Page 144 of The Blackened Blade

“Just as fucking sexy from the back.” Annex groans.

Ezra’s hand takes my necklace, having won the scuffle they had. He leans in closer and places the chain around my neck.

“You look so beautiful, Micai.” He places a soft kiss against my shoulder mumbling, “I’ll end up joining Annex if they stare too long.”

“What–”

“Nothing.” Ezra spins me around, a soft smile on his lips as our eyes meet.

He and Annex then give me an arm to link, and their gazes turn tender as I place an arm in each of theirs.

We head to the ball, the expressions and widened gazes are almost comical as we make our way in. There were some open mouths, bitter glares and quick glances directed my way as we made our way inside. But tonight, I couldn’t care one bit about any of it.

We make our way further into the room and I’m met with two slightly widened blue eyes and a rigid expression that quickly schools itself into its usual fake smile.

“Micai.” Seria steps forward in her long hot pink halter neck gown, her blonde hair loose and falling down her chest in curls.

Suddenly my view is blocked by Ezra’s frame as we pass her and the group around her, and head to the dance floor. He turns to me, a small grin on his face. “There’s no need to waste time with the past. Tonight’s about you and us, no-one else.”

Annex flicks out his blade, glaring at anyone who stares our way for too long, and quickly narrows in on a group of boys across the room looking this way. “Guess I’ll be starting my collection early–”

I grab his shoulder before he can finish and pull him with me and Ezra to the dance floor.“You can be stab-happy another night, but right now you're both mine.”

His eyes slightly widen before turning hooded, a groan leaving his lips as I pull them both closer and start swaying to the music.

“I knew you always wanted me,” his smirk grows, turning into something sinful, “I could see it in the cute little glare you’d give me.”

I chuckle as Annex leans further into me, his hands reaching for my hips as Ezra’s reach for my waist, that familiar heat building inside me as Ezra’s body sits flush against my back and Annex to my front.

The music thrums throughout the room, the white and blue crystals glistening like stars on the ceiling as we become lost in our own world and the feeling of each other.

We slowly sway with the music, our bodies completely in tune. Their hands slide slowly up and down me, reminding me of our time in the Roller-Room. And I realise that I want this, I wantthem.

I place my right hand over Annex’s fingers on my hip, and slide up his arm until I reach his shoulder. While my left hand reaches behind me for Ezra, his head falls onto my shoulder to meet it. I brush my hand through his hair, eliciting a low hum, while my fingers trace the ink along Annex’s neck, his eyes turning slightly dazed and heated. I can feel my heart beating like a drum in my chest as our touches become more fevered.

“Fuck, Red…” Annex grins, a more tender look in his eyes as he leans his head against mine. “You’re too fucking perfect.” His nose brushes softly against mine as his voice lowers to a whisper, “I never knew I was missing something until you came along.”

The look that follows pulls the breath from my chest as he leans down further and kisses me. It's a kiss so sweet and soft and so unexpected from Annex that I lean further into him, wanting more. Annex lets out a low growl before deepening the kiss. His lips and tongue exploring mine; capturing and consuming every seam of my lips. A kiss that's both punishing and pleasurable, andallAnnex.

His grip on my hips tightens as he pushes further into me; each hard edge, muscle and ab laying flush against my front as our tongues slowly battle for dominance. And with each twist and stroke of his tongue and lips on mine, he stokes the heat that's quickly building in me.

A hand on my waist slides up my side, its fingers spanning out and brushing gently across my chest before quickly sliding down again. He repeats it again, and the slight movement sends flutters to my core.

Ezra’s lips leave a trail of soft kisses down my neck while his fingers brush up and down my waist.

I become lost in the feel of the two of them.

“My turn.” Ezra’s lips brush across my neck once more as his deep voice rings in my ears. Then I’m gently pulled from Annex and twirled around.

A small annoyed noise leaves Annex’s lips with the sudden movement before he schools it and pushes flush against my back. One hand goes to my hip as the other falls on my waist. He then takes over Ezra’s heated trail up my shoulder. A shiver works its way up my back as his teeth graze across my skin, his tongue licking a path up my neck as he moves.

But two heated turquoise eyes quickly draw me in, his lilac flecks swirling as he leans toward me, his fingers brushing along my cheek before he captures my lips with his.

If Annex’s kiss was passionate and dominant, then Ezra’s was intense and loving, and all encompassing. The feathery strokes and soft twists of his tongue has a small moan leaving my throat as our tongues dance and entwine, quickly becoming lost in the taste of each other.

A slight sting on my shoulder has me pulling apart from Ezra. Annex chuckles, his tongue sucking and kissing the spot on my shoulder he’s just bitten.

Ezra leans in again, his lips brushing across my cheek and drawing me back toward him.

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