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  Mia was certain this time that he would nose between her thighs and begin lapping her exposed pussy and really, what could she do to stop him? But again, the targen paused and then…then she felt him change.

  With a gasp, Mia flipped over on her back and saw not the immense targen but Trey, kneeling naked on the bed beside her.

  “Oh!” she exclaimed, and her hands flew to cover herself before she could stop them.

  “No, little one—don’t hide yourself from me,” he rumbled softly. “I’m only here to speak for my beast. And to, uh, finish you off.”

  “To what?” Mia asked uncertainly.

  “To help you regain the feeling all over your body,” Trey amended quickly. “My beast could tell you feel shy about letting him lick between your legs so it’s up to me to finish the job.” He cleared his throat. “I hope you don’t mind. I mean, now that you know my secret—that I’m two males in one, so to speak. So when I taste you, my beast will be tasting you too.”

  “Oh…um, I see.” Mia nodded. “No, I…I don’t mind.”

  “You’re not upset with the beast, are you?” Trey asked, raising an eyebrow. ”He wants you to know he was only trying to help you.”

  “He did help me,” Mia said, sitting up a little. “Although I’m not sure how he did it.”

  “To be honest, I’m not completely sure either,” Trey admitted. “Lei’on Kindred are able to heal their mates of cuts and bruises with the help of our beast, but I have never heard of one healing the effects of poison before.”

  “It’s amazing,” Mia admitted softly. “And I guess…I guess I don’t mind letting you, uh, lick me there again. As you said, it’s the only way to regain feeling. And it’s not like your beast is just an animal.”

  “No, he’s a sentient male who just looks like an animal,” Trey said, agreeing with her. He cocked his head to one side as though listening to a voice only he could hear and then nodded. “He also asked me to tell you that this will not be the first time he has tasted you—tasted your pussy, I mean,” he finished in a soft growl.

  “It’s not?” Mia asked. “But…but I never let anyone…until you, uh, tasted me…I mean, how could that be?”

  “Remember how my tongue changed when I tasted you?” Trey asked. “That was because I was using my beast’s tongue to pleasure you. His tongue is much longer and thicker and more dexterous than mine, as I’m sure you’ve found out in this past hour.”

  “Yes…yes, I have, I guess.” Mia still felt stunned. It seemed she had been falling in love with two males instead of one all this time. The idea was hard to wrap her head around, even though she had now seen both Trey and the beast and had seen them turn into each other several times. But it didn’t seem wrong exactly…just different and a bit surprising.

  Surprising in a good way, Mia thought, remembering how warm and furry the beast was. Coming from a cold climate, as she did, she could well imagine how comforting it would be to curl up with a creature like the beast with his thick pelt and wild mane.

  Trey cleared his throat. “I should have told you before I tasted you, for which I must ask you to forgive me. But I didn’t want to scare you away by mentioning that I have a huge beast who lives inside me and who also wants a relationship with you.”

  “That…is a lot to take in,” Mia said slowly. “But I like your beast so far—I like him a lot and I’m very grateful to him. I just wish…” she hesitated shyly. “I wish I could hear his voice the way you do.”

  “You will…if you bond with us,” Trey said softly. “And Mia, I think that bonding is what might cure you of the poison completely. Right now, my beast is only neutralizing its effects. But if I bond with you then all three of us—you and I and the beast—will all bear a little of the toxin instead of you taking all of it.”

  “Oh…” Mia didn’t know what to say. She was disappointed to hear that the beast wasn’t healing her completely, but she wasn’t surprised. From the Commandant’s explanation of how the poison worked, it was clearly going to take a lot to get it out of her system. Still, she wasn’t sure exactly what Trey was asking her.

  “You spoke about…about bonding with me before,” she said slowly. “But I don’t really understand what it means. How do we bond together for life?”

  “By making love,” Trey murmured. He took a deep breath and looked her in the eye. “All three of us.”

  “What?” Mia looked at him uncertainly. She felt all right about letting the huge targen’s tongue lick her between her legs when Trey tasted her—he was a sentient male and a part of Trey, after all. But she wasn’t at all sure about letting such a huge beast mount her. That sounded scary—he was so much bigger than Trey and the big Kindred already outweighed and out massed her many times over.

  “I know it’s a frightening thought but let me explain,” Trey said quickly. “It’s the same way it is when I’m tasting you, but using my beast’s tongue to do it. It will be me with you—me inside you at first. But once I get my shaft completely inside your sweet pussy, that part of me will change, just as my tongue changed. And it will be my beast’s shaft inside you, even though I am the one making love to you. It’s the only way the three of us can be completely bonded.”

  Mia bit her lip. “But…but won’t that hurt? You’re already really, uh, big down there…” She eyed his semi-erect shaft which lay like a thick, sleeping snake against his thigh. Even only a little bit hard the head of it still reached almost to his knee. “Anyway,” she went on, dragging her eyes away from his male equipment. “You’re already so big so won’t your beast be even bigger?”

  Trey nodded.

  “Yes, but remember I told you that the Lei’on Kindred make a special compound in their precum that helps their bride open up for them?” he asked.

  Mia nodded. “Yes,” she said hesitantly.

  “That’s because you have to accommodate such a large shaft,” Trey explained. “But I swear to you, little one—it won’t hurt. We will only feel pleasure—all three of us. And after it’s done, the poison will be neutralized and we’ll be together forever. Then you’ll be able to hear my beast’s voice as I do. He’s very eager to speak with you,” he added, smiling a little. “He’s been driving me crazy wanting to meet you from the minute I found you in the transport station, in fact.”

  Mia couldn’t help smiling. She liked Trey’s beast—the huge but gentle targen who seemed to be already as in love with her as Trey was himself. And she was willing to trust Trey when he promised that making love with him wouldn’t hurt. But there was one thing she was uncertain of.

  “Are you sure you want to?” she asked Trey directly. “I mean, are you sure you want to bond with me, even after…after what the Commandant showed you?”

  He took a deep breath. “I admit that shocked me. I wasn’t sure what to think or how to feel. But I believe you had a reason for what you did.” Mia started to speak but he held up a hand. “And no, I don’t need to hear the reason right now. Whatever it is, won’t change the way I feel about you…or the fact that I love you.” He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her gently on the mouth, making Mia moan breathlessly with a sudden rush of heat. “You can tell me later,” he murmured, looking into her eyes. “But first, let me bond you to me. Please, Mia—be with me for life.”

  Mia looked into his eyes and found no condemnation there. He knew the worst about her and he didn’t care—he still loved her, she realized. And the fact that he came packaged with a huge, sentient beast who also loved her was a plus, not a minus in her book. She wanted to get to know both of them better—wanted to spend her life with Trey and his beast.

  “Yes,” she whispered. “Oh yes, Trey. If you want me—really want me—I want you too. Both of you,” she added, smiling.

  “Thank you, little one.” He stroked her cheek tenderly. “In that case, I need you to get on your hands and knees and spread your thighs wide.”

  “Oh…” Mia bit her lip, feeling suddenly shy. “Is…is that how you and…