Page 11 of Guardians

“No, he wasn’t. He was concerned that providing everyone with housing and food would unravel the alliance. It’s a valid fear. Starvation and exposure to the elements are the things motivating your friends to consider joining the alliance. Without those motivations, it will be much harder to convince your people to submit to mine.”

“But Zion said?—”

Kane swung the flogger again, cutting off her ongoing argument. The strands spread out across her bottom cheeks, trapping the breath in her lungs. The sting was sharp and shocking, but it was nothing compared to the heat. Always the fucking heat. She shuddered violently and then released a pathetic moan. Oh, God, that hurt so much worse than his hand. He swung again before the sting subsided and the pain compounded.

“Stop,” she cried, trying to twist out of reach. The restraints held her nearly motionless, and her helplessness stimulated her darkest hunger.

“You’ve earned this and you know it,” Kane said coldly. “Now, stand still and take it.”

His attitude reignited her temper. She might have misread the situation with Zion, but she hadn’t ‘earned’ a flogging. “All I did was defend my friends,” she protested, sounding more belligerent than she’d intended.

“All you did was make your mates look like fools,” Diego countered. He moved in front of her and pinched her nipples.

She cried out at the added discomfort. Her bottom cheeks throbbed and her pussy clenched. The last thing she needed was another area of stimulation. Kane continued to whip her while Diego applied cruel pressure to her nipples.

“Your sassy mouth nearly cost us our positions,” Diego told her. “Do you have any idea how hard we worked to become guardians?”

She shook her head, too overwhelmed to defend herself. Her core tightened and released, taking on the deep throbbing ache of her bottom. Each time the flogger connected with her ass cheeks, heat radiated through her lower body. Her clit tingled then twitched as if begging for attention. She shifted her weight from foot to foot, but the bar between her legs made movement difficult.

Arousal was eroding her anger. This had been one of the most traumatic nights of her life. She needed comfort and support, not punishment. She wanted to be wrapped in their arms, surrounded by their strength as her mates made love to her. Instead, her ass cheeks were on fire, and she feared that her misery had just begun.

Kane brought the strands upward, catching the underside of her cheeks. The sting was brighter, more cutting than before. A helpless cry tore from her throat. His next swing targeted the other side, effortlessly finding the same torturous place. “Stop! Oh, God, please stop,” she yelled, tugging against her restraints with all her might.

Much to her surprise, Kane paused and moved in front of her. “It makes me want to rut like an animal when I see you like this,” he admitted, his eyes starting to glow with golden light. “You are so fucking beautiful, mate. It makes me feel wild.” He fisted her hair and tilted her head back, kissing her deeply. The flogger thudded to the floor, and he roughly palmed her breasts. “Mine,” he growled against her damp lips.

When he finally released her mouth and stepped back, Lexie was breathless and teetering on the verge of an orgasm. The pain combined with Kane’s possessive attack on her mouth had been more than she could take. “Please, Sir. I really need to come.”

“No doubt you do, but your punishment isn’t over.” He leaned down and picked up the flogger. “Be a good girl for Malik and Diego and we’ll all fuck you after.”

A wave of conflicting emotion crashed over her overstimulated body. Her ass hurt, throbbing with heat and discomfort. Her nipples were tender from Diego’s pinches and apparently, they each had a different punishment in mind for her. She looked from Malik to Diego and back. Diego’s dark gaze burned with dangerous desire, so she focused on Malik. He wasn’t smiling, but he appeared less menacing than the other two.

“I’m sorry I lost my temper, and I’m sorry I made you guys look bad. I won’t confront Zion ever again.”

“You’re sorry you’re being punished, and you want us to feel sorry for you,” Diego countered. “This will end when you actually mean those words.”

Lexie sucked in a breath and nervously licked her lips. Kane had already abused her bottom. What else did they intend to do?

Malik moved in front of her and casually cupped her sex. “We’re not human, and this is not Earth.” His middle finger sank between her slick folds and rubbed her aching clit. “You forgot that simple fact tonight.” He pulled back his hand and slapped her pussy.

Lexie gasped. The slap had been more shocking than painful, especially coming from Malik.

“This is your new reality.” He accented the statement with a harder slap. “You are under our authority, and you will follow our rules. We will not tolerate disrespect, especially in public. After tonight, you will never forget these facts again.”

Over and over he slapped her wet pussy. Lexie was held open by the bar, so she had no choice but to stand there and take it. Her chest heaved and her clit throbbed. Each slap sent pain jolting through her abdomen, but it also fueled her smoldering arousal. Her nipples tightened into aching peaks and her core began to ripple. How could something so painful turn her on?

Her pussy lips were red and swollen when Malik finally stopped. Lexie let out a relieved sigh, thinking he was finished. Instead, he pulled a metal clamp out of his pocket and fastened it onto her nipple. She screamed in frustration and pain. Was her momentary temper tantrum worth all of this? He clamped the other side then moved back, signaling to Diego that it was his turn to discipline her.

She dreaded what Diego would do. He was the cruelest of her three mates and he’d been obsessed with her ass since she agreed to be claimed by this coalition. Not surprisingly, he moved behind her and ran his finger down the crease between her reddened cheeks.

“It’s time, pet. This tight little ass is finally going to stretch around my cock.”

She closed her eyes and shook her head, arms and legs trembling. The last plug they’d made her take was large, but not nearly as large as Diego’s cock. “Do I get a say in this?”

He laughed. “You can say, ‘yes, Master’ or ‘please, Master,’ but that’s about all.”

She’d known this was coming eventually. Diego had made his intentions clear from the start. He pulled her cheeks apart and she moaned as the discomfort of the flogging intensified. Something cool and slick slid over her puckered opening. He spread the gel around, carefully coating her skin. Then he pushed the lube inside her with one of his fingers. Would that be enough to ease the way for something as massive as his cock? She tensed and whimpered. How badly was this going to hurt?

Diego pressed his cock into her crease lengthwise, letting the tension build. “I’ve dreamed about this,” he whispered in her ear as he slid his shaft up and down. “I’d planned to break you in gently, make this as painless as possible.” He shifted his hips and his tip pressed against her opening. “But naughty girls must learn hard lessons, so there’s no reason to hold back. You’re going to get it fast and hard, the way I like it.”

That was the only warning she got before he breached her opening. Her muscles stretched painfully, burning like fire as the broad head of his cock forced her body open. “You’re too big,” she cried out, a sob shuddering past her throat. “Please, stop! It really hurts.”

“The pain will ease, but this is the part that will help you remember.” He pushed in deeper, adding an intrusive fullness to the burn.

Lexie tossed her head and tried to twist her hips, but the restraints kept her anchored in place. Deeper and deeper Diego invaded her back passage. The sting finally began to fade, but what replaced it was even worse. She was bound and helpless and being taken in the most humiliating way. He dominated her body, demonstrating his power over her. She sobbed again, unprepared for the emotions released by this claiming. She was angry and yet a dark hunger unfurled inside her. Helplessness aroused her. She’d realized that the first night in the lodge. But this was even more shocking. Part of her wanted this, needed it. She didn’t understand the desire, but it was undeniable.

When Diego’s pelvis was flush with her bottom, he paused. “Do you feel that, my naughty pet? My entire cock is deep inside you.”

“Yes,” she cried. “Take it out.”

“Yes, Master . And I don’t want to take it out.” He slid back, making her feel every thick inch. Then thrust in fast, filling her completely. “Does it still hurt, pet?”

“It aches, Master,” she admitted with a moan. “My whole body aches.”

“As it should. Bad girls are supposed to ache, they’re supposed to burn.” He pulled nearly out, then slid in slowly.

Lexie squirmed. The slow strokes were worse than the fast. They triggered a restlessness that was nearly overwhelming. “Please.” The word slipped out of its own volition.

“Please what, pet? Tell me what you need.”

She shook her head and whined. Even if she knew what she needed, there was no way he’d give it to her.

He fucked her with long, slow strokes, prolonging her punishment. “Bad girls don’t get to come, but they get their asses fucked. Don’t they, Lexie?”

“I’m not a bad girl,” she cried, but she felt bad. She felt guilty and foolish and bad.

He reached around and removed one of the nipple clamps. Lexie screamed as a fresh stab of pain rushed into her abused breast.

“Breathe,” he coached, squeezing the quivering mound. “Let the pain wash over you as you take a deep breath.”

She pulled air in through her nose and released it slowly through her mouth. Her eyes were tightly closed, allowing her to focus on the sensations. Her entire body seemed to ache with the same rhythm. Her bottom, breasts, clit, and pussy had all taken on the same persistent throb. He released the other clamp and she simply breathed through the pain. Her pussy fluttered and her clit twitched wildly. She was so close to coming that it frightened her.

Diego pulled nearly out, then paused with the head of his cock brutally stretching her hole. “Scream for me, pet. I want to hear you scream.”

She happily obliged, releasing a shrill scream.

His entire length drove into her, stealing her breath. He pulled all the way out, waited for her opening to contract, then shoved into her again. The burning stretch was so much worse this way. It was like being ass fucked for the first time over and over. She sobbed and shuddered, unable to move or resist him in any way. He did it again and again, intentionally hurting her.

“Stop,” she screamed. “Please, Master, stop.”

He paused again with just his tip inside her. “Why am I punishing this tight little asshole?”

“I was rude and disrespectful to Zion and Malik. I am honestly sorry, and I will not mouth off again.”

Sliding his cock free, he positioned himself against her pucker but didn’t push back inside. “Beg me, Lexie. Beg me like an obedient pet and I’ll let you come.”

She wanted to beg him to stop, to end the punishment. He expected her to willingly offer her ass for his use. He wanted her to yield to his will.

He drove inside then withdrew, focusing her mind on the emptiness inside her pussy and ass. She needed to be filled, needed release so badly that her entire body trembled. Please. The word echoed in her mind, but she couldn’t force it past her lips.

“Right now, naughty pet, or there will be no pleasure.”

The only way to resolve this conflict was to submit to her mate, to willingly offer him control of her body. “Please, Master, fuck me,” she whispered. “I need your cock deep inside my ass.”

Diego grasped her hips and drove his length into her clenching bottom. The sting gradually faded as her body accepted his. Lexie relaxed in her bonds and let him use her. It was not like she had a choice. He took from her because it was his right to take. Her body belonged to him. Her ass belonged to him. It was his right to use her in whatever way he chose. The thoughts were alien and yet they made perfect sense. This was not Earth, and these males were not human. She must learn to adapt to their expectations if she wanted to survive.

“Please, let me down,” she whispered. “Please, Master, will you release me?”

He paused with his entire length inside her and squeezed both her breasts. “Why do you want out of the restraints?”

She needed the punishment to be over. She needed the comfort of her mates. “I want to offer my willing submission and I cannot do that like this.”

His hands slid over her body as he considered her offer. He tweaked her tender nipples and teased her aching clit. Slowly he withdrew from her bottom and untied her wrists. Malik crouched in front of her and freed her ankles from the cuffs. Then they both just stood there and waited, watching her silently.

Apparently drawn by her unexpected request, Kane left the chair he’d been sitting in across the room and joined the other two males. She knelt in front of them and lowered her gaze, then spoke in a soft, sincere tone. “I’m genuinely sorry that I allowed my emotions to create conflict. It was not my place to correct Zion’s behavior and I regret my outburst.” She glanced up at Malik as she added, “I’m sorry that I lashed out at you. You did nothing to deserve my disrespect.” Lowering her gaze again, she licked her lips and finished her apology. “I’m part of this coalition now and I will try harder to behave as a bonded mate should.”

All she could see was their legs with her gaze lowered, but she wasn’t ready to see their expressions. Did they believe her, or did they think she was just trying to escape further punishment? “I’ll be respectful to the village leaders, and I’ll try much harder to set a good example for the other human females. Hybrids need their mates to submit. I want to submit to you now.” She bent forward and rested her forehead on her folded arms. Then she lifted her hips, presenting her bottom. “My ass is yours to enjoy.” A dark shiver dropped down her spine as she heard her own words. “As are my pussy and mouth.”

She expected Diego to kneel behind her and finish what he’d started. Instead, he knelt in front of her and guided her head up. He took her face between his warm palms and kissed her deeply. “Kane is right. You are unbelievably beautiful.”

They kissed again, the exchange surprisingly tender. He caressed her back and stroked her hair as his tongue explored her mouth. His long, hard cock pressed against her belly and restlessness crept over Lexie. No longer hindered by the unknown, she admitted what she needed. She wanted to be stretched around him, filled by him in the most dominant way possible.

“Please, Master,” she whispered against his lips. “I want you back inside me, knowing it was my choice this time.”

He growled savagely and moved behind her. Someone must have handed him the bottle of lube because she felt the slick coolness again before he pressed against her back entrance. His hand wrapped around the back of her neck, and he urged her upper body down. Then his cock pushed back into her bottom, spreading her wide and filling her up in one sustained motion. The burning sting quickly passed this time as he fucked her with shallow strokes, allowing her body to relax and accept. She opened to him body and mind, willingly submitting to his dominance.

Diego grasped her hips with both hands as his pace increased. Lexie tilted her hips, offering him even more of her supple body. Malik and Kane moved in front of her, standing close together. They were both naked now and fully erect. They stroked their cocks as they stared at her naked body.

“Bring them pleasure with your sassy mouth,” Diego instructed as he fucked her ass more vigorously.

Lexie held herself up with one arm as she reached for Kane with the other. She parted her lips and took Malik into her mouth while stroking Kane with her fingers. Malik tangled his fingers in her hair and eagerly fucked her mouth. She tried to keep her fist sliding up and down Kane’s shaft, but too much was going on, too many sensations and emotions were assailing her from every direction.

Malik pulled out of her mouth and Kane shoved in, pushing all the way into her throat. She gagged helplessly, but tilted her head back so she could take him more easily. She didn’t even try to stroke them after that. They just positioned her as they liked, taking turns in her mouth while they twisted her nipples and lightly slapped her breasts.

They were using her body for their pleasure with little thought for hers. She should be insulted, even angry about their selfishness. Ironically, she found herself teetering on the verge of an orgasm. She made a low distressed sound in her throat. They hadn’t given her permission to come. Would they punish her if she just let it happen?

“Is my naughty pet enjoying this a little too much?” Diego taunted.

She nodded as best she could with Malik vigorously fucking her face. He pulled out suddenly and she gasped, “Please,” before Kane filled her mouth again.

Diego reached around her hip and rubbed her clit. The bundle of nerves was so sensitive that the caress was painful, but it didn’t seem to matter. “Come, pet. You’ve earned it.”

Her body was more than happy to obey. She arched her back, taking him even deeper into her ass as an orgasm blurred reality. Sensations exploded inside her and a helpless cry escaped as Kane whipped his cock out of her mouth so he could come on her shuddering breasts. His harsh cry echoed hers as ropes of hot cum splattered her pinkened flesh.

Malik turned her head and pushed back into her mouth. She was still lightheaded and tingling, but he clearly didn’t care. He held her face with both hands and urged her to take his entire length with each forceful stroke. She felt tears run from the corners of her eyes and spit threatened to overflow her mouth. Then he shoved deep, groaned loudly, and came down her throat.

Lexie swallowed around him, unable to breathe until he pulled out of her throat. His taste was still strong on his cock, so she licked and sucked as he slowly drew out of her mouth.

“So good,” Malik murmured. “You’re amazing, mate.” He leaned down and pressed a kiss against her swollen lips, then moved to the bed and sat down.

As the other two moved aside, Diego pushed her down onto the floor. She was prostrate before him, arms and legs spread wide. He arched over her, letting her feel his weight as he drove his cock deep into her ass. He pumped slow and deep for a few seconds then growled into her ear. “I need to let my cat off his leash. You okay with that?”

“Yes, Master. I like it hard.”

His next growl was animalistic, and Diego let go. He grasped her hips with both hands and gradually increased his tempo until he was fucking her fast and hard. Lexie cried out and moaned as his cock pounded into her bottom. It was a brutal possession that left no doubt in anyone’s mind who owned her ass. It hurt and still waves of arousal swelled over her.

“Now you’re going to come just for me,” he told her. Easing his hand between her body and the floor, he found her abused clit and circled it with his fingertips. “Come, pet. Come really hard around your master’s cock.”

The orgasm detonated with enough intensity to make her scream. She bucked and arched, taking him deeper as rhythmic pulses contracted every muscle in her pelvis. Sensations sparked and streaked through her body, making her skin tingle and her toes curl. Her pussy tightened and her bottom massaged Diego’s cock like a fist. He thrust one last time then released, filling her aching bottom with his hot seed.

Lexie collapsed beneath him, sore, well used, yet utterly satisfied.

Easing out of her body, Diego heaved himself off the floor. Someone handed him a warm cloth and he gently cleaned up the mess he’d left behind. It was a nice gesture, but most of his seed was deep inside her. It would take time and gravity to work its way out.

Diego rolled her over and then lifted her into his arms. He carried her to the bed and placed her between Kane and Malik. “I’ll join you shortly,” he muttered then ducked into the adjoining bathroom.

She heard water running and realized Diego was taking a shower. She was covered in cum and sweat. She should probably shower too, but she was so wiped out she could barely move.

“Sleep, love,” Kane advised, clearly guessing the direction of her thoughts. “We love the smell of our seed mixed with your arousal. You can shower in the morning.”

Too exhausted to argue, she snuggled in deeper between them and closed her eyes.

Elias felt his claws extend and his eyes burn as he gazed at Eugene Babcock. The old man looked pathetically frail and terrified as he knelt on the floor in between two of Elias’ hunters. The hunters had dragged Babcock into Elias’ office a few minutes ago, confirming the fact that the raid on the human’s camp had been a complete success.

“You still draw breath for one reason, and one reason alone,” Elias told him. “I have need of you.”

“I cooperate best on a full stomach,” Babcock replied.

Elias backhanded him, snapping the old man’s face to the side and bloodying his lip. “I’ll offer you food when you’ve proved to me that you’re worth feeding.”

“What do you need me to do?”

“Alpha,” Elias stressed. “You’ll refer to me as alpha. Is that understood?”

Babcock’s gaze narrowed and his eyes gleamed, but he muttered, “Yes, alpha.”

Elias studied his nemesis for a moment. This monster was responsible for the suffering of thousands. He’d conducted illegal experiments and mutated humans into four separate species of hybrids. He was reputed to be one of the most brilliant scientific minds in the star system, yet the hunters had found him half-starved and freezing to death in the forest. How the mighty had fallen.

Then another thought occurred to Elias. Babcock hadn’t asked about the attack. He hadn’t wondered if anyone was still alive and what happened to them if they were. Had he not seen the bodies of his colleagues, or did he simply not give a fuck? Babcock might be the most self-absorbed entity in the galaxy.

“Get him up,” Elias told the hunters, and they dragged the old man to his feet. Pulling one of the desk chairs to the middle of the room, Elias motioned toward it. The hunters shoved Babcock down onto the hard wooden seat then stood to either side of him. The precaution was almost comical. Did they expect this emaciated old man to make a run for it or try to beat the shit out of someone?

The human looked like a stiff wind could blow him over. Elias hadn’t realized that the lack of food had affected Babcock so severely. Glancing at Armando, Elias said, “Go see if there’s any of that stew left from dinner. I need this fool to stay alive long enough to answer my questions.”

“I’ll be right back,” Armando promised as he slipped from the office.

Elias motioned the hunters out too. Clearly, Babcock wasn’t a danger to anyone, at least not physically.

“There are only two challenges that I can think of that I would be qualified to assist you with,” Babcock said without prompting. “Have your packs developed some sort of genetic disease or are you ready to procreate?”

Fucker thought he was smart. Elias felt his lips pulling back from his teeth and forced his mouth to relax. It was damn frustrating that Babcock’s first guess had been accurate. Elias was hoping to string him along for a bit, make him worry about the purpose for his capture. Well, fine. The sooner this bastard solved the problem, the sooner Elias could choke the life from his skeletal body.

“How many of the cats can trigger breeding mutations in females and can their nanobots be extracted?” If they weren’t going to play mind games, he’d get right to the point.

“Why are you asking about the cats? There were breeders among your people too. Three that I can think of off the top of my head.”

“Rydaria is a dangerous place. You of all people should understand that.”

Babcock nodded, looking slightly less smug. “None of the lupine breeders survived?”

Apparently he needed to hear it. “Yes, goddamn it. None of our breeders survived.”

“The answer to your question is twenty-three. However, I have no idea how many are still alive, and most don’t realize they’re breeders.”

What the hell did that mean? Armando returned with a bowl of stew before Elias could ask. He handed the food to Babcock and the old man started scarfing it down.

“Oh, God,” the human moaned. “This tastes like ambrosia.” He quickly finished the entire bowl and handed it to Armando. “Is there any more?”

Arrogant, amoral, and greedy? Even if he wasn’t responsible for the Griffin Project, Elias would despise this man. “Why don’t the cats know they’re breeders?”

Babcock shrugged. “It was standard procedure to wipe the memories of the breeders, but about one in ten were immune to the process.”

“You will compile a list of all the feline breeders.”

Babcock shook his head. “I knew most of them by patient number. We never bothered with names.”

Elias growled. He couldn’t help it. The utter indifference with which Babcock spoke of the nightmare was further proof of his evilness. “I heard stories of what went on in the breeding pens. You will die slowly and in utter agony because that’s what you deserve.”

“The threats would be more effective if you waited until after I’ve provided you with a solution to your inability to reproduce.”

Fury spread through Elias like wildfire. He would not listen to another condescending word from this human. Pushing to his feet, he looked at Armando. “Take this creature to the common room. Strip him naked and string him up. Whip him carefully. I do not want him badly damaged, but I have never seen a being more in need of humbling.”

“It would be my pleasure, alpha.”