38. Kadia

The feeling of strong hands around her underarms and ankles brought the fiery itching down a notch. Without her vision blurring, Kaida could see Arlo and Enzo carrying her up the stairs and into the house. She felt the softness of the couch on her back, and then Esen’s face came into view. She could see their mouths moving but couldn’t hear what they were saying.

Without their touch, her skin still felt like it was on fire. Kaida knew better than to use her claws to scratch her skin, so she rubbed her hands up and down her arms with her palm. Some relief came, but only on the part where her palm was touching her skin.

Arlo’s arm came into view, and she felt him press it against her forehead. Kaida purred at his touch as it relieved the itching all over her body.

"Touch," Kaida whispered. "I need your touch."

Enzo’s hands were against her legs, but the itching did not subside. Esen’s hands were on her arms, and the itching continued there as well. Arlo rubbed her shoulders and up her neck; that was the only spot where her body did not feel like it was on fire.

"Arlo, I need Arlo. It’s only him that makes it stop."

Her hearing got better as Arlo continued to rub her down. The other two removed their touch, bringing the itching and pain back.

"Why is it only you? That makes no sense," Enzo asked.

"The only thing I can think of is because I am fully bonded to her. You two aren’t, right?"

"No," Enzo and Esen said together.

Arlo tried to bring her relief, but he was only one person. He was not able to cover every area by himself. Kaida used her own hands to rub her legs by pulling her knees to her chest. She looked over to see Enzo and Esen with concerned looks on their faces. Both of them were bouncing on the balls of their feet. Seeing their mate in distress without being able to do anything about it made them crazy. Kaida shifted her focus to their bonds, which intensified the pain. As the area around her shimmered as the shift started to push through again, Kaida screamed. This time, the shift felt as if it was bringing the pain more than whatever was actually going on.

"I need this to stop! A shift is coming. I can’t shift. I am losing control of her!"

The pain seared through her, and Kaida lost focus on everything around her. She writhed in pain, pushing her skin against the couch in hopes that it would bring some kind of relief. The boys were murmuring, but she could not make out the words. Her mind could only focus on keeping the shift from happening.

The scent of rain after a storm washed over her, and Kaida could feel Enzo’s lips pressed against hers. Her hands stopped rubbing her legs as they found Enzo’s face. There was scruff from a beard because he had not shaved, and the gristle was welcoming as it scratched her hands. Kaida moaned against his mouth as he deepened the kiss, and the itching began to subside.

"It’s working. Keep going!" she heard Arlo exclaim.

She felt her pants being removed as the scent of the warm breeze mixed with the rain. Hot lips pressed against her legs and slowly made their way up. Another pair of hands went under her skin, and the electric feeling of their skin against hers had her arching her back. Her mind was slowly clearing, and Kaida could understand that Esen and Enzo were teaming with each other as the pain began to subside. Their bonds sparked, and feeling them all around her pushed the magic that had finally taken her over out of her mind.

Esen’s claw then hooked around her panties as Enzo pulled her face to the side to give him better access to her. Enzo pushed her shirt to her neck next and then squeezed her breasts as Esen used his claws to rid the fabric from her body. Enzo kissed along her jaw as he unclasped her bra from the front. Kaida gasped as Enzo pinched her nipples and Esen swirled his tongue around her sensitive nub.

"Keep going," Kaida whispered after Enzo broke the kiss. He growled and pinched her nipples again. Esen had lapped his tongue in the right spot, sending her over the edge. A moan escaped her lips before Enzo captured her lips with his again.

It was difficult with how she was lying to do anything, so Kaida wiggled herself to try to find a better way. Enzo’s hands were underneath her arms and yanked her upward, placing her back against the back of the couch to have her seated. Esen pulled on her hips and opened her legs to give him better access. He was kneeled between her legs, giving her a hungry stare.

"More," she begged, but then her head was yanked back, and Enzo kissed her upside down.

Esen followed through and continued to use his tongue expertly between her folds and then deep inside her. Each time he plunged inside, Enzo squeezed her breasts or pinched her nipples to send a wave of pleasure to the pit of her stomach. Her nerves coiled inside of her as she rode the waves that sent her over the edge. Kaida screamed as she came undone, and she could hear the two of them growling as she did.

There was unzipping and the sounds of clothes being tossed to the ground. Kaida was lifted off the couch and was suddenly on top of Esen. He lay on the couch with her straddling him, and Enzo kneeled over the couch arm to position himself. Before she could get a sense of what was to be expected, Esen pulled her down, and his cock was deep inside of her. She began to rock her hips to find her rhythm as Enzo’s hardness was in her face. She grasped it in her palm and slowly worked it as she rode Esen. The building of another orgasm was coming fast. She picked up her pace and heard Esen’s grunts, sending her over the edge from hearing his pleasure. Enzo started to groan as her hand caressed him. Her orgasm began to fade, and she took the opportunity to put Enzo into her mouth. Enzo sucked air through his teeth as Kaida moved her jaw back and forth while trying to keep the same rhythm in her hips.

She could feel Esen’s muscles tightening as his release was building. Kaida removed Enzo from her mouth and arched her back to ride Esen harder. Enzo moved away from the couch as Esen lifted his upper body to bite down on Kaida’s shoulder. His canines punctured her skin, and the bond seared as it opened itself fully. Esen groaned against her shoulder as his release came, and Kaida felt him twitch inside of her as she returned the favor, marking his shoulder as well and triggering another wave of pleasure. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as the image of the flames came into view.

Esen’s golden yellow flame was darkest at the bottom and changed from ombre to white. His flame sat above hers, and Kaida saw a small silvery light touching each flame. Before she could analyze what the silver could mean, she felt Esen slip out from inside of her, as her body was lifted into the air. Now, Enzo was underneath her, sitting up as he gently put her onto his lap. He adjusted himself, and she could feel his tip rubbing against her entrance. Kaida pressed her hips down and crashed her lips onto his. They both moved against each other, and the world fell away as their hands explored each other’s bodies.

Enzo seemed to savor his time with her. He rocked his hips more slowly and kissed her so deeply that she was more lost in the kiss than anything else. As she felt the coil of pleasure in the pit of her stomach, Kaida leaned back and moaned. Enzo wrapped his mouth around her breast and flicked his tongue against her nipple. She groaned and grabbed his shoulders to steady herself. He bucked his hips hard, intensifying the pleasure inside her. His mouth was on the other shoulder where Esen did not mark her. She felt his canines slide into her skin, invoking their bond to flare. Her mouth crashed down onto his shoulder, and she did the same. Enzo’s flame burst underneath hers, flickering vibrantly as it strengthened. At the base was the brilliant blue of his dragon, then to a sky blue, and then to a bright yellow. The silvery string then connected to his, and all five of their flames danced in beat with her heart.

Kaida’s vision cleared as she sagged against Enzo. He wrapped his arms around her, squeezed gently, and kissed her shoulder over his mark. The presence of her mates was stronger than ever. Without looking, Kaida could feel that Arlo was off in the corner, and Esen was by the couch. She heard shuffling and then a zipper being pulled up. Lifting her head and looking over her shoulder at them, both of the other guys were smiling.

"Well, that was intense," Esen joked around a smirk.

"What the hell was that?"

Arlo looked out the giant bay window and then back at her. "Looks like the Dark Dimension tried to gain control of you. My touch was working because we were already bonded and helped subside whatever the hell you were going through. Then, these two thought they would need to complete the bonds to help, too. After they started, it looked like things were calming down."

"How did you even know it was the Dark Dimension?"

Esen and Arlo glanced at each other and then back at her. Arlo walked over, picked up her pants and handed them to her.

"Uh, it looked like your skin was becoming black with scales. You were on the edge of shifting, but you said you didn’t have control. I don’t know what that was all about, but we did notice that you were almost shifting. With your screaming, it didn’t look like a good thing."

Kaida felt her dragon inside of her. Instead of trying to claw her way out, her dragon was curled into a ball and practically purring.

"Well, she’s calm now. I guess we figured that out," she told them as she pulled her pants on.

Enzo was trying to find his clothes from behind the couch. "I don’t get it though. Why did it stop just because she completed the bonds with us?"

Arlo shrugged his shoulders. "I don’t know. Maybe because she has all of us grounding her, she is harder to control? It would work for us, too, because we are all connected because of Kaida."

"We all influence each other because of our bond to Kaida? That sounds dangerous. What if someone had control of Kaida?"

Esen shook his head. "Let’s not think about that. I just want to eat until I feel fat after that. I never had a three-way before, but that took more energy than I expected."

Kaida shook her head at him and rolled her eyes. "That’s the first thing you say after you complete your bond with me?"

Esen smirked, closed the distance between them, and kissed her forehead. "Take it as a win; it could have been worse." Then Esen started to walk toward the kitchen.

"That’s...not...better."

Arlo chuckled. "But he’s not wrong. It could have been far worse than that. I’ve heard him say thank you and then get out."

Kaida facepalmed. "Wonderful. That’s what a girl wants to hear after sex."

"At least I said thank you!" Esen called out from the kitchen.

Arlo put his arm around Kaida’s shoulder. "Why don’t we all go into the kitchen, and I’ll make us some food? That is what I was doing until we heard you scream."

"That’s what I get for trying to enjoy myself. The Dark Dimension tries to take control of me. Figures"

"I hope this makes you feel better then. It’s not out there anymore. After you started gaining control of yourself, the sky returned to normal."

"I don’t know if that makes me feel better or not. What does that mean? Is it targeting me?"

Arlo growled. "I hope not."

They all walked toward the kitchen, and Kaida settled into a seat. She watched Arlo and Esen work in tandem in the kitchen as Enzo sat beside her and talked to her about anything he could think of to get her mind off what happened.

He didn’t know that she wasn’t thinking about the Dark Dimension.

Kaida reveled in the fact that three of her mates were not at each other’s throats. Instead, they all came together in a time of need and were now talking to one another and enjoying each other’s company. She felt their flames burning brightly inside of her soul.

If I have them beside me, I can conquer anything.