"Ia"oh, my lords." Tierra could hardly think, so intense did the Faerie's mouth feel upon her nipple. "You shouldn'ta""

"Why not?" Elinni moved her mouth to Tierra's other nipple. "You are not bound to anyone, are you? Or mayhap you belong to Renn?"

"No." Tierra frowned. "I belong to no man."

Of course she wasn't his.

She had merely played along. Submitted for her own pleasure and f.u.c.ked the man, the first of many men, she was sure. She had always planned to experience pleasure with as many men as possible, once she escaped the village with her halias. She did not intend to be bound to any mana"no matter that Renn had forced her to say that she was his.

No matter that she couldn't imagine herself with any other man but Renn.

Tierra tossed her hair over her shoulder and struggled to deny any type of relationship between her and Renn, beyond s.e.x.

Ohmylords incredible s.e.x.

She swallowed and arched her back, pushing herself into the Faerie's mouth. "It's simply that Ia"I have never experienced pleasure with another woman. And I do not know you."

Ah, but you do know me. Elinni placed her dark hand on Tierra's pale breast, while her tongue continued to swirl around the other nipple. Unlike in the human world, Elinni said in Tierra's mind, everyone enjoys s.e.x here. It is an expression of ourselves, our caring for one another. There is only joy in coupling.

Silver sparkled in the air and Tierra's eyes widened as another Faerie appeareda"a Faerie who looked very much like Elinni.. .but with no wings.

Heat flushed through Tierraa"here she was in a room with a woman sucking on her nipples and another one watching. It was strange but exciting and erotic all at once.

Elinni smiled and began working a trail down Tierra's belly. This is my twin, Ibella.

Before she thought better of it, Tierra blurted out, "I thought all Faeries had wings."

"Welcome to Astral." Ibella knelt beside the chair and stroked Tierra's nipples with both hands as Elinni's tongue circled Tierra's navel. "I am a second-born twin. Second-born twins never have wings."

"Ia"oh..." Tierra's words turned into a moan as Elinni slipped further down toward the patch of red curls below. Truth be told, she'd always wondered what it would be like to enjoy such pleasures with a woman.

Aye, enjoy the pleasures as your true heritage meant for you to. Ibella leaned over and began sucking on Tierra's nipple, her night skin so dark and beautiful against Tierra's pale flesh. Women with women, men with men, multiple partners. In Astral, as in Renn's Phoenicia and in the Elves' Seraphine, such pleasures are expected and most definitely enjoyed. Ibella's tongue flicked and dance as she spoke in Tierra's thoughts. Even if you are bound to another, you may enjoy touching, petting.. .and tasting anyone you wish.

Tierra's hands clenched the chair's armrests and she moaned. "This is true?"

Of course. Elinni's ebony wings fluttered as she moved her mouth to the inside of Tierra's thigh licking a trail to her knee. Renn has certainly f.u.c.ked most of the women in Astral. Several at one time.

"He has?" Fury rose up within Tierra so fast and so strong that her vision blurred. She couldn't imagine any other woman with her dark warrior, and the mere thought made her want to scream. Made her want to find every one of the Faeries and rip their wings out one at a time.

Her gaze cut to Ibella. Well, those who had wings.

"Relax," Elinni murmured aloud, smiling as her tongue reached the fiery curls of Tierra's mound. "Renn will enjoy watching."

"Renn will..." Tierra's gaze snapped up to see the dark warrior standing only a foot away. Her heart pounded at the look on his face, his clenched jaw, his silver eyes flaring.

Oh, lords.

Chapter Seven.

Good lords, but Renn looked good as he stood before her. Every jealous thought fled Tierra's mind and she no longer cared about the Faeries he had f.u.c.ked before he met her.

She had to have him.

His head was high, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, and his c.o.c.k thrust out thick and proud. The expression on his facea"nothing short of insatiable l.u.s.t.

She gasped as Elinni's tongue teased her wet slit and Ibella suckled her nipple. "Does it arouse you?" Tierra asked Renn, her voice wavering as the Faeries swirled their tongues over her sensitive flesh,".. .to see other women taste me?"

"G.o.ds, yes." Renn gave a slow nod, a pained expression upon his face. "The sight is almost more than I can take."

Oh, heavens above. It was almost unbearably erotic to have Renn watching as the Faeries licked and sucked her. The scent of lilies spun around Tierra as Elinni's wings snapped open and shut. Elinni nipped at Tierra's c.l.i.t, causing her to cry out and buck her hips against the Faerie's face. Ibella continued sucking on one of Tierra's nipples.

"Stroke your c.o.c.k." Tierra's voice trembled as she stared at Renn's eyes. "Ia"I want to see you pleasure yourself."

His gaze intense, he wrapped his fingers around his staff. "Touch your other breast," he ordered.

Shivers of excitement coursed through Tierra as she complied. The action set her on fire, as though it was Renn whose hands caressed her at that very moment.

"Suck your nipple," he commanded.

Tierra pushed her unattended breast up with one hand and lowered her head 'til her lips were close to the rosy nub. Her eyes still focused on Renn, she lapped at the nipple and moaned. The sensations were wilda"Elinni between her thighs, Ibella nipping at her other breast, Renn stroking his c.o.c.k as he watched them, and her own wet tongue licking her nipple.

Renn could barely hold back his climax as he stroked himself and watched Ibella and Tierra, along with seeing Elinni's dark head between his heartmate's thighs.

One moment he had been striding through Wilding Wood, shouting to Anistana to take him to his heartmate, his bellow echoing through the forest.

And the next moment he was in the same chamber as Tierra.

Only to hear her deny that she was bound to him.

That denial twisted like a dagger in his gut, but Renn knew without a doubt she was his. He would never let her go.

Tierra reclined, moaning and giving in to the sensations. She threw her head back, her red tresses spilling over the chair and almost reaching the floor. Her b.r.e.a.s.t.s jutted forward, her nipples large and hard with arousal. Her long legs were splayed wide and she reached down to bury her fingers in Elinni's dark hair.

Eyes glazed with pa.s.sion, Tierra watched Renn stroking his c.o.c.k and she moaned as the dark Faerie lapped at her nub. Ibella reached across Tierra to fondle her other nipple while continuing to suck the first one.

"Come here," Tierra said to Renn. "I want to taste your c.o.c.k."

Renn reached her in one stride and growled his pleasure as she took his length in her mouth. She made hungry, purring noises against his shaft, squirming as Elinni brought her closer to climax.

"Yes," he murmured. "So warm, so wet." He fisted his hands in her silken hair, watching his length move in and out of her sweet mouth. He gritted his teeth as his o.r.g.a.s.m rose within him. "I am close, denai."

Elinni hummed. Tierra's eyes met Renn's as her body began vibrating with the force of her climax.

Renn's hips jerked and he groaned as his seed spurted into Tierra's mouth. Even dazed from her o.r.g.a.s.m she continued to suck his c.o.c.k, taking every drop of his release 'til he was completely spent.

Tierra swallowed Renn's seed, enjoying the taste of it, the feel of his c.o.c.k in her mouth. Elinni continued licking Tierra's c.l.i.t, drawing out her o.r.g.a.s.m 'til she could take not another moment. Ibella continued touching, licking, tasting Tierra everywhere.

"You are sweet indeed, child of Fae," Elinni murmured as she moved her mouth from Tierra's quim and kissed the inside of her thigh.

Sweet, indeed, Ibella agreed.

Renn eased his c.o.c.k out of Tierra's mouth and slid his hands through her hair, his fingers tangling in its length as his eyes remained fixed on her.

G.o.ds. Those eyes. The way he was looking at her. As though she was the most precious thing to him on all of Dair.

She tore her gaze from his to glance at Elinni and Ibellaa"but the Faeries had vanished, leaving behind only iridescent silver sparkles that winked out one by one.

"Wherea"" Tierra started then shrieked as Renn scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the enormous bed commanding the center of the chamber.

He tossed her onto the golden covers and she sank into the softness. Rose petals brushed her skin as she tried to sit up, but Renn climbed onto the bed, pushing her back down and settled between her thighs.

"Do not move, woman." He scowled as he braced his hands to either side of her head. And his c.o.c.ka"that amazing c.o.c.ka"was fully erect and pressing tight against her belly.

She licked her lips, her quim tingling to feel that length inside her. "Yes, my Lord."

Renn's frown deepened. "This is no game, denai."

Tierra looked up at him, taking in the serious look in his eyes, and her belly twisted. "What do you want from me, then?"

"Everything." His expression softened, and she realized she had never seen her dark warrior look so caring. "You are my heartmate, Tierra."

Her skin p.r.i.c.kled as she absorbed what he said. "No." She shook her head to deny him, but he captured her face in his hands and forced her to look at him.

"I know this with everything in my soul," he murmured, and when she started to protest again, he continued, "You are a gift of the G.o.ds. You were created for me."

"How can you say such a thing?" Tierra brought her hands to his and gripped them so tight her knuckles ached. "We have done naught but f.u.c.k and fight."

He smiled. "You are my match. My equal." His thumb caressed her lips. "I know this to be true."

Tierra opened her mouth to deny him again, but he swooped down and trapped her words in her mouth with a kiss that made her world spin. His lips moved over hers, warm and sensuous, claiming her.

She melted, dissolved into a puddle of l.u.s.t within his arms. She needed his touch, needed his taste, his masculine smell. Needed his arms around her and his c.o.c.k in her quim.

Her moan blended with his as their tongues mated and danced. He pulled away and murmured, "Do not make me beg for you."

Confusion swirled within her. The way he looked at her, touched her, spoke to her. Could love be what she felt for this powerful warrior?

No, she told herself as she stared into his silver eyes. Maybe.

"I need to be inside you, denai." Renn brushed his lips over Tierra's. "But first we have much to discuss." He kept his body pressed to hers, just enough of his weight that he felt good and solid against her and between her thighs. "Your heart-sisters. It is important that you know I spoke the truth."

She bit the inside of her lip so hard she winced from the pain. "How can you expect me to believe such outlandish tales?"

"Do you think I would have created those stories to gain your trust?" The corner of his mouth quirked. "It would have been easier had I simply told you they were being kept safe from harm and had taken you to them at once."

Light filtered into her thoughts, everything becoming clearer. Laughter bubbled up inside of her and spilled out, causing him to smile. "Likely we would be there now, instead of here in Faerie land," she said with an answering grin.

Her warrior shook his dark head and sighed. "Why I felt compelled to tell you the truth.. .1 do not know."

"So it is true?" Tierra's smile faded as she contemplated all that he had shared with her earlier. "It all sounded too unbelievable. It still does."

His gaze remained fixed with hers. "I do not lie to get what I want, denai. I simply take it."

"And you have decided you want me?" An odd tingle flushed her body and anger stirred within her breast. "You will take me whether I choose you or not?"

Renn slid one hand into her long hair, wrapping the strands around his fingers. "You have already chosen me."

Tierra tried to shake her head, but he held her fast. "No."

"You have." Renn used his free hand to guide his c.o.c.k to her wet channel.

Instinctively she arched up to meet him, wrapping her thighs around his waist. He rubbed the head of his c.o.c.k in her drenched folds. "Even your body tells me how much you need me. How much you desire me."

She would not be owned by any man. "Simply because I want to f.u.c.k you does not make you my heartmate."

Renn growled, his c.o.c.k throbbing and aching to be buried inside Tierra's quim.

Her refusal was a knife to his heart. He had never been a patient man, and when he wanted something, he simply took it. By the G.o.ds, would he be forced to wait 'til this woman realized she belonged to him?

No. He'd had enough talk. He intended to claim her as many times as needed 'til she came to her senses.

Just as he prepared to slide his c.o.c.k into Tierra's core, tinkling laughter came from beside the bed.

Tierra gave a cry of surprise, and Renn tensed, barely holding back a groan of frustration. He turned his head to see Anistana leaning on the bed, naked as always, her elbow on the mattress and her chin in her hand.

Anistana's eyes sparkled with amus.e.m.e.nt. "Go on." Her wings snapped open and shut and her wicked smile broadened. "I am enjoying this most immensely."

Tierra squirmed beneath Renn, trying to get out from under his weight as she said, "We are not going to f.u.c.k with you or anyone else watching, you Faerie b.i.t.c.h."

c.o.c.k aching, Renn sighed and rolled off of Tierra, but kept his arm around her waist. "Leave us, Anistana."

The Queen giggled. "Oh, but I was enjoying your refusal of the mighty stud warrior, dearest Tierra." Her wings fluttered as she stood and moved back from the bed, her green eyes fixed on Renn. "To think that the man who claimed he would never settle for one woman has fallen for the one woman who will not have him." Hands at her slim hips, the Faerie laughed again. "The irony is sweet, do you not agree?"

Tierra pulled away from Renn's embrace and scrambled from the bed so that she was facing Anistana. As she stood up to the Faerie Queen, Tierra's emerald eyes snapped fire, her chin high and her red tresses loose and brushing her b.u.t.tocks.

Renn narrowed his gaze as he looked from Tierra to Anistana and back, seeing them together for the first time. The resemblance...uncanny. And then he realized where he had seen a starmark like the one on the back of Tierra's earlobe.

Tierra clenched her fists and glared at the Faerie. "I do not care if you are Queen of Qinoks.h.i.t," Tierra growled and Renn's eyebrows shot up. "You have no right intruding on our private conversation."

Answering fire flashed in Anistana's green eyes.

"Tierraa"" Renn started to warn her, but in the next instant the Queen vanished.