Rose, Charlotte - Bayou Rescue [The Shifters of Alligator Bend 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (19 page)

She turned to Oscar. “Oscar, are you here of your own free will? Do you claim your mate with all of your heart an’ all of your soul, understandin’ all that it requires?”

Oscar nodded. “I am.”

Next, Serafine turned to Xavier. “Xavier, are you here of your own free will? Do you claim your mate with all of your heart an’ all of your soul, understandin’ all that it requires?”

“Yes.”

Finally, Serafine turned to Adele.

“Adele, are you here of your own free will? Do you agree to bein’ mated, and by extension being turned? Are you making this decision with all of your heart an’ all of your soul, understandin’ all that it requires?”

For a moment, Adele felt so scared that she wasn’t sure she was going to be able to answer. She’d spent several weeks preparing herself for this moment, but now that it had actually arrived, it was more intense and solemn than she ever could have imagined. Finally, though, she smiled. She wanted this more than she’d wanted anything else in her life. “Yes, I am.”

Serafine pulled more herbs out of her robes and tossed them in the air. Then she reached out and pulled a strand of hair from Adele’s head. Adele struggled not to flinch or cry out, understanding that it was all part of the ceremony. Serafine pulled hairs from Xavier and Oscar as well, and then put them into a small silk bag that she pulled from her robes. Serafine gathered some of the herbs that had been scattered earlier and put them in the bag. After tying it with purple string, she handed it to Adele, then brought Xavier’s and Oscar’s hands to clasp around the bag as well.

We come here to be gathered, to be bound

And in this binding are made whole

We are joined by heart and hand

We are joined by mind and soul

We are part of water and land

Caught up in life’s turning wheel

Earth and sky keep turning round

Life a never-ending reel

Now beneath the sky we stand

To forge heart bonds stronger than steel

After the invocation, Serafine stepped back, and the triad released their hands.

“This bag is consecrated. It’s gonna bring you strength, luck, and happiness in your matin’. Stand in a circle now. Join hands.”

Adele tucked the bag into the pocket of her own dress, and then joined hands with Oscar and Xavier. Standing outside the circle, Serafine carefully picked up each snake and began to circle the triad. She wrapped a snake where Oscar connected with Adele, where Adele connected with Xavier, and where Xavier connected with Oscar. At first, Adele felt a surge of fear, but she took a cleansing breath to call herself.
The snakes won’t hurt me.
Serafine would never allow that.

As the scaly creatures wound themselves around the clasped hands, Serafine delivered one more blessing.

“May your union be filled with warmth an’ light. May your lives be filled with luck, joy, an’ prosperity.”

When the last word left her lips, Serafine snapped her fingers. The snakes released their tight grips, dropping to the ground and slithering off the boat into the water.

“Now your union has been blessed. The time has come. Oscar and Xavier, claim your mate.”

Adele’s nervousness skyrocketed, but she knew there was no turning back now. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. A second later, she felt Oscar sink his teeth deep into her left shoulder. As her flesh yielded to her mate’s mouth, she began to feel dizzy and see spots. Adele gasped and barely had time to clear her head before Xavier bit down into her right shoulder.

Pain ricocheted down Adele’s arms and back, but it only lasted for a few seconds before it was replaced by some of the most exquisite pleasure she had ever experienced. She felt as though every cell of her body had started to glow with an inner light. The pleasure coursed through all of her nerve endings, made her skin vibrate, and made her cunt start to ache with arousal. The pulse she felt deep inside her began to increase in frequency. Just as Adele thought she was going to slip into orgasm, she felt her body start to change. She saw her fingernails starting to thicken into claws, saw her skin start to take on a green hue.

Not now, not now
. She began to panic, but the more her mind raced and she resisted the transformation, the faster her skin seemed to change.

“She’s shifting,” she heard Oscar say. Though he was standing inches away from her, he seemed far away.

“That’s normal,” Serafine said. “It’s hard to keep from shiftin’ when you’re claimed. You can bring her back down, though.”

“How?” Xavier sounded worried.

“You know how. Trust yourselves. You love her, and you been doin’ this all your lives. It ain’t that difficult.”

“Adele,” Oscar whispered in her ear. “Adele, don’t shift just yet. We’ll teach you how to control it later.”

Adele tried to open her mouth to speak, but she found she couldn’t say anything.
My vocal cords must already be gone
. She struggled as she felt herself begin to shrink down toward the deck. The sensation of her muscles and bones compressing made her panic, and she thrashed in an attempt to stay upright.

“Adele?” Xavier put his hand on hers, and held her up. But even with support, that didn’t stop the transformation. Her human legs began to pull away from the floor.

“Take a deep breath,” Xavier said. “Just breathe, and come back to the present. Focus on what it feels like to be human.”

She closed her eyes and inhaled, concentrating on thoughts of her regular skin, on the delicacy of her hands. After a few careful breaths, the gator in her began to disappear. Before she knew it, her legs extended, her knees straightened, and she could stand. She held up her hands to see that the skin had returned to normal.

Serafine smiled. “Good work. You’re gonna get good at shiftin’ in no time. And now the ritual is almost done. You all know what comes next, right?”

Adele nodded. She wasn’t sure if it was the change or the anticipation, but she was uncontrollably horny. A breeze had picked up across the water, and the sensation of wind across the back of her neck made her skin tingle, desperate for the touch of her mates.

“We’ll leave you to it, then.” In the blink of an eye, Serafine had shifted into her gator form, her robes reduced to a pile on the floor. She crawled off the boat and slipped into the water, guiding the other nine gators off to the small boat which was her private residence.

“Where are they going?” Adele asked.

Oscar shrugged. “No idea, but hopefully, one day we’ll get to be witnesses to a mating ceremony, and then we’ll get to find out.”

Adele was about to respond, but Xavier swept her up into a kiss, and her train of thought disappeared. As his lips worked hers, Oscar unbuttoned her dress, and let it mingle on the floor with Serafine’s clothes. Adele stepped away from the fabric, adorned only by her crown and her necklace.

Xavier broke the kiss and suddenly Oscar’s lips were on her, his tongue sliding in and out of her mouth, his hands stroking up and down her arms. When he released her, she turned back to Xavier to discover that he was also completely naked. He grabbed her hips and pulled her toward him, pressing her tightly against his rigid cock. Rather than kissing her again, Xavier went for her neck, delivering bite after delicious bite to her tender flesh. Adele’s skin raced with energy, and visions of what was about to take place flooded her mind.

“I was thinking,” she said between gasps for air. “I was thinking that the deck of the boat might not be the most comfortable thing in the world. Maybe we could take this down below.”

“Ain’t much below but private cabins,” Oscar said. “And while us havin’ the boat to ourselves for the night is part of the tradition, I got a feelin’ that most folks that live here wouldn’t be too keen on us breakin’ into their bedrooms to complete the matin’ ceremony.”

Adele laughed. “I didn’t mean below deck. I meant in the water.”

Xavier grinned. “Now you’re talkin’.” Without waiting for another suggestion, he climbed onto the railing and jumped into the river. Oscar finished removing his clothes and jumped in after his friend, and Adele followed after removing her crown. As she plunged into the water, chilled in the moonlight that was beginning to fill the atmosphere, Adele felt renewed and complete. The water enveloped her, wrapped around her body like a veil, washing away the last traces of her previous life. Adele realized she was home. This was where she belonged—with her mates, out on the waters she had dedicated her career to protecting. The beads of her necklace glittered in the water.

As she breached the surface, Oscar and Xavier rushed her, Oscar’s hands playing with her breasts, and Xavier’s fingers beginning to tease the swollen folds of her pussy. She leaned her head against Oscar’s chest, leaving her neck open for more bites as Xavier started playing with her clit. Her skin began to heat up despite the cool water, and prickles of electricity began to dance along her pussy lips.

She reached down and stroked both of their ready cocks, savoring the way the water accented the smooth textures. She was desperate to have them both inside her but was willing to be teased just a little while longer. The sensations in her neck and nipples intensified the pressure on her clit, and the pleasure that had been building all night suddenly released, sending explosions of electricity through her body. She tightened her grip around both men’s shafts and felt them throb in her hands, adding to the pulse coursing through her own body. The sensation was so intense she thought her heart would stop, but as the orgasm subsided, she found that everything returned to normal.

“Let’s move to the shallows,” Xavier said as Adele began to come back to earth. “It’ll be easier for all of us if we have something to brace against.”

They paddled over to the shallow water, and the men switched places, Xavier at her back and Oscar at her front. Oscar reclined on the riverbank, and Adele’s cunt began to throb again as she saw his body in the beauty of the water and the moonlight. The water dripped across his skin, running in rivers through the ridges in his six-pack. Droplets fell from his shining hair. The cool light made him look almost ethereal.

Adele couldn’t wait any longer. Swimming over, she settled herself on top of him and slid her pussy down his engorged shaft. Her muscles immediately locked tight around him, and his cock throbbed in the tight grip. She started to ride him slowly, smoothing her fingertips all around his firm chest. He bucked under her, attempting to make her go faster, but she wanted to keep teasing him. Her pussy surged with delight as she watched him writhe beneath her, desperate for more.

A few minutes later, she felt Xavier’s finger pressing against her asshole, beginning the process of preparing her for his cock. She stopped moving, her cunt contracting yet again as she saw the expression on Oscar’s face when she stilled. Laughing, she began her up-and-down thrusts again. She didn’t want Oscar to get ahead of Xavier, but she also knew that neither of them could stand for her to sit still while Xavier stretched her. Oscar writhed harder and harder under her slow movements, and she felt his dick throb harder with every thrash.

Just as she was about to pin him down, she felt Xavier grip her hips. She shivered as his rigid cock slid along her ass. He continued to grind it against her as he placed kisses down her neck and across her shoulder blades. Finally, he eased his cock into her tight hole. After the first inch, he stopped, allowing her a few moments to accommodate his girth. Adele sucked in her breath, the twinge of pain intensifying the pleasure already coursing through her.

Oscar reached out and began to tease her breasts, fondling gently and sliding his fingertips around the nipples. He never pinched or pulled, but kept his touch light to taunt her. Then, Xavier slid in a little farther, massaging her ass as he entered. Again, Adele’s body raced with a combination of pleasure and pain, unlike anything she’d ever experienced before.

When he was in to the hilt, she stopped to savor the feeling of being taken by both of her men at the same time. But then Adele’s cunt began to throb with even more need, and she started to move again, setting the pace. Adele moved faster this time. She didn’t want to tease any longer. They’d been holding back long enough. Still toying with her breasts, Oscar reached his mouth up to kiss her, gripping her lips with his, as Xavier raked his nails down her back, sending electric energy across her skin. Giving each nipple a hard pinch that sent tingles all the way down her skin, Oscar pulled his hands away and then tangled his fingers in her hair and pulled her even deeper into the kiss. She lost the ability to restrain herself any longer. She started pounding into Oscar as fast as she could, bringing Xavier along for the ride.