Total pages in book: 165
Estimated words: 159487 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 797(@200wpm)___ 638(@250wpm)___ 532(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 159487 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 797(@200wpm)___ 638(@250wpm)___ 532(@300wpm)
“I…I think so,” Cassie said…and then burst into tears.
“Fuck—did I hurt her? I would never want to hurt my mate!” Ravik exclaimed.
“I don’t know. Cassandra? Are you all right?” Severin sounded almost panicked. “Did we push you too far? I’m so sorry!”
“No, no…it…it’s all right.” She made an effort to stop sobbing and swiped at her eyes. “I just…I think that’s the first time I…I’ve come in months. It was just…very intense. That’s all.”
“Oh…well, of course it’s intense if you haven’t been able to come in a long time.” Tentatively, Severin reached out to cup her cheek. He turned her face to his and looked anxiously into her eyes.
“Why is Cassie crying?” Ravik asked, looking every bit as anxious as his friend.
“The orgasm she had was very intense,” Severin explained. “Sometimes that brings up strong emotions for human women. It’s all right—you didn’t hurt her.”
Cassie was surprised at how well he seemed to understand female emotions. But she’d always heard the women on the Mother Ship who were mated to Kindred males say that they were much more emotionally intelligent than human men were.
She swiped at her eyes again.
“That’s right—you didn’t hurt me, big guy,” she told Ravik, who was still looking down at her anxiously.
“Then…how do I make you feel better?” he asked. “I don’t want my mate to cry or be sad.”
“I was never really sad. I’m just…adjusting. And my hormones are probably all over the place.” Cassie made a fluttering gesture with one hand. “That’s what perimenopause does to a woman.”
“Hmm, so you’re having constant hormone fluctuations?” Severin had his “scientist” face back on and looked like he might start spouting a theory.
Cassie wasn’t up for that.
“Yes, but can we please talk about it later? I’m really not up for a detailed analysis of my messed up endocrine system right now,” she remarked.
“Oh, of course—sorry.” Severin nodded.
“I still need to make you feel better,” Ravik insisted.
“Well…you could, uh, take your fingers out for one thing.”
She was blushing as she said it—apparently she still had some modesty left.
Ravik looked down to where two of his thick fingers were still buried in her pussy.
“Oh…sorry,” he said apologetically and pulled them out. He started to raise them to his lips when Severin caught his hand again.
“May I?” he asked and his pale blue eyes were half-lidded again, Cassie saw.
Ravik seemed to take a moment to understand, then he nodded.
Without a word, Severin sucked his friend’s fingers deeply into his mouth for a long moment.
Cassie watched the two Kindred, her heart pounding. Severin had told her earlier that he and Ravik didn’t love each other “that way.” But she’d never seen two platonic friends do anything like this and it certainly seemed to be…something.
The Blood Kindred’s eyes closed as though he was savoring her honey and then, finally, he released Ravik’s fingers.
“Gods, she tastes so sweet.” His voice was hoarse as he looked at Cassie again.
“Her pussy is tight and hot,” Ravik rumbled, as though making a report to his friend. “And very wet.”
“Yes, I can see that.” Severin’s eyes lingered on the place between her legs and Cassie was embarrassed to see that her inner thighs were shiny with her juices.
Biting her lip, she closed her legs firmly.
“All right, boys—show’s over,” she told them.
Both of the big Kindred looked disappointed, but neither tried to stop her.
“Sorry if we made you uncomfortable,” Severin said. “You’re just so beautiful. Thank you for letting us touch you…and for letting Ravik taste your juices.”
“You’re welcome…I guess. I mean, I’ve never had a guy thank me for that kind of thing before.” Sskarth certainly hadn’t, anyway.
She could feel her cheeks heating with a blush as she tugged at her nighty. Can’t believe I did that, she thought as she smoothed the red silk over her thighs. Can’t believe I let them touch me that way.
Yet, though she knew she probably ought to feel guilty, she really didn’t. After all, she’d had to do it for science and it really seemed to have worked. Ravik was no longer talking about himself in third person and he seemed more and more aware of everything and everyone around him.
It was only one time, she told herself as she settled back in the bed between them. It’ll never happen again.
She had no idea how wrong she was…or what had been started between the three of them there in the bunker that night.
20
SEVERIN
Severin waited until Ravik and Cassandra were both asleep before slipping out of the bed and going to the bunker’s small fresher. Once there, he pulled down his sleep trousers and gripped his shaft in one hand.
Closing his eyes tightly, he let the memories wash over him—the sight of Cassandra arching and moaning as Ravik fucked her with his fingers. The way her nipples had gotten so hard for him as he sucked them and the sweet, feminine scent of her desire permeating the air.