Bonded

Chapter Seventy

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India

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I had wasted no time dressing myself... Or... rather I am telling myself I did things with swift haste, though Jian's cheeky smile and sideways glances at me as we finally leave the room moments later than everyone else... My robe carefully smoothed down and my hair left mostly loose with just the strange around my face pulled back properly.

It isn't what I would choose to wear during a courting... No, I think it would be more appropirate if I was dressed in finery somehow to be courted by two palace guards, some jewelry or a hairpin that catches the eye...  But I suppose that thought had never  occurred to me that this could even be a possibilty... I never understood love before arriving here... And while this palace has certainly started giving me the answers I had so badly craved... So many things go unanswered...

But whether or not my sweet husbands find me beautiful this morning is not one such question, the look in Ronin's eyes as he catches mine while discussing something with Master Qiao nearly makes me take a step back causing both Jian and I to stumble...

The flames I find there only getting fanned into igniting even more as I find a strong and familiar set of arms steadying me as they wind around my waist and tug me closer, a kiss being pressed to my cheek as soon as I settle against the warmth of our Kavya... His lips traveling in a smile as he glides them lightly down my cheek so that he might explore my neck... The shivers he elicits not missed by anyone here in the hall with us, I'm sure as he chuckles, "As lovely as you are now... I think I prefer you in your bedclothes, Darling."

It is a bold enough whisper to bring my beast to the surface, an unplanned chirp escaping me with a puff of smoke that only further serves to deepen the flush of my cheeks as I relax against the man who adores me, our husband keeping a close and keen eye on the two of us as we give ourselves just the slightest reprieve of our shared nerves.

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Kavya

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"It only I could wear them all day for you, my L-love." It's almost as if India always knows how to steal all of the breath out of my body at once, just like he did when I first spotted him ease dropping on Ronin and I in the library...

The very idea of him staying in a state of undress just for me... The thought is so tempting that most other thought leaves my brain... My lips finding their way back to India, the kiss I place right behind his ear making such a delightful shiver chase the pleasure of it down his spine... His body trembling just slightly as I chose to let my mouth wander instead of pulling away so that I might show him exactly how much I enjoy that thought... My hands drifting from his waist to his hips, out here in the hall, clear as day.

When Qiao had managed to slip it into our faux scolding once he got close enough to pretend to scold us quietly he had been very clear... Let ourselves get carried away. The more people think we are simply too enamoured with India to worry over anything else the better.

Often, most try to look away from courting couples to give them private moments outside of the nesting that is so very cherished among our kind, so the more public affection we display... The more likely we are to go unnoticed.

No one will be staring too hard at my hair or any possible fading or fresh growth if they realize I'm investing a massive amount of time and energy into making my pretty little wife chirp for Ronin and I...

It means...

That if I were to guide India's hips back towards the bulge in my trousers just enough for him to feel the desire there... And just enough... For Ronin to stare with his mouth hanging open as I nip and kiss my way all over the smooth creamy skin of India's throat... The very sight of us enough to cause him to abandon Master Qiao entirely, the look in his eyes one that always makes my toes curl... A chuckle overtaking me as he finds himself finally privy to the soft whimpers and chirps India is trying so hard to suppress for the sake of decency as he squirms under my affectionate hold.

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Ronin

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Walking away from Master Qiao while he's mid-sentence is rude, and I am fully aware of that fact...

But even if I stayed, there would be no way I could actually hear him or even pay attention... Not when Kavya seems so committed to putting on a show for me with India so... so entranced by his touch that he can't even keep his eyes open, his hands unsure of what to do or where to rest...

There is hardly any space between us, but it still takes too long to reach them, each of my hands knowing to be gentle and firm with India, but rough with Kavya, just as he likes me to be, as I corner the two living breathing halves of my heart into the small alcove next to India's bed chamber door where Kavya has all but nestled them... The hitch in India's breathing not unnoticed by either Kavya or myself... My hands find the names of both their necks for a short caress before taking handfuls of hair... Kavya's still somewhat plaited, perfect for the kind of grip he begs for... India's lovely and flowing softly between my fingers...

"You two thought it wise to tease me?"