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F eeling triumphant that he hadn’t taken any potions since morning, Phillip took a seat on the blue couch in Victor’s suite. His tummy was pleasantly full following a delicious dinner Victor had cooked for the Darays.

“Did I mention how much I enjoyed our meal?” Phillip asked.

Victor’s grin flashed. “Three times.”

“It was yummy,” Keegan remarked as he dropped onto the cushion next to Phillip.

“How’s your dragon, Phillip?” Victor asked. “Did meeting us for lunch help?”

“I hope it is not an imposition to have the midday meal together again because it was a success,” Phillip replied. “I feel no imminent desire to shift, and my dragon is quiet. Being with our mates pleases us both. My last potion was this morning.”

“Getting to have lunch with you both is wonderful,” Keegan enthused, his brown eyes glowing with happiness.

“Absolutely,” Victor said, toeing off his boots from the pink chair opposite the sofa. “And I know I don’t have to convince Evergreen and Dudley to change our normal lunch plans. They loved you guys.”

“What was up with you guys growling when Evergreen complimented me?” Keegan asked.

“My cat has never acted like that before,” Victor revealed. “I was as shocked as you.”

“It is no surprise to me that my dragon is overprotective. All his responses are dramatic.” The beast in question grumbled at the criticism, but Phillip had to be honest. “Still, I was not expecting to growl at Evergreen. I wish I could promise it will not happen again, but—”

“But nothing, Spicy,” Keegan said. “Your relationship with your dragon is precarious enough; don’t even think about suppressing any of his reactions. It’ll make things tougher for you. Did you talk to Alaric today?”

“It was not much of a conversation,” Phillip confided, thinking back to his brief conference with the Lich Sentinel. “I mentioned I wanted more to do, and he told me to teleport to the office in the morning. Evergreen and Dudley will give me tasks in the morning, and if I am able to return in the afternoon, it will be Alaric directing me.”

“That’s wonderful,” Keegan enthused. “Are you excited about working in the office?”

“I am. It will be helpful to accomplish things, and sitting in my dorm is boring. I have already read my textbooks several times now.”

“Evergreen must’ve been waiting for you to tell me because he didn’t mention anything about it this afternoon,” Victor confided. “He’s probably so excited at the chance to get to know you better.”

“I am excited too,” Phillip assured Victor. “But what I am wondering most at the moment is why you are still sitting on that chair by yourself when Keegan and I are on this sofa.”

Victor chuckled. “Actually, I was thinking about shifting. After my kitty’s growls this afternoon, I figured it’d be a good idea to formally introduce him to our mates.”

“It’s about time,” Keegan enthused. “Go on. Get naked and shift.”

“If Victor takes his clothes off in front of me, I guarantee you my hands will be far too busy on his body to allow him to shift,” Phillip stated seriously.

Victor stopped in his rise from the chair and blinked heavily. “Hush, Spicy. I can’t shift if I’m hard.”

“As a sentinel, I can do nothing but tell the truth,” Phillip said. He dearly wanted to familiarize himself with more of both Victor and Keegan, but he wasn’t sure if they were ready to experiment beyond kisses. If they weren’t, he was happy to wait without pressuring them.

“Somebody better be stripping me tonight,” Keegan insisted.

Stepping over to the couch, Victor gently grasped Keegan’s chin and fused their mouths together. Dragon and sentinel inwardly growled with pleasure at the delightful sight of their mates slowly tasting each other. Phillip was far from finished enjoying the view when Victor cupped Phillip’s face and slipped his tongue between the sentinel’s lips.

Phillip lifted a hand and caressed the side of Victor’s neck as they fought for a supremacy neither was destined to win.

“Kiss our Sunshine,” Victor ordered quietly once he pulled away.

With a nod, Phillip grasped a chunk of Keegan’s pretty red waves and did as he was ordered. The scent of sunflowers filled his senses, and Phillip hoped to hell he would have the chance to find every freckle on Keegan’s body soon. Phillip’s cock pressed hard on the zipper of his usually roomy uniform pants, so he ended the kiss.

It was a mistake to look at Keegan. His big brown eyes were dilated and teeming with desire. Phillip couldn’t help but buss his nose as a flood of affection for Keegan and Victor flowed beautifully through him. He glanced at Victor to find the cat shifter watching them with a small smile on his face.

“I don’t know about you guys, but I think this matebond is going great,” Victor said. He sighed heavily.

“Go shift so we can meet your kitty,” Phillip requested as he forced himself to release Keegan so he wouldn’t maul the man.

“Then I’m getting naked one way or another,” Keegan insisted again.

“Spicy and I will strip you,” Victor promised.

Unwilling to offer any opposition to Victor and because he was also eager to get Keegan out of his clothes, Phillip nodded in agreement.

Keegan rubbed his palms together and grinned. “I can’t wait to see you both naked.”

“Okay, be good,” Victor ordered as he walked toward the bathroom. “I need to get myself under control so I can shift.”

Keegan put his fist over his mouth. “I want to apologize so bad.”

“Curb the impulse; you have nothing to be sorry about, Sunshine,” Phillip said as Victor closed the bathroom door, leaving them alone.

“I’m so happy you had such a good day with your dragon,” Keegan offered quietly.

“Me too. He is fond of you and Victor. I like that my solution for requiring fewer potions is that I get to spend more time with you both.”

Keegan’s gorgeous smile flashed. “I love it. We haven’t known each other long, but I feel like things are going great.”

“I agree.”

A moment later, there was the sound of scratching on wood coming from the bathroom. Keegan laughed.

“I don’t think Victor considered how he’d get out of the bathroom once he was in kitty form and didn’t have any thumbs,” Keegan remarked as he stood and raced to open the door.

A gorgeous cat with Victor’s deep green gaze stalked out of the bathroom with his tail curved upward. His short gray fur shimmered in the light from the lamps and appeared dense.

“Oh my gosh, Sparkles, can I pick you up?” Keegan gushed.

Victor curved his body around Keegan’s boots, and the fallen knight scooped the cat version of their mate into his arms.

“He’s so soft,” Keegan enthused as he rushed over with Victor to where Phillip’s ass was planted on the couch. Keegan sat on the sofa next to him, and Victor stepped out of his embrace a bit to balance his two front paws on Phillip’s thigh. Phillip lifted his hand and petted Victor. As Keegan had mentioned, Victor’s fur was silky smooth.

“You are beautiful, Victor,” Phillip told their mate.

“Yes, the most gorgeous kitty ever,” Keegan added. “Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I’m going to be beside myself on the day you and Phillip can shift together.”

A happy roar rumbled through Phillip, and he immediately understood that was something his dragon eagerly awaited too. While Phillip’s balance with his beast was precarious and made his future murky, the one thing he was growing to count on was the bond he was building with Victor and Keegan.

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Still in cat form, Victor jumped from Keegan’s lap onto the floor. He padded to the bathroom but stopped before going inside. Since he had every intention of exploring the desire Phillip and Keegan so eagerly stoked, what was the point of pulling on clothes he’d take right off again? A rush of heat swept through him as he turned to face the two gorgeous men watching him curiously from the sofa.

His cat purred encouragingly at the thought of being close to their mates. Victor focused on his human form and seamlessly shifted from his cat to a man again. Phillip’s mouth opened, and Keegan gasped.

“Oh fuck,” Keegan said, grabbing the front of his own pants.

“Come here, Victor,” Phillip requested.

Happy to oblige, Victor returned to the sitting area of his room. Phillip glanced at him through his messy tresses and laid a warm palm on Victor’s hip. Victor grew hard at his touch. Next to them, Keegan jerked a boot off.

“Sunshine, we’re going to undress you,” Victor reminded the fallen knight.

“Just helping you guys out by getting rid of my boots and socks,” Keegan replied without glancing up.

Phillip chuckled as he grabbed his daggers from his sides and placed them carefully on the side table.

“Want to sit on my lap so we can undress, Keegan?” Phillip asked.

“I’d love to,” Victor told him. “But first, lose your boots and socks.”

“Sparkles, your body is making me crazy,” Keegan announced as he hopped to his feet. “How many tattoos do you have?”

“Two,” Victor replied. He pointed to the intricate letter D on his hip. “This one was my first. The D stands for Daray. Then I got what we call the Daray crest. Everyone in the family has it except Vellerynd because he’s an elf and their culture doesn’t mark their skin that way traditionally.”

His second tattoo was on his left shoulder blade. Unlike the first time, he’d been smart enough to bring a sorcerer with him when he got that one, so he hadn’t felt a pinch of pain as it was added to his skin. The Daray crest was based on the one adopted by the D’Vaires. In the center was a skeletal dragon, and it wore a crown to represent Chander. Beneath the dragon were seven lilies with beads mixed between the blooms. Two shadowy wings lay under them, and behind it all were three crossed glowing weapons—a sword, a dagger, and a scythe.

“They’re awesome,” Keegan enthused.

“I agree,” Phillip added. Now barefoot like Keegan, Phillip held out his arms, and Victor turned and sat on his lap. The slightly rough texture of Phillip’s uniform pants was odd on his bare ass, but Victor loved the way Phillip tugged him so his back lay flush against the soft cotton of the sentinel’s T-shirt. Both pieces of clothing were warm from Phillip’s body heat, and Victor wondered if his dick had ever been harder. He was probably going to explode before they stripped Keegan fully.

“Come and stand between Phillip’s knees,” Victor ordered Keegan. Thanks to their size difference, Victor could tuck his legs close to the sofa to give Keegan a little space to do as he’d demanded.

Keegan didn’t hesitate; he scrambled to obey, and Victor rewarded all three of them by reaching for the fallen knight’s belt buckle. As he undid it, Phillip yanked Keegan’s T-shirt from his pants. Keegan hissed in a breath, but Victor wasn’t sure if it was because his knuckles brushed Keegan’s hard dick or in response to Phillip’s hands coasting up the man’s belly beneath his top.

Swaying forward, Keegan closed his eyes, and Victor smiled as he tugged the fallen knight’s zipper down.

“His skin is as soft as yours,” Phillip said, sounding awestruck.

“Sunshine, take off your shirt so we can see your chest,” Victor requested as he fondled Keegan’s cock. He loved the rigid length against his palm, and the growing wetness told him Keegan was enjoying their attentions.

Without a word, Keegan whipped his T-shirt off and threw it on the chair. Like the cute freckles on his face, there were plenty of tiny brown dots across Keegan’s pale chest and muscled tummy. The fallen knight was breathing heavily as Victor toyed with him through his underwear. Victor’s balls were growing heavy, and it was no surprise. Keegan was stunning, and Phillip’s heat was enticing too.

Phillip’s lips landed on Victor’s nape, and he released a shaky exhale. Then his lungs stopped working altogether as Phillip curled his fingers around Victor’s dick. Without a word, Keegan dropped to his knees, and Victor lost his mind as the fallen knight dragged his tongue up his thigh.

“That’s it, Sunshine, help me please our Sparkles,” Phillip coaxed.

Victor didn’t know what the hell to do as sensation swamped him. His back arched as he stretched like the cat he was. Grabbing handfuls of Phillip’s loose pants, Victor squeezed his eyes shut and leaned into the sentinel as Keegan’s mouth covered the head of his cock. With Keegan sucking the tip and Phillip stroking him, Victor’s toes curled into the carpet as he forced himself to think of anything but the incredible pleasure his mates were giving him.

But he was far too inexperienced and turned on to handle the onslaught. Victor tensed, and a whimper escaped him before his muscles locked in place. His thighs trembled as electricity danced along his spine. His kitty purred with pleasure as his orgasm hit him with unparalleled strength.

Victor wasn’t sure how long time stood still. But his mates never stopped touching him. The tender kisses from Phillip on his shoulder, as well as the hands Keegan had wrapped around his calves, were a lovely connection to the two men who’d broken him in the most beautiful way possible.

“Thank you,” Victor whispered once he finally regained the use of speech.

Keegan surged forward and kissed Victor aggressively. Momentarily taken aback, Victor wasn’t surprised when Keegan immediately allowed him to take control of the caress.

“Can you help me?” Phillip asked next to Victor’s ear. To tease him, Victor wiggled, and he was pleased by Phillip’s sharp intake of breath. The hard prick pressed against Victor’s ass was proof of how much Phillip was enjoying their evening thus far.

Although loathe to pull his mouth free, Victor was pleased to aid Phillip in getting Keegan’s pants yanked down. The fallen knight’s cock was revealed to be a thick, heavily veined beauty flushed a deep red thanks to his intense arousal. Victor forgot to finish his task of getting Keegan naked, instead touching his length.

Victor had barely wrapped Keegan in his fist when the fallen knight shuddered violently. His come shot out past Victor’s fingers, landing on the carpet. Lifting his gaze, Victor couldn’t imagine Keegan looking any more handsome than he did in that moment with his cheeks flushed and his lips slightly open.

Phillip grabbed Keegan’s hips in a powerful grip as their mate swayed.

“Sit, Sunshine,” Phillip coaxed gently.

The second Keegan landed heavily on the sofa next to them, Victor clambered off Phillip’s lap to the floor and attacked the sentinel’s belt.

“I can help as soon as I can feel my extremities,” Keegan huffed out as he watched with keen interest.

“I’ve got it,” Victor assured him. “But get your mouth ready; I want him to feel what I did.”

“Oh fuck,” Phillip growled, echoing Keegan’s earlier statement.

“Scooch down,” Victor ordered Phillip once he yanked his pants open.

Phillip swore with a flourish as Victor cajoled him into getting his pants off. Like Keegan, the man was built impressively, and although he lacked Keegan’s freckles he was just as cut and gorgeous. His cock was slightly longer than Keegan’s as it jutted out from its nest of dark curls, but it was no less thick.

Victor grabbed that angry red prick in his fist and jerked. Phillip’s gray gaze nearly disappeared as his lashes slid partially closed. A growl ripped from his throat as Keegan shifted around and licked his prick.

With a chuckle, Keegan suckled Phillip, and the sentinel grabbed a fistful of red waves. Phillip’s free hand came to rest on Victor’s forearm. It was difficult to touch Phillip without impeding Keegan’s efforts, and Victor smiled at the feel of Keegan’s tongue flicking against his fingers. He did his best to aid their mate however he could, but it didn’t matter for long.

“Fuck,” Phillip spat as he buried his head into the back of the couch and his limbs stiffened.

Victor gave up trying to move and allowed Keegan to suck him through his orgasm.

“Sunshine, it tickles,” Phillip eventually rumbled.

Keegan shifted and sat up on his knees. Victor released his hold on Phillip’s softened cock and perched himself on one of the sentinel’s splayed thighs. With a crook of his finger, Victor enticed a grinning Keegan close so he could taste Phillip’s essence on his pretty mouth.

“Stop doing that or I will get hard again,” Phillip complained.

“If you do, Keegan and I will just have to do something about it again,” Victor warned, perfectly content with the idea. To prove his point, he kissed Phillip.

“As wonderful as that sounds, Keegan and I have dorms to return to at some point.”

“Figure out what shape our new bed should be and I’ll order it, that way we can sleep together,” Victor found himself saying.

“Pick whatever shape you want,” Phillip remarked. “I am far too concerned with sleeping with you both to give a shit what shape the damn bed is.”

“Yep. What Phillip said.”

Victor chuckled. “Okay, I’ll take care of it. Thank you both for tonight. You made both me and my kitty feel special.”

“I want to be naked with you guys constantly,” Keegan replied.

The gorgeous sound of Phillip’s hearty laughter filled the room, making Victor and Keegan grin at each other. It was a wonderful night, and Victor planned on ensuring it would happen frequently in the future.