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A pulsing beat pounded my body. My heart always became infinitely loud when I was bound, as strong as if I were being struck with every pump of its movement.

I was aware of the forest around me, swaying, rooted deep and spanning endlessly around us.

The bed stopped existing. I moved in shadow and fog, letting worries melt away as I stepped into the beyond.

Take him .

The words were whispered, echoing in the darkness. The voice sounded so familiar.

Shadow coalesced into form and a woman made of moonlight stood before me.

She was familiar too but I couldn’t place her.

Her eyes were the darkest blue I’d ever seen and black hair fell to her feet like sheets of silk over pale skin so luminous it looked as though she were lit by the stars from within.

Your destiny is coming . Find them . Take them.

I had no idea what she meant. Her presence washed over me like cool water and the shadows parted.

The forest swept in around me and Seth stepped from between the trees.

He looked so confused until he saw me. His gaze was like a punch to the chest. I walked toward him, the earth soft under my feet, the wind pushing urgently at my back.

“Where are we?” he asked.

I had no answer, so I gave none. Instead, I reached out, letting my palm rest against his chest. His heart was a drum beneath my fingers and fire glowed in his eyes.

“Lo.” He whispered his short name for me with a voice roughened by need, and desire rippled down my spine.

It was only a dream.

I could have him here. Caden couldn’t be hurt by thoughts he didn’t know existed.

Take him .

The forest whispered around us. Who was I to disobey the will of the earth itself? I leaned in, letting us stand chest to chest, and rose on my tiptoes. It was all the signal he needed. His mouth dipped against mine, his kiss pouring through me like magma.

Fucking hell.

Seth backed me up against one of the massive trees and I savored the bite of the bark.

He held me so tightly, like he thought I might vanish if he loosened his grip.

Sweet gods. The craving for him ran so deep.

His tendrils had rooted in me, seeking, reaching, winding deeper until I had no idea how I’d ever extract him without destroying myself.

Caden was rooted just as deeply, solid and familiar.

My rock. Seth was a new factor, bright and chaotic. Invigorating.

Caden was perfect for me.

Why did I want Seth too?

His hands snaked over my body, teasing and squeezing, exploring every inch he’d been denied before. Seth cupped my ass and I realized the clothes I’d had on in the dream were gone. His had disappeared too.

Convenient.

Seth’s fingers dug into me and I hopped up so he was forced to catch me and brace me harder against the tree. My pussy pressed against his stomach and his cock tapped at my ass.

I wanted nothing more in this world than I wanted dream-Seth to throw me down on the moss and fuck into me with every ounce of his strength.

“Seth.” His name slid out of me in a sigh. “I need you to ruin me.”

He shivered against me. “I want to.”

“Then do it.”

I couldn’t be so bold with him in real life, but dreams made it so easy.

He spun us away from the tree and dropped to his knees, letting me sprawl on the soft moss that pillowed my body.

The heartbeat of the earth pulsed through me.

It made me lightheaded, almost delirious with desire as it woke every nerve.

Seth ran his fingers over my thighs and I let them fall open, wanton and liberated in this dreamworld.

He leaned over me and stroked between my legs, teasing my clit.

I shuddered and arched up, encouraging him with my hand over his, guiding him deeper.

His eyes were half closed, and a soft purr radiated from him.

I wanted more.

My patience dissolved as my hunger grew.

I pawed at him, dragging him closer, losing myself in the taste of his mouth and the weight of his body.

I rocked my hips and he finally angled himself to bring us together.

My nails bit into his skin as he sank his cock into my pussy, each textured ridge pushing me open a bit further.

The only real difference from Caden’s was the piercings that cross-sected the head, the steel balls teasing me the whole way in.

“ Yes.” I squirmed and pressed my hands against his ass. He followed the pressure and bucked his hips against me. It was like a drug hit that went straight to my brain.

I pulled him closer.

“Harder.”

Seth growled against my skin and fucked sharper and deeper into me. The force of it shoved a gasp out of my lips.

I wanted it.

Nothing got me as hot as a lover taking me with all their strength.

I let myself be open and pliant, accepting anything Seth could deliver.

Every gliding drag and push of his cock was delicious, the ridges teasing with the perfect pressure, kneading through my pussy until I was half-delirious from it.

Pleasure broke over me in a drowning wave and I dragged Seth under with me. The sound of him coming with his teeth digging into my shoulder branded itself into my brain.

I squeezed my eyes shut, and when I opened them again the forest was gone. I was back in the cabin’s bedroom and Caden’s tongue on my clit shoved me right over the edge before I could even take a breath.

Caden grinned at me as he tucked a pillow under my hips. “Ready?”

I nodded frantically. My body tingled and him slipping into me was all I needed. I strained against the ropes, my muscles bunching and flexing as I struggled to manage the swell of sensation.

So close.

I almost blacked out as he rubbed an eager thumb to my clit and fucked into me so hard I nearly slid off the pillow.

It took only one more thrust to make me scream, my pussy squeezing him so tightly he had no choice but to join me in tumbling over that edge.

I gasped and shivered as he slid out of me and set about unraveling the complex rope patterns.

The more he undid the more I felt like a butterfly cracking out of my cocoon.

I stretched out each leg as they became unbound and wiggled my toes.

I was lightheaded and giddy, rubbing my legs over the sheets like a cricket.

I always got like this when I resurfaced.

We’d played with ropes so often that I already knew the process, how I would react, and the sweet euphoria of each phase.

After Caden removed the last rope, he became my big spoon and shoved one of the extra pillows into my arms. It was almost perfect.

“More cuddles.”

Caden held me tighter and nuzzled my cheek.

“Not enough.” I wiggled, trying to get comfortable, but it eluded me.

“What would make it enough?” he asked.

“Sandwich cuddles. I wish you could be you and your panther at the same time. Just smush me between you.”

Caden stiffened and fell silent. After he’d worked through whatever he was thinking, he tucked the blankets firmly around me and slipped off the bed only long enough to pull on some sweatpants before opening the bedroom door.

“Seth,” he called.

Seth appeared in the doorway, awkwardly staring at the carpet, looking half-asleep. “Yeah?”

“We’re de-stressing Logan. Cat up.”

Seth looked between us, and I didn’t dare make a peep in case Caden changed his mind. Seth’s cheeks were flushed, and that fire was behind his eyes again.

“Big or small?” Seth asked quietly.

“Big, please.”

His human form disappeared and his panther form hopped up onto the bed.

He flopped down with his back to me, head beside mine on the pillow.

I reached an arm around his chest and pressed myself closer until there wasn’t an ounce of space between us.

Caden re-settled behind me so I was perfectly sandwiched.

The relaxing effect of the ropes and the orgasms had me melting in bliss, the pressure of their bodies protective and cozy, the roots of them twining deeper into me. I fell asleep like that, utter contentment sinking me into the depths.