She thought harder on his manner. “You. You were enslaved?”

  He nodded.

  She eyed him, taking into account his physical form. “You were made to fight in games, yes?”

  “Yes.”

  “On Emprom?” she questioned.

  He shook his head. “Other planets and moons. Ewan was as well. Two others from our crew were too.”

  “Raider?” she asked, curious about him.

  Galwin snorted. “He is unlike all of us. It is his story to tell. Not mine.”

  “He was not born to serve, was he?” she asked, understanding dawning upon her.

  A shake of the head was all Galwin offered.

  “And what of Ewan?” she questioned. “The way he looks upon me and the way he steals glances at Raider, are they lovers?”

  Galwin exhaled slowly. “You are most talkative.”

  She held her smile, awaiting answers.

  Galwin gave in. “I believe they have shared a bed in the past. Though neither wishes to only be with a man, they do enjoy time together.”

  Lucia thought more on his words. “And Ewan is not pleased I am here because he believes my presence means he will not warm Raider’s bed again?”

  “My brother’s mood changes with the wind. I would imagine some of his anger at you is because of what you have said.”

  “And the rest?” she asked.

  Galwin nudged the plate of food before her. “Eat.”

  She touched his wrist. “Please tell me. Already I am scared and very in the dark. All that I have known has changed in an afternoon.”

  “Know that I share this with you only because Ewan’s story is nearly a mirror to my own. Our mother was a concubine. Though, because she was not head concubine and because our planet has different beliefs than Emprom, the master was able to use her to find release as often as he wanted, regardless of the state of his head concubine.”

  Lucia stilled, her hand remaining on Galwin’s arm.

  Galwin bent his head. “She had only seen fifteen summers when she was purchased and sixteen when she birthed us. From what we were told, the master raped her for nearly two months straight, keeping her chained to a bed, permitting his guards access to her. When it was clear she was with child, the decision was made to permit her to birth it—if the child was female, she would be raised and groomed to service the guards. A male would be a slave.” Galwin shut his eyes and a tear fell down his cheek. “Twins were not expected. When we arrived, we were whisked from our mother’s arms. The story is that she could not go on. That she believed us born to forty fathers and that we were demon seed to her. She hung herself within hours of our birth.”

  “Do you believe such a horrid tale?” she asked, her other hand finding his cheek as she wiped away his tear.

  “No,” he confessed. “I believe in my heart that she was murdered by the master, for twins were sacred, and should the priests come to question our conception, they would find out the truth, that she had been raped and given to many when the purchase agreement had said she was to be used by only one.”

  Lucia stayed perfectly still. “And life for you was not kind, was it? Your master knew not if he fathered either of you, did he?”

  “No,” Galwin said. “He could not sell us, because if we were his, it would look bad to have his children in servitude. Since he could not sell us, he made sure we paid the price.”

  Lucia knew men such as the master Galwin spoke of. They were beyond cruel. “Manual labor, sexual servitude or gladiator games?”

  “All of the above,” confessed Galwin. “Ewan was a favorite of the head guards to the master.”

  Lucia cried for Galwin and for Ewan, though she had only just met them. Galwin wrapped his powerful arms around her. “Shh, now, my lady. No tears. Not for us. Our paths crossed with Raider and much changed. We are now free and have much coin and gold. We are not the same slave boys we once were.”

  “You allow your tongue to run away from you,” Ewan spat, startling both her and Galwin.

  Galwin stood, facing his brother, matching him in size and very closely in looks. “And you allow your temper and jealousy to guide your mouth. Look upon her, Ewan, she was property there. She would have been used by her master and when he had what he wanted, murdered just as our mother was. Is that what you want?”

  Ewan’s hard gaze softened somewhat as he looked to Lucia. “No.”

  “Then do not treat her as if she is the enemy.” Galwin stormed out of the room, leaving Lucia alone with Ewan.

  She scrambled from her seat and stood against the wall, fearing what he might do to her now that he had her alone. The gladiator males she had known were powerful enough to kill her with one blow. She only hoped Ewan would make her death quick.

  She closed her eyes and began to sing a song softly—one that was for the gods, asking they grant her soul mercy on its journey to the afterlife.

  As something touched her cheek, she faltered in the words and stopped singing, her eyes snapping open. She met Ewan’s gaze, his hand on her cheek. “Do it quickly. I beg of you.”

  His thumb trailed over her lips. “Shh, beauty. I will not harm you.”

  Beauty?

  She pressed herself tighter to the wall, sure her death would be handed to her sooner rather than later.

  “You shake in fear of me. Why?”

  “The gladiators I have known are all powerful. Some have twisted minds—caused from too much death and destruction. Others have known nothing but death. And you are angry with me. I did not mean to develop feelings for your Raider. If I could take them back, I would.”

  His lips turned upwards slightly. “You are thoughtful and beautiful. I can see why he would give up all for you.”

  There was a loneliness in his voice that moved her. Raider entered the room and motioned for her to follow him. She eased past Ewan, but not before touching his hand with hers. He caught her hand and held it a fraction of a second before releasing it and continuing to face the wall.

  The men shared a look, one she’d seen lovers share before. She didn’t want to come between Raider and Ewan. She shook her head. “Raider, no. Not me. He wishes time with you.”

  Raider tipped his head, his expression saying he was hardening himself. “No.”

  Chapter Seven

  Ewan felt frozen in place as he watched the young blonde beauty hold her ground. He’d treated her poorly, yet she came to his aide. His initial reaction was to suspect her motives. He had been born to a life where everything everybody did was questionable and to serve themselves in some fashion. If you didn’t lie, cheat, steal or kill, you got nothing and nowhere. That had been the way of it for him for so long, it was hard to think in any terms but those he’d been taught.

  Lucia.

  She was certainly beautiful, he had to give her that, and her heart seemed true and pure. Like Raider’s. It was easy to see why she called to his friend. She called to Ewan as well, though he’d tried hard to deny as much upon first seeing her.

  Deep down Ewan couldn’t help but hope she was the one for them. The woman who could tie them together and create a union—a family. He found her more than passable and his cock agreed. But could she open herself to the idea of being with two men. Would Raider share her?

  First, he had to make amends for his behavior. It had been out of line. He made contact with her hand. She let him hold it. “You are not a whore in waiting. My words were spoken out of…”

  “Love for Raider,” she finished. “I have not known love, but I have dreamed of knowing it. I won’t come between the two of you.” She released his hand and stepped away, keeping her gaze lowered. “I will go quietly at the next port of call. I will fade away and be a burden no more. Thank you for taking me from Emprom. I will forever be in your debt.”

  “Like bloody hell you’ll leave me,” Raider spat, storming forward. He grabbed Lucia, making her gasp and her eyes widen.

  Ewan pushed between them and shoved Raider back with ease. Ewan’s years as a gladiator left him stronger than most. “Enough.”

  “She wishes to leave me.”

  “She doesn’t,” Ewan corrected. “She sees what you refuse to.”

  Confusion knitted Raider’s handsome face.

  Surprisingly, it was Lucia who answered. “Your love for one another. It is more than merely friends or brotherly.”

  Ewan ignored the look of shame on Raider’s face. He knew better than to take it personally.

  Raider bent his head. “I want a wife. A mother for babes. A family.” He looked up. “I see all those things in Lucia.”

  “As do I,” stated Ewan.

  Lucia gasped. She looked between them, and in that moment Ewan knew she had read his thoughts. She knew he wanted her as a third—as the woman to complete their union.

  Ewan turned and faced Raider. Only two months prior they’d stood face-to-face, naked, touching one another, and now here they stood, at an impasse. “We can be one. A unit of three.”

  Raider’s gaze snapped to Lucia. “This was not my intent. Please do not think I pursued you, tainted you and then stole you away to share you with my crew.”

  Moisture coated her green eyes. “I do not think that in the least. Look upon him, Raider. I don’t think Ewan wants a night with me. I believe he wants forever with you and me.”

  She was right. That was exactly what Ewan wanted. He wanted what Raider always spoke of—a family, a woman to be there after each mission, love.

  Lucia could be that for them both if they dared. Though he only knew her through Raider’s eyes, he trusted Raider’s judgment enough to know it true.

  Raider pushed past Ewan. “I would never force you. You know that, right?”

  “I do.” She glanced to Ewan. “Would you give me time to get used to the idea? Would you let me touch you to know if I respond to you as I do Raider?”

  “My lady,” he said with a sweeping bow. “You may consider me your plaything.”

  Raider lifted a brow.

  Ewan grinned. “A man would be a fool not to allow one such as her to do as she wishes.”

  “True enough,” Raider returned. “She is magnificent, isn’t she?”

  “Yes,” Ewan said, admiring Lucia.

  “I plan to learn every inch of her.” Raider covered her mouth with his and the scene was so erotic that Ewan couldn’t help but get hard watching. It was clear the two of them enjoyed the touch of one another. How could they not?

  Ewan ached to touch Raider. It had been just over two months since he’d found release of any kind. He’d not gone planet-side and used a whore to handle his needs. He needed Raider, and the more he was around Lucia, the more he knew he needed her as well.

  Raider’s tongue laced with hers and they moaned into one another’s mouths. Desire slammed through Ewan. He touched the front of his trews, his cock hard and throbbing. Raider trailed a hand over Lucia’s neck as they lost themselves in one another. They seemed to forget he was even in the room.

  He could have left. It would have been the right thing to do. Right be dammed. Instead, he eased a hand down the front of his pants and grasped his cock. Raider freed Lucia from the top of her tunic, and her breasts spilled out and into Raider’s hands.

  Ewan yanked himself away from the scene and went to the exit doors of the mess. He was about to leave when Lucia’s soft moans of delight held him in place. He found himself keying in a lock code on the door rather than leaving. Turning, he faced the lovers.

  Lucia’s green gaze found Ewan. She looked sexually intoxicated. She put out her hand to him, beckoning him. He hedged in her direction, waiting for Raider’s rejection. When Raider turned, his gaze full of lust as well, he grinned. “If my lady wants you to join in, then by all means, join in.”

  Ewan knew an olive branch when he saw one. Lucia took his hand in hers, drawing him close. She tipped her head. “Go slow. Please.”

  “Yes,” he whispered, wanting desperately to kiss her.

  Raider eased aside, allowing him near Lucia. Ewan dipped his head, his lips hovering over Lucia’s. She pressed hers to his and touched his chest. He couldn’t stop his hands from roaming to her exposed breasts. They fit perfectly in his large hands. His cock wanted more.

  Raider’s hands eased over Ewan’s shoulders at first and then down his back. With a slap to the ass, Raider chuckled. “Never thought I’d see this day.”

  Ewan reached out and caught Raider by the back of the neck. He drew the man close and then kissed him passionately. Lucia slinked down the length of Ewan as he assaulted Raider’s mouth with his tongue. She boldly freed his cock from his trews and went to her knees before him. She gasped at the sight of his cock and manly pride welled in him.

  As her lips closed over the tip of his cock, he jerked harder on Raider, kissing him more and more. Ewan grabbed Raider’s clothed cock, finding it hard and wanting. He stroked it through Raider’s pants and smiled against the man’s lips as Lucia began sucking on his cock. Damn, her mouth was gifted. She added her hands and he nearly lost control and released his seed as if he were a randy boy instead of a man of thirty years. A seasoned warrior. A past sex slave.

  Raider cupped his face with more pressure than needed, but Ewan liked knowing Raider was challenging him. Liked the fact they were both alpha males. Ewan thrust his hand down Raider’s pants and grasped his cock. He pumped the length of it as Lucia worked her magic upon his own cock.

  Raider stepped away fast and then cast a sly smile in his direction. He hurried out of the mess, leaving Lucia on her knees in front of Ewan. Ewan ran his hands into her blonde hair and took control of her head, moving her up and down the length of his cock, faster and faster.

  She looked up at him and he felt the ice around his heart giving way. His balls tightened and he pulled his cock free from her. She whimpered and he surprised himself by peeling his clothing off layer by layer and tossing it aside. He stared down at her, her tunic undone to her waist. She was a sight of beauty.

  He eased over her, spreading her out on the floor of mess hall. It wasn’t sexy. It was raw and primal, just like he was. He wanted inside her and he wouldn’t wait another second. Lucia opened her legs for him, her tunic bunching around her waist, revealing her cleanly shaven pussy to him. He touched her wet cunt and pushed a finger into her, noting instantly how tight she was. She whimpered as he added another finger and he dipped his head, his lips covering hers.

  They kissed as if they had been lovers forever and as if they trusted one another fully. She moved her hips, riding his fingers, her pussy holding firm to them. The mess bay doors opened and Ewan growled. He didn’t want to be interrupted.

  Raider laughed as he locked the doors. He held up a bottle of lubricant and winked. Ewan nodded.

  “We should move this to my quarters,” Raider said.

  “No,” Ewan countered. “We fuck and claim her here and now. I want in her. I can’t wait.”

  “She has that effect on men,” Raider said, slinking up behind Ewan. Raider undressed and then stroked his cock as Ewan continued to finger Lucia.

  “Yes or no?” Ewan asked of her.

  She blinked and then tugged at his shoulders, pulling him down to kiss her. It was all the answer he needed. He put his cock head to her entrance and knew once he entered this woman, life would never be the same.

  Chapter Eight

  Lucia’s back screamed out in protest as Ewan began fucking her on the unforgiving floor, but she didn’t care. All that mattered was the stretching, the pulling, the pleasure emanating from her pussy. Ewan pushed deeper and deeper into her with aching slowness. She knew it was for her benefit, but she wanted it hard and fast from him. She wanted him feral.

  “Fuck me,” she pleaded.

  He and Raider laughed.

  Lucia watched in awe as Raider leaned over Ewan, kissed the man’s shoulder and then laid his body against Ewan’s. She felt no additional weight upon her, a testament to Ewan’s strength. He eased his cock into her until she was sure she’d burst.

  He kissed her and she lost herself in him. Partway through the kiss, Ewan stiffened and then thrust harder into her. She gasped, opening her eyes to see Raider behind him fully, thrusting, his pace matching Ewan’s. She knew then Raider’s cock was buried deep in Ewan. The idea turned her on more.

  She had two men above her.

  She touched Ewan’s face and returned to kissing him, doing her best to counter his movements as she pulled pleasure from his body. He felt so good inside her, filling her so full she wasn’t sure how much more she could take.

  Raider grunted, fucking Ewan with an urgency, a need.

  Ewan, in turn, transferred that same urgency to her. He pounded into her until she was on the verge of coming. Her orgasm tore through her, bringing with it cries of passion. She let go and for a second saw nothing but blackness as her head grew light from it all.

  Ewan roared, as did Raider. Ewan held firm inside her and she knew he’d found release. From the expression on Raider’s face, he had as well.

  In that moment Lucia knew she had experienced something wonderful. She closed her eyes, exhaustion winning out, taking her thoughts from the hard floor.

  Ewan chuckled as he and Raider eased off her. “Our woman needs rest.”

  “Bring her to my quarters. We’ll bathe her and then rest together,” Raider said.

  Lucia couldn’t keep her eyes open as Ewan lifted her. She put her head to his chest and gave in to sleep. She came awake somewhat in the particle chamber. Raider and Ewan were in it as well, cleaning themselves along with her. She nodded off, trusting the men fully.

  When she stirred again, she found herself in a large bed. Red sheets and blankets covered it. She twisted to the left and found Raider there, watching her, a smile upon his handsome face.

  “Thank you for what you did,” he said. “You did not have to do such a thing.”

  “Ewan?”

  Raider nodded his head and looked past her. She glanced over her shoulder to find Ewan on her other side, his gaze locked upon her.

 

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