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  The flickering firelight enhanced the mood of excitement somehow. Half-darkness and only dancing orange flames felt like a shield that she might hide her moral dilemma behind while giving in to the moment. Hawk let her hand go as he shouldered his way through the other Hunters to get some ritpel. He held up two fingers at the vendor and came away with a huge portion of steaming meat. Tova giggled at the sheer amount of food in his large hands. Hawk raised an eyebrow at her amusement.

  “I am ravenous.”

  His double meaning made her blush as her eyes slid down his frame to the front of his uniform pants. The black fabric was distended over his cock. Curiosity nipped at her to discover exactly what he had in his pants the next time she got the chance. The simple touch of her hands on his chest had caused a reaction in the large male. She realized it was time for her to turn the balance of control to her own favor by being the one to drive him insane with her hands, and that meant going beyond his chest. Male genitals were as sensitive as her own were. A naughty smile curled her mouth as she considered licking his cock.

  “Ah, Tova, we will miss all the fun if you do not control your eyes. There is only so much control in any man—even a Hunter.”

  Tova jerked her eyes off his cock. Hawk pressed a hard kiss against her mouth before he moved towards an empty bench and table. He swung his leg right over the bench and sat astride it as he placed their food on the table. Already full mugs sat in the center of the table. People simply took one whenever they desired. Hawk closed his hand around one and carried it to his mouth for a long taste. He shook his shoulders and rolled his neck before aiming a relaxed look at her. Tova stared at him as he relaxed. Somehow, she had never considered Hunters in any form of relaxation.

  “Come and eat, Tova.” He looked at her frozen frame as he patted the bench. “Before I forget how delighted you looked when we got here and drag you away for my own celebration.”

  His presumptuous attitude made her laugh. She sat on the bench facing him but not astride as he was. Tova lowered her body onto the wide bench side-saddle and settled an elbow on the surface of the table. “I might just return to my living space.”

  “You will toss and kick all night long if you do.” Hawk smirked at her as he popped a chunk of meat into his mouth.

  His eyes made a quick scan of those around them before returning to her face. Tova noticed the little detail and understood that he would never be completely at ease. This male was always on guard even when he was teasing. He considered her as he chewed, picked up a bit of meat from the table and held it in front of her nose. The rich aroma made her smile before she gave in to her hunger and ate it from his hand. Hawk smiled at her but it wasn’t a teasing expression. The dancing orange light showed her his hunger for a moment before he nodded approval at her.

  “I am thirty-six rotations of the seasons, my sire and mother still live.” His eyes made another quick sweep of the surroundings before he held up another bite for her. “I have no Trophy females and desire none.”

  Tova became nervous as she absorbed his words. She wasn’t thinking about what he told her, only that he was attending to the details of making certain they were less strange to each other so that he might continue to his goal of claiming her body.

  “Don’t most Hunters keep a female at your age?” Her question was bold, even rude, but she needed to know if he had discarded others before her or intended to capture one in the future.

  His eyebrow rose for a moment as he reached for another chunk of meat. “I find I have no desire to keep a convict in my own living space. They surround me all day long. That is enough for me.”

  Tova froze with a chunk of meat between her fingers. His words told her a great deal about him. If he were the sort of male who enjoyed wielding power, a Trophy female would be perfect to feed his ego. Instead, he sat with her, knowing that she could return to her own bed if she wished. She smiled as she realized that he would respect her wishes.

  “So you would pledge with a single female and give up the right to claim Trophies?”

  Hawk caught her wrist and raised her hand to his face. His eyes watched hers as he ate the meat from her fingers and licked each one of her fingertips. “I would want children from that female, but yes I would willingly pledge.”

  Children were a great gift. It was the highest compliment that a female might give her lover. When she allowed her body to create his child, she told the rest of the males that her lover met all of her needs.

  She shivered as her clit began to pulse once again. Memory was a powerful thing, and as Hawk licked her finger she instantly recalled how it felt when he applied his tongue to her spread body. She pressed her thighs tighter against each other as Hawk took a chunk of meat and held it in front of her mouth.

  “Why do you stay with your sire? He curses you.”

  Tova shrugged but welcomed the shift in topic. Her unconcerned attitude made him angry. She saw it in the way his face tightened back into the stern mask she knew so well. The contrast was what shocked her, the fact that she now knew the difference between his work face and the one he showed to his friends. She had not truly considered there was a man lurking inside him who teased and grinned. Hawk’s face became guarded a moment later as he reached across the space between them to grip her wrist. His fingers closed around her arm into a secure hold. Tova looked at her captive wrist as a question formed in her thoughts. Movement behind her answered her question before she got the words past her lips.

  “Just what I need, friends to spend festival with.” Janus sat right behind her and hooked an arm around her waist when Tova tried to stand up. He pulled her right back onto the bench and against his body.

  Hawk’s thumb gently rubbed the delicate skin of her inner wrist as he considered her sitting with his comrade. “You must become comfortable in Janus’ company.”

  And apparently, both males had simply decided to ensure that she did exactly what they wanted. Their presumption annoyed her. Janus was pressed against her back, sending a rush of sensation through her. Hawk watched her and that made her even more angry with their maneuvering.

  “Release me.”

  Tova shook her arm and tried to stand up once again. Her efforts gained her only two male sounds of frustration as they held her in her seat between them. “I do not have to do anything. Release me.”

  “No.” Hawk gave her wrist a tug and she tumbled towards his body. He clamped her against his chest as his hand cupped her chin. “He sees everything I do, Tova. He has seen your body through my eyes, heard your cries through my ears. Turn around and look at his face if you doubt it. Avoiding contact will only make it harder for you to become comfortable. You will begin to adjust tonight.”

  “Stop this. I will not be your non-convict toy to play with.”

  Janus stroked her thigh with one hand as she hissed in Hawk’s face. The stern mask dissolved as he watched her and nodded his head.

  “I have not treated you like a toy, Tova.” His voice was coated in annoyance and she blushed as she regretted her harsh words.

  “That is true.”

  Hawk stood up, taking her with him with his grip on her wrist. She stumbled but didn’t get the chance to fall as Hawk hooked an arm around her waist and took most of her weight in that moment. He never stopped but carried her along with him. The flicker of firelight dimmed as Hawk took her towards the trees that surrounded the festival. Among the thick branches it was dark with only mere hints of silver star shine.

  “You are not a toy, but I will play with you.”

  His kiss blocked out any response she might have made. This time it was a hard kiss of ownership. Hawk caught the back of her head in one of his large hands and held her in place for his mouth. His tongue was a bold invader that thrust deep into her mouth, refusing to be held back. Her body didn’t want her to anyway. A little moan broke through their sealed lips as Tova reached for the shoulders she craved. She needed to stroke his chest and absorb how powerful he was. Even his hard embr
ace delighted her with its contrast to her own smaller body. They fit together, she was soft and he was hard. It was a perfect pairing.

  And then Janus joined their embrace. She gasped as a second powerful body connected with her back. She caught the scent of his skin as his hands smoothed down the sides of her body. Hawk let her break their kiss but not wiggle away from his body. She was held between them as she shivered with rising need. Her clit was once again flickering with heat. Her pussy ached with need and she knew that it would only grow worse. She was no child who might forget about such things, her body was fully mature and unwilling to let her mind push aside the need to mate.

  But there was more to it. She had never felt as secure as she did just then. There were more cravings rising in her, like a desire to talk to the Hawk she had been sharing festival ritpel with.

  Hawk cupped her chin in his large hand and lifted her head so that their eyes met. His face was hidden in shadows but starlight glittered in his eyes. Janus spread his hands over her hips and simply held her.

  “Janus will never touch you unless I watch.”

  She shuddered. It was an instant reaction that rose from the idea of being watched during something so intimate. Janus stroked her hips gently in response.

  “And what of his females?”

  “I have none.” Janus kept smoothing his hands over her as he spoke.

  Tova struggled to move away from them as she became angry. She was attracted to Hawk but that did not mean she would cater to his friends when he commanded.

  Janus closed his arms around her body and tightened his embrace until she stood still. A small hiss of temper was her response and she heard him chuckle in response. His breath brushed her ear. “Would you rather Hawk and I fought over you?”

  “No!” That idea chilled her. These two would fight to the death, they knew no other way.

  “This is our way of preventing that. Do you think I can watch you bucking your hips under his tongue and not crave a taste of your body?” Tova jerked against his hold and Janus kissed her neck in response. “It would poison me until I challenged Hawk for you. One of us would die.”

  “I know that.” And she did, but her face was scarlet as she considered the fact that Janus had already seen her nude. “We are not even lovers yet.”

  Janus chuckled behind her as Tova cursed her lack of control over her mouth. He leaned down and she felt his breath hit her ear. “But you asked for his cock, didn’t you?”

  Tova gasped and Janus turned her around to face him. His arms held her against his body as his eyes glittered with hunger. His mouth landed on hers a moment later. It wasn’t really a kiss. Janus took control of her mouth and pressed her lips apart like an invader. He stroked her tongue with his as pleasure flooded her senses. It was truly overwhelming, being held between them. It was also exciting. Hunger flowed through her like a current and she craved even more of it. Reaching up, she spread her hands over Janus’ shoulders as she kissed him back.

  “Good.” Hawk’s word was hard and sounded very final to her.

  Janus broke their kiss. Tova caught a hint of a smug smirk on his face before Hawk caught her shoulders and turned her back to face him. Janus held her tightly as Hawk hooked his hands into her robe and pulled the bottom of the garment up her legs. She shifted as the night air chilled her bare skin.

  “What are you doing?” She detested how uncertain her voice sounded but she felt caught in their web.

  “Keeping my word to you, Tova.” Hawk pulled her robe all the way up and Janus held it in his hands as he continued to bind her against his body. Her mons was bared and Hawk gently brushed her slit with a finger as she gasped. He leaned down to whisper near her lips. “You will wear a training harness tonight.”

  Tova jerked in rejection and Hawk captured her hips. “You will wear it, Tova. Your body must be loosened before I penetrate it. And I will have you soon.”

  Hawk placed a kiss on her mouth before he lowered his body. Janus held her tightly as she felt the cool strips of leather being pulled around her bare body. A quiver of anticipation rippled through her pussy as the leather harness went over her hips and across her belly where two small rings held the strips exactly in place. Two lengths of leather went through her slit and there were smooth beads strung on those lengths. Hawk pushed them into her slit until they rubbed against her clit. Every step she took would make those beads slip back and forth against her clit. She would climax and then build to another climax. The harness could also be used to hold her slit open. Hawk was fastening the leather to fit her body exactly. It could not be removed without cutting the straps off her body.

  Hawk grunted his approval before pushing back to his full height. Janus did not release her robe and Hawk stroked her mons as he caught her chin once more. His finger slipped into her slit to find her clit. He rubbed the little bundle of nerve endings as he watched her. Tova bit into her lip as pleasure began to shoot up into her pussy. She tried to stand firmly in place but her hips began to thrust themselves forward for more pressure from his hand. She bit harder into her lip because Janus was holding her too. Climaxing in his presence made her angry but she could not stop her body from responding to the overwhelming presence of both males. Her hands balled into fists as her mouth opened and she gasped for enough air to support her speeding heart. Her hips bucked towards Hawk’s hand as Janus began to pinch her nipples. It was a small thing but the little sharp touching on her nipples sent her into climax. She hit Hawk’s broad chest as pleasure ripped through her body. Hawk captured her cry of delight with his mouth as Janus rubbed her nipples through her robe.

  She was grateful for their imprisoning embrace because her legs shook. Her muscles became lax as pleasure moved through her. Hawk lifted his head and she saw the grin covering his mouth. She hit him again and he laughed as Janus released her robe and the fabric fluttered down to cover her legs. One of Janus’ arms left her waist and then a hard smack landed on one side of her bottom. Tova jumped as the stinging blow traveled straight to her clit and set off another zip of enjoyment.

  “I enjoy your passion too.” Janus smacked her bottom once again before turning her to face him. He bound her against his body and Hawk stepped up to close her in place against his comrade.

  Janus cupped her breast in a firm hand as he pinched the nipple once more. “But I will return each and every strike you aim at me, Tova.” His mouth captured hers and she moaned as he sent his tongue in to taste hers.

  Hawk smoothed his hands down the sides of her body as Janus kissed her, and it all combined into a passion she was eager to embrace. She reached for Janus and stroked his tongue with hers. He tugged at her robe until his hand was pressed against her bare thigh. He moved it up towards her bottom as he lifted his mouth from hers.

  “Did you like being spanked?”

  Tova shook her head because his question was so personal. Janus cupped one side of her bottom with his hand and gently massaged the spot he’d smacked.

  “Ah, Tova, if you don’t answer, then I will have to discover the truth for myself.”

  Janus turned her sideways against his body and slipped her robe up so that her entire bottom was bare. He pressed her torso over his arm to push her bared cheeks up.

  “I am a grown female!”

  “But that does not mean you don’t enjoy being spanked. Many women do.” Hawk’s voice was husky with excitement as he pulled her robe up her body and right over her head. That quickly she was nude. Hawk spread her robe out on the ground and Janus pressed her to her knees on it. He sank to his knees as well and slid his arms around her torso to cup each of her breasts.

  “There are a hundred different things for us to explore, Tova. Tonight, I want to know if you enjoy a little discipline.”

  Hawk leaned over and licked one of her nipples. He was kneeling in front of her as Janus held her. Both men had removed their black gloves and their bare skin sent heat through her own. Even nude, she wasn’t cold as Hawk sucked her nipple into his m
outh. His tongue flickered over it as Janus released her breasts to cup her bottom. She shivered with anticipation. The little smacks had intensified her pleasure. He leaned down next to her ear.

  “Excited, Tova? Your breathing sounds rough.” His voice was smug as he lifted one hand and smacked her right cheek. Hawk released her nipple to watch her face. A little gasp escaped her mouth as the pleasure bead moved across her clit with the motion of her body. Pleasure shot up into her body as her heart accelerated.

  Hawk raised his eyebrow. “If you don’t like it, say so.”

  Another smack hit her bottom and she jerked as the pleasure beads shifted again. She was nowhere near to climax but it felt so good that she moaned with it. Because she’d climaxed already, her clit was sensitive but not overly ready to climax again. It left her body relaxed and open to more pleasure. Her bottom smarted but it added more heat to the flames licking slowly at her clit. Hawk pinched her nipples as another blow landed on her bottom.

  Tova cried out with it. She enjoyed it too much.

  Janus laughed and cupped both sides of her bottom, rubbing away the sting. He leaned towards her neck and growled. The sound hit her as very male. “You do like it. I’ll remember that.”

  Tova wasn’t sure if that was a promise or a threat. A second later, Janus stood up. He reached down and scooped her up before cradling her body in his arms and lowering her to her robe.

  “It’s my turn for a taste of you.” He pressed her thighs wide and settled his head right over her wet slit. He moved the pleasure beads away from her clit as Hawk began to cup and play with her breasts once more.

  Her hips jerked as Janus licked her for the first time. His tongue lingered on her clit, slowly lapping it. Hawk’s gaze locked with hers as he leaned over her body, propping one of his hands on the other side of her. She was caught completely between them and her body shivered.