PRESENT…

Tears streaming down my cheeks, I start walking. I can’t do this. I keep telling myself that I can make this right. I keep telling myself that I have to. For our child.

I keep trying to put myself in their shoes. They’ve been stuck on a prison planet for sixty-five years. How would I react if I had a chance to escape?

But every time I confront the truth, my heart shatters all over again. I am in love with Xan and Lud, but they’re not in love with me. What they feel is primal, but it’s not what I yearn for. It’s not what I crave.

They were ready to leave me behind.

It’s not until I’m almost at its banks that I recognize where I am.

Lake Tuli.

Of course. Everything comes full circle somehow. It makes sense that I’d end up here when things are unraveling. After all, this is where it all started…

* * *

PAST…

“So where are you taking me?” I ask, ducking under the branch Lud holds for me.

“Lake Tuli,” Xan says.

“Another lake?” I pause to study the path before me, a faint groove between the grass. The purple grass. Plants on this alien planet make me think of a child’s coloring book. Hey, wouldn’t it be great if we made the trees pink?

“This way.” Xan brushes against my back as he passes me, and my skin breaks out into goosebumps. He’s at least seven feet tall. Short dirty-blond hair with a face that makes me swear he’s related to Brad Pitt. A tan and extremely fit younger brother. “Most of the camp prefers to stay near Lake Ang.” His lips curl into a slow, sexy smile. “There’ll be no one near Lake Tuli.”

A shiver of desire runs through me. We’ve fooled around a few times, and it’s left me hungry for more. I thought I didn’t want to rush into something, but it’s been almost a month, and I’m ready.

We round a bend and come out to a ledge overlooking the sparkling water. The grass might be purple, but I love the crystalline quality of the lakes and streams on this Prison Planet. I’m in our own paradise, complete with hunky bodyguards… who turn into dragons.

Speaking of hunky bodyguards… Xan strips off his shirt, and, like it does every single time I see their bare chests, my mouth grows dry.

Bow chicka wow wow. Hello, eight-pack abs.

Okay, maybe this isn’t like a child’s coloring book at all. More like Men’s Health meets Playgirl. Or Magic Mike, set on an alien planet.

It’s a good thing there’s a lake because I sure as hell need to cool off.

The Draekons transform for the first time when they see their mates. Redheaded Olivia attracted two pairs—four total males fighting over her. She thinks it’s great, which is just more proof all her brains are in her bra.

Of course, the way Olivia flirts, she’d gladly take two more. If she even jiggles her oversized jugs in Lud and Xan’s direction, I’m going to bitch slap her. They’re mine.

I’m sitting on the beach after our swim, watching the water sparkle in the sun. We need to head back before the detsena, but I’m not too worried. Lud and Xan are always good with the details. They’ll never let anything happen to me.

There’ll be no one near Lake Tuli.

I really hope I’m reading the signs right. Xan and Lud have been wooing me since we first met. Lots of gifts, flirtatious glances, sexy banter, and more. Now, they’ve brought me to this gorgeous lake, and we’re all alone. We have all the privacy we need.

And I’m ready to take the next step. Bow chicka wow wow.

“So, when can you guys turn into dragons again?” I ask, trying to keep my voice casual.

I know the answer—they’ll have to complete the mating bond first.  Last week, Paige went all the way with her two guys, and now they can shift at will. I’m just trying to find a way to tell them I’m ready.

Xan’s eyes rake boldly over me. “That’s entirely up to you, Felicity.” His gaze drops from my eyes to my shoulders to my breasts, and my nipples harden under my thin blouse.

My breathing quickens. “Yeah?” I try to keep my voice calm. “How so?” I raise a flirty brow.

Xan rises from the lake and strides towards me. Rivulets stream down his perfect body. HIs bronze skin shimmers in the afternoon light. The Draekons swim naked, and their anatomy is perfectly proportional to their big size.

My mouth waters, and my insides clench.  

I think he’s going to touch me, but to my disappointment, he settles down next to me. “Felicity,” he murmurs. “I have something for you.” He rummages in the pile of clothes and holds a delicate chain with a hanging pendant toward me.

I grew up getting castoffs and hand-me-downs from Chloe. I’m not going to lie—Xan spoils me rotten, and I love it. I’ll never, ever get tired of his gifts.

He hands it to me, and I hold it up, watching it glitter in the light. There are two stones in the setting, one green, and one deep blue. It’s so pretty.

“It’s beautiful,” I breathe.

“It’s only syn-made,” he replies. “If I were back in Alvi, I’d drape you with starstones and tauzin gems to match your eyes.”

I don’t know what any of those things are. I’m still staring at my present. “I don’t care,” I reply. “I love it. Help me put it on?”

He comes close, and I bend my head, holding my breath as he lifts my hair and does the clasp. When he’s done, I tilt my head back. I feel a little silly, modeling for these guys, but it’s all I can do not to throw myself at them. I am ready to literally jump their bones.

“How does it look?”

“Beautiful,” Lud pronounces, but he’s not looking at the necklace.

I wait for Xan to say something, but he only touches the pendant thoughtfully. I hold his hand, lacing my fingers in his. “Thank you.” I lean forward and touch my lips to his.

For a second, nothing happens, and I freeze. Did I misread the signs? I’m not the most experienced girl on the planet. A lifetime of indentured servitude in a family-owned fish restaurant didn’t exactly teach me how to flirt. Maybe I’m jumping the gun?

A strong hand comes to the back of my neck, pulling me close just before Xan’s lips crash down on mine. Every thought flies out of my head as he kisses me, hard then soft, fast then slow. His lips pull on mine, his tongue licking the seam of my mouth until I sigh and part my lips, opening to him.

Nope, I didn’t misread the signs.

The touch of his lips is all it takes to turn me wild. We keep kissing, and I somehow end up straddling Xan’s lap, grinding myself against him. Lud presses soft kisses on my neck and shoulders, and I lose myself in them, in their touch, in the heat that runs through my body as I feel Xan’s cock nudge against me.

I want them.

The intensity of my need takes me by surprise. I pause and pull away for a second. “Felicity?” Xan says, looking concerned. “Is this what you want?”

“Tell us, beautiful one.” Lud’s breath is warm against my skin.

I catch my breath, trying to think against the throbbing in my core. There’s two of them, and I don’t need advanced anatomy lessons to know where their cocks will go. Their very large cocks.

I don’t have to go all the way with both of them today.

Except I really want to.   

I reach a decision. “Yes,” I whisper. “I want it. I want you. Both of you.” I slide an arm around Xan’s shoulders while reaching back to hold Lud’s hand.

“Thank Caeron.” Lud brushes my hair aside and kisses my neck gently. “I’ve dreamed about this moment for weeks, Felicity.”

If I smile any bigger, my head’s gonna explode. I’ve never even considered being with two men before, but then again, I never dreamed I’d be on a date with two hot dragon-shifters on an alien planet either. Finding Lud and Xan is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. And if that thing comes in pairs, I’m not gonna question why.

Lud spreads a towel on the sand. Xan lays me down so carefully that I want to cry. I reach for his cock instead. “Please, I need you.”

Suddenly I don’t feel awkward. Desire takes over, and I guide Xan straight in. I’m wet and ready, and he gasps as he enters me.

As do I. He’s so large. My muscles stretch around him, adjusting to his size, and it’s intense and overwhelming, and I want more. “Are you okay?” I pant.

“Yes.” He pulls me close. “It’s just been a long time.”

Oh wow. They’ve been exiled here for over sixty years. Ripped from their lives. All alone, with no chance of finding a woman and settling down, no chance of having a family.

They’ve been alone, and so have I. But now, we’ve found each other.

I want both of them. On impulse, I grasp Lud’s hand. “Please. I want you inside me too.”

There’s a doubtful expression on his face. I’m not sure if the guys gossip as much as the girls do, but if they do, they’ve probably heard that for human women, anal takes some getting used to. “Are you sure, Felicity?”

“I’m ready. Please.”

He moves out of sight behind me, his fingers trailing down my spine. “First I will prepare you.” His fingers graze my bottom, and he probes my back hole.

This feels so wicked. So good.

I moan. The sensation, along with Xan’s cock deep inside me, is almost too much. Ripples of pleasure start to spread through me, and my inner muscles clench.   

“I have to move,” Xan rasps. He strokes into me, and I’m lost. I grip his shoulders and hold on. He bottoms out and withdraws, and does it again, swiveling his hips to go deeper. At this angle, his cock rubs my clit with each stroke. I rock against him, my face contorted with desire. I want to hold on, but I can’t. I explode, almost sobbing with the intensity of my climax as pleasure shatters me.

Lud is still behind me, squeezing and massaging my bottom cheeks. As I come down from my orgasm, he slides an oiled digit deeper into my back door, stretching the muscles there. I clench around him, my muscles tightening around Xan’s shaft. Between the giant cock in my pussy and Lud’s finger in my ass, I am fully stimulated.

“She’s so hot,” Xan grunts.  

“And tight,” Lud says, adding a second slippery digit.

I’m burning up. The desire in me is building again to an inferno. Lud fucks my ass with two, then three fingers. Xan pulls me closer and kisses me, and I lose myself in his touch. I writhe between them, lifting my ass to greet Lud’s fingers, sliding up and down on Xan’s cock at the same time.

“Quickly,” Xan rasps, his voice strained. “I cannot hold on much longer.”

Lud laughs. “See what you do to us, beautiful?” His hands soothe down my back, and then grasp my hips, holding me still for his cock.

“Breathe,” he reminds me. “I will go slowly and be gentle. But today, you will be filled by us completely.”

“Yes,” I whisper, drawing in a shuddering breath as he slowly pushes into me. After all his careful stretching, it doesn’t hurt, but I’m full, so full. My body is boneless, buoyed by two strong lovers who hold me in their arms.

I press my face against Xan’s muscled chest and breathe in time to his heartbeat. This feels so intimate. I feel so connected to them. This feels right.

There’s no sound, no one here but us.

When Luddux bottoms out and lets out a groan, another shiver of pleasure wracks through my body. “Breathe, Felicity,” Xan reminds me.

I laugh and the sound ripples through me, making both guys groan softly and sink their cocks even deeper. I’m willing to swear that they’ve grown even bigger inside of me.

Xan kisses me again and smiles against my lips. Luddux nuzzles my nape. “Ready for us to move?”

“Yes.” I can’t manage more than that. I can’t even beg.

They rock me between them, slowly at first, then gaining speed. I sigh between them, clutching Xan tight as if he’s my source of gravity, and I’ll fall if I let go. Lud presses inside me, so big and naughty.

They’re both in me. Xan’s thick cock is buried in my pussy. Lud’s hard shaft is stroking in and out of my ass. Held between them, I don’t care about anything else. I want to stay here forever, in my Draekons’ arms.

Then Xan pushes my hips up, sliding out a few inches before letting me slam down. White lights flash in my brain. My climax rolls through me, strong and powerful. An orgasm to end all orgasms. I can barely blink, and when Lud mimics his friend, pulling almost out and thrusting back inside, I lose every last brain cell.

The two stroke in and out in alternating rhythm. I’m stretched and full and stimulated until I can’t take it anymore. My climaxes roll one into the other, my cries echoing across the lake. I can’t move, can’t breathe, can’t remember my name.

It’s glorious.

“Felicity,” one of them cries out. Their cocks pulse inside me. Lud explodes first, gasping my name. Xan grinds himself deep inside me as he cums. He rolls me onto my back, his lips caressing my face, my mouth, my chest.

Then a shudder runs through their bodies. I sit up as both men rise up and race towards the lake.

A second later, two massive dragons explode out of the men’s bodies. One green, one blue. They stretch their wings and lift their heads high. Gusts of wind wash over me as they take to the sky, roaring in triumph.

If this is a dream, I never want to wake up.

* * *

PRESENT…

This is a nightmare.

I sit on the banks and stare into space for a long time. It’s not until a dull hum permeates my thoughts that I snap out of my reverie.

Dariux is back.

This situation between Lud, Xan, and I is taking up all my energy, but the truth is, trouble is brewing on the horizon. Raiht’vi is being hunted, and we’re in the crosshairs. I don’t know anything about the Zorahn Empire, but I’m guessing they’re not the kind and understanding type. They’ve shown themselves capable of exiling their citizens for life, depriving them of the opportunity to fall in love, have a family, and live their lives, all because they’ve tested positive for a mutation that might or might not cause them to become dragons. They’re ruthless.

We don’t know where Raiht’vi is. Will they believe that? Somehow, I’m more inclined to believe that they’ll line us up and shoot us, one by one, until they find what they’re looking for.

Already, one ship has been sent on a suicide mission. Five soldiers lie dead, and one of them is struggling to stay alive.

We said we’d take a week to figure out if there’s anything left between us, but I’m not sure if we have a week.

Things are just moving too damn fast.