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TheUngrichsurrounding him shuddered, and suddenly he couldn’t see anything but the pulse of tentacles closing him in. His moving finger was yanked out of his ass and replaced by a big, thick, pulsing probe. He sighed even as he struggled to take it inside him. For the first time, instead of hiding his pain, he embraced it and offered it up to them.
They took it.
Fuck, they took it all.
His knees were spread wide and his back arched as he struggled to take the beast. Looking down, he watched as the finer tentacles became barbed, dragging themselves over his skin, leaving bloodied tracks behind them. Gods, it was like his body was on fire. His nerves were exposed and his whole being became a vibrating vehicle for pain . . .
He joined them, diving in deep: felt their joy at his surrender, begged them to do more, and felt the scrape of the barbs like teeth on his balls and cock. He climaxed, his blood mingling with his come, and they soaked it up, made him hard again. Hooks through his foreskin like red-hot needles dragging him up, sending him to that place where everything was peaceful and the white wall of pain suddenly made perfect sense.
He took a breath and saw them clearly.
And took more pain.
When Kai woke up, he was stretched out in the corner, and Aled was fucking Anna again. Everything hurt. He tasted his own blood and come on his parched lips and tried to clear his throat. Gods, it hurt to even swallow, as if he’d been screaming for hours.
Maybe he had.
Rehz glanced his way, and his eyes widened before he came over and crouched next to Kai.
“You look like a side of flayed meat.”
He attempted a nod, and Rehz frowned.
“Can you talk?”
“Throat sore,” he croaked.
“Aled nearly lost it with theUngrichwhen you emerged from that sea of tentacles all bloodied and punctured. I had to remind him that you’d done this for us.” Rehz shifted his stance. “Can you hold on to me and come closer to Aled? He needs to see that you’re alive.”
He attempted to roll onto his side and almost threw up. At his second attempt he sat up. His vision went black and he saw stars.
“Breathe.” Rehz offered his hand. “Ready?”
He managed five staggering steps with Rehz’s help before he collapsed to the right of Aled, whose face lit up at the sight of him.
“Kai. I thought . . .”
Kai waved him on. “Just finish the fucking. Trust me, I’m not going anywhere.”
CHAPTER
THREE
Anna had almost become used to the smell of blood, now mingled with the scent of sweat and come. How long had they been there? She was losing track of time. Rehz, Kai, and Aled surrounded her as she slept, offering her a false sense of protection. All of them knew theUngrichcould take and kill any one of them at will.
“You okay?” Rehz whispered.
She turned her head to look at him. There were dark shadows under his eyes and his stubble was growing in fast. He was the only one of the men who wasn’t injured. Kai was a mess and had barely regained consciousness after managing to crawl to Aled’s side.
“I’m with you,” she whispered back.
He swallowed hard. “I’m sorry. If I’d listened to you, we?—”
She put her fingers to his lips. “You did your best. You came to find me, and when we get back, you’re going to give me Palk’s head on a platter, right?”
“Yeah.” He kissed her fingers. “And his balls. Not that he has any.”
“Come here.”
