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Samiel was on the verge of laughing too. She loved the relaxed way they were teasing

each other.

“She’s prettier than you are and has different methods of getting what she wants.”

Samiel released Jaeson’s hand long enough to reach over and ruffle his hair. “And if

you’re not planning to follow through, let go.”

Jaeson’s hand stroked down just once before he released Samiel’s cock. “I’m not

ready just yet for another round. I want to know more about why you changed your

mind.”

“The simple version is that if finally registered that I could trust Meagan, you and

most of all myself.” Samiel slid his hand over Meagan’s stomach. “I wouldn’t hurt

either of you and you’d never deliberately hurt me.”

“What about the long answer?” Meagan asked.

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“Pushy witch, maybe he’s not ready to spill his thoughts and feelings out.” Jaeson

winked at her. “He’s not as vocal about his feelings as you are. Talk, talk, talk.”

Meagan shot a look at Samiel. “Do we really need him?”

“I know what you mean. He has the most warped sense of humor I’ve ever

encountered.” Samiel grinned. “But yeah, we have to keep him. He’s part of the bond

and when he’s not being obstructive or trying to tease, he’s not that bad.”

“So now I’m not that bad. You were screaming for me not too long ago.” Jaeson

turned to glare down at Meagan.

“He said that. I didn’t.” Meagan tickled him, her fingers dancing along his ribs.

His lips twitched and he pulled away a little, but her hand followed. He laughed

and captured her hand sending her a stern stare. She just smiled at him, knowing it

would irritate him. His head flashed down and he nipped her shoulder.

“Ow! That stings, damn it.” She rubbed at the spot, trying to see it. She could just

see the edge of a red mark.

“Mess with a vampire and you’ve got to beware the teeth.” Jaeson settled on his

side beside her. He looked smug.

“Just not as much as you should beware the dragon.” Samiel leaned over and ran

his tongue over the tender spot.

“You may have distracted the vampire, but I remember that we were talking about

the long answer of why you decided you could let yourself relax enough to play and

enjoy yourself.” Meagan pushed on Samiel’s shoulder, shoving him onto his back. She

crawled over him so that he was between her and Jaeson now.

Jaeson frowned at her. “You know I wanted to touch you.”

“You can touch him. It’s not like it would be the first time. I’ll move back to the

middle a little later.” She ran her hands over Samiel’s chest. “With me in the middle,

you were a little unfocused.”

“I liked what I was focusing on.” Jaeson reached over and gripped her arm. “We

have years to talk about what changed his mind.”

“And we can make love again as soon as he tells us. Don’t try to give me that

mistreated look.” She shook her head. “You can wait.”

“You know he’ll keep arguing with you. He’s annoying that way. He’s distracting

you from what you want to do until you attack him or try to ignore him.” Samiel’s hand

slid down her stomach. “Then he’ll pounce.”

She blinked realizing that Samiel was exactly right. Jaeson had successfully

distracted her and delayed her finding out why Samiel had seemed to change his mind.

Damn vampire, she’d have to be more wary of his tricks.

“So tell me about what happened in depth before he decides to interrupt again.”

She dropped a kiss on Samiel’s chest.

“Interfering dragon.” Jaeson growled nipping a spot just above the dark, flat nipple.

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Samiel laughed. “I like being the center of attention. When you’re arguing with her,

she’s focused on you. It’s completely selfish.”

“And that’s a dragon thing.” Meagan winked at Jaeson. He could frustrate her, but

she wouldn’t change him.

“Definitely. Well, Samiel, come on. Tell us all about it so that I can get into

Meagan.” Jaeson leaned up and brushed his lips over Samiel’s.

Samiel’s fingers cupped the back of Jaeson’s head and the two men kissed deeply.

Meagan watched, enjoying the sight. She had only seen them touch each other once or

twice. She didn’t think it was because they’d tried to keep that part of their lives

separate from her. They’d all been busy and she really didn’t mind being the focus of

their attention. She knew they’d make time for each other just as they did with her.

“Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about what happened with the witch.

She was young and I wasn’t that experienced myself.” Samiel grimaced.

“So that incident happened a
long
time ago.” Meagan titled her head.

It was the first time he’d talked about it since the time he’d made love to her in that

half dragon form. She didn’t want him to stop telling the story but she also wanted him

to know that she was interested in what he had to say.

“Yes, before I’d even finished training. She seemed to want me, but then I lost

control. She panicked and when she did I let her go. She was frightened and said

something. I overreacted and I never really stopped to think about it. I can’t believe I let

that rule me for as long as I did.” He grimaced and shook his head.

“Habits are hard to break.” Jaeson said quietly. “And there wasn’t really anything

to push you to change.”

“Until our witch delivered her ultimatum. Then I began thinking and watching. I

was slow, but it suddenly hit me. If the dragon part of me had been out of control, I

wouldn’t have been able to stop when the woman panicked. I could trust myself as

much as you trusted me.”

“Good. Now, are you finished?” Jaeson reached across Samiel’s chest and grabbed

Meagan’s arm.

“Yes. Do you have something you’d rather be doing?” Samiel asked with a smile.

“Definitely. I have an urge to hear Meagan scream with passion.” He hauled

Meagan back between them.

She laughed as she landed on the soft cushions. Samiel’s hands stroked over her

cheek before his lips closed over hers. She opened her mouth, eagerly returning his

fierce kiss. Her hands rose and her fingers tangled in his hair. She loved kissing him.

She felt a palm cover her pussy. A single finger pressed between the slick lips. She

didn’t know which man was touching her but the feeling of his fingers stroking her clit

drove any thought of names out of her mind. Blessed Lady, the heat was rising so fast.

Two fingers pressed into her pussy. Her hips rose and she widened her thighs. She

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couldn’t think of anything she wanted more at the moment than to be with her two

men.

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Meagan didn’t scream. She wanted to yell, to rage, but held it back by sheer will. A

witch didn’t lose control in front of the council even if there was cause. She forced

herself to think. Sometime before Doria had become known as the Dark Witch, she’d

been shown the book this coven held. What had Doria learned? She couldn’t believe

Doria had gotten a look at the book.

Meagan rubbed at her temples and looked down at the book then back at Elder

Sarash. “Do you know what she could have found in there? Any specifics?”

“Well, she won’t know the exact location of the third piece of the generator, but she

could get close. She definitely doesn’t know where our piece is.” Talia Sarash opened

the book to the middle.

“How did she convince someone to let her see it?” Meagan drummed her fingers on

the table.

“I’m not sure. I wasn’t there. From what I understand, there was some play on the

trust one of the elders had for her.” Elder Sarash said with a shrug.

“The piece of generator this coven holds needs to be removed, hidden and if

possible, destroyed.” Meagan looked at the elder. The older woman’s gray and black

hair hung down her back in a long fall. It stood out against the elder’s white robes.

This was one of the last things she’d expected to happen. Everyone had known

there was a Dark Sorceress opposing them. She’d thought they’d be especially careful

about who saw anything that important.

“We’ll arrange that with the dragons. You need to take this to where you put the

other book and find out where the third piece of the generator is. It needs to be

destroyed before the Dark Sorceress or the Dark Sorcerer can find it. In the meantime,

we want you to keep this safe.” Elder Sarash closed the book and lifted it from the table.

Meagan took the book. The elder was right. Who and how didn’t matter now. The

book had to be protected and they did have to find that piece of the shield generator.

Even if the Dark Sorcerer only had part of it, it would be a risk. She tucked the book

under her arm and looked around the room.

“I’ll be back as soon as I get the information I need.” Meagan took a look around the

room.

The news of Doria’s knowledge was pushing her into a move before she’d wanted

to make it. Meagan was certain Doria wouldn’t believe that they had that third

generator for long. Only days before the battle in the ruins, Doria had somehow talked

one of the elders into letting her get a look at the book. Meagan was simply glad that

Doria hadn’t managed to steal the book or the piece of the generator from the coven.

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Now they’d have to do something. They couldn’t hold back and take things

cautiously as they had planned. She didn’t carry the book out of the coven. The elders

had volunteered to remove the shield spell from the coven long enough for her to get

out of the building.

Meagan created a portal to the lair. Her mind raced. She’d leave the book there and

then go find Jaeson and Samiel. They had a lot to do. Getting that generator piece

within the coven to safety came first. The part in the old town was important, but she

couldn’t be certain that the Dark Sorceress wasn’t there right now. It would have to

wait.

She stepped forward into the tunnel. White streaks whizzed in front of her until the

tunnel opened hurling her forward. She stumbled a bit, but caught herself. She put the

book on the lounging couch and encased it in a spell. She knew it would be safe here.

The lair was shielded well. Only she, Samiel and Jaeson could get in easily. Anyone else

would have difficulty finding the underground haven much less getting into it.

She returned to the village to find Samiel and Jaeson. The tunnel opened in front of

the coven house. It was a central location and the vampires and dragons tended to pass

it often. She hoped she’d be able find one of her men or another vampire or dragon

relatively soon. She looked to the left and right. No dragon in sight and the men she did

see she didn’t recognize as the vampires she’d met. Fuck, she was going to have to

search. The way her day was going she’d probably find them all together the last place

she searched. She started down the street. Her eyes scanned the men along the street,

but she didn’t see anyone familiar.

“Meagan!” Jaeson’s voice came from behind her.

She whirled to see Jaeson coming down the street. Dressed in a dark red shirt and

gray pants, he stood out from the men around him. A smile curved her lips. Maybe the

day was getting better. It hadn’t taken long at all. She started walking toward him,

meeting him in the middle of the street.

“I felt your magic a little earlier. Is there something wrong?” Jaeson walked over to

her and hooked an arm around her waist. His palm settled over her butt, molding to the

curve almost as well as her blue pants.

She slipped her arms around his waist. His hips pressed against her and she felt the

hard ridge of his cock against her. She loved the way both Jaeson’s and Samiel’s bodies

seemed to immediately harden whenever they were near her. His lips brushed over

hers. She relaxed into him and her tongue tangled with his. Blessed Lady, he was such a

good kisser. Every thought left her mind. Her hands swept up his back, urging him

closer. His teeth scraped over her lip. She pulled back. As much as she’d like to kiss him

for the rest of the day, there were a few details they needed to talk about before one or

both of them became too involved.

“I need to get to Samiel and there are things we need to do.” Her arms tightened

around him, holding him tighter.

He pulled back. “Trouble?”

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She just nodded. It was going to be trouble. She really didn’t think that getting the

piece from the ruins was going to be easy. Jaeson looked at her, but didn’t press her

more. He released her with a sigh.

“This Dark Sorceress is really getting on my nerves. She seems to have no respect

for the time I need to spend with you.” Jaeson shook his head. He looked a little

frustrated. “I’ll take you to Samiel.”

“It could be the Dark Sorcerer.” She just had to insert that since he was so freely

blaming the sorceress.

They had no real idea who was actually doing the planning. They knew there was a

Dark Sorceress, but they knew there were also Dark Sorcerers. And Dark Sorcerers