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The empty seats curved away into shadows far below, yet there was still light dancing against the dust-motes that hung in the air under the spotlight like twinkling stars scattered across a dark sky. It seemed so much higher from up here than it looked from down below.

I'd done some gymnastics when I was a teenager, but nothing to this degree. I was fairly confident with my body control and heights, but I was nowhere near the confidence level one needed to perform. Still, I wasn't even slightly afraid. I wasn't even technically alive, so even if I did plummet to the ground, would it even matter?

With newfound confidence bubbling within myself, I stood tall and positioned myself just under one corner trapeze bar closest platform. One of the swings was larger than the others, and had a ring around it that I could hold onto to keep steady.

I let the other swings loose before I grabbed the one I wanted. I wanted to make sure that there were other ropes available if I needed to get back onto the platform. All I'd have to do was swing over to it and climb up.

Again, it crossed my mind that I could possibly fall off of this thing if I made the wrong movement. But again, it wasn't exactly a life or death situation. I'd already been there, done that.

Chuckling to myself, I grabbed the swing I wanted and planted my feet on it while I held onto the ring tightly. Then with my other hand, I unhooked the rope from the platform. I shrieked as the trapeze swing immediately dropped with me on it. My stomach shot to my throat and wind rushed through my loose hair.

By the time the swing hit maximum velocity, it dipped and then rose again on the other side of the center ring. Carefully, I crouched into a sitting position and let my feet dangle over the edge of the seat. The swing kept going, back and forth through the air until it felt like I was flying.

I felt Theodore and Bael's eyes on me from the shadows below, watching as I swung through the air. I had no idea how long they'd been up in those stands, but I knew it as sure as I knew I was staying. I opened my eyes, a strange pull guiding my eyes to a darkened pair of seats where two tall shadows sat alone.

"Don't be shy, boys!" I teased, laughing as I pushed the swing harder. My loose teal dress fluttered around me like sheer butterfly wings. I'd never felt so loose and free. I could have sworn I felt their amusement even from so high up.

As I swung back, I held my arms out like a bird and arched my back towards the sky. The feeling of weightlessness only grew stronger, and I couldn't help but laugh at the rush. Then, as the trapeze swing carried me forward again, I felt a strong grip around my waist.

"Careful there,Chéri," Bael murmured into my ear as he positioned himself behind me on the swing. His body was pressed tight against mine, and and his large hands wrapped firmly around my waist. I realized I'd never get tired of his strange magic.

I leaned back against him, feeling the warmth of his body against mine. It was comforting and still new all at once. I let my head fall back onto his shoulder as we swung together through the air.

"I didn't expect company," I said.

Bael nuzzled his face into my neck, sending pleasurable shivers down my spine. I craned my neck, allowing his access to my bare skin, a satisfied smile on my lips. "We couldn't let you have all the fun," he whispered, nipping once at my nape.

As we swung back and forth through the air, I felt a different kind of thrill run through me. This wasn't just about the rush of flying anymore. It was about my freedom to do whatever the hell I wanted with nobody here to tell me no. I could have both Bael and Theodore, and there was nobody in my ear telling me it was wrong to want two men.Thiswas the kind of freedom I'd always craved.

The swing slowed dramatically and began to lower. I sucked in a sharp breath and clung to the ropes. We descended incredibly fast, only slowing when we reached the ground. The swing pulled taut, just high enough for my feet to dangle above the ground. I looked up, my eyes widening at the elongated ropes. It had to be another one of Bael's tricks.

Theodore's gaze was like a physical caress. He continued watching everything we did. I could barely see him though the darkness beyond the spotlight, but I didn't have to see him. There was an awareness that came over me whenever he was in the same room as me.

"You guys are getting good at this whole convincing thing," I said with a broad smile. A real smile. It felt so damn good to fucking smile.

Bael chuckled, placing a kiss on my cheek. "We aim to please."

With the snap of Bael's fingers, my legs were spreading without me making the conscious effort to do it myself. It felt as if invisible hands were caressing my inner thighs. I gasped as two ropes appeared dangling on either side of me, moving like snakes writhing on their own as Bael's fingers twitched. He was doing magic, and it had me watching in complete and utter awe.

I was giddy as he circled around me with that suave swagger that only Bael could pull off. He'd peeled off his tailcoat, leaving himself bare chested, skin gleaming in the spotlight. My mouth dried up at the sight of him as he swept his long hair up into a messy bun.

The ropes he was commanding began to twirl around my thighs, tightening and knotting themselves before rising up higher and tying themselves off on the ropes that held up the trapeze swing. It created what I could only describe and the world's strangest sex swing. The ropes held my legs in place, my thighs spread wide as my dress rose up around my head until it was fluttering off and falling to the ground leaving me completely naked.

Bael smiled approvingly at his handy work before turning to face Theodore, who still sat in the stands, watching us patiently. "Shall we continue?" he asked.

Theodore had no response save for the smallest hints of a smirk that made my heart skip a beat. I could barely see him, but the glowing skull under his skin was getting brighter.

Bael walked around me as if I was an art piece he'd proudly created and adjusted the ropes slightly before taking hold of them with both hands. "A feast for the eyesandthe tongue!" Bael shouted in his best ringmaster voice.

"Should I be afraid?" I asked, laughing as he caressed my wild curls and ran his fingertips along my bare shoulders.

"Very," he said teasingly against the shell of my ear. "After tonight, you may forget you ever knew any different."

My belly flipped at his whispered promises. I very much wanted him to prove it to me. I was all-in right now, up for whatever these two wanted from me. If this was going to be my new normal, then I was going to embrace the hell out of it and live the life I was never allowed to live.

He paused in front of me, using his thumb and knuckle to lightly pinch my chin, raising my eyes to meet his. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?"

I sallowed thickly, my entire body lighting up like an open flame. I nodded, my eyes never leaving his. "Oui," I whispered breathlessly.

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