Ovation (Galaxy Circus #9)

Chapter 11

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Lila

I approach the table Mark and Susie are at. No one notices me, as they seem to be in the middle of an argument. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we don’t need you tailing our asses across the galaxy. You’re only here because my parents insisted on it. They wouldn’t know if you did your job or not, so how about giving us a little bit of breathing room?” Damn, Mark sounds annoyed. He’s usually so mild mannered, but it turns out he does have some fire in him. His wings bristle with agitation, and I feel a ripple under the skin of my back. It’s a weird itchy feeling. One set of wings wants to come out and join the fun, but which one? I brush the feeling away. I’m getting so much better at ignoring the insistent mimic power.

The golden guardian angel doesn’t say anything, just smirks at him. Susie is looking between the two men like she needs a bucket of popcorn. Oh, I can’t wait to hear all about this, but I won’t quiz her about it while the two of them are around.

“Hey, can I join you?” I don’t wait for an invite before I pull out a chair and take a seat, swiping my finger over the holographic menu. “I’m freaking starving. I haven’t eaten all day, too many emotions wreaking havoc on my system, but all of a sudden, I could eat a horse.”

Mark just about leaps out of his seat, but Aarin gives me a welcoming nod.

“Well, if it isn’t the boss lady.” Susie gives me a sassy grin and a wink. “Better behave now, boys, because we wouldn’t want to be tossed off the ship before we’ve even hit orbit.”

“Lila, congratulations on your promotion.” Mark leans over and gives me a kiss on the cheek. “Sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

“I noticed,” I say dryly, putting in an order for food and a bottle of rilaxious. “Is everything okay? How about you introduce me to your new friend, since he is on my ship?” I raise an eyebrow, and Mark blushes as Susie giggles, before he waves a careless hand at the Celestian.

“This is Aarin. My parents insisted he accompany us. They weren’t happy with me leaving so soon after we were reunited, which I completely understand, but I’m not ready to be the crown prince and settle down. I’m excited about discovering all the galaxy has to offer. Hell, until a few months ago, I was human with absolutely no chance of even going into space, let alone traveling the stars.”

“But you must understand your parents’ position. You are new to your power and vulnerable once more. Although they have seized control of the planet again, there are still rumbles of a democratic rule opposed to a monarchy, and you would be the perfect target for those factions to take out,” Aarin argues casually like he isn’t talking about my friend being assassinated. “Your fathers decided I would be the best person to teach you to protect yourself both physically and with your growing powers.”

“Why you? General Saxon could have instructed me just as he is instructing Lila with self-defense.” I wince at that argument. Apart from our first disastrous attempt at self- defense, we actually haven’t had any more lessons. I’m not even sure how Mark knows about that. I guess Susie filled him in.

Aarin scoffs. “While I respect General Saxon and his very extensive abilities and talents, he is also a married man who is focused on protecting his family, not to mention taking on the responsibility of running this operation. No, it will be me, and I will not hear any more arguments.” Aarin stands up, spreading his wings wide before tucking them against his back. “I will come find you once we are underway tomorrow. We will schedule your training to work around your responsibilities in the med bay. I bid you goodnight. I have an old friend I need to talk to.” He bows to Mark and nods at both Susie and me before turning with military precision and stalking through the room in the direction of the front table.

I stare after him, kind of dumbfounded. “Wow, what a hard ass,” I murmur, and Mark groans, slouching down and burying his head in his arms on the table.

“You have no idea,” he grumbles, and I shake my head.

“Oh no, I had a perfect view of his ass when he walked away. You could use those cheeks as airbags.” I mime cupping them, and Susie cackles.

“That’s half of Mark’s problem. He pops a hard-on if Aarin just breathes on him the wrong way. Can you imagine what it would be like doing hand-to-hand combat?”

“Susie…” Mark groans and turns his head. “He is my fathers’ oldest friend. I can’t be lusting after him. He’s going to think I’m such a perv.”

We watch as he stops in front of Zeydan. Zeydan crosses his arms and glares at the male, and I brace myself for some kind of confrontation, but the two of them stare at each other for what seems like forever before they embrace each other without words. There are manly slaps on the back, and the hug goes on for a long time before they part and start talking quietly to one another.

“Hmm, an old friend of your fathers’, right? Are you sure there isn’t anything divine about your fathers’ friend apart from his looks?”

“I don’t think so. No one has ever said anything. You think he might be a god?” Mark’s eyes widen in surprise as he watches the same scene I do.

“I think the god of air may have been hiding in plain sight. What was his original name again? Zeydan told me…” I snap my fingers, and my own eyes widen. “Holy shit, his name was Markit. Maybe he changed it because it was a little too close to yours, especially if he was hiding in plain sight amongst one of his creations.”

“Oh my god, now the thought of training with him is even more terrifying,” Mark laments.

“Nonsense,” Susie scolds him. “He is hot as fuck, and if we can get him to pull the stick out of his ass, he might prove to be more than just protection. Who cares if he’s a god? Hell, one of Lila’s mates is a god. I bet the sex is off the fucking charts.”

I smother the sly grin that really wants to make itself known and change the subject, seeing that Mark is only moments away from a meltdown and Susie isn’t doing anything to help. I will grill Zeydan when I get back to my room, but I’d put money on the fact that Aarin is the god of air. One down, two more to go, and we have all we need to take Vivian down.

“Speaking of more than just protection… What happened with you guys, Aura, and their family? I thought you were all in with them.”

Mark sits up and puts his arm around Susie, pulling her against his side like he needs the comfort, and their lips turn down.

Susie shrugs. “With my Skarrian powers activating, we had to be careful about not bonding them to us, so we backed off a little. Orgasms are fun, but when the people involved want different things, accidently tying yourself to someone is a recipe for disaster,” she explains quietly. They are on the other side of the restaurant and look completely engrossed in their own conversation, but they do have supernatural hearing.

“They want to return to Earth and asked us to come with them, but when we said no, they got a little annoyed,” Mark explains. “Not that we could return to Earth anyway, since we burnt our identities when your lawyers faked our deaths. We have nowhere to go and no jobs to return to.”

“And that’s not even taking into account that neither of us want to. We’re excited to travel with the circus and explore all the planets that are new and fascinating to us. None of them were very happy, except Xane. He could feel how we felt and was kind, but the others were not so understanding, so we decided it was better to just make a clean break of it.”

Both of them feel incredibly sad, but there’s also anger and annoyance at the situation, so instead of giving them empty platitudes, I squeeze their hands and change the subject.

Our food and drinks come as we talk about anything but personal relationships. I don’t want to rub how good mine are all going in their faces.

Susie is telling me all about how she discovered her levitation powers and that her and Magenta have been discussing a dual act when an X-rated image pops into my mind, and I just about spit my drink all over the table.

I cough and splutter but manage to keep all the liquid in my mouth.

“Are you okay?” Susie asks, reaching over and slapping me on the back.

I wave her away and swallow my mouthful. “Holy shit, yeah, I’m good,” I tell them, my cheeks turning red and my inner creatures all bellowing for me to get off my ass and leave. “Xavier just projected something into my head, and I wasn’t expecting it.”

“What did he want?” Mark asks curiously, and I want to warn him to be careful what he asks for.

“Ah, the kids are going to bed and would like me to kiss them goodnight,” I reply, refusing to tell them that the image was of a naked Nikos wrapped in Caspian’s tentacles, his ass being impaled by one while Caspian lapped at the milk leaking from his nipple. Caspian most definitely has a nursing kink, and I’m not sure if that was a real image or one Xavier was making up, but I’m pissed I wasn’t invited to play too.

I quickly stand up. “Have to go. There is nothing scarier than three kraken and two mer babies crying in unison. Trust me.” Mark and Susie exchange a glance and shudder as I wave my goodbyes and hurry away without a backward glance.

I hear someone call my name, but I don’t stop to see who it is. In fact, I call on my warlock teleporting powers and disappear from the main dining area, reappearing in the entrance of our suite. I’m breathing heavily and slightly breathless, and Nikos and Caspian stare at me with concern, but Xavier just smirks.

“Did I miss it?” I demand, and he starts to chuckle.

“What did you do?” Caspian asks our warlock, who just casually slides a hand along the back of the sofa he’s sitting on before sweeping his fingers through Nikos’s golden locks. Nikos blinks in surprise, but he soon melts into Xavier’s touch as he gives them a little yank.

“You want to be a good boy for your mate, don’t you, fish man?” Xavier asks, and Nikos purses his lips and rolls his eyes in annoyance. What a brat! When Xavier tightens his grip and gives another tug, he nods.

“Yes,” he answers and allows Xavier to drag him closer and kiss him.

“What’s going on?” Caspian asks, not looking too upset about the proceedings as I stalk a little closer.

I run my hand through his short locks and lean in to kiss him. Caspian is always so responsive, and he reaches for me as he returns my kiss, but I duck away from his reach.

I’m impatient, and the living room isn’t the place to do what I want, so I reach for Caspian and Nikos and teleport the three of us to my bedroom. They stumble slightly, since my teleporting skills aren’t as smooth as Xavier’s yet.

“Now that was rude,” Xavier scolds me, appearing in a flash. I knew he would follow, and I couldn’t reach all three of them.

I ignore his pout and circle a finger between Nikos, Caspian, and me. “Do you want to have some fun?”

I think I render them both speechless, but unfortunately, Xavier isn’t.

“What about me?” he whines. “It was my idea.”

“No, you get to sit on the chair and watch this time. If you’re a good boy and keep your hands and magic to yourself, then I’ll let you fuck my ass when we’re done,” I promise him, and his eyes light up and he quickly takes a seat.

“Are you horny, my sweet oyster?” Nikos has recovered from his surprise and is stripping off his shirt, his eyes burning with desire.

“Yes. It’s Xavier’s fault. He put an image in my mind that has me intrigued,” I reply, and Caspian cocks his head to the side as he starts to undress.

“Oh?” he asks, unable to smother his curiosity.

“Hey, don’t blame me! I took the idea directly out of the kraken’s head,” Xavier calls, and Cas’s fingers freeze on his buttons.

“My head?” he asks, sounding confused, but then his eyes widen, and a blush makes his blue cheeks turn purple. “Oh.” He looks down at his feet.

“Oh no.” I step up to him and use a finger to lift his chin. “Don’t be embarrassed. I thought it was fucking hot. I want to see that.” I project the same image into Nikos’s head, and he coughs, choking with surprise as it appears inside his mind.

“Ah, um, yes, I wouldn’t be opposed either,” Nikos splutters as he hurries to remove the rest of his clothes. I huff and wave a hand, and their clothes disappear. I hear Xavier’s slow clap behind me but ignore him.

“Shift,” I order my kraken. I would almost feel bad about how demanding I am, but my creatures are riding me pretty hard, especially my dragon. She wants a nest and hatchlings, but if she can’t have them, then she will settle for a good dicking.

Cas’s body shimmers, and when it comes back into focus, his tentacles are writhing impatiently as he climbs up onto the bed. I grab Nikos’s hand and drag him over, pushing him back. He bounces on the mattress, our mouths clashing together as he wraps his arms around my body. This is the first time we’ve been naked on dry land, and I rub my body against him, enjoying how it feels. He moans in delight and thrusts his hard cock against my body, his hands roaming over my curves as he rolls us over.

A tentacle creeps across Nikos’s back, and he stiffens for a moment, but when the suckers start to activate, he moans and relaxes.

“Feels like a hundred mouths caressing my skin,” he mutters into my mouth. I lick his lips and run my own hands over his back as more of Caspian’s tentacles wrap around us. I turn my head to the side and find my kraken’s lips, our tongues tangling as Nikos squirms on top of me, firmly entrapped by Caspian.

Cas continues to kiss me as he lifts Nikos, suspending him above us. I look up and smile at the sight. “Well, that’s pretty,” I tell him, and I hear Xavier grunt his agreement. When I slide my gaze to him, he is naked and has his hand on his cock, stroking it.

I roll and dig around in my bedside table for some lube. I know Cas’s tentacles secrete their own lube, but if Xavier is going to fuck my ass, then I want some too. I toss him the bottle, which he grabs out of the air with his free hand.

“Get over here,” I order him, not wanting to wait to join in the fun, but he doesn’t listen. I kind of figured it was too good to be true. He submitted to Zeydan, but I doubted he would take orders from me. Fine, I can wait. I turn my attention back to the other two. Cas has Nikos suspended above us. His back is arched slightly, pushing his chest and cock out at such an appealing angle. I reach up and stroke my hand down his length. He groans as a tentacle pushes past his lips and plunges in and out of his mouth.

“I’m sure he was about to start talking, so I thought I’d shut him up,” Cas offers, and I hear Xavier chuckle.

“That’s mean. I happen to like his words,” I tell him, but he doesn’t look sorry in the least. I know it feels good for him to have it sucked on, and he is unrepentant.

Cas shifts him again, his tentacles positioning him so he is lying flat above us, and then he lowers him a little. Nikos gasps, but Cas still has him tightly wrapped. Now his chest is in reach, and I lean up and take a nipple into my mouth. His pecs are still slightly swollen, filled with milk for our children, and it dribbles into my mouth as I suckle on his peaked nub.

Cas moans, and when I look at him, I find him watching with slitted eyes as his tongue sweeps over his lips like he’s dying for a taste. I pull away and lean forward, pressing my lips to his, then I fill his mouth with the milk. I hear two groans and look away, finding Nikos and Xavier watching us with hooded eyes.

“Fuck, that’s sexy,” Xavier mutters and stands up, moving over to the bed. “Your turn,” he orders Cas, pointing at Nikos’s chest and taking charge. Cas shifts Nikos so he is directly above him, and he lunges for one of his nipples, rolling it around with his tongue before latching on and sucking hard. Nikos moans, and his whole body shudders as precum dribbles out of his cock as it pulses.

“Suck it, Lila,” Xavier commands, pointing to Nikos’s cock as he trickles lube into Nikos’s ass crack. I don’t follow his order straight away because I want to watch Nikos’s face as Cas pushes a tentacle into his hole while he sucks on his nipples.

Nikos’s head is thrown back, and his eyes are closed in ecstasy as Cas’s tentacle burrows into his tight ring. He gasps and groans as Cas’s tentacle pushes until he has a good portion of it stuffing Nikos’s hole.

“Perfect. You are doing so well. Such a good boy.” Xavier caresses Nikos’s body, circling the nipple Caspian isn’t sucking on with his finger. He leans in and licks it before giving it a quick suck as well. His eyes widen in surprise at the taste and amount of milk that leaks out of it. All my guys loved my breasts when I fed the babies, but they didn’t nurse for long.

“So good,” Nikos mutters around the tentacle in his mouth as the one in his ass starts to thrust in and out.

“Suck his cock, Lila. He won’t last very long, I can feel it,” Xavier says, and I get up on my knees so I can reach his cock. It isn’t an easy angle, and I can’t take much of it into my mouth, but I lick and suck the tip while Xavier slides in behind me and uses a finger to lube up my ass. The stretch burns, but I concentrate on Nikos, knowing it will feel good soon. Xavier shuffles in behind me and slides his cock through my pussy, coating it in the mess dripping out of me, before pushing into my ass. He moves slowly until he slides past the ring and then thrusts deeply. I open my mouth and scream, surprised by the onslaught, but he circles a finger around my clit, and soon it feels pretty fucking good.

I return my attention to Nikos’s cock, but I feel another of Cas’s tentacles push into my pussy, and I shudder once I’m stuffed full of my mates—one in every hole.

I lose track of time as moans and groans and wet slurps fill the room, creating a slutty soundtrack of our fuck fest. Nikos lasts a little longer than I expected, but it isn’t long before he shouts and floods my mouth with his cum. It’s tangy and salty, and I guzzle it down as my orgasm detonates, and pure fucking bliss runs through my body. Some of his cum leaks out of my mouth, dribbling down my chin. Xavier grabs my chin and turns my head, his tongue catching what I missed. His pace increases as my body clamps down around him, and I feel his cock swell and his body stiffen as he moans and fills my ass with his cum. At the same time, Cas groans loudly, and I feel his tentacle pulse, filling my pussy and Nikos’s ass and mouth. He can’t catch it all, and it leaks. Cas lowers him and also licks up the dripping cum from Nikos’s chin.

“That is fucking filthy,” I mutter as Xavier and I watch.

“But so fucking good,” he agrees, sliding out of my ass and using two fingers to stuff his cum back in. “Clench, Lila. I want you to drip my cum for hours.”

There’s no way I’m not going to shower after this, but we can pretend for now as we all collapse in a sweaty mess, Cas lowering a wrung out Nikos to the bed.

His eyes flutter closed, but he has a small smile on his face that makes him look serene. He’s well fucked but happy.