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Volis

Day Two

W e all walk into Vash’s house, and we are instantly greeted by the unmistakable sounds of a headboard smacking against a wall. I know it’s a headboard because I can hear the moans.

“Dear gods,” Dad sighs.

“To be fair, we did leave earlier than expected and forgot to text Vash,” Kira says.

“It’ll do her some good,” Striker says. “Maybe she will chill the fuck out.”

“Be nice,” Dad says.

“I am being nice. She’s been moving non-stop since Lilith was taken. She thinks she is slick and doesn’t know that we see she’s running herself ragged, but we all see it.”

“It’s just her response to trauma,” Brenna says. The house is silent finally, and Brenna laughs. “See? They finished. Now you can relax.”

“I worry about her,” Dad says.

“So do I,” Striker says with a sigh as he rubs his hands down his face. “She’s doing a great job leading, but she is suppressing a whole lot of pain.”

“Guys,” Brenna says. “You have to understand that for her entire life, it’s been all about Lilith. She is accustomed to hiding her feelings so that she doesn’t feel like she’s bothering you guys. She doesn’t know how to open up because she’s never let herself. It’s different now that she has Lilith and Vash, but she will always be reserved with you all because she likely doesn’t want to ever see you guys as broken as you were and currently are without Lilith.”

“I tried to balance everything,” Dad says. “I was so consumed with losing Lilith and Ashara that I failed her.

“No, you did not,” Striker says firmly. “That’s not what she is saying at all. She is just saying Leli put herself there as a way to try and protect us.”

“She shouldn’t be the one protecting us. We should be protecting her,” Dad frowns.

“I’m sure she feels the same way with you all,” Brenna says.

“I don’t really know you, but I can tell you are a great dad,” Kira tells Dad. “You care about your children and that’s more than some people can say.”

“You placed their happiness above your own, Maz,” Brenna says. “I’m not saying you failed anyone. I’m saying that she’s been doing things like this for much longer than you realize. You can only see it now because it’s dragging up her trauma, and she’s no longer able to hide how she handles stress.”

“Hey guys,” Vash says when he comes into the living room.

“Hey, man,” Striker says.

“Can I ask you all something?” Vash asks.

“What’s up?” Dad asks.

“So… Leli hasn’t eaten or slept since before Lilith was taken. She’s sleeping right now, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to get her to eat when she wakes, but… She needs to open up, or she’s going to spiral. She’s not handling any of this well at all,” Vash explains.

“That’s what we were just talking about,” Dad says.

“I got her to relax and she did open up some and talk to me, but she is reluctant,” Vash says. “She told me that she’s not sleeping because she keeps seeing Zypher raping her again.”

“Poor girl,” Brenna says.

“Yeah, and I’m at a loss on what to do to help her,” Vash explains.

“How did you get her to talk tonight?” Dad asks.

“Uh… Well, I intended to help her relax,” he says vaguely.

“Ah. I understand,” Dad laughs. “She is half-succubus, Vash. When she has extreme emotions like this, she is susceptible to getting aroused. It’s just the nature of the species. If leaning into that is what gets her to slow down and talk to you, then keep doing that. She’s never really been in a position where she was made to face her feelings, so this is new for her.”

“Leli is a stubborn little shit,” Striker says. “And she also has a fix-it kind of personality. No matter what it is, she’s always there to help things run smoothly. She helps everyone with everything, but in doing so she doesn’t help herself. Apparently, she has some not-so-healthy coping strategies. If she is receptive to getting railed. Do it.”

“This is not where I expected this conversation to go,” Vash admits.

“Like I said,” Dad says. “It’s in her nature. She is also newly mated. I know I complain a lot about my sick-minded children, but there is no denying the fact that as a succubus or incubus, we were made to have sex. It’s how we can gain power. It can be a weapon also. It’s the center of who we are as a species. If sex helps her not spiral, she needs to go to you rather than trying to fight it all by herself.”

“She is strong, but no one can outrun the type of trauma Zypher gave her,” Striker says.

“Now that Lilith is with him and Leli knows what he is capable of, she’s likely constantly having that trauma triggered,” Brenna continues.

“So like PTSD?” he asks, and Brenna nods. “So… Helping her lean on the succubus side of herself could help her find her baseline again?”

“Yeah,” Dad says. “You are her mate, so she can’t cause you any harm like she could anyone else.”

“Wait. So, she could literally fuck someone to death?” Vash asks, wide-eyed.

“It would take her a bit to get a handle on her power, just like Lilith, but yes. A succubus and an incubus can very literally stop someone’s heart through sex,” Dad says.

“But mates are safe?” Kira asks. I smirk at her and she leans into me. I’ve not talked since Lilith was taken. They’ve tried, but no one has made me. I am thankful for that. Kira is going to make me talk. She’s asked a few times why I’ve been so quiet. I don’t think she knows it’s my fault that Lilith was taken.

“Yes,” Dad laughs. “Mates are safe. This all goes for you as well.”

“What do you mean?” Kira asks.

“Eventually, Volis is going to want to open up about what’s going on in his head right now,” Dad says.

“Don’t,” I say to him, but he ignores me.

“Oh, he’s going to talk to me. I can promise you that. It’s good to know that seducing him will speed things up,” Kira says with a smile. I wrap my arm around her waist and squeeze her gently.

“Well, I’m going to go lie down with her before she wakes. Thank you for the advice, guys,” Vash says.

“You’re welcome. Thank you for taking care of her, Vash,” Dad says.

“Not a problem,” Vash says with a smile before going back upstairs.

“Come on,” Kira says as she takes my hand and stands. I sigh and stand up with her.

“Hey,” Striker says. I turn, and he hugs me. “You’ve got to stop blaming yourself, Volis. No one is blaming you, so you shouldn’t be blaming yourself either.”

“Have a good night,” I say dismissively. Kira pulls me away from everyone, and we go to one of the back rooms.

I get undressed down to boxers before getting in bed. I watch as Kira undresses slowly while maintaining eye contact with me. She steps closer to me, completely naked, and goes to grab my shirt from beside me. Instead of letting her pick it up, I grab her and pull her into bed with me. She is basically on top of me, so she simply sits up. Kira has a devious look on her face, and I realize she intended for me to grab her.

“You are beautiful,” I say as I take in the sight of this gorgeous woman sitting on me. I am positive she feels how hard she is making me. Anytime she shifts her body, her breath hitches when she feels my cock pressed against her.

“Why have you been so quiet?” she asks.

“If I refuse to answer, will you seduce me?” I ask with a smirk.

“No,” she says. “I’d edge you until you’re a blubbering mess, then I’ll go to sleep.”

“You’re an evil, evil little girl,” I say, and she giggles. “I just don’t feel like I have the right to an opinion on anything when I’m the reason she was taken.”

“How?”

“I knew that Fermin betrayed her but didn’t tell her when I talked to her. I blindly assumed that she knew already, and it sent her right over to Fermin, who took her to Zypher,” I explain.

“Everyone in that building knew, Volis. I knew. Is it my fault?” she asks.

“No. Wha… Why would it…” I stop talking when she grins at me.

“I could have told her too,” Kira says.

“It was not your responsibility to tell her,” I frown.

“But it’s yours?” she asks.

“Yes. I was the one leading that team. She’s my sister. I should have made a point to tell her,” I say, getting irritated. I groan when Kira grinds herself against me.

“Don’t get an attitude with me,” she frowns. “Shit happens, Volis. From what I have gathered, she knew it was going to happen. If it hadn’t been that, then it would have been somewhere else. She had that vision about getting taken because that’s what was meant to happen.”

“That doesn’t make it any less my fault,” I say.

“No matter if you had told her or not, Zypher would have found a way to take her,” Kira says. “That means you are not at fault.”

“I don’t think Dad will survive if she doesn’t come back,” I say.”

“Do you think she will come back?” she asks.

“I hope so.”

“But do you think she can survive it?” she asks.

“Yeah. I think she is smart and strong. She’ll figure out a way to turn shit. She is too much like us to not end up finding a way to manipulate her way to safety,” I say.

“Then stop pouting and help your family and the council. Stop shutting everyone out like Leli is doing.”

“What I am doing is not nearly as bad as how Leli is handling things,” I argue.

“Oh? When was the last time you said more than one word an hour to your family?” she asks.

“Not the point, Kira,” I sigh.

“How long?” she asks again as she grinds herself on me again.

“Jeez, woman,” I grunt and move my hands to her hips. “Since right after Lilith was taken.”

“And you think that means you are coping okay?” she asks. When I don’t answer, she narrows her eyes at me. “Do you?”

“No,” I say. “Is that what you want to hear? You want me to explain that I won’t be able to forgive myself if she dies? I won’t be able to look my family in the eyes again if she doesn’t come back. Kira… If Lilith dies because I failed to give her the most important piece of information that I had, it will be the death of me.”

“That’s exactly what I want you to say,” she says as she moves to slide my boxers down. Her eyes go wide for a moment when she sees the size of my cock. She doesn’t focus too much on it as she continues to lecture me. “You should be facing your trauma just as much as she should be.”

“I don’t have trauma,” I say as she moves back up to position herself.

“Your mother was murdered when you were what… Eight?” she asks as she slowly lowers herself on my cock. I grip her waist to keep her upright as we both groan. She grabs my hands and places them on the bed. “No touching until you talk to me.”

“Evil, evil little girl,” I groan when she intentionally tightens her muscles around my cock to make me groan. She feels so good to be buried inside. She’s a dominant little thing, but I know she’ll still go to her knees for me.

“I was young. I don’t have trauma,” I say again. Kira starts to ride me slowly and keeps me deep. “Fuck, Kira. You’re so godsdamn tight.” I am losing myself to the way her body feels wrapped around me.

“I swear to the gods, I will edge you all night,” she says with a warning in her tone. “Volis, you have abandonment issues. It doesn’t matter if your mom did it intentionally or not. You felt abandoned, but you had two little siblings to help look after because your father was grieving his mate and his child.”

“And Lilith leaving triggered that,” I say, pressing my thumbs into the bend of her hips. She moans softly, and I feel the walls of her pussy flutter as pleasure moves through her.

“Yes,” she chokes out. “You had to be the protector then when your dad wasn’t able to be that, so now you think you failed everyone… Fuck, you feel amazing.”

“I did,” I admit.

“How?” she asks. “It is not your responsibility to fix everything. Sometimes things have to work themselves out. This is one of those times. Have faith in your sister to save herself, but continue doing what you can without burying your feelings. When you feel like you can’t take it… bury yourself in me.”

“I’m not burying my feelings,” I say with another groan when she lowers herself the rest of the way, taking all of me. She slowly grinds on me as she leans forward to put her tits in my face. When I move to touch her, she swats my hand away. This girl is going to be the death of me. She may be lost in the feelings she’s creating for herself, but she’s determined to get her way and torture all my feelings out of me.

I’ve reached a point where I can’t take anymore. She squeals in delight when I quickly flip us and pin her arms above her head so she can’t swat at me again. “Did you like being in control, Kira?” I thrust into her once as I lean down and take a nipple into my mouth, tracing it with my tongue. “Is this really a game you think you can win?”

“I always get what I want,” she says with a sweet smile. Kira wraps her legs around me and squeezes my cock again when she constricts her muscles around me. I growl at her bratty comment and slam into her. She moans beautifully as her eyes roll back and her back arches.

“You should know better than to tease an incubus, baby,” I whisper in her ear before I start fucking her hard and fast. Her screams of pleasure have me thrusting deeper into her body, finding new noises I can have her make. She is clinging to me as she comes hard.

“That’s it, baby. Come for me,” I encourage. “This is only the beginning.” Her whimpers in response to my words tell me that she is enjoying every torturous second of how I am fucking her.