Tidal Wave

Chapter Six

The click as the door shut behind Michael echoed in the room, Anthony’s agitated breathing loud in the silence. Joshua swept a hand through his hair and took a calming breath himself. He’d never thought Michael would resort to violence to try and claim the Keeper.

Delicate fingers slipped into his hand and his heartbeat doubled. Alexia was here, he was here.

Anthony was still here.

His cousin’s expression held a mix of anger and awe, and Joshua empathized deeply. With Michael’s departure, the sexual tension returned, a heady sensation that tangled Joshua’s limbs and clouded his mind. In her every move and glance, Alexia sent a clear message of arousal and need, one he wished nothing more than to answer immediately.

Completely. Forcefully.

He lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed it lightly, tonguing the tender flesh between her knuckles.

“You have a good right hook, my lady,” Joshua said, soft and low, his voice gravelly as lust raced through his body.

Alexia’s eyes were huge in her pale face. She moistened her bottom lip with her tongue and a flush covered her skin.

“Now what, Joshua? Now what do we do?” He had to strain to hear her quiet voice, embarrassment coloring her prettily.

He raised a brow, his fingers stroking hers. “Anthony explained. You are the one who must decide what you need. We will do whatever you ask, whether it’s a walk on the beach or a game of cards. We could sit by the fire and tell you stories about what it’s like to travel underwater.”

As he spoke Alexia pulled away from him to stare out the window at the ocean. Her body sagged and she hugged her arms around her body tightly. Her head dropped to the cool glass for a moment and Joshua hesitated. Perhaps it was all too much too fast.

She knew what she needed to demand of them. It was a part of who she was, the heritage in belonging to the line of the matriarch. Now that the medallion had begun to awaken her body to the change, there was no turning back. Her longing for transformation would drive her need for sex higher and higher to the point of overwhelming lust.

Every inch of Joshua’s body urged him to step forward and take her into his arms, but he held back. He had to let her be the one to decide. “We could say good night, and let you sleep and think about things until the morning,” he said, attempting to keep the reluctance out of his voice.

Anthony cleared his throat. “We could…” His gaze flicked to Joshua as if asking permission. “We could…”

“Hold me?” Alexia whispered. She turned her back to the windows and squared her shoulders.

“Ummm, yes.”

“Kiss me?” she breathed as her head tilted to the side.

Anthony swallowed hard before nodding.

Alexia smiled, a mischievous expression crossing her face. She stepped closer to Anthony but looked at Joshua. “Make love to me?” she purred.

Groans tore from both their throats as she reached for them. Joshua stayed back, letting Anthony take Alexia into his arms first.

The anger he expected to flare at seeing anyone touch Alexia arrived, but far more tempered than he’d believed possible. Anthony’s tender adoration for her was so clear in his every movement Joshua felt a tentative peace as he watched their lips meet. He didn’t want it to happen. He’d give anything to be all she needed.

But he wasn’t. Not yet. Perhaps not ever.

Anthony kissed her again, a hesitant caress. Joshua watched a trickle of blue shoot from his cousin to brush Alexia’s skin. The magic of St. Elmo’s fire would make her strong. Along with the chemicals from both of them, she would able to transform and survive underwater and lead their people.

What Joshua could give alone wasn’t enough.

This night had to happen. He would share, for her sake, this one time.

Please let it be only this one time.

Joshua moved to stoke the fire higher, pull cushions to the floor and open the curtains to let the ocean witness their lovemaking.

Alexia wondered briefly what she was doing in Anthony’s arms while Joshua wandered the room behind them. It was so different from anything she’d experienced before, the need welling from deep within calling her to keep these two men at her side. More than called, demanded. She longed for Joshua, a heady all-out desire that shocked her to the core, but she wanted Anthony as well. Alexia had never been one to fool around indiscriminately, always keeping sex in the context of long-term relationships. But there was no denying the urges sweeping through her now, harder and hotter than she’d experienced before.

It had to be something to do with the medallion, with the dolphins.

Did she want to be out of control like this? She’d accepted the medallion as a gift from her Gram. A trinket. Not some life-changing “now you are one of us” commitment. Yet here she stood in Anthony’s arms. Her hand throbbed from the smack she’d delivered to Michael’s face. Her body tingled from head to toe with the need for…something.

Kissing Anthony felt right. Sweet, tender kisses that turned her inside out. Anthony’s touch teased. Tentative at first, his lips on hers like a brush of the ocean on the shore at its very calmest. She stroked his lips with her tongue, and he drew a hand around her neck to adjust the angle of their mouths to bring them closer together. He nibbled on her lips, along her cheek to the V of her neckline and a shiver ran through her. Anthony was softness and intimate caring.

Then Joshua returned and the heat skyrocketed. Twisting her in his cousin’s arms Joshua took possession of her mouth and controlled her. Tongues met, teeth bit. This was what she’d been longing for and she urged him on, her lips hot and moist on his. She wrapped an arm around his neck to lock him in place, the fingers of her other hand still tangled with Anthony’s.

Three bodies close together, the rough fabric of their jeans brushed the bare skin of her legs and made her want more of their touch everywhere. Joshua’s hands held her hips firmly to his groin, his erection a hard ridge against her belly.

Anthony nipped the back of her neck, then lapped to soothe the pain away. He pulled the zipper on her dress inch by inch to release the garment from her body. A trail of kisses flowed downward, laving her bare skin with his tongue.

“She’s not wearing a bra,” Anthony whispered in awe as a finger brushed softly over the exposed skin of her back.

Joshua pulled away and Alexia restrained herself from following him, chasing his addictive taste. His hands pushed the straps of her dress aside and the top pooled around her hips. Anthony stroked her shoulders and down the curve of her breasts. He cradled her in his palms, lifting the firm globes to Joshua like an offering. The heat of Joshua’s stare hit her full on, and she forced her eyes shut to avoid going up in flames.

Then she was covered with caresses as her dress was lowered to the floor, and lips and hands touched her body again and again. She didn’t know who kissed her neck, didn’t care who caressed her breast. Skin to skin, moist kisses after searing hot touches. One of them flicked the pearled tip of her nipple, and her womb flooded with moisture.

“We want you, Alexia. All of you,” Joshua said before his tongue slid along the edge of her soaking wet undies. She opened her legs voluntarily, wanting more. Offering more. He pressed a kiss to her heated core, his teeth snagging on the fabric covering her. Hot breath on hot moisture combined and whirled together into a flammable danger zone. He leaned in harder with his lips, licking the length of her slit over her panties and she shivered.

Take them off, please.

She wanted his mouth on her, no barriers. Joshua sucked the fabric again, the crotch sopping wet between her juices and his mouth. Alexia tilted her hips, attempting to make him touch her more intimately, and he laughed. His hands traced over her thighs, thumbs rubbing along the inside toward her tender core. He pushed into the material, his fingers probing her pussy ever so slightly.

“Oh sweet mercy,” Alexia moaned. It was torment, the lightness of his touch on super-sensitized tissues.

Her panties slid away, and she rocked on suddenly shaky legs until Joshua’s hands steadied her. One hand reached behind her to clasp her ass, his fingers dipped into the crease between her cheeks. The other stroked her slit, fingers dragging through the moisture to settle where her clit pulsed in time with her heart.

Then his mouth descended and his tongue claimed her again.

All this time Anthony worshipped her breasts, his fingers rolling the tips between thumb and forefinger before he suckled, one side and then the other until both tingled with need.

“You’re beautiful, Alexia.” Anthony pulled back, his eyes glittering with golden flecks. She watched in fascination as he palmed her, lowering his mouth slowly to suckle. She was quivering with anticipation before the moist heat of his mouth lit her on fire. He raised his head to stare at her again. Stars swirled in the depths of his gaze.

“Your eyes. They’re alive with lights.” Wonder and delight filled her heart.

Anthony rose and moved to the side, allowing Joshua more room to settle intimately closer as his tongue lapped at her. Sensation built, pleasure rising. One man between her legs and one caressing her torso became an exquisite form of torture.

“You see the fire rising in my eyes, don’t you? It only shows in our human bodies when we feel extreme emotions,” Anthony whispered, dropping a kiss over her heart tenderly. “I’d do anything for you.”

A sensation like an electric shock hit her, pure energy settling on her body like a winter coat. Heavy, but comforting. She closed her eyes and still the haze of blue light surrounding them lit her vision. It was familiar and reassuring even as it sent her arousal through the ceiling.

Joshua flicked her clit with his tongue, two of his fingers buried in her sheath. He slid them in and out slowly compared to the extreme pace of his tongue, the contrast forcing her further toward nirvana. Anthony sucked a nipple into his mouth and his touch sent her over the edge. Her pussy convulsed, another flood of moisture dropped to cover Joshua’s fingers. She moaned, a long, low satisfied sound, and Joshua chuckled. He planted a final kiss on her pussy before he rose to drop one more on her lips. He tasted of her juices and his own unique flavor, his mouth firm against hers before he stepped back and stroked her cheek.

A thrill shot through Alexia as she watched Joshua’s expression. His face reflected the things she felt in her heart. Desire, hunger, yes, but also a deeper longing for companionship, for love. She lifted her hand to touch his face, letting her own emotions show. Their gazes locked and something sweet passed between them.

Anthony settled her carefully on the pillows and cushions gathered in front of the fire. The hard edge of desire that had ridden her all day had dulled slightly with her orgasm, but her body still called for them. Needed them intensely. She stared in amazement at the pale blue light hovering around the men, not so much above them but a part of them.

“We’ll take care of you, Alexia.” Anthony lay by her right side, Joshua reclined on her left. Their hands flicked her skin like shooting stars to leave trails of scorching heat in their wake. A part of her mind warned she should feel embarrassed with two men touching her. Should feel guilt over the urges pushing her to take control and demand their bodies worship hers. Anthony continued, “Merfolk don’t get STDs and you’re not fertile right now. We’re not going to use any kind of protection because it’s not needed.”

She glanced at Joshua. He nodded. “You need the chemicals, and they’re in our semen. I swear you’re safe.”

She shouldn’t be willing to agree so quickly. It was outrageous, but so were the emotions flaring through her body and mind. She stared into Joshua’s eyes. Whatever the connection was between them, she was never going to let him go. He was tied to her, whether he knew it or not.

But Anthony? He was the companion of her youth, a friend, not someone who’d made her hot and bothered. Why did she want so badly to start chewing on one end of him and not stop until she’d reached the other end? Her mouth watered at the thought of his naked skin under her tongue.

They said she would know what to do. She found her fingers wrapped tightly around the medallion that was all she wore. Magic pendant or merfolk blood, there was little she could do at this point but let the instincts drive her.

And instinct told her to taste Anthony.

“Why am I naked and you still have all your clothes on?” she teased, playing with the front of Anthony’s shirt. He stilled his body and let her undo the buttons one by one, her knuckles stroking his smooth skin as he shrugged the fabric over his shoulders.

Blue light floated away into the air like a fine powder under her fingers, but it never grew less. Behind her the rustle of fabric told her Joshua had stripped as well, but she ignored him for a moment to let her hands and mouth do what they longed for. She crawled on top of Anthony and straddled his torso, her wet curls heating to scalding against his skin.

Anthony smiled at her, his eyes glowing even brighter as his gaze traced her body. She leaned over and kissed him, his mouth tender and soft, his tongue touching hers in brief flicks.

Then she gave in to her longings and licked his jawline, tasting the sweet salt of his skin. The burst of his scent filled her head and her nipples tightened again, her breasts tucked against his firm chest.

As she kissed her way down Anthony’s body she became aware of Joshua again, his heat rolling over her, calling to her. She sat and reached for Joshua. Their mouths met and she feasted on him, biting and attacking. Demanding his passion in return. They devoured each other until she broke away, gasping to drag air back into her lungs. Anthony’s hands caressed her breasts and she laughed out loud.

They worshipped her and it felt so right. Joshua’s hand stroked the swell of her hip, Anthony fondled her breasts. Both of them spoke quiet words of love and honor that met her needs as much as their touch did.

The blue light grew more intense and she sucked in air. Her arousal spiked and the room faded away. Suddenly there was nothing she needed more than to taste the erection that swelled under her hips. She shuffled back, scrambled at the buckle of his belt, tearing at the fabric separating her from Anthony’s cock.

“Hush, love. Wait.” Joshua lifted her away so Anthony could open his jeans and pull himself free. The head of his heavy shaft glistened with moisture and she groaned, her whole body on fire.

“You want to suck him, don’t you?” Joshua held her back, letting Anthony finish undressing. Her naked body rested in Joshua’s lap, his rigid length pressed against her ass cheek. She slipped a hand back to touch him, thrilled to hear him gasp.

“I need to taste. I want to feel him in my mouth and taste his seed.” Alexia turned her head and captured Joshua for another nuclear kiss. She held a cock in either hand, throbbing under her fingers. Smooth strokes followed as she learned the differences between their erections. Anthony was longer than Joshua, but not as thick. She hummed with pleasure watching blue light dance over her fingers while they circled Anthony’s cock.

Joshua’s tongue slipped along her ear, dipping into the hollow and a chill shot up her spine. “And what would you have me do, my lady, while Anthony enjoys your sweet mouth?” Alexia shivered as he brushed his lips down her neck, grazing his teeth along the tendon.

All her longings and unvoiced needs became clear. She threw back her head and laughed, stroking hard and fast over both of them until they were muttering and groaning, near to losing control.

She let go and spun to face Joshua, clutching his face in both hands and kissing him furiously for a moment. She pulled back and let her hunger show. “You are going to be in my pussy. Hard. Fast. I want you to fill me as I take from Anthony. I need you, Joshua. Will you do this for me?”

Joshua’s answer was to kiss her, his hands sliding over her body, building her passion to a higher level still. He maneuvered them in front of the fire so she knelt, Anthony before her, Joshua behind. Joshua’s cock nudged her ass cheeks, and for a second she flushed, imagining him taking her there. Then she breathed in Anthony’s scent and nothing else mattered.

His cock rose from a bed of tight curls, the hard length bowing to meet her. Alexia leaned forward. Her cheek brushed his belly as she snuck out her tongue to lick along the heavy vein on the underside. Touching him satisfied something deep inside her and she hummed with delight. Lapping the moisture pooled in the slit on the crown, she heard Anthony groan and felt his fingers thread through her hair to direct her motions. She moistened her lips, getting them as wet as possible before slipping the velvet head into her mouth.

Joshua’s hand caressed her hips, his erection between her legs. He shifted and the head of his cock bumped her swollen clit bringing her closer to orgasm. He rocked slowly, each movement pressing her farther over Anthony until she accepted as much of his length as she could. Her lips stretched around him, her tongue lapped the sensitive curve under the head on each retreat.

Behind her Joshua stroked his fingers in and out of her slit, drawing the moisture from within her pussy over her clit and up to the seam between her cheeks. He placed his cock between her labia, the hard crest skewering her in one smooth motion until his groin rested tightly to her butt. The sensory overload of being filled completely broke her limited defenses and she closed her eyes to contain the energy ready to burst out.

They took control from her. Anthony rocked his cock into her mouth, supporting her head in his hands as he slid nearly all the way out slowly then possessed her again. Light shimmered around them. She swore she felt stars tingle on the tender skin covering the steel in her mouth.

But as good as it was to hold Anthony in her mouth, as good as the sweet liquid stealing from his body tasted, Joshua filled her whole being. His cock split her in two as he thrust in, his hands clutching her hips and dragging her backwards to slam them together. Hard fingers dug into her skin, hard cock stretched her, pounded her.

Light continued to build around them, a startling blue-white brilliance with flickering hot spots that flew like sparks through the air. Joshua’s fingers slipped to her clit and he rubbed in time with his thrusts. She would have screamed but Anthony filled her mouth, his cock growing even harder.

Alexia exploded. Her mouth filled with Anthony’s semen as he cried out, his cock jerking. Her body tightened, attempting to lock Joshua in place as wave after wave pulsed through her channel, her climax rocking her so hard her arms gave way and Anthony caught her by the shoulders.

Joshua continued his assault, stretching her even further as he swelled within her. The friction between them set her off on another climax and she called out his name. He froze and the flash of his seed bathed her within, stars painting her world inside and out.

Long moments passed before Alexia stirred. Cuddled against Joshua’s warm body, contentment covered her. Anthony lay in front of them, his dark green eyes locked on her. The room around them filled with the light of a million fireflies, darting on silent wings.

“It’s beautiful,” she whispered.

“You’re beautiful.” Anthony leaned forward and kissed her forehead. “Thank you, my lady.” He sat and Alexia wondered why he seemed to be withdrawing from her.

She snuggled into Joshua’s arms. That was where she belonged, but she didn’t want Anthony to leave either. “Stay,” Alexia pleaded.

Delight flickered across Anthony’s face but he looked over her shoulder to where she knew Joshua watched.

“You only have to ask, my lady, and he will remain.” Joshua hesitated as he spoke.

“Only if you’re sure,” Anthony offered.

Alexia sighed with contentment. “I want you to stay.” She twisted until she faced them both, suddenly realizing she was naked between two men she barely knew.

Aware of her nakedness and completely fine with it.

She shook her head slightly, trying to get the rest of the picture to settle into place. As strange as it seemed, she knew the right thing to do. “I don’t understand what is going on. But I’m not willing for either of you to leave.” Alexia smiled at Anthony. “Please, stay.” She rested a hand on his arm then reached the other hand to cup around Joshua’s neck to pull him close for a kiss.

Long, slow, sweet.

Coming up for air she gave a contented sigh and tried to cover a yawn. Anthony laughed softly. “You should be tired. Come, we’ll put you to bed.”

It was Joshua who lifted her and carried her boneless body up the stairs. Joshua who laid her in the middle of her big bed in the master bedroom. And it was Joshua who crawled in and cuddled her tightly to his body, tucking her head under his chin as they wrapped arms around each other, legs twined together.

But it was Anthony who crawled in on her other side, his warmth reaching out to cover her back and let her relax completely, safe and cared for.

Nestled in a bed of shimmering blue stars.