This time she closed her eyes, looking forward to whatever Ran was bringing.
Ran’s strokes were unyielding, almost vicious, like the dragon inside him. But his kiss was soothing, his hands gentle while they pinned her. He was the perfect mix of strength and restraint, and she felt totally safe in his arms.
She looked up to see Draven watching, utterly entranced by the scene. The thought that she was being watched turned her on more. She loved that her men put her pleasure before anything else.
Ran’s face was tense, his eyes drawn in wonder at what was happening between them. But he was focused on drawing every last spark from her as he drove deep inside her, reaching places only he could reach.
Between the two of them, she felt no human woman would ever be luckier.
She had her protectors, and she would protect them with her life if needed. She was home.
When the light inside her felt white hot, she burst over the edge into a free-fall through clouds of pleasure, each hitting with the intensity of a hundred other orgasms. She reached up and clung tight to Ran, then felt him tighten inside her. Heard him shout her name as he held her close.
She clung on, screaming out as her body convulsed around him, utterly filled, on the verge of being finally satisfied. It all came together, the pleasure with Draven, the pleasure with Ran, sharing their blood.
An eternity with her dragons.
She screamed once more with her release and felt Draven behind her, between her and the headboard, lending her his steadying strength, giving her a dragon protector on either side as she came to grips with the magnificent thing that was their mating.
When the last wave receded, she went limp in their arms, and they stayed there for a moment, holding each other, breathing hard.
Ran looked at Draven. Draven looked at Ran. They both looked at Melissa, who grinned up at them in return.
It was finished. They were mates. They stayed like that for a long moment and then all flopped back on the bed.
11
“Dammit,” Melissa said, putting a hand up to wipe sweat off her forehead. “That was unlike anything I could have imagined. Will it always be like that?”
“No,” Draven said. “Just the mating. Disappointed?”
She shook her head. “I don’t think I could go through something like that again if I tried.”
Ran just pulled her possessively against his shoulder, tucking her there as Draven pouted, pushing himself up on his elbow to face them.
“So you gonna get all possessive now that you can share everything?” Draven asked.
Ran thought about it. “Maybe. But I’m sure you will as well. Still…” He stroked a finger down Melissa’s back, and she gave a little gasp and arched in surprise. “I’m sure there’s plenty of this to go around.”
Melissa grinned as Draven pulled her close and Ran tugged back until the two dragons settled with her right between them, resting on her back with each of them at her sides. “That was amazing,” she said. “All of it.”
Ran smiled and then drew his brows together in consternation. “Damn, we forgot to show you our treasure.”
“Treasure?” she asked, sitting up and stretching, loving the languid feel of her body after orgasm.
“Right,” Draven said, rubbing his chin. “Totally forgot. Well, we didn’t have time with Drake showing up to ruin everything.”
“Or did he?” Melissa asked, wrapping her hands over her knees and rubbing lightly. The silky water in the tub had left her skin fresh and soft, and she loved the feel of it. And the masculine, clean scents of her mates around her. “After all, if none of this had happened, maybe I never would have had to courage to become your mate.”
Draven raised an eyebrow. “Oh, somehow I doubt that. I’m pretty sure you’re about as bad as Ran when it comes to getting what you what.”
“Hey, I wanted the noble sacrifice. If I hadn’t been dying, I’d have stopped her,” Ran said.
Melissa raised her hands in triumph, laughing when both pairs of male eyes went straight to her breasts. “I win.”
“Why you little…” Ran let out a playful growl and pulled her back down between them, trapping her with his weight against her side. “Still, I think we’re the ones who won in the end, right, Draven?”
Draven nodded. “I just wish we could have shown you our treasure. We were hoping it would sweeten the deal.”
“What is it?” she joked, joining her hand with Ran’s, loving the look of their different skin colors together. Her other hand caught Draven’s, and he relaxed against her. “Gold and jewels? In a cave or grotto?” She laughed and then noticed both dragons weren’t saying anything.