Diane laughs, which surprises me slightly, but she must have already pieced together that Xoth and I enjoy our mate playing with other males. “Has she told you what she did on Earth?”

“No. Why? Will it be something I can make jokes about?”

Diane doesn’t answer me, only shakes her head as she smiles and folds another tunic. “We’re doing trivia tonight.”

“Trivia?” I do not know this human word.

“Questions about her that a mate should know,” Diane explains with a knowing look. I frown because I do not know how any male could know much about her since her favorite things are giggling and rubbing on our muscles. Maybe she has talked to the other brothers about her life on Earth and other sorts of things that Diane can ask questions about. This is not good. It means there is no way for me to help Xoth cheat to make sure we get our female tonight.

“What is the prize?” I ask, hoping it is nothing too good since I cannot guarantee Xoth wins.

“Who she shares a bed with tonight.” Diane watches my face for my reaction. Maybe she thinks my eyes will flash red, or I will try to fight whichever brother wins. Her mate would do that for her, but I am not Diane’s mate.

“If Almaac’s good girl was being too loud, she could have sent Kendra to my bed anytime.” I smile when Diane’s face turns bright red. “You do not need to come up with games for this.”

“Go away!” Diane screeches as she tries to stop herself from laughing. “You’re awful.”

“And you are no fun,” I say as I turn to leave.

I’m about to close the door to their house when Diane grabs it and opens it slightly. “Kendra’s mates are good males, yes?”

I rub my horn and give her a shrug. “Probably not for all females, but for her, yes. I am an annoying male. Charming, handsome, and strong as well. But mostly annoying. Erkoz knows this.” I pause as I try to think of the right words to say. “I will be good to your sister. Xoth will be even better to her because he will not be as annoying as her Erkoz.”

Diane nods as she chews on her lower lip. “And you have no problems with the games still being played?”

“The games are fun.” My eyes light up. The goddess has sent us the most fun female. I am sure no other human would enjoy teasing Xoth and me as much as our Kendra does. “My mate is fun. I do not want to take away her happiness. She can play the games for as many days as she wants. I’ll mate her when she’s ready.”

“Thank you.” Diane wraps her arms around me and squeezes me in a tight hug. It is strange to have another’s mate touch me, but she is being my sister now. I give her a pat on the head to show her I appreciate her care. She laughs and pushes me away. “Go tell Xoth whatever you’re scheming for the game.”

Kendra

Whowouldhaveguessedthe sweetest, smallest demon in the entire tribe is the one who’s been paying the most attention to what I’ve said the past week I’ve been here? Sweet little Dath, who wouldn’t even look at me when my tunic was drenched and clinging to my body, is the one I’ll spend the night cuddled up against.

He seems happy when he wins, but I tell him I need to bathe for real before I go to bed. I couldn’t earlier since all the men were staring and ogling me. Not that I mind that in the least, but I couldn’t start scrubbing my pits while still being sexy.

Dath offers to walk with me to the bathing pool, but I tell him I’m fine on my own. Not to mention, I’m hoping a demon or two who didn’t win might be willing to keep me company until I use their brother to keep me cool through the night.

It’s dark out, too dark for me to see, but the bathing pool isn’t dangerous. I should’ve brought a torch with me, though, because it’s creepy bathing in the dark.

I pull Almaac’s tunic over my head and toss it to the ground. I’m probably not going to be able to find it later, but I’m not exactly thinking about anything other than scrubbing the sweat from my body for the next ten minutes. I sit on the pool’s edge and stretch my arms above my head before sliding in and letting out a soft moan as the water washes over me. A hiss sounds way too close to me, and I let out a shriek that’s quickly covered by a scaled hand covering my mouth.

“Shh,” Erkoz’s voice is playful, even though he scared me. He grabs my hip with one hand and slowly releases my mouth with his other. His hand cups the back of my head, but I can’t see him except for the dark shadow of his body. I definitely should’ve brought a torch out here. “Erkoz didn’t know you couldn’t see him. He thought he was getting a private show.”

“What are you even doing?” I ask before I can stop myself. I try to move away from him, but he holds me tightly. He’s one of the demons I wanted to join me in the bathing pool, so I don’t know why I’m flustered now that he’s here.

“I was here first,” He laughs as his hands drop low on my waist, his claws softly digging into the flesh of my ass. “My Kendra interrupted my peaceful bathing by exposing herself to me and making such sweet sounds.”

My face burns bright red, and unfortunately for me, Erkoz probably knows because even though I can’t see out here, he can.

“I didn’t know anyone was here.” My voice is small as I turn away from him. I’m not usually one to get embarrassed, considering I used to get naked for money. Even today, when Xoth challenged me to strip from my tunic while I was in the bathing pool, I eagerly obliged, much to the amusement of the other males who came to watch.

Erkoz doesn’t let me turn away from him for long before his claws dig deeper against me. He spins me around in the water until my back is flush against his chest. One hand claws at my breast, and the other holds me possessively around my neck.

“My mate doesn’t hide from me,” He hisses in my ear, his cock twitching against my back. “You want light? You want to see your mates while they watch you bathe?”

I nod my head stiffly. Erkoz rubs my chin softly with his thumb but keeps his hand on my neck. He’s possessive, even if he seems so good about letting me play around with the others so often. I smile, thinking about how I’ve been trying to tease him, and it looks like it’s been working, even if he doesn’t give me any indication when I’m doing it.

“My mate feels so good in my arms.” Erkoz’s voice is low as his grip tightens softly on my neck. It’s not enough to be scary, but he’s telling me I’m his, and he’s the more powerful out of us. As though that wasn’t already abundantly clear. “Xoth will be back with torches soon, and then we will see about punishing our mate for how cruel she has been to us these last days.”