“And mom. Don’t forget her.” Gray couldn’t resist.
Bas scowled and wrapped his hand around Gray’s cock. “Little shit.”
“Not so little,” Gray choked before losing himself to the rhythm of Bas’s hand.
“Say it.” Bas let go to remove his clothes, then he moved over Gray and grabbed his cock again. “Admit what you feel. Don’t be afraid.”
“Not afraid.” His beast growled, but he knew the truth. To give over to that emotion was to submit, to surrender. To trust. He’d seen so much deceit in his lifetime, so much sadness and despair. Death, destruction. Hell, even Jack Keiser’s “wife” had betrayed him. And they’d all liked the woman before they’d learned of her treachery. Even Gray.
“Then let me convince you.” Bas rubbed his wet dick against Gray’s, slick with a Circ’s need, and Gray couldn’t help the cum that spurted, the need too intense to ignore.
“That’s it,” Bas crooned. He let go of Gray and positioned himself lower. With his mind, he angled Gray’s hips, tilting them upward.
“Bas…”
“No. Let me. Let me love you.” Bas didn’t stop. He rested the tip of his cock between Gray’s cheeks and kept his gaze on Gray’s. “Let me in, dammit.”
Gray didn’t want to. He needed to be in control. To protect everyone, most of all himself. But as he caught the sentience behind Bas’s human eyes, as he saw the man and beast who loved and accepted, the wall inside him broke.
Gray opened up his mind and his heart. And Bas entered—mentally, emotionally, physically.
The burn hurt, pain making it hard to breathe.
“Fuck, you’re big.”
“I want you. So much,” Bas said between pants. The effort to go slow must have been difficult. Sweat beaded on his brow, but he didn’t stop his thrust. Bit by bit, he seated himself deeper. Until he couldn’t move anymore. “Oh yeah. So good. You feel like heaven, Gray. God, I love you.”
I love you too. Fuck, but I do.
The brilliant smile Bas gave him only increased the sensation of fullness.
“We’re one, hero. Finally.” Bas pulled out and pushed back in, slower, then faster.
Electricity zinged through Gray as Bas touched a part of him deep inside. His cock felt like iron, so hard, so heavy. His balls ached, the need to release overwhelming.
“Need to come.”
“Yeah. Do it. All over me. Please.” Bas fucked him harder, the painful slide of that large shaft only escalating the pleasure. “Come now, Gray. Come hard.”
Gray had to obey, his body beyond his control. He swelled and came, his seed bursting forth in waves of drugging ecstasy that blotted out everything but Bas. He felt Bas stiffen, the heat of his semen filling Gray’s ass. That connection, that belonging he’d been searching for, brought tears to his eyes.
“That’s it. So good.” Bas ceased rocking and kissed him as he ground into him again. “You know you called me baby before? When you were inside me?” He kissed his way down Gray’s throat. “So can I call you baby, since I just took you?”
Gray chuckled, the man and beast pleased at such a worthy mate. “No fucking way. I let you take me. Had to prove to my softhearted mate we’re solid.”
Bas just looked at him.
“Oh hell. I’ll say it out loud too. I love you, you idiot. Happy now?”
“Ecstatic. And hard again.” Bas withdrew from Gray’s ass and rubbed his cock against Gray’s rising hard-on. “I love being Circ, you know?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“We should probably clean up.” Bas engaged in some good old frottage, but Gray didn’t care about the mess. He just wanted to come over Bas again, to rub his scent all over his mate’s.
“Later. After.”
“Yeah, after.” Bas covered Gray’s mouth again, and Gray let him play. The time would come to remind his mate—mates—just where they belonged. Just as soon as he came a few more times.
Chapter Seven
When Ali returned after verifying the absence of her tracks, she quickly reached for the rug hiding the trapdoor with an eagerness that baffled her. The sex had been fantastic with Bas, no doubt. And she had to admit, watching him choke out his partner, as if he were on her side, had been thrilling. She’d never had anyone stand up for her before, aside from her grandfather. So to have Bas, a man who’d made her body come alive and emotions rush to the fore, defend her? She’d been in heaven.
But she didn’t trust it. She had a bad feeling her pheromones still controlled him. On the one hand, it meant she had command over the powerful Circ. On the other, it made her question Bas’s trustworthiness, especially if she went away for any length of time. Then too, he might not be on her side. He could be acting, pretending to help her while planning something with his buddy.
Gray.
That sexy, wild Circ who made her nipples hard with a look. Holy hell, but where did they grow men like these? First Bas, with his warmth, good looks, and amazing scent. A dick that never quit, and the wherewithal to please her throughout the night. Then his friend Gray. Mean, a true predator, with a raw edge that appealed to the beast and mutant part of her nature. She wouldn’t worry about hurting Gray, not the way she might inadvertently harm Bas. Gray wouldn’t let her.
She stared down at her hand on the loop holding open the door in the floor. Bas had mentioned Gray was “hell on wheels in the sack.” She knew Circs had needs. She’d seen enough of them fucking in the forest, male to male, without issue. But the image of Bas and Gray going at it appealed to her like crazy. She didn’t enjoy watching other people have sex. For the most part, Ali considered herself a normal woman when it came to breeding. She didn’t like men, and she didn’t want them around her, let alone inside her, unless she wanted kids. Which she’d never planned to have, not like this.
Unable to explain why she’d been so attracted to Bas, she chalked him up as an anomaly. And then she’d seen Gray, smelled him, and knew he was that other scent she’d caught lingering over Bas.
The two were lovers. Oh my God.
Needing to see them both again, she wandered downstairs and smelled sex. Bas must have woken and mounted his partner. Instead of preparing herself to deal with an angry Bas after shooting him, her beast rushed her into the room to see if she might witness them fucking some more.
“There you are,” Bas said sleepily, lying half over Gray. Both were naked, their bodies muscular, masculine, and perfect. She had to work hard to swallow.
Gray opened his eyes, yawned, and looked over at her. Brilliant irises, green around a thin ring of brown, regarded her with lazy amusement. “About time you got back. I have to take a piss.”
Bas nudged him in the gut, and Gray let out an oomph.
“Sorry.” Gray cleared his throat. “You think you could let me out of the restraints to use the facilities?”
She looked from him to Bas and tried to collect her thoughts. “Ah, bathroom. Right.” She didn’t move, bothered by something. “You.” She pointed to Bas. “You escaped the restraints before. Why didn’t you let him out?”
Bas rose from the table, his belly sticky with cum. She did her best to ignore the large organ growing between his legs.
“I was waiting for you.” He smiled, and she melted inside.
I’m stronger than this. Buck up, dammit. She had to force a scowl. “Well, then, let him out and come upstairs. You can wash that mess off you.”