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  “Hey, the attention’s supposed to be on me,” Samiel growled.

  They laughed, but pulled apart and smiled down at him. Jaeson gave her nipple a parting flick before letting his hands fall back to Samiel’s chest. He drew his fingers over the darker brown skin of Samiel’s nipple. Samiel hissed as Jaeson traced slow circles around the dark disc. Meagan’s lips moved down his stomach. Samiel’s muscles tightened. There wasn’t any way he could keep his control if she got her mouth on him. He pulled his hands out from beneath his head.

  “Together. I want us to be together this time. Do you want that?” He cupped Meagan’s cheek bring her up so that he could kiss her.

  “Yes.” Her breath puffed over his lips.

  He nipped at her lips savoring her taste and the scent of her arousal. “Are you wet for us?”

  “Yes, I wanted to jump you almost from our arrival, but I had to make sure you were completely healed.” She leaned her forehead against his.

  He could see the remembered worry in her eyes. He drew her down for another kiss, hoping to wipe away that look. Her lips opened over his. His intention might have been to distract her from her thoughts, but it did the same to him. Her taste and the feel of her body as she pressed closer to him flooded his senses.

  He felt movement to the side of him. He saw Jaeson moving even closer. When Meagan moaned and broke off the kiss, Samiel realized that Jaeson must be stroking their witch.

  “Will you let me take you here tonight?” Jaeson’s voice dropped to a low smooth timbre.

  Samiel could almost see Jaeson drawing his hands over Meagan’s buttocks. He knew the moment Jaeson’s fingers probed that tight back hole. She stiffened and her eyes widened. It wasn’t rejection. He could see the heat in her eyes, but he waited for her answer. He wasn’t going to push her into something she wasn’t ready for. She’d given them so much. They could give her time.

  “You want to take me there?” Her voice was husky.

  “Oh, yes, you’ll be tight. You’ll take us both, bringing us together in a way that we haven’t been before. Do you want it?” Jaeson leaned down and nipped at her shoulder.

  Samiel felt her tremble. It was going to be a fight for him not to come before they both were inside her. His balls were already drawn tight. Her squirming wasn’t helping and she wasn’t even fully over him. Only her chest touched his.

  “Yes, I wondered if you’d want me like this,” she said. Her eyes were a little unfocused and he wondered if she even realized what she’d said.

  “We’ve wanted you like this since the first.” Jaeson met Samiel’s eyes. “I’m going to get her ready. You make sure she’s hot. I don’t want to hurt her. Try to hold still for us, Meagan.”

  Samiel reached down and grabbed her hips. He lifted her until she straddled him. He wanted to thrust his cock deep into her, but held back. Reaching down, he parted the slick lips of her pussy and found the hard nub of her clit. He rubbed at it with his thumb while he pushed two fingers into her tight channel. Warm liquid coated them and her inner muscles clenched. From her expression and her body’s response, he knew she was almost there.

  Jaeson caught Samiel’s glance and nodded. Samiel withdrew his fingers, positioned his cock at her entrance and slowly urged her down. He kept his hand between them. She was going to need a little extra stimulation to maintain her arousal as Jaeson stretched her. He saw Jaeson pressing her down and felt her breasts flatten against his chest.

  It seemed to take forever. Her inner muscles rippled and clamped on his cock as Jaeson worked lube into her and slowly stretched the tight rear opening. It was torture of the sweetest kind and he ground his teeth praying for control. Finally, Jaeson moved close. Samiel pulled his hand from between their bodies and held Meagan still. Jaeson slowly worked his cock into her. She was panting and her body was coated with a fine sheen of sweat already as she tried to keep from moving.

  They rocked her between them, moving slowly at first to let her get used to the penetration and rhythm. Soft moans escaped her lips and her nails sank into his shoulders. He arched up into her. Trying to restrain himself long enough to give her pleasure, he kept his strokes slow and deep. The way her pussy was pulling at him wasn’t helping him. If Jaeson’s moans were anything to go by, he was having problems too.

  He slanted his mouth over hers and wedged his hand between them enough to claim her nipple. Her teeth nipped at his lip. A growl rolled through him with that sting and his hips punched up. She gasped and her head tipped back. Her body shook. He tugged on the tight peak and she moaned.

  The clench of her inner muscles drove him past all restraint. He lifted against her, driving deep into her. He heard Jaeson’s groan as a rush of fire burst over him. It scorched over his body leaving his skin tingling and sensitive. He held onto her as he tried to regain his breath.

  She was so good for him, for them. She was absolutely perfect. He’d never dreamed someone like her existed. She was their perfect complement and belonged with them. The only problem he had right now was that he had no idea if she was even thinking of a future with them. She’d always focused on finishing the battle and hadn’t discussed a life with them after it.

  It was that time limit that made him nervous and set his possessive instincts to raging. The dragon part of him would like to grab and hold. As long as she wasn’t trying to run from them, he could hold that back. He wanted her to realize freely that she was a part of them and they were just as big a part of her. But if she didn’t see it on her own, he wasn’t averse to keeping her with them any way that he could.

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Meagan paced the confines of the coven elders’ Council room. She was waiting with a group of seasoned witches, wizards and Jaeson for Samiel to return. Or if they found more than a clue, for one of the vampires with the dragons to send word that Doria’s hideaway had been found. The dragons thought they knew the general area where Doria was now. That was the reason they were all gathered. The large room was crowded. Chairs had been brought in, but only a few of them were being used. Some people stood, some leaned against the dark gray wall. She even saw one wizard sitting on the edge of one of the long tables. Their expressions ranged from boredom to frustration. Meagan could understand the frustration. She was feeling a little caged and definitely impatient.

  “You’re exhausting me and I’m just watching you.” Jaeson leaned back in the chair.

  His eyes had been following her every move. She’d seen it every time she looked over at him. He seemed calm, but she knew that he was just as ready for this to end as she was. He was just better at hiding it.

  “I just want to get to it. I know they’ll find the place today. They’ve been narrowing it down for the past few days.” She sighed and stopped beside his chair.

  Jaeson opened his mouth, but he went still. “You’re right. They’ve found it. It’s time to go.”

  Everyone gathered behind Jaeson. He slipped an arm around her waist just before he formed the darkness surrounding them. Meagan felt the lifting sensation and leaned into him. She blinked as the black haze lifted, leaving them standing on a mountain. It wasn’t the glare of the sun that made her try to clear her vision. She doubted what she was seeing.

  “Oh, it’s real. They have some grandiose plans.” Samiel strode over to join them.

  Meagan hugged him, but couldn’t take her eyes off the building in front of her. Two domed towers sat at either end of a three-story building. They’d made a castle. Doria really had planned to rule. Meagan shook her head. There was no time to think about it.

  “What are we facing?” Meagan ran her eyes over the front of the castle.

  “Not much in the way of shields out here. There’s a strong one over the door. We haven’t seen any activity, but there’s someone in there. The place was protected by one of those camouflage spells like the tandini at the ruins. Once we’d revealed it, the spell was completely removed.” Samiel’s hand rubbed in small circles at the base of her spine.

>   The absence of any kind of attack did worry her. What was waiting on the inside of this castle?

  “So someone’s in there and they know we’re here. We might as well start inside and see what they’re going to throw at us.” Jaeson dropped a kiss on the top of her head. His arm tightened around her before he stepped away from her.

  It felt reassuring to have them hug and hold her. She felt a little calmer and little more assured. She’d never noticed before now. It didn’t scare her, although she knew it once would have. It was one of many things that made Jaeson and Samiel special.

  She summoned her weapons, careful to keep them away from Samiel’s thigh. “I’m ready if everyone else is. It’s probably going to be a long day.”

  “If you’ll take down this shield, we can go inside. No use battering it down when we don’t have to. We’ll probably need all the energy we have for this. This is very different. Most Dark Sorcerers vigorously defend their haven.” Jaeson looked at the two solid double doors.

  “I can do that.” Meagan nodded and started forward. She put her own shield in front of her out of habit.

  Samiel and Jaeson stayed very near her and she had no objection to that. Jaeson was right. This was strange and it had her stomach tightening with dread. They were going into enemy territory. They knew there would be traps and tricks to face, but this wasn’t what they’d expected. Right now, she was much more cautious herself.

  The shield was practically flush with the door. Meagan knew that was probably a test to see if she’d be able to take it with the weapons. She drove her blade forward. It passed through the shield and struck the door. She drew in a slow breath as the power pulsed into her. The shield wasn’t as strong as she expected it to be, as it should be if it was really supposed to keep people out of this building.

  Meagan’s unease built. She wished she knew what this Dark Sorcerer was planning. She wasn’t even sure that Doria was here anymore. These tactics were so different from what they’d faced before that she did wonder if Doria hadn’t moved on and left it to one of the lesser Dark Sorcerers. She wouldn’t be the first to flee and set up in another location.

  The door swung open. Meagan looked down the hallway. The white floors gleamed and there didn’t seem to be anything moving there. There weren’t any rocks or anything in front of her to smash. She turned her head to find something, because she didn’t want to be surprised by any invisible enemies.

  She saw Samiel turning back with a rock. She hadn’t even heard him step away from her. He tossed the rock into the hallway. She caught it with her magic and spun it, smashing it against the sides of the wall. Dust billowed in the hallway and fell slowly to the ground. Nothing was there.

  “Let’s move forward, but go cautiously,” Jaeson urged.

  Meagan wasn’t planning on sprinting down the hall. The place was too quiet and she felt as if they were being watched. She heard the soft sound of the others’ shoes as they entered the castle. They walked slowly down the hallway. There were no doors. The hallway seemed to stretch on forever. She knew it was an illusion, but she couldn’t feel the magical energy. The Dark Sorcerer or Sorceress hadn’t wasted a lot of energy on it. It was light, but good enough to do the job. They’d have to find where it was anchored to remove it. Unless there was some other development, that was the first order of business. So far this mission seemed absolutely unreal.

  “We’ll need to find out what kind of game this person is playing,” Samiel said.

  “He or she is definitely up to something. Let’s find the anchor to this spell so we can see what it’s hiding.” Jaeson nodded and looked around.

  She wondered if he could feel the magic. He was more sensitive to it than she was now. Maybe that ability would grow in her in the future, but she knew he or one of the other vampires could find it. Samiel and Jaeson stayed right at her side as they moved down the hallway. The group began to spread out as they searched. Meagan felt a rush of magic behind her and whirled. A solid white wall stood in front of her. It looked like there had never been a corridor there, even though she knew it had.

  Meagan stepped forward and felt Samiel’s hand brush her arm. Both he and Jaeson stayed with her. Was this an illusion or was it solid? She reached out, but felt Samiel tug her back.

  “Be careful, Meagan.” A growl rumbled in Samiel’s voice.

  “I will.” Meagan turned to toss a quick smile to him.

  She reached out using her dagger to probe at the wall. It was solid, not an illusion. What was the plan this time? Why did the Dark Sorcerer want them separated?

  “Just a wall. There’s not even a trap attached to it.” Meagan turned away from it.

  The hallway was now much shorter and led to a single door. She looked back at the wall. There were two choices. Wait and try to get the others through or go forward. The last choice was much more risky.

  “They’ve got some problems on the other side of the wall. There’s at least one Dark Sorcerer and many merdanon and tandini. They want us to try to find if there are any others over here.” Jaeson put his hand on her shoulder. His fingers tightened.

  “They don’t need help?” She didn’t want to leave them in danger.

  “They can handle them. The quicker we find the person in charge of this castle and begin fighting them, the faster the illusions disappear. The minor sorcerers won’t keep the others too long.” Samiel’s eyes locked on the dark wood of the door.

  “Let’s go then and find out who is behind this.” Meagan drew in a deep breath.

  “No separating. I don’t want to be cut off from you like the others were cut off from us.” Samiel frowned down at her.

  She could tell that he was really worried. It wasn’t just the usual dragon arrogance or protectiveness. She had to admit that he had cause. This was strange. She tightened her fingers around the hilts of her weapons and tried to concentrate on calming her racing mind and heartbeat.

  “I’m staying right beside you.” She put both of her blades in one hand for a few moments and reached out to squeeze his hand. She wouldn’t mind some reassurance herself.

  Jaeson’s fingers gave a slight push on her shoulder. “Let’s move.”

  They walked slowly to the door. It opened before they reached it. Samiel stepped in first, but he kept his fingers on her shoulder. Almost as if he was afraid that the door would shut, separating them. She didn’t mind. That was something she wanted to avoid just as much as he did.

  The round room was large and seemed to be empty at first. Meagan looked around. There were no other doors, no obvious entrance or exit other than the one behind them. The domed ceiling was painted with gold and blue. She didn’t see any place for someone to be even watching them up there. They were here. She could feel the building magic. Where were they?

  “You brought your two guardians with you. I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping to face you alone.” Doria’s voice rang in the cavernous room.

  “I like them and they’re rather useful to have around.” Meagan simply shrugged.

  Doria’s comment wasn’t entirely unexpected. Her motive would have been transparent even to a young witch. Meagan wasn’t going to get defensive and separate from Samiel and Jaeson. The tactic was so obvious she didn’t feel anything but a little amused.

  “They certainly are keeping you close, or is it the other way around? Aren’t you confident enough in your power to come at me on your own?” Doria put a hand on her hip.

  Meagan rolled her eyes to the ceiling. “Your taunts aren’t going to work. I’m not that stupid. You’re time is up, Doria. Even now, they’re clearing the tandini and merdanons from the building. The other Dark Sorcerers will either flee or be captured. Regardless of which choice they make, you will soon be facing more than me and my men.”

  “They’ll be occupied for quite a while and no one can get in here. I’ve made sure of it. Even if you kill me, you won’t be able to get out. You’re trapped.” Doria smiled grimly.

  Meagan tilted her h
ead as she tried to sense the magic around the room and not that inside it. It was a little hard to do, but she could tell there was some strong spell work there. She wasn’t too worried about being trapped forever in here. All spells would fall with time and enough force applied to it. What worried her was Doria’s attitude. Doria didn’t plan to walk away from this at all. That made her far more dangerous than the normal Dark Sorcerer.

  Meagan swiped her blades in front of her gathering energy. “Let’s get to this. I believe there’s a celebration being planned in the village for when we finally defeat you and your friends.”

  “Sadly, you won’t be able to attend it.” Doria hurled an energy ball at Meagan’s head.

  Meagan flinched back instinctively even though she knew her shield would hold. Bright light exploded in front of her eyes. She blinked, clearing her vision. When she could see clearly, she hurled a ball of power at Doria. It burst against the woman’s shield. She could tell by the way the magic burst against the shield that it was strong, but she didn’t think it was going to be strong enough to hold for long. Not with the amount of power going into the shield around the room. For some reason, Doria didn’t seem to care about winning. The only real purpose Meagan could find was that Doria wanted to do as much damage as possible.

  “Your attitude’s a little different from our last encounter.” Meagan drew her blade back and forth gathering power.

  “You’re going to pay for what you did.” Doria hurled another burst of magic at her.

  “I only did what I was supposed to do. I protected the village and will continue to do so.” Meagan drew her blade in slow sweeps gathering the power.

  She waited until the light faded. She wanted to draw more from Doria. More anger and more power from her. Meagan could tell that for some reason Doria was furious. Provoking her more was the only way Meagan was going to get any answers.