No, she was terrified of her own dark desires and needs, a sexual proclivity she found scandalous. A fear she hadn’t conquered yet, and a sexual need she hadn’t fully accepted yet, even if she was flirting with it right now.

  There were also other doubts in her eyes, that I couldn’t quite identify.

  She said, “This is complicated.”

  “Nothing easier.”

  She giggled, “Just jump in, both feet in faith and desire and see if the fire tempers us, or destroys us?”

  I grinned, “Yes, that easy, and that hard. Surrender to it in moderation, is the key, and as for trust well you can see how I treat the women I love and care for. I would love to explore what’s between us, and my mates want to welcome you with open arms, but we’ll only take what you can give. No more, no pressure, and it certainly doesn’t have to be decided tonight no matter what our bodies are demanding of us right now.”

  She smiled lightly, not even denying the ridiculous heat between us.

  “Man of patience?”

  I said, “When it’s needed, when it’s what you need.”

  She blushed, and she bit her lip in naked desire, “Did you take lessons on seducing a woman?”

  I laughed, “No, I’m just being me, and I’m taking shameless advantage of the fact you can detect lies from truth. My blunt statements wouldn’t be so easily received as truth by most.”

  She tilted her head, “So that’s your strategy?”

  I grinned, “Being open to the possibilities, and wanting to get to know you. I have no expectations past that, only hopes. I know it’s all too fast, and on top of that the wild changes you’ve gone through and yet to accept. You are entirely captivating, Kaya. On every level, shallow to deep, you entrance me and call to me. Being patient despite the heat, is nothing to that. You are worth far more than simple patience.”

  She shook her head, “How…” she trailed off for a moment in thought, then said, “How can you be so sure I’m what you think I am?”

  I said, “My own instincts and impressions of you are the start of that, but I also have an advantage you don’t. Natasha is the most perceptive and intuitive person I’ve ever met or even heard of, she can see into the truth of people in a very short time, and her solid first impressions are never wrong. Mandy is the most intelligent person I know. They both agree with my assessment, and I trust them and myself enough to know that you are trustworthy, empathetic, kind, someone who embraces life, hates violence and is foreign to betrayal, and that you would fit right in with the rest of us.”

  She looked overwhelmed by my words for a minute, then deflected to give herself time to think.

  “What about Amelia and Vicki?”

  I smiled, “They’re both extremely sweet and open, trusting until betrayed, and generous of heart. Their personalities are wildly different behind that, Amelia coy and accommodating, Vicki inviting and shameless, but that is who they are. They want you too, but they have no special insight into who you are like the other two do.”

  She stepped away from me, and blushed, “Sorry, but I can’t think straight with you touching me.”

  “Let’s go sit.”

  She nodded in agreement, and we were pretty private. Almost everyone else was dancing, and all my goddesses were.

  She said, “I wasn’t expecting to be… wooed tonight. Gods, even without this heat between us, you have no idea how tempting you are. A good and discrete man I know I can trust with my reputation, and also explore my… new needs without fear of being judged for them. Kind and thoughtful, strong and confident, and you’re as sexy and handsome to me as I am to you.”

  I said, “That was a lot of compliments.”

  She giggled, “I guess your rudeness is rubbing off on me. But I worry, I didn’t think I could be fooled so easily. I was naïve, tricked into coming after you, and my new power and desires has me… conflicted. Your enemy tricked me because of my power, and I…” she trailed off.

  “Worry that’s why we want you, to make an unbeatable power block among the tier-one gods?”

  She blushed, “Yes. I mean, I know I’m attractive too, and not very hard to get along with, but I don’t want to be wanted for my power.”

  I nodded playfully, “I get it, you want to be wanted for your hot body and unsurpassed beauty, right?”

  She giggled, “Jerk. Yes, that too, does that surprise you? I’m really enjoying your base attraction to me. That and my mind, my heart and personality. All of me as a complete and complicated woman, of course I want to be desirable to my partner, but that’s all a part of me. My looks, sex appeal, mind, heart, and emotions. Now my power is a part of that equation, so how can I trust anyone? You’re a great guy, but also insanely protective of your family, I wouldn’t even blame you if that was part of it, but it can’t be the driving reason. I mean, I would get the protection too, so it’s not one sided at all either, just unpalatable and mercenary in intention. I won’t mate for power.”

  I pondered that a moment, “Of course it’s a consideration. That along with your beauty got our notice, but this is the part that’s make or break, our courting you for friendship, alliance, and more if possible. We wouldn’t want you, if you don’t fit into the heart of our family. So you could say your power did open the door to the opportunity and possibility of you becoming part of our family, after you we won’t be adding anyone else, for any reason, but we were always open to a possible sixth.”

  She sighed, “I sense you believe that, and I want to accept it, more than you know right now. My biggest struggle with my new needs is they’re scandalous by society’s measure and my culture. I have to guard my reputation, my father’s reputation, and our family’s honor. That’s something I wouldn’t have to worry about with you, and it’d be… easier to accept and surrender to my desires knowing you won’t betray them. If that makes sense. I fear I want it too much, and it’s clouding my judgement, just like my fear of being hunted by you clouded my judgement. Strong emotions and desires make it harder for me to discern the truth.”

  I deflected myself, while trying to think of a way around her doubts.

  “So, you totally want me then?” I asked in a teasing and knowing tone.

  She giggled, “You’re so awful. Yes, badly, and vigorously.”

  Oh, that made my cock twitch. I hadn’t expected her to actually answer that question, never mind in such a salaciously bold manner with such wanting desire in her voice, to be ravished, used, and possessed. Apparently, I was even better at this sweeping off the feet thing than I thought. At least for the yin to my yang in our dark powers.

  There’d also been no doubts or equivocation in her lustful eyes, desire filled face, or sultry tone, because it wasn’t consent, it was simply a statement of fact. She wanted me desperately, but those doubts about our intentions still existed, and her fears about the scandal if her desires in the bedroom were ever found out were there too. But for the moment, completely buried under the unqualified longing to be ravished and owned by me.

  There were only two ways to get past her doubts, her fear of being used by us even as she gave us her trust and body to play with. The first and only reasonable solution was a long courting. You know, like normal people, and those doubts would likely fade as we were consistent over perhaps months of time before she took the plunge and jumped in.

  I also knew we’d both explode before that happened, in sexual frustration if nothing else. I needed her badly already. Dancing with her had been pure foreplay, even more so with our powers involved. So I had to think hard about suggesting the second way, since it was crazy and I was afraid my cock was compromising my upper mind with its desires and aches to be buried inside her exotically sexy and beautiful body.

  The second way wasn’t at all reasonable, and a terrifying leap of trust. But I’d already said we trusted her intentions, and I did trust Natasha’s judgement implicitly. One of us had to show trust first, so why not me. I was the one who had more faith and reliance in my own judgement and sources, so why not take that blind leap of trust.

  It was crazy, but it just might work to assuage those doubts of hers immediately.

  I said, “Read my mind.”

  She gaped at me in disbelief.

  I explained patiently, “I’m putting my money where my mouth is, proving I trust you and giving you what you need to restore your trust in yourself, in your judgement of us. I trust you not to mess around in there, or to turn me into your puppet with compulsion. I’m willing my mental protection quiescent right now, so you can see I’m sincere. I’ll be the first one to make that blind leap, and as you said, the fire will temper us into pure and unbreakable steel, or shatter us at the slightest pressure. Cast the spell, now,” I said that last sternly.

  She said wonderingly, “You’re crazy,” then she cast the spell.

  “Little bit,” I muttered.

  Chapter Eleven

  Gary

  There couldn’t have been all that much interesting in my head, but she was certainly taking time rooting through the attic. It’d been about five minutes, and I’d seen her stiffen in shock, melt in empathy, laugh, saw tears form in her eyes, get all hot and bothered, highly aroused, and wince in sympathy. All as she went through fast and rapid emotion changes that were entirely enthralling to me on her delicately and exotically beautiful face which I was shamelessly staring at as she gazed deeply into my eyes.

  I mean, the spell held me mesmerized, I didn’t really have a choice, so I was shamelessly enjoying the excuse in totally adoring her, and of course being in my head she totally knew I was perving on her face and milky white tits and cleavage. I mean, a man can only stare so long at that kind of devastating beauty before the naughty fantasies start reeling through.

  She blushed furiously, so I tried to reel my thoughts in, even though it was probably a memory that had both embarrassed and aroused her simultaneously, not my lecherously focused conscious thoughts. I also wanted to worship her, hear her cry out in pleasure, and hold her forever, not to mention was in awe of her, so at least it wasn’t all shallow.

  Hopefully there weren’t too many thoughts in there she’d hate having in her head forever. I mean, I’d been forced to do some pretty awful things by Nate under compulsion. Hopefully she stayed out of deep past, but she was kind of calling the shots right now, so all I could do was sit there and wait.

  She snorted, “You could kick me out, but it never even occurred to you, did it?”

  Oh, damn. That meant she’d heard every one of my thoughts.

  She blushed scarlet, “And enjoyed them.”

  Wow, so hot.

  I shrugged, “No, it didn’t occur to me. That would defeat the purpose of the last five minutes. This is about you, not me.”

  She blushed, “Gods, you already see me as yours, and someone you must protect.”

  “Not totally, but pretty much.”

  She bit her lip and ended the spell, “You… you… goddess.”

  “Sorry.”

  She giggled, “Wrong direction, no need to apologize. All of the things you think of as faults, are exactly what I need, what they need,” she waved at the dance floor, “A man to cherish and protect without compromise or apology, and also one that fulfills our every dark and wicked desire behind closed doors, with respect and awe in his heart.”

  She stood up, and so did I.

  I took her hand to lead her back to the dance floor, but she leaned in and whispered softly in my ears, in a voice so full of needy desire and wanton lust that I almost came in my pants right there.

  “Take me to bed, Gary. Show me what I need, please. I need to belong to you, to be claimed by you, to be ravished by you.”

  Honestly, I’d expected her doubts to clear, but in time, a day or two to think it through maybe, to absorb all she’d learned and gain some level of acceptance. I had no idea she’d make the leap immediately. I mean, there was disturbing shit in my head, and I figured she’d still need time to at least process it before jumping in with both feet into our family. It was far faster than I ever expected.

  Regardless, the lust gripped me with that blanket consent to do naughty things to her body, and Natasha gave me a knowing wink and wave as I looked out on the dancefloor. I should’ve known she’d be paying attention and monitoring my progress with her mantel and intuition, not to mention our love bond. Regardless, that was all the approval I needed to leave my family date early and accept Kaya into it, and darkness billowed around the two of us, and when it faded, we were gone.

  I took her to Tartarus, as we appeared in one of the empty cottages, surrounded by our power, it connected us even further and I pulled her into me firmly, her body sensually soft and supple, lush against mine. Her c cups crushed against me, and the heat of her body pressed against my hard cock as I looked down into her lustful and aroused dark gray eyes.

  My hand gently caressed her face, while my hand slipped down to her heart shaped ass and squeezed it possessively. The look of lustful surrender and aroused heat on her face was heady, and I could tell the soft gentle touch above, and the demanding one below, was really working for her as she begged me to kiss her with her eyes.

  It also told me she’d be more like Amelia in the bedroom, totally passive and coy in her submission, until given a task verbally or physically, then she’d no doubt be as wild as the rest of them. Natasha, Vicki, and Mandy were all wonderfully submissive, but they were also a bit wild and took the initiative when I didn’t, while with Amelia if I wanted her to suck my dick, I’d have to put her on her knees, or it wouldn’t happen.

  “You are so achingly beautiful, Kaya.”

  Kaya smiled, “Show me,” she asked breathlessly, her lips slightly parted as she moistened them with her tongue.

  “I will,” promised in a stern tone, “Just taking a moment to enjoy this anticipation a few moments longer.”

  I squeezed her ass and ground against her stomach, while caressing her neck with my fingertips to cup the back of her neck. I pulled her up onto her toes gently, leadingly with a soft touch, while I bent my head and leaned down. Her full lips were silken soft, and her sweet moan at our first gentle kiss joined my own, as I teased and pleased her lips with mine, even as down below I was squeezing her ass like I owned it.

  I did own it, she’d given herself to me, and her body was mine now. But she was also a woman, and she needed soft and sweet too. Even as I deepened the kiss and it grew more demanding, while my hand tightened around the back of her neck, my touch on her ass grew lighter, more teasing and stroking.

  She said, “Goddess, I know exactly what you’re doing, and it’s still making my head spin, because I know you really mean it. It’s not just a trick to make a woman reach orgasm in bed, it’s from your heart.”

  I growled into her mouth, and kissed off of it down to her neck, while I opened her dress up and chased it down her body with my fingertips. My cock twitched, as I saw the bright red lingerie lace bra, and the matching panties down below them, as I slowly teased her cleavage and kissed along her bra line, while my hands stroked her body.

  She said, “Gary, please. Tonight’s been amazing, but if you get me any more aroused I’m going to crash. Spoil me later, right now I need to…” she howled in shock, and her eyes widened in pain as the sting reverberated through her ass from my sharp spank, and for good measure I gave her nipple a harsh twist through the bra.

  She started to pant, melting against me as she whimpered, “Oh goddess.”

  “Yes, gorgeous?”

  She said, “You just put me in line, for telling you what to do, and hell if it didn’t make me wetter and my nipples ache even more. I think I’m going to enjoy being punished and kept in line, sir.”

  Fuck, she was going to kill me, so sexy. The last thing I wanted to do was rush our first time, I’d planned on feasting on her and taking my time getting to know her body. But this was about her, and I was in charge of giving her what she needed, and she needed to be fucked, abused, and owned. It wasn’t even her fault, I was on the edge too, it was our long night of flirting, dancing, and our power mixing that had her so aroused she couldn’t even see straight.

  I spanked her, roughly turned her around, and pushed her over the table, simply because the bed was clearly too far away in the single room cottage. I spanked her other ass cheek punishingly, while I pulled her red panties down forcefully, and kicked her foot so she’d spread her legs properly.

  “You are soaked for me, gorgeous, and your sex is as gorgeous as the rest of you.”

  My mouth watered at her perfectly symmetrical and generous labia, her moist pink folds glistening in the rooms light as she whimpered in pain and gasped in dirty pleasure. I was so tempted to feast on those generous folds on her sexy little mound. Not to mention the view of her pink puckered star between her meaty yet firm heart shaped ass cheeks. Her milky skin was perfect and flawless all over.

  I spanked her ass, “Lift it high,” I demanded, even as I leaned forward and forced to fingers into her mouth.

  She immediately started to suck and swirl and lick my fingers with her tongue, moaning in excitement, anticipation, sweet pain, and dirty pleasure, as her back arched and her ass went high.

  I praised, “Good girl. So good for me gorgeous, so sexy for me. I own this body now, for my cock’s pleasure, whenever I want, however I want, is that clear.”

  She moaned, “Oh goddess, yes, sir.”

  I spanked her other ass cheek hard for a second time, both her ass cheeks a bright red and burning hot to the touch, “Yes sir, what?” I demanded.

  She whimpered, and then shook as a minor orgasm rippled through her body, making her quiver and buck on the table, as she keened and panted. It was the hottest thing ever, because I hadn’t meant to do it at all. I’d been working her up, denying her my cock a little longer to push her kink, but apparently she came far easier from a spanking than even Natasha and Vicki did.