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  Copyright© 2017 Elena Kincaid, Maia Dylan, and Sarah Marsh

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  CATCHING FAETE

  Beyond the Veil, 4

  Elena Kincaid, Maia Dylan, and Sarah Marsh

  Copyright © 2017

  Chapter One

  “Shit, shit, shitty, shit!”

  Erica froze as expletives began to sound from inside the nursery. It wasn’t hard to make out the cursing, but the laughter coming from the other adult male in the room certainly added another dimension to it.

  “Shut the hell up, Ben, and come and help me clean this shit up.”

  Erica heard the desperation in her mate Leo’s tone, but there was a thread of contentment and joy that ran through it, too.

  Although she wasn’t entirely sure what sparked the cursing, she could absolutely appreciate the joy and contentment. These were emotions she shared. How could she not when she had Eylwén and Finwén in her life? Erica and her mates had been charged with caring for the recently orphaned twin babies by Alak and Aeron, the High Dorum of the Dark Fae, a race once thought to be extinct. Her life had taken a radical change less than a week ago, and now she couldn’t imagine it ever going back to the way it was.

  “Why do I have to help clean Finn up? I’m holding Ellie, and she’s not needing a change right now, are you, sweetheart? No, you’re not. You’re dry and happy and sitting with your Poppa and laughing at Daddy, aren’t you?” Ben’s baby talk had Erica’s heart swelling in her chest.

  She sighed at the use of the nicknames Gabe had given the children. The day she and her mates had been named as the caregivers for these beautiful six-month-old babies, Gabe had stood before them with a happy glint in his eye. As soon as she’d spotted that gleam, she should have been wary, but she had been too besotted with the twins to care. Gabe then proclaimed that if he were to have two new pups in his pack, then he was “damn well going to make sure they had names he could pronounce”.

  “Because Finn just … well, he … Gods!” Leo seemed to gag, and Erica began to get an idea of what might have happened. “The smell! What in the name of all that is sacred has Aneena been feeding them? And how much? I find it completely unbelievable that such a small little body could hold so much.”

  Erica slapped a hand to her mouth in an attempt to hold back her laughter. She had once thought that ridding the world of Aelfric and the captain of his guard, the narcissistic Kheelan, would be the highlight of her life, but now that she had her mates and the twins, vengeance paled in comparison. Everything she had ever wanted was right here in front of her. The thought that she might never have had the chance to realize this dream and the happiness it brought to her and her mates had the laughter dying in her throat, and she sent another silent “thank you” to both of the Goddesses that had made this possible.

  As an adult, she always knew that her actions would have consequences. Some would be good, while others, not so much. One decision she had made while desperately readying for the battle of her life had been to use her Goddess-given gifts to rid the Fae realm of an evil the likes of which the human and shifter world had never seen before. It was not a choice she had made lightly, and although at times since then, she had regretted it, it was more so because of the consequences she had to live with, rather than the decision itself that gave her pause.

  The Goddess who had given her the gift of healing had also been the one who had delivered the devastating news that the darkness she had taken into herself to destroy Aelfric, had left behind a taint that would make it impossible for her to bear children of her own. So yes, although she and her mates, and the men and women who stood with them had rid the world of Aelfric, Kheelan, and the horrors that they would have dealt her people, she often wondered if the price she’d paid had been too high.

  Shaking her head to rid herself of such thoughts, she stepped into the nursery. A noxious odor hit her as she stepped across the entrance. She looked over at Leo and couldn’t hold back a giggle. He was dealing with a diaper blow-out of epic proportions, and her other mate was sitting in one of the rocking chairs they’d had made for the nursery, laughing his ass off.

  “What on earth is going on in here?” she asked, omitting the fact that she’d been standing out in the hall listening. “It’s almost midnight, and these children should be asleep.”

  Leo looked over at her with a pleading look. “Finn exploded.”

  Erica laughed again as she walked toward him, gathering another pack of wet wipes April had sent through the veil for her. “Although I’m sure that’s not entirely true, but from what I can see, it might well be appropriate.” As she neared the changing table, Finn, who was dangling happily in Leo’s hands, spotted her, making his little face light up.

  The happy gurgles he made as she approached and the way he pumped his chubby legs in the air filled her with love for the little boy, and despite the smell that seemed to surround him, she leaned in and pressed a kiss to his little nose.

  “Hello, my little man,” she cooed as she quickly removed the soiled changing sheet, placed a disposal mat over half of the clean mattress, and indicated for Leo to lay the baby down. “That must have been why you were so restless after dinner. Aneena and I started the babies on solids, so I should have anticipated this.”

  “Love,” Leo said in a dry tone as she swiftly cleaned the baby, “not even the Gods could have anticipated that situation.”

  She smiled as she slid a clean onesie onto the boy, who was rapidly falling asleep now that he was warm and clean again. She picked him up and placed him over her shoulder as she turned to look over at Ben and Ellie, sighing when she saw him cuddling the baby to his broad, naked chest. Ellie was fast asleep, sucking on her fist and looking for all the world as content as any child could be.

  Tears formed in her eyes as she walked over to the crib and placed her bundle down on the mattress, patting his small butt when he appeared to be about to wake up again. She sensed movement behind her and knew that Ben was placing Ellie in her crib across the room. Once she was sure that Finn was fast asleep, she walked over to Ellie and leaned down to press a soft kiss to her forehead, inhaling that baby smell she loved so much before stepping back and pulling up the side of the crib.

  She reached out and turned off the main lights of the room so that just their night light illuminated the nursery. It was a present from Gabe and Braxas and featured lights that moved on the ceiling and walls that looked like puppies and kittens playing. The Fae used electricity powered by nature—water and wind—but they had no outlets like the humans did. Fortunately, they had potions and magicians who were able to create a small water-powered energy source that connected to the nightlight, making it function.

  Erica stopped in the doorway and turned to look back at her sleeping babies. The Goddesses truly did work in mysterious ways, she thought. She might not have had the pleasure of birthing the twins, but they were hers. She knew it with everyth
ing in her. They were hers!

  “Come on, love,” Ben whispered in her ear as he urged her to lean back against him. “Leave them to dream of all the mischief and grief they will cause us over the next few decades. Now that they’re asleep, let’s make the most of this time we have alone.”

  Heat swirled within her, and she nodded. They had been Mommy, Poppa, and Daddy all day. Now it was time for Mommy to get her some.

  Chapter Two

  Leo had gone on ahead to the bedroom and lit all the candles they had, creating a golden glow that made Erica look radiant when she entered moments later with Ben. The smile on her face when she looked his way still made his heart skip a beat, just as it had the very first moment he’d seen her. He would swear that if he didn’t have a shifter’s strength, the sheer joy he’d felt since bringing the babies home and seeing Erica blossom as a mother would have made his heart explode.

  He couldn’t have anticipated how two small little beings could instantly repair the gaping hole that had been ripped into their souls when the Goddess Allyria had told them the price they would pay for Alefric’s demise. But here they were, starting a new journey together, albeit, this one filled with much less danger, and much more need for an endless supply of wet wipes, but certainly just as important as anything Leo had ever done in his life previous. They would love and protect these children, and they would raise them to be the kind of people who made both sides of the Veil a better place.

  “You look so resolved right now, Leo. What are you thinking about?” Erica stopped in front of him to gently caress his cheek with her hand.

  “Just about how lucky we are … and how lucky you’re about to get.” He leaned in to kiss her as he landed a quick smack to her jean covered ass that made her yelp and laugh into his mouth.

  “Now we’re talking,” Ben said. He quickly shucked off his own jeans and stepped up behind Erica to unbutton her top, revealing her soft, perfect breasts. He gently pulled back her wrists, using her top as a makeshift rope to bind them behind her. “How do you want it tonight, baby?”

  Leo could tell from the quick increase in her breathing that she was in the mood for something a little edgier than “sweet” tonight.

  “Mmm, I think I know exactly what our naughty little mate is looking for, don’t I, baby?” He cocked one eyebrow at her, and her eyes grew hooded as she bit down on her lower lip, indicating that she knew exactly the type of evening he had in mind. “Ben, get on the bed, sitting with your back against the headboard. You, my love, strip off those clothes for me, now.”

  Leo released her bound hands and watched as she followed his commands, his cock growing harder with every quick inhale making her perfect breasts shimmy in the soft candlelight. He quickly rid himself of his own clothes, and when she turned back to him waiting for direction, he kissed her slow and deep until she was panting, her arousal scenting the bedroom. He drew back and turned her towards the bed where Ben had been watching their kiss, his fist leisurely stroking up and down his shaft. Ben and Leo both knew how much it turned their mate on to watch them, and Leo pressed himself against Erica’s bare back, pushing his aching cock down to slide through her now soaking folds, teasing her, but not entering her.

  “Do you like watching Ben stroke his cock while he thinks about you riding him, baby?” Leo whispered in her ear, moving one hand up to cup a soft breast while the other slowly made its way down her stomach.

  “Yes,” she answered in a breathless whimper just as his fingers parted her wet pussy and circled her clit, causing her hips to buck. “Please…”

  Her moisture was soaking his cock as he took his time, moving his hips back and forth. He pressed all the way forward, his fingers leaving her clit only long enough to reach further and grab the head of his swollen shaft in between her legs. He brought it back up to nestle between her labia, rubbing against the swollen nub, making her moan and wiggle against him. When her arm shot up and her fingers tangled in his hair, he felt the tightness in his own groin that told him if he didn’t change course, he’d be coming all over her wet little pussy in a matter of moments, but that wasn’t part of his plan tonight.

  Leo placed a delicate kiss on her neck and reluctantly drew back from her.

  “Get up on the bed, baby.” His voice was thick with arousal. “I want you to straddle Ben while facing me. Give him a good view of that perfect ass.” He smacked her round bottom once again for good measure and loved seeing the skin turn a rosy shade of pink.

  The little minx teased him by taking her time as she crawled onto the bed, keeping her legs parted so that Leo could see her glistening folds beckoning to him. When she reached Ben, she lowered her head down to take his swollen cock head between her lips, sucking on it for a moment, before slowly turning to straddle his hips.

  He watched as she settled herself very deliberately over Ben’s hard shaft, his brother’s hands moving to her hips to slide her along the length of him, bringing them both pleasure. They looked beautiful together, Erica’s head back in abandon, her eyes closed as she savored the feel of her mate beneath her.

  Leo grabbed the lube they kept in the nightstand and threw it on the bed next to Ben, and his brother didn’t miss a beat as he grabbed it and slid Erica forward so that his shaft was resting against her ass.

  “Give me your wrists, baby.” Leo reached under the mattress and pulled out the wrist cuffs they’d stashed there. He pulled them up and behind the headboard so that her arms would be above her head while the rest of her luscious body was at their mercy.

  “I see you’ve been shopping without me.” She purred as she offered up her hands for him to secure in the soft, padded cuffs.

  “Who, us?” Ben tried and failed at making his voice sound innocent. “These were a gift. Gabe thought we might have some trouble getting some ‘alone time’ with the babes needing you and all. He thought we may need to shackle you in order for you to take a break.”

  “Our Alpha is ever the considerate man.” Her response was thick with sarcasm, but her breathing had increased as Leo secured the other cuff and it left her open to his perusal.

  “He is indeed. Now be good and relax, baby. Ben is going to prepare that sweet ass of yours … and then he’s going to fill you up.”

  “Oh! And then what are you going to do?” Her breathy tone sounded the same as when she said their names right before she came hard around them. It sent a thrill down Leo’s cock, making him grab his shaft tight by the base.

  He could see Ben using the lube on himself and then working his fingers in to prepare her for his penetration. The very idea of what he was about to feel was moving him to distraction.

  “Once Ben gets inside that tight little ass of yours,” Leo began, “I’m going to suck on that pretty little clit until you come screaming around him, and then I’m going to slide myself into your soaking wet pussy and make you scream all over again.”

  “Oh, my!”

  ****

  Ben was determined to hold off his release, despite the protestations of his cock. He held himself still inside Erica’s ass until Leo brought her to a screaming ecstasy with his mouth. She bucked wildly against him, gripping him even harder as she continually spasmed. He held her flush against him—her back to his chest—until she finally calmed in his arms.

  “I need to change positions,” Ben said. He needed to be the one to move, to drive them all into their orgasm after remaining so still, and he wanted to see himself slide in and out of her beautiful ass.

  As soon as Leo positioned himself flat on his back, Erica, without preamble, impaled herself on him. She threw her head back and bit her lower lip.

  “My Gods, our mate is so fucking hot.” Leo groaned as he watched Erica’s reaction to their touch, and it made his dick even harder, something he would have thought an impossible feat just moments ago.

  “Move forward, baby,” Ben gently ordered her, using his hand on her back to guide her closer to Leo.

  Her ass looked glorious up in the air f
or him. He inched forward and entered her slowly, letting her acclimate to the feel of both him and Leo. He loved when they took her together. Her body felt even tighter this way, and he was sure that this was also the way that all three of them came the hardest.

  Ben began to thrust inside of her, pulling almost all the way out before plunging back in. He and Leo quickly found a good rhythm, although this position left very little room for Leo to do anything but follow along.

  Erica’s successive moans drove him to move faster. “Harder,” she called out.

  “You want it hard and fast, baby?”

  She let out a loud moan in response, and he gave her what she needed … what they all needed. He thrust faster, his strokes going in as deep as she could take him. The sounds of their moans and his flesh slapping against hers filled the room.

  And before long, Erica shouted, “I’m coming!”

  “Thank you, Gods!” Ben finally let go and roared out his release. Somewhere in the background, he heard Leo calling out Erica’s name.

  None of them it seemed had the strength to move afterward. They only managed to position themselves side by side in an exhausted heap of tangled limbs.

  “Mmm,” Erica moaned sleepily sometime later. “That was so good. Just what I needed.”

  “It’s what we all needed,” Ben said. It had, after all, been nearly a week since they had last made love, what with parenthood basically falling into their lap and all.

  “Let’s get some sleep while we still can,” Leo suggested.

  They all agreed, and Ben smiled widely at the reason for his suggestion. The thought of being woken out of sleep from a crying baby or two—his crying babies—actually sounded wonderful.