Beyond the Darkness (Dark Court 1) (10 page)

“Okay, first finger,” Eljin warned.
Zack instantly tensed up, anxiety overwhelming him.
“Zack, this isn’t going to work if you don’t relax,” Eljin said. “It won’t hurt, I promise. I enjoy it, don’t I?”
“Yeah, but you’ve been gay for a while. I’ve been gay for two days.”
“I may have been gay for a lot longer than you but yours were the first hands to touch me. I’m as new to this as you are.”
Zack tilted his head up. “Really?”
Eljin nodded.
“You’ve never had a lover before me?”
“Nope, saved myself for my
leannan
.”
Zack grinned as he laid his head back down on the pillow. There was pride in Eljin’s voice.
“Wait a minute,” Zack said as he looked at Eljin again. “If you’ve never been with anyone before me then how do you know so much about gay sex?”
Eljin chuckled. “I just do to you what feels good to me.”
“That’s what Doc told me to do when we discussed it.”
“You discussed our sex life with Doc?”
Zack’s face flushed. “I was a little confused about the whole sex thing. I needed to know how to please you and Doc told me to just do to you what came naturally to me.”
“Smart man.”
Zack took a deep breath and let it out, trying to relax. “Okay, go ahead.” He instantly inhaled when Eljin wiggled a finger, one that was already deep inside Zack’s ass.
“Already there.”
“Really?”
“I told you it wouldn’t hurt.”
“Add another one.”
This time Zack paid attention when Eljin pushed another finger into his ass. It burned a little but it didn’t hurt. A few deep breaths and the burn went away to be replaced by an intense fullness.
“Okay, here comes the sweet spot,” Eljin warned.
Zack started to tense, but Eljin’s fingers moved, curving in slightly. Then it was as if an electrical pulse shot through his body. Zack cried out, his body arching in the air. “Fuck, Eljin.”
“I told you that you’d like it,” Eljin said, his sweet voice filled with the same pride Zack had moments ago. “Now just sit back and let me do all the work. You just lie there and enjoy it.”
Zack went out of his mind in under ten seconds. Eljin played him like a concert pianist. He knew every spot to touch, every bump to massage and just how fast to thrust his fingers in and out of Zack’s body.
Zack just lay there and took everything Eljin did to him. He couldn’t have stopped the man if the room was on fire. This was too good, unlike anything he’d ever experienced before. But after a while it didn’t seem to be enough. Zack was teetering on the edge of a magnificent orgasm. He just couldn’t seem to fall over that edge.
“Eljin,” Zack pleaded, “need more. Need something—”
“It’s okay,
leannan
,” Eljin said as he pulled his fingers out of Zack’s tight grip. “I know what you need.”
Zack wasn’t sure anyone knew what he needed until the head of Eljin’s cock pressed against his hole. He started to tighten up until he remembered Eljin’s words to relax. “Fuck!” Zack shouted as Eljin slipped in. He was so full. Eljin’s cock seemed to fill every inch of his ass.
“Eljin,” he cried out as the man began to move, “This is driving me—” He swallowed hard. His body sucked Eljin back in every time the man pulled out. “This is driving me insane.”
“Do you like it?” Eljin panted between thrusts.
“Yesss!” Zack hissed.
“Then you’ll probably like this too.”
Zack’s eyes rolled back into his head when Eljin grabbed his cock and began stroking him to the rhythm of his thrusts. He fisted the sheets and held on tightly.
He’d never in his life experienced anything like it. His entire body was strung out like a rubber band ready to shoot across the room. He knew just a little more and he’d fly. “Eljin, please, harder.” Zack couldn’t contain his loud groan as Eljin’s body began slapping against his, the man pounding into him.
Zack opened his eyes and looked up at Eljin through the haze of desire clouding his mind. “The minute you’re not carrying anymore I’m going to fuck you into the mattress,” he growled. “I’m going to fuck you on every flat surface I can find and then I’ll create more.”
Eljin’s eyes widened. His face flushed and Zack was sure the idea turned him on.
“I can’t wait until your body is pressed up against the wall, my cock buried deep in your ass.”
Eljin grinned. “I have this fantasy about being fucked on a horse. Do you think you can help me with that?”
Zack’s body surged as he pictured himself fucking Eljin on the back of a running horse. It was just enough to send him over the cliff he’d been hovering on for so long. Zack roared as his mind shattered. The world around him exploded. There was nothing but white-hot pleasure and the sensation of Eljin’s cock pulsing into him, then darkness.

Eljin lifted his head from Zack’s sweaty chest to find the man passed out. He might have been concerned if there hadn’t been a huge, satisfied smile on Zack’s face. Zack’s cock pulsed against him, giving little jerks as it spat out the last of his seed.

Eljin brushed his fingers over Zack’s damp forehead, shaking his head. Thank goodness Zack had enjoyed himself. He certainly knew he had. There was almost nothing like being deep inside Zack’s ass, except maybe having Zack buried in his.

Eljin couldn’t decide which he liked more. After this, he was pretty sure he wouldn’t have to make a choice. Eljin carefully pulled out of Zack then rolled to the side of the bed. He made a quick trip to the washroom, cleaned up then grabbed a washcloth for Zack.

Zack was just starting to come around by the time Eljin was done cleaning him up. Eljin tossed the washrag over the side of the bed and scooted up to lie next to Zack. He brushed the side of Zack’s cheek until his eyes fluttered open.

Zack opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. He licked his lips, swallowed, and then tried again. “Hey.”
“Are you okay?”
Zack’s forehead wrinkled. “Did I pass out?”
“Yep.” Eljin chuckled.
Zack seemed to think about that for a moment as his black eyebrow arched. “Did I miss anything?”
“Just me cleaning us up,” Eljin replied. “You were here for the rest of it.”
Zack blew out a deep breath, his face looking a little flushed. “That was amazing, Eljin.”
“Now you see why I like it so much.” Eljin snuggled down against Zack’s chest. “I’m holding you to that mattress thing. I expect to be fucked on every flat surface we can find the moment this baby is born.”
“Duly noted, hummingbird.” Zack chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Eljin, one hand on his back, one hand covering their baby.
Eljin was wrapped in a silken cocoon of euphoria. All was right with the world. Zack loved him. He loved Zack. They were together along with their unborn child. Eljin didn’t know if a more perfect moment existed.
He knew he’d hoped for too much the moment his bedroom door banged opened and someone stormed in. Zack instantly rolled them across the bed and over the side, pressing Eljin between him and the mattress.
Eljin struggled with Zack until he could peek over the top of the mattress, relief filling him the moment he spotted his oldest brother, Conall, standing in the middle of the room. He pushed at Zack’s shoulder.
“Let me go,” he snapped. “It’s just my brother, Conall.”
“Your brother?” Zack asked as he eased his grip on Eljin. “Does he always barge into your room?”
Eljin grimaced. “Yeah, pretty much.”
“Well, he’s damn lucky we weren’t at my place. I sleep with a gun under my pillow.” Zack stood slowly, grabbing a sheet to cover his nakedness. “He could have ended up with a hole in his head.”
“He still might,” Eljin growled. He took the sheet Zack held out to him and wrapped it around his hips then turned to glare at his brother. “I’m an adult now, Conall. It’s time for you to stop treating me like a child and give me the privacy I deserve. Stop barging into my room unannounced.”
“Ah hell, Eljin, you’ll always be a kid to me.”
“Well, I’m not anymore,” Eljin shouted as he stormed across the room. “Five minutes earlier and you would have interrupted something that would have proved to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m not a kid anymore.”
“Oh?” Conall’s arched his blond eyebrow and he glanced past Eljin to where Zack stood. “You got something going with this human?”
Eljin rolled his eyes as exasperation filled him. “This human is my
leannan
, Conall, and you need to treat him as such. He already has
Mayer
and
Fayer’s
approval.”
“They approved you bonding with a human?” Conall snorted loudly, distain coloring his already deep-blue eyes. “I don’t think so.”
Eljin had an urge to throw a two-year-old-like temper tantrum when Conall ignored him and walked over to stab his finger into Zack’s chest. “Our fathers would never approve of you bonding with a human. They’re nasty, backstabbing cowards. They’re not fit to lick our boots.”
“Conall!” Eljin was floored by Conall’s words. He’d never heard his brother talk in such a way. His brother had never showed a hatred for humans before. In fact, Eljin thought he was always kind of partial to them.
Why would Conall act this way now?
“Conall, what’s wrong with you?”
“I’m not going to let some flea-bitten mongrel bond with my baby brother.”
Zack crossed his arms over his chest. “I don’t believe that’s up to you.”
“Want to bet on that?” Conall sniped as he turned to glare at Eljin. “I’m next in line for the throne. If you don’t think that means I have the clout to declare your bond invalid, you’re wrong.”
“Conall, no!” Eljin’s heart beat frantically. Fear and anger knotted inside him as his gaze darted back and forth between the two formidable men. There was obvious tension radiating between them. Eljin grabbed at Conall’s arm. “Please—”
He cried out when Conall pushed him away. He tripped over the long sheet and fell to the floor. Before he could look up he heard a loud roar. The next thing he knew he was crawling out of the way as Conall and Zack grappled together.
Fear choked Eljin. Two people he cared about were fighting. Fists were thrown, legs kicked out, blood hit the floor. Overcome with the horror of the situation, Eljin jumped to his feet and raced out of the room, yelling for his fathers.
People came running from all directions but Eljin didn’t stop until his
fayer’s
arms wrapped around him. “Eljin, son, what’s wrong?”
“In my quarters.” Eljin panted heavily as he pointed back toward his room. “Conall and Zack are fighting.”
His
fayer
pushed Eljin into the waiting arms of his
mayer
and ran down the hallway. Eljin sobbed, tearing himself away from his
mayer
and ran after his
fayer
. He reached the door to find his
fayer
filling it, sounds of laughter coming from inside.
Eljin pushed past his father, skidding to a stop when he found Conall and Zack on the floor, both of them laughing their asses off. He didn’t see what they had to laugh about, each of them were covered in bruises, scrapes and scratches.
“What in the hell is going on?” Eljin snapped.
Conall waved at Eljin, laughter overcoming him. Zack wiped the back of his hand across his mouth, wiping away the blood from his split lip. Eljin gave in to the anger filling him and stamped his foot on the floor. He was barefoot and it barely made a noise but the action relieved
some
of Eljin’s stress.
“I want to know what in the hell is going on here.”
“I wouldn’t mind knowing that myself,” Gavril stated. “It seems you two boys had quite the introduction.”
“I just wanted to see if Zack was fit to be my baby brother’s
leannan
,” Conall said. “I had to make sure he could protect Eljin.”
“So you called him a flea-bitten mongrel?” Eljin asked loudly, planting his hands on his hips as he sent both men his angriest glare.
“I think it was more my pushing you out of the way that got him rather than the words,” Conall said. He glanced over at Zack. “He seemed to put up with all of the things I called him up until that point.”
“Well, duh.” Zack snorted, “He’s pregnant. You could have seriously injured him or the baby.”
“Pregnant!” Conall shouted. His gaze snapped to Eljin then down to his stomach. “You’re carrying?” He jumped to his feet, all signs of his earlier laughter gone from his face. “Are you okay? I didn’t hurt you?”
“Yes, you hurt me!” Eljin snapped. “You called my
leannan
names and hit him.”
“Eljin, I swear, I was just trying to see what type of man he was. I never meant a word of what I said.”
“Then you shouldn’t have said it.”
Conall shot a desperate look at Gavril but Eljin wasn’t about to let go of his anger. He’d been treated like a child by his brothers all his life. They needed to understand he was perfectly capable of taking care of himself and finding an honorable man.
“I’d like you to leave my quarters,” Eljin said quietly, folding his arms over his chest.
“Eljin, I—”
“Now!” Eljin almost gave in to the miserable look that crossed Conall’s face until he saw the bruises on Zack’s face again. His anger returned with a vengeance. Eljin gripped the sheet wrapped around his body to keep from attacking his brother.
“Okay, Eljin, I’ll leave if that’s what you want.”
“It is.”
Conall looked like he was about to say something, his mouth opening, but then he turned and walked out of the room. Eljin let out the breath he’d been holding and walked over to squat next to Zack. He hesitated as he reached out to touch the cut on Zack’s lip.
“Does it hurt?”
Zack grabbed his hand. “Eljin, you need to forgive your brother. He was just trying to make sure I’m capable of taking care of you. He obviously loves you a great deal.”
“If he loves me so much then he needs to let me grow up.”
Zack chuckled then groaned as the cut on his lip split again. He wiped at it then looked back at Eljin. “You know he didn’t mean any of the things he said, Eljin. He admitted as much. And no matter how old you get you will always be the baby in their eyes. Be thankful that you have a family.”
Eljin frowned as he remembered Zack telling him he had grown up in an orphanage. He sat back on his heels, his stomach sinking. “I guess. He just makes me so mad when he treats me like a child.”
“You’re not a child anymore, Eljin.” Zack’s face turned red and his voice lowered to a mere whisper. “You proved that more than adequately a little while ago.”
Zack climbed to his feet, one hand grabbing the sheet around his waist, the other reaching down to pull Eljin up. “I think you should go talk to your brother. Family is too precious to give up over a little fight. I’ll go check on Rocky and Doc while you do, okay?”
“Yeah, that might be a good idea.” Eljin grimaced as he started for the door. The smirks on the faces of his fathers didn’t set well with him. In fact, it only confirmed that he was acting like the child he protested he wasn’t.
“Uh, Eljin, do you think you could wear more than a sheet when leaving our room?”
Eljin stopped, his cheeks heating as he realized he was only covered in a thin sheet. “Yeah, that might be a good idea too.”