"I need a favor, Jakx." The deep raspy voice startled Jakx. He hadn't expected his best friend, Dykstra, to be this deep into the cave. No one came this deep unless there was a freeze.
"Anything, my friend." Even though he preferred to be left alone, Jakx would never refuse Dykstra. Not because he felt obligated, but because the other man extended him the same respect.
"I need you to join Talia and me tonight." When Jakx looked at his friend and raised an eyebrow, Dykstra added, "In bed."
"Now, that's something you don't hear every day. She's your wife, Dykstra. Are you sure about this?"
"Absolutely."
Normally, Jakx would have laughed off Dykstra, but he couldn't. Not now. "I can't do it, Dykstra. Ask anything else and I'm yours, but not this."
"You love her."
Jakx couldn't look at his friend. "From the first moment I saw her. I'm sorry."
"How can I possibly be angry at you for something I'm responsible for?"
"I've tried to stay away, Dykstra. That's why I stay down here." He spread his arms helplessly. "I will not betray you in any way -- in action or thought -- so I simply removed myself from temptation."
"Come with me, Jakx. It's time to come home."
Jakx didn't want to follow his friend. He didn't want to be a part of something he could never have. It wasn't just Talia, it was Dykstra too. He just didn't know how to tell his friend that. Something had changed inside him when he'd spent himself in Dykstra's mouth.
Dykstra seemed to sense his reluctance because he grabbed Jakx's hand firmly and raised an eyebrow as he looked at him. "I won't take 'no' for an answer."
There were many reasons Jakx could think of not to go, but only one thing resounded in his mind. These two wonderful, special people called to him and he couldn't imagine life without either one of them. Everything since the day Talia had dragged him into her room and kissed him, trying to punish Dykstra, he'd known his life would never be the same.
When they reached Talia and Dykstra's dwelling, Jakx was shoved unceremoniously inside by Dykstra and Talia greeted him warmly. "I knew you'd come." Her smile warmed him as nothing else could and his heart melted.
"How could I not?" Jakx looked over his shoulder at Dykstra. "I could never deny either of you anything."
When he turned back to Talia, she had moved so close to him, his arms closed around her automatically and she melted into him. As her hands slid up his shoulders to his hair, she stretched to touch her lips to his. Jakx groaned before pulling Talia to him more fully and kissing her the way he'd wanted to kiss her since the day he'd fucked Dykstra's mouth.
She was so very delicious. Her tongue darted inside his mouth and touched, tasted, the same thing he did to her. The softness of her lips blanketed him in growing lust, longing... love.
Kissing Talia was all consuming. He molded his mouth to hers, searching for the perfect angle. Jakx was so engrossed in the heady feeling of finally feeling those perfect lips on his once again, he didn't realize Dykstra had removed his own clothing and started working on Jakx's until he urged him to step out of his pants -- boots and all.
It took a little doing, but Jakx managed it. Talia had half undressed when he whipped his shirt over his head. He started to reach for her, but Dykstra's hand encircling his cock from behind Jakx's body stopped him.
Jakx groaned. Other than when Dykstra had sucked him off, Jakx had never touched or been touched by another man. It was a completely different sensation than a feminine touch. When Talia's hand caressed his balls, it took all Jakx's will power not to come immediately.
"Is this what you want, Jakx?" Talia's breath caressed his cheek as she spoke. "Because we've both been struggling with it."
Jakx stiffened. "I won't be the cause of strife between you."
"No," Dykstra gripped him tighter and Jakx groaned. "We've struggled with you not being a part of our love. You've been in our hearts."
"I don't see how this could lead to anything but heart break for me. The two of you are still a couple. I have feelings for both of you. You told me plainly that Lionsblood don't mate with anyone of the same sex. And I can't see you letting me marry your wife."
"It's never been done, but that's not to say it can't happen." Dykstra pumped Jakx's dick a couple of times. "Besides, I don't see as I have much choice. That night bound me to you, and being Lionbound is almost as strong a tie as being mated to a Lionsmate. The only difference is being Lionbound isn't so much a choice as a craving for sex and intimacy."