrian and Nikos both did too. Tirrian was in my year, that’s how I know him, and Nikos and Nixie were a year or two behind us, but they didn’t attend for long either.”

“That doesn’t surprise me. Their father was an asshole. So at least there are options, but I hate the idea of them going away to school. I guess they will all be close in age, though, and have each other to lean on.” I feel a pang of sadness at the thought that they will grow up too soon for my liking.

“How about we take these ones and put them to bed and then go have a discussion with your grandpas about it? I’m sure they could use the distraction while they wait for you to return,” Link suggests. “You three go top off your power levels, and then Brannock will be waiting at the teleporter at eight. The harvester call-up is at nine. It will give you a chance to get a lay of the land.”

“And take out any of the competition,” Xavier says gleefully, rubbing his hands together. Trust him to be happy with the idea of maiming and killing.

I look at the clock on the wall, and it’s only seven. I have time to drink from Saxon and take a shower before we need to leave.

“Okay.” I give my babies kisses on their soft little heads before Link and Cas take them to bed. Their care quite often falls to both of them, but neither seem to mind. I’m sure Maxsim and Echo will be here soon enough to relieve them, and they’ll probably take them to see my grandpas when they wake up. The three of them will keep them suitably distracted while they wait.

“Love you all.” I wave as they disappear, and I’m just left with Saxon and Xavier.

“Hungry?” Saxon asks, scooping me up in a flash.

“Very,” I tell him, my core starting to throb as my fangs drop down.

“Let’s go fix that then,” he says before raising an eyebrow at Xavier. “You coming?”

“Not yet,” is his reply.

Saxon

My wife’s hand is warm in mine, and my nose tickles with the scent of the lightning cats she spent the night with. It isn’t an awful scent, just strong and electric. There’s also the slightest smell of sex. I don’t think it was with the cat’s this morning, though, because it would be a lot stronger, so I’m guessing it’s from last night. I can make out three distinct scents, and I’m happy that my fellow husbands took care of our wife and made sure she has everything she needs for the coming mission. Now, it’s my turn.

I open the door to my room. I want to do it in here because I want her scent all over my sheets while I rest. I shouldn’t need one after I have blood, but I will take an hour or two to nap so I’m rested to do whatever is needed of me—whether that be to look after our babies or beam down to the surface in case everything goes to shit. That’s the contingency plan. Silac and I are on call if we need to extract the others, both of us able to cope with whatever the planet can throw at us. From what I understand, although Cas and Link both have some defense training, it isn’t enough for this mission, and while the cats could be handy, they are not built for the temperatures. As for the bear, he only just joined us, and it wouldn’t be fair to ask him to get involved in our fight.

Originally, we considered going with them, but I am fairly recognizable across the galaxy due to my status as the queen’s nephew and being a general in the armed forces in my own right. The naga is also probably too identifiable due to the near extinction of their species. Xavier could have glamoured us, but it would have taken some of his power to do that. We don’t know what conditions they’ll be facing on the planet, so we decided a smaller force to start with was optimum. The teleporter will be primed to beam them back or us to them if we need it.

“We arrived at the space station a little while ago, but we haven’t docked. We will teleport you aboard when you’re ready to go,” I tell them as I drag Lila over to my bed.

“What about our prisoner still in the cells?” she asks, stripping off her robe and letting it fall to the floor. I’m momentarily distracted from her question by the sight of all her luscious, golden skin. Becoming part Vilaxian didn’t make her pale at all, it just gave her the same kind of luminescence we all possess, and she looks like sparkling gold dust. She’s beautiful.

“We should probably take him with us. I can make it so he can’t warn the others of our identities, or you could compel him to do the same,” Xavier says, sounding amused by my distraction. Like he can talk, he’s always distracted by our wife, not that either of us are complaining. There’s just something about her that is magnetic beyond her powers.

“But weren’t you going to glamour yourself as him?” Lila asks the warlock as she approaches me and lifts my shirt, dragging it up and over my head. “I don’t want you having to split your focus on trying to control him and whatever we’re doing. Leave him behind, and we can let him go once we’re done.”

God, it’s sexy how she’s starting to come into her role. I love how she made a decision instead of just going with our suggestions. “Yes, ma’am,” I say when her hands go to the waistband of my pants.

She looks up at me, her eyes sparkling. “I like that,” she says, leaning forward and taking my mouth with hers. Her unique flavor tickles my senses as she scrapes her lip along my fangs, allowing her blood to pool in my mouth. She smirks when she pulls back and runs her tongue over the small cut on her lip.

“She really likes that,” Xavier chimes in, sitting on a chair I have in the corner of the room. He projects the memories of her time with the can of tuna into my mind, and I almost groan out loud at seeing her all bossy and filthy.

She pulls my pants down my legs, taking my underwear too, and now I’m naked in front of her. Instead of standing up, though, she licks a line from the base to the tip of my cock, and I have to lock my knees so they don’t wobble as she lavishes attention on my dick.

“You’re not joining us?” I look over at the warlock, running my hands through Lila’s luscious mane of multi-hued hair, trying to distract myself from the suckers in the back of Lila’s throat. Her mouth is hot and wet, and added with the suckers, it’s no easy feat to stop myself from coming.

“Nope, I had my time with her last night, and I’m very happy watching. Lila looks fucking hot on her knees, and you are giving off such delicious, lusty vibes. You know the two of you together is one of my favorite snacks. Show me how you can fuck her mouth.” His voice is husky with his desire, and a shiver flows down my spine. It’s no wonder I would prefer to feed on him than my clan. He’s pure temptation in a sexy package.

My hands tighten in Lila’s hair, and I thrust my hips. She takes my cock to the back of her throat beautifully, and I moan and watch as Xavier fists his own cock and strokes it.

I feel Lila scrape her fangs along my length, and I grunt before dragging her mouth off me. If she bites me now, I’ll lose it, and I really want to come in her pussy. My cock throbs at the thought of filling her with my seed. I know she said she doesn’t want any more babies yet, but I really want to see her round with my baby, and it doesn’t require any special ceremony or spell like it does with the warlock. I should probably mention it to her, and if she asks, I’ll tell her the truth.

She slides up my body, placing kisses along her skin until she stands on her tiptoes, straining for my mouth. I smirk and lean down to kiss her. I love our size difference. It amuses me to have to bend my head to kiss my wife. Vilaxian women are usually as large as the men. Lila’s not a short woman, but compared to me, she’s dainty, and I like feeling like I can protect her from the world. I reach down, grab her thighs, and lift her. She wraps her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck as we kiss, biting and sucking blood from our scrapes, her delicious flavor making me want more. She grinds against me, her hot pussy sliding over my cock.

“Fuck me, please,” she mutters when she breaks our kiss.

“Slow down, sweetheart. I’m going to give you exactly what you need, but let’s give our warlock a little show,” I whisper in her ear, and she quickly nods, her lips turning up with glee.

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