Page 144 of The Reckoning of Starlight

Vesryn groaned, the sound vibrating through his chest into hers. He bucked, forcing her further onto Fenn, who cursed into her shoulder.

“There he is.” Fenn laughed low by her ear. “Knew he had more in him than threats.”

Vesryn hauled Serenna into a kiss, swallowing her next cry as he ground into her center.

Fenn drew back.

The absence pulled a gasp from her, the sound lost between their mouths. Fenn held her stretched around only the broad head of him, then filled her again in one hard return that pitched her forward over Vesryn.

Vesryn broke the kiss with a choked sound, his hands closing around her thighs.

“Serenna—” Her name tore from him, his grip tightening.

Fenn’s pace quickened. He adjusted behind her, and the next stroke found a sharper angle as Vesryn rolled upward, the two sensations converging in a rush that left her shaking between them.

“Stars slay me, she-elf. You’re going to wreck me.”

She twisted at the waist and caught Fenn’s mouth over her shoulder. Each thrust jarred them apart, and when he found her again, one fang snagged her lower lip.

Vesryn lifted beneath her, dragging her over his hard ridge. Serenna caught Fenn’s lip ring between her teeth and pulled out a growl. Vesryn’s hips snapped upward, wrenching her from Fenn’s mouth. She turned back, caught him by the jaw, and kissed him hard enough to bruise.

Fenn’s claw locked around her hip, hauling her back to meet each punishing stroke. He snarled into her shoulder, fangs grazing her skin.

Pleasure wound tight below Serenna’s navel. She reached back blindly, latching onto Fenn’s wrist to pull him closer. His body bowed over hers. The arm braced beside Vesryn’s ribs trembled, but his hips kept their ruthless pace.

Her release tore through her like sunfire erupting.

She cried out into Vesryn’s mouth, her body locking around Fenn’s.

Vesryn went rigid below her, every muscle straining to hold. Through the bond, Serenna sensed her pleasure ripple into him, Fenn’s gathering behind it, and Vesryn’s own rising to meet them.

Then Vesryn slammed the connection shut.

A breathless laugh caught in Serenna’s throat. She should’ve known he’d wait until he was inside her.

Her body tightened around Fenn, drawing him deeper. He snarled and buried himself to the hilt, each hot pulse drawing another tremor out.

Serenna turned over her shoulder and found his mouth again. Fenn kissed her through the last of it, his breath uneven between their lips.

Vesryn’s hands gentled on her thighs. Fenn severed the kiss, still shaking. His talons had carved furrows through the grass, dark soil ridged around his fingers. The arm braced against the ground buckled, and his weight settled along Serenna’s back, pinning her more firmly to Vesryn. He curved the other arm around her waist and held her there.

None of them moved.

“Stars,” Fenn breathed, his voice in ruins. “Give me a moment to remember how my legs work. We still have a princeling in need of attention.”

Vesryn’s heartbeat pounded against Serenna’s sternum. He remained hard along her lower belly, twitching with every ragged breath.

His gaze found hers. “Please,” he rasped.

The plea struck low, rekindling the ache before the last tremors of pleasure had left her.

Fenn lifted his head from Serenna’s shoulder. “Well, if you’re going to beg, I’ll take care of you.”

One palm snaked around Serenna’s hip.

Vesryn slapped it away. “Do you want to lose that claw?”

Fenn huffed a laugh. “Worth a try.”