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Oleander

I awake to fingers between my legs. A rough hand pets my cheek. My eyes flutter open, taking in the angled wooden ceiling over Lonan’s bed and the afternoon light slanting in the windows.

Lonan.

“Easy now, little Queen.” And he kisses me as I feel Kai, who is curled up behind me, slip a finger inside me.

I squeak. I’m not squeamish, but I’m also not interested right now. I feel the sponge tugged gently out of me. Good thing I got up a few hours ago and switched them , I think.

“Kai,” I say softly and try to turn but Lonan holds my face against the pillow as I lay on my side. Being woken like this could be blissful; I’d close my eyes and let myself drift as I enjoyed their touch. I’m just still feeling a little raw from my emotions last night.

“Baby,” Kai rumbles in that way of his, “Don’t fuss. I’ve gutted men on the field and wiped their lifeblood off my face. A bit of your cycle blood is naught to me.”

Many Fae have sex on their cycles, as it is the surest way to avoid pregnancy for compatible Fae, but I rarely have. And I never needed to with Vale. A pang echoes in my chest at that thought.

Lonan kisses me as if he’d climb inside me. His other hand slides down to my nipple and worries it hard through the shirt of his that I’m still wearing. I moan and arch, and both men chuckle at that.

“That’s our little princess,” Kai praises softly. The bed shifts as he moves.

Lonan breaks our kiss. “Kai is finally going to get to experience that sweet little pussy gripping his cock, and he’s going to tell me all about it.”

I try to shake my head, incredibly turned on, but still unsure about this. However, Lonan’s hand holds my face still. I can’t turn to see Kai, or sit up, or even lean forward to kiss Lo.

I feel the blunt head of Kai’s large cock against my labia. He presses my legs forward so I’m angled more and he places one hand on my hip. Oh fuck, I want him inside me.

“Breathe, baby, this might hurt,” he says gently. “I reckon this will stretch a bit. But trust me, little one, you’re going to cum all over me.” And he pauses, as if waiting.

When I’m silent, he presses forward, his cock splitting me. I groan as I feel my flesh part.

“You’re going to cum for us,” Lonan whispers in a tender voice, “Your little cunt will clamp down on Kai and I’ll drink down your screams of pleasure, Oleander. You’re ours.”

And his mouth presses to mine just as I open my lips to whimper at the intrusion of Kai.

“Almost there,” he groans, adjusting his position on his knees. I whimper but the press of him doesn’t stop. He’s slow and gentle but relentless.

I feel his flesh against mine, the heat and stickiness of my blood on my thighs, and Kai’s revenant whisper: “She’s perfect, Lo.”

Lonan doesn’t release my mouth or my nipple as Kai slides slowly out of me. I jerk my head hard and Lonan’s lips ease off of me.

“Fuuuuuck,” I gasp, soft in the quiet dreamlike feel of this.

“That’s perfect, baby,” Kai praises, “You feel so good. So hot and tight, Ollie.”

I whimper at that, or perhaps at the stretch of the fat cock now starting to piston slowly in and out of me. I feel Kai’s muscular thigh against me as he drops lower to get a better angle.

Lonan’s hand slides down my body. I squirm and try to spread my legs. Lo purrs at that. “See? That’s a good girl. We knew you wanted this. Fuck, Ollie, the way you’ve been driving us wild had to set your blood alight too. We’ll make sure you feel good, little Queen.”

His long fingers have found my clit, though I can’t open myself for him as I’d like. I want to command Kai to lay behind me so I can toss my leg over his, allowing Lo to suckle my clit as Kai pounds me. But I know they’d both merely chuckle and tell me how cute my directions were, and continue on as they are.

Lo circles my clit, and as Kai’s now hard thrusts come faster, Lonan’s fingers twiddle me faster.

“She’s hot as the fucking sun, Lo,” Kai gasps, fingers gripped hard into my thigh. “So fucking good.”

I start to pant and I feel my nipples harden even more. Oh fuck, they are going to make me cum just the way they want, aren’t they? Ugh.

“She’s close, Kai,” Lonan murmurs as he slides closer to me, still holding me down.

“Do you think I’m a fool? I can feel her fluttering around me,” Kai gasps. Then to me, he purrs, “Cum on my cock, baby. Show me you know who owns this pussy.”

I feel his body tighten and his cock twitch.

Annoyance at their easy command of my body and pleasure flows through me a second before I realize I am on the edge. My back arches and I open my mouth, and Lonan is there, kissing me, swallowing down my sounds of relief after many empty nights.

Kai’s sounds of pleasure reach me. Fuck. I think, again annoyed, that I can’t direct him to finish as I wish it. My orgasm knocks all thoughts out of my head as pleasure so great my toes curl hits me. I pant and cry out as Kai thrusts into me, again and again, driving my orgasm on. I finally feel my body go slack and my heartbeat start to slow.

When I can think straight again, Lonan is curled up to my front, fingers playing in my hair, as I feel Kai spooning me from behind. His soft, wet cock is pressed to my asscrack and I find myself wanting to thrust back upon him merely to get him hard and wanting again.

“Such a sweet girl for us,” Kai whispers, his hand stroking my thigh.

“The best. Our little Queen,” Lonan agrees. He kisses me gently before slowly disentangling himself. He leaves and quickly returns, lifting my thigh and wiping my skin. I blush and look away. Both from his intimate ministrations and from his hard cock pointing at me.

Once he is satisfied, he tucks a dry cloth between my legs.

“Kai,” he says charmingly.

Kai chuckles and slips out of the bed from behind me. “Of course, Lo. Let her watch. Let her see what she’s been missing.”

“Wait,” Lonan’s voice has a hard edge. “I’m fucking dying to taste her.” Kai stands and Lonan bends over, his tongue dragging up Kai’s heavy, and bloody, cock. The noise Lonan makes is obscene and his hand drops to grip his own cock. His eyes meet mine as he takes another long lick. Fuck . I shift, getting turned on again.

Kai drops gracefully to his knees in front of Lonan, who straightens, and Kai wraps his lips around Lo’s dick, even as his hand rises to pull his foreskin back. Kai’s head bobs easily on his thick cock as Lonan’s head drops backward, his gaze at the ceiling.

When he looks down, he locks gazes with me, eyes heavy and satisfied. “Do you like that Oleander? Or do you rage to see someone else’s mouth upon this cock you want so badly?”

Well fuck me.

I AWAKE, ALONE, IN Lonan’s bed.

After the sex, and Kai blowing Lonan, Kai had scooped me up and carried me to Lonan’s bathtub. Which is the size of a large pond. Him and Lonan had put me in, added some oils and climbed in with me as the very hot water filled the tub. It was wonderful. They held me and cleaned me and after, we had just relaxed, enjoying the curls of steam and scent of the oils. As I had watched Lo’s gill slits open and close under the surface of the bath, a very vivid image of him eating me out underwater had popped up in my head. I had quickly decided to get out of the tub.

The light is angled enough that I imagine it’s almost sunset. I stretch and stand. I feel better. I tug at my magic and it responds happily. Cycle’s over then. Good.

I shake my head, still a bit shocked by the events. Their incredible kindness and gentleness. The way Kai layed with me and kept the heat on my stomach while I dozed, how they took care of me. And the incredible sex. Talk about feeling absolutely loved and cherished. Shit.

I had been nervous about getting my cycle. I know it’s totally natural and nothing to be ashamed of, but dammit is programming from when you’re young hard to rid yourself of. They had hated that I couldn’t use my magic for them for those few days. Had hated that I needed access to supplies, and needed to rest and shower.

I’ve come a long way since those days, but with new partners, new men, well. I had been concerned.

For absolutely no reason, turns out. Even though that was Kai’s first time with a woman, he already knew so much more about how to be a partner to a woman than many folks do.

Kai had tugged me close and kissed me in the bath, and said he hoped it was alright that he took control for our... and his, first time. I had kissed him back, threading my fingers through his damp red curls, and told him it had been perfect. The tiny bit of tension in him had floated away on the mist.

I head to the wardrobe to pull out something for the Festival that should be starting soon. I feel bad, I had wanted to help Cook put the finishing touches on some cakes we made the other day, but I had been in no state.

Inside the wardrobe is a wrapped package with my name scrawled across the top. I grab it and turn, putting it on the bed. I tug the string and open the paper.

A dress. No, a gown. I lift it carefully and it unfolds. It’s the richest, deepest green I have ever seen; a thick skirt with layers of tulle and silk, with tiny fabric leaves sewn in rivers down it and underneath, a light green that exactly matches the shade in my hair. The upper part is simple but elegant small cap sleeves that will drape off my shoulders. I hold it to me delicately. Placing it on the bed, I pick up the boned corset in that intense emerald green. Under it is a mask, decorated with the tiny fabric leaves, and two hairsticks cut to look like exquisite branches with several “buds” of diamonds.

Holy shit.

I’m grinning when I lift the note. “Our Summer Queen. We’ll be your seasonal escorts tonight. Please wear your hair in those adorable buns. With love, Lonan and Kai”

I hold the note to my chest, as emotions dance through me. I blink hard. Maybe the universe is finally throwing me a fucking bone. Righting the wrongs that happened to me. Maybe I can be this lucky in my spirit mates. I nod to myself as I start to dress.

THERE’S A KNOCK AT the door at the bottom of the stairs. I hear, “It’s us, princess. Can we enter?”

I smile. So cute that they’d make sure I was ready for them to see me. “Yes!” I call, finishing up my hair. I wrapped it up with the hair sticks into a bun on the upper part of either side of my head as requested.

I hear them come up and I tap a little of my crushed berry powder on my cheeks and lips. I’ve already lined my eyes with a charcoal stick. I turn and my mouth drops open.

Kai is obviously dressed as Fall. His velvet vest is the same rich red as his hair. Underneath is a burnt orange dress shirt, sleeves billowy. His slacks are a brown so lush they blend into his calf-high boots. His mask is red as well, and covered in tiny red leaves.

Lonan is Spring. His shirt, cut the same as Kai’s, is a baby blue, covered by a doublet in apple green. His breeches are a tawny brown and he wears black boots. His mask is that same dreamy green, covered in tiny buds and unfurling leaves.

I step forward, one hand going to each of their faces. “Wow. Look at you two,” I grin.

“No, look at you, baby,” Kai rumbles, his hand gently grazing down my side.

“Put your mask on,” Lonan urges.

I smile and turn back to the mirror, carefully putting it over my hair, then adjusting my hair to cover the strap. I look at myself for a moment and the world seems to tip. I grab the sink and close my eyes. Their hands are on my back immediately.

“I’m fine,” I say quickly, standing upright. Just fate. Just the shift in the veil of time, no big deal.

I let my mates lead me down and out of the keep and towards the town square. Booths are set up with food and drink. It’s all self-serve, as no one is expected to work tonight. Even the musicians have back-ups and switch out often, leaving the musical style rather eclectic.

“What did you want to check out first, Summer Queen?” Lonan leans to whisper in my ear. I shiver and Kai’s hand curls around my waist. I suppose this means we’re ‘out’ with our relationship. I smile. It’s one of the things I wanted before I accepted the bonds.

“The cakes I made with Cook! They were pumpkin with cinnamon frosting. And some apple pie.”

“Does our mate have a sweet tooth?” Kai asks playfully.

“Absolutely,” I grin up at him. Lonan leads us to the tables and finds an apple pie out of the plethora of food. He quickly cuts a slice and plates it while Kai I look for the cakes.

“Oh! There!” I point to the several small layer cakes. “She piped little pumpkins and vines up the side in colored frosting!” I say excitedly. “I’m sorry I missed that!”

Kai rubs a hand over my back reassuringly. “Next year, princess.”

I toss him a glance. “Will we instill this event at the Castle?”

Lonan has returned. “Hmm. You really want the seat to be at that place?”

I blink, “I supposed I hadn’t considered it could be elsewhere.”

“Of course,” Lo says flippantly, “Why not? Surely that place holds bad memories? And we could design a better town, lay it out intentionally.”

My chest tightens at the suggestion of said memories. “Mayhaps,” I say, and shove a large bite of cake into my mouth. “Mmm,” I mumble, “Try this!” I offer Lo a forkful. I catch Kai beaming at us.

“Mmm,” Lonan says, mouth full and I turn to feed Kai a bite. I smirk at the adorable look he throws me as he opens his mouth.

“Ollie!”

I turn and see Lu, wearing a stylized fox mask, her actual fox tail emerging from her short, fluffy red-brown skirts. She tugs over one of the guards I recognize from the keep. Jonah, as she said. He’s wearing all white and has a mask with fur on it. A wolf, I think.

“Hey Lu! You look great!” I smile. She’s adorable, and all light and sparkles all the time. I’ve always liked women like that. For friends. I’m not usually attracted to that personality in a partner. It gets exhausting if you’re around it all the time, in my opinion. Maybe I’m just too much of a storm cloud, I think. But at that moment, I see Kai giving the guard the death stare and chuckle. Nope, he’s my storm cloud.

Lu’s eyes flick between the three of us. “Uhh, are you...?”

I grin. “Yes,” I say, slipping my free hand in the crook of Kai’s arm as I also turn my chest towards Lonan, making it clear it’s all of us.

“Oh. Well. That’s... unexpected. Lovely! I meant lovely.” She gives me a loaded look. I’m gonna hear about this later. “We should go,” she says, eyes taking in Kai’s thunderous look. “Save me a dance,” she chirps as she turns the guard.

Kai leans in, his face almost touching my mask. “Why did you become so defeated at the mention of RedWater Castle?”

I blink up at him, my eyes narrowing.