Page 28 of Lord of the Lone Wolf
“In this stage,” Kisano continued, his voice growing strained, “the Order believed that both teacher and student are equally transformed because you learn when you teach.”
Sephen opened his eyes to find Kisano watching him with wonder and hunger. “What are you learning from me?”
“That your mind is even more beautiful than I realized,” Kisano answered. “Your curiosity knows no bounds. You see possibilities where others see only limitations.”
There was something profoundly intimate to Sephen about having his intellectual capabilities recognized and desired as much as his physical body.
“The scholars claimed during this stage, the physical act of love rewires our minds to accommodate new understanding.”
“We’re changing each other’s brains right now?” Sephen questioned with a breathy snicker. “Creating new connections?”
“With every touch and sensation we share,” Kisano confirmed, sliding a hand between their bodies to wrap around Sephen’s neglected arousal.
The direct stimulation made Sephen arch his back, seeking more contact. He bit his lip, fighting to maintain focus despite his rising pleasure, determined to complete his lesson. “And the seventh stage?”
“‘Unified Transcendence,’ when the boundaries between bodies and minds dissolve, creating a temporary state of perfect union.”
His strokes matched the rhythm of his thrusts, bringing Sephen closer to completion. “The Order thought this was when it was possible to glimpse the divine consciousness, when we transcend our individual limitations and experience something greater than ourselves.”
Their mating bond pulsed between them, growing stronger with each shared breath and synchronized movement.
“But there is more,” Kisano added. “The other two copies of the text stopped at seven stages, but my copy details the Order’s most secret teachings of an eighth and ninth stage, revealed only to their highest acolytes.”
“Tell me,” Sephen urged, his body hovering on the edge of climax but his mind still hungry for more.
“The eighth stage is ‘Knowledge Expansion,’” Kisano explained. “It occurs when what is shared between partners expands beyond what either possessed individually, creating new insights.”
His free hand came up to cup Sephen’s face, thumb tracing the curve of his cheekbone with tender precision. “The Order argued that true intimacy could generate new knowledge rather than only transferring existing understanding between partners.”
“Like how we’re creating new ideas about trinity bonds together,” Sephen suggested.
Kisano's eyes glowed with approval and desire. “The Order’s philosophy stated that attuned minds could serve as catalysts for one another, generating insights neither could reach alone.”
“Hurry and explain the ninth stage, because I’m only a few thrusts away from covering myself in evidence of how sexy this lesson has been,” Sephen joked, his voice breaking as Kisano’s rhythm intensified again.
“That is ‘Illuminated Totality,’ which represents when knowledge transforms from an abstract concept to lived reality that transcends the need for thought itself.”
His strokes grew faster, matching the increasing urgency of his thrusts. “The Order considered it to be the ultimate state of consciousness, where the distinction between knower and known vanishes. The scholars described it as ‘wisdom made flesh,’ the crucial moment of enlightenment when truth is not only understood or experienced but becomes the very substance of one’s being.”
The image of Liros joining them returned to Sephen’s mind, now more vivid. In his fantasy, the Knowledge Power’s immortal wisdom flowed through them, enhancing every sensation and insight. Sephen imagined Liros’s lips tracing patterns of sacred wisdom across his skin while Kisano’s pace moved the three of them in perfect harmony.
“Kisano,” Sephen gasped, feeling his control slipping away. “I’m so close.”
“Then find completion. Show me what the ninth stage looks like on you.”
With permission granted, Sephen surrendered to the sensations. His climax came in strong spurts, each one carrying him higher than the last. Through their bond, he could feel Kisano’s echoing ecstasy in response, creating the continuous circle his mate had described earlier.
For a moment that seemed to stretch into eternity, Sephen understood what Kisano meant by Complete Integration. The boundaries between physical and intellectual pleasure disappeared, leaving only pure experience, undiluted by separation or analysis. He felt their connection, unity, and perfect synthesis between mind and body, between himself and Kisano.
After a few more thrusts, Kisano followed him into completion, his release shooting deep inside Sephen, followed by the distinctive pressure of Kisano’s dragon nature manifesting. The base of his mate’s shaft swelled to lock them together in the most intimate connection their different physiologies allowed. Kisano’s knot pressed against sensitive nerves inside him, prolonging his pleasure.
Every subtle change of their position sent aftershocks through Sephen as the knot rubbed against him, making him gasp and cling tighter to his mate.
“Do you think Liros knows what we did?” Sephen wondered when he could speak again, his voice playful despite his exhaustion. “Being the Knowledge Power and all. Does he know when people are discussing him while having mind-blowing sex?”
Kisano chuckled, the sound vibrating against Sephen’s chest. “An interesting theological question. The traditional texts suggest the Powers are aware of all significant events related to their domains.”
“And this was definitely significant,” Sephen joked. “At least to us.”
