Van, Becca - Her Norland Warriors (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (6 page)

“Why should I care what they like or not? You are not bond mated. Therefore, you are up for grabs. I would like very much to join our bodies together,” Nadal stated, his head lowering to hers.

Jess had had enough. She didn’t like to feel trapped and helpless. She gave the man a sweet come-hither smile, leaned into him as if she were about to kiss him, then brought her knee up and slammed it between his legs. His roar of pain was satisfactory, and she sidestepped him as he fell to the floor, his hands in his crotch as he writhed in agony on the tiles.

“Next time I tell you to back off, you’d be wise to listen,” Jess spat out, then turned and slammed into another hard male body.

“Are you all right, Jessamine? Did Nadal hurt you?” Loki asked as he ran his hands down the length of her body and back again.

“Do I look like I’m hurt? Stop that,” Jess said, slapping at Loki’s hands. “I’m perfectly fine.”

“I felt your fear, Jess. I had to make sure you were okay,” Loki said, but Jess saw his eyes were on Nadal.

His glare could have killed a human from a hundred yards away. Jess was glad not to be on the receiving end of his ire. And she had thought Loki was the lighthearted, easygoing brother.

“What the hell is going on?” Dagr roared as he ran down the length of the corridor and stopped beside her. “Are you well, Jess? I could feel your fear. What did he do to you?”

“I’m fine, and he didn’t do anything to me. I wouldn’t let him,” Jess said with a smile. Maybe she could get used to them sharing her feelings and emotions after all. To have two—no wait, make that three, she amended in her mind, as Hakon raced the length of the hallway toward her—men concerned for her well-being, made her feel special for the first time in her life. She found herself sandwiched between Loki’s and Hakon’s bodies as they protected her from Nadal. She leaned out to the side in time to see Dagr bending over the supine man, and she winced as Dagr hauled Nadal to his feet with ease by a hand on his vest.

“You are a visitor in our home, and yet you cannot treat our bond mate with respect. You will leave and will never be allowed to return. Is that clear?” Dagr roared.

“I did not know she was your bond mate, cousin. If I had, I would never have tried to touch her. Your bond mate prevented me from doing her any harm. Please forgive me, Jess. I ask for leniency from you, cousin, as no harm was done.” Nadal lowered his head in obeisance.

“You have tried my patience too far this time, Nadal. Cousin or not, you should not have accosted any female you came across in our house. You are banned for one month, and that length of time is up for review before you will be allowed to step foot back on our realm.”

“Dagr, Nadal has apologized already. Give the man a break, it’s not like he committed murder. For goodness’ sake, the man didn’t even touch me. I was the one that did the touching,” Jess said with a roll of her eyes.

Jess slipped back in between Loki and Hakon as Dagr turned his angry gaze on her.
Oh shit. What have I done?

“You touched a man who is unfamiliar to you?” Dagr roared.

Jess dug in using the whole weight of her body when she felt Dagr’s hand clasp her wrist and pull her from between Hakon and Loki. She slapped at his arm but stopped immediately when she saw the look on Dagr’s face. He looked furious, but there was underlying pain in his eyes.

“I did not lay a hand upon your cousin, Dagr,” Jess said gently, reaching up to touch his cheek. “My knee connected with his balls, so I could escape from him, but your cousin did not get the chance to touch me.” Jess watched as the tension left Dagr’s body. His muscles relaxed, and then he was pulling her into his arms. He held her so tightly her nose was being crushed into his chest.

“You are hungry,” Dagr said as Jess’s stomach gave a loud growl. “Come, I will take you to the feasting room.”

Jess let Dagr lead her away from Hakon, Loki, and Nadal. She knew Hakon was reading his cousin the riot act, but he kept his voice too low for her to hear. She gave one last look over her shoulder, but had to turn back when she stumbled. There was nothing she could do to help Nadal now. She only hoped that Hakon and Loki weren’t too harsh on the man. Nadal was part of their family, and Jess didn’t want to be the cause of a rift between the cousins.

Dagr seated Jess at the same table as the previous evening, but she was thankful to find the room wasn’t filled to capacity as it had been last night. There were only a few tables of men lingering over the morning meal, so Jess found herself more relaxed this time around. No sooner had they taken a seat when a young male came forward and placed a laden platter in front of them, bowed, and left.

“Why are there no women or young girls?” Jess asked curiously.

“We do not know. The last of the interplanetary wars seemed to have an effect on our male’s genetic makeup. Our females were of our mother’s generation at the time, and most of them became sick and died. Our females are very rare. We have only a handful left, now. And the females lucky enough to fall pregnant only ever gave birth to more males. A female has not been born on our planet in over fifty years. We have scientists working on the problem, of course, but they have not been able to find the answer,” Dagr replied.

“So you’ve had to resort to meeting females on your pirate raids and trying to woo them so you can bring them here to repopulate your planet?” Jess asked rhetorically. “I understand why you’ve had to be so arrogant and dominating, but where are the women your warriors have bonded with?”

“The males of this planet are very protective of any female, as I’m sure you can now understand. They are very precious to us. The warriors who were lucky enough to find their bond mates on board the transport were given time away from their duties to spend getting to know their mates. More than likely, they haven’t even left their beds,” Dagr explained with a lascivious wink.

“What? Do you mean the single females from Earth on that spaceship have agreed to bond with your men?”

“Yes, some of them have agreed, and the others are close to accepting the bond mate with our warriors.”

Dagr’s statement gave Jess pause to ponder why he and his brothers hadn’t taken the time to spend with her other than last evening. Then she remembered they were the leaders of the southern realm of Norland, and as such would have far more duties and obligations than the other warriors.

Jess took a deep breath when she saw Hakon and Loki walking toward them. They were sex on legs—the way they pinned her with their heated stares as they stalked toward her, the muscles in their strong thighs rippling beneath their tight black pants. The movement of their abs and striations delineated as they walked made her pussy soften, and she shifted in her seat to relieve the ache in her cunt. She could feel the juices from her sex seeping out onto her thighs. She wished she’d been able to put her panties back on, but she had only thought to wash them out this morning. She lowered her eyes down to her plate as Hakon and Loki took seats at their table. This time Loki took her other side and Hakon sat beside Dagr. If her traitorous body kept belying her head, she knew the ache in her womb and pussy would never cease. She wanted to let go and give in to them. She wanted them to love her until she was so totally exhausted and never wanted to move again.

“I can feel your need for us, little Jess. All you have to do is say the words, and we will ease your desire,” Loki whispered in her ear.

Jess couldn’t contain her shiver as Loki’s warm, moist breath caressed her flesh. She rubbed her thighs together and shifted in her seat.

“I can smell your pretty little cunt dripping from here. Just say the words, and we will appease your ache.” Dagr breathed into her other ear.

Jess’s body was on fire. Her pussy clenched and released as another gush of fluid wet her thighs. She wanted nothing more than to beg them to love her, but she had never begged for anything in her life, and she wasn’t about to do it now. She lowered her eyes and concentrated on eating. Her stomach was so empty it hadn’t stopped growling, and she was sure everyone nearby could hear it. She picked up her glass of water and drank deeply, soothing her dry throat and mouth with the cool liquid. She began to eat and totally ignored the men on either side of her.

Jess hoped the three men hadn’t been too hard on their cousin. He hadn’t really done anything wrong, and the thought of Nadal being banished because of her didn’t sit well. Not that she did anything wrong, but she still felt guilty.

“Stop it, Jess,” Dagr commanded, calling her attention to him. “Our cousin knew the women in our household are not to be touched. It’s not the first time we have caught him trying to accost one of the females in our house. He knew the consequences when he tried to touch you. He would have done the same if we had been in his household and tried to touch any of the women under his protection.”

“If he knew what would happen if he was caught, then why would he want to risk trying?” asked Jess.

“There are fewer females in my cousin’s household, and he and his brothers haven’t as yet found their bond mate. I think your beauty and body were just too much of a temptation,” Dagr clarified.

“Oh, for crying out loud, I’m nothing special. I don’t even compare to the other women who have had enhancements done on their DNA. You don’t have to lie,” Jess muttered with a roll of her eyes.

Jess’s eyes widened warily as Dagr rose to his feet beside her then glanced at her now-empty plate and back up to meet her eyes with his own. He reached out and took her hand into his, helped her to her feet, and began to lead her from the room. She didn’t try to stop him. She was curious to see where he was taking her. She had to run to keep up with him and was breathless in no time. That is until he must have heard her panting, because he spun around, picked her up, and slung her over his shoulder. She yelped in surprise and placed her palms on his back to steady herself. She placed both her hands onto his lower back, palms flat, and tried to push herself into an upright position. She caught sight of Loki and Hakon following behind. They were both staring at her with heat in their eyes and wicked grins across their faces.
What the hell?

Chapter Six

Jess’s world spun around before her eyes, and she closed them to stop from becoming dizzy. She literally flew through the air and came to a soft, bouncing halt on the mattress as the bedroom door slammed closed. She opened her eyes to see all three brothers stalking toward her. She scrambled like a crab up the length of the bed until she was crouched into a ball against the headboard, staring at them warily.

“What is going on? What do you think you’re doing?” Jess panted out.

“We are going to show you how beautiful you are, baby. I don’t know who has filled your head about your looks, but whatever they told you, they are wrong,” Dagr rasped out as he crawled onto the end of the bed.

“Wait. How are you going to show me?”

“We have been patient with you, Jessamine. We have given you enough time to become used to us. We have even let you be, giving you the chance to ask for our touch, and don’t you dare deny your need for us, because we can feel the ache in your body like it was our own.” Hakon’s voice rumbled over her as he moved onto the side of the huge bed.

“We are going to join our bodies with yours, little one. You may not have asked us to touch you with words, but every time we are near you, your body cries out to ours,” Loki rasped out, and he, too, crawled on the bed on the opposite side of Hakon.

“But what if I’m not ready? What if I don’t want you to touch me?” Jess asked nervously as the three brothers stopped within inches of her.

“All you have to do is say no, baby,” Dagr said, and then he reached for her.

Jess was pulled into the center of the bed by large, gentle hands. Dagr clasped her face between his big palms and stared into her eyes. Even though she wanted to look away, she couldn’t. He seemed to mesmerize her with the desire and emotions she could see in his depths. And then his head was lowering to hers. He moved slowly, sensuously, and his fiery stare and gentle smile drew her to him. She closed her eyes at the first contact of his lips and moaned as her body heated, her blood coursing through her veins with the rapid beat of her heart. His lips slid over hers, gently at first, coaxing her into responding, and when she did, he deepened the kiss. Dagr used his lips to pry hers open, sliding his tongue in between her teeth, and devoured her. Jess was lost. She knew then that one taste of this man, these men, would never be enough.

Jess moaned into Dagr’s mouth as he twirled his tongue along and over hers. She could taste him, his masculinity and desire seeping into her taste buds and into the pores of her skin. She responded with her own tongue and burned even hotter as he groaned into her mouth. Jess felt his tongue curl around her own, and then he led it into his mouth and suckled on her flesh. She was an inferno of lust, out of control, and she wanted them to fuck her,
now
.