For some reason, he didn’t trust the old palace. It had always given him a bad vibe, but ever since the day he’d challenged his sire and become Sovereign, he hadn’t set foot in it.
How could he trust those inside the walls when they were loyal to his sire all that time?
Breathing in deeply, Zirene closed his eyes and calmed himself.
They would get through this.
Now that the clan was together again, it was one last thing he needed to worry about.
He expanded his senses, exhaling slowly as he searched for his Nova’s brightness in the moon’s shadows. Like Lunkai hanging in the night sky, her golden flame burned brightly above, in the distance where the nestroom sat.
He ignored the shadows of the other Aldawi who lurked in the moon’s void; his abyss flames didn’t track any threats amongst the others, for he was more substantial than them all. Instead, his dominance had spread across Destima, creating a safer sanctuary for Selena’s citizens.
He wondered how long it would take for him to find the limit to his reach.
Unfortunately, his historians hadn’t been able to recover most of the missing knowledge about the Shadow-Nova relationships that were destroyed by his ancestors when they had first taken over the empire.
The little information found stated that the more intimate a Shadow-Nova mated pair was, the more powerful they would become. Novas brought balance to their Shadows, taming their inner darkness and guiding them home through the void.
If separated, the Shadow would be the one who spiraled into insanity and kept challenging anyone who came across them until someone defeated them by putting them out of their misery.
The Sovereign's mate was called the Beacon because of how bright they appeared in the void. Their power had to be at least equivalent, if not greater, than their Shadows to be able to chase away their mate’s darkness and provide them the guidance that they needed to return to them.
She truly is the most powerful being in the Aldawi empire—and she doesn’t even know it.
Shaking his head, Zirene cleared his thoughts, extended his flame toward his Nova’s brilliance, and merged with its shadows. He gave himself to the void and felt his body fade into its abyss—only to reappear beside his Nova a few heartbeats later.
Instantly, a wall of sexual desire smacked into him with full force, filling his lungs with the delicious scent of his Nova's essence.
In the center of the nestbed, Selena sat on top of her Primary’s head as Odelm kneeled behind her, nibbling on her neck as he rubbed circles around her clit. She moaned in ecstasy as her princes’ heads feasted on her breasts.
Off to the side, Kaede sat against the cushioned headboard in the nude. His hand pumped his hardened cock as he kept his darkened gaze on display before them.
“What have I walked into?”
Kaede glanced up at him and grinned. “I’m returning some of the confidence Selena’s mates needed.”
“By having them ravish her?”
“Something like that,” he muttered as he continued to work his cock. “Now that she’s climaxed, you are free to join.”
“Or we can continue where they have left off.”
“What do you have in mind?” Kaede replied, exposing his neck to him. “I’ll follow your lead since you were the last to join.”
“I believe I need to show her that we can play together with her in between.” Zirene let out a throaty chuckle. “While Xylo has her, go prepare her rear with your aphrodisiac for me.”
“My pleasure…”
Zirene slowly removed his cape and his loincloth as he watched Kaede walk over to their nestbrothers. Then, one by one, they each removed themselves, leaving Selena leaning over onto the bed as she continued to ride Xylo’s head.
Zirene grabbed his cock and lazily pumped it as Kaede placed a hand in the middle of Selena’s back and lined his manhood between her cheeks.
A moan broke out from Selena as Kaede rapidly worked his cock with his hand, filling her with his arousing precum. She clawed at the sheets, thrashing and crying out in pleasure as Kaede carefully lowered himself.
Watching the three of them work together lit something inside him. He needed to be a part of it, to join with her, to make her scream his name and no one else’s.
Hissing, he walked over with cock in hand, ready to sink himself in her folds.
