still draped over Jacob’s lap. She managed to refocus enough to watch Val and Javin lay Astra down on a pile of fluffy towels they’d spread on the floor.
“Get down here,” Val commanded, waving at Ksenia and pointing to the spot beside Astra.
Astra turned onto her side, her back to her mate, and raised an arm, beckoning. Ksenia reluctantly slipped off Jacob’s lap and dropped to the ground, reclining on her side facing Astra.
“I can’t believe this is working, but I don’t want to stop now,” Astra said. “Give me your hand.”
Ksenia twined her fingers through Astra’s and held on, leaning in to kiss her even as one of her mates pressed in against her back. She recognized the bushy rasp of Gunther’s beard against her shoulder and his murmured command against her ear.
“Lift your leg, honey. I need inside you.”
Before she could move, other hands moved in to assist, Jacob and Simon appearing below and lending themselves as body props to hold both women’s legs aloft for their partners to glide inside. The pleasure consumed them again, but with gazes locked, hands entwined, and bellies and breasts pressed together, their dragons communed even deeper than before.
Even with the focus of the six men on them, Ksenia was determined to see this through until their bond was as close as they could conceivably make it, which meant keeping her focus on her arena partner and nowhere else. The touch of the men kept them in sync, though, their pleasure mirroring one another’s. They all seemed to grasp that this was what was necessary: ensuring the two of them were fully engaged with each other even if their pleasure came from other sources.
After Gunther and Val had their turns, there was the briefest lull before Teague and Javin moved to take their places. Ksenia wanted just one moment alone with her partner and turned to them.
“Wait, please,” she said, and the two men remained on their knees, both nodding.
“Astra, I don’t know how far this will go, but I want you to know I’m all-in if we take it to the end. I’ve craved the bond of a team all my life, even just a partner. I found some of what I needed with my mates, but they aren’t everything. What you and I have should be different, but no less powerful. I don’t know if you agree, but I feel my dragon reaching for more, I feel it pushing me to let it loose in a way I’ve only ever done once before.”
Astra’s brows twitched and her eyes went glassy. “It’s a little crazy that this was how it had to happen, but I’m not complaining. You fulfill a need I’d forgotten I had. I’m glad I found you. Now face me and give me your hands.”
She sat up and turned, draping one leg over Astra’s while Astra draped her opposite leg over hers. Then she raised her hands and pressed her palms to Astra’s upraised ones. They twined their fingers once more, and Ksenia leaned in, pressing her forehead to Astra’s.
“Are we really doing this?” she whispered.
“Hell yeah.” Astra shifted closer until her core was aligned with Ksenia’s, the hot, slick flesh a sensuous kiss against hers. They began to move with slow, rocking motions, grinding against each other gently at first.
Ksenia’s breathing quickened from the pleasure, from the newness of it, growing hotter even though she’d orgasmed a couple times in the last hour already. When she tilted her head and their mouths met in a kiss, their palms grew hot. The heat intensified with her pleasure and Ksenia held on even tighter, rocking harder and faster against her partner until their gasping moans echoed through the small room.
Behind Astra, Val and Simon started kissing, too overcome by their own desire to avoid taking care of each other. But Javin waited, and Ksenia had the surest sense that Teague still waited too, though she could definitely hear sounds of pleasure coming from her men.
When their orgasms hit, they both threw their heads back in harmonizing cries. Their legs were wrapped around each other, holding their pussies tight, and Astra’s pulsing climax was every bit as evident as Ksenia’s own through her spasming muscles and flood of arousal.
At the same time, their hands began to glow a bright mix of violet and pale golden light as their dragons took the final step together. Within her center, Ksenia felt an uncoiling surge as her dragon pushed its magic outward through