Dragon's Blood (The Dragon's Gift Trilogy #2)

“Wash up?” Dareena asked, shifting in Alistair’s arms. “Is there a stream nearby?”

“Something like that,” Alistair said, a secretive smile in his voice. Dareena craned her neck as they traveled through the forest, using a narrow but well-worn path. Leaves and branches rustled and cracked as they moved, but the noise was barely audible beneath the crickets chirping. They were so loud that it took Dareena a while to realize she was hearing another sound—rushing water.

We have to be close, she thought excitedly. The trail grew steeper, rocks jutting out of the dirt, but if the brothers noticed or found it uncomfortable, they didn’t let on. Gradually, the air grew warmer, and when they stepped out of the trees and into the clearing…

“By the gods,” Dareena whispered as Alistair set her on the ground. “This is incredible!”

An oasis sprawled in front of them—a collection of steaming pools cradled in a basin that seemed to have been carved out of the mountainside. Trees loomed all along the edges of the basin, providing some privacy while still remaining completely open to the elements. The air was hazy with steam rising from the hot springs, clinging to Dareena’s skin and urging her to divest herself of her garments.

“Do you like it?” Lucyan asked, sliding an arm around her waist.

“I love it,” Dareena breathed, still looking around. The large stones surrounding the hot springs were stacked in such a way that a person could easily lay their clothes out, or even perch comfortably while they tested the water with their toes. “How did you know this place was here?”

“The three of us found it on a hunting trip,” Alistair said, smiling fondly. “We’ve come back a few times since, but never with anyone else.” He moved closer and threaded Dareena’s fingers with his own. “You’re the first person we’ve brought here.”

He tugged Dareena to the closest pool, and she followed, eager to try out the water. Alistair waded right into the steaming pool as if he’d done it a dozen times—which, apparently, he had. Dareena was a bit more hesitant—she dipped her toe into the water, testing the heat.

“You may want to take this off first,” Lucyan said, his warm breath caressing her ear. Dareena’s heart jumped in her chest as he circled his arms around her from behind, then began to undo the buttons on the front of her maid’s uniform. Alistair watched as his brother slowly bared her body to the elements, and Dareena’s breath quickened as his hungry gaze trailed across each bit of exposed skin. Her breasts tumbled free as Lucyan popped the fourth button, her nipples already growing hard, and the way Alistair’s amber eyes flared with lust filled her with an answering need.

“Gods,” Lucyan growled, cupping her breasts in his hands. Dareena moaned, her head falling back against Lucyan’s chest as he played with her nipples, teasing them

into stiff, aching peaks. “You’re so damn tempting, Dareena. I haven’t even gotten you into the water yet and all I want to do is bend you over and sink my cock into your tight little pussy.” He tweaked her left nipple, pinching just a little too hard, and Dareena whimpered. “Would you like that, little minx?”

“I believe we promised our mate we would do something about her tense muscles first,” Alistair said, wading closer. He slid his wet hands up Dareena’s legs, pushing her skirts high as he gently dug his strong fingers into the muscles. “Ahh, there we go,” he purred as she cried out, her legs going boneless. Lucyan caught her around the waist before her knees hit the ground. “Let’s get you into the water.”

Alistair pushed Dareena’s dress higher up her body, and Lucyan tugged it off the rest of the way. The two of them made short work of her undergarments, and Alistair tugged her into the steaming hot water, Lucyan nudging her from behind.

“Ohhhh,” Dareena sighed in pure bliss as she submerged herself in the pool. The heat from the water seeped beneath her skin, loosening up stiff muscles and sending waves of relief through her. “This feels so good.”

“Then this will feel even better,” Lucyan said, coming up from behind her. He pulled her flush against him so that she was sitting on his lap, then nudged her legs open with his thighs. Dareena gasped as his hand delved between her thighs, finding that sweet spot he often liked to tease with his tongue. She arched her hips, pressing firmly against his fingers, but he used his other hand to pull her hips back against him. His cock was wedged between the cheeks of her bottom, pressing against her rear entrance, and Dareena’s eyes widened as she felt an unexpected bolt of pleasure.

What is this?

As Lucyan rubbed against her with his fingers and cock, Alistair moved between her legs. Dareena lifted her face to meet him as his mouth descended onto hers in a scorching kiss full of need. His left hand cupped her breast, massaging her nipple, and she moaned into his mouth, her body trembling from the combined sensations. Dareena wrapped her fingers around Alistair’s cock, and this time he moaned into her mouth. Stroking him beneath the water was a bit different, but Dareena quickly grew used to the new rhythm, sliding her hand up and down, letting the water flow over her fingers as they flowed over his shaft. Lucyan’s fingers seemed to move over her clit in time to her strokes, moving faster, faster, until her muscles stiffened, and she threw her head back, crying his name.

“Yes,” Lucyan growled in her ear as she came. He bit down on her neck, sending her even higher. At the same time, Alistair slid his cock inside her, filling her completely. He moved his hips in slow, deep thrusts, one hand on her hip while the other still toyed with her breast.

“And now,” Lucyan said, a devilish smirk in his voice, “let’s try something a little different.”

Dareena frowned as he removed his finger from her clit. She reached for his hand, wanting to put it back, but he slid it beneath her bottom instead, lifting her a bit higher. A startled cry sprang from her lips as his fingers teased the tight rosebud muscle of her rear entrance, and her stomach muscles fluttered in a combination of fear and anticipation.

“Dareena,” Lucyan breathed in her ear. “Do you trust me?”

“Yes,” she said breathlessly, even as she stared up at Alistair. The muscles in his face were tight with concentration as he pounded into her, and she focused on him, watching the way his cock slid in and out, in and out, sending pulses of pleasure and need through her.