Dark Empire Book Three: Secret War - Chapter Two Scene One

 

 Clan Tranis lures Cassidy into taking a break from work.

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Cassidy dictatednotes on the computer she worked from home on. She lived and breathed hercareer, when Degorsk wasn’t on her case to relax.

She worked in heroffice, which was part of a three-room suite used by her alone. Each member ofthe clan enjoyed his or her own space to indulge in individual interests.Cassidy had a sitting room, where she viewed the latest science vid journals byexperts in a variety of fields. She had a small lab for studies not related toher actual job. The office was the smallest of the three, furnished with adesk, two computers, and shelves displaying awards, mementos, and certificatesshe’d earned.

It was to her suiteshe’d gone after dinner. Tranis had asked her to excuse them for a discussionon the Darks which had no need of her scientific expertise. She wasn’t hurt tobe banished; after all, she’d been lucky to have learned what she had about thepotentially extradimensional and dangerous aliens. She would have loved to beprivy to the entire story, however. The concept of such creatures fascinatedher. The vid Tranis showed her boggled the mind.

What she’d beenoffered was enough to occupy her rapacious brain. While she snuck in a fewobservations on her official lab tasks since Degorsk wasn’t around to complain,she researched organisms who could survive extended periods in space.

Searing cold, a lackof pressure, a star’s ultraviolet rays, absence of oxygen and water…could therebe a more hostile environment? Yet bacteria, lichen, tardigrades, and similarorganisms had the ability to do so, some for years. It was the multicellularcreatures who showed the least ability to do so.

“It divides itself,as a cell does,” she mused to herself as she rewatched the footage of the hugeentity disgorge a number of smaller aliens, which did the same in turn. Notexactly as a cell divided…but it was the closest explanation for what she’d observedin any living being. “A monstrous, intelligent single-celled creature? Is itpossible?”

The sound of herclanmates talking in the hall warned her they’d finished their privateconversation. Cassidy ordered her computer to save everything and shut down.She’d had enough of Mother Hen Degorsk pecking at her for the day.

She reached the doorof her suite just as the men arrived. “Have you solved the galaxy’s problems?”she asked brightly, pretending to jab at Degorsk’s eyes as he suspiciouslylooked over her office for signs she’d been working.

“I’m settling forworrying them to death,” Tranis chuckled. The shadows under his eyes werepronounced despite his joking.

“As long as youdon’t follow suit.” Cassidy sighed. He fretted enough for the four of them,this stunning man who took on far too much blame when things went wrong.

She glanced atLidon, who apparently was as informed of the Darks as Tranis. A deeplyspiritual man, he managed all the serenity a fierce Nobek was capable of. Hewas forever ready to fight for his clan, empire, and honor, but he was capableof accepting what he couldn’t change.

It was his welcomehome Cassidy felt was due, but he wasn’t the clanmate who needed an escape,temporary as it might be. Degorsk, who appeared to be a bundle of nervesdespite Cassidy’s pregnancy only being in its early second trimester, also hadhis equilibrium intact. If he was blustering or telling bad jokes, Degorsk wasfine. The rest only worried over their Imdiko when he turned quiet or withdrew.

 Cassidy briefly grasped Lidon’s fingers andsqueezed. He’d understand why she concentrated on Tranis. He returned thepressure and released her hand.

She cupped Tranis’bearded jaw. “You’ll do whatever’s in your power to safeguard the empire, asyou always have. For now, our clan is together, and we should enjoy it. I doubtthe end will come tonight.”

“If it does, we’llgo out on the best ronka ribs ever.” Degorsk patted his stomach, beaming andready to be silly for his clanmate’s benefit. “They were the tastiest,tenderest ribs you’ve had in your life, right? Right?”

Tranis laughed, thecorners of his purple eyes crinkling as he let them lure him from the darkerpart of his personality. “They were amazing, my Imdiko. If you get sick ofcuring the emotionally unstable, you could become a chef.”

“Sick ofcuring…ha-ha, and you say my jokes are bad.”

“They are,” Lidonsmirked. He chuckled at Degorsk’s fake outraged expression and dodged ahalf-hearted swing.

Tranis was stilllaughing as they sparred for his enjoyment. Cassidy joined in when Lidonallowed Degorsk to get the upper hand. The Imdiko took the opportunity to heftthe bigger man on his shoulder and spin around. It was Degorsk who staggereddrunkenly from dizziness afterward. Lidon slipped from his grip and steadiedhim.

“It’s good to haveyou home, even if you’re a jerk,” Degorsk grinned.

“I’d like to extenda proper welcome, if you three could escort me to the boudoir?” Cassidy shovedat the muscled bodies in her path. They yielded to let her lead them, delighterupting on their equally handsome but dissimilar features.

They had separatepersonal suites, but there was only one sleeping room and one bed they shared.Cassidy reached the luxurious chamber. “Lights on, twenty-five percent.”

It was impossible totell the room was part of a cliff complex. The portions of the walls notcovered by lighting panels, which emitted a soft golden glow, were draped inmaroon floor-to-ceiling curtains. Cassidy’s bare feet sank into lush blackcarpeting as she approached the massive bed for four, covered by linensmatching the curtains. The head and footboard were hand-carved wood, the postselaborate depictions of twining bodies, between which thick railings gleamed asif daily polished. The bed screamed decadence, and Cassidy loved they’d heededits message often over the years.

She turned towitness her clanmates follow her in. She burst out in laughter to discover thetrio had shed their clothes on the way to the room, no doubt leaving theuniforms of their positions puddled on the hallway floor.

“You can’t say wemake you wait.” Degorsk’s smile was bright, his twin cocks leading him towardher like divining rods.

“Turn around and letme unbraid your hair.” She sat on the edge of the bed and waved him over. Heobliged by turning his back to her, which gave her an uninhibited view of whatshe believed was the nicest ass in the universe. There was a plaster cast of ithanging on the wall of her sitting room, which a youthful Degorsk had made on adare. It was lovely to contemplate when Cassidy needed a break from herstudies.

She set his flood ofblue-black hair free from its waist-length plait. Her own platinum blondtresses, as long as his, were loose. She loved it when one of them hovered overthe other, their curtains of hair hanging, offering the illusion of privacy.

He turned andgrinned at her, any angst over his clanmates erased. Maybe it was because hiscocks were level with her face. Cassidy quelled an urge to check on Tranis, tosee if lust had eased his constant worries. Watching her pleasure theirclanmate would help him set aside concerns for a little while.

Her gaze locked onDegorsk’s, Cassidy leaned forward and delivered a slow lick to the tip of hissmaller secondary. He growled softly, his cat-slit pupils widening. He liftedhis upper cock toward his abdomen to give her better access. Obeying the unspokencommand, Cassidy filled her mouth with his heat. His flavor, sweet and spicylike cinnamon, exploded on her tongue.

The others undressedher as she sucked the tapered length, her head bobbing to meet Degorsk’s slightrocking. His palm cupped the top of her head, and a thrill shot between herlegs. Continued thrills darted through her as Tranis and Lidon fondled the skinthey exposed.

Degorsk’s griptightened, and she readied. He pulled her head forward, thrusting at the sameinstant. She swallowed the twitching shaft. At the same instant, someonepinched her nipple hard, and a hand dove to rub her clit. The bed linensbeneath her were abruptly soaked.

“Has our lovely girlbehaved herself in my absence?” Lidon rumbled on her left.

“She could use areminder,” Degorsk gasped as his cock slid partly free of her sucking mouth.

“Reminders arealways a good idea.” Excitement colored Tranis’ tone.

Cassidy couldn’thave agreed more. She offered no resistance as they shifted her, making hercrouch on the bed on all fours. She still faced Degorsk and his eager need.This time, he guided his larger primary to her lips, a bead of pre-cum waitingfor her to taste.

Lidon and Tranisrubbed her ass as Degorsk fucked her mouth using shallow strokes. Cassidytrembled at the feeling of calloused hands on her soft flesh, kneading it inpreparation of Lidon’s spanking. She imagined her white skin reddening underhis discipline, making her ass hot for their enjoyment.

She was certain shewouldn’t have to imagine long.

Tranis’ well-knowntouch drifted to her clit to stroke her so she gasped around Degorsk’sthrusting cock. Eager warmth spread through her pussy. He knew exactly how tohandle her, to arouse her so she nearly forgot the coming hurt of Lidon’spunishment. She moaned, her hips moving to welcome his attention.

The first slap rangin the air, just ahead of the stinging pain that suffused her rear. Her yelpwas muffled by Degorsk’s insistent flesh, which continued to feed her itsspicy-sweetness. Tranis rubbed her harder, intensifying both pain and pleasure.

“Ours to reward andpunish,” he whispered.

Yes. Forever.Cassidy’s ass thrust higher in the air.

Lidon’s swats camefaster, heavier, testing her obedience to their demands. Cassidy couldn’t helpbut voice the delicious torment no more than she could stop passion fromshoving her closer to orgasm.

She’d been capturedby them during the Earth-Kalquor war, spoils they’d eagerly claimed. What hadshocked her was how she’d responded to their insistent seduction, how easilyshe’d succumbed to the brutal desire they’d awakened.

The thrill ofsurrender to their strength and lust had never dimmed. She often imaginedherself as the confused, angry young woman they’d found, pretending they taughther anew the excitement of being forced to acknowledge her desires, of beingaroused until she had no choice but to submit to passion’s siren song.

It was why Degorsk’sfingers tangled in her hair, holding her so she must accept his craving for thewarmth of her mouth and throat. It was why Lidon spanked her, reminding her tobow before the delicious strength of the men who hungered for her. It was whyTranis determinedly rubbed her clit and shoved thick fingers in her pussy whileshe was punished, to show her how she couldn’t deny the pleasure they offeredno matter how terrible her repressive home planet had taught her sex was.

They knew her well,and they gave her exactly what she needed to bring her uncompromising ecstasy.

“I’m so glad to behome,” Lidon sighed over his smacks. “Her ass is red and hot and perfect. MyDramok, I wonder…?”

“By all means. Shehad me that way last night, so feel free to indulge yourself right away.”

“Merciful Mother ofAll, I thank you.”

The spanking ended.Lidon’s thighs wedged between Cassidy’s, and she shuddered, thinking of histhick primary cock.

“Enjoy it while youcan,” Degorsk said, filling her mouth and pausing as his twitching shaft spatsweet-salty warmth on her tongue. “As her pregnancy progresses, such activitywill have to stop until the baby arrives.”

“Then I willappreciate this more.”

A questing touch toher rear hole reminded Cassidy to relax there. Lidon’s slick, hot heat pressed,forcing taut muscle to yield. He invaded her not roughly, but steadily. Cassidytrembled as the ache of taking him there grew thanks to the widening girth ofhis larger sex, but she didn’t resist.

His smaller cockspeared her pussy an instant later. He filled her, his grip on her hips keepingher in place when she instinctively jerked against the growing hurt. Just aspervasive as the distress was hungry arousal, fed by the incredible fullness ofdouble penetration, Tranis’ tireless stroking of her clit and the strange butundeniable thrill of what had once been taboo brought her to heady heights.

“That’s it, littleone. You belong to us and will give us whatever we wish.” Tranis’ hot breathagainst her ear woke shivers. “There’s nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. You lovebeing made helpless. You love being made to fuck us. To suck our cocks, to surrenderyour pussy and ass.”

Every filthyutterance brought a shock of excitement through her, adding to the fleshviolating her mouth, sex, and ass. She clenched around Lidon’s shafts, and hechuckled.

Friction found herinner sweet spot, made stronger by the dual impalement. She wailed as a burstof rapture filled her, bringing orgasm close. Degorsk gasped, and his cock gavea jerk.

“Fuck yeah. Make hercome, my Nobek. Make her come screaming for us.”

“Gladly,” the deepvoice answered.

His groin slapped abrutal tattoo on her sore ass. As when they’d captured her years ago, she wastheirs to seduce, to be shown how helpless she was against their enticements.Cassidy was crumbling as she always had, forced to give in to unstoppable bliss.Climax was moments away, the proof of their mastery over her.

Lidon rutted her,grunting in animal excitement. Degorsk was almost as loud, his gaze hectic ashe shoved between her lips, his jaw tensing. Tranis pulled insistently on herclit, delivering excruciating pressure to the sensitive nub. It registered aspart pain and all rapture.

Exaltation seizedCassidy, held her in its clutches for an eternal instant. Then it broke herwide open. Violent shocks tore through her, rending her to pieces as the worldturned a blazing white.

The magnificentheaving thrills hadn’t dissipated when a voice demanded, “Again.” As if hecommanded her primal instincts, Cassidy was consumed once more. During thewaves of exquisiteness, a sweet-spicy-saltiness flooded her mouth, and sheswallowed convulsively. As if fed by the river flowing down her throat, shecame.

She was justemerging when a shout sounded. The fullness in her pussy and ass jerked. Heatbillowed in her, then ran to paint her inner thighs. A distant part of her mindregistered Lidon was coming. Degorsk had already done so, his flavor heavy onher tongue.

She’d been utterlyclaimed, the pair’s possession once more asserted. There was yet one master todeclare his right to her.

Lidon had no soonereased free of her when she was flipped onto her back. Weak from orgasm, she wasunable to offer the resistance that had fled years ago.

Tranis, dark andbeautiful, loomed over her, lustful intent stamped on his bearded face. Hedraped her trembling legs on his shoulders and pinned her limp arms over herhead. She was still shaking when he plunged in her, his larger cock spearingher pussy and secondary driving in her ass. She cried out at the jolt of sheerecstasy barreling through her, her body arching beneath him.

Having watched hisclanmates take their pleasure, he was ruthless to claim his own. Cassidy’sbreasts bounced under the driving assault, and he mauled them. Excited growlsbroke free as he lunged. She yelped in mingled fright and excitement as hefucked her relentlessly. Orgasm was already returning, promising destruction.She struggled to defend herself against it, but she was no match for the demonpounding her.

Climax leapt uponher. She screamed under its violence, which seemed to have no end. On and on,it swept through her, fed by the snarling beast riding her.

“Who does this pussybelong to?” he demanded.

“You!” shestrangle-screamed.

“Who does this assbelong to?”

“You!” Another spasmtore through her, and she shook her head wildly.

“Who do you belongto?”

“You. Forever. Sweetprophets, please.”

His eyelidsfluttered, and he uttered a groan. His cocks rippled in her, filling her withhis cum. Marking her as he had so many times over the years.

I love you, mybeautiful, tortured Dramok.

Minutes later,Tranis lay next to her, his arm slung over her waist. Lidon sat on her otherside, his smile sly as Degorsk laid several objects on the foot of the bed.

“Don’t mind me. I’mjust preparing for Round Two,” he said brightly.

Cassidy groaned tonote he was erect. She groaned again at the sight of a crop, a vibrator, cuffs,and a butt plug he’d arranged in a neat row.

“Was that acomplaint?” Lidon asked. He grabbed the vibrator.

“No! Just…just giveme a minute!” She struggled to sit up, but Tranis held her down effortlessly asLidon brought the humming device to her clit.

The worlddisappeared in a rush of bliss.

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