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  As Cayden pulled her through the doorway, she was met with a courtyard full of smiling and laughing men and women. Marda hadn’t expected to be met en masse with Cayden’s family.

  Marda watched as Cayden was welcomed by everyone. He gripped the men’s arms in a warrior’s clasp. The women he wrapped in his arms for a quick hug and kiss.

  Watching him kissing the other women, Marda felt her temper rise. She had no cause for any concern; it was just that she didn’t appreciate other females being so close to him.

  He was hers.

  Before she could say something that she would probably regret, she was lifted off her feet and plastered against the muscled body of one of the men. He kissed her cheek then passed her to the next male who was waiting for his welcome.

  Now this was more like it!

  Enjoying yourself, mate? Oops, Cayden sounded rattled. Served him right.

  Why yes, Cayden, I was just greeting your family. I have to be polite you know.

  Marda giggled at the growl that sounded over their intimate link. She heard the echo of another’s laughter. Looking around, she noticed Jordan watching her with a grin on his face. When he had her attention, he nodded, and then moved away to hug one of the women.

  Marda really looked at Jordan; he was as tall as Cayden, at least six feet six inches. His height looked good on him, with that broad and muscular frame. His shoulder-length hair was lighter than her mate’s, and she had noticed his deep emerald green eyes when he was in Cayden’s bedroom. Very intense… she would bet his lovers drooled over them. And his lips! Wow, they were so kissable looking.

  You really shouldn’t be thinking things like this, Marda, she scolded herself.

  Why not, my High Priestess? The fact that you are drawn to him is no accident.

  What are you planning, my Lady?

  Marda knew something momentous was going to happen when Dana refused to answer her. When she felt Cayden’s hand on her shoulder, she was startled out of her thoughts. As she turned to look up at him she said, “Is Jordan always linked to you so intimately?”

  “Always, mate. We are closer than brothers. Why, does this trouble you?”

  “No, I just wasn’t expecting you to share such a deep link with someone else, Cayden,” Marda said.

  Marda fell silent, as did everyone else, when Dana appeared in the doorway. She drew their eyes both with her beauty, and by the charisma that made her a goddess.

  She was relieved that Cayden’s attention was off her; it gave her time to think about possible problems they could face. What was Jordan going to feel when the two of them left? How would he cope once he was unable to reach Cayden as before?

  Don’t worry about this, my child. Do you really think either Aine or I would let one of these extraordinary people suffer unnecessarily? Have faith in us to know what we are doing.

  Marda nodded her head as she acknowledged Dana’s words. She would do as she was told in this matter. Joining with Cayden was going to take all her energy; she just knew it.

  Chapter Eight

  Marda and Cayden moved to stand before Dana. The goddess raised her arms above her head, motioning the others to surround the three of them. She then lowered her hands until she could lay one on each of their heads.

  Marda thought it was just as well the two of them were standing on the path, and Dana on the fourth step up, or she would never have managed to touch Cayden’s head.

  Dana frowned at her. Oops! She really must stop thinking so much when her Lady was near.

  “I welcome the lost children of Aine to witness the joining of your brother to my High Priestess. There are many things that you need to know and learn, but once the joining is completed, you will receive as much knowledge as Marda is able to give you.” Turning her attention back to Marda and Cayden, she started to recite the joining words from the book of Danu.

  Marda always had a lump in her throat when the sacred words of joining were spoken. But never so much as today, hearing them said for her and her mate. As Dana finished that part of the ceremony, Marda focused on the next step… the vows.

  “Do you take my High Priestess as your mate, Cayden? Will you help and support her in her duties?”

  “Yes, I will,” replied Cayden.

  “Marda, my beloved child, will you take Cayden of Aine as your mate? Will you allow him to care for you and help with your duties as my High Priestess?”

  “Yes, my Lady. I will.” As Marda replied, a white light appeared over both their heads.

  My child, know you will always be in my heart, but now I pass your care to Dana.

  As Aine said this, the light above Cayden flowed down over his head and body. Marda was so tightly linked with him that she felt the wrenching pain as his link to Aine was severed. But immediately another light enveloped him as Dana claimed him as her own.

  Cayden drew in a ragged breath and leaned on her supporting arm. “I don’t ever want to go through that again.” Marda stroked her finger over his brow in sympathy.

  Dana caressed his hair until the tremors that had racked his body stopped. “It is done. You are joined.” Dana said this with so much pleasure in her voice that Marda was immediately suspicious. What was she up to now?

  Dana looked at her with a smile on her face. “Ever apprehensive, Marda. In this case you have the right to be.” Dana waved her hand, and Marda felt her powers returning, along with so much information that she slumped against Cayden — who thankfully had recovered from his own pain.

  Cayden drew Marda into his arms. She was taking in so much information that her limbs had collapsed under her. He was getting some of the data as he was linked with her, and so was Jordan.

  “I am taking her up to my room,” said Cayden to Jordan. “Can you…”

  He broke off as Marda whispered, “No, Jordan has to come with us. Ask the others to wait until we rise for the evening.”

  After she said that, she closed her eyes again. Cayden frowned at Dana, who had stood still watching everything. “Did you have to download everything at once? Couldn’t you have given Marda her powers first, then the knowledge we need?”

  Dana raised her hand and covered Marda’s. A soothing light covered her head, and the frown of pain relaxed. “I didn’t have time to be gentle with this, Cayden. Even now I shouldn’t still be here. When Marda wakes she will have her powers again, and also the prophecy that everyone here needs to listen to. I know you saw some of it, and through you, Jordan. But it’s what is being shown now to my Priestess that concerns everyone here.”

  As she said this, the goddess gradually faded from sight.

  “Damn, I hate when they don’t come out and tell us what we need to know,” said Jordan. “Everyone will make their own way to their rooms for the day. Do you still want me to come with you?”

  Cayden sighed as he tightened his grip on Marda. “Yes, we have to find out what Marda knows. And you are needed; I caught that much from what she let me see.”

  Jordan nodded, and Cayden teleported to his bedroom. Jordan joined him a second later.

  Cayden laid Marda on his bed and stripped off the long robe she had on. Thankfully it was simple to unravel. He knew Jordan was admiring his mate’s body, but that didn’t worry him as much as Marda still being unconscious.

  He went into his bathroom and ran the hot tap. After wetting a cloth, he returned to the room with it and a towel. Jordan was sitting on the side of the bed, stroking Marda’s hand. When he saw Cayden return, he made to stand up.

  Cayden shook his head, motioning him to stay sitting. After Cayden carefully cleansed and dried Marda’s hot body, he returned to the bathroom and gave himself a quick wash. Then not bothering to redress, he returned to his mate. “We need to get some sleep, Jordan. Get into bed on the other side of Marda.”

  Jordan looked stunned at his request, but Cayden ignored him as he gathered Marda into his arms. With a shrug, Jordan stripped off his clothes and slipped under the cover, moving closer until his front cradle
d Marda’s back.

  That’s nice.

  At Marda’s sleepy comment, Cayden grinned over her head at his brother. “Go to sleep, love. We’ll take care of you while you recover.”

  Her response was a little snore.

  Chapter Nine

  Marda woke to the delicious feeling of having both nipples sucked. Opening her eyes, she saw Cayden and Jordan, one on either side of her, their dark heads bent over her breasts.

  She was glad she had shared enough information with Cayden about what had to be accomplished this rising. And relieved that he was prepared to share her with Jordan to complete this part of the task set by both Dana and Aine.

  Cayden raised his head and caught her lips with his own. His tongue explored the inside of her mouth before wrapping itself with hers. Marda loved his taste of earthy male with a hint of musk. Breaking away, he nibbled his way back down her jaw, neck and finally back to her breast.

  Jordan took the opportunity to give her a gentle kiss. “Thank you, Marda. I can’t tell you how much this means to me to share a brief time with my brother and his mate.”

  Marda ran her hand through his long hair, and pulled his head back toward her, kissing him with growing passion. She had known that his lips were kissable!

  She broke away when she heard the growl that Cayden gave as he licked his way down toward her pussy. Everything with this man was better than it had felt with anyone else.

  He ran his tongue over her slit, then moved his body in between her legs, pushing them wider until he could lie between them. He nibbled her clit while pushing one finger, then two into her waiting depths.

  Jordan continued to lick and suck one nipple then the other while she ran her hands through his hair to keep him in place. Cayden added a third finger, pushing them in and out with increasing speed.

  Marda felt her body rising off the bed, her internal muscles tightening as she was thrown into an intense orgasm. Both men soothed her, Jordan by licking gently on her nipples, and Cayden tenderly moving his fingers in her pussy.

  When Marda came back to herself, she knew she was finished being the receiver of pleasure. She wanted to give back some of the wonderful sensations she had just felt to these two handsome men.

  Sitting up, she ran her finger over Jordan’s hard cock. It was as long as Cayden’s, but maybe slightly narrower, with prominent veins running down its length. A drop of pre-come sat on the ruddy tip and Marda bent down and licked it away. His taste was different from Cayden’s, more spicy somehow, but just as delectable. Jordan’s groan of enjoyment pleased her.

  “Sit up against the headboard. You too, Cayden. I want to touch both of you.”

  Marda waited until they had obeyed her and then knelt between the two men, taking a cock in each hand. Bending down she took Jordan’s cock in her mouth, running her tongue over and around the head. Sucking gently, she continued to move her hand up and down his cock, doing the same for Cayden with her other hand.

  Switching her attention to Cayden’s cock, she licked the drop of pre-come off the tip. Closing her eyes, she savoured the taste of her mate. Would she ever get enough of him? After grazing the ruddy head with her teeth, she took his length in her mouth and sucked.

  Jordan pulled away from her and Marda made a moan of complaint, but when he moved behind her and ran his hands over her sides and back, she turned her attention again to Cayden.

  “Suck stronger, Marda. Move your hands faster,” he ordered. His hands found their way into her hair as he moved her head into a rhythm that pleased him. Jordan in the meantime was feeling the weight of her breasts then pinching her nipples. A moan of pleasure left her throat.

  “Where is the lube, Cayden? I want to prepare Marda.”

  “In the bathroom cupboard,” Cayden answered.

  Marda waited in anticipation for Jordan to return. Although this was the first time she would be taken anally, she knew she was going to enjoy this experience.

  She left Cayden’s cock and reached up to kiss him. He pulled her into his arms, stroking her hair and running his hands over her sides and back. Hearing Jordan return, Cayden let Marda go, and shifted until he was lying on the bed.

  “Come to me, mate, take me deep into you,” Cayden commanded.

  She moved over his prone figure, shifting her hips until her wet pussy was over his cock. She lowered herself down on Cayden’s hard length, moaning as her tissues were stretched. Jordan stroked her back, and then tilted her forwards till he had her in the right position. She felt warm, slippery fingers caressing her anus and then the slight pressure as he inserted one finger into the elastic sheath. He moved it back and forwards till she grew accustomed to the feeling of having something in her ass.

  One finger gradually became two, then three. Marda moaned as she started to enjoy the twin sensations of Cayden filling her pussy and Jordan’s fingers in her ass at the same time. She moaned as he withdrew from her ass, then felt the thick head of his lube-covered cock at her entrance. Tensing, Marda felt him wait till she relaxed again, getting used to the pressure of him at her entrance.

  “It’s all right, Jordan; you can move now.”

  He gave a quick squeeze of her hips, then a gentle push and withdrawal of his cock as he attempted to enter her. Then with a snap the ring of her anus opened enough for the head of his cock to enter her. Marda caught her breath at the invasion, but quickly became used to it. She moved her hips back for Jordan to continue till at last his thick length filled her completely.

  Closing her eyes, she savoured the full feeling. She was stuffed back as well as front, and she loved it!

  Cayden and Jordan began a gentle push and retreat, synchronising their movements to give all three the fullest possible pleasure out of their loving. They played her body like an instrument, their groans of pleasure thrilled her, giving her immense satisfaction that she could cause these two warriors to forget their troubles by taking pleasure from her body… and returning it twofold.

  Marda knew she had to act now, before any of them reached their orgasm. Linking with Cayden, she made him aware of what her next words meant. “Jordan, bite me. Take my blood.”

  “What? But why? I don’t need to feed yet.”

  “Everything will become clear while you drink. Quickly, it will be even more potent while we orgasm.”

  “Do it, Jordan!” Cayden halted his thrusting as he said that.

  Marda knew they had communicated on their personal link, because Jordan licked the side of her neck. One, two licks, then the sharp pleasure/pain of his teeth sinking deep.

  Marda mind-linked with both men. Faster, Jordan, and take the knowledge you need to reach your home once more.

  Chapter Ten

  Cayden felt his balls tighten up as he resumed thrusting upwards into Marda. The three-way link turned him on even further. Knowing how she felt with his cock inside her was a buzz unlike any other. The pleasure she was taking from Jordan’s feeding was only diminished slightly by the knowledge of the hard task she was informing him of.

  Marda fell into her climax, her pussy clenched around his cock, and from Jordan’s moan, her anus had done the same to his thrusting cock. Cayden could do no more than follow her into a shuddering pleasure that eclipsed all other experiences.

  He pulled a quivering Marda into his arms, and watched as Jordan ran his tongue over the tiny pinpricks and fell into his own fulfillment. When he stopped shuddering, he withdrew his cock and moved to the side of the bed.

  Running his hands through his hair, Jordan said, “Tell me what I just did by drinking your blood?”

  “You will be able to go out into the daylight now, Jordan. To accomplish all that needs to be done to get you and the others home, you must be able to move around freely. But you know that from the information I just gave you.”

  “I know. I just needed clarification that I had read the facts correctly.” He grinned at Cayden as he said that. “I will finally feel the sun on my face again.” Jordan kissed the side of Marda
’s cheek, then said, “How on earth am I going to pull this off?”

  Cayden said, “All of you will have to work together in this.”

  “We will do everything we can to help, Jordan. Neither Aine nor Dana can afford to become any further involved. But they never said anything about Cayden and me not helping.” She covered Jordan’s hand as she continued, “I can’t donate any more blood this visit, but once Cayden is fully transformed, we can both donate to the others.”

  “What do you mean transformed?” Cayden growled out.

  “You took my blood, mate. And you went through the ceremony where Dana claimed you as hers. You can now walk in the sunlight and the other benefit is that you have been blessed with immortality… as I was when Dana took me as her High Priestess. That is why our blood has the power to enable your family to walk in this harsh sunlight.”

  “You got more than you bargained for, my brother,” said a laughing Jordan.

  Cayden was stunned at the revelation Marda made. He knew that the Aine were all long lived. But immortal?

  “Will it be so bad to be with me forever, Cayden?” Marda whispered.

  Cayden drew her once more into his arms and kissed her until she realised just how happy he felt at this great gift she and Dana had bestowed on him.

  Cayden was peripherally aware that Jordan had teleported out of the room, leaving the two of them alone. He silently thanked his brother for his withdrawal. He had willingly welcomed Jordan into their bed, but now he wanted his mate to focus only on him.

  Lifting Marda into his arms, he swung his legs out of bed and headed to the bathing room. He was going to put that large shower cubicle to good use tonight.

  Marda wrapped her arms around his neck and planted little kisses over his cheek and neck as he walked. By the time he reached the shower, he was rock hard again. Not that he had gone completely soft in the first place.

  He let Marda drop slowly to the ground, keeping her body close to his so he knew when she felt his erection.

  “Is this for me?” she purred, taking him into both hands.