Page 17 of Unrestrained

River stared at his wrist. “I like this better than an ugly scar.”

The way River curled his nose made Bodhi smile. The grin slipped away as quickly as it came. “You do understand I truly am considered a dark druid, right? My magic isn’t to help heal the world. Not anymore. Good guys finish last and get crushed by reality. I’m not that guy. My very existence caused a war between gods that swept countless ancient societies out of existence. Archeologists have studied for years to learn why some colonies just vanished. That was because of me. The earth ran red with blood, including mine, in the aftermath. That’s what being good gets you.”

“Are you saying I’ll be torn to pieces just because I don’t like the way my stomach feels when I hurt anyone?”

Rage burned through him. No doubt fury showed in his expression. “Absolutely not. You have me, and I’ll be goddamned if anyone gets a drop of your blood.”

A small smile played on River’s lips. “You don’t feel bad to me.”

Bodhi didn’t know what to say to that one, but he liked the way River made him feel too. He never denied himself the pleasures of life. A wicked-sounding chuckle slipped from him. “Tell me more about me. Your voice is sexy.”

A blush exploded across River’s face. Bodhi never knew what to expect from River. One second, he was a firecracker, the next he fucked dirty as hell, and then he blushed at a simple compliment. Bodhi was nowhere near bored.

The level of shock Stygian felt had him walking in a haze. So many things happened at once. Too many. He wasn’t complaining. The vision Taurus created walking in front of him was a blessing in itself. His brain just couldn’t process what had happened to him in the past twenty-four hours. Celeste said he was good. What the fuck? He had two mates and a real body. He didn’t deserve this. Why would she think he did?

Every worry flew out the window the moment they crossed the threshold into their bedroom. Their bedroom. Holy shit. Taurus turned. His mouth slammed into Stygian’s. Taurus’ hungry kiss was everything he craved without knowing what he missed. Stellar’s body molded against his back and Stygian’s knees tried to buckle. The darkness rose inside, immediately proving Celeste wrong about him. He wanted to rip open Taurus’ throat and swallow his blood.

You’re hungry.

“Damn right I am,” Stygian growled between kisses.

Stellar worked to steal his clothes as if Taurus wasn’t eating Stygian alive. His body cramped with a need for sustenance. The rest of him wanted to fuck. Dirty, violent sex where no one even knew what fluid they swam in by the end. He wanted to pass out from exhaustion from every way he dicked down his mates.

Stellar open-mouth kissed Stygian’s nape. “Yes. I want that.” He snapped his fingers, and they were nude. Stygian’s every breath came out sounding shaky. Arousal and a need for blood had crippled him.

Bite me. Take what you need. You’ll need—

The thoughts Taurus shared with him died on a gasp as Stygian instinctively sank his fangs into Taurus’ throat.

Hot blood that tasted sweet rather than metallic filled his mouth and spilled down Stygian’s chin. He swallowed, taking as much as he could in one gulp. Stygian sucked again.

You’ll have to stop me. I can’t stop. Taurus tasted too amazing. Stygian was too hungry.

Stellar grabbed the back of his neck and tore him away from Taurus. He spun Stygian and pressed his face against his neck, demanding Stygian take his blood. As his fangs sank into Stellar’s throat, a loud and deep moan escaped him. Wet fingers plunged inside his hole while Stellar fed him.

Stellar’s breath stuttered. “Yes, Taurus. Fuck him. I need that.”

Stygian wouldn’t survive. He had no control any longer. Sheer lust and need were in control. He required a huge dose of whatever they offered. Stygian craved the pain.

Stellar grabbed the back of Stygian’s head with one hand and an ass cheek in the other. He plucked Stygian from the floor as if he weighed nothing, forcing Stygian to wrap his legs around Stellar.

Taurus squashed him between them.

Stygian ripped his fangs from Stellar’s neck so that he could cry out as Taurus impaled him. He didn’t wait for Stygian to adjust, and Stygian loved it. The pain was exactly what he sought.

Taurus bit the shell of Stygian’s ear. “In that case, you should love this.” Taurus led Stellar’s cock to Stygian’s hole. Stellar lifted and dropped, forcing Stellar’s dick inside Stygian as well. He was stuffed full. He had already blown and didn’t even remember it. Now there was no escaping the pressure against his prostate.

The pair worked together, moving Stygian like a doll, taking what they wanted. He could picture Taurus’ and Stellar’s erections rubbing against each other inside him. The images that ran through his head sent Stygian over the edge again without warning. Moaning and cries. Orgasms and cum. Everything that happened between them. Stygian wanted more. He was a glutton. Emotions he never expected to feel overflowed from him. Stygian wanted to cry at the thought of ever stopping.

“Not happening.” Even as Stellar said the words, they fought for more as they fell into bed together. He knew they were about to have the longest day ever. Stygian was in.

Taurus couldn’t say exactly what happened. Stygian had been ripped from him, and Taurus turned desperate to have him back in any way he could. Having Stygian’s fangs penetrate his skin was the only way he could think to have that connection again.

I’ve gone nowhere. No god or goddess has the power to rip me from you. Not really.

With his eyes closed, Taurus let the sound of Stygian’s voice wash through him. They had shared a mind and body. He knew Stygian every bit as much as he did Stellar. It didn’t matter how long they had known each other. They had been one soul.

Stellar ran his fingers through Taurus’ hair and kissed his nape. “Your thoughts hurt my heart. Both of you,” Stellar clarified. “You two are sad, and I can’t help. I didn’t have the same experience.”