22. Rune

Chapter 22

Rune

L eaning against the doorframe, he watched as their mate rode Mylo to oblivion and back. She moved like a sex goddess, her hips keeping perfect rhythm as she squeezed her heavy breast, leaning back on one hand to display herself for the other tiger.

Good to see they weren't killing each other.

Watching her… fuck . It was almost enough to eradicate the sudden panic he'd felt when Mylo had gone nuclear.

He'd been minding his own fucking business, jacking off to the pornographic sounds these two were making, and then suddenly the bite mark on his leg had burned like the first fucking time he'd gotten it.

Fear and anger had flooded him, the urge to destroy . But the emotions weren't his. Rune had never really felt the true power of the other tiger before, and he had a feeling it had only been a fraction of it.

Still, he'd hauled ass to find Mylo somehow not tearing something apart.

Fucking bizarre.

He'd fully expected to have to rip the second off their mate and throw him in the cage for the night, but instead, he'd seen that monster put those sharp teeth of hers to his throat.

Willingly.

Rune had never seen the other tiger like this before. He'd never scented this much of his alpha without almost dying either. It was a heady thing that somehow made him taste blood on the back of his tongue, and he'd gladly endure the agony of this scent if it meant Mylo was finally getting what he needed.

The second couldn't stand to be touched without violence, but he needed it.

It was no big deal if they were both wearing fur. They could cuddle on the couch or in bed. Even wearing his human skin would be fine if Mylo was in control of how much contact he endured. It was safer with fabric between them, and that was the only way Rune had ever been able to hold Mylo together through one of those awful nightmares he never woke up from.

The stupid asshole had no idea he sounded like a beaten puppy during those dreams and Rune had never been able to wake him up from them either.

Not when the memories of what they'd done to the tiger had been stitched into his skin with silver.

During one of his…escapades, Rune had strapped the second to an autopsy table and sliced him open to see what they'd done to him. It had been a fucked-up game they'd both wanted to play, but it had also earned them a week in the cage when Sammy had found out.

It had been worth it, because now he knew how Mylo worked.

Or didn't.

Those reckless fuckers hadn't just forced an alpha to take root and grow, breaking bones to accommodate all the new pieces that being an alpha required. No, they'd done worse.

Rune watched their mate reach for the monster with hellfire in his eyes like it didn't bother her at all. She wanted every single piece Mylo had, and seeing the asshole who'd threatened to rip his dick off just a few hours ago staring at their mate like he'd finally found where he belonged…

That hellcat was a goner.

He tilted his head, not exactly surprised that the monster who ripped his jaw from his skull on the regular hadn't tried to do the same to Vix, but he was…amazed.

Seeing what they'd done to Mylo with his own two eyes – summoning a demon and slaughtering him, harvesting his power, blood and bones. Then shoving it all into the tiger after triggering the alpha in him.

The scar on his chest that made it look like he'd risen from the dead was exactly what it fucking looked like. They'd dragged Mylo to hell – brought him to the brink of death over and over until those demon pieces had been grafted onto him.

Demon-touched, they called it.

It was worse than that though.

Vix held on tight to Mylo as she climaxed again, her cries of pleasure nearly destroying the rest of his paper-thin control.

He'd jacked off so many fucking times that this shouldn't be so goddamn difficult but fuck his stupid dick for still being rock-hard. Rune dug his claws into his arms and met Mylo's gaze when the other tiger scented his blood.

He couldn't tell if he was pleased or disappointed that monster did nothing about his presence. He didn't look like he'd rip his dick off anymore, but that didn't mean he'd let Rune interfere.

It would be fine.

Watching them would just have to be enough for now.

Rune licked his lips as Mylo wrapped his arms around their mate and held her close, gently placing her back on the bed. It was nothing more than a brief moment of comfort, but it was there. He'd seen it with his own fucking eyes.

Then the other tiger flipped their gorgeous, feral mate onto her stomach, her small pleas when he had to pull out of her so desperate and yet so sated . He grinned when Mylo positioned her so it would be damn near impossible for her to accidentally see Rune.

Perfect.

He definitely wanted to play this game even if it would be dangerous.

How close could he get without making the hellcat want to destroy him?

Rune silently prowled toward the couch, barely even breathing as he watched Mylo yank her hips up and then press a hand to her back, forcing a delicious arch in their mate's spine that presented her ass to Mylo and by default…him.

Quiet as the dead, he lay back on the couch, one arm behind his head to act as a pillow. Rune wrapped his hand around his dick for the billionth fucking time, still hard enough it hurt. How many times had he come to the sounds those two had made?

Giving Mylo the time and space he needed to accept this didn't mean he trusted him with his mate. Rune had kicked Samuel out of his bedroom and told him to go deal with that annoying witch as he listened to every single word this stupid fucking tiger had said to his mate .

Making her cry.

Making her scream.

Making her come so fucking hard she was shaking like a leaf.

Spreading around the slickness at the tip of his dick, he slid his hand down, biting his cheek hard enough he tasted blood just to keep from groaning out loud.

Their mate was too fucking gone to realize he was there. Mylo's scent was fucking suffocating—savage. It didn't hurt her though, and the way she moaned into the bed as the other tiger slid back inside her…

Fuck, he was about to come, but it wouldn't be enough. He'd need it again and again.

Rune gripped his dick so hard he nearly came anyways, but he forced himself to watch Mylo.

For whatever reason, he didn't give a fuck that he was in the room. That stupid tiger was confident with his place now, with her place.

Jesus fucking Christ, did Mylo really have to make sure he could see his massive cock sliding in and out of her like that? It almost looked like Rune was fucking her from this angle and Mylo chose that moment to lean over her, gripping the back of her neck and pinning her down as he fucked her harder.

Their pretty mate cried out, whimpering and moaning, pushing back into him – her claws ripping through the blankets, and still Mylo kept the same, unrelenting pace.

He couldn't fucking take it anymore.

Rune slipped from the couch, grinning like a madman when the other tiger gave him a look, but he didn't stop fucking her, and she kept calling him alpha .

Man, he must really like that.

Slipping behind Mylo, he waited for the perfect moment, climbing up behind him when the other tiger bent down to growl in their mate's ear.

Still, nothing.

He didn't feel like he was descending into madness either despite the sun setting hours ago.

Let me help you , Rune teased, resting a hand on Mylo's back in one of the few places that didn't have a scar.

Skin-on-skin contact and he didn't get his jaw ripped from his skull.

Make sure she doesn't see me. I don't want to scare her , Rune warned, eyeing the marks on Mylo's ass where that feral little vixen had clawed him up.

His thumb slid across the healed skin, smearing the blood. The monster that had crawled out of hell still didn't try to shatter his hand for daring to touch him.

Sweet darkness, maybe they could do this without ripping each other apart.

Slower, Rune directed, making sure his body was directly behind Mylo's so there'd be no accidents.

Why? The monster demanded, glancing at him over his shoulder. She wants this , not slow.

Because . Rune grinned when he positioned his dick so Mylo would hit it with his ass on his next thrust. I don't want to tear your pretty ass up.

Thank fuck they were both…versatile. Had to be with someone like Samuel. That monster was a thousand times worse than the one yanking their vixen up by her hair, making her back arch as she whimpered, her body shaking so badly she had to be close again.

Mylo wrapped his massive hand around her eyes, making sure she couldn't see Rune. It was ridiculous to see how small she looked against the second, but that hand practically covered the entire top half of her head.

His attention went to where Mylo's dick entered his mate and he tugged the other tiger's hips back gently, getting him to pull out and then he pushed him back inside. Rune dropped his head against those broad shoulders when that slick, wet sound nearly made him burst. His nose was filled with the scent of Mylo's cum, altered by their mate's essence even if they couldn't smell it.

It changed the sharp lust into something almost sweet, but so cold . It turned that citrus scent into something more like a lemon creamsicle.

Rune didn't dare look, not when he was just barely holding on. He timed his movements to Mylo's, pulling the alpha tiger's hand off her hip and settling it on his thigh so Rune would know where it was.

He pressed his hand to Vix's stomach then, just like Mylo had, pushing her back into the alpha, sliding down…

The gasp she made when he held her slick heat nearly broke him, and he dug the fingers of his other hand into Mylo's hip so he didn't ruin this.

Jesus . There was so much lubricant between everything gushing out of her, sliding down her legs, Mylo's endless cum— shit .

Talk to her , he practically begged. Tell her something—anything. I need to be inside you and I don't think I can be quiet enough.

Rune couldn't decide if he was more shocked that Mylo complied or that he was still alive.

No broken bones.

"Kitten, are you still with me?"

He'd never heard such savage gentleness before in his life.

Rune removed his hand from her heat just like Mylo would when she didn't answer, taking the opportunity to carefully slide his fingers inside that hot ass.

"Do you want me to slow down?" Mylo asked, his voice so deep it barely registered on this plane of existence.

How much would this alpha let him take before he tried to kill him?

Rune did something spectacularly stupid then, trusting their mate to ground the psycho pushing back onto his fingers.

Pressing his lips to the skin of Mylo's back, he breathed in the scent filling the room, choking him with the scent that had pulled him out of hell— true hell.

The other tiger went completely still, but he didn't destroy Rune.

It was enough.

"I need you to answer me," Mylo growled, shaking Vix just a little.

She reached back and Rune moved out of the way, smiling as she held the back of Mylo's neck, turning her face toward the tiger, letting him cover her eyes like it was nothing. It was the perfect moment and Rune started fucking the tiger with his fingers, stretching him just enough.

It had to hurt a little or it wouldn't make Mylo come.

Vix inhaled the alpha tiger's shaky breath, kissing him harder when he pressed his hips into hers, giving Rune the chance he needed to replace his fingers with his dick, push inside at just the right?—

Holy shit, he was about to come, and he'd just barely gotten inside.

No, he could do this. He could make this work. This could be like…fucking them both.

Opening his eyes, he saw Mylo's grip on her face was too tight, his teeth glinting in the dark, and that fucking tiger wanted to claim her.

That wasn't going to happen tonight, not on his watch.

Gripping Mylo's hips, he yanked him back and fucked that asshole, forcing him to figure out what to do with their little vixen when they all fell forward.

This beautifully broken alpha caught himself on the mattress and shifted his grip on her so smoothly she didn't even notice when he pressed her face into the bed, forcing her to look at the wall.

Nice job , Rune praised, setting the rhythm for Mylo to follow. Now remind her she never answered you.

That warning growl was definitely for him, but he couldn't give a shit, not when it felt so fucking good to see her getting fucked to the pace his dick set.

"You didn't answer, kitten," Mylo snarled, pressing so deep inside her Rune nearly came at the way those muscles clenched around him. "Now you're going to get fucked like this."

So very careful about all his lies.

Rune grinned and reached around to grab her slick heat, rubbing her clit as he ground into Mylo – so fucking ready to burst, but he wanted to make her come first.

He wanted just a tiny bit of her pleasure to belong to him.

Scraping his teeth against Mylo's shoulder, he stroked in and out, keeping the same pace the alpha had been using if a bit slower, driving his hips up to slide against that spot inside, feeling the other tiger do the same to her.

I can't last, Alpha , he warned, gently biting down on Mylo's shoulder. It's not gonna take long.

Rune focused on her, on the way she rode his hand, shaking so badly his claws dug into Mylo's thigh, and he just…needed…

There .

She jerked underneath them, screaming and sobbing, and Rune didn't wait. He grabbed Mylo's hips and pounded into him, feeling the orgasm ready to blow his fucking brains out. The other tiger even pushed back, making sure they didn't crush their mate.

Rune shuddered as he came, biting down on his tongue so hard he damn near bit it in half as he swallowed down the growl of pleasure, relishing in the sound of Mylo coming inside their mate, rocking into her to force everyone to feel everything for what felt like forever.

Is she okay? he asked, resting his forehead against Mylo's back as he tried to breathe normally, memorizing everything about this moment so he could remember what he couldn't afford to lose when the madness called to him again and again, taunting him to come play the kinds of games that would get everyone he loved annihilated.

"Do you want more, little vixen?" Mylo purred, his nose in her hair like he could actually scent her.

"Sleep first," she whispered, looking so impossibly comfortable and content with her hand curled up near her face like that, eyes closed like she was already fucking asleep.

Mylo pulled back and she reached for him in alarm, forcing Rune to slide out and give them space.

"Stay," she told that monster, sounding so sure he would. "I'm so tired of feeling empty."

Despite the mess, Mylo wrapped his arm around her waist and tugged her against his chest, pulling them both onto their side and keeping his dick inside her. Rune grinned and grabbed one of the spare blankets to cover them both so they wouldn't get cold.

Well, with that monster burning Mylo up, they'd probably be fine, but still. It settled his own tiger to make sure they were covered.

You're being absurd, Mylo muttered when Rune tucked them in, leaving that glorious ass exposed.

I have to clean you up , Rune reminded him. Unless you want me to fuck you again .

Gold eyes flashed at him, but they didn't look like they wanted to kill him. Leave it. I'll clean up when she gets too hot. Then you can take over.

Are you sure? He tucked the blanket around them again, feeling weird for some reason.

Mylo sighed and pushed her closer to the edge. Just get in, you idiot.

He almost leapt at the opportunity, but Rune stopped himself just in time. This was way too fucking good to be true and he didn't trust that psycho not to change his mind at the last minute.

Narrowing his eyes, he tried to decide if this was a good idea, or if it was some kind of trap.

Get. In .

Now Mylo looked like he wanted to kill him? Rune didn't fucking understand what was happening, but it didn't really matter either.

He slid in behind Mylo and wrapped his arm around both of them, feeling safer already. That sharp alpha scent was fucking excruciating, but it also meant he'd been found—saved.

So much skin-to-skin contact it was making him unreasonably giddy, but at the same time…he felt exhausted – like he might actually be able to go to sleep now thanks to how their mate softened this asshole's scent.

I still can't scent her, but her essence changes yours . Rune sighed and rested his face against Mylo's back. I like it. Makes me want to eat you both up.

Even if this was only for one night, he was glad he was getting it.

Go to sleep, Rune. I can't do this for much longer, so enjoy it while you can.

"Whatever you say, Alpha."