power of ages. A young mage had no chance against him, even enhanced by Ladon's dragon mark. That would change with the bonding but by then she would be his in every way. With a touch of his will, she latched on with her petal soft mouth, pulling his blood into her body as she pulled on his soul.
The flow of magic continued to circle cinching them tighter and tighter, settling soul to soul until one could not exist without the other.
He pulled her head away from the wound and took possession of her lips, licking the blood off and then plunging into her mouth to chase the taste of them mixed together.
Morgan was no longer feeling any pain but the heat of passion was rising with each taste. He was still embedded fully inside of her. When he could take it no more he pulled almost all the way out and plunged back in. He showed no mercy for her untried state, nor did she ask for any, arching into each pounding thrust trying to get more of him as the pleasure built. If she had still been only mage, he would have broken her. But with the bonding, she was more and she needed him.
“Harder.” The word was only a whisper attached to a gasp but he was in her mind. He felt her need and pounded her into the bed, until with a cry, she came. He roared his release as the pleasure burst inside them. At one point Morgan lost control and sent a wave of mage fire outward, but he took it; absorbing it and sending it back to her in dragon fire. She was consumed.
The flames had barely receded when she felt Ladon stirring in her mind. She knew he had felt everything she had. He knew as well as she did Eben's history and his dark despair. The joy Eben had felt the moment he’d seen Morgan and his decision that both mates would belong to him. That no one would take them from him. Eventually it would mean something but for now, he needed.
Eben rolled out of her and to the side just as Ladon burst from the spring. Morgan caught her breath at the look of him. Golden bronze and bigger, in both height and musculature. He had been beautiful before, now he was something from a dream, almost too shiny and new to look at. Bigger than he had been, he was just under seven feet, with wide shoulders and slim hips. His shimmering bronze hair was incandescent and showed the exact color his dragon scales would now be.
He didn't give Morgan even a moment to catch her breath. Other than directing what amounted to a dragon hiss at Eben, he fell on her as if she was the last bit of water in the desert. He pushed his hard cock into her and she arched up to meet him. The mating heat slammed into her and she needed MORE! He plunged in again and again and she met each thrust taking all he had to give aware in some small way that Eben was a part of it all. When Ladon sank his teeth into Morgan, Eben was with them.
They saw Ladon's life, from his hatching to the betrayal. Saw the moment he woke powerless in the cold, with chain on his ankle, his strength and magic entirely sapped out of him, and surrounded by dark mage soldiers. The crying of his heart when he realized one of his own had betrayed him, though he knew not who.
They felt his silent rage and despair, knowing that he would die cold and alone without ever having truly lived. They saw together the moment he opened his eyes and saw the angel who had pulled him from the cold, so willing to give her life for his. Felt too his soul deep need to keep his mate safe, even from himself.
They saw him meet Eben, his desire and embarrassment at his lack of control. They knew he had felt rage when Eben had touched his mate when he was brought here to protect her, then his understanding and acceptance.
They felt every second of his life and thoughts in fast forward, including his relief that he would not be the only one keeping Morgan safe. His tiny mage, so small, but no longer so fragile and unprotected. Eben could protect her while he hunted down the betrayer.
Denial was loud in Morgans’ head, whether hers or Ebens she was unsure but neither of them was willing to have Ladon in jeopardy. He would not face this danger alone. It was certainly Morgan who thought to leave. She had to find her family, but what would that mean for her dragons?
An immediate roar went up and Morgan felt herself and Ladon flipped in a roll. She was now on top still clutching Ladon deep inside. Eben came over the both of them. She felt a shot of magic flow through her ass and then Eben was plunging that big cock into her back entrance. She screamed, rearing back, but spiked as she was by two cocks there was nowhere to go.
Eben's entire being pushed into her and the still connected Ladon, branding her as his property even as she screamed the pleasure/pain from the dual assault. He leaned forward further, plunging into Morgan as he bit down on Ladon's shoulder, drawing blood. Ladon roared as the magic flared forest fire hot with the three of them at the center. Eben finally pulled back, licking the blood from his lips, his eyes on Ladons in a deep primal satisfaction. Neither of them would be leaving him. He would hold what was his.
Ladon hissed at him, feeling the bonds snap into place. Eben ignored him, arching back and thrusting harder into Morgan, reveling in the feel of his mates, his family. His to protect.
Ladon grabbed Eben's wrist and bit down. The pull of the blood completed the circle and the flame burned hotter until they were as one. They pounded and thrust taking Morgan in all ways until they felt her final barriers fall. There would be no more talk of leaving, ever. Then, with a roar that could be heard all through the kingdom, they came. For Morgan it was too much when the final orgasm hit, she blacked out.
Chapter 6
She came back to awareness above the hot spring while Eben lowered her down into Ladons waiting arms. He cuddled her close as he settled. The hot water soothed over the lingering sparks of magic. Morgan could feel her aura was back where it was supposed to be but it was changed. Bits of Eben and Ladon clung to her, just as she clung to them. She felt connected to the Dragon magic as she never had before and memories that were not her own still filtered through her thoughts. It was disconcerting to be one person for so long and then wake up as someone else. She still loved her family, but she could no more leave her dragon mates than she could stop breathing.
“We would not have let you go regardless.” Ladon pulled her closer into his lap, brushing her hair back behind her ears tenderly. Somewhere she had lost her tie and it fell around them like a soft cape. She laid her head against his chest because she was just too tired to do anything else. Later she would think about how to make her family safe.
“We will find the little ones.” Eben stated drawing her eyes to him. “They will be safe here under our protection.”
She stared at him, searching his face, and feeling his absolute conviction and possession. She loved them so they too would be his. Then she looked up at Ladon, who seemed so much more daunting as a full adult dragon, and mate. Let’s not forget mate. He nodded, rubbing his finger down her soft cheek as if he could not stop touching her.
“I was wrong to think you could just leave them. I didn’t understand. I’m sorry little falcon. We will find them.” She hid her face in his neck and clung to him, as she burst into tears. For so long it had been her impossible responsibility to keep everyone safe. To know that these powerful dragons were declaring their protection, that they now shared her burden; it was nothing short of miraculous. She had been so alone for so long.
“Shh, little heart.” She felt Eben rubbing her back. “You will never be alone again.” Ladon met his eyes over their sobbing mate. Neither of them had any experience with the softer emotions. Eben especially was sure he had lost those years ago. To go from centuries of loneliness and selfishness to having a family was no small thing. He wanted to be worthy of the honor. On top of that she was everything a mate should be, not only beautiful and soft on the outside, but on the inside as well, courageous, loyal, and giving with a fiery passion that ate his heart. It was beyond all expectations.
He felt Ladon's determination merging with his own. They would find her missing hatchlings and bring them home. No one would harm their new family; any that tried would die in dragon fire and pain.
Morgan sat up, wiping her eyes and sniffing. “Can we go now? They have been out there on their own for days. I am so afraid we won’t find them before something terrible happens.”
“We’ll see you to safety at first light. We will find them and bring them to you. You will be safe in the castle until we return.” Eben was so used to fearful reverence from all that he did not expect the argument he got from
