32. Dominik

CHAPTER 32

Dominik

Watching Aurora with the baby and seeing the look of wonder on her face made my heart melt. I feel her desire for a family through the bond, along with another entity entirely. It's faint, but it's there. Just like her father pointed out, I believe it's the prince as well.

Sebastian and I have been working on training the Lycan troops day and night. We run drills and shift to fight against each other so they can see the difference in the species' approach in battle. Dimitri, against Aurora's wishes, has been fighting with the groups, so we are prepared for the Polar Bears. In order for him to train the Dires before they head to Siberia with us, I'll need to sneak him out of the compound later today and put him on a plane to head to my brother. I don't know how anyone thinks going against Aurora's wishes is a good thing though. I mean, seriously? Do we all have a freaking death wish?

I never thought I'd say this, but the ferals are a godsend. Their animals are so primal that they can outlast the regular Lycans. It's definitely something to study for the future. I text my brother, Alex, to catch him up on all that's been going on here. I send him the videos of Aurora opening the present and the placement of the scale. My phone immediately blew up since I'm now apparently in a group chat with my brother and some guy named Ellis. Ellis is beyond excited and can't wait to tell his friend the news. They are supposed to meet up before the attack and plan out what they can do to help. I remind Alex about sending Dimitri down later today. He, too, is concerned for Dimitri's health and doesn't want to face Aurora's wrath. Honestly, no one wants to face Aurora when she's in rage mode. I text over the supply request that Dimitri has for training.

What used to be the arena is now a full-blown training ground. Alex is trying to erase the years of fear the arena held by turning it into a positive place for our people. One of the most significant moves my brother pulled off, with the help of a video from Aurora, was the ending of the forced matings. It freed so many females from matings they didn't want anything to do with. The females were moved into a protected wing of the den and guarded twenty-four-seven. Several males have been locked up and await Aurora's sentences. Think of it as death row, where the death isn't a threat; it's a promise.

Apparently, my pacing has drawn my mate's attention. I look up to see Aurora, standing there and holding Lia again. I wonder to myself if Anna knows Aurora has her baby. "Hello, love." I gently kiss her cheek. "Does Anna know you have Lia?" Aurora smirks at me, then kisses the baby's forehead.

"Yes, she said she needed to ride the pony. It's been a while... whatever that means." Aurora shrugs and continues to rock the baby in her arms.

"Um, babe? It means she went to go fuck her mate." Aurora makes the oh face, then laughs. "Anyway, I've been talking to my brother. We are doing well with preparations for the journey. Alex feels the Dires would benefit from seeing Dimitri's bear and learning how one moves." Aurora stops rocking Lia and stares at me, her eyes churning liquid mercury. Oh god, I pissed her off. Not good. Aurora cracks her neck and takes a deep breath.

"I understand where you're coming from, Dom. I really do. But I worry about Dimitri's health and what the extra strain may do to him. I know he's willing to die for me." Tears break and roll down her cheek. I see Sebastian and Jayce come out of the dorm. I raise my hand to stop them, and thankfully, they listen. "Is this what he truly wants, Dom?" As Aurora looks up at me, Dimitri walks up behind her and kisses the top of her head.

"Aurora, I'll be fine. I've always done what's best for the defense of the family, haven't I?" Aurora nods slowly, with that innocent little girl look going on. "I'll be fine, sweetheart. Besides, now that you've ascended, I think you can kick my ass." Dimitri smirks at her and gently caresses her cheek, forcing her to look deep into his eyes. Aurora whines softly as her eyes flicker between human and liquid mercury. Heartache echoes through the bond, almost like she's already in mourning for Dimitri.

"Be safe, old man. I love you!" She turns her head briefly and kisses the palm of his hand before backing away. "Train the Dires well. I don't want any losses on our side if we can help it." Lightly she taps her chin as she ponders what to say next. "Remember, there will also be dragons. Perhaps, you can take my father with you so he can work with the Dires as well." I could practically see the gears turning in Aurora's mind as she sorts out what needs to be done.

"Make sure you and father leave Sebastian and Dom a list of what needs to be worked on in your absence. In about three weeks, we'll be flying the Lycans to Germany and the Dires here. The second dorm will be completed before their arrival." Aurora's eyes turn toward me, and she notices I'm recording her directions. She gives me a curt nod. "Did I miss anything, Dom?"

I answer her from behind the phone. "No, love. I believe everything is sorted. I'll send this video to Alex and arrange transport for everyone." Aurora shakes her head no at me. I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her.

"No offense, love, but Jayce does much better at arranging these kinds of things. You get back to training the others, and if you're a good boy, I'll give you a massage later." Aurora places a hand on my forearm and kisses my cheek before walking away with Lia.

"Shit, that went better than I expected." I look over to Dimitri. Damn, that bear is a fucking huge man. "Well, we have our marching orders straight from the princess herself. We better hop to it before she hands that baby back to Anna." Dimitri shakes his head at me and I see sadness briefly cross his features. I know the future isn't certain for anyone, but they are living on borrowed time for him and Andre.

Slowly, I move through the compound, watching all the citizens move about without a care in the world. I kind of miss those days, to be honest, but back in those days, I didn't have Aurora. So yeah, I wouldn't change it for anything, as much as I miss the simple life. In my wandering, I find Aurora leaning over Jayce's shoulder as he works on his laptop. It's nice to finally see my brother happy for once in his life.

Time seems to move in slow motion as I watch the events unfold before me. Sinclair comes out of nowhere, dagger in hand and heading toward Aurora. I start to scream when Aurora's sixth sense seems to kick in. She shifts rapidly to her beast, so fast it's terrifying. The blade hits the armored scales on her forearms and glances off, causing no damage. Aurora's taloned hand instinctually grips Sinclair by his throat and lifts him off the ground. He's kicking and thrashing, trying to pry her hand from around his throat. Aurora's Lycan beast walks forward with Sinclair dangling in the air like it's nothing.

Everyone starts gathering as soon as Jayce starts screaming at the top of his lungs, cursing at his ex-lover. I've never seen my brother so angry. Yellow-green toxin drips from his canines as he screams at Sinclair. Fuck, Jayce is partially shifted, flailing his arms around. Wow, Hell has officially frozen over—Jayce is in a rage. All it took was him to find his mate and for her life to be threatened. Aurora throws Sinclair into the practice ring and stares him down. Jayce prepares to charge in, but Aurora grabs him and shakes her massive head no. Jayce only nods and steps back.

"Still doing the mix-breed bitch's bidding? She's going to bring death to all of you. Kill her now, and the Strigoi will forget this camp exists!" There's the reason for his boldness. Apparently, Tomas found the weakest link in the Dire camp and it's Sinclair. He hasn't realized he just signed his death warrant, and no one here will stand against Aurora.

Sinclair, in a move of absolute stupidity, shifts, and charges at Aurora—our mate looks positively bored until he moves. Sinclair leaps into the air, his mouth wide open and toxin dripping from his mouth. He latches onto Aurora's armored forearm, attempting to bite through the dragon scale. You can see the look of you've got to be fucking kidding me on Aurora's wolf's face as she watches Sinclair attempt to harm her. Suddenly she whips her arm up, then drops to one knee as she brings the arm with Sinclair on it down hard and fast. The thud of his body and the audible crunch of bones breaking sends shivers down my spine—Sinclair's smoke-gray wolf whines, its body broken on the ground and unable to stand or move.

Aurora shifts back to her human form and stands over Sinclair, her head tilting from left to right. Her eyes lift to Jayce as if waiting for his judgment. Before he's even at Aurora's side, Jayce shifts into his enormous black Dire Wolf.

She threads her fingers through his thick fur and says, "I can end him for you, love. You don't have to do this." Shockingly, Jayce growls and snaps at Aurora, making her jump back a bit. Her eyes widen in shock staring at her gentle mate.

Jayce suddenly lunges at Sinclair and bites into his throat, starting to thrash his head violently from side to side. The sound of flesh tearing and tendons popping is almost sickening; chunks of flesh and blood spray out from Sinclair's throat. Eventually, Jayce severs Sinclair's head from his body, tendons and blood vessels twitch as if still alive as they dangle freely beneath his skull. He bites into Sinclair's fur one last time to lift his head up and carry it to Aurora. He drops the bloody mass at her feet, then stares up at her. Aurora touches the offered head, then wraps her arms around Jayce's thick neck, hugging his wolf tightly. I've never seen my brother so violent, but then again, he's never had someone he's loved so much to fight for. Aurora slowly stands and grips the fur of Sinclair's head to pick it up.

"I'm going to go take care of Jayce. He needs me." Aurora's tone rings with sorrow and heartbreak. Watching her sweet, innocent Jayce kill someone he once loved must have hurt something in her. I'll talk to her about this later to see where she's at emotionally. I know my brother isn't in a good place either, having to kill an old love to save his mate. It's a sight to see: Aurora holding Sinclair's head in one hand and her other hand on Jayce's back. It's confusing to feel Jayce's anger and Aurora's sorrow. It's very odd for the roles to be reversed with them. I move over to where Sebastian and Dimitri are standing. We're still shocked over what we just witnessed.

"Dom, what got into Jayce? That was way out of character for him." Dimitri says. I know Sebastian feels what I am, but Dimitri can't.

"I'm guessing watching Aurora with Lia made something snap in him. He's always loved and wanted children of his own. I guess the threat to Aurora's life and the possibility of him losing the chance at pups pushed him over the edge." I shrug my shoulders. After all, I'm only speculating at the moment.

"I can see that," Dimitri says, not missing a beat. "He constantly worries he's not strong enough to protect his mate. He completely forgets he has the toxic bite that, by itself, makes him lethal." The matter-of-fact way Dimitri says it is kind of frightening.

"Sebastian, can you do me a solid and drive Nico and Dimitri to the airport? I really need to make sure Jayce is okay with everything that just happened." Sebastian nods and claps Dimitri on the back. They head toward Elena's house to collect Nico. I head back to the Alpha House and go straight to Jayce's room, and I'm not particularly shocked to find it empty. I arrive at Aurora's room, where I find candles lit and soft music playing. Then I hear the water running in the shower. I decide not to waste any time and strip before I enter.

Slowly, I push the door open to find Aurora washing my brother under the hot water from the twin shower heads. Jayce has his forearms on the tile, letting the water run down his back in streams. Aurora is gently washing every inch of his body, and it's probably the sexiest thing I've ever witnessed. Aurora slides down between Jayce and the wall before leaning forward to lick his cock from base to tip. My own cock is rigid and pulsing as I watch our mate lick my brother's. The soft, pleased rumbles of her beast echo off the tiles, calling to the more primal side of me.

Jayce lowers his left hand to grip Aurora's hair as she sucks his cock into her mouth. I watch her head bob slowly as Jayce gently thrusts his hips forward, fucking her mouth. I feel my balls draw up tight from listening to the moans escaping my brother's mouth. When Jayce finally comes, he roars out his release while Aurora slurps down every drop greedily.

Without skipping a beat, Jayce lifts Aurora up, quickly hooking his arm under her left leg and holds it up before he thrusts his cock into her. I gasp at the force he drives his cock into Aurora and watch as my brother fucks our mate hard against the tiles. The wet, slapping skin mixed with their moans… I'm damn near ready to blow my load without being touched. Aurora screams out Jayce's name as she comes hard, and Jayce's first instinct is to bite her shoulder, marking her as his again. His bite causes Aurora to come once again, only this time, she bites him back. I honestly can't help it; I blow my load like a randy teenager. I moan through my orgasm as strings of cum coat the nearby wall. Jayce and Aurora slowly turn to look at me, smiling.

"Um, hi? I just wanted to, um, make sure you're okay and stuff." Gods, I sound like a bloody idiot. Jayce slowly lowers Aurora to the floor and waits for her to regain balance.

"Learn anything, Dom?" Jayce says without missing a beat. He walks over and grabs a towel for Aurora and one for himself.

"When the hell did you get aggressive, Jayce?" I was kind of speechless at the moment. My usually soft-spoken brother has developed a set of brass balls. Aurora decides to answer as she walks toward me.

"You should know by now, Dom. I love it when you guys get all dominant with me. I don't always like being in control." She stands on her tippy toes and kisses my cheek. "To be perfectly honest, I kind of want a twin sammich before bed. That is, if you two are up for it?" Aurora runs her hand over my abs as she passes me, heading back to her bedroom. Jayce simply starts laughing and follows after her.

"You heard our woman, she wants a twin sammich. Let's give it to her!" Jayce briefly grips my shoulder as he moves past me. I swear to the gods, I'm in the fucking Twilight Zone.

I walk into the bedroom to find Aurora already sliding Jayce's cock back into her waiting pussy. How the actual fuck does he still have an erection? I move onto the bed behind Aurora, and she sits up to lean back against my chest. She holds out a bottle of lube.

"You do know what you're doing, right, Dom?" I blink at Aurora as I take the lube from her.

I place a hand between her shoulder blades and push her down onto my brother. Then I lube up her rosette and work the tight muscles until they loosen up. Jayce does his part by distracting her while I stretch her to fit me. I slowly insert one, then two fingers into her tight ass. Oh, my gods, she is going to feel amazing when I finally get there. Several minutes pass before I lube my cock up real good. I squirt an extra glob of lube right onto her rosette. Slowly, I push the head of my cock past that tight muscular ring. I pause for a few moments and rub Aurora's lower back to get her to relax more. Jayce reaches forward and grips Aurora's ass cheeks, spreading her wide for me. I push forward steadily, until I'm fully seated in our mate's tight ass. It feels like fucking heaven.

She's so tight and full, especially feeling my brother's cock in her pussy. We all release a sigh before Aurora starts trying to move.

"If someone doesn't fucking move soon, I'm going to get pissed off." I can't tell if she is joking, so I pull back first. When I seat myself deep within her, Jayce pulls out. It takes several moments before Jayce and I find our rhythm. Aurora seems to let out one constant moan as she nips at Jayce's chest and my forearms. I lean forward and bite her shoulder blade and release a low growl. Aurora quickly stops her biting nonsense, allowing Jayce and I to pick up the pace a bit. We're thrusting in and out as fast as we can until Aurora's orgasm rips through her. Her muscles milk our cocks hard in a rhythmic, pulsating motion. It takes all the willpower I could muster to not cum with her, and I see my brother is fighting the same battle.

I decide to switch it up and pull Aurora up to me and off Jayce, then I lay down with her back flush with my chest. Jayce rises up on his knees and thrusts back into our mate's soaking wet pussy. I wrap an arm above and below Aurora's chest, holding her tight to me as I thrust up into her ass. Jayce and I find our rhythm again, but this time much harder than before. My balls are drawn up tight, and I feel my mating knot starting to form. I look up to see Jayce's wolf present in his eyes, and his thrusts are getting as erratic as mine. Aurora cries out as her orgasm crashes over, and like a chain reaction, Jayce and I cum within seconds of each other. Both of us bite Aurora on her shoulders again, sending her into a second orgasm.

Several moments passed before Jayce and I release Aurora. We lick her wounds clean before moving her so she's more comfortable. Jayce gets up to grab wet washcloths for us while I merely stare in wonder at our beautiful mate. Aurora is such a powerful, unique being, yet she submits here in private. It's a thing of beauty to think she trusts us enough to release control, if even for a little while. Gently, I run my fingers through Aurora's hair, untangling the knots we made tonight. This was the first time I have ever shared anyone with my brother, and I get the feeling tonight will not be the last. Jayce returns with some washcloths, and we clean ourselves up first before we consider waking Aurora.

"I think we should do what we can without waking her. I'd like to keep my balls attached to my body," Jayce says with a smirk. Aurora has been a significant influence on Jayce, she's really brought him out of his shell.

"That would be our safest move. I think she's going to be asleep for a while," I say, nodding slowly. We take turns lifting Aurora's limbs while we clean her. It kind of reminds me of that game, Minesweeper, we used to play as kids—one wrong move and we'll have one pissed off she-wolf on our hands. To be honest though, I think a minefield would be safer than our sleeping mate. Once I'm sure Aurora is adequately taken care of, I motion for Jayce to follow me out of the room.