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  But Truth was frowning. “I…cannot, Rebecca,” he murmured, withdrawing. “I am sorry but even in the confines of the Mindscape, that is too much. I cannot touch my shaft to that of another male. It is…not right.”

  “I don’t think Becca is talking about full bonding sex,” Far said gently, watching his brother slide all the way out of Becca’s pussy. “And I think we can give her what she needs without ever once touching if the idea still disturbs you, Brother.”

  “It does,” Truth said shortly. “But what do you mean, Far? How can we satisfy her need without merging?”

  Chapter Thirty-one

  “Any word from Becca and the wonder twins?” Kat asked as Sylvan walked into the room.

  She was spending time with Sophie and Liv and their babies in anticipation of her own impending twins. Sophie called it taking a hands-on Mommy class and Kat couldn’t deny that it was true. After all, she’d never been much of a baby person so she was trying to learn everything she could before her own two popped out.

  “I’m afraid not.” Sylvan shook his head. “Frankly, I’m getting a little worried about them. They reached orbit around Orthanx hours ago and contacted us once—then nothing.” He frowned. “The strange thing is, they never went down to the surface. When we send a message their shuttle sends back a ping—a standard automated reply showing that it's still in orbit—but none of them answer the call.”

  “You mean they're just sitting up there, doing nothing? Why haven't they gone down to Orthanx? You think there’s something wrong?” Sophie looked up at her mate anxiously.

  “I don’t know.” Sylvan sighed. “I’ll give them another few hours before trying to contact them again. If they don’t respond, we may have to send a shuttle after them.”

  “Do you really think they can bring back the solution to our, uh, Unmated Male problem?” Kat asked.

  “And by ‘problem,’ you mean the fact that every single Kindred warrior without a bond to a female to anchor his mind is demon-possessed,” Liv said dryly.

  “Well, yeah. It’s kind of a big problem, wouldn’t you say?” Kat said, frowning. “I mean if those guys got out from behind the shield barrier…”

  “The whole area is heavily guarded,” Sylvan said. “But you know you’re free to relocate to Earth until we get the situation solved. A lot of Kindred brides are doing that—especially those with small children.” He gave Sophia a significant glance.

  “No way,” she said stubbornly. “I’m not going anywhere. Besides, Liv thinks she has a solution to the problem. At least, a temporary one until Becca and her guys get back.”

  “Oh?” Sylvan had great respect for his sister-in-law who was one of the most competent nurses he knew. “What is it, Olivia?” he asked. “Please tell me and I’ll be happy to bring it before the Council.”

  “Well, I’m not exactly sure it would work,” Liv said hesitantly. “But it might buy some time. I know we don’t want to hurt the Unmated Males permanently in any way. After all, it’s not their fault they got possessed by demons. But we can’t have them trying to get out of the Unmated Males area either. So I thought…”

  “Yes?” Sylvan gestured for her to go on.

  “Well, since they got possessed by that creepy Donald guy using the air ducts to spread the shadow stone in the first place, I thought why not use the air ducts again for something else.”

  “Tell him what, Livvy,” Sophia said excitedly.

  “I think we should blow some kind of air born chemical—some kind of knock-out gas into the Unmated Males area,” Olivia said. “It probably won’t evict the demons but if the bodies they’re inhabiting are down for the count, it’ll make it a hell of a lot harder for them to cause trouble.”

  “Olivia, you’re a genius!” Sylvan’s normally stoic face broke into a wide smile. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

  “Maybe because you’ve been up for days trying to take care of the entire Mother Ship ever since this all started,” Sophia said, frowning.

  “I’m sorry, Talana, truly I am.” Sylvan pulled her close and kissed her forehead gently. “I know I haven’t been around much. But with everything that’s been happening…”

  “I know, I know…” Sophia put her arms around him and snuggled close so that her head fit under his chin. “I understand you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. I just wish you’d come home and let me take care of you once in a while.” She brightened. “So—do you think Liv’s plan could work?”

  “I don’t see why not.” Sylvan sounded thoughtful. “Of course, one of the air ducts can only be accessed by going into the Unmated Males area but we shouldn’t have to do that. The main ventilation system that feeds the sector is outside the shield barrier. It should be simple enough to pump some kind of sleeping agent directly into their area and put them all down—temporarily, of course.”

  “Of course,” Sophia agreed. “So you’ll try it, right?”

  Sylvan frowned. “I’ll have to run it by the Council first. We’re completely unbalanced right now since Chancellor Terex is still unable to lead.”

  “Oh, is he still in a coma?” Kat had only met the head of the Kindred Ruling Council once and thought him a kind but distant male. He was a Blood Kindred, which explained his cool demeanor. Sylvan was the only Blood Kindred Kat really knew well and as far as she could tell, every other Kindred of his kind had ice water running in their veins.

  “I’m afraid so.” Sylvan shook his head. “We don’t know if he’ll ever come out of it—let alone be able to resume his normal functions. But the Council has voted to give him more time before replacing him so we’re doing the best we can without him. It’s not easy though—he casts the deciding vote on every issue and has the power to veto majority decisions although he has never used it.”

  “He’s a wise male,” Liv said thoughtfully. “Though he always seems sad to me.”

  “Because he lost his wife,” Kat reminded her. “He—oh!” She put a hand to her belly. “Wow, these guys are really kicking today.”

  “They can’t wait to get out and meet their mama.” Sophia smiled. “Speaking of which, I need to get my own twins up from their nap or they won’t sleep tonight.”

  “Ditto with my little guy,” Liv said, rising. She offered Kat a hand up. “Are you going to stick around?”

  “Nope, Lock is cooking Thai food tonight. I have to go make sure Deep doesn’t sneak in too many peppers and make it spicy.” Kat looked at Sylvan. “Keep me posted about Becca and her guys, will you? I like her a lot and I have a worried feeling about them.”

  “You are not the only one who is worried,” Sylvan said gravely. “We have our hopes pinned on them finding the solution to our problem. Even the priestesses of our Sacred Grove have been unable to cast these beings—these demons out. If Far and Truth and Becca don’t bring back a cure…” He shook his head. “I’m not sure what we’re going to do.”

  Chapter Thirty-two

  “I’ll show you how we can satisfy our lady without merging our shafts,” Far said. “Like this.”

  Becca moaned when she felt the light twin’s long fingers sliding down to cup her pussy. He swirled his fingertips around her entrance, gathering moisture, before sliding even lower.

  “Oh!” she gasped when she felt him fingering her rosebud, sliding his fingertips, made slippery with her honey, around her nether entrance.

  “Is this all right?” Far asked in a low voice. “Do you mind if I touch you like this, Becca? If I touch you here?”

  “I…I guess it’s all right,” Becca murmured. “But…but what are you going to do?”

  “Simple,” Far murmured. “I’m going to slide inside you here and fill your sweet little ass with my cock. Then, when I’m settled all the way inside you, Truth will enter you again and fill your pussy.”

  “Oh…” Becca bit her lip as the mental image of the proposed double penetration filled her head. Could she really allow such a thing? Even in the Mindscape, as Truth had pointed