A Court of Bones & Sorrow (Lunaria Realms #2)

Chapter 26

Chapter Twenty-Six

Draven

This had been a bad idea, but the rational side of me had fled the minute Samara had taunted me with Kieran and Alaric fucking her together. I’d known she’d been with them in that way ever since she’d walked into the room where the Heirs had been waiting—with Alaric’s and Kieran’s scents woven around her. More than one night, I’d woken up with a raging hard-on because I’d been dreaming about Samara writhing between me and Kier.

Or Kier taking her while I took him.

My dick hardened further against my pants. Samara thought she could save me, and I loved her even more for it. It helped me make peace with the fact that I likely wouldn’t survive the day. If the Moroi Queen got ahold of me, she would yank out every thought from my head before killing me or, worse, turning me into one of her mindless Strigoi hunters.

This might be my only chance to be with Samara, and I wouldn’t fucking waste it. It was selfish of me, but I would take this moment, however short it was, and enjoy every second.

I would have preferred to have her all to myself, but if I told Vail to leave, he would have refused. The Marshal was still standing across the room, unmoving, focused entirely on Samara. I almost felt bad for him. Conflict was etched all over his face. Whatever had happened between the two of them was complicated, and he was clearly still hung up about it.

Not my problem. He could stay or he could go. Didn’t matter to me.

My only concern was making Samara scream my name until she forgot about every single one of her worries. We would both get our moment of peace before reality crashed back in.

“Drav,” she breathed out and pulled harder on the whip binding her arms above her head.

I nipped her neck, and she let out a hiss of pleasure. “Yes?” My hands trailed down her breasts to unlace her pants and tug them down her legs, but annoyance flickered through me when I couldn’t get them over her boots. I wished we were already naked in that pool Kieran and I had used, that would have made this much easier.

“You’re taking too long,” Vail growled.

“You could help.” I shot him an annoyed look.

“We shouldn’t . . .” Samara’s protest trailed off when Vail stalked over to us. For a second, I thought he was going to attempt to cut through my whips, and I readied myself to lash out at him. He would not ruin this for me. Not when he likely had his whole life ahead of him.

One with Samara, if he wanted it.

But instead, he knelt on her other side and yanked one of her boots off before glaring at me and dropping his eyes pointedly to her other booted foot still in my hands. “We have less than thirty minutes, which means this is going to be rough and fast. You’re wasting time.”

Samara inhaled sharply as I pulled off her remaining boot and helped Vail take off her pants and undergarments until she was standing in only her shirt that I’d pulled down to expose her full breasts. I took a step back to admire her. Some people might have shied away from being mostly naked and bound like this, but Samara just arched an eyebrow at me like she was still in control of this situation.

The fabric was bunched up beneath her breasts, and I wanted nothing more than to bury my face between them. Choices, choices.

“Thirty minutes,” Vail reminded me. I glanced at him and saw his gaze was locked on her tits as well.

“Limited time.” I glided around her, my eyes drinking in every inch of her glorious curves. Then I gripped her plump, luscious ass that I’d always wanted to bite. “And limited resources.”

Vail moved to her front, and his hand disappeared between her thighs, causing her back to hit my chest as she let out a gasp. I laughed and reached around to cup her full, heavy breasts while Vail finger-fucked her. “Are you ready to scream now?”

“N-no.” Samara shook her head stubbornly. “Kieran . . . and Alaric . . . did it better.”

Then she moaned as I pinched her nipples and chuckled darkly. “Sadly, I don’t have any oil with me, and we don’t have time to prepare you. Otherwise, I would fuck this glorious ass of yours and watch it bounce while Vail buried himself between your thighs.”

“Alaric has already claimed my ass,” she panted and looked over her shoulder to give me a cheeky grin.

Samara yelped as my fingers wound around her long braid and sharply yanked her head back. “I don’t want to hear his name on your lips again while my hands are on you.”

“For once, I agree with the prince,” Vail growled, then he did something with his fingers to make Samara let out a strangled moan, and I kissed her exposed neck when her head slammed against my shoulder. It wasn’t fair that I only had this short amount of time with her. I wanted so much more.

I licked her neck before letting my fangs graze her skin. Life wasn’t fair. I knew that better than anyone, so I would take what was offered.

“Is she wet enough for you to fuck, Vail?” I alternated between kissing and nipping Samara’s neck, enjoying the little mewling sounds she was making from our attention.

Vail raised his hand from between her thighs, and his fingers glistened with slickness. “She’s fucking dripping.”

“Perfect.” I looped my hands under her thighs and pulled them up until her feet were off the ground and her legs were spread wide. “Don’t hold back.”

“Oh fuck,” Samara whimpered as she pushed further into me. Between my whip holding her arms and me bracing her body and holding her thighs, she was completely at our mercy.

“You okay, love?” I asked her quietly. Everything I picked up from her body said she was into this, but I needed to hear her say it.

“Yes,” she breathed out before turning her head to give me a quick kiss. “I trust you, and him.”

I wanted to tell her that I loved her. That I had for years and that she and Kieran mattered more to me than anything else, but it wouldn’t be right because I couldn’t give her a future. All I could give her was mind-numbing pleasure and a hope that Vail and the others would keep her safe when I couldn’t.

As much as I wished I were sharing this moment with Kieran, I had to admit that Vail’s intensity was turning me on. He gripped Samara’s thighs right below my hands and tugged her closer to him, then she screamed as he impaled her with his cock and started fucking her hard. There was no hesitation and no easing into it to let her adjust to him.

Despite bracing myself for it, I still rocked back as she slammed into me, and I laughed as I held her tightly, loving the way she felt between us. With Vail supporting some of her weight, I slipped my right hand between them and started toying with her clit.

“Oh fuck!” Sam cried out, followed by a torrent of words in the Fae languages and something else I didn’t recognize. Then her head fell back against my shoulder, exposing her throat to me, and I didn’t hesitate before biting down on the tempting flesh.

Vail growled, clearly not liking me tasting her blood, but I didn’t give a shit. I’d wanted to know what she tasted like for too fucking long, and moonsdamn it all, she was divine.

Her rich, spicy blood splashed across my tongue, and I lost myself in the flavor of it, only vaguely aware of Vail pulling her legs away from me so she could wrap them around him. Samara leaned further into me at more of an angle now, and my free hand drifted back to one of her breasts, squeezing it hard at the same moment I pushed down harder on her clit.

“Fuck,” Vail cursed, and I had no doubt Samara’s pussy had just clamped down on his cock. His thrusts gained a new, vicious edge, and based on the breathy way she was whimpering his name between moans, I knew she was enjoying every second of it. I didn’t fully understand what it was between them, other than knowing it was different and more complicated than what she had with the other three, but whatever existed between Vail and Samara was clearly intense.

The scent of more blood filled the air as Vail roared, slamming into Samara one last time. She trembled against me, chest heaving as waves of pleasure rolled through her body.

“Not done yet, love.” I chuckled and wrapped my arms around her waist before pulling her off Vail’s dick, forcing him to release his claws from where they’d dug into her thick thighs. He stumbled back with a glazed-over expression, and I commanded my whip to unwind from Samara’s wrists. Her legs instantly gave out, but I was prepared and tugged her towards me, settling us both on the ground on top of the blanket she’d been resting on earlier with her straddling me.

I held her above me, lowering her just enough to press the broad head of my cock against her pussy that was drenched with her and Vail’s arousal. She let out another one of those breathy moans while I groaned at the wet heat that dripped down my cock. “Ready to scream more, Heir?”

“I doubt,” she panted and squeezed her legs on either side of me, “that you can outdo—oh fuck.” She gasped as I pulled her down so that she took a few more inches of me.

It took every ounce of my control not to yank her the rest of the way down until my cock was buried deep inside her and covered in her come. Based on how those dark purple eyes were glaring down at me, that’s what she wanted to.

But if she was going to be a brat about it, then I’d make her wait for it.

“What was that?” I raised her up until I almost slid out before pivoting my hips up in a shallow thrust.

She tried to sink down on my cock but I held her firmly up and dropped my hips back to the ground. A growl slipped from her lips and I grinned. “Use your words, Sam. What were you saying?”

“I think,” Vail said, appearing beside us, his dick already hard again as he gripped Samara’s hair, tugging her back so that she had to look up at him, “that she doesn’t think you can make her scream more than I did.”

“Hmm.” I dug my fingers into her hips. “Is that so, Sam?”

Vail loosened his hold enough so that she could look back down at me. Her lips curled in a defiant smile. “I’m feeling pretty satisfied, I don’t think I have anymore screams left in me.”

“Let’s find out.” I glanced at Vail. “If she gets too loud, I’m sure you can find some way to occupy her mouth. ”

“I’ll think of something.” He stroked his hard length, and Samara licked her lips, but with Vail’s grip on her hair, she couldn’t take him in her mouth until he wanted her to.

I seized her moment of distraction and pulled her down while slamming my hips upward. Samara’s resolve not to scream broke as I bottomed out inside her. My own control snapped at finally feeling her tight pussy around my cock.

Over and over, I thrust up, hard and fast. My fingers dug into her waist, keeping her pinned on top, while I kept the brutal pace. She let out another strangled scream as I pumped in and out of her making her take every inch of me.

“Play with your clit,” I ordered, and Sam’s fingers immediately snapped down to fuck herself.

More words in all sorts of languages poured from her lips as her eyes rolled back. “Look at me,” Vail commanded, and Sam whimpered as she looked up at him. Then he pushed his thick cock against her lips and she obediently opened them.

My balls tightened as I watched him slowly slide in and out of her mouth to let her adjust before tightening his hold on her hair and shoving himself all the way in. Sam gagged as he hit the back of her throat but leaned into him as she eagerly swallowed his cock again and again.

I imagined what it would feel like to have her lips wrapped around my cock like that. To have her choking on me and I let out a low groan as I felt my climax building. Vail continued to fuck her mouth roughly and tears streamed down her face even as she ground her hips against me forcing me to take her even deeper.

Fuck. I squeezed my eyes shut, enjoying the feeling of Samara riding me hard while listening to her slurp down Vail’s cock. I wanted this to last longer but even if we weren’t running out of time, it was too much. Samara’s pussy was too fucking perfect and I had wanted this for too damn long .

My eyes shot open and I took in Samara writhing above me. It was enough to tip me over the edge.

“Scream for us, Heir!” My nails shifted to claws and bit into the flesh just above Vail’s marks, heat exploding in her soaking wet cunt as I came hard, filling her with my seed until it gushed out. Vail yanked her off his dick so Samara could scream while he came all over her tits.

There was no force in this world that could have made me look away from her face as she unraveled between us. Vail sank to his knees next to us and pulled Sam to him, claiming her mouth with his. Then, to my surprise, he gently pushed her towards me.

Samara collapsed happily on my chest and kissed me deeply, and I ran my fingers down her back as aftershocks of pleasure made her tremble.

Worth it. Absolutely worth it.

Vail rose—albeit a little shakily—and grabbed three of the clean tunics stacked on a shelf against the wall. The Velesians tended to leave clothes scattered all over the place since they never knew when they’d have to shift. Vail pulled the canteen from his pack and poured a little water over the tunics before passing two to me, keeping one to clean himself off.

“I’m going to check outside.” He got dressed and gave Samara a pointed look. “We’ll have company soon. Be ready to leave.”

Without me, because whatever they were doing, it was better if I wasn’t a part of it. My plan to marry Samara and keep her safe that way was no longer viable. My mother was plotting something, and whatever it was, Samara needed to be kept away from her. It killed me to admit it, but at this point, I was putting Samara in more danger with my presence, especially since I’d killed some wraiths.

I had no doubt Erendriel knew of my betrayal by now. If he came for me personally, I was fucked .

“Not one for pillow talk, is he?”

Sam laughed, and I automatically tightened my arms around her. Fuck, I loved that sound, even more than her screams of pleasure.

“This is only the second time Vail and I have done anything,” she admitted. “And the first time was last night, or I guess early this morning, and wasn’t quite so . . . intense. So I can’t really speak to his pillow talk habits yet.”

“But you want to?” I asked. “Be able to talk to his pillow talk tendencies?”

She fell silent while she thought about it before raising her head to look at me. I loosened my arms so she could do so, immediately missing the feel of her against me.

“Yes.” She tilted her head and kept her expression carefully neutral. “Would that bother you? Knowing I want him and the others? As well as you?”

I reached up and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Technically, the question was irrelevant since I wouldn’t be part of this future Samara was already thinking about, but I answered her honestly anyway, allowing myself the delusion for just a moment longer. “No. There might be days when I want to steal you away from everyone else and keep you to myself, or maybe myself and Kieran.” I grinned. “But as long as the others love you as I do, then I’m happy you have them in your life.”

Her eyes widened. “Drav, I?—”

“You don’t have to say it back,” I cut her off. “I just wanted you to know.”

Truthfully, I didn’t think Sam loved me yet. How could she? I’d hidden so much from her, and while we’d always been friendly towards each other, up until recently, I hadn’t allowed it to go any further. But if she did feel that way . . . and if she did say it . . .

I wouldn’t be able to walk away, and that was too dangerous an option to pursue.

“I’ll wait here while the two of you do whatever you came here to do.” It was a lie. As soon as Samara left, I was going to run far away from her. A plan had already begun to form in my head. My mother would want me, but Erendriel would be pissed about the wraiths. There was a good chance he’d tell them to chase me rather than pursue Samara. Maybe I could lead them away and buy her a little more time.

The question was where to go. I was good at fighting wraiths one-on-one, but now that they knew I’d turned on them, they’d be more careful. I needed to run, go somewhere they’d have a harder time getting to me. The Furies were my best bet. Something about them made even Erendriel wary.

I hadn’t gone to them originally because they probably would have laughed in my face and then thrown me out of their realm, but Cali loved Samara and would do whatever she had to in order to keep her friend safe. She’d protect me.

Or kill me if she determined that was the best way to keep Samara safe. I’d have to be very fast about my explanations.

Samara leaned into my touch as I trailed my fingers down her neck and chest until they rested over her heart, which beat strong and steady beneath my hand. I wished I’d had more time with her and Kieran, but this would have to be enough.

I breathed in her scent, which always reminded me of the spicy night blossoms of the plants that grew along the southern coastline. Reluctantly, she pulled away, and I let her go, watching silently as she cleaned herself up as best she could before getting dressed. There was nowhere for her to rinse off, and I reveled in the knowledge that she would smell like me all day.

And Vail, but I decided to not let that bother me.

Samara quickly rebraided her hair and tucked her throwing daggers into the thigh sheaths. By the time she was done, I’d already gotten dressed, my whip once again coiled at my hip.

“We’ll be back soon.” She cupped my cheek, and I closed my eyes to enjoy the feeling. “I think we might find something that can help you. Even if we don’t, I will find a way to keep you safe. Promise you will wait here? Promise me, Drav?”

I opened my eyes and met hers. They were the perfect color of twilight, and I saw how much she believed her own words. The lie rolled off my lips, even as it felt like someone had stabbed my heart. “I promise.”