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Oh, god… Bella’s head whirled. Have sex with him or have sex with Alex?

Really, it was no choice at all.

“Toy. I mean, Alex.” Horror struck through her as she realized what she’d said first.

“Bella no!” Alex strained against the Wolf’s hand in his hair, the men who were holding him on his knees. “You don’t have to do this!” He glared up at the Wolf. “Let her go.”

“You’re getting repetitive. Boring.” The Wolf’s green eyes glinted in a way that belied his words, and he reached into his pocket, ignoring Bella’s pleas to leave Alex alone, that she’d made her choice. He pulled out an object and popped it into Alex’s mouth, and then wrapped the straps around his head. A gag.

Panting from the fear that coursed through her, Bella almost dropped to her knees. Just because the Wolf was known for letting people go unharmed didn’t mean he wouldn’t change that now. One of the most common things his former victims had stressed was how unpredictable he was.

“So, Pet.” The Wolf dropped Alex’s head now that he’d hushed the younger man and walked back toward Bella. “You’d rather fuck Toy than me? He doesn’t seem very willing. I certainly am.”

His hand reached down to grope his cock through his pants, and Bella gasped as she saw the sizable bulge there.

“No,” she whispered. This time she did fall to her knees, nearly making the man holding the ropes behind her stumble. “Alex…” Her voice grew in strength as she looked across the short distance between them. “Alex, you have to fuck me. Please.”

The Wolf sighed. “I suppose I should feel insulted… but after all, it’s not like we know each other yet, so I’ll let it slide this time, Pet.” His voice became crueler as he spoke, and he reached out and tweaked her nipple before caressing her head, the way he might pet a dog. Then he snapped his fingers at the man behind her. “Release her ropes. I’m going to let you beg Toy, Pet. And if he doesn’t agree to fuck you in the next two minutes… then I will.”

The restraints around her wrists were cut, as was the hobble around her legs. She forced herself to her feet and stumbled over the few steps it took to get to Alex. Bella ignored the men behind him, ignored the chuckling and the snide remarks all around her, and she reached out and took Alex’s face in her hands.

“Alex please, you have to do this. He’s going to rape me, you know he will. He’s not bluffing. Just nod your head. Just nod your head and say you’ll fuck me.”

God, what had she come to… This morning she’d been incensed that her boyfriend and Alex’s girlfriend had cheated on them. Now she was having to beg Alex to fuck her. And he was looking at her with the most tormented expression on his face, his eyes begging her to do something—anything other than ask him to do this.

“It’s not rape, Alex—I’m choosing you,” she pleaded. Except they both knew, given a real choice, she wouldn’t be having sex with anyone. Her voice dropped down to a strained whisper again. “Please… Alex… you have to save me.”

* * *

Alex wanted to scream with frustration. Didn’t Bella see? By giving in, by playing this sick game, they were already losing to the Wolf. And at the same time… he didn’t doubt that the man meant every word he said. If Alex didn’t have sex with Bella, the Wolf would.

But what was to stop him from doing so anyway, afterward?

He could see Bella wasn’t thinking about that. Her pupils were huge, dilated from fear—all she could think about was getting past this first obstacle, this first terror.

And he couldn’t blame her. That same terror pulsed inside him. The gag the Wolf had put in his mouth wasn’t huge, but it was large enough that he couldn’t spit it out. It filled the inside of his mouth, made of some material that shaped itself to block as much noise as possible and pressed down on his tongue.

A grating sound made both him and Bella turn their heads. There was a hole opening up in the middle of the room’s huge floor, a platform rising out of it. On the platform was a huge bed, its canopy and corners festooned with chains and restraints. Several wooden structures surrounded it, all looking threatening as Alex imagined the various ways a human body could be secured to them. A sick feeling rose in his stomach. He couldn’t leave Bella to the Wolf’s mercies.

Even knowing the Wolf could still do whatever he wanted to them afterward. Alex just couldn’t make the choice that would leave him unaffected and condemn Bella.

Besides, a faint hope inside him whispered, maybe the Wolf just wanted a show right now. He was unpredictable, right? Maybe he just wanted a show and then he’d let them go.

Alex nodded, and Bella nearly sobbed with relief.

“Too bad. Only a few more seconds, and I could have played with Pet.” The Wolf glanced at his watch. He nodded to the men behind Alex. “Release Toy.” The man stepped closer as Alex’s ropes were undone, his face completely serious, and stared straight into Alex’s eyes. “Don’t even think about trying to escape. There is no way you’ll make it out of this room, and if you try to, I will tie up Pet, and I will tie up Jordan’s new blonde, and I will let every single one of my men come and fuck both of them while you watch.” A cruel smile glinted across his lips. “And I have a lot of men under my command.”

The frightened sob Bella let out as she snuggled closer to Alex made his heart break. His arms were free now, and he immediately pulled her to him while trying to ignore how soft and silky her skin felt against his. When he reached up to remove the gag, the Wolf slapped his hand away.

“The gag stays in, for now.” The Wolf stepped back. He gestured grandly at the platform that had been raised in the center of the room. It reminded Alex a bit of the ancient gladiator arenas, where emperors put on spectacles for their underlings. He had no doubt this particular stage served a similar purpose. At least there weren’t too many people in the room. “Choose your pleasure.”

When Alex hesitated, Bella grabbed his hand and started dragging him toward the platform, headed straight for the bed. Alex let Bella lead him and tried to focus on her and not on their surroundings. It was surprisingly easy to push the other men in the room to the back of his mind and focus solely on her naked curves, the way her bottom wobbled as she hurried them both along. Bella was a beautiful woman; he’d always thought so. He just hadn’t thought he’d ever be in a position to see her completely naked, much less do something about it.

It was shameful how his body reacted—how it had been reacting. Being chosen over the Wolf wasn’t exactly a commendation, but Alex would do his best to make this… if not pleasant, then at least not awful for Bella.

He wanted to tell her that, to whisper in her ear that everything would be okay—even if it wasn’t a promise he could keep—but the gag meant all their communication was one way.

When they reached the bed, she looked up at him with troubled, frightened, hazel eyes. “I’m sorry,” she whispered. “I’m so sorry… and thank you.”

Alex nodded, hoping his eyes showed his own apologies, his own unhappiness at the situation, even while his cock strained toward her. The generous curves of her breasts and hips were more than enough to make any red-blooded male stand up and pay attention. The hard pink nipples tipping her generous breasts would have made his mouth water if he hadn’t been gagged.

They looked at each other for a long moment, wordless communication passing between them. They were in this together. Partners. And they would support each other through this.

“Better hurry, you two, before I decide it would be more fun to join you than watch you.” The Wolf’s voice purred but it was heavy with threat.

Bella’s eyes widened, and then she grabbed Alex’s hand and squeezed her eyes shut as she brought it to her breast. A wave of dismay swept over him. He’d never slept with a woman who wasn’t one hundred percent willing. How was he supposed to do this when she couldn’t even look at him touching her? And yet, they didn’t have a choice, did they?

The heavy weight of her breast was soft and warm in his hand, and he groaned as her nipple pressed against his palm, his fingers automatically closing around the offering of flesh. How incredibly horrifying to discover his cock throbbed even harder, not caring that this wasn’t his or Bella’s choice.

Aware of the surrounding eyes and doing his best to ignore them, Alex reached up to cup both her breasts in his hands. To his surprise, Bella let out a breathy little moan as he gently squeezed. It soothed his feelings somewhat to know his touch wasn’t completely repellent. Unless, of course, she was pretending he was Ken. Which he would kind of understand, even if it was still a little lowering to think she might be imagining her cheating ex.

But if that’s what it took, then that’s what it took. He certainly wasn’t going to blame her for doing whatever she could.

Still… Alex had no need to think of Lisa. All he had to do was forget the other people in the room, forget the gag in his mouth, forget the room itself, and focus on Bella, and his cock was hard as a rock. Warm, soft, sweet curves, her skin like silk under his hands. Another time, another place… So, he did his best to pretend.

He plucked at her nipples and watched her face closely to see the muscles relax there as he gently caressed her. After seeing the Wolf’s rougher handling, he wanted to be as gentle as possible while he fondled her.

“Good. Now lift her up onto the bed.”

Alex’s jaw clenched, making it ache even more around the gag, as he felt Bella shiver in response to the Wolf’s command. Couldn’t the damn man just let them be? Just for a few minutes?

But he couldn’t risk disobedience—not with Bella so vulnerable. They were surrounded on every side by the Wolf’s men, Bella was frightened and exhausted, and Alex wasn’t much better. With the Wolf’s threats hanging over their heads, it would be stupid to attempt even the tiniest bit of disobedience. If Alex didn’t follow the Wolf’s orders, it could very well be Bella who paid the price.

His eyes slid over to the side, where Jordan sat with Trish on his lap. The tiny blonde was crying, her eyes closed, with Jordan’s arms wrapped around her, one large hand fondling her small breast. There was more than just Alex and Bella’s fate riding on his obedience.

He slid his hands down to Bella’s hourglass waist and gently lifted her up the few inches to the bed before scooting her back so all her weight was on the mattress. Those big, serious, hazel eyes gazed up at him through thick lashes. At least she wasn’t crying anymore, even though her eyes were red-rimmed and her lips swollen from the crying she’d been doing earlier. Alex touched her cheek, sweeping back some of her hair that was stuck to the dried tears.

“Lie down, Pet.” The Wolf was watching them with hunger in his eyes.

* * *

With her legs hanging off the bed, Bella closed her eyes again and obeyed. Everything felt so surreal. Alex’s lips stretched around that awful gag and made his expressions distorted, but she could see the worry in his eyes.

Mostly, she had been worried he wouldn’t be able to go through with it. And she would so much rather him than the Wolf.

She wouldn’t have chosen to have sex with Alex if she hadn’t been forced into the situation, but it was less of a violation. At least she knew Alex; had talked with him, trusted him.

Laid out in front of him, Bella felt much more vulnerable. Having his big, muscled body so close to hers earlier had made her at least feel more protected even though it had been an illusion. It was obvious Alex wanted to protect her and would do whatever he had to. Even have sex with her.

Bella understood his reluctance, but she’d felt strangely rejected when he’d hesitated. He wasn’t really rejecting her , just the situation. It was stupid to feel otherwise. The fact that he was obviously hard, now, was both reassuring and a little frightening. Looking up at him, she could see both hesitation and desire in his eyes.

She did her best to focus on just him but couldn’t help seeing the Wolf standing just a few feet away, to the side of Alex, watching them with need in his eyes. It made her heart pound faster as her body tensed, the desire to flee welling up inside her.

“Fuck her, toy.”

Alex grimaced and closed his eyes at the crudeness of the Wolf’s demand. Bella did her best to block out the words, to concentrate on the gentle way Alex ran his hands down her body and pulled her legs up to drape them over his arms and spread her thighs wide for him. The wetness that had begun when the Wolf had played with her breasts hadn’t gone away, and now that Alex was touching her, she felt free to enjoy it without shame.

The head of his cock pressed up against the soft, wet lips of her pussy, and Bella gasped. When she met Alex’s eyes, she was shocked by the desire she saw there, even though it was tinged with guilt. Even if he was angry at the situation and protective, he still wanted to fuck her. The hard cock at the entrance to her body wasn’t just a reaction to being around a naked woman—that was real desire in his eyes.

Bella didn’t know how to react to that, and she didn’t get a chance to before he was pushing into her. She gasped, and her body arched as the thick rod of his erection pushed into her, stretching her open.

She’d been avoiding looking at his nakedness and hadn’t focused on the size of his penis. It was bigger than she’d realized, and her pussy muscles clamped down around him in shock at both the breach and size of him. Thick, hot and hard; he made a strangled noise, and when she looked up at him again she realized that he’d groaned in pleasure, but it had been muffled by the gag. His warm, hazel eyes were half-lidded now, the muscles of his body tense against hers.

With a little whimper, Bella dug her hands into the sheets, unsure where else to put them. Bella didn’t want the Wolf to think she was encouraging any of this. She didn’t want him to know it felt good.

It was all she could do not to moan when Alex drew his hips back and plunged forward again to sink deeper inside her. The rounded head of his cock burrowed straight into her body, the ridged portion dragging against her inner flesh as he pulled away and thrust hard again. He was so very thick, and stretched her muscles more than any man she’d been with before, making her gasp and cry out in shock as he split her wide open. With her thighs draped over his arms, she was completely spread and vulnerable, with no way to halt or even slow the advance.

No way to stop him from burying himself inside her, his muscled body leaning forward so she bent almost double at the waist, her pussy stuffed full of his cock, and the hard bone of his pelvis pressed against her swollen clit. Bella gripped the mattress even tighter and tossed her had back and forth, closing her eyes as she concentrated on not rubbing herself against him. The press of his hot body against her sensitive pussy lips, which felt stretched and tight, was incredibly erotic. The sensation of him so deeply embedded inside her, even the eyes of their watchers tickling over her skin—all of it was both frightening and exciting.

She hated the part of her that found some kind of sick satisfaction in what was happening. Maybe it was because she’d never quite measured up to the standards of beauty on the Moon. She’d never considered herself very desirable, and some demented part of her found the arrested gazes of the Wolf—of his men, of Alex—somehow flattering. After all, the Wolf could have any woman he wanted, couldn’t he? He didn’t have to make do with leftovers.

And, while he might be getting twisted satisfaction out of her and Alex not being a couple, Bella couldn’t deny the real desire she saw in the Wolf’s intensely bright eyes. It was too disturbing to look at him while Alex was deep inside her, panting with long, deep breaths as if he were trying to hold back his pleasure even though it was impossible.

It was also too disturbing to look at Alex. The mixed emotions swarming over Bella were becoming all raveled up in the pleasure growing deep in her core. If only he would move hard and fast, do it quickly and get it over with… But he seemed to be struggling with himself, his long strokes in and out of her lingering, and she couldn’t stop the feelings of pleasure burgeoning inside her.

Closing her eyes didn’t help because then it was all too easy to forget where they were, what was happening, and to become lost in the pleasure of Alex’s thrusts between her legs. Her thighs tightened, trying to squeeze him, but his arms were much stronger and kept her spread wide and open.

Bella let out a little moan and opened her eyes again, trying to remind herself where she was.

She turned her head to the side, away from the Wolf, and found herself looking straight at the blonde—Trish. The young woman sat on Jordan’s lap, facing away from the huge man, who had one muscular arm wrapped around her and across her body to squeeze her breast. He’d positioned her so her legs were on either side of his and then he’d spread his own thighs, forcing her to spread her legs even wider. His other hand covered the pink flesh between, his fingers were very, very busy. Tears streamed down from the woman’s blue eyes, but her nipples were hard, and the fleeting look of shame as she met Bella’s gaze said she was reluctantly enjoying Jordan’s caresses just as Bella did with Alex fucking her.

The big man had his face buried in Trish’s shoulder, obviously kissing and suckling on her neck. The blonde woman stared at Bella and Alex with a kind of horrified fascination—the same way Bella stared at Trish and Jordan. It was like watching a train wreck that was somehow erotic; she couldn’t look away, no matter what she wanted.

Her pussy became wetter and made sloppy noises as Alex pushed in and out, his thrusts coming harder and faster at just the right time to force her body to respond with pleasure. Watching Jordan’s glistening fingers stroke Trish’s folds, Bella knew the other woman faced the same dilemma. And for some sick reason, it was all turning Bella on.

She moaned and dragged her gaze away, horrified at her reactions, only to find herself staring into the Wolf’s glittering eyes. He’d moved closer, so he was almost touching Alex, his lips parted with anticipation as he watched her. Somehow, he knew… He knew she was close, that she would orgasm while Alex fucked her, even though she didn’t want to.

It should have dampened her response, it should have made the pleasure subside, but Alex rubbed against her swollen clit, and Bella cried out, her hips lifting as she stared into the Wolf’s triumphant green eyes. The shameful ecstasy burst out of her core, her body rippling and shaking with as she clenched down on Alex’s cock.

A ragged groan tore from his throat, muffled by the gag but clearly audible, as her pussy convulsed around him. His hands tightened on her waist as he pounded faster, harder, and Bella clutched at the bed beneath her as the ecstasy spiraled wildly out of control. Tears leaked from her eyes, and she squeezed them shut as a defense against the Wolf’s eager gaze.

Alex’s cock pulsed inside her, and, as he groaned again, she realized he was coming. Hot liquid sprayed her insides, and she gasped as her pussy milked him, eagerly accepting the offering as it set off another wave of rapture that rippled through her body.

Then he slumped over her, his muscular chest heaving, and bent her completely in half as the strength and fight went out of him. She didn’t even whimper a protest—thanks to her fitness training she was very flexible—and completely understood why he was so spent. Every single one of her muscles felt languid, as if her climax had also relieved her body of all the stress and tension it had been carrying since she’d woken up in that awful cell.

Behind Alex, the Wolf sighed; a deep, satisfied sound. “You two are going to give me so much pleasure. And now it’s my turn.”