I licked my lips and looked away, right at Scorpion, whose bronze hair and skin gleamed like metal as he covered his woman entirely, sucking hard on her breasts as bent his body so he could slam into her at the same time. His hands had become claws. Not claws like on a wolf, but scorpion claws. Pincers, I suppose is the proper word for them. They closed loosely around her waist, holding her still for his rapid thrusts.
The Mighty Storm-Wind buffeted his woman with pistoning hips as water beaded on his fair skin and storm clouds formed in his eyes. The sound he made as took her was eerie and sexy all at once; a sort of howling rumble. Storm had his lover's legs up and over his shoulders so I could see the pale length of his cock sliding into her, and I appreciated his efforts.
My breath started coming faster as heat rose inside me. I moaned, my hands trailing down my body as I shifted my stare over to the Fish-Man. He had his face buried in his woman's sex, far too deep for him to breathe. I could see the gills in his throat working, pulling in air even though he wasn't underwater. My fingers slipped over my sex and started rubbing as I watched Sea feast on another version of myself while she begged for more with my voice. Then he lifted his wet face, licked his lips, and beamed at me before he surged forward and penetrated her.
I looked away from Sea's slippery cock and over to Snake. He was on his back, his Vervain straddling him but facing his feet; facing me. She was leaned back on her hands so that I had a perfect view of Snake's slim cock sliding into her ass. She moaned as he drove deep and rubbed her clit. I knew he was putting on a show for me, and it made me shiver. My fingers worked faster as I shifted my gaze away.
The Whirlwind was on his back as well, with his woman supported on a strong breeze above him. He manipulated her deftly with his magic, twirling her on his shaft before slamming her down. She screamed in delight, breasts bouncing for his appreciative gaze as he went from her sex to her ass and back again. Indecisive, that one, but his lover seemed to be enjoying it.
Yes, all of the Star Gods were most appreciative of my gift. All but one.
Viper remained in his predatory crouch, avidly watching my flicking fingers before raising his stare to my lips. As soon as I met his gaze, he crawled forward slowly, keeping his vibrant gaze locked on mine, and then paused just out of my reach. My hand went still then slid away from my sex as heat flushed my cheeks. As the cries of the other Vervains echoed around us, Viper straightened on his knees and slowly disrobed, tossing aside his clothing while he continued to watch me. I swallowed past the dryness in my throat, trying to find something to say, something to stop him, but I couldn't form the words. The other men were groaning in pleasure, sinking into their lovers on the edges of my bed, but the first Star God and I were focused on each other.
When Viper was finally gloriously nude, his thick body gleaming gold in the soft light, he dropped back onto his hands and knees and closed the distance between us, bracketing my legs as he brought his face to mine.
“I don't want another version of you, Vervain,” Viper whispered. “I want you; my goddess. The woman who pulled me from the Void. I want to sink into you and join this new body with yours. No other will satisfy me.”
I slid a hand up his muscular arm, my fingers looking as pale as moonlight over his golden tan. I kept going, sliding them across his shoulder, along his throat, and up his cheek. Viper closed his eyes and sighed in bliss as he pressed his face into the curve of my palm.
“I lied to you, Viper,” I admitted.
His eyes popped open.
“The desire you feel was put there by my star. I didn't ask her to do it, but she did, and she refuses to remove it. It isn't real, and I can't take advantage of it. It reeks of rape. So, please, sweetheart, take the woman she made for you. Slake that lust on her. Let me lie here and watch you as my penance. When this is all over, I promise to demand that she free you from this ache.”
Viper's snake eyes narrowed at me, the green brightening to neon, and then he struck.
His mouth was on mine in an instant, strong jaw forcing mine apart and hot tongue darting past my lips. We both groaned with that first touch and as I floundered, he lowered his body over mine. Smooth and feverish, his skin seared me. I arched up against that delicious heat and pulled him closer. Hands gripping his rounded ass, I spread my thighs and urged him forward, cradling his sex with mine. But then pain shot through my chest with shocking intensity, and I gasped as I cringed away from his savage kiss.
“I can't,” I whispered with horror. “I can't do this.”
“Just tell me one thing, Dark Star,” Viper hissed. “Did you touch my heart? Did you force me to feel more than desire for you?”
I glanced at Star and caught her wicked grin before I looked back at him in shock. “No. Love cannot be forced; not for long, at least.”
“I don't know if this is love. I don't yet remember what love is.” Viper brushed his lips across mine. “But
