Joely Sue Burkhart - Queen Takes King

T wo gorgeous men asleep in my bed .

Merry fucking Christmas to me .

I stretched and felt a dull ache between my legs, and no wonder. I certainly wasnt used to having sex. Let alone with two men who were completely dedicated to blowing my mind as often as possible .

I could do without the miserable cramps though. It was so unfair that I was a vampire, but still had to deal with a period that came like clockwork .

I stared up at the ceiling, running through everything Id learned .

Just four days ago, my life had turned upside down. I still couldnt believe it .

Mom was actually my aunt and the man Id called Dad wasnt my biological father either .

I wasnt human. I wasnt even half human. But Dr. Borcht didnt know exactly what I was, either .

I had enough Aima blooddirectly descended from the goddess, Isisto be a vampire queen. Hence the two lovers, who called themselves my Blood, sworn to protect and please me, no matter what I ordered. (So they claimed .)

At some point when coming into my power the first time, Id even died, though being a descendant of the goddess of resurrection had some major advantages .

Last night, Id killed the man who murdered Mom. Id burned him to death. With my blood .

It scared me how okay I was about that .

I didnt want to end up being a greater monster myself than the ones whod killed my parents .

Id never killed anything before, except the occasional spider. Greyson Isador was a murderer. He was directly responsible for both of my parents deaths, and countless other humans hed turned into his thralls, the gray lifeless demon-creatures whod hunted me my entire life .

He deserved to die .

That didnt make me feel better. Because I was still glad he was dead. And I was glad Id been the one to finish him .

What else would I end up being glad about ?

I had no idea what time it was, but I didnt think Id be able to fall back asleep. I tried to get up carefully without waking up the guys, but I lifted my head and Alriks eyes popped open .

As my alpha Blood, he was the biggest, baddest man Id ever seen. He looked like hed walked off a superhero movie set .

My queen? He whispered, but my other Blood lifted his head too .

Sorry, I didnt mean to wake you .

We live to serve. Daire stretched as only a cat can do, like every muscle in his body had a kink in it. Even if its fucking six oclock in the morning .

It is? How do you know ?

He rolled over and faced me, smiling so his dimple showed in his cheek. I have no idea what time it is. It just feels early. Are you well ?

No, Alrik said before I could, a frown grooving his forehead. You hurt. Is this normal when you menstruate ?

Unfortunately, yes. Though thats a human thing. I have no idea why Im so lucky to have cramps like this when Im not even human .

I sat up, trying to think of a graceful way to escape to the bathroom when Im sure I was bleeding heavily. I really should have put a tampon in last night .

Alrik made a low, rumbly noise that was somewhere between the growl of a distant storm and the thunderous purr of some great beast. Theres no need, my queen. If you lie back, Ill be more than happy to clean you up .

Ew. Gross. It made me cringe. Human sensibilities, I guess .

Daire cocked an eyebrow at me. Its our nature. Even more so for Rik. Hell be hard pressed to leave you alone for an hour when you smell so He inhaled deeply, running his nose along my arm. Good .

As the alpha Blood, Alrik would evidently be the one to mate with me, if I ever decided to have a child. Aima women only menstruated when they were in heat, ready to breed. The better to attract the male vampire, my sweet. So me bleeding was going to drive the big guy nuts .

He rubbed his face across my shoulder to my back, one big arm coming around my waist. His fingers dipped lower, cupping my pussy, and he shuddered against me .

Power rose in me. The hairs on my arms prickled, the charge building in the air around me. Yesterday, Id tried to tap that power to fix my hair, and about blew the top of my head off. And Id only been flowing a trickle. This felt like a mess .

A mess to me, maybe, but not to him. He rubbed his hand over me, not stroking me, exactly, but just holding my pussy, treasuring me. Blood and all. Despite my hang ups, my head still fell back against his shoulder and I opened my legs wider. Need rose in me. His mouth pressed against my ear, his breath hot on my skin. His tongue dipped into my ear as his fingers slid deeper. One finger inside me, his thumb rubbing my clit. So slow and languorous, as if he was in no rush. Id always thought foreplay involved the guy getting the girl off as quickly as possible so he could get on with his own business .

But not Rik. And not Daire either .

I opened my eyes, checking to see where Daire had gone .

I asked him to start the coffee, Rik whispered against my ear, twisting his finger deeper, making my hips arch into his hand .

You asked him to leave ?

Yes. Im his alpha. Hell do as I tell him. Even when he doesnt want to .

What if I wanted him here? With us ?

Riks hand stilled. With a thought, Ill call him back, my queen. But remember his nature. He wont be able to resist licking what I merely pet .

My stomach trembled, my brain quailed, but my body thought that was a brilliant idea. Through his bond, I could feel his hunger. He wanted to bury his head between my thighs too. More than anything. Need pounded like a jackhammer in his skull. He needed to mate. More, his queen needed him, evidenced by the blood, which to him meant breeding time. It was meant to drive him crazy, and it was .

Yet he only stroked me .