Page 2 of Sharing Their Prize

Before I can do more than open my mouth to object, the two men in question bark their own arguments. Making it clear that they dislike the idea of sharing as much as I do. And I relax, just a little.

“Enough!” The woman snaps back. “At the rate you two are going you will deplete your entire factions’ fortunes trying to outbid each other. Here’s what we’ll do. You will each purchase this female for her bidding price of sixty million and you willshareher.”

“And how do you presume we do that?” A deep voice snarls. The rich cadence of his voice sends a wave of shivers across my skin.

“You will just have to work that out between the three of you.” The woman turns to me with a grin, and I stumble back a step.

“Wait. No, this isn’t… I didn’t agree…” My heart is pounding. This isn’t really happening, is it?

Before I can get any further away, her arm snakes around my waist and she pulls me against her side. When she realizes how close to a full-blown panic attack I am, her face softens. “Don’t be afraid, Ivy. Trust me, this is going to be a great opportunity for you.”

“I don’t know…”

She turns us and starts walking across the stage with me. “Jacob and Kez are going to take such good care of you.” Her eyes flash with a preternatural light and when she grins at me, I don’t miss the gleaming white fangs on display. “Now, off you go. And have fun!”

“Fun?” My voice squeaks as my mouth opens and closes like a fish out of water. None of this is fun! This is a horror show! “No. No, I—can’t. This isn’t what I agreed—"

But she ignores my babbling and pushes me off the stage into another waiting pair of hands.

2

JACOB

Kezreth catches up to me as I stride toward the small room where the female, I just spent a small fortune on, will be waiting.

“What are you doing shifter?” he hisses.

I stop and slowly turn to look down at the demon who is several inches shorter than I am. “I’m going to get my female. Why don’t you run along and let me be. You can have her after I’m through.”

The incubus hisses and grabs my arm, spinning me around and pushing me into the wall with far more strength than I expect. “Our female.”He corrects me. “And if you think I’m going to let you use her all up, you’re mistaken. If I must share, I’ll be sharing both of you.”

Meaning, because he’s an incubus he’ll be siphoning from both of our sexual energies.

My grizzly snarls at the thought of being fed on by the demon. Kez stands his ground, arms folded across his chest and chin jutting forward. His ice blue eyes are locked with mine, not giving me a shred of deference. Seeing him like this, his refusal to back down, is… intriguing. The thought of sharing him with the female might have some appeal after all.

Huffing out a sigh, I turn away and continue to a small room with the demon following tight on my heels. Pushing the door open with more force than I intend, I find the trembling female bathed in a harsh red glow. She’s kneeling, folded nearly in half and chained to the floor.

She startles when the door bangs against the opposite wall. Tucking her chin to her chest she curls even further into herself and keeps her gaze focused on the floor. The room is filled with her soft, flowery scent and the moment I suck it into my lungs my cock hardens. Kez inhales sharply a moment later, followed by a low moan.

Dark hair falls around the females face, hiding her features. It’s straight, thick, and a glossy black. Small hands clench the hem of her dress so tight that the bones of her knuckles show through her dark skin.

She knows the rules. The Den and it’s inhabitants demand submission. But seeing her terrified and in this position almost sends my grizzly into a feral rage. It’s all I can do not to reach down and yank the chain out of the floor so I can lift her up into my arms. My hands clench at the sudden need to protect her, to soothe away her fear and then take her to the nearest room so I can fuck her.

For one night, she will be ours and she’ll do as we say. Allowing us to use her body in any way we wish. In exchange, she’ll walk away with no memories and a fat bank account.

I kneel in front of her and press my fingers under her chin, adding gentle pressure so that I can look upon her face. She resists for a moment, then looks up at me. Fuck, if I thought my cock was hard before. Large, dark eyes meet mine and I suck in a sharp breath at the zing of electricity that passes between us.

Her nose is slightly too big for her face and has a slight downturn to the tip that I find immediately adorable. Plump berry-red lips tremble when I reach out to gently stroke the hint of a clef in the center of her chin. Against the pad of my thumb, her skin reminds me of the smoothest silk.

The crimson gown she’s squeezed into hugs a pair of large breasts. The dress’s neckline plunges in a deep V that shows off the swells, nipping in at the waist before flaring around her hips. Fuck, I want to press my face between her heavy tits and breathe deeply, taking her rich scent into my lungs.

“Well, aren’t you lovely.” Kezreth kneels beside me and reaches for the chain attached to the ring bolted in the ground.

Where my voice is deep and husky, his is soft and cultured. Wavy locks of white-blond hair fall across his forehead and icy eyes flare with an inner light as he looks her over. His face is all harsh angles with high cheekbones and a square jaw, but his expression is tender.

She drags her eyes from me to look up at Kez and I wait for a feeling of jealousy to curl up tight in my chest. Except… it doesn’t. In fact, I like that she’s looking at him.

With a twist of his wrist, Kez unhooks the chain before slowly rising to his feet.

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