20

Mabel

The only thing more attractive than Ian in a tuxedo with his hair all styled was Ian dressed that way and deferring to me in public after shielding me. He swooped in as my knight in shining armor once again and not only stopped Renee in her tracks but humiliated her like she deserved and turned it all around.

He used his rank and power for good, pushing her crazy far enough she actually went to strike him. I couldn't believe it, and he looked genuinely disappointed when Raymond arrived in time to stop her.

"Well, now that the unscheduled entertainment is over, may I have the honor of a dance, My Lady?" Ian asked when Raymond and Renee were gone. He bowed and held his hand out to me.

I curtsied and took his hand. "It would be my honor, Your Grace."

He was smooth on his feet, and he led us so effortlessly that I didn't even have time to be nervous. I didn't even notice that we were the only ones dancing or people were staring.

He chuckled deeply as the song ended. "I knew it. I knew it would be within the first hour that your hair rebelled being pinned up and a curl broke free."

I sighed. "It never behaves."

"I love it," he said quietly. "It's just like you and perfect. The falling curls and bits always suit you too." He chuckled again when I flushed, leading me off the dance floor and to the refreshment table.

The night was perfect. We had a great time, and it was lovely to see Kathy and Colin have fun as well. We enjoyed dinner and the people we sat with. Ian asked me to dance a couple more times and we looked at the art together.

We even put bids on paintings and each won one we really wanted.

I was also glad that we left a bit earlier than most since it wasn't all we had planned for the evening. Kathy and Colin were going to stay longer, Kathy giving me a funny look but then hugging me and telling me not to be nervous.

Of course, she'd figured it out.

"I had the most wonderful night with you, lovely," Ian said when we were in his carriage heading to my house. "It will still be a perfect night if we simply go to your home and sleep. If you are tired and—"

"Thank you, but I am ready," I promised, looking at him from under my lashes. "I have been ready and wanting more, Ian. You and Andre are the ones who wanted to make it the most magical night fitting of my feeling like a princess."

He let out a slow breath. "So much was taken from you that women hold dear, Mabel. We just wanted to do this right by you."

I smiled at him. "You both love me. That's the only way to make it perfect."

Shock flashed in his eyes. "How—we—I have not—"

"You get in heated discussions when I am sleeping sometimes and it wakes me," I explained. "One was how you were both going to tell me you were in love with me. You are both too sweet, but the words are what matter, not how you say them."

"We wanted to give you both," he said gently.

"Which is why I am the luckiest woman in the world." I simply smiled at him, knowing he wanted me to tell him I felt the same.

Once we were home. I didn't want to make Andre jealous.

I had been excited until we pulled into my district, then the nerves started. I tried to let them go, holding tight to how Andre and Ian loved my body. Sex would hurt. It was my first time and that was a fact.

But it would be worth it to have it with two men who love me and I loved.

Ian pretended to drop me off but then hopped out of the carriage a block away. It worked out better that way as he usually snuck in the basement entrance as well and snuck back out. He could shift and fly back home or he flew over.

Honestly, him being a shapeshifter worked very well for keeping my reputation in good standing.

"She heard us," Ian told Andre.

"Tell me after I appreciate the vision she is," Andre muttered, having been staring at me since I'd entered my bedroom where he was waiting. "You are too beautiful for my brain to register, darling. I have never seen anything more beautiful than you—even our goddess would be jealous."

"Thank you," I breathed, touched he said it, much less meant it. "And yes, I overheard you both talking about your feelings for me. I love you too." I looked at Ian. "And I love you too."

"You do?" he whispered, smiling brightly when I nodded. He closed the distance between us and lifted me up, kissing me silly as he spun us around.

Then Andre pulled me from him and did the same. "I love you so much, Mabel. You make my life so much better and happier, darling."

"Me too," Ian said as he hugged both of us. "And I double checked with her. I promised I would before we were all together and I did. She basically told me to stuff it."

"Yes, exactly how I spoke to you. But I do need to freshen up." I was glad when they let me pull away. I went to the attached washroom and took off my dress, careful when I hung it back up. Then the rest of what I was wearing. I quickly washed the important spots since I'd taken a full bath before the event.

I carefully pulled the pins out of my hair, glad I'd paid attention to where the gobs of them were located. And last, I pulled on the seductive nightgown I'd bought just for this moment. I stared at myself in the mirror a moment and for the first time thought myself beautiful.

You have come a long way, Mabel Phoenix. I am proud of you.

I let out a slow breath and walked out into my bedroom… To find them both only in their underwear as well.

Subtly was not their strong suit.

I actually preferred that and we were all simply honest.

"My brain melted and I cannot think," Ian whispered.

"Good, you stand there, and I get to touch her first," Andre muttered before storming over to me. He slid his arm around me and mashed his lips to mine.

Yes, please.

Ian moved behind me and kissed along my neck as his hands went under the nightgown and touched my bottom. He really loved my "lush, plump bottom" as he called it. He massaged it and my hips as he licked and kissed my skin.

Then I was missing the nightgown and they turned me around, Ian kissing me and touching my behind as Andre played with my breasts and nibbled on my ears. I touched them too, my hands wandering all over their firm bodies and toned muscles.

"You have no idea how beautiful she was tonight dancing and having fun," Ian told Andre. "Or how many men stared at her."

"I can only imagine," he growled as his hand moved to my hip and then lower. "But you are ours, right, darling?"

"Yes," I gasped as his fingers touched me intimately and he happily hummed at finding me wet. "Only yours, all yours."

"Are you ready to become fully ours?" Ian asked as his fingers moved there too. "Accept us into your perfect body? Let us have you as no other ever has?"

"And never will," Andre added. "We want to make love to you, Mabel. Say you want us."

"I want you to make love to me. Both of you," I whimpered, crying out when their fingers moved faster and I climaxed.

Ian lifted me up and carried me over to the bed. They had told me it would be easier for me my first time on my hands and knees. They would take turns being inside of me so I was truly with them both my first time and there would never be any jealousy.

I trusted they would keep to that promise.

He didn't put me in that position though, laying me on my back and spreading my legs wide. I wasn't sure why until they both moved between my legs. Then I understood and moaned loudly.

They were going to "kiss on my cunt" again as they called it. They gave me oral sex while making out and fingering me, and it was the most naughty and delicious thing ever.

"Did she look at any of those men?" Andre checked.

Ian snorted. "You do not even have to ask when it's our perfect, loyal woman."

Andre smirked up at me. "No, I do not, but I like teasing you."

And then they set my body on fire. I cried out again and again as their mouths and fingers did everything to me. When I couldn't take anymore and my head was full of nothing but cotton, Andre moved me so I was straddling his lap and leaned me over him.

While Ian moved behind me.

"You are ready?" Andre asked, but really said it, waiting until I nodded.

Ian went slow, but it still hurt. It was something too big that had never been inside of me before. But they'd made sure I was ready as much as possible. There was a bit of burning, and out of instinct I wanted to tell Ian to take it out.

Except he moaned deeply and clearly it felt good for him. Andre teased my body, and when they each massaged one of my breasts, I would have let them do anything to me for such attention.

"Too much?" Ian checked, and I wasn't sure what he was talking about or what to say.

"She's enjoying it," Andre promised.

Oh, right. Me.

I nodded I was fine and he continued.

After a bit longer, Ian pulled out of me and helped me move so Andre could be in my body. It was a different angle and felt even weirder. Andre moved his hips, so I let him be in control. He told me that I was perfect and this was everything. He told me that he loved me and it was one of the best nights of his life.

It was one of the best nights of my life as well.

Then Ian went again and said some of the same but in a different way, kissing my back and showering me with praise. Their words were full of love and longing for me. It was everything.

They were everything.

Andre finished first and then Ian did before they laid me between them and made sure I climaxed as well. Then they soaked me in a warm bath and took perfect care of me, promising that they'd forever be gentle with me especially after I'd given them such heaven.

It was heaven for me too and something I'd never forget.

And everything I felt that night was what I held onto tightly when my world shattered apart weeks later when the temple arrived at my home to demand I surrender myself to them.

The End

THANK YOU for reading this book!!

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Next is another Karma Bakery already in editing. There is a lot more still planned for this year. I am planning on wrapping Artemis this year at 26 books and releasing the first two books of the University series that is coming after that. So yeah, hopefully you guys all fall in love with that series as well and I can stop having sleepless nights and heartburn that you will only ever love Tamsin and hate Bevin.

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Erin