Page 32 of Mated in the Stars

“Did I kill the mood?” Nelum asked.

“No,” I shook my head. “I’ve never been good at sitting still for a long time unless I’m asleep. Then I’m a boulder.”

“He really is from what they told me,” Elio laughed. “So, now or later?”

“For romping? I’m down,” I said as a bead of sweat rolled down the back of my neck.

“Hatchlings,” Elio said, sliding his hand down toward the nightstand drawer.

“Condoms or no condoms?” I said, looking down at them as I stretched my back standing at the foot of the bed.

“No condoms,” he shook his head. “Unless you guys want to wait.”

“I’m good with no condoms,” I said and glanced at Elio.

“I’m okay with you possibly conceiving if that’s what you want, Nelum.”

“You’re on birth control,” Nelum teased Elio.

“I am and you should know Fred’s vers when he’s in the mood. I think that covers everything,” Elio said.

Nelum looked at me and I shrugged. With far off worlds, one never knew what was considered the norm sexually within the culture. I wasn’t sure I was normal on Earthside but here, alpha dragons who shared my interests, were a dime a dozen, but if you asked nicely, they’d not even charge you the dime.

“I know we just left the kitchen,” Nelum said and bit his lip.

“But you’re hungry,” I filled in the rest for him.

“Let’s go eat,” Elio said, sliding out of bed and holding out his hand for Nelum to join us. “What? We’re dragons. We expect you to eat a lot.”

“I want you to eat right now. I think it’s a good sign that you’re hungry. That isn’t always the case when someone’s in heat.”

“I know,” Nelum nodded.

“Don’t worry,” I grinned at him. “We won’t let you starve.”

Chapter Seventeen

Elio

Everything unfolded so quickly when I met Fred that I sort of expected it to go the same way when we met Nelum. Only that’s not what happened. The next few days saw a lot of hand and blow jobs, but it was as if everything from hunger to Minter calling stopped us from going all the way. Everything inside me wanted to pull Nelum onto our link. Frustration tugged me in every direction. He and Fred seemed content to let things play out and drag out and twist and squirm us around. I was patient but I’d done my waiting. I waited so long for Fred to answer the message I sent. Even longer learning to send the message out. I didn’t know how Nelum did it. He was in heat. Our whole house smelled like him and how aroused he was. His skin stayed hot to the touch any time he wasn’t in a cool bath or shower. Did he enjoy the torment? Did he enjoy being on edge so often?

Don’t get me wrong. I loved talking to Nelum and staying up all night with him and Fred. When I reached out over the group link, I felt him there. Could sometimes even hear his thoughts but I wanted more. I wanted what we promised each other in the Other World. By the third night, I had to ask them if they were waiting on something I didn’t know about.

“I just want to make sure you two aren’t going to change your minds and say I’m ruining your relationship,” Nelum said.

“I’m trying to make sure you’re both comfortable with everything,” Fred said a second later. “Sure, you and I knew this was going to happen from the moment we got on the same page. That wasn’t the case for him and ---”

“Are you okay with everything?” Nelum asked me.

I flopped onto the sofa and let out a long, deep breath. I was okay with everything. I’d be okay even if these two drew everything out for eternity, but I wanted them together. I wanted Nelum on our link. I wanted --- I wanted the damn claiming vows. My dragon grumbled inside his inner sanctum, and I tried to find a polite way to say it.

“He’s horny,” Fred smirked. “Really horny.”

“It’s not just that!” I snapped.

“I know it’s not just that. It’s also magically backed up,” Fred said. “Really horny isn’t an insult, mate. A better term might even be magically horny.”

“Okay,” Nelum said, drawing out the word. “What’s up, Elio?”

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