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Ceremony of Three
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Chapter One
Elaina Stevens strolled down Atlantic Avenue, passing the trendy boutiques that
were closing for the evening in the soft Florida twilight. Palm trees on either side of the
brick-lined street swayed gently in the ocean breeze, which carried the smell of sun and
salt and summer almost at an end. It was the perfect end to the perfect day in the
perfect all-American town. To look at it, Elaina thought, you would never know that
Delray Beach was home to a coven of vampires.
She crossed her arms over her chest, feeling her nipples tighten under the tiny red
bikini top she wore. She was one of the few humans who knew the little town’s secret,
one of the few who had had dealings with the Night Dwellers, as they called
themselves. Although “had dealings” was perhaps a little too vague. More specifically,
she had been attacked by one vampire and rescued by another.
Elaina’s beach sandals, slapping rhythmically against the sidewalk, faltered a little
as she came to the end of Atlantic Avenue. Here the beach reached out to meet the road
and sand swallowed up bricks and concrete hungrily. It was just here, exactly one year
ago, that the attack had happened. Though she had tried to forget it, Elaina could still
recall each minute detail of that evening, that moment.
It had been twilight, as it was now, the sun just sinking below the horizon and
painting the ocean with a bloody brush. She had been wearing a pale mint two-piece
suit, one considerably larger than the one she had on now, that set off her dark green
eyes and auburn hair. It had been Sunday, her one day off from her boring job as a
paralegal at Sigel and Cannon, a real estate law firm that specialized in foreclosures and
lots of paperwork. Elaina had been leaving the beach, thinking what a shame it was that
the weekend was almost over. She had almost decided to get herself a vanilla cone
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dipped in butterscotch at the Tasty Cone on the way home. After all, she’d been
swimming all day, getting exercise—she deserved it. And that was when it happened.
Elaina stopped for a moment in the middle of the sidewalk and squeezed her eyes
shut. Don’t think of it! You’re safe now, she told herself. But still her mind insisted on
transporting her back to the time before she knew the town’s dark secret… The
muscular arm around her throat, the deep voice that still whispered in the corners of
her mind if she let it, the hard body and broad chest against her back. And worst of all,
the blazing red eyes that looked into her own when he turned her to face him. Eyes that
seemed to see into the furthest reaches of her soul, her secret fears, her desires and
needs.
“Submit,” the vampire had murmured, his eyes burning into hers. And Elaina had
found herself submitting—giving in to the rough pleasure of his large hands lifting her
top to pinch and twist her nipples. Giving in to the almost sensuous terror of his fingers
pushing her bikini bottom aside and entering her suddenly wet depths as his fangs sank
into her inner thigh. The pleasure and fear had swept through her like a cyclone, laying
waste to all her preconceived notions about herself as her deepest desires were stripped
bare by the vampire’s touch, by the sweet sting of his fangs in her flesh and his fingers
in her cunt.
Inside she twisted with shame. She knew that her reactions to the attack weren’t her
fault, but it would have been so much easier to deal with the aftermath if her body
hadn’t been begging for more while he violated her. How could she be pleading with
him to stop with her mouth while her thighs were spreading even wider, welcoming
him in? How could she claim to hate what he was doing to her even as her body built to
a spiral of pleasure like nothing she had ever known before?
Stop it! Elaina scolded herself. Stop thinking about it. You have Rafe’s mark on you now.
You can’t be touched or harmed by the others—he promised.
It was Rafe who had rescued her. Wonderful, sweet Rafe with his wavy black hair
and eyes so big and brown, looking into them was like swimming in a pool of dark
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chocolate. He had appeared as suddenly as the first vampire had and spoken words of
command. He had forced the other vamp to leave her alone.
Rafe had taken her back to his tidy beach house and nursed her, his hands knowing
and gentle on her violated flesh, his deep voice soothing when she woke crying from
the recurring nightmare of fiery red eyes in the darkness, of fingers entering her,
stroking her to pleasure and terror. After a time, when the worst of her fear was over,
he had bitten her very gently on the neck to put his own mark on her. That way no
other vampire could touch her without his permission.
So Elaina was safe, even walking along the same road at the same time she had
been attacked exactly one year earlier. But she still had to remind herself of that fact
over and over as she turned from Atlantic Avenue to walk along the beach to Rafe’s
house, which was about a half a mile down on the right.
A few seagulls were picking at some scraps departing picnickers had left them and
the sound of the waves cresting on the beach was soothing in the soft purple twilight.
Elaina took off her sandals to feel the sun-warmed sand sliding between her toes as she
walked. She tried not to think about the attack. Tried to concentrate on seeing Rafe
again and what she planned to say to him.
Rafe was the leader of the local vampire coven. He had explained to Elaina that the
vamp who attacked her was a Dark Wanderer—a rogue who lived outside the laws of
his society. Contrary to Hollywood fiction, most vamps were solitary, peaceful souls
who drank only a little blood from mortals who could spare it and then erased their
memory afterward to spare their donors trauma. Elaina had asked him once why he
didn’t erase her memory of the attack. It would be so much easier not to remember, not
to have it lingering in the back of her mind.
“If I erased your memory of the attack,” he had replied after a long, thoughtful
silence, “then I would have to erase your memory of me as well, Elaina my darling.
And I am not willing to do that.”
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No, but he wasn’t willing to go any farther with her either, Elaina told herself with
a frown. She dug her toes into the sand and looked at the white shape of Rafe’s small
beach house rising in the soft summer gloom to her right. At the time, his words had
given her hope. Hope that he would act on the feeling growing between them. Hope
that he would be willing to take their relationship to the next level.
She wasn’t angling for a ring or a white wedding—she didn’t even know if
vampires got married. No, what she wanted was an acknowledgement of the heat that
rose between them during the simplest touch, or even when their eyes met for longer
than a moment. Sometimes Elaina felt his gaze on her and if she turned quickly enough,
she could catch a hunger in his deep brown eyes—a hunger that matched her own. It
was obvious that Rafe wanted her as she wanted him, but for some reason he was
unwilling to admit it.
Elaina vividly remembered the one and only time he had bitten her, to put his mark
on her and negate the rogue vampire’s claim. She had been frightened until his fangs
pierced the tender skin of her throat and then a pleasure so deep and intense she had no
words for it had flooded her system. It had been like a softer, gentler version of the
terrifying, out-of-control pleasure she had felt during the Dark Wanderer’s attack.
Rafe had held her close, stroking her back with his large, warm hands as her
nipples hardened and her pussy grew swollen and wet. She was helpless to withstand
the flow of need and desire that flooded her system and helpless not to long for it again.
But though she had offered several times to serve as his blood donor again, Rafe always
declined. He wouldn’t bite her, he wouldn’t make love to her—he wouldn’t even kiss
her despite the almost electrical energy between them.
Well, that was all going to change tonight. Elaina squared her shoulders as she
stepped up to the beach cottage’s door. She had her own key but Rafe never bothered to
lock the door—why should he? Anyone trying to break into a vampire’s house was
liable to get a nasty surprise.
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But it wasn’t breaking and entering that was on Elaina’s mind that evening. No,
what she was interested in at the moment was seduction. Specifically, she was going to
seduce Rafe.
She straightened her little red bikini bottom before she opened the door, well aware
that the tiny triangular scrap of fabric barely covered her pussy lips. The soft red slices
of material across her nipples were skimpy and see-through too. Elaina had searched
the internet for just the right suit to wear—she had been planning this for weeks. When
she’d first put the suit on and looked at herself in the mirror, she could hardly stop
blushing. It was much more revealing than anything she’d ever worn in public before.
But she wanted to get Rafe’s attention—his complete and undivided attention—and this
seemed like a good way to do it.
That afternoon she had put on the tiny red string bikini and spent some time on the
beach, rubbing tanning oil into her sensitive skin and basking in the sun. Rafe had
mentioned that he loved the smell of her hair and skin after she spent time on the beach.
It reminded him of the sunlight that was forever denied him. Elaina wondered why he
treated her as though she was as off limits as the sun, but tonight she intended to push
past his limits and break all the rules. She’d wanted Rafe from the moment he rescued
her from the Dark Wanderer and she wasn’t going to wait around anymore to get him.
She was determined—nothing was going to stand in her way. She was going to do
anything it took to get the beautiful dark vampire into her bed.
The door of the beach house opened easily and Elaina was all set to call out when
she heard something at the back of the house—raised male voices, one of them Rafe’s.
Pursing her lips, she closed the door quietly behind her and walked softly into the
living room. In the entire year since she’d been coming to see Rafe, no one else had ever
been in his house when she entered. Who could he be arguing with now?
She made her way through the spacious living room, decorated in natural cotton
furniture and dark hardwood floors. The windows had been opened to let in the sea
breeze and a small fire crackled in the fireplace against one wall. Despite the summer
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heat outside, it was cool in the room. From the outside, Rafe’s house looked like a small,
tidy cottage but once inside its door, a benign kind of magic seemed to be at work.
Somehow the inside was much larger than the outside and Elaina had spent hours
exploring the various rooms, which were richly decorated but with a simple elegance
that spoke of Rafe’s quiet taste.
The voices were raised again and though Elaina still couldn’t make out the words,
Rafe sounded angry. She stopped in the hall with a hand pressed to her chest,
wondering if she ought to go back. In the entire year that she’d known him, Rafe had
never once raised his voice. The only time she’d seen him less than absolutely calm was
when he had driven the rogue vampire away from her. Even then his rage had been
cold—controlled. Now he sounded genuinely upset and she was almost afraid to see
who or what had upset him. Should she go on? Should she invade his privacy? Elaina
nibbled her bottom lip nervously and almost went back the way she had come.
But she loved him—loved him and needed him in her life as more than a friend and
protector. Her body burned for the nights when she had woken up from the nightmares
of the red eyes to find herself safe in his arms. Now that she was healed and marked she
no longer slept with him but the memories of the nights she had were strong. If
someone had upset the man she loved, Elaina told herself, she had a right to know who
it was. Besides, the other voice sounded vaguely familiar.
Lifting her chin, she continued on down the hall, being careful not to make a sound.
Rafe had the acute hearing of a cat and she knew that he would’ve already sensed she
was in the house if he hadn’t been so involved in his argument. The voices were coming
from his study and when she turned the corner, she could see that the door was open a
crack, just enough for her to see Rafe standing with his arms crossed over his broad
chest. He was frowning at someone who was in the room with him but Elaina couldn’t
see who it was.
“…does not work that way,” Rafe was telling the other man. He was wearing a red
linen shirt with the sleeves rolled up over his muscular forearms. The neck of the shirt
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was open, showing a small patch of curly hair and naturally tanned skin. With his
warm coloring and strong features, Elaina had often wondered if Rafe had Native
American blood in his background, but he didn’t like to talk about his life before he had
become a vampire.
“You don’t wanna do the ceremony for the same reason you didn’t want to stay
with me in the first place,” the other man said, obviously upset by whatever it was Rafe
has been telling him. His voice was deep and harsh, like iron grating against concrete.
And it was still horribly familiar.
“Be fair, Thorn,” Rafe answered, lowering his own voice a little. “You know that is
not the problem. In order to bring you back to the light there must be a willing donor—
a human agreeable to acting as a gateway between you and me—between light and
dark. No such human exists.”
“It isn’t the human part of the ceremony that’s botherin’ you,” the other man
accused. He had a slight Southern accent that sounded like it had been worn away from
centuries of use. “It’s the fact that you’d have to touch me, to do everything you’re
afraid of.”
“That fear is behind me,” Rafe replied quietly. “It has long been consigned to the
past. I will confess that women have been and always will be my preference, but since
you and I parted ways I have loved men and been loved by them as well. It is not the
body that makes a difference in such matters, but the soul.”
“So you’re refusing to help me because I haven’t got a soul? Or is it because my soul
is too dirty for you, Rafael?” the other man asked. There was pain in his grating voice
that tugged at Elaina’s heart despite the fear building inside her. Who was the stranger
in Rafe’s study and why did he sound so familiar?
“I would help you in any way that I could.” Rafe leaned forward, his entire body
seeming to yearn toward the other man. There was longing in his voice now instead of
anger. “You are the friend of my heart, even though our paths have taken different
turns.”
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“Then help me.” The other’s voice was little more than a harsh whisper. “I don’t
want to be this anymore. Please, Rafael, every devil in hell was an angel once. Even the
wicked long for the light.” He stepped forward and put a large, square hand on Rafe’s
shoulder. A long tangled mane of tawny gold hair obscured his face but Elaina could
see enough to tell that he was an inch or two taller, though just as heavily muscled as
the dark-haired vamp.
“Thorn. My friend…” Rafe reached up to cup the other man’s cheek gently, much
the same way he touched Elaina when she was upset and he wanted to soothe her. His
gesture pushed the wild mane of tawny hair to one side, revealing a high, aristocratic
cheekbone and the dark arch of an eyebrow. But it was the other man’s eyes that held
Elaina’s gaze.
She felt her heart start to thunder in her chest and her hands squeezed into fists at
her sides. The strange man’s eyes were a deep, fiery red.
They were the eyes of the Dark Wanderer who had attacked her exactly one year
before.
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Chapter Two
She must have made a noise because both vampires turned to look at her. Rafe’s
deep brown eyes were filled with worry and the burning red eyes of the rogue vampire
were filled with rage. Elaina put a hand to her mouth and stumbled backward. She
might have fallen but Rafe was suddenly at her side, moving too fast for her to see. He
caught her before she hit the floor.
“Elaina, darling,” he said tenderly, putting an arm around her shoulders and
drawing her close. “It will be all right.”
His touch soothed her, calmed the panic clawing at her throat. But she still couldn’t
stop the tremble in her voice when she asked, “What…Rafe, what is he doing here?”
“It is of no importance,” Rafe soothed her. “The only thing that need concern you is
that here in my house you are safe. No one can touch you without my permission. Not
even Thorn.”
“It is important.” The large blond vampire stepped forward and Elaina couldn’t
help shrinking back against Rafe. “I came here looking for forgiveness. For absolution,”
the Dark Wanderer said. His fiery eyes looked sad now, no longer angry or hateful. He
shook his head. “I see now what a fool I was. Rafael is right—he can’t help me. Damned
is damned.”
Elaina’s heart was still pounding in her chest, but somehow she found the courage
to push away from Rafe and stand on her own. She faced her attacker, hands on her
hips and her chin lifted high. “I…I’m not afraid of you anymore,” she said, hoping her
voice didn’t shake too much.
“Aren’t you, little human?” He stepped closer to her so that suddenly she was
standing between the two vampires, with Rafe hard and warm at her back and the Dark
Wanderer he had called Thorn like a wall of fiery ice at her front. His crimson eyes
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raked her body, taking in her nipples, hardened by fear and barely covered by the slices
of scarlet cloth and the soft, full mound of her pussy, accented by the tiny triangle of
red.
Elaina stood her ground with an effort of will she hadn’t known she was capable of.
But, to her horror, she could feel an almost electrical surge of power coming from the
tall blond vampire in front of her. It hardened her nipples further and stroked between
her suddenly swollen pussy lips like a finger of fire. She gasped as she felt her clit tingle
and, unbidden, the memory of his long, thick finger between her legs flooded her mind
as her sex flooded with her juices.
“Aren’t you afraid of me just a little, darlin’?” Thorn growled in his deep, harsh
voice. “Of the way your body still wants me? Of the way you want to submit and let me
finger your sweet wet pussy while I drive my fangs into your thigh? I’d make you
come, you know. Come again and again while I drank my fill.” He gave her a slow, lazy
smile, flashing just a hint of fang to make his point.
“That is enough!” Rafe pushed between them, breaking the strange spell, and
Elaina gasped as the electrical current of desire and need was severed. Rafe’s fangs
were out, a sure sign that he was upset.
“I…” She shook her head, uncertain of what she wanted to say.
“Elaina, come with me to my study.” Rafe took her hand and drew her toward the
room he and Thorn had just vacated. “And Thorn, wait for me in the drawing room. We
still have much to discuss.”
“As my lord wishes.” Thorn’s drawl was distinctly sarcastic and he bowed low in a
manner that was both graceful and easy. Despite his sarcasm, the move was old-
fashioned and courtly. It seemed strange to Elaina to see a man dressed in black leather
pants and a muscle shirt perform an action that would have looked more at home on
someone dressed for a walk-on role in Gone With the Wind.
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Thorn turned to go back down the hall but Rafe put out a hand to stop him.
“Thorn,” he said more softly, the tone of command leaving his voice. “We will speak of
this further. You are still the friend of my heart.”
Thorn’s classical features twisted into an unhappy sneer. “Prove it then, Rafael.
Give me the kiss of friendship. Or are you afraid to in front of your pet human?”
“Elaina is no pet.” Rafe’s voice grew hard again. “And I fear nothing.” He stepped
closer and reached up to bury one hand in Thorn’s tawny mane. Pulling the other man
down, he kissed him fiercely on the mouth. Thorn seemed shocked for a moment, then
he grabbed Rafe and kissed him back, tilting his head and slanting his generous mouth
across Rafe’s to deepen the kiss. Elaina watched in awe as he demanded entry to the
other man’s mouth, the tips of his fangs glinting with the motion of his lips. And then
Rafe’s own lips parted and he welcomed Thorn inside.
It was more like a test of dominance than a gesture of love or friendship, Elaina
thought as she watched. Certainly there was nothing gentle about it. Rafe was pulling
hard at the thick blond hair in his fists and Thorn was using his slightly greater height
to try to bend the shorter man back against his arm. But as the rough and luscious kiss
continued, she felt the same crackle of almost electrical energy flowing around the two
of them that she had felt between Thorn and herself. The same current of need that she
felt when she touched Rafe. The kiss might not have been gentle or in any way romantic
but there could be no doubt there was desire between Rafe and the friend of his heart. A
desire long unfulfilled that hung in the air and throbbed like a beating heart. It took
Elaina’s breath away and left her yearning as well. But yearning for what she couldn’t
quite say.
At last the two men broke apart, panting. The violent clash of fangs had not been
without bloodshed and she watched as Rafe blotted a drop of crimson from his cut
lower lip. Thorn didn’t bother to wipe the blood away on his own wide, generous
mouth. Instead he licked the corner of his mouth, catching the salty droplets with his
tongue like a great cat savoring the last traces of stolen cream. Elaina had the feeling
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that he had been waiting a very long time for what had just happened between him and
Rafe though what exactly that was, she still wasn’t sure.
“Are you satisfied?” Rafe’s voice was rough with suppressed emotion but Thorn
only smiled coldly.
“I’m never satisfied, old friend. That’s why I chose the path I did in the first place.
You know that.”
“Go.” Rafe turned away, taking Elaina’s arm in his hand once more. “We will speak
of this later.”
Thorn bowed again, turned and walked back down the hall, leaving Rafe to pull her
into the study and shut the door.
* * * * *
Rafe sighed and leaned against the large mahogany antique desk that dominated
the book-lined room. It was a space that belonged in a much larger house, a castle in
Scotland perhaps, Elaina thought. There was a fireplace here too—a larger one and all
of the books on the shelves had a well-worn look. She knew that they weren’t just for
show as they might have been in another man’s house. Rafe spent many hours in study
and contemplation and he spoke several other languages fluently.
“I suppose that I have much to explain to you,” he said, running one well-shaped
hand over the shining surface of the desk.
“That would be nice.” Elaina lifted her chin and stared him in the eye. “For one
thing, you could’ve told me you were gay. That all this time I’ve been chasing after you
it’s been a complete and utter waste of your time and mine.”
“Gay?” Rafe raised one black eyebrow at her in obvious puzzlement before giving a
short laugh. “Oh yes, I had forgotten that is the name humans give to a lover of men in
this age.” He laughed again. “No, Elaina, my darling, I am not, as you call it, ‘gay’.
Thorn is my friend. Or was, anyway.” He looked troubled.
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It was Elaina’s turn to raise an eyebrow. “Oh? So you go around kissing other guys
just for fun? But it doesn’t mean anything to you? I have to tell you, Rafe—you don’t
see a lot of straight guys who feel comfortable lip-locking with their friends. It’s just not
done, at least not around here.”
Rafe sighed again and ran a hand through his thick black hair. “What you saw is
not common in any human town or culture, Elaina. It is a vampire custom—the kiss of
friendship. Thorn asked for it to test me. He thought I would be unwilling to give it to
him, to prove the strength of my friendship.”
“Well, I guess you proved him wrong,” she muttered sarcastically. “The only
problem is you never told me you were friends in the first place. He attacked me, Rafe.
How could you not tell me that the vampire who attacked me was your friend?”
Rafe’s deep brown eyes looked serious and troubled. “How do you think I got him
to release you in the first place, Elaina? Thorn is very strong in the dark arts. Had I not
had the power of our old bond to call on, you would be dead or completely ravaged
now.”
Elaina bit her lip and crossed her arms protectively over her chest. “But…but you
made him let me go. You forced him—”
“As to that, there is no forcing where Thorn is concerned,” Rafe interrupted her
quietly. “He is stronger than me, which tells me that he is serious in his request for help.
His pride has ever been his stumbling block. That he overcame it and came to me
speaks much of his true intentions.”
Elaina shook her head. “I don’t understand. What intentions? What does he want?”
Rafe crossed his arms, his biceps straining the fabric of the red shirt he wore. “He
wants me to bring him back to the light. But he has walked in darkness too long.”
“I heard you telling him that it wasn’t possible because you don’t have a willing
human.” Elaina frowned. “What did you mean by that, Rafe? A human willing to do
what?”
Rafe shook his head. “That need not concern you.”
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“But it does concern me. I’m in the middle of it now.” Elaina stepped forward and
put a hand on his arm. Under the soft red material his muscle felt as hard and cold as
marble. “I came here for a reason tonight, Rafe,” she said, standing up tall so he could
take in her body in the tiny scarlet bikini. “I came here for you.”
He drew in a ragged breath and stepped away from her. “Elaina, please. You must
not—”
“Why?” She clenched her hands at her sides. “Because you don’t want me?”
“No!” Rafe squeezed his eyes shut and took a deep breath, as though trying to
control himself. “No, my darling,” he said at last, looking at her with that hunger she so
often felt between them blazing in his eyes. “No, it is because I want you too much. But
I must not, must not have you.”
“But why?” Elaina felt like she was going in circles. He had finally admitted that he
wanted her but he refused to do anything about it. She wanted to scream with
frustration.
“Elaina, I know how you feel about me,” Rafe said softly. “And it is the same way I
feel about you. But feelings change, my darling. And you are so very young.”
“I’m well over twenty-one, Rafe,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest again.
“And what does my age have to do with it anyway? How old are you?” His age was
something Rafe refused to reveal, along with his past.
He sighed. “I do not count my age in years, Elaina, but in centuries. And I cannot
take you or bite you because I have already bitten you once.”
“Yes.” Elaina shivered. “You bit me to put your mark on me. So…so…” She found
herself unable to say the Dark Wanderer’s name. “So he couldn’t bite me again.
Couldn’t hurt me.”
Rafe nodded gravely. “Indeed, my darling. Thorn will never touch you again
without my permission. And though he is the friend of my heart, you are the love of my
heart. And so such permission shall ever be denied him.”
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“Rafe.” She took a step toward him hesitantly. “If you love me—if I really am the
love of your heart, then why won’t you drink from me? Why won’t you make love to
me? I came here tonight with the intention of seducing you—of making you see how
much we need each other.” She raised her eyes to his and thrust out her full breasts,
barely covered by the thin gauzy red fabric, knowing he could see the outline of her
nipples. “Do you think I would ever wear something like this otherwise? But I wanted
you to want me. And I couldn’t think of any other way to let you know.”
He stepped toward her and cupped her cheek in one large, warm palm. “I know,”
he whispered. “I have always known. But if I drink from you again, or even if I make
love to you, I could be tying you to me for all eternity. And I cannot risk that.”
“So you don’t want me because you’re afraid you’ll get tired of me?” She felt like
crying. The tears welled up in her eyes and she stared straight ahead, knowing that if
she blinked they would overflow down her cheeks.
“Oh Elaina, you misunderstand. I want you, my darling, but I do not wish you to
make a hasty decision, one you may regret later. Tying yourself to an immortal has
serious and permanent consequences.” He sighed. “But forgive me, I cannot speak of
this at length with you now as I wish to. I must go and tell Thorn that I cannot help him,
much as I would wish to.”
“Wait.” She put a hand on his arm to stop him. “Tell me why you can’t help him.
Tell me what he wants you to do.”
Rafe pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger as though he
was trying to drive back a headache though Elaina was fairly certain that vampires
didn’t get headaches. It was a very human gesture, full of frustration and grief.
“Once a vampire has been turned to darkness, has spilled innocent blood and taken
innocent life, he changes, both physically and emotionally,” he said at last.
“His…his eyes. Is that why they’re red?” Elaina asked.
Rafe nodded. “As red as the fires of hell. A mark of damnation.” He sighed. “The
first time I saw his eyes that way I wept, for I knew he was lost to me forever.”
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“But isn’t there a way, some way to bring him back?” It wasn’t that she’d forgiven
her attacker exactly, Elaina told herself. But she couldn’t help feeling sorry for Thorn—
for anyone who felt themselves to be damned and lost forever. And it was obvious that
Rafe felt his friend’s damnation almost as acutely as Thorn did himself. She loved Rafe,
so anything that bothered him bothered her.
“There is a way,” Rafe said softly. “A way to bring Thorn back and leech the fires of
the pit from his eyes. But it involves finding a human willing to act as a gateway—a
passage back to the light. You see, I cannot reach Thorn myself. He must come through
another, one of innocent, human blood to me on the other side of the abyss. Only then
may he be restored to the light.”
“And since there isn’t any human who’s willing to help me out, I’m out of luck.”
Elaina jumped at the deep, harsh voice behind her. She turned to see Thorn
standing in the doorway of the study, his arms crossed over his broad chest, his eyes
blazing with the eternal fire Rafe had spoken of. He was a frightening sight, a demon
risen from hell, but Elaina found she was no longer afraid of him—well, not much,
anyway. Instead, she pitied him. How sad to be lost forever, to wander the world
knowing you were damned, cut off from all that was good and light and pure.
Suddenly she made a decision.
“Rafe,” she said, turning to the dark-haired vamp. “I’ll do it. I’ll act as the gateway
to bring Thorn back to you.”
“Elaina, no.” Rafe looked horrified. “You do not know what you are saying, my
darling. What you are agreeing to do.”
Elaina frowned and lifted her chin. “I know that Thorn is important to you.” She
was proud of herself for saying his name, for thinking of him as a person and not just a
nameless, faceless entity of darkness who had attacked her. “And I know that I love
you,” she told Rafe. “So what’s important to you is important to me. I want to help
bring Thorn back. I want to act as the gateway.”
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“You have no conception of what you are agreeing to.” Rafe shook his head
gravely.
“Then why don’t you tell her, old friend?” Thorn stepped more fully into the room,
his red eyes glowing like banked embers. “Tell her what’s involved in ‘bringin’ me
back’ as she puts it.”
Rafe shook his head. “I do not wish to frighten her. Better that she not become
involved in any way.”
“What? No—I want to know.” Elaina looked back and forth between the two
vampires. “Tell me,” she said to Thorn, bracing herself for the worst. “What is it? You
both have to bite me at the same time?”
“Somethin’ like that,” Thorn drawled. His deep voice was dangerously soft. “Go
on—tell her, Rafael.”
“Elaina,” Rafe put an arm around her shoulders protectively. “In order to act as a
gateway you would have to accept both Thorn and myself at the same time. Both blood
and…other fluids must be mingled in the chosen vessel—the human acting as the
gateway—in order for the ceremony to work.”
“In other words,” Thorn said, stepping closer so that he loomed over her, trapping
her between himself and Rafe, “we both have to fuck you at the same time. You’d have
to spread your legs for two cocks at once. Both of us ridin’ you…filling you…coming
inside your sweet little pussy and ass at the same time. Understand, darlin’?”
“Stop it.” Rafe frowned and started to push her behind him. “I forbid you to
frighten her, Thorn. She has already been through much at your hands.”
“No.” Elaina pushed out from behind him and came to stand in the middle of the
two large, muscular men once more. “No, I’m not frightened, Rafe,” she said, hoping
that her voice didn’t tremble too much. “And…and I still want to do it. Providing that
you’re not…not too rough.”
“My darling.” Rafe turned her to face him and studied her face carefully. “I would
never hurt you or allow another to hurt you. But you do not have to do this. It is…far
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more than I would ever dream of asking you, as much as I love you. You should know
that if you go through with the gateway ceremony, there may be far-reaching
consequences. It will not be a problem with Thorn because my mark supersedes his, but
because I have already bitten you once, you may be tied to me forever—bonded for all
eternity.”
“How will I know—if we’re bonded, I mean?” She raised an eyebrow at him
curiously.
“You will feel it, as will I.” Rafe shrugged. “It is difficult to explain as I have never
been bonded to another before. But I have heard it described as an invisible tether that
feels as though it is attached to your heart. You feel the tug, the pulse and flow of
emotion and desire between yourself and the person you are bonded to. You know how
they feel, what they need and want without having to ask.” He leveled a stare at her.
“And, Elaina, a bond of that magnitude is not to be broken or cast aside. It is forever.”
“I don’t care. I want to do it,” Elaina said stubbornly. The idea of being tied to the
man she loved for eternity held no fear for her. And if she had to go through a strange
sexual ceremony—even one involving the vampire who had attacked her—to get there,
then she was more than willing to do it. Having Rafe as more than a friend, as a lover
and companion, was worth it. A thousand times worth it.
“Do you mean it?” It was Thorn’s turn to sound troubled. He pulled her around to
face him, one large rough hand resting on her shoulder. “Are you really serious about
helpin’ me, honey? Even after what I did to you?”
Elaina looked into his red eyes and didn’t flinch though she wanted to. She wanted
to cringe away from him, from his large, muscular body bending over hers, reminding
her of the attack—but she forced herself to hold her ground. “I’m serious,” she said
softly, feeling the same hum of connection she’d felt before when he was so close to her.
“There must be some good in you or Rafe wouldn’t love you.” Hesitantly, she reached
up to cup his square jaw in one palm. “I…I want to help you, Thorn,” she said softly. “I
want to bring you back to the light.”
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Thorn stood rigidly at attention for a moment then he pressed his cheek against her
palm, like a wild stallion willing to be gentled. “You humble me, Elaina,” he said, his
harsh voice softer than she had yet heard it. “I don’t deserve such kindness. But…” He
looked up at Rafe who was standing directly behind her, as if for support. “Do you
mind sharing your love, Rafael?” he asked softly. “And more important, do you mind
participating in the ceremony? You know what it involves.”
“I know all that it involves and I am more than willing.” Rafe’s voice was gentle.
“And as for Elaina, she has a mind of her own.” He put an arm around her from behind
and drew her back against him. “Are you very certain that you want to do this, my
darling?” he murmured in her ear. “I will let no harm come to you but once we start,
there will be no going back.”
Elaina felt her heart trying to pound its way out of her chest but she nodded her
head anyway, drawing support and strength from the strong arm around her waist. “I
want to do it,” she repeated. “I’m certain, Rafe.”
“Very well.” He kissed the side of her neck, sending a shiver through her. And
then, to her surprise, Thorn leaned down and kissed the other side of her neck. Elaina
felt her nipples peak behind the thin panels of fabric and her pussy began to get wet
and slippery once more as the invisible current of desire flowed through the three of
them.
“Let’s get started,” she murmured, surprising herself with her boldness. “I…I don’t
want to wait.”
“Neither do I, darlin’,” Thorn murmured. In his mouth, the endearment Rafe
always called her had a soft, Southern drawl. “Neither do I.”
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Chapter Three
“How do we start?” Elaina looked up at Rafe uncertainly. Her heart was pounding
in her chest as if trying to break free of her ribs at the thought of what she was about to
do, and yet she still wanted to do it. Still wanted to give herself to both men at once. She
wasn’t sure if that made her bad or immoral but she fiercely told herself that she was
only trying to help Rafe. Only doing what she had to do in order to bring back the
friend of his heart. Never mind that she tingled with desire when close to either Rafe or
Thorn—she was only doing what was necessary. Wasn’t she?
“We begin with a ritual cleansing.” Rafe took her hand and Thorn took the other.
“Come.” He led them from the study and down the narrow hall to his bathroom. They
walked single file, clasping hands, and if she hadn’t just agreed to a ménage a trois,
Elaina thought she would have felt like they were children out exploring.
Rafe’s bathroom was another space that belonged in a much larger house. It was
about twice as large as Elaina’s living room with deep blue lapis tiles on the floor edged
in gold and a long mirror running along one entire wall. Stacks of fluffy white towels
were piled on an elegant marble bench that sat beside a sunken tub bigger than most
hot tubs Elaina had seen. She wondered a little uneasily if they were all going to be
bathing together—certainly the tub was big enough for three, even if two of the three
were large, muscular vampires. Then she realized how silly it was to worry about the
bathing arrangements after what she had just agreed to.
“Here we are. Let me prepare the bath.” Rafe dropped her hand and went to fill the
tub, leaving her standing awkwardly by the bench with the towels, still holding hands
with Thorn. Elaina wanted to let go of his hand, not because she minded touching him
or found his touch repulsive but because she felt so uneasy without Rafe on her other
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side. Thorn seemed to sense her unease because he looked down at her, a questioning
expression in his red eyes.
“You all right?” he asked her softly, still holding her hand. “Getting cold feet now
that we’re gettin’ down to it?”
“No, I mean…” Elaina squirmed uncomfortably and had to force herself to meet his
eyes. “I guess I’m just…new at this.”
He frowned. “You’re not a virgin, are you, honey?” His eyes raked over her body,
taking in the skimpy bikini that was soon to be taken off before returning to her face.
“Oh no. No, no,” Elaina denied hastily. “I’ve just never…been with two…two guys
at once.” She blushed as she said it and rushed on, trying to cover her embarrassment.
“And you’re so…so big, I guess. I mean, I just…”
“You’re still a little frightened, aren’t you?” he asked gently. Then, to Elaina’s
surprise, he dropped to one knee before her on the blue lapis tiles. “I hurt you, Elaina,”
he said, his harsh, grating voice softened by remorse. “I took from you what I didn’t
have any right to take. I hope in time you can forgive me.”
“Oh I…” Elaina wasn’t sure what to say. She felt terribly uncomfortable and yet
touched to the heart at the same time. On his knees before her, Thorn looked like a
passionate suitor proposing lifelong love and commitment and though she knew this
was only going to be a one-time occurrence, she couldn’t help but be moved by his
gesture.
“Darlin’,” he whispered hoarsely, still caressing her hand. “I’m going to make
amends to Rafael for everything I put him through after the cleansing—it’s part of the
ceremony. Would you let me make amends to you too?”
Elaina wasn’t sure what he meant, but he seemed so sincere she didn’t see how she
could deny him the chance to apologize in whatever way he chose. “Of course,” she
said gently, stroking his large, rough hand with her own. “It would be my pleasure,
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“That’s what I hope for,” he said seriously, leaving her to wonder again what
exactly he was proposing to do. But before she could ask, Rafe was calling them both to
the tub where the fragrant steaming water was waiting.
Rafe had already stripped, his smooth dark tan skin gleaming in the dim light of the
bathroom and Thorn lost no time in pulling off his black leather pants and shirt
revealing a muscular chest and narrow hips that led down to powerful thighs. Elaina
tried hard not to look at what was between his legs, or Rafe’s either for that matter, but
she couldn’t help catching a glimpse or two. Both men were uncircumcised and she
couldn’t help noticing that both were already half-hard. Rafe’s cock was a shade darker
than his skin tones, the dusky, thick shaft nestled in a bed of black hair, while Thorn’s
was long and straight—a dark, angry red with a drop of pearly fluid already crowning
the broad head.
Elaina fiddled nervously with the ties to her bikini, wondering when she would be
asked to take it off, but for the moment, Rafe seemed content to get into the bath himself
and motion for Thorn to follow. He looked up at Elaina, as though sensing her
uncertainty and smiled.
“You need not look so worried, my darling,” he said gently. “The first part of the
cleansing must be between Thorn and me. I will not ask you to remove your clothing,
such as it is, until you need to enter the water.”
“All right.” Feeling slightly relieved, Elaina sat on the marble bench beside a stack
of towels, wincing as the cold stone made contact with her nearly naked behind. Rafe
seemed to know exactly what was going on and he beckoned to Thorn who closed the
distance between them until they were only inches apart in the steaming water. Rafe
had added some kind of fragrant oil to the hot water but there were no bubbles to get in
the way of the view. Looking down from her perch on the bench, Elaina could clearly
see his dark, thick erection brushing casually against Thorn’s slightly longer cock but
neither man seemed upset by the intimate contact. She wondered exactly what the ritual
cleansing involved, but she didn’t have to wonder long.
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“Thorn,” Rafe said in a serious voice. “Do you wish to come out from the darkness
and into the light?”
The big blond vampire nodded earnestly. “I do,” he said in his deep, harsh voice
that echoed in the tiled room. “More than anything, I wish it.”
“Very well.” Rafe nodded solemnly. “So then will I cleanse the darkness from you.”
He cupped his hands and filled them with water, lifting them toward his friend. Thorn
bent his head meekly and allowed Rafe to pour the steaming liquid over his head,
wetting his wild mane of tawny hair. When he had poured three cupped handfuls over
Thorn’s head, Rafe stepped back for a moment and the taller vampire ran his large
hands through his hair, pushing it back from his high forehead and leaving his chiseled
features bare and strangely vulnerable.
“Are you ready to continue?” Rafe asked him. He was already rubbing a cake of
pure white soap between his strong hands, lathering them thoroughly for what must be
the next step in the cleansing.
“I am,” Thorn said formally. He stood quietly in the water as Rafe approached him,
arms at his sides, palms up and head bowed in a gesture of submission.
“Very good,” Rafe murmured. Starting at Thorn’s strong neck, he worked the lather
over his friend’s chest and arms in broad, sweeping strokes. Elaina thought he would
stop at Thorn’s waist, but he gestured for the other man to sit on the edge of the tub.
Thorn did as he was told, the steaming scented water sluicing off his body so that only
his calves and feet were still immersed. He leaned back, his hands braced on the lip of
the tub, and allowed Rafe to wash him. Elaina watched in fascination as Rafe lathered
his hands again and began washing the rest of his friend from his narrow hips and
powerful thighs down to his knees.
When Rafe got to his friend’s now completely hard cock, he seemed to hesitate for
an instant and Elaina noticed that Thorn was watching him carefully from under half-
lowered lids. She remembered the blond vampire’s words of accusation and wondered
if Rafe would be willing to go on. Was this some kind of a test between them like the
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kiss of friendship had been earlier? She was fairly certain no straight man she knew
would willingly take another man’s cock in his hand for any reason, but she no longer
believed that Rafe was either straight or gay. He had spoken of the soul being more
important than the body in matters of the heart and she was beginning to believe him.
Thorn’s expression was carefully neutral but Rafe only stopped long enough to
lather his hands once more before reaching between his friend’s thighs and grasping the
thick, pulsing shaft. The blond vampire threw back his head and moaned softly as Rafe
stroked him, fisting the thick cock with one hand while he fondled Thorn’s heavy sac
gently with the other.
“So good,” Rafe whispered, just loud enough for Elaina to hear. “So beautiful, my
friend. Come into the light for me. Release the darkness within.” As he spoke, he
stroked in a steady rhythm obviously designed to bring Thorn to orgasm. Elaina shifted
on the hard marble bench and crossed her legs tightly, feeling the throbbing wetness
gathering between her thighs. There was something so hot—so primal—in watching
Rafe stroke another man’s cock. His hand was large and masculine and it was obvious
he knew exactly what he was doing—knew exactly how to touch Thorn to excite him, to
make him moan. She wondered what it would be like to be pressed between them, to
have that intense attention focused on her, and squirmed some more.
“Rafael…oh!” Thorn gasped, his hips bucking.
“Thorn,” Rafe commanded softly. “Come for me! Come now!”
Elaina watched in fascination as jets of pearly cum pulsed from the broad head of
Thorn’s cock, bathing Rafe’s hands and chest. She had half-expected the Dark
Wanderer’s cum might be red or black or some other sinister color, but it was the same
milky white of any other semen she had ever seen.
When he had finished coming, Thorn slid back down into the water and pulled
Rafe to him. The two men held each other closely, the broad planes of their chests
pressed together as Thorn took Rafe’s mouth in a deep, gentle kiss. It was obvious by
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the way Rafe opened his lips to allow the other man’s tongue free access to his mouth
that he was as moved as Thorn was by their exchange.
“My friend,” Thorn murmured hoarsely, pulling back at last. “I shouldn’t have
doubted you.”
“You had reason to doubt.” Rafe reached up to cup the other man’s cheek in his
hand. “I know that my reluctance to share myself completely with you was one of the
reasons you became a Dark Wanderer in the first place.”
Thorn nodded. “It’s true. But I hope you don’t feel like you have to help me because
of that.”
“I want to help you. I want to love you as you love me. As I love my sweet darling
Elaina.” Rafe turned to look at her beckoning for her to leave the bench. “Come into the
water now, my darling,” he said softly. “It is time for you to be cleansed as well.”
Elaina bit her lip nervously as she stood up from the bench. Her hip knocked over a
stack of the fluffy towels and she fumbled to catch them before they fell on the damp
tiles. “I…um, do I need to take off my suit?” she asked, gesturing to the tiny red string
bikini she still wore when she’d gotten the towels back on the bench. She felt like an
actor called onstage who had forgotten all her lines.
“Indeed you must,” Rafe said gently. “Come, my darling—your body is beautiful.
You have no need for shame.”
Taking a deep breath, Elaina nodded and began fiddling with the ties at the back of
her neck. But her fingers were so numb she couldn’t manage. Rafe seemed to see her
problem because before she could say anything he was out of the tub and standing
behind her, loosening the scarlet strings and pulling down her top. Elaina let out a low
gasp as the tiny slices of crimson fabric came down and her nipples were revealed. It
was true that the bikini top hadn’t covered much, but she felt much more naked
without it just the same.
“It’s all right, my darling,” Rafe murmured, already working on the ties at her hips.
He tugged at the tiny, silver-dollar-sized triangle of cloth that covered her pussy,
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despite Elaina’s mute protests, pulling it down as well so that she was completely nude
at last. She had just had a wax the day before and Elaina felt unbelievably vulnerable as
the steamy air swirled around her, touching her bare cunt, caressing the length of her
slit like a knowing finger as she stood naked before both men.
Somehow she resisted the urge to cover herself and stood twisting her hands in
front of her. She was embarrassed not only of her nudity but also of the glistening
wetness of desire that was surely evident on her swollen pussy lips. Watching Rafe and
Thorn together and imagining herself between them had gotten her hotter than she
could ever remember being before but she was ashamed to let them know it. Ashamed
of her own wanton urges, her need to give herself without reserve.
“What is wrong?” Rafe’s voice was worried and gentle. “What do you fear, Elaina?”
“I don’t…I just…” She bit her lip and turned to look at him, unable to finish her
thought.
“Is it because of this?” Rafe pressed his broad chest to her back and reached around
her body to pluck gently at her hardened nipples. Elaina gasped at his touch as warm
fire ran through her veins. “Or this?” he asked softly, his large hand traveling down her
trembling abdomen to cup her naked mound. Elaina couldn’t suppress a moan as his
fingers traced her slippery slit, brushing gently over the sensitive bundle of nerves at
her core.
“You’re wet, darlin’.” Thorn had also climbed out of the tub and now he stood in
front of her, his damp chest inches from her own.
“She is indeed,” Rafe said smoothly. “See for yourself.” He had both hands on her
inner thighs now and Elaina suppressed a moan as he opened her, gently spreading her
bare pussy lips to expose the glistening pink of her inner cunt.
Thorn looked down, intently watching the show playing out in front of him. The
emotion in his red eyes was no less needy or lustful than when he had looked at Rafe
earlier. “Beautiful,” he murmured, his harsh voice almost reverent. He looked up at
Elaina who was blushing so hard she felt like her face was on fire. If any other man had
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opened her this way, had spread open her pussy and put her on display, she couldn’t
have borne it. But with Rafe, anything seemed possible.
“Thank…thank you,” she murmured at the blond vampire’s compliment, unsure of
what else she could say.
“Can I touch you, darlin’?” Thorn asked, his deep voice hesitant but needy. “I want
to pet your sweet little pussy, wanna feel how hot and wet you are.”
Elaina closed her eyes tightly for a moment. Flashes of the attack a year before
flickered to the forefront of her brain—the thick fingers invading her, violating her,
pushing her to terror and pleasure so great she had screamed. But that had been before
she knew Thorn—knew he was seeking the way back to the light. She had forgiven him,
she realized, but it was still hard to forget.
And yet despite everything, despite her lingering fear, she wanted him to touch her,
wanted to feel his hard, warm hands on her body. Behind her, Rafe was like a solid
wall, protecting and supporting her. Feeling his broad chest at her back gave her the
courage to nod her head but she still couldn’t look at Thorn as she gave her assent.
“I have to hear you say it, Elaina.” His deep voice was strained. “I need to hear you
say you’ll let me touch you.”
She looked up at him, watching the play of emotions over his chiseled features.
Need, pain, desire and sorrow all warred in his burning red eyes. Thorn was asking her
for absolution and though she couldn’t give him that completely, she could at least give
him this small thing—permission to touch her as he longed to. She could give him what
he had taken by force before.
“Yes, Thorn,” she said, trying to keep her voice even. “Yes you can touch me. I…I
want you to.”
“Darlin’,” he whispered raggedly. Leaning down, he captured her mouth in a
gentle kiss that nearly took her breath away. At the same time, she felt his large, warm
palm cupping her slippery sex. Rafe still had her spread open, and the hard calloused
heel of Thorn’s hand pressed against her sensitive clit, making her moan. He eagerly
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swallowed her moan and deepened the kiss, taking her mouth with a fierce but tender
intensity that left Elaina helpless to do anything but submit.
As his tongue entered her mouth, she felt two long, thick fingers slowly slide into
her cunt. She stiffened for a moment, remembering the attack, but then she heard Rafe’s
voice, deep and reassuring in her ear.
“It is all right, my darling. Thorn only wishes to pleasure you. Open yourself to him
and I promise no harm will come to you,” he murmured, kissing her neck.
Rafe’s soft reassurances helped her relax a little and Elaina found she was able to
spread her legs and grant the blond vampire fuller access to her sex. Thorn finger-
fucked her gently, pressing deep to reach the end of her channel as he continued to feast
on her mouth. The heel of his hand rubbed relentlessly over her swollen clit, shooting
sparks of mind-numbing pleasure through her body, turning her legs to rubber and
making her breath come in short, panting moans. Without Rafe’s broad back supporting
her from behind, there was no way she could have remained upright—the pleasure
Thorn gave her made her too weak, too needy to stand on her own.
Thorn pressed forward, kissing her more deeply and she felt the needle-sharp edges
of his fangs extend, proving his excitement. Recklessly, she darted her tongue between
them, tasting him, feeling their razor’s edge against her delicate flesh. Suddenly she felt
a sudden, sharp stinging as one nicked her and then the faint taste of copper as the
small wound bled. But the hot sensation of Thorn’s thick fingers filling her below was
so intense that the tiny pain barely registered. She could feel Thorn’s hunger as he
tasted her blood, his eagerness to taste more, but long before she had gotten enough or
reached the elusive peak she could feel herself climbing to, he broke the kiss and stood
back, panting.
“We need to go on,” he said to Rafe over her shoulder. His broad chest was heaving
as though he’d run a marathon and the black pupils of his red eyes were fully dilated.
“Need to finish the cleansing.”
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“You are correct, my friend.” Rafe kissed Elaina gently on the side of her neck and
she shivered helplessly at the feel of his thick cock digging into her thigh. Apparently
he had found the sight of Thorn fingering her and kissing her every bit as arousing as
she had found the sight of the two men together. And Thorn seemed to want them both.
Elaina wondered if that made all three of them perverts, but they seemed to have gotten
beyond such petty labels now. They were here to touch and comfort and pleasure each
other, to bring Thorn into the light. And she was glad of it.
“I’m ready to be cleansed,” she whispered, looking back at Rafe but including
Thorn in her glance as well. “Please, Rafe, I don’t want to stop.”
“I know, my darling.” He kissed her gently on the cheek and pointed toward the
sunken bath. “So then let us continue.”
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Chapter Four
The water was just this side of too hot, exactly the way Elaina liked it, and a
fragrant steam rose from its surface as she slipped into the tub. The bath oil Rafe had
used made the water glide over her skin like silk. She could feel her body relaxing
immediately, the knots of tension dissolving from her muscles, and she sighed deeply
as the two large male vampires settled on either side of her.
She was only five foot six to Rafe’s six feet and Thorn’s six foot two so the water
that reached only to their waists came to the bottoms of her breasts. It lapped gently
against her nipples like an eager mouth, sending currents of languid pleasure through
her entire body. The ends of her long auburn hair trailed in the water like some exotic
seaweed until Rafe twisted it into a loose bun at the nape of her neck, murmuring that it
was time to begin.
Elaina started to lean back against the side of the tub while Rafe worked the pure
white soap into a rich lather, but the marble was cold against her back and she scooted
away quickly. Seeing her problem, Rafe nodded to Thorn. “Elaina needs a more
comfortable resting place, my friend,” he said quietly. And before Elaina could protest,
Thorn had pulled himself out of the water and was sitting on the lip of the tub. He drew
her back against him so that she rested between his muscular thighs.
“Relax, darlin’,” he murmured when she stiffened instinctively. “Not gonna hurt
you, just wanna make sure you’re comfortable while Rafael washes your sweet body.”
Elaina took a deep breath and let it out, trying to do as he said. She was trusting
Thorn more and more as the ritual progressed, but it was still difficult to allow herself
to relax completely around him. Thorn seemed to sense her reluctance because his
large, warm hands began a deep, soothing massage on the back of her neck and
shoulders where knots of tension had formed. Between the steaming water and his firm,
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calming touch, there was no way she could remain tense. By the time Rafe approached
her with warm, soapy hands, Elaina felt like her body was made of melted butter.
“I am going to cleanse you now, Elaina,” he said, stroking the fluffy white lather
along her arms. “You are the gateway—the vessel that Thorn must come through into
the light. So you must be clean both inside and out.”
Elaina felt a little shiver run through her at his words but she only nodded. Already
his warm, soapy hands were exploring her throat and shoulders then smoothing down
the front of her chest to cup her breasts in his palms. She bit back a moan as Rafe rolled
her hardened nipples between his fingers, sending sparks of pleasure down her spine to
her heated pussy.
His hands moved lower, dipping beneath the surface of the water to caress her
waist and hips then traveling down to the tender vee between her legs. Elaina couldn’t
stop herself from gasping as he spread her thighs and opened her pussy lips once more,
allowing the heated water to rush into her sensitive cunt.
“Relax, my darling,” Rafe murmured and motioned to Thorn who pulled her more
snugly against him so that she could feel his long cock pressing against her back.
“Allow Thorn to support you as I cleanse you,” he told her softly. “Open yourself to
me, Elaina.”
Elaina willingly did as he asked, tightly gripping Thorn’s thighs as she spread her
legs. Rafe’s fingers inside her were more gentle than Thorn’s and more deliberate
somehow. He stroked in and out of her, fucking her pussy gently with his fingers,
allowing the scented water to reach every part of her open cunt, cleansing her
completely in a way that pushed Elaina’s limits and took her breath away. She was
getting closer and closer to that elusive peak, closer and closer to coming but his fingers
danced around her clit, never giving enough stimulation to push her over the edge. She
was nearly moaning with frustration when Rafe stopped and reached for the soap
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“More?” Elaina wasn’t sure how much more of this she could take, but at least the
soap he was using seemed to be an oil-based, non-drying kind. In fact, her pussy felt
hotter and more slippery than it had even before he had started.
“Yes, my darling.” Rafe had something else in his hands, some kind of instrument
she had never seen before and she had no idea where he had gotten it. It had a long
silver nozzle on one end and a black rubber squeeze bulb on the other. Elaina stared at
it in uneasy fascination, wondering what he planned to do with it. Was he going to use
it to spurt more water into her heated pussy? She already felt clean and fresh and
slippery and she didn’t see how she could get any cleaner. But maybe it was part of the
ceremony.
She spread her legs again but Rafe shook his head. “No, Elaina. For this part of the
cleansing, you must face away from me. I need to be able to reach the rest of you.”
“The rest of me?” Elaina looked at him fearfully. “I…I don’t understand.” Surely he
couldn’t mean what she thought he meant—could he?
“It’s all right, honey. It’s just part of the ceremony,” Thorn murmured. And then he
was turning her around so that she faced him, her arms around his waist and her bare
bottom vulnerable to Rafe’s hands. She could feel the hard length of Thorn’s cock
branding her cheek and smell his warm, musky scent but none of it registered with
Elaina. Her entire existence was centered on what was taking place behind her.
Somehow Rafe adjusted the water level so that it now came just to her inner thighs,
leaving her bottom vulnerable and bare. Then he palmed the cheeks of her ass but as he
began to spread her, Elaina gasped and clenched herself closed.
“No!” she whispered tightly, her fingers digging into Thorn’s sides. “No, I…I can’t.
I’ve never…”
“Elaina, please.” Rafe’s deep voice was soothing as he stroked the globes of her ass
with warm, soapy fingers. “You must be cleansed. I want you to relax and remember
that I would never harm you.”
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“One of us has to fuck your sweet little ass for this to work, darlin’.” Thorn stroked
her cheek gently as he spoke, the expression on his face one of concern and tenderness.
“We have to fill your pussy and ass with our cocks at the same time. Have to fill you up
with our cum. It’s part of the ceremony—you have to be cleansed inside and out.”
“I guess I just never…” Elaina shook her head, knowing there was no way around
it—she was going to have to submit to the cleansing, no matter how mortifying it was.
“All right.” She pressed her face hard against Thorn’s muscled abdomen, her voice
muffled. “All right, do it.”
“Very well, but you must relax.” Rafe stroked her shivering flesh until Elaina let out
a trembling sigh and opened her legs for him once more. Rafe had promised never to
hurt her and she held on to that promise like a lifeline. She hadn’t had many lovers and
none of them had ever asked to use her ass in the way Rafe and Thorn were going to
use it. It seemed dirty—wrong to allow anyone inside her there. And yet she knew for
the gateway ceremony to work she would have to put aside her fear and allow herself
to be completely open both physically and mentally. She would be filled with both
cocks at once, both riding her, both coming deep in her body. So when Rafe’s gentle,
soapy fingers brushed against her virgin rosebud, she only bit her lip and pressed her
face harder against the warm, satiny skin of Thorn’s hard stomach.
“Hey, it’s okay, darlin’.” He stroked her cheek again and tilted her chin so that their
eyes met. Elaina realized that she didn’t find his glowing red eyes frightening anymore.
They were reassuring and she drew comfort from them as Rafe gently but inexorably
entered her ass with one slippery finger.
“God,” she hoarsely whispered as he pressed into her, exploring territory no one
had ever touched before. She had never felt so open or so vulnerable before, had never
dreamed that she might find herself naked and spread wide while Rafe explored her
back passage with long, careful fingers.
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Thorn seemed to understand her fears. “It’s not easy to take it the first time,” he
murmured, still caressing her cheek. “It’s not easy to let somebody penetrate your ass
and fill you up. To spread your legs and let them in.”
“You understand?” Elaina looked up at him hopefully, trying not to squirm as
Rafe’s fingers continued to probe deeper and deeper into her body. “You’ve had it…I
mean, it’s happened to you?”
Thorn nodded. “Hell yeah, honey. I see all the crap you humans put in the movie
about us vamps bein’ ‘born to darkness’ but that isn’t the way it is at all. You’re not
born into darkness—you’re fucked into it. Rafael and I were taken by the same Master
and turned at the same time—he can tell you what I mean.”
“It is true.” Rafe gently fucked her ass, getting her used to the sensation, still using
just one finger as he spoke. “The first time I felt another man’s cock inside me I thought
I would die. It was an indignity not to be borne.”
“But we had to bear it,” Thorn added, still looking down at Elaina. “It was bear it or
die. That didn’t make it any easier though. So you see, Rafael and I understand how
you feel.”
“Which is why we will try to make this as easy and pleasurable for you as possible,
my darling,” Rafe said softly, continuing to explore her.
Elaina opened her mouth to say that she didn’t see how it could ever be pleasurable
when she realized that now she was more relaxed, she did feel sparks of pleasure as
Rafe entered her with his finger. She wished he would enter her pussy too, that he
would fill her both above and below and when she realized what she was wishing for, it
made her blush. Just as Rafe’s attentions to her ass were beginning to feel really good,
however, he withdrew his finger, leaving her feeling empty somehow.
Elaina looked over her shoulder. “Are we done now?” she asked hopefully,
uncertain about what she wanted the answer to be.
“Not quite, my darling.” Rafe had the silver and black instrument in his hands
again and the look in his brown eyes was cautious and concerned. At the sight of the
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metal and rubber contraption, Elaina felt all her fear rushing back and she clenched her
cheeks together instinctively.
“Rafe, please,” she begged raggedly. “Please don’t put that thing inside me.”
“I must, Elaina.” He rubbed a soothing circle over the small of her back with one
hand. “You are cleansed within but you must be rinsed as well. Besides, I need to use
something larger than my finger to open you.”
“Rafael needs to stretch you a little, honey,” Thorn told her, stroking her hair. “You
have to be able to take a cock up your ass before the night is over. You need to work up
to it.” As he spoke, his own rigid length brushed against her cheek again and Elaina
realized that he was hard from watching Rafe finger and prepare her ass. Which one of
them, she wondered dimly. Which one of them was going to fuck her ass? Thorn’s cock
was longer than Rafe’s from what she had seen, but it seemed not quite as thick. Trying
not to think about what was about to happen behind her, she wrapped her fingers
around his heated length, feeling him throb like a hot bar of iron inside her hand.
Thorn hissed in a breath. “Okay, darlin’, you need to hold on to me, you do it,” he
said, his harsh voice rougher than usual. “Just try to relax and let Rafael in.”
Elaina stroked him, concentrating on the thick length of cock in her hand as the cold
metal of the nozzle first touched her tight entrance then penetrated deep into her ass.
She rubbed her cheek against the satiny flesh of Thorn’s shaft and lapped the droplets
of pre-cum that gathered on the broad, plum-shaped head as Rafe filled her with warm
water, rinsing the last of the soap from inside her back passage.
“God, darlin’!” Thorn’s deep voice was ragged as she sucked the head of his cock
into her mouth, exploring the small slit with her tongue, trying not to think about the
thick invader in her ass, stretching her, getting her ready.
Elaina tried to concentrate on sucking Thorn’s cock, on exploring the thick length of
his shaft, but she couldn’t help but notice that Rafe’s plan seemed to be working. She
felt herself opening, felt more able to accommodate more and more of the silver nozzle
working its way into her body. She still didn’t think she’d be able to take anything as
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large as a cock, but there was no doubt that his treatment was loosening her, getting her
ready. And it felt good too—good in ways she didn’t want to admit. To be so open, so
vulnerable and helpless. How could she want to be penetrated this way? How could
she submit so easily to being fucked in the ass? And yet the heat and pleasure
continued to build as he pressed deeper and deeper into her. If only he would touch her
pussy, she felt sure she would go off like a rocket. But he seemed to be avoiding it
carefully, as though he didn’t want her to come yet.
Elaina closed her eyes and took as much of Thorn’s cock into her mouth as she
could, sucking and lapping at the thick shaft filling her throat, trying to drive the
feelings away. She loved the salty, slightly bitter taste of his pre-cum and the warm,
musky smell of his skin. Never would she have believed she could be in this position,
taking Thorn’s thick cock down her throat while Rafe penetrated her ass and yet she
had never felt so alive, so incredibly wanton and free.
The blond vampire moaned low in his throat and she felt his large hands caress her
head, his fingers threading through her hair to hold her in place while he fucked her
mouth gently. His hard thighs rubbed against her hardened nipples as he moved and
Elaina thought her pussy had never been so wet and ready to be filled and fucked. God,
but she needed a cock inside her! Needed it so badly, if only Rafe would touch her…if
only he would rub her clit, just once…
“Enough.” Rafe removed the silver nozzle and stroked the cheeks of her ass
lovingly. “Enough, my darling,” he said, his deep voice filled with yearning. “Now we
must move from the bathroom to the bedroom. The second part of the ceremony is at
hand.”
Thorn let go of her hair and Elaina lifted her head with some difficulty. The blond
vampire’s cock was still throbbingly hard and she wondered if part of this ceremony
was delaying sexual gratification as long as possible. Then she was out of the bath and
Rafe and Thorn were on either side of her, drying her with the large fluffy towels. Rafe
patted gently between her legs but didn’t press hard enough to give her any relief and
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Elaina was almost tempted to beg him to make her come. But she bit her tongue,
preferring to wait and see how things played out.
Rafe’s bedroom was even larger than the bathroom with a wide king-sized bed on a
raised dais in the middle. There were no windows in the room and once he lit a bank of
warmly scented candles on either side of the bed, it reminded Elaina of being in a well-
furnished cave.
The comforter on the bed was a deep midnight blue and Elaina knew that the silk
sheets beneath it matched. She had slept there before, for weeks after the attack, curled
against Rafe’s side as he soothed away the nightmares. She gave Thorn a wondering
sidelong glance as they entered the room together and he returned it with a serious look
of his own. Never had she ever expected to be in this situation with the man who had
hurt her but it seemed almost natural now. Certainly she wasn’t as frightened of Thorn
as she had been, though she was still more comfortable with Rafe. But she felt a spot in
her heart growing for the tall vampire with his wild tangle of tawny hair and for the
first time she felt sorry that she might never see him again after tonight.
“Come, friend of my heart, love of my heart,” Rafe invited them both. “Join me on
the bed and let the ceremony continue.” Elaina settled on the edge of the bed with one
of the fluffy pillows behind her back for support but Thorn hesitated.
“Wait.” The big blond vampire stopped Rafe with a touch on his arm. “I need to
make amends to you before we go any further, Rafael.”
Rafe reached up to cup the other man’s strong jaw in his palm. “Oh Thorn,” he
murmured. “There is no need, my friend, though I am touched by your gesture.”
“There is a need,” Thorn insisted roughly. “You know the ceremony calls for
amends to be made if any of the participants has wronged another. I wronged you and
Elaina both. I need to make it up, Rafael.”
“Very well.” Rafe stroked Thorn’s cheek again where a muscle was clenching in his
strong jaw. “I will not deny that I long to feel your mouth on my cock, to feel you
sucking me deep in your throat and swallowing my cum.”
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“God!” Thorn pressed forward, obviously enflamed by the graphic words, and took
Rafe’s mouth in a hungry kiss. Rafe gave as good as he was getting, pressing close to
Thorn’s flat stomach until their hard cocks ground together. Elaina watched, wide-eyed,
wondering if she was about to find out what making amends meant.
At last Thorn broke the kiss. “Sit on the bed,” he commanded hoarsely pushing the
dark-haired vampire toward the edge of the king-sized mattress. “Spread your thighs
so I can suck you right.”
Rafe complied, sitting beside Elaina and opening his legs. Thorn knelt between
Rafe’s legs much as Elaina had been between his earlier, and pressed a long, open-
mouthed kiss to the inside of Rafe’s thigh. Rafe sighed and stroked the mane of tawny
hair, urging his friend on.
“Wait…” Elaina couldn’t quite believe what she was seeing. Despite the numerous
kisses the men had exchanged and the sensual way Rafe had fisted Thorn’s cock until
he came, she still couldn’t believe he was willing to allow the other man to suck him.
“Are you really going to let him…I mean…” She shook her head, looking back and
forth from Rafe who was looking at her quietly to Thorn who was kneeling between his
thighs with Rafe’s dark erection cupped loosely in his large fist.
“What is it, Elaina my darling?” Rafe asked. “Are you troubled by the sight of love
between friends?”
She shook her head. “I guess…I guess I just don’t understand.”
“What’s there to understand?” Thorn’s voice was hoarse with need. “I hurt Rafael. I
need to show him I love him—that I care about him. That I’m sorry for the pain I
caused.”
Rafe smiled and cupped her cheek in one palm. “And what could be more natural
or right than that, my darling? Thorn wishes to pleasure me to show his love. So why
should he not take my cock between those beautiful lips?” He cupped Thorn’s cheek
with his other hand and stroked the other man’s full mouth lovingly with his thumb.
“Why should I not fuck his mouth?” he asked. “Fuck him until I shoot my cum down
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his willing throat? It will simply be an act of love from one friend to another. Do you
understand now?”
Swallowing hard, Elaina nodded. Her mind might not quite understand what Rafe
was saying, but her body certainly did. She felt a throbbing ache between her legs, a
fresh wetness at the thought of watching Thorn suck Rafe’s thick cock until Rafe came
down his throat. If anyone had asked her before tonight if she thought she’d want to
watch the man she loved be orally pleasured by another man, she would have turned
on them in anger and disgust. And yet, as Thorn sat between Rafe’s thighs, waiting to
begin, all she could see was the pure masculine beauty before her. The tawny blond
head bending toward the dark cock seemed right somehow in ways she couldn’t put
into words.
“Very well.” Rafe stroked his friend’s mane of hair again. “Let us begin. The night
is short and the ceremony is long.” He caressed Thorn’s lips once more. “And I long to
feel your mouth around my cock.”
With a low moan, Thorn leaned forward and engulfed Rafe’s dusky erection at
once. There was no hesitation in his action that Elaina could see—only raw hunger. A
need so great there was no other way to slake it than to perform this intimate kiss. She
watched intently, unable to take her eyes from the sight of the large blond vampire
taking Rafe’s thick cock down his throat.
Being basically a shy person, Elaina hadn’t had a lot of experience with oral sex of
any kind. Before Rafe she had dated only three or four other men and Thorn’s was only
the second cock she had ever sucked. So she watched with fascination, noting that a
man giving a blowjob apparently went about it much differently than a woman did.
Thorn didn’t spend any time licking or kissing or exploring the slit at the top of his
friend’s cock with his tongue. Instead, he took Rafe’s pulsing shaft into his mouth
completely, being careful not to scrape it with his fangs, until his lips were wrapped
around its base. Then he drew back slowly, allowing the thick cock to leave his mouth
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in a long, sensuous slide before pressing forward again to engulf his friend’s cock once
more.
Rafe threw back his head and moaned hoarsely, obviously enjoying the feel of his
friend’s lips wrapped around the base of his cock. “Yes, friend of my heart,” he
murmured, threading his strong fingers through the tangled tawny mane. “Suck me.
Suck my cock and take it all—all that I have to give.”
Elaina felt a shiver of pure lust run through her as Rafe picked up Thorn’s rhythm,
fucking the other man’s mouth gently but deeply. It was more than an expression of
their friendship, she realized suddenly. Thorn had been waiting to do this for his friend
for a long time and Rafe had been years, possibly centuries, in coming around to the
idea. She wondered what had caused the rift in their friendship in the first place. Had
Thorn wanted to make love to Rafe and had Rafe refused? If they truly had been taken
and made into vampires at the same time as Thorn had told her, Elaina could see how
the blond vampire might want to cement their bond and she felt privileged to witness
the act of love between them. In sharing their bodies, they were sharing their souls.
Thorn wasn’t only sucking Rafe’s cock, he was offering his undying love and
friendship, strengthening a bond between them that had been almost dissolved. It was
almost a tangible thing, the love and need flowing between the two men. It was evident
with every gesture they made and she watched with awe and desire the beautiful sight
before her. Watched as the big blond man knelt at his friend’s feet and sucked the
darker man’s throbbing cock while Rafe thrust into his mouth, feeding his shaft
between the sweet lips that were working to make him come.
And at last he was coming. Elaina could tell by the way his hips bucked forward,
seeking to get as much of his cock inside Thorn’s mouth as he could, and then held
steady, obviously pulsing cum down the other man’s throat.
“God,” Rafe gasped, his hands fisting in the blond hair. “Take it, Thorn, take it all.
Take all of my cock. All of my cum.”
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For his part, Thorn’s strong throat moved rapidly and Elaina knew he was
swallowing, drinking the cum Rafe pumped down his throat with beautiful, eager
abandon. He gripped his friend’s muscular thighs and pressed close, as though trying
to get even more of the throbbing shaft into his mouth as Rafe came, pulsing out his
love and affection, healing their friendship by allowing this intimate kiss. She felt an
answering pulse between her own thighs as Thorn pulled back at last, licking his lips to
catch the last traces of Rafe’s cream. Then he turned his head to look at her, a secretive
smile playing around his broad mouth.
“Your turn, darlin’,” he said. “I need to make amends to you too.”
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Chapter Five
Elaina felt herself go cold all over. Surely he didn’t mean… She shook her head,
backing away from the edge of the huge bed to its center. The entire time she’d watched
Thorn suck Rafe’s cock, she hadn’t imagined he would want to pleasure her orally too.
As much as she was beginning to care for him, it was still a frightening thought. She
had never had a man want to kiss her there before, to taste her, and to trust Thorn to do
it seemed to be too much—too soon, too fast.
“It is all right, my darling.” Rafe was suddenly behind her, pulling her back so that
he was resting against the headboard and she was lying with her back to his chest
between his spread thighs. She felt his warm, muscular arms go around her, soothing
and comforting at the same time. “Thorn only wishes to pleasure you as he pleasured
me. It is the Night Dweller way of asking forgiveness for past wrongs.”
Elaina shook her head. “It’s just, I’ve never…I mean, no one has ever…”
“Hasn’t anyone ever eaten that sweet little pussy of yours before, honey?” Thorn
asked incredulously. He sat on the bed in front of her and Rafe and reached out to
stroke her naked thigh. Elaina clenched her legs together fearfully at his touch and
shook her head. “Really?” He couldn’t seem to believe it.
“No,” she whispered. His hand, large and warm, lingered on the ticklish underside
of her knee, making her want to squirm. She was very aware of how hot and wet she
had gotten between her legs as she watched the two men together and it made her
nervous to think of Thorn getting so close to her there. To think of him licking her,
tasting her…
There was a look of sorrow in the blond vampire’s burning red eyes. “I can
understand how you feel, darlin’,” he said, his grating voice soft. “I know you’re
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wanna prove to you how sorry I am for the harm I did. Wanna eat your sweet pussy
until you come all over my face. It’s the only way I can make things right between us.”
He stroked the outside of her thigh gently, sending fire through her veins. “Please,
darlin’, let me do this. Let me make amends to you.”
“I…I don’t know.” Elaina could feel her resolve weakening but it was still a
frightening prospect. Behind her, Rafe spoke softly into her ear.
“I will be here with you the entire time, my darling,” he said softly. “You need only
lie back against me and relax. Remember, I will never allow any harm to come to you.”
“Well…” She could feel the muscles of her legs and thighs trembling with the need
to open and realized she wanted to do this. Or rather, she wanted to let Thorn do it to
her. With a sigh, she leaned back against the warm, muscular chest behind her and let
Rafe cradle her head on his shoulder. Rafe loved her. Rafe would protect her. Not that
she felt she needed much protection from Thorn anymore but still, it was comforting to
feel his solid presence behind her and hear his soft voice in her ear.
“That’s good, honey.” Thorn knelt in front of her, his throbbing cock attesting to the
fact that he so wanted to do this and stroked her trembling thighs. “Just let yourself
relax against Rafael so I can reach you.” Then his large, warm hands were parting her
knees, urging her to open herself for him.
Elaina let a trembling sigh slip from between her lips as she allowed Thorn to part
her legs. When he opened her thighs, she could feel the lips of her pussy spreading
open as well, showing him her slippery heated inner cunt, letting him know how
aroused she was. She knew that her soft, bare little pussy lips were swollen with need
and slick with desire and she didn’t think her sex had ever been this wet and ready. But
she was afraid to let herself think what she was ready for.
“Good girl,” Thorn murmured, bending down to get between her thighs. Then he
placed a hot, openmouthed kiss on the apex of her sex, making her gasp and almost try
to close her legs again.
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“Relax, my darling,” Rafe murmured in her ear. The strong arms wrapped around
her moved and soon he was cupping her naked breasts, plucking gently at her stiff
nipples. “Spread your thighs for Thorn,” he whispered in a soothing voice. “Let him see
how hot and wet you are. Let him taste your need and feast on your desire.”
Elaina bit her lower lip as the warm feeling of pleasure from his hands on her
breasts mingled with the desire and anxiety caused by Thorn’s lips on her naked
mound. Her pussy was so wet and swollen that when she looked down, she could see
that it was opening on its own, showing the hot pink pearl of her clit and her slippery
depths. Could she really do this? Could she really let Thorn spread open her pussy lips
and taste her? Her heart was jumping in her chest and she didn’t know the answer.
Thorn placed another soft kiss against her pussy, this one a little lower, and for a
moment she felt his hot tongue flicker out and tease the side of her clit. It made her gasp
and moan, pressing her pelvis up to his mouth in a mute offering that Thorn took
eagerly.
As he gathered her buttocks into his large hands and lifted her pelvis to bury his
face between her thighs, Elaina could hear Rafe murmuring encouragement in her ear.
“Very good, my darling,” he said softly as she moaned and thrust her hips forward.
“Spread your cunt open for Thorn. Let him suck your clit and thrust his tongue deep
into your pussy. Let him pleasure you as he needs to.”
Elaina moaned as the blond vampire did exactly as Rafe said, sucking her clit
between his lips and tracing magical patterns around the sensitive bundle of nerves
with the tip of his tongue. At the same time, Rafe was twisting her nipples, pulling and
tugging at the sensitive tips of her breasts to enhance the sensation of the other man’s
mouth on her sex. She arched her back, feeling the scratch of Rafe’s chest hair against
her bare back, and gasped as Thorn moved lower and began to tongue-fuck her,
thrusting deep as though he was trying to map some secret part of her soul with each
press of his tongue inside her. She could feel his fangs pressed against her sensitive,
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swollen flesh and yet he somehow managed not to pierce her skin, though at that point
she wouldn’t have cared if he had bitten her.
“Please,” she cried. “Please, oh God, yes…yes.” She could feel herself building
toward orgasm once more and by this time she was on fire to come. She needed release
so badly she thought she might scream. Winding her fingers into Thorn’s thick tawny
hair, she pressed her pelvis up wantonly, offering herself without reserve. She didn’t
care anymore if it was wrong to let one man cradle her in his arms and stroked her ripe
nipples while another man spread open her pussy lips and tongue-fucked her hot,
needy cunt. She only knew that she needed to come—needed to come badly. She was
thinking that if only she could have a little more of Thorn’s tongue inside her, if only he
would suck her clit one more time she would come…come so hard all over his face just
as he had promised…
But just as she was teetering on the edge of the abyss, Thorn pulled back, leaving
her shaking with need. Elaina moaned with frustration and fisted her hands at her
thighs. What was going on now? Why had he stopped?
“What…why?” She was panting, almost unable to get the words out.
Thorn shook his head. “Sorry, honey, not my idea to stop. It was Rafe’s”
Elaina twisted around to look at the darker vampire who was still cradling her in
his arms. She wondered if this plan to torture her by delaying her orgasm was a
prearranged deal or if the two vampires somehow had some mental connection
between them. Rafe looked back at her, his deep brown eyes serious.
“Forgive me, my darling,” he said softly, stroking her cheek. “But I had to stop
Thorn. You see, now when you are on the brink of completion is the time to prepare
you further. I want your pleasure to be so great that you feel no pain when you are
opened.”
“Opened?” Elaina stared at him, uncomprehending. She was still panting from the
pleasure and denial Thorn had put her through and she needed to come so much there
was a red haze over her vision. Her nipples were tight from being twisted and pinched
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and her pussy was so wet and swollen she felt like the barest touch would send her into
orbit. So what the hell was Rafe talking about?
“Yes, opened.” Reaching to one side, he pulled something from behind one of the
fluffy pillows that made Elaina’s eyes widen and her breath come short. In his hand
was a long, slender black vibrator.
“Rafe…Rafe, please…” Elaina was shaking her head, her eyes never leaving the
long, sleek shape. It was thicker than the silver nozzle he had put into her earlier, much
thicker, though still not nearly as thick as either his or Thorn’s cock.
“My darling, do not fear me.” Rafe stroked her cheek lovingly. “It is for your own
good that I do this. You must be stretched, Elaina. You must be opened. And I promise
that when you have taken every last inch of this into your soft, sweet ass, Thorn and I
will make you come as you have never come before.” He nodded at the black vibrator
in his hand and then continued, a little sternly. “But you must take it all, my darling,
just as you must take all of the cock that will enter you later tonight when we complete
the ceremony. Whichever one of us fucks your ass must be buried to the hilt inside you
when he pumps you full of his come. Do you understand?”
Elaina shook her head, unable to answer. She looked at Thorn for confirmation but
he was nodding in agreement.
“It’s true, honey,” he said softly, reaching up to stroke her cheek. “Both of us have
to be balls deep in your sweet pussy and ass when we come. Every inch of both our
cocks has to be all the way inside you when we shoot. So you need to be ready to take
us.”
“But…but…” She shook her head but Rafe was already moving, repositioning her
on her hands and knees with her ass in the air and her breasts hanging down like ripe
fruit.
“Thorn,” he directed softly, stroking the small of her back in large, comforting
circles. “You must take my place and hold Elaina while I open her. Suck her nipples and
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spread open her pussy lips to stroke her cunt. Fuck her with your fingers if you need to.
She must feel only pleasure while I do this.”
Thorn slid smoothly into position in front of her so that Elaina was leaning against
his broad chest with her ass high in the air. “It’s all right, honey,” he whispered roughly
and bent to take her mouth in a slow, deep kiss. Elaina tasted her own flavor on his full
lips and lost herself for a moment in the erotic act of licking her own juices from his
sensuous mouth. Then she felt Rafe positioning himself behind her and panic flooded
her brain. She couldn’t imagine taking every inch of the long black vibrator into her ass,
couldn’t even begin to think about taking half of it. And yet Rafe was demanding that
she open herself for him, that she give him free access to fuck her with a foreign object
until he was satisfied that she was ready to take a cock in her back passage.
Thorn must have felt her tense up because he broke the kiss and murmured in her
ear, “Relax, darlin’. Rafael won’t hurt you. He just needs to open you up a little is all.”
Then one large, warm hand was twisting her nipples while the other slid down her
body to cup her naked mound.
“Oh God,” Elaina muttered as Rafe parted her legs and began rubbing some kind of
warm, slippery gel into her tightly puckered entrance. She didn’t know how she could
bear it and yet she knew she must. She must open herself completely so that when the
time came, whichever one of the men who was fucking her ass could get all the way
inside her to shoot his cum. Again she wondered which man it would be. Which one of
them would fuck her virgin ass and fill her full of his cum? Then the sensation of the
sleek black vibrator sliding into her body drove all other thoughts from her head and
she had to bite her lip to keep from gasping.
“It’s all right, honey. It’s all right.” Thorn’s deep voice was reassuring and he
caught her eyes and held them with his own as inch after thick inch of the long black
vibrator filled her. “Don’t think about it,” he told Elaina softly and she felt the warm
hand that was cupping her mound spread open her pussy lips so that one long finger
could explore her slippery depths. “Think about this,” Thorn told her, sliding his
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fingertip teasingly over her swollen clit. “Think about how hard you’re gonna come in
just a minute when Rafael fills you up.”
“God!” Elaina squeezed her eyes shut for a minute, trying to concentrate on the
tingling electrical pleasure in her cunt instead of the stretching sensations in her ass.
The first few inches of the vibrator had been easy to take but it gradually got thicker as
it neared the base. Rafe had slowed his entrance but not completely stopped it and she
wondered how much more she could take.
“Almost halfway there, my darling,” she heard him say soothingly as he entered
her slowly with the black sex toy. “Open your legs a little wider and try to relax.”
Elaina moaned. Only halfway there? Already her ass felt like it might never recover
and she didn’t know if she could take the entire vibrator as Rafe seemed to want her to.
If not for the pleasurable sensations of Thorn fingering her pussy, she wouldn’t have
been able to stand it at all. Trying to take her mind off what was happening, she looked
up at Thorn and asked the question that had been hovering in the back of her mind all
night.
“Who?” she gasped, trying not to tighten up as yet another thick inch of the slick
black vibrator penetrated her ass.
“Who what, honey?” Thorn said soothingly, his fingers never stopping their
maddening movements in her slippery pussy.
“Who, I mean, which one of you is going to…going to…” Elaina shook her head,
finding it difficult to talk clearly while she was being penetrated from behind.
Thorn’s confusion cleared. “Which one of us is going to fuck your sweet virgin
ass?” he asked, obviously following her train of thought.
Elaina nodded, unable to answer. She could feel Rafe sliding another inch of the
vibrator into her tight back passage. Surely he must be three fourths of the way there by
now, shouldn’t he?
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Thorn stroked her cheek and she felt two long, thick fingers slide down from her
clit to enter her heated cunt as another inch of vibrator entered her ass. “Whichever one
of us fits the best, honey,” he told her softly.
Elaina shook her head, uncertain of what she was hearing. “You mean you’re going
to…both of you are going to…to try?”
Thorn nodded. “Oh yeah, darlin’. We have to be sure before we commit to the end
of the ceremony. It would be bad to get halfway through and realize it wasn’t workin’.
Understand?” He kissed her lightly as he continued to finger-fuck her pussy. “Don’t
worry, honey, we’re both just gonna slide inside you once before we really begin to see
who fits the best. And it’ll be one at a time, to start with, anyway.”
“R-really?” Elaina gasped as the vibrator stretched her further.
Thorn steadily stroked into her pussy, sending shockwaves of pleasure through her.
“Sure, honey. We’ll do the same with your pussy too. Both Rafael and I will have to try
our cocks in you, once in your pussy and once in your ass, all the way to the hilt or as
close as we can get. That’s how we decide who gets what position. But don’t worry, it’s
not really fucking until we come in you. And we won’t do that until the end of the
ceremony.”
Elaina closed her eyes and bit her lip, trying not to see the picture Thorn’s words
brought to mind. She hadn’t imagined when she agreed to this that she would have to
have both men inside both her pussy and her ass. She wondered what position they
would want her in to try her out. Would she lie on her back and let them fill her or stay
with her ass in the air and her legs spread, waiting for both thick cocks to pierce her to
the hilt? To her shame, the thought made her hotter than ever. She could feel her pussy
juicing around Thorn’s invading fingers as she wondered what his cock would feel like
inside her there and once again the build toward orgasm had begun.
“Almost there, my darling,” she heard Rafe say. “Only one more inch. Open
yourself, Elaina. Take the last little bit and I promise to make you come.”
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Elaina dropped her head to Thorn’s broad chest and moaned. She spread her legs,
trying to be open enough. Trying to please the man she loved. And despite the thick
length of the sex toy inside her or maybe because of it, she felt herself once more
walking the razor thin wire of pleasure that meant she was close to coming.
“One more inch, honey,” Thorn whispered in her ear, his fingers redoubling their
efforts inside her wet, open cunt. “Just take one more inch and then you’ll come. Can
you come for me, Elaina? Can you come while I stroke your wet little pussy and Rafe
fucks your ass?”
His dirty words along with the intense sensations in her pussy and ass were almost
too much. With a low moan, Elaina felt herself beginning to come. And just then, two
things happened simultaneously. Rafe pressed the last thick inch of the sex toy into her
violated ass and then he flipped it on, sending vibrations of pleasure shooting through
her entire body at once.
Gasping and crying, Elaina felt herself falling over the edge of orgasm at last. She
trembled and moaned as the vibrator worked deep in her body and Thorn buried his
fingers in her cunt and strummed her clit with his thumb. She couldn’t ever remember
coming so hard and she squeezed her eyes tightly shut, seeing stars behind her eyelids
as the orgasm shook her.
“Oh God…oh God!” she moaned, unable to say anything else. “Please, oh please,
yes…”
“Good girl,” she heard Rafe murmuring from behind and the long black vibrator
was switched off and slowly withdrawn from her protesting ass. “Such a good girl to
take every last inch, my darling.”
“God, Elaina.” Thorn’s voice was hoarse as he kissed her face, his fingers still
buried in her sex. “You’re so beautiful when you come,” he whispered to her, holding
her gaze with his own when she looked up at him. “I just wish…”
“W-wish what?” Elaina whispered, barely able to speak, she was breathing so hard.
The orgasm had rocked her to the foundation and yet she still wondered about what
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Thorn wished. She loved Rafe to distraction but the spot in her heart for his friend was
growing and more than ever she wished tonight’s ceremony wouldn’t be the only time
they made love.
Thorn shook his head and kissed her cheek gently. “Never mind, darlin’. Doesn’t
matter,” he murmured. Then, as Rafe finished withdrawing the toy, he pulled her down
to his chest. “Rest a minute, honey,” he murmured. “Ceremony’s not over yet.”
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Chapter Six
It took her a little while to recover, but when she did, Elaina found she was still
almost as wet and swollen as she had been before she came. Her pussy was slippery
and ready and her back passage had been thoroughly opened by the black vibrator. She
lay on the bed with her head pillowed on Thorn’s chest and tried not to think about
what came next.
“My darling.” Rafe kissed her cheek and she turned to see him looking at her
intently. “I know that Thorn has told you what must be done before we complete the
ceremony. We must try to see which of us fits better inside you. Because we have been
preparing you for this moment for so long, I think we should try your sweet ass to
begin with. Which of us would you like to fill you first?”
“All…all right.” Elaina looked from Rafe to Thorn and back again. As she had
observed earlier, Thorn’s cock was a bit longer that Rafe’s but it wasn’t quite as thick.
She tried to compare their thickness in her mind with the black vibrator Rafe had used
on her. Finally she made her decision. “Thorn first,” she murmured, reaching out to
stroke his throbbing shaft with one hand. The blond vampire gasped and leaned into
her touch.
“Such soft little hands,” he murmured hoarsely. Elaina smiled and withdrew her
hand to look anxiously at Rafe.
“I think…I hope he can get me ready…prepare me a little more. Is that all right?”
She had loved the dark-haired vampire for almost a year and she wanted him in her
body but his girth frightened her a little. But she needn’t have worried that he would
misunderstand her choice.
“It is all right, my darling.” He smiled and stroked her cheek gently. “I understand
how it is. And I love you for being willing to open yourself to my friend.”
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“He’s my friend too now,” Elaina said, realizing it was true. She gave Thorn a
tentative smile. “I want you in me now,” she said softly. “How do you want to do this?”
“Like this.” Thorn lay on his back and motioned for her to mount him. “Better
control this way,” he explained. “And Rafe can watch while I fill your sweet ass to
make sure we’re doin’ okay.”
“But first we must ease the way.” Rafe bent her over and Elaina felt a cool, slippery
substance being worked into her tightly puckered rosebud. “Very good,” Rafe muttered
at last after stroking into her back passage with two slippery fingers until Elaina
moaned. “I believe you are ready to be fucked, my darling.”
“Yes,” Elaina whispered and leaned up to kiss him on the mouth, grateful for his
care. Then Thorn was pulling her to him, obviously eager to be inside her. “I still don’t
understand though,” she said as he positioned her so that her back was to him, while
she straddled his thighs. “Why does…I mean, why do you have to be…”
“Why must we be all the way inside you when we come for the ceremony to
work?” Rafe finished her thought. “I am not certain, my darling. I only know that it will
not work otherwise. If even an inch of my cock remains outside your body when I shoot
my cum inside you, we will fail to bring Thorn into the light. And the same is true for
him.”
“It’s true,” Thorn said, and she felt him spreading her thighs and positioning the
head of his cock against her slippery back passage. “We have to be balls deep inside
you, honey, just like I said before. So are you ready to let me in?”
Elaina turned her head to catch his eyes and nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
She never would have believed even a day before that she could allow herself to trust
anyone to fill her ass with his cock, much less Thorn. But her feelings for him had
grown exponentially over the last few hours and she found that she was eager to feel
him inside her now, fucking her ass as deeply as he could.
“Good girl,” he whispered hoarsely. “So sweet and beautiful. Open yourself for me,
honey. Just spread your thighs and let me ride your hot little ass.”
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Elaina moaned at his dirty words and felt herself relaxing as the broad head of his
cock slipped past her tight barrier and his shaft slid deep inside her.
“God, Elaina,” Thorn gasped, his hands tightening on her hips as he fucked into
her. “So tight, honey. So hot.” He was thicker than the black vibrator but she was still
betting he wasn’t nearly as thick as Rafe and it was with a feeling of unspeakable relief
that Elaina felt him slide all the way inside her, filling her ass completely with his cock.
“Very good,” she heard Rafe say and he stroked her cheek gently with one hand.
“You have no idea how beautiful you look, Elaina my darling,” he said. “Sitting here
with Thorn’s cock buried in your tight little ass. It touches me deeply to know that you
are willing to let yourself be filled and fucked by both of us at once simply to help my
friend.”
“Love you, Rafe,” Elaina whispered, her vocal cords almost locked up with the
pleasure of having her virgin ass filled for the first time. “I feel…for you both. Wanted
to help.”
“And you shall help, my darling.” Rafe stroked her cheek again as she rocked on
Thorn’s cock, feeling it drive deep into her ass. “But first we must see if I fit into your
back passage as well as Thorn.”
“He’s right—everything has to be perfect and Rafe might be a better fit than me.”
Reluctantly, Thorn withdrew from her and went to the bathroom to clean up.
“Now, my darling,” Rafe murmured when the blond vampire returned. “It is time
for me to try your ass. Up on your knees for me now.”
Elaina obediently got up on her hands and knees once more. She felt lost without
Thorn to hold her in place, but the tall blond vampire was watching intently as Rafe
spread her legs once more and prepared her. Again she felt the warm, slippery lube at
her puckered entrance and this time Rafe actually squirted a good amount of it inside
her. She moaned and squirmed at the hot sensation and then she felt his hands on her
hips and the moist blunt probe of his cock was pressing against her ass.
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From the start it was almost more than she could take. Elaina bit her lip and spread
her trembling thighs, trying to be open enough as Rafe penetrated her, sliding inch after
inch of his thick shaft into her ass. But his cock was much thicker than the black vibrator
and she felt tears spring to her eyes and he pulled back and fucked forward in an effort
to get into her to the hilt.
“Stop.” Thorn’s deep voice was commanding and she looked up to see that he was
looking down at her with concern in his red eyes. “Don’t go any further, Rafael,” he
said, reaching down to wipe her cheeks. “I think you’re gonna be too much. How deep
are you?”
“I still lack several inches of being all the way inside her,” Rafe admitted and Elaina
felt his warm hands rubbing soothing circles on her lower back. “Forgive me, darling,”
he murmured, beginning to withdraw. “But I fear that your back passage is, as yet, too
tight for me.”
“No.” Elaina shook her head, blinking back the tears. “No, I want you inside me—
all the way inside me. It hurts but…but it feels good too. Please, Rafe, don’t give up.”
Rafe stroked her hips. “Very well, but if it begins to pain you too much you have
only to tell me, Elaina.”
“I know,” she whispered and bit her lip to hold back a moan as Rafe pulled back a
little and began the slow, inevitable slide into her body once more. She could feel the
ring of muscle stretching as he entered her and she gripped the comforter in both her
hands, struggling to let him in. He was so big, so thick, she almost couldn’t believe it
was possible. But at last, with one final thrust, she felt his narrow hips come flush with
her ass cheeks and knew he was all the way into her.
“I can’t believe you did it.” Thorn’s harsh voice was surprised. “Can’t believe she
took all of you—you’re such a thick son of a bitch.”
“She is most determined. And most accommodating.” Rafe reached between her
spread legs and stroked her open pussy gently, teasing her enflamed clit until Elaina
moaned and trembled. “You are such a good girl, my darling,” he murmured, still
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holding himself steady, buried to the root in her ass. “Such a good girl to take all my
thick cock into your sweet ass.”
“So we both fit there, but I think you’re harder to take,” Thorn observed dryly,
reaching down to wipe at the moisture on Elaina’s cheeks. “I think it’s time to try your
pussy now, darlin’,” he told her.
“Very true.” Rafe withdrew carefully so as not to cause her any more pain and
Elaina gasped as she felt him go. Never had she felt so full and there had been
undeniable pleasure in having the man she loved buried to the hilt inside her but there
was pain as well. “I will return in a moment,” Rafe said as he headed for the bathroom.
“In the meantime, you must decide which of us you wish to fill your sweet pussy first,
Elaina.”
Elaina collapsed on the bed when he left and Thorn put an arm around her
shoulders. “Don’t worry, honey,” he said comfortingly, dropping a soft kiss on her
forehead. “Rafael always was a thick son of a bitch and your ass is still getting broken
in.”
“It will be easier after we are bonded. Our bodies will accommodate each other in
almost any act of love without pain,” Rafe promised her as he came back to the bed.
“And now, my dear, have you decided which of us you want to try your pussy?”
Elaina nodded and gave him a trembling smile. She had been wanting Rafe to make
love to her for over a year. For all that time she had been waiting for him to give in, to
mark her, to make love to her, but he had been unwilling to take the risk that they
might form a permanent bond. Now that he was finally willing to risk tying her to him
for eternity, her wait was finally over. She wanted to feel him and only him inside her—
even if only for a moment.
“You,” she murmured, leaning forward to kiss his full lips. “Please, Rafe, I want
you inside me so much.”
“And I want you as well,” Rafe murmured, positioning her so that she was lying on
her back with a pillow under her hips. “You have no idea how long I have yearned to
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fill you, my darling,” he told her as he moved to get between her hips. “No idea how
hard it makes me to think of fucking your sweet cunt.”
Elaina bit back a moan at his words and spread her thighs for him, welcoming him
inside. She looked up and saw Thorn’s burning red eyes trained on her wet, open cunt
and the thought of him watching as Rafe penetrated her made her even hotter.
“So beautiful,” Rafe murmured, rubbing the broad head of his cock over her wet,
open folds. Elaina bit her lip as she felt him add his moisture to hers, coating her
unprotected pussy with his thick pre-cum. She knew that vampires couldn’t carry any
diseases or get a human pregnant, but this was still the first time she’d ever had a naked
cock enter her and the thought of being fucked without a condom was undeniably
exciting.
“Spread your cunt for me now, Elaina,” Rafe instructed her softly. “Let me see how
well my cock fits inside you, my darling.”
Elaina did as he instructed, trying not to moan as his broad head breached her
entrance and his pulsing shaft started to fill her pussy. Rafe was thick, she thought,
biting her lip. Every bit as thick as he had felt when he entered her back passage. She
couldn’t believe how full she felt as inch after thick inch of his cock slipped inside her
open cunt. Even though her pussy wasn’t virgin, she still felt the same stretching
sensation she’d felt when he had finally slid his cock all the way into her ass.
At last Rafe was all the way into her. “There, my darling,” he murmured as she felt
the broad head of his cock kiss the entrance to her womb and knew he could go no
farther. Looking down between them, she could see that his narrow muscular hips were
flush against hers and she could feel his heavy sac brushing against her sensitive ass.
“No problem there,” Thorn, who had been watching intently from beside her,
murmured. “Better try a few practice thrusts just to be sure though.”
“Indeed.” Rafe pulled almost all the way out, so that only the head of his thick cock
remained inside her and then thrust in again hard, filling her completely in a single
driving push.
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Elaina couldn’t help herself. Being entered and opened again and again while being
denied an orgasm was making her feel crazy with need and desire. She locked her legs
around his hips and thrust up to meet him, offering her pussy to his thick cock, crying
out at the hot sensations of his shaft hitting bottom inside her as he fucked into her wet
depths.
Rafe thrust a few more times, sliding deeply into her as he rode her pussy hard and
then he reluctantly withdrew. Elaina could have cried from frustration as he left her.
Her body needed to come again soon and she was fairly certain that only a few more
thrusts would have pushed her over the edge.
“Do not cry, my darling.” Rafe stroked her cheek gently. “Soon enough you will be
filled with enough cock to satisfy that tight little cunt. But before that time comes, Thorn
must try your sweet pussy.”
“That’s right.” Thorn smiled at her, his red eyes glowing with heat that no longer
frightened her. “Come here, darlin’. I can’t wait to try you out.” He lay on his back and
motioned for her to straddle him once more. “Nice and easy, darlin’,” he murmured as
she positioned herself so that the broad, plum-shaped head of his cock was right at the
entrance to her pussy. “Just lower yourself down and let me fill you up.”
Elaina did as he asked, but first she reached between them and spread open her
pussy lips with her fingers, wanting to watch as Thorn’s thick shaft entered her. It was
an intensely erotic sight, seeing his thick cock slowly slide into her open cunt and Elaina
felt herself shift closer to the edge of orgasm as she watched him fill her.
“God, that’s beautiful, honey,” Thorn muttered hoarsely as his long cock slid into
her. “So hot to watch you fuck yourself on me like that.”
If anyone had told her that she would have two separate cocks buried inside her ass
and pussy in the space of twenty minutes, Elaina wouldn’t have believed them. And yet
the idea that Thorn was filling her where Rafe had just been was undeniably exciting.
His shaft wasn’t as thick as Rafe’s and he slid easily into her but when she looked
down, she realized that he wasn’t completely inside.
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“Mmm, you always were a long one, my friend,” Rafe murmured, watching as
Thorn tried to get the last inch of his long cock buried in her pussy. “Fuck into her a few
times to see if you can make it work.”
Thorn did as directed. Putting his hands firmly on Elaina’s hips, he pulled out and
pressed into her again, thrusting hard to try to fill her to the hilt. Elaina gasped and put
back her head, enjoying the hot push and pull inside her cunt as Thorn fucked her. And
yet she still wasn’t flush against him as she had been with Rafe. Thorn was too long or
she was too short for him to get all the way into her.
“Enough, honey,” Thorn growled. He pulled out of her at last with obvious
reluctance, his red eyes blazing with desire. “I think it’s clear I’m gonna be the one in
your sweet little ass,” he told her. He looked up at Rafe. “Do you agree?”
Rafe nodded. “Indeed. If you were simply making love to Elaina for pleasure it
would not matter that you do not exactly fit. But in this ceremony we must be exactly
matched.” He looked at Elaina. “I think it is clear who belongs where. Thorn was made
to fuck your ass as I was made to fill your cunt. Finally we are ready to complete the
ceremony.”
Elaina was ready to cry with frustration. She had been so close to coming again, so
close to riding Thorn’s cock to orgasm. By now she was so hot that the idea of having
both of them inside her at once was no longer so frightening. She wanted both thick
cocks spreading her open—more than that, she needed it.
“Please,” she whispered, looking from Thorn to Rafe and back again. “Please, I
want you in me. Both of you.”
“My darling.” Rafe stroked her cheek, giving her a slow smile full of promise and
Thorn’s red eyes burned with the same need Elaina felt inside herself. “We shall
continue of course, but in order for this to work we must enter you at the same time.”
He put an arm around her shoulders and kissed her forehead.
“Both…at the same time?” Elaina tried not to be frightened. Having both long, thick
cocks spearing into her body, entering her at the exact same time wasn’t what she’d
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envisioned when she’d agreed to this. It seemed like it would be much easier to have
them enter one at a time instead of both at once and yet she was sure Rafe knew what
he was talking about.
“Are you okay with that?” Thorn sat on her other side and put an arm around her
waist. “I don’t want to hurt you, Elaina. Don’t want to scare you either. So if this is
getting to be too much…” He shook his head. “We don’t have to go on.”
It touched her to her heart to hear him say that. Knowing how very much he
wanted to leave his life as a Dark Wanderer and come into the light, Elaina also knew
how much it must have cost him to offer to let her stop now. If Thorn could be brave
enough to consider giving up his dream, then she could be brave enough to give it back
to him by continuing.
“No.” She shook her head decisively, looking from one vampire to the other. “No, I
want to go on. So how do we…?”
“On your side would be the easiest, I think,” Rafe said, urging her to lie down as he
spoke. “Thorn will be behind you and I will face you. And then we will both fill you at
once, my darling. And fuck until we fill you full of our cum, both your sweet pussy and
your tender ass.”
His hot words send a shiver down Elaina’s spine and she lay on her side willingly,
her smaller, softer body bracketed on either side by the muscular male forms. She
closed her eyes as four arms, two from each side, enclosed her and Rafe began
whispering something in a language that sounded vaguely like Latin.
To her surprise, Elaina found that after a moment, she could understand the gist of
what he was saying. She had certainly never taken any Latin in high school or college—
Spanish was a much more practical language to have under your belt in South Florida.
So how could she understand Rafe’s words, which were clearly in a foreign tongue?
Maybe, she thought, the Gateway Ceremony had already begun to work before either of
the men entered her. She felt like they were wrapped in some benign magic and she felt
a deep, almost electrical current of connection to Rafe that must be the start of the bond
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he had spoken of. Strangely, though, she felt the same connection to Thorn. Could she
be imagining or misinterpreting what she was feeling? She didn’t dare interrupt Rafe to
ask. Instead she let herself be swept away by the beauty of his flowing words.
“Now is the hour between Dark and Light,
Now is the Blackest part of Night,
Now may the Blind regain their Sight
If the Goddess Will it,” he said. Thorn stirred restlessly behind her and Elaina could
feel his shaft pressing eagerly between her rounded cheeks to press against her tight
ring but he was careful not to breach her back entrance as Rafe continued.
“Now we implore the healing Power
As to this high and lonely Bower
We bring a Pure and Perfect Flower
Willing that we Fill it.” Rafe reached between them and lifted her top leg and Elaina
looked down in time to see the broad, plum-shaped head of his cock slide between her
swollen pussy lips, parting them for his invasion. He came to rest at the entrance of her
cunt, the leaking head of his cock pressing gently against her opening but also carefully
not breaching her until the right moment.
“One to bridge the endless Gap
One to act as Guide and Map
One the three to Bind and Wrap
If the Goddess Will it,” he finished. Then he looked at her, his soft brown eyes filled
with emotion. “Elaina,” he almost whispered. “Are you ready?”
Elaina licked her lips and tried to answer in an even voice. “Yes,” she murmured.
“You have to be completely open so that we may fill both your pussy and your ass
utterly, my darling,” Rafe cautioned. “And remember, no matter what happens, do not
try to fight it.”
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“I think what Rafael’s tryin’ to say is, no matter what you feel, just relax and let us fuck
you. All right, honey?” Thorn’s deep voice rumbled from behind her.
Elaina turned her head to see that he was up on one elbow, bending over her with a
look of tenderness and concern in his ember-red eyes.
“All right,” she whispered, reaching up to cup his cheek. She could feel her heart
racing, pounding in her chest as though she was a runner waiting for the starting shot,
but the look on both men’s faces calmed her down somewhat. She had never thought to
see that gentle look in Thorn’s chiseled face and Rafe’s brown eyes were drowning deep
with sympathy and love. So despite the lingering fear of the unknown, she knew she
was in good hands.
“Beautiful,” Thorn murmured and pressed a soft kiss to her lips.
“More than beautiful.” Rafe managed to add his kiss to theirs, making it a sweet,
three-way embrace. When at last they broke apart, Elaina was panting.
“Please, Rafe…Thorn,” she murmured, moving sinuously between them. “I…I
don’t want to wait anymore. Can we start?”
“Assuredly, my darling.” Rafe kissed her once more and then nodded over her
shoulder to Thorn. “Now, friend of my heart, we must fill her together.”
Elaina gasped and bit her lower lip as she felt both broad heads pressing against her
entrances. And then, as one, both slipped inside her and began to press upward in a
slow, inevitable slide. She squeezed her eyes tightly shut, unable to believe that she was
able to accommodate two thick cocks inside her body at the same time. She felt
stretched, filled to the very limit, and the sensations were so intense it was all she could
do not to try to get away. But Thorn’s words echoed in her head, no matter what you feel,
just relax and let us fuck you, and she managed to hold still, though it was a struggle to be
so open for two cocks at once.
At last Elaina felt both throbbing shafts reach the end of their journey
simultaneously. She could feel Thorn’s lean hips flush against her buttocks and knew
his long pole was completely buried in her. At the same time, she felt the broad head of
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Rafe’s cock press hard against the entrance to her womb and knew he could go no
farther.
The knowledge that she was completely filled and that both thick cocks were inside
her, leaking pre-cum in her unprotected pussy and ass, was almost too much for Elaina.
Her breath came in harsh little pants as she lay open between the two men and her
heart was thudding in her ears so loudly she could barely hear herself think. She
couldn’t believe that she was spread naked between two huge vampires, her back
arched, her achingly hard nipples thrust out and both her cunt and ass stuffed with
cock, preparing to let herself be fucked.
“Relax, my darling.” Rafe twisted her nipples with one hand while he supported
her leg with the other. “Do not fear us. Thorn and I will fill you completely tonight but
we will not harm you.” His voice was slightly rough with passion, with the effort of
holding back from fucking her immediately.
“Yeah, relax, honey.” Thorn pressed hot, tender kisses into the sensitive skin at the
back of her neck, his deep voice also ragged. “Just let yourself be open for our cocks.
The more open you can be, the easier it’ll be for us to get into you and fill you full of our
cum.”
“All…all right,” Elaina panted. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, willing
the tension to leave her body. She willed herself to melt into the two male bodies on
either side of her. She was simply the gateway here—the passage by which Rafe would
bring Thorn from darkness into light. The fact that she could feel both thick shafts
rubbing together inside her through the thin barrier that separated her cunt from her
back passage was immaterial. All that mattered was doing this right and bringing
Thorn into the light.
“I’m ready,” she said at last. She could feel the hard bodies on either side of her
tense and then Rafe said,
“Together then.”
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“Yes,” Thorn hissed and then both thick shafts pulled out of her body as one. When
only the heads of their cocks were still lodged inside her, both Rafe and Thorn pushed
in once more, fucking into her body, claiming her at the same time, owning her
completely with their cocks. Lightning bolts of pleasure/pain shot through her body,
skewering her as surely as the thick shafts that pierced her from both sides did.
“Oh God… Oh please…” Elaina moaned, trying to hold still as they continued to
thrust as one. She concentrated on being open enough to take them both. Concentrated
on the feel of Thorn’s hands gripping her hips as he ground into her ass and Rafe’s
hands on her breasts and he thrust hard and deep to fill her pussy.
It seemed an eternity that she lay there, open for both of them, filled by both cocks
fucking her as one, opening her completely as wave after wave of pleasure built inside
her. Elaina could feel the crackling, almost electrical connection grow between the three
of them with each mutual thrust of their shafts deep in her body but she had no time to
think about it. No time to think about anything but how high they were pushing her—
how hard she was going to come. She was making a soft, helpless sound in the back of
her throat—an almost animal keening—and she couldn’t seem to stop it. Couldn’t seem
to do anything but submit to their fucking and pray she would survive the intense
sensations.
At last Elaina felt their rhythm speeding up. She could feel all three of them racing
to climax and only hoped she could survive it. Somehow she knew the incredible
orgasm she had experienced while Rafe stretched her with the black vibrator and Thorn
finger-fucked her pussy would be nothing compared to it. Nothing at all.
“Darling,” Rafe murmured in her ear as he thrust inside her. “You are so beautiful,
opening yourself like this for me…for us. Your sweet pussy is so wet and hot.”
“God, Elaina,” Thorn whispered in his low, harsh voice as he slammed into her
back passage. “So goddamn tight. Love to fuck you, honey. Love to ride your hot little
ass.”
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“Oh God,” she nearly sobbed, reaching up to cup Rafe’s cheek and then back to
stroke Thorn’s. “Love you both so much. Need you both but please…please, I need to
come. Need to come so bad…”
“Come you shall, my darling.” Rafe’s voice was low and full of promise. “For it is
time to complete the ceremony.” His sensual lips parted and Elaina could see his fangs
glittering pearly white in the dim light of the bedroom. Behind her she could feel
Thorn’s hot breath on the back of her neck and she knew he had bared his fangs as well.
She squeezed her eyes shut, unable to watch as, with a final thrust, both cocks sank
home in her body and both sets of fangs drove into the soft, vulnerable flesh of her
throat. A low moan of pleasure was dragged from her as both shafts pulsed within her,
filling her to overflowing with their cum as they had promised they would.
A blaze of light leaped up behind Elaina’s eyelids and she nearly screamed as she
felt an orgasm so intense it pounded her like a tidal wave sweeping over her helpless
body. And suddenly, she felt not only her own emotions but Rafe’s as well.
She could feel his pleasure at the tight wetness of her cunt, his enjoyment of her
soft, full breasts filling his hands, and, sweetest of all, his undying love for her. In that
moment, she knew she would belong to him eternally and that she would never regret
the bond that had been forged between them.
But as her breath tore and sobbed in her throat with the intense bonding of orgasm,
Elaina realized she could feel another set of emotions as well. Behind her she felt
Thorn’s unmistakable pleasure in being the first to bury himself all the way inside her
soft, tight ass. There was also a deep gratitude that she was willing to do this for him,
that she was willing to open her body for a man who had once attacked her to bring
him into the light. And his hunger for her pulsed inside her, his wish that they could be
together for more than just one night.
More than any of these impressions, Elaina felt love—a warm sensation like honey
and wine pouring down her throat as both vampires filled her with their cum while
they drank of her blood. She felt Rafe’s love like a warm flannel blanket, comforting and
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cozy on a cold night. But she felt Thorn’s love as well, like a wild, sweet, forbidden drug
coursing through her veins.
But how could she feel Thorn’s emotions too? They swept over her as strongly as
Rafe’s and she cried out at the sensation, wondering if they could feel her love as well
through the bond they now shared. Wondering how she had gotten herself bonded to
not one Night Dweller but two.
It took a long time for the final orgasm to end and long after that, Elaina was too
exhausted to do anything but lie between her loves and try to catch her breath. Both
men slipped from her body but four strong muscular arms continued to hold her safe
between them, stroking her damp skin soothingly, tenderly. At last Elaina opened her
eyes and looked at Rafe who seemed nearly as exhausted as she was.
“How…?” She couldn’t find a way to finish the question. Instead she asked, “Did it
work?”
“Why don’t you see for yourself, darlin’?” The voice behind her didn’t sound
familiar and Elaina jumped at the new tone. Instead of being harsh and rough, she
heard a warm, melodious voice like honey and smoke. Turning her head, she met a pair
of eyes that were no longer burning red.
“Gray…” Elaina reached out her hand to cup his cheek and stared into his new eyes
wonderingly. “Your eyes are gray, Thorn.”
“Are they?” He laughed, a deep rich sound that warmed her from the bottom up.
“It’s been so long I forgot their natural color.”
“She is correct, my friend.” Rafe sat up and put a hand on Thorn’s muscular bicep.
“They are the red of Hellfire no longer.” He smiled, joy lighting his face from within.
“Can you not feel the change within yourself? You are no longer damned.”
Thorn tried to smile back but somehow the curve of his full, sensual mouth wasn’t
very convincing. “I owe you both so much.” He shook his head. “I just wish…”
“What do you wish, dear one?” Rafe asked softly.
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Thorn looked up. “I love you,” he said fiercely to his friend. Then he looked at
Elaina. “You too, darlin’. You…I know what I did to you in the past and I know I’ve
only really known you this one night. But I can’t help myself. I want you the way Rafe
wants you. Hell, I want you both. But I know that can’t be—that this was just a one-time
thing. I don’t wanna seem greedy for more when you’ve already given so much.”
Elaina felt his anguish at the thought of parting from her and Rafe like a cold silver
shaft in her heart. Thorn really did love both of them—she felt his emotions as surely as
she felt Rafe’s. As surely as she felt her own.
“Thorn,” she said softly, caressing his warm cheek. “Don’t you understand? You
don’t have to leave us—we’re bonded. All three of us.”
“What?” Rafe gave her a startled look then closed his eyes as though he could
verify the truth of her statement better without outside interruptions. Elaina and Thorn
were silent while he thought and Elaina could feel Rafe’s confusion as strongly as
Thorn’s desperate hope that she was right. Finally he opened his eyes and gave them a
troubled look. “It is true. I do not know how since I was the last to bite you before the
ceremony, Elaina. My mark should have superseded Thorn’s in this matter, binding
you only to me.”
“The kiss.” Thorn’s steel gray eyes grew wide with understanding. “That first time I
kissed you, darlin’—I think you cut your tongue on my fangs. I remember tastin’ your
blood but I was too far gone to think about what it might mean.” He looked troubled.
“I’m so damn sorry, honey. Didn’t mean for this to happen.”
“Nor did I.” Rafe frowned and Elaina could feel his concern that she would be
upset about this turn of events. Thorn was also worried, she could feel it coming from
him in waves as well as see it in his troubled gray eyes.
“Rafe, Thorn…” Elaina made sure both of them were looking at her as she spoke. “I
don’t know how or why it happened and I don’t care. All I know is how glad I am that I
have you—both of you—that we’re all together.” She cupped both their cheeks and did
her best to send out a warm surge of pure joy to both of them.
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“But…” Thorn frowned, obviously unable to accept what she was saying. “Don’t…I
mean, aren’t you upset, darlin’? After all, I hurt you. Are you seriously sayin’ you don’t
mind being bound to me for life?”
Elaina leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the mouth. “Let the past be the
past, Thorn,” she said softly. “I’ll admit, if anyone had asked me if I wanted to bind my
life to yours for eternity before tonight, I would’ve told them to go to Hell.” She smiled.
“But you changed my mind completely. The way you touched me, the gentle way you
took me… You see, I always knew I loved Rafe.” She turned to include her other lover
in her speech. “I’ve loved him for the better part of a year. But being with you tonight
has made me realize that I have room in my heart for more than one love.” She smiled
and kissed Rafe gently on the cheek. “And seeing you two together convinced me that
you were never meant to be away from each other. I want to be the bond that pulls you
together, not the barrier that pushes you apart.”
“My darling.” Rafe kissed her gratefully, his face lit with a smile. “It is a dream
beyond anything I could ever have wished for to have you accept us both, not only for
tonight but for the rest of our lives as well. Truly, you are special.”
“More than special—fuckin’ extraordinary.” Thorn pulled her in for a lingering kiss
and then released her to give Rafe a long, luscious kiss as well. “But are you sure,
darlin’? Sure you won’t regret it?”
“Thorn, Rafe…” Elaina put a hand on both of their muscular shoulders and drew
them close so that all three of their foreheads touched, with her in the middle. “Boys,”
she said with a little laugh. “I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life.”
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About the Author
Evangeline Anderson is a registered MRI tech who would rather be writing. She is
thirty-something and lives in Florida with a husband, three cats and a college-age sister
but no kids because enough is enough already. She had been writing erotic stories for
her own gratification for a number of years before it occurred to her to try to get paid
for it. To her delight, she found it was actually possible to get money for having a dirty
mind and she has been writing steadily ever since.
Evangeline welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website and email
address on her author bio page at www.ellorascave.com.
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