Strength in Numbers (4 page)

“You are my
master,” she stated. “You do not have to ask permission. I’m yours to do with
as you please.”

Using his free
hand, he touched under her chin, forcing her gaze higher. “
Sempia
,
because I own your slip does not mean I own you. I only took hold of the note
to protect you and to ensure you were with me. By universe laws, you, because
of your station, are not permitted to be a free woman unless you have served
ten terms or are wed to a man who grants you independence.” He held his tongue
about his plans to marry her at the first sanctioned docking station they
reached for
refueling
. She would be his wife—of that
he had no question.

“It’s been a
long time,” she whispered. There was something amiss with her stare. “Since we
last saw one another. I know you promised back then to come back for me, but,
Eterin
, we were only children. I never thought you’d really
come.”

“I keep my
promises,
Sempia
.” He dipped his head, his lips
meeting hers. His kiss was slow at first, tender, as he suspected she needed.
“I will wait until you are fully ready for me.” With that, he slid off the bed,
but she darted out her tiny hand and grabbed his wrist.

“No. Stay with
me,
Eterin
. Please.” She stared up at him with
desperate eyes. “I want you. I’ve always wanted you. I just don’t understand
why you would risk so much for me. That’s all. You’re a warrior of the first
class. You can have any woman you want. Why select me? A lowly slave?”

Anger rippled
through him. “You are not a lowly slave! You are
Sempia
.
My
Sempia
.
I will kill those who put
such foolish thoughts in your head.”

She slid her
palm over his abs. “
Eterin
, please. Lay with me. I
wish to feel your cock in me again. It gave me much pleasure before.”

Sweeter words
she could not have spoken.

He hooked an arm
around her waist, and when he rolled back onto the bed, he did so in a manner
that left her pinned below him. He smiled as surprise lit her beautiful face.
“Are you at least pleased to see me,
Sempia
?”

Her mouth
formed an O as she cupped his face with her hands. “Words cannot even describe
what it is I feel for you.”

They could, but
Eterin
knew neither was quite ready to say them just
yet. When he’d been but a boy he’d told her often of his love for her. It was
innocent then, as were they. When he’d left and taken up arms as a warrior for
the Intergalactic Federation of Planets, or IFP for short, he’d worried he’d
lost his ability to feel any emotion beyond rage. He’d lived for the next
thrill, the next kill, the next danger. His sword had become his most trusted
companion and he’d lost himself in the lifestyle. All the while, thoughts of
Sempia
lay just below the surface, forever there to keep
him going.

Now, here she
was, with him, as it should be.

A knock sounded
at his chamber door. He didn’t move. “What?”

“It is I,”
Pataryio
called.

Eterin
relaxed somewhat. “You may enter.”

He made no move
to roll off
Sempia
. When her legs seemed to ease
automatically around his waist, he grinned.

Pataryio
entered. “Ah, busy already, I see.”

“What do you
want?”
Eterin
asked, glancing over his shoulder at
his long-time friend.

“I was curious
as to how our woman was doing.”

Our woman?

Eterin
growled and rolled off
Sempia
, suddenly toe-to-toe with
Pataryio
.
“She is mine. I was clear on as much prior to the mission. Yes?”

Pataryio’s
smile was cocky to say the least. “
Eterin
, we’ve spent how long on back-to-back missions with
no chance for release? While you may enjoy living the lifestyle of a monk, I do
not.”

Eterin
recalled all too well what it was
like to have
Pataryio’s
cock in his ass. While
Pataryio
was open and vocal about his preferences including
both sexes,
Eterin
had always preferred only women.
He’d needed
Pataryio’s
assistance in rescuing
Sempia
and agreed to the terms laid forth by the man—allow
him free access to his body during the show to make it as believable as
possible.

Pataryio’s
mood had been light, almost giddy
in the weeks leading up to the rescue mission. He’d continued to give
Eterin
advice on receiving a man and on giving pleasure in
return. He’d also gone as far as to give
Eterin
a
butt plug so he could prepare himself accordingly. Thankfully,
Eterin
had done so.

Pataryio
came farther into the chamber, his
gaze going to
Sempia
. “You look lovely, my beauty.
How are you settling in? Do you want for anything?”

She put her
hand toward
Eterin
. “I want for him so much my body
aches.”

Eterin
inhaled deeply, shocked and proud
at her declaration. He opened his mouth to comment but
Pataryio
reached out and skimmed his hand over
Eterin’s
lower abs.

“I know the
feeling, beauty. I am teased with glimpses of his body, and often we are the
only two living souls upon this vessel for months at a time,” he said. “Do you
know he only permitted me to touch him in the manner in which I wanted because
of you?”

Sempia
slid her legs off the bed and came
directly to
Eterin
. She caressed his chest lightly,
her fingers scorching his skin. “Did you not enjoy what transpired?”

A knot formed
in his throat. He considered lying but held back. “I enjoyed it.”

“More than he
cares to admit, I think,”
Pataryio
added. He stepped
back. “I shall go and leave the happy couple be.”

Sempia
grabbed for his arm. “
Pataryio
, thank you for assisting him in coming for me. And
do not think I’m too blind to see your feelings for him are much like my own.
You love him too, don’t you?”

Love?

Eterin
remained still, unsure what to say
or do.

Pataryio
bent his head. “Yes, but his heart
is yours and yours alone, my lady. I can see why. You are a great beauty, and
from what I have seen of you thus far, your inside is as warm as your out.”

Sempia
took hold of
Eterin’s
hand and placed it upon
Pataryio’s
forearm. She
looked between the men and then tugged at
Eterin’s
shoulder, encouraging him to bend to meet her mouth. He did and the kiss was
explosive. Hands were suddenly everywhere and it took him a second to realize
more than just
Sempia’s
hands were upon his body.

He tensed and
Sempia
increased her kiss, forcing him to relax.

Someone rubbed
his chest, following the ridges of each muscle. The action made his cock
lengthen. Soft, tender hands encased his shaft as best they could and he knew
those belonged to
Sempia
.

Eterin
caressed her body with one hand,
his other roaming to
Pataryio
. He hated admitting to
himself that he got pleasure out of touching his friend, but he did.
Pataryio
took hold of his hand and guided it down washboard
abs to his loincloth. He pushed the cloth aside as if daring
Eterin
to go further.

Eterin
did.

He took hold of
Pataryio’s
cock and stroked it while spearing
Sempia’s
pussy with his other hand. She whimpered in his
mouth and clung to him.
Pataryio’s
cock leaked in his
hand and the added juice provided lubrication for
Eterin
to continue to stroke the man.
Eterin
tugged on
Pataryio’s
cock gently, pulling him closer. He turned his
head with the intent to look his friend in the eye. When
Pataryio’s
lips found his,
Eterin
tensed.

Sempia
kissed his chest, nibbling on it.

He opened his
mouth to
Pataryio
and surrendered to the kiss. He
fingered
Sempia
more, wanting to sink his cock into
her, needing release and soon.
Pataryio’s
kiss was
teasing in nature and brought a smile to
Eterin’s
face.

“May I sample
her?”
Pataryio
asked, glancing towards
Sempia’s
cunt.

“No,” he responded
gruffly. “She is mine.”

A lazy grin
happened upon her as she stared up at him. “Do you not share your toys,
master?”

His pulse
raced. A part of him did enjoy watching as
Pataryio
had fucked
Sempia’s
ass. He hated admitting as much
out loud. For so long he’d envisioned them together—just the two of them.
Pataryio
had not been part of his plan, but the idea of
sending the man away caused a feeling of unease to spread through
Eterin
.

Sempia
leaned up and kissed his scars.
“Master, let us love you.”

“No,” he said
sharply, catching her wrists. “I am not your master.”

“
Eterin
,”
Pataryio
whispered. “She
plays an erotic game with you. No more. No less. Give her this. I believe you
want to.” He kissed
Eterin’s
shoulder. “It is simply
a game. One we will all enjoy. Will you play?”

“Will you touch
her?” he asked, his voice deep.

“It would
appear not,”
Pataryio
said. “Though I greatly wish to
know what it feels like to be in a woman with such love in her heart as to
agree to share her man with another.”

Eterin
looked down at
Sempia
.
She truly loved him after all this time?

The answer was
there upon her face.

Yes. She did.

“Would it
please you to receive him?” he asked.

She blushed and
nodded. “I would like for him to enter me and for you to enter him. I think he
would like it as well.”

“He would,”
Pataryio
replied with a grin. “Very much so.”

A moment of
protest danced upon the tip of
Eterin’s
tongue. He
swallowed it away as he stared at his friend, noting every ripple of muscle,
remembering what it was like to have
Pataryio
buried
deep within his ass. He cock twitched and he exhaled slowly. “Do not lay your
seed in her,
Pataryio
. That is for me to do and me
alone. Are we clear?”

“We are,” his
friend said, easing between
Sempia
and him.

Eterin
stepped back, permitting the man to
touch his woman.
Pataryio
eased
Sempia
onto the bed.
Eterin
almost stopped everything as
jealousy threatened him, but he maintained control, shifting his focus to
Pataryio’s
back.
Eterin
ran his
fingers over it, gliding them down to the top of
Pataryio’s
ass.

Pataryio
crawled over
Sempia
on the bed, dipped his head low and buried his face between
Sempia’s
legs. He reached back with one hand and stroked
Eterin’s
cock. He moaned into her pussy and then lifted his head. “She tastes of the
gods.”

“Soon enough, I
will know,”
Eterin
stated evenly.

Pataryio
glanced down the length of him, to
his cock. “Use the lubrication in the side drawer and then you may do with me
as you wish,
Master
.”

Sempia
giggled before
Pataryio
returned to his task at hand—his face in her cunt. Doing as instructed,
Eterin
retrieved the lubrication and spread it liberally
upon his cock. With a force that surprised him, he ripped
Pataryio’s
loincloth from his body before doing the same to his own.
Sempia
cried out, wrapping her legs around
Pataryio’s
head.
He chuckled into her pussy as
Eterin
eased up behind
him, aligning his cock head just right with his ass.

He pushed in
gently at first, the feel so tight he nearly came. Animal instinct seemed to
overtake him and he thrust in deep.
Pataryio
came up
fast, panting, moving his body against
Eterin’s
before sliding up and over
Sempia
.
Pataryio
then shoved into
Sempia
,
causing her to moan sweetly. It took a moment, but their thrusts fell into a
rhythm, each pumping at the same time. Grunts and groans filled the room as did
the heady smell of sex. Satisfaction coursed through his veins, igniting his
thrusts. With a roar,
Eterin
slammed into
Pataryio
, his cock jerking with release.