Oath of Challenge Conquering Kate (13 page)

Kate nodded her head in agreement. The whole ability to shift was a strange idea and she figured her quota of bizarre was pretty much filled for the day. Staring at Jadik, she tried to picture him assuming another form the way Deva had in the bathroom. Somehow, she couldn’t imagine it.

Jadik said, “My confession has two purposes, Kate. I want to prove that I trust you so that you will feel more comfortable. In addition, the ability to shift may make linking more acceptable.” The last part of his statement was said in a carefully neutral tone.

Kate looked at Tair. He looked somber, although his expression was bland. Jadik looked just as blank faced and unexpressive. She asked curiously, “What does shifting have to do with linking?”

Jadik said, “You can pick which form you desire. I will link with you in that state.”

Multiple Jadik’s to choose from?
The thought was scary as hell. With a grimace, Kate said, ‘I believe I’ll stick with the original.”

A thought stuck her and she asked, “Is this the original?”

He smiled. “Yes, this is my natural form.”

Leaning forward, he said softly, “Kate, you may pick another form that you desire more or desire less. Whatever will make you feel more comfortable with the sexuality of the link.”

Kate was tempted for a second. Part of the reason she was so uncomfortable with the damn linking thing was her attraction to Jadik. In a sense, she was afraid that it would get out of hand. It would go only as far as the three of them wanted it to go. The problem was she was nervous about where her stopping point might be.

Still, picking a less desirable form felt almost cowardly. Almost like refusing to take a test out of fearing she’d fail it. It wasn’t her style and it wasn’t the way she wanted to live her life.

With sudden decision, she raised her chin and said, “When I link, I accept no substitutes or imitations.”

Jadik sat back with relief and gave an amused smile at her phrasing. He had to admire her spirit. She was confused by the cultural differences, but she was facing them squarely.

Tair felt overwhelming relief and a sense of pride. She had studied their culture and understood what was at stake. She was facing her fears and battling her way through them in the most direct way.

Tair stood up and gave her a warm smile. Crossing to the couch, he paused and looked down at her. He said simply, “Thank you, Kate. Now, it is time to link.”

Kate realized several things simultaneously. First of all, she was wearing a shirt and nothing else. Granted, it was Tair’s shirt, so it was very loose and came down to mid-thigh, but she was extremely conscious of her lack of panties. Secondly, she had just agreed to sexual activity with two men for the first time in her life. And she hadn’t even had breakfast yet. Third, she was scared out of her mind.

Swallowing past the lump in her throat, she attempted to ask nonchalantly, “So, shouldn’t we have a drink first or maybe throw on some mood music?”

What kind of music did you play in this situation? The theme from that very old classic Twilight Zone series filled her head. Appropriate, but not exactly the mood she was seeking. She gave a choked laugh in response.

Tair exchanged a look with Jadik and then held out his hand to her. He asked gently, “Kate?”

Kate looked at his hand and then looked into his face. It was now or never. She placed her hand in his and stood up on shaky legs.

Tossing her hair back, she said nervously, “There won’t be any more surprises, right? You have just one form and I’ve seen it before. We’re merely adding a new dimension to a familiar theme.”

Tair enveloped her in a strong hug. She was vibrating with nerves. Placing a kiss to the top of her head, he said, “Kate, I will be scanning you the whole time. Nothing unacceptable or awful is going to happen. You have my oath. Please trust me.”

His voice came out huskier than he intended as he added, “It will be extremely pleasurable.”

When she clung to him without lifting her head, he cleared his throat and teased softly, “Kate Carson conquers planets. Two men are mere trifles.”

Kate raised her head and lifted her chin. It was time she found her backbone. Pulling away from him, she said tartly, “Obviously, I’m going to have to take charge. The two of you are way too emotional about sex.”

Both men lifted their eyebrows at her in disbelief, but she ignored them and strolled over to the bar. Tair had told her that he put the bar in just three weeks ago. It was long, running nearly the length of the room and not very tall, but fairly broad. It had a small food and drink transport accessible from the back. She stared blankly down at the dark top of it for a second in panic.

At the moment she was grateful he had installed it. She didn’t really plan to have a drink at this hour, but she needed a distraction, any distraction. Her heart was pounding like a drum in her chest. She was going to have a heart attack.

Tair followed behind her. As they arrived at the bar, she was startled when he reached around her and planted both hands on it, caging her.

Spinning around within the circle of his arms, she stepped away from him until the bar bit into her back. Looking up, she said, “Yes?”

Tair leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her mouth. He lifted his head before Kate could respond. His eyes had grown darker and his look was piercing.

His tone was pure temptation. “Kate, remember
Yginfa’s
? How the fear intensified your arousal?”

The image of her orgasm flashed through her mind. The fear of discovery. The intensity of the pleasure. She felt the hum of arousal start through her body. She nodded.

Tair said, “This will be even better.” He leaned down and gave her a hard kiss.

Kate reached up and caught his head in her hands. Running her fingers through his hair, she leaned into the kiss. Her mouth opened wide and she met his tongue with her own. As the velvet warmth of his tongue penetrated her mouth, she felt her nipples harden.

She stepped closer and leaned against the hard length of his body. When the sensitive tips of her breasts pressed against his chest through the thin shirt, she nearly moaned in relief. She felt his arms come around her and stroke down her back.

She arched further into him as the kiss grew hotter. His hands moved downward and clasped her butt. As his fingers gripped and relaxed in a familiar rhythm, her sex ached in direct response.

Suddenly, he picked her up and sat her on the top of the bar. She was startled and grabbed his shoulders for balance. He moved between her thighs and pulled her forward at the same instant. Her sex came into contact with his hard cock and she moaned at the pure pleasure of it.

He felt huge and throbbing. His pants were the only barrier between them. With aching frustration, she yearned to feel his naked cock plunging into her. It was a familiar feeling.

The restraint they had exercised in the past days haunted her with a vengeance. She wanted him inside her with a need that rocked her soul. Leaning back on her hands, she arched upward and pressed against his cock harder.

Tair moaned and tried to hold onto control desperately. Kate was pushing him to the edge with her thoughts. Her nipples stood out in defiance against the thin material of his shirt.

Her sex was wet and pressing against him. He could feel the heat of her through his pants and it was making him crazy. He wanted to pump into her until she screamed.

As they moved against each other in an echo of the act they both craved, he sent a silent call to Jadik. It was time. Things were rapidly getting out of control.

Kate was conscious of Jadik, but he wasn’t in her line of vision, so she had pushed the thought of him to the back of her mind. As she had become lost in Tair, she had forgotten him further. The aching pleasure of her body and the feel of Tair had consumed her.

With a sense of shock, she heard Jadik’s husky voice from across the room. He ordered firmly, “Kate, you need to slow down. We have much to explore.”

She went rigid with surprise at his tone. The power and arrogance behind it annoyed her, but it was strangely arousing, too. She sat up and glared at him over Tair’s shoulder.

In response, he stared hard at her and began unbuttoning his shirt with slow movements. When he shrugged the shirt off and tossed it over the chair, her heart leapt into her throat. All of that long dark hair fell down onto well-defined shoulders. His chest was muscular with a dark shadow of hair. That shadow led downward to the top of his pants. She swallowed hard.

Tair felt his control returning and cursed himself silently. Kate could get to him as no other. The days of denial only added to the strain. The link was too important. He had to focus and remain in control.

Taking a step back from her, he nearly moaned at the loss of contact. He took a few deep breaths and then moved to the far end of the bar. He said huskily, “Come here.”

Kate complied without thinking. Her body was on fire and her thoughts were scattered. She scooted across the bar in awkward movements and faced him. He pulled her legs forward until she was on the very edge of the bar.

Taking her thighs in his hands, he pulled them apart and then leaned down to place a soft kiss on the inside of each knee. He put first one leg, and then the other over his shoulders.

Kate leaned back on her hands as she felt a shiver run through her. Tair was teasing her with soft kisses and gentle licks along the inside of her lower thighs. As she watched his dark head move between her legs, she swallowed a moan.

She felt Jadik walking across the room, but ignored him. He reached the side of the bar next to her and she became very conscious suddenly of his body leaning close.

She felt his hand under her chin as he turned her head toward him and up. Looking into his face, she saw he was gazing at her mouth with heavy-lidded intensity. He brought his mouth down firmly in a tongue-thrusting kiss. There was no gentle patience or teasing temptation to the kiss. He took her mouth and demanded a response.

Kate could feel Tair’s kisses along her thighs climbing higher. It was too much. The contrast between his teasing caresses and Jadik’s force was too much. With a moan, she began kissing Jadik back. Her mind was reeling and her body was out of control.

Jadik broke the kiss and pressed his mouth hard to her neck. As he licked and bit along the side of it, she moved her head and gave in to the pleasure. His hands came up to her shoulders and he pushed her backward gently.

She could feel the cool length of the bar through the shirt against her back as she laid down. Jadik leaned over her and ran one finger along the edge of the shirt across the tops of her breasts. Her nipples ached and her hands balled into fists at the teasing touch.

Tair’s hands moved to the hemline of the shirt. He pushed the shirt up a few inches and continued to tease. The velvet wetness of his tongue scraped along her inner thighs in maddeningly slow movements. As his kisses continued upward, he raised her hemline higher and higher, inch-by-inch. It was pure sensual torture.

Jadik’s hand went to the top button on her shirt. He asked softly, “How many buttons will you allow me to open, hmmm?”

With a quick flick, the first button came undone. She felt him run the rough backs of his fingers along her skin at the top of the shirt. His fingers traveled over more of her as the top of the shirt opened a little wider. As he traced the top of her breasts, she felt the shirt catch on her sensitive nipples. She sucked in a breath.

Jadik asked slowly, “Feeling out of control, Kate? How far will we go?”

His hand reached the next button and flicked it open. The back of his fingers wandered into the valley between her breasts and traced the curves there. She swallowed a moan.

Kate felt cool air as Tair raised the hemline up to her stomach. His head hovered over her sex. She felt his breath as he blew softly into her curls and said in a rough voice, “No mercy until you scream,
sheka
.”

The wet heat of his tongue licked into her sex. She whimpered. She felt the vibration of his mouth against her mound as Tair said, “You will have to do better than that.” He circled her clit with teasing swirls and then sucked gently.

Kate felt heat run through her body like fire. The feel of Tair’s tongue and mouth was too much. She arched her hips upward to get closer to that delicious torment. She started to move her upper body weight up onto her elbows.

Jadik grabbed her hands before she was able to get up. In one quick move, he pulled them over her head. Grasping her wrists in the warm strength of one big hand, he leaned down close to her face and chuckled, “No.”

Watching her eyes, he said huskily, “Where was I? Oh, yes, I believe I was opening your shirt.” He brought his free hand down until he reached the third button.

Kate pushed her wrists against his grip, but it remained firm. He wasn’t hurting her. She was scared, but too aroused to say no.

Jadik flicked the button through the loop with casual efficiency. Then he ran his hand in one long stroke from her neck all the way down to between her breasts. She trembled. He smiled, still holding her gaze. Then he looked down and watched as he moved his hand against the edge of the shirt and swept it to one side.

She felt cool air wash over her exposed breast. She held her breath. The wait seemed endless. Finally, he swept the other side of the shirt away, leaving both breasts exposed and then paused. Kate felt like she was going out of her mind.

Tair was tormenting her sex with delicate precision. He knew exactly how to touch her with his mouth and tongue. He was playing her the way a musician plays an instrument that he loves – with total familiarity, absorption, and skill. His tongue teased and tormented her clit exactly the way that she liked. It was incredibly maddening and intensely pleasurable.

She could feel Jadik’s gaze as he stared at her breasts. She could feel the cool air in direct contrast to the heat of his gaze. The need for release was riding her hard. She wanted to come. She let out a moan of frustration and need.

She watched as Jadik leaned down and began placing wet kisses in circles over her breast around her aching nipple, without actually touching it. She whimpered, “It’s too much.”

Jadik paused. She could feel the heat of his breath over her nipple as he muttered huskily, “It can never be too much.”

He captured her nipple in his mouth and sucked hard. His fingers curled around her other nipple and gently pinched. The feel of that dual tugging sent her to the edge.

Suddenly, Kate felt the hard thrust of Tair’s fingers probing the inner walls of her sex. She cried out and felt tears of frustration spring to her eyes. She could feel his mouth against her clit as he ordered, “Let go. Give in to it now. Take your pleasure.”

Tair circled her clit with his tongue and then sucked. His fingers thrust into her and upward, and he pressed hard against that sensitive spot inside her.

Then suddenly, he thrust even harder into her mind. His desire and pleasure swept through her like wildfire. She felt her entire body go rigid and her breath caught.

Her sex clenched and then pleasure exploded inside her like a bomb. She screamed as wave after wave swept through her. There was no thought, no world beyond the pure pleasure of her body’s release.

Tair moaned and clung desperately to control. He concentrated hard and tried to work quickly with Jadik to get the link into place. He knew Kate’s pleasure had both of them suspended in complete agony on the edge.

Jadik leaned down, laying across Kate, feeling her hard nipples stab into his chest. He felt sweat break out on his forehead as he mentally built the link. As Kate’s screams died away, the link was completed. It was done. He began to lift upward and away from her body. The aching pain of his cock made his movements slow.