Own Her by Jenika Snow
15
Fillip held Mekenna tighter as he flew over to the opening of the cave. All Hades males lived within the safety of the mountains—all but him and his brothers. Although the mountains offered protection against predators, it also gave them the necessary strength and rejuvenating properties to keep them at the top of the food chain.
But the caves they called home were deep within the ground, still having the mineral properties to aid in their strength and wellness, and they preferred to be more isolated from others.
He lowered her to the ground but kept a hold on her and pulled her closer to him. Grabbing the back of her head, he slipped his fingers through her hair and tilted her head back. Staring down at his mate, he took in the green of her eyes, the gentle slope of her face, and the delicate features of her cheeks and nose.
She was a gorgeous creature, and her light-blue skin almost seemed luminescent as it glowed under the flames of the trees.
The scent of fear came from her, but the more powerful aroma was her pleasure of her freedom and her males safe. Yes, they were hers, and she was theirs. Fillip looked at her once more, then leaned down and kissed her softly. He pulled away from her when he heard his brothers approach.
Turning and looking at them over his shoulder, he saw the black blood of the Garangerick beast on their chests.
He didn’t need to ask if his brothers were okay, because they were warriors, alive, and that was confirmation enough for all of them. But Mekenna moved away from Fillip and rushed over to Viktor and Savastian. She started running her hands over their chests, murmuring that she was just making sure they were okay, and Fillip started laughing for the first time in a long time.
Yes, it had been years, decades even, since he felt such amusement. But the looks on his brothers’ faces seemed almost like they were shocked that this female, who they had just met, was so worried about their safety.
“Mate, we’re fine,” Savastian said and smiled.
“Are you sure?” she asked and scanned them over again. “There is so much blood, and that… thing looked like it had gotten you a few times.”
“We’re sure,” Viktor said and sheathed his sword. He grabbed Mekenna and pulled her in for a long kiss. She didn’t protest though, and the fact that she kissed Viktor once more, and then moved toward Savastian to kiss him as well despite all the gore on them, told Fillip she was their mate irrevocably.
It didn’t matter that they had just met, that she was abused and a servant to a motherfucker they should have killed. She was here, theirs, and happy.
Fillip led the way into the cave, his brothers and Mekenna following behind. He moved down the long, winding tunnels that led deeper into the ground, the scent of earth, musk, and dampness filling his nose.
The air would become clearer when they were past the earth and deep in the rock that was part of the mountains. It made up their living quarters and was crisp and had a natural filtration system that allowed fresh, clean air to circulate. The temperature started to decrease, and the farther they descended, the cooler it became, as the heat of their world couldn’t fully penetrate the rock.
The sound of his brothers breathing evenly, and of Mekenna breathing at a faster pace, came through loud in the small confines. The darkness was hard to penetrate, even with the natural gem lighting in the rock walls. It would become brighter once they reached their dwelling, but he knew that for her this had to be difficult and frightening.
She had lived in a world where it was above the land and only knew darkness when the moons rose. Fillip was not used to the feeling of wanting to make sure someone was comfortable and protected. Aside from his brothers and himself, he had never worried about another being as much as he did for Mekenna.
But it wasn’t just the breeding need that had opened up these emotions, but that the female had so openly and willingly given herself to them. These feelings were rare and precious, and he didn’t take them for granted.
They moved deeper into the ground, taking lefts and rights, moving through a few hidden passages to further help in protecting their home. The cavern opened up into their living quarters, and he turned and faced Mekenna.
The cavern had three main housing units, and then another four sleeping chambers. On the right was the sitting area with the hide benches, a fire in the center of the floor that took the natural lava from the ground and heated the interior. Metal shields lined parts of the wall to help disperse the heat, as well as for reflection purposes.
There were tables and chairs in the sitting area made from the bones, teeth, and claws of the beasts on their planet, the ones they killed with their bare hands.
They let her take everything in, and when Savastian stood right behind her, taking in the glorious shape of her round, full ass, Fillip knew the brothers would have her again. She was too much of a temptation, and they’d never get enough of her. Her body was all curves, delicious, and theirs.
She moved around to the main room, looked at the cooking area, trailed her hands over the smoothed stone of the countertops, and then she turned to face them.
“How about we let you bathe, relax, and wash the trip and trek through the forest off your body?”
She nodded at them, and the scent of her acceptance and her feeling of fear left her. The room Fillip led her into was a bathing chamber, large with a natural hot spring in the center of the room, and a small waterfall fed and circulated the pool. He placed his hand under the spray of the waterfall and looked over at her. She glanced from the water to him and smiled.
“It’s beautiful.”
Steam started to accumulate in the chamber, and the scent of the natural minerals had the aroma of the Vexxa flowers filling the room. He grabbed cleansing beads and a hide for her to dry off with when she was finished. When he faced her again, he handed her the items.
“When you’re finished, we can get some food and relax.”
She reached out for them, and when they were clutched to her chest, she looked back into his face, then glanced at Savastian and Viktor.
“Thank you.” The smile she gave them was a little bit coy and seductive. Without speaking, she set the items down and slipped her clothes off. The gown slid to the ground, and then there she stood, her blue body so curvy and glorious that his cock hardened.
His brothers groaned, and the aroma of their combined arousal for this female intensified the scent in the room.
“How about you three join me?”
They moved closer to her, and in a matter of seconds, they were all nude and running their hands over her body.
There wasn’t one inch of her they were not touching, that they weren’t claiming as theirs.
This was their female, and there wasn’t anything on this planet, in this fucking galaxy, that would take her away from them.
