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spine, causing little bumps of desire to coat his skin.
"Come on, Rai, give it to me; make me yours!" Jory
demanded.
He could almost hear the snapping of Rai's control.
In and out, with powerful rhythmic bursts, Rai pounded
inside Jory as if his next movement was as essential to life
as his next heartbeat.
Time had no meaning until Val gripped his face and
kissed him, sending Jory careening over the edge.
While his vision was clearing, he heard Rai grunt as
he came.
"That was so hot," Val said. With only a towel
wrapped around the hard body, he leaned down, placing a
kiss on Jory's lax lips.
"Mmm," he responded. His body too relaxed to do
anything. "Next time you can join."
The duke laughed as he pressed a kiss to Joriah's
cheek. "There's something you should know, treasure. You
and I are mates, and you and Rai are mates, but Rai and I
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will never be mates. The most you can hope for is that we
don't kill each other."
A chill filled Jory's soul as he turned to Rai. "He's
right, my sweet. We'll tolerate each other for your sake, but
we'll never be lovers. There's no sexual connection between
us."
That made Jory inexplicably sad. Blinking back
tears, he slid out of the bed and away from the men. "I'm
going to take a shower." He didn't look at either man as he
left the room.
When he came back out, Rai was gone. Val was
already dressed but sitting on the bed. He stood up as Jory
approached and gave him a soft kiss. "Don't go anywhere
without your guards," he demanded before walking out the
door himself.
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Chapter Eleven
Jory stepped out of Rai's suite of rooms. Over the
past few days, he'd taken turns going from Rai's room to
Val's even though they all ended up in the same bed before
the night was over. It was a territorial thing between the
two dragonkin. Jory was tempted to knock out a few walls
and make an entirely new suite.
He made a note to talk to them about it later.
Glancing around, he saw the usual dozen or so
guards lined the hall.
"Do any of you know where Rai went?"
The tall lanky one nodded and pointed to the left.
"He had a meeting."
Excellent. Jory couldn't stop the smile on his face,
even though he wasn't quite in the clear. "And Val?" Once
again, tall and skinny spoke. "I saw him follow Rai."
"Perfect."
With a smile, Jory headed right, only to be pulled
back by a large hand on his shoulder.
He jerked away. "Don't touch me," Jory snarled.
Since mating, it felt wrong to let others besides his mates
have physical contact with him.
The soldier held up his hands, watching Jory warily.
"I was wondering why you cared where they went."
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"Well& Val said if I wandered out without an escort
he was going to tie me up and spank my ass, and Rai
agreed, but since they both deserted me, and left me to my
own devices, I'm going to explore. I only have one week
before the bonding ceremony, and my mating gifts aren't
ready."
"We'll go with you." The tall one's voice was as
hard as his brown eyes.
"Forget it. I don't need babysitting. I'm just going to
head to the market and find my mates gifts."
"I'm not going to report to the king that I let you
leave unescorted. I'm Revyn, and these men are Mal and
Trius. We will be your escorts."
Jory puffed up in anger. "I doubt I need that much
escorting." Really, did they think he was going to make off
with the royal serving ware?
All three guards followed him. Sighing, Jory
ignored them.
The smooth castle walls were like an endless maze.
He was about to ask his silent cadre for directions when he
saw a break and went for it.
Colors. The bright colors were almost blinding
compared to the calm cool colors of the castle. Smiling,
Jory dived into the crowds, trusting his guards would
follow or not.
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It was important that he followed traditions,
especially with his mother looking on. In his mother's
culture, one always provided mates with three things, a
blanket to warm them and show concern for their comfort,
a weapon to show confidence in their ability to protect the
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