“Can we all…get along,please?” Raven’s voice wavered with exhaustion, and some of my irritation faded. This quest had been tough on all of us, but not only had she dealt with the bitterly cold weather, she’d also been attacked by a cetus twice.My poor mate. “It’s bad enough having Alar-dick on my case all the time.”
“Alar-dick?” Rasmus seemed amused by Raven’s nickname for the asshole mage. “Who is this Alar-dick?”
“Nobody important,” Raven replied with a scowl. I tuned into her thoughts and found a confusing mess. It was pretty obvious the witch had very conflicted feelings for the mage, even though he’d abandoned her.
“Don’t worry, pet. I’ll make sure the mage gets what’s coming to him when we return to campus.” Zane whistled a jaunty little tune while spinning his blade around in the air.
Maverick grunted. “As much as I’d enjoy gutting the mage, we can’t hurt him because it would hurt our mate, so Alaric is off-limits for now.”
“Alaric Vane?” Rasmus’s gaze sharpened, and he stilled.
“Yes, he’s her other mate.”
“No, he’s not,” argued Raven. “I refuse to accept such a bad-tempered, mean asshole as my mate.”
“The Mage Council leader’s son.” The vampire prince hummed thoughtfully.
“Yeah. Now can we please make plans to leave?” Maverick tapped his foot. “Time’s ticking on, and we have a boat to catch.”
I swallowed hard, knowing I wouldn’t be heading back with them. My mother would expect me to return to our kingdom now that I’d claimed my soul-bonded mate. If she refused to accept my claim because Raven was not a mermaid, she was within her rights to lock me up.
But I wasn’t about to admit that. Raven would worry, and she had enough on her plate with a starved vampire.
“Like I said, I need to feed.” The vampire resumed licking Raven’s neck.
“Then get on with it,” Maverick grumbled. “We don’t have all day.”
“As you wish, big guy.” He sank his fangs into Raven’s neck, easily punching through her delicate skin. She whimpered and arched her back against his much bigger body.
The heady scent of arousal perfumed the small room, and the rest of us uttered a collective groan.
I’d read that a vampire’s bite could be highly pleasurable. Some old texts said one bite from a vampire could trigger an immediate orgasm, and from the way Raven gasped while her eyes turned glassy with pleasure, the books were correct.
My cock throbbed in my pants. Zane moved to lie next to Raven, facing her.
“Does that feel good, pet?” he purred seductively. No doubt the pervert was sucking up all her lust and boosting his magic reserves.
The vampire slowly extracted his fangs and licked the wounds, sealing them.
“Delicious,” he murmured.
“Delicious,” Zane agreed while adjusting his cock.
I looked away, embarrassed. The incubus might be comfortable with group activities, but I was not.
“I’ll meet you back at the cavern,” I muttered before hurrying away. Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad thing if my mother rejected my soul-bond claim because I didn’t know if I could be a part of the witch’s harem.
Raven didn’t need me. Not after I’d served my purpose by destroying the cetus. No more visions had come to me, and with three powerful mates at her side, she would be safe now.
I soon arrived back at the cavern. The kitsune lay curled up on a coat, snoring loudly. He didn’t wake as I collected my bag. I pulled a sheet of seaweed parchment and a squid-ink pen from a small inner pocket and quickly scrawled a note for Raven.
My love,
I must go home to register my mate claim with my mother, the queen. You will be safe with your other mates. All being well, I’ll return to campus in a week.
Yours always,
Kai
