Page 86 of Ember's Claim

Once the line of prospective candidates dwindles, I slide up behind my mate, planting a hand on her stomach and pulling her back to my chest. “I’m beginning to think you’re stubbornly willing away your heat.”

Ember snorts, glancing up at me over her shoulder. Her pretty blue eyes sparkle as her face breaks out into a grin. “There’s just so much to do. I feel ridiculous. How am I supposed to lead anything when my mates won’t let me out of the damn house?”

“You’ve accomplished much stuck inside the house,” I assure her, bending to kiss her cheek. “The boundary lines are tethered for the ward. You’ve had seven new shifters ask for sanctuary, and that’s more than the number who left after the coup from Aimes’s supporters. Rome wasn’t built in a day, lovely.”

“Ahh, yes. You know all about that because you’re so old you were probably there to witness it being constructed.” She spins in my hold, stretching up on her tiptoes to brush her lips over mine.

I smack her arse playfully and deepen the kiss until she melts against me. The way her scent floods the air proves it’s time to get her back to the nest, and I tug her inside the front door, slamming it shut with magic.

Hopefully that will be enough to alert Anders and Veryn that we’re relocating and they’re welcome to join us. If not, I’m sure the bond will give it away shortly.

Ember groans, throwing her head back against my shoulder as we both kneel vertically in the nest. Her sudden spasms could be due to the fact she just came all over my cock, but I’m going to guess it’s a reaction to me adding another finger to her tight arse.

“I’m really not sure that’s supposed to feel so good.” She grunts, shimmying her hips from side to side.

“On the contrary, lovely.” I chuckle darkly. “With enough patience and lube, all things are possible.” I work my other hand around to pinch her clit. “I believe you’re ready for my cock in your arse.”

It’s been a slow process to stretch her enough that Ithinkthis might be possible, but our packmates have yet to join the party. I’ve got no complaints about one-on-one time with Ember, butI wouldn’t have turned down having someone to suck her tits or clit or distract her with a kiss.

“Okay.” Ember trembles as I pull free of her pussy and remove my fingers to replace them with my crown. Grabbing the towel I brought for just this purpose, I give my fingers a quick drying before moving to hold her hip.

“Take a slow, deep breath,” I murmur, gently thrusting inside the tight ring of muscles. “Christ.” My movements are erratic, but I do my best to tease her swollen nub to distract her. Once she begins to breathe regularly, I slowly withdraw until only my tip stays inside her before sliding deeper once more.

Ember’s body freezes. “Yeah, so, that’s a lot.”

The entire mattress dips as someone joins us. Anders crawls until he frames Ember’s front. He’s in a pair of low-slung basketball shorts, but he’ll need to dispose of those immediately.

“Damn, are you in her ass?” He moves to cup her tits.

“He is.” Ember nods wildly. “It’s not nearly as bad as I imagined, but I need something.”

Pulling out, I gently work my way in. Both of her other alphas have knots, which complicates things. I briefly wondered if I would develop one after our mating, since fae and demons often do, but I suppose my elven blood is too watered down to activate the appendage. That, or my magic overrode any changes to my being. I’m not exactly sure. Although, I’m not complaining.

Anders dips his head and kisses her. Ember flings herself forward, melting into his chest. I use the opportunity to shove his shorts down until they pool at his knees.

Hmm.

Those might be in the way for what I intend to do next.

I swipe a hand, removing them and tossing them…somewhere. Wherever my magic deems it appropriate for them to land.

“Wrap your hand around him,” I instruct, my eyes not leaving where I disappear inside her arse.

We need to get a move on before I embarrass myself.

Anders grunts, indicating Ember followed my directions. If he’s anything like me, even her pheromones in the air are enough to make his cock hard.

That’s likely been long enough, or I’m rushing things because she’s unbelievably tight.

I swipe a hand, and Anders ends up flat on his back. Planting a hand on Ember’s stomach, I lower us both. It takes some repositioning, but Ember’s forearms end up on Anders’s chest as her core hovers over his cock.

“You want me to slide inside her too?” he asks with wide eyes.

Yes, well, that was the plan, but if she doesn’t stop clenching around my cock, I won’t even make it to that point.

“Yeah, we both do.” Ember reaches between them.

I can’t see what happens next. Although, I assume she moves him to her pussy. The pressure when she sinks down is unreal. My breath catches as her skin heats, and her pheromones flood the air.

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