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  My body began to tingle as they placed their mighty hands upon me and tore my wet clothes away, exposing my shivering flesh. It rippled with goosebumps, but heat soon spread through me and the nerves began to settle. Dalton cupped my chin in his hands and kissed me deeply. At the same time Rick’s hands curled around my waist and squeezed me tightly. I was dazed by Rick’s kiss. Their hands explored my body, groping my breasts, teasing my nipples, running up and down my inner thighs and over my stomach. It felt as though they were everywhere at once, as though I was completely dominated by them. There was no escape.

  I staggered back and decided to do some exploring of my own. I let my hands drop down their rippling abs and gulped as I reached the heat of their sex. My hands curled over their erections and I felt a surge of pleasure as I gripped the tight flesh. I ran my thumbs over the mushroom tips and stroked slowly, teasing out low, guttural groans from each man. I looked up at them and a smile played upon my face, as I saw how their bodies tensed. All I wanted to do was give them pleasure and I sank down to the edge of the bed. My hair fell along my shoulders. Their hands slipped across my head as I bowed to them and opened my mouth, kissing and licking them, making love to them with my tongue and my lips. I tasted them and the musky heat tasted sweet upon my lips. I looked up as I shifted between their erections and saw their faces looking down upon me, before opening wide and taking them as deep as I could, coating them both in my saliva, feeling them swell and harden in my mouth. I had never been filled with such a powerful need to please any man before, let alone two men, and I knew it would never stop. I never wanted it to stop. Saliva drooled down the corners of my lips as my mouth was filled with their heat. The flesh blurred together and a knot of tension coiled in the pit of my stomach. It felt as though every part of me was on fire, including my mind. My heart beat frantically in my chest and a thousand fairies danced upon my skin.

  My chest heaved and sweat trickled down my temples. My hair fell over my face and brushed against their thighs until I felt one of them pulling my hair away. Occasionally they would yank my head away and kiss me, but I was so lost in delirium that I didn’t know which one was which, and in a way it didn’t matter, because I loved them both so much. I gave myself to each of them and I knew that it wouldn’t have been nearly as intense if we had been enjoying each other separately. Dalton and Rick shared everything before me, and now they were sharing me too. It was the only way it could be. It was the only way it should be.

  I groaned as I continued to suck, my jaw began to ache but I wanted to push through the pain for the sake of their pleasure. I wanted to give everything I had to them, but then I felt one of them pull away. It was Dalton, who sank down beside me, kissing me, and then went farther. He got in between my knees and spread my legs apart. All it took was the slightest touch and my legs opened for him, as though he was Moses commanding the Red Sea. I watched as he buried himself in me. First he ran both hands up my thighs, which were slick with wetness. He squeezed and then he brushed his fingers over my most intimate area, which made tremors quiver through my body. All this time I was still pleasuring Rick, but my mouth gaped open at the sensations Dalton was giving me. His tongue lapped at me and his hot breath washed over me, causing havoc in my mind. My palms spread on the bed as I attempted to steady myself. I was weakened by the pleasure, my mind chained and shackled, but at the same time drifting free, floating unencumbered. I was filled with a mixture of sensations and my mind didn’t know which way to turn.

  Seeing Dalton between my legs was one of the most beautiful sights I had ever seen. Rick pulled my head back and my body arched as pleasure sang through me. Dalton’s tongue whirled like a tornado and my skin was flushed. I couldn’t believe everything was happening this quickly, but it went to show the power these two men had over me, and the lust I felt for them. My body was an instrument of passion; Rick and Dalton were experts at playing me. Rick dove down and kissed my breasts, lovingly suckling at the hard nipples, twisting and pinching them to make pain blur with exquisite pleasure. My breaths were heavy and frantic and, occasionally, my mouth was muffled by a hot and heavy kiss. My insides were churning and low whimpers escaped my throat. Rick nuzzled against my neck and kissed behind my ear, whispering to me, his fervent, primal groans reaching deep into my brain.

  The men were so strong, and powerful, and filled with passion, that I thought they might shift into lions right there and then. They didn’t, but the knowledge that they had the ability to do so turned me on and I wasn’t ashamed to admit it. My eyes fluttered open and I saw these two men ravishing me. I had no idea how I had been so lucky and blessed, and I didn’t have the mental agility to figure it out. Every piece of me, every part of my mind was so focused on pleasure. It drilled through my body. I felt Dalton kissing me and pleasure bloomed from the middle of my body, spreading out all over me, seizing me in its splendor. I offered the hollow of my neck to Rick and felt his teeth tease my flesh. I was at the complete mercy of the two of them, and I loved every minute of it.

  My body was on fire and I was shocked that they were not burned by the flames. The air was sizzling with the heat emanating from my body. All the pain of the past was being burned away and I was renewed, given new life by these two men, a new purpose where I didn’t have to be beholden to anything that had gone before. My arms splayed out, as a delirious look came upon my face, ultimate pleasure crashed through me as powerful as the waterfall outside, and I almost passed out from the sheer bliss of it all.

  Just after I shuddered I saw Dalton rising. Rick stood back and pushed Dalton forward until his erection was in my mouth again. I sucked and kissed him eagerly, willingly. I loved feeling the heat of his sex inside my mouth. Tasting him felt so intimate, but then a new sensation came to me as I felt Rick’s fingers curling and twisting inside me, trying to beckon new pleasure forth, reaching deep inside me to the most sensitive, secret parts of me. I moaned as I sloppily took Dalton’s cock deep in my throat, dwarfed by the size of him. I reached up and placed my hands on his waist and thighs. I could almost feel the blood surging through him, as everything inside him focused on this one burning area and then it all came out in one glorious rush, the hot liquid exploding into my mouth, settling on my tongue. Like the most powerful drug, I was instantly addicted and intoxicated by it. Dalton groaned loudly as he pulled himself away, but I had no time to collect myself as Rick was instantly on me. Dalton shifted around and wrapped his arms behind me, holding me nice and tight. I used him as a bed and rested against him. My body was limp, so limp that it might well have oozed all over the bed, had he not held me so tightly.

  I nestled into him as Rick came forward, still playing with me. He withdrew his fingers and then took hold of his erection, pressing forward, plunging his body inside me. I whimpered as I felt him stretch my lips and then ram fully inside me, every thick inch somehow fitting in. I groaned and my eyes widened as I felt the rhythm of his thrusts, the power behind each movement. My body shook and my hair fell across my face as pleasure exploded within me once again. It was as though after the first orgasm, the floodgates had been opened and the pleasure just flowed out of me in a constant wave, relentless and unstoppable, so much so, that they ended up blurring into one kaleidoscopic delirium and I wondered if I would ever stop feeling this way. I wondered if I ever wanted to stop feeling this way.

  Sweat trickled down from Rick’s body onto mine. I reached up and felt his body, carefully avoiding the wounds of battle. Dalton kissed my neck and ears, whispering sweetness, while Rick unleashed all his passion and pleasure onto me. Sandwiched between the two men, I had never felt so fully entrenched in love before. My feelings for them swarmed through me and settled onto me like a warm cloak. I watched as Rick pounded me and seemed to drift above myself, as though my ethereal spirit was watching me and smiling upon me. I was driven so crazy with pleasure, that my moans turned silent. Rick was so strong inside me, and his hands came up to hold my body, showing that I was his, but I was Dalton’
s too. I loved both of them, and then I felt his supernova release inside me and my orgasmic, elated scream was as loud as their roars.

  *

  We lay together in bed. It took a long time for my body to recover from the overwhelming sensations that had rendered it limp and mute. Rick was on one side of me, Dalton the other, and I couldn’t have been happier to be with them. The sun was beginning to dip below the horizon and the smell of cooked meat was drifting in from outside. I felt utterly content with the two men and my decision to give myself to both of them. We squeezed each others’ hands and they gave me soft kisses. It felt entirely natural to be with the both of them and I knew I was never going to give this up, not for anything.

  But, it was time for us to go out for the feast. We pulled on our clothes and walked out, side by side. I was proud to be their woman, and to be announced to the lions as their new mother.

  We walked into the middle of the clearing where the fire was at its brightest. Meat had already been shared out between the lions. The stars were bright in the sky and I had never seen so many of them. They sparkled in their infinite beauty and I felt blessed to be in this new world with these lions. I couldn’t imagine how I would be happy any other way.

  “It has been a long day for all of us, but I’m happy to announce that we have found a mother to our lions. We will not go quietly into the night, and we will not surrender our home to any other pride. Ellie has been chosen, above all others, to give new life to our pride, to usher in the future and I’m excited to see where this leads us.”

  I looked out upon the crowd, upon all the people who I was now helping to lead and I wondered if I was truly the person to be the mother of their new generation. They all looked at me with hope and applauded me, and as I felt Dalton and Rick’s presence, I knew that I could be the woman they needed. I accepted my destiny. I stepped forward and waved my hands to the crowd, looking forward to getting to know each of them in turn. They were strangers now, but soon enough, they were going to be my friends, my family. My eyes rested on my parents. I never would have guessed that I would have ended up in the same place as them, but I did. I was handed a slab of meat and took it eagerly. I lifted it up and a chant sounded as I took it in my mouth and tore it apart. The hot juice dripped down my cheeks and I looked triumphant as I took my place at the head of the community, standing alongside Rick and Dalton.

  *

  Celebrations were well underway, as well as a small memorial service for Bruce, as people shared their memories of him. During this point I walked over to my parents, who expressed their happiness that I had chosen to remain.

  “We weren’t sure you would, given how you felt about us,” Dad said.

  “You know what? I think I’m ready to accept that I gave you a hard time for all these years. I was just a kid and I didn’t know anything about the world. It was all about me, but I never thought about what would make you happy. I see now that you never would have fit into the world, just like I was never going to fit into it. I tried to delude myself into thinking that I could have that life, but I can see now that I was meant for something more, for something different. I’m sorry for not seeing your point of view more,” I said.

  Mom and Dad had tears in their eyes as they hugged me and for the first time in a long time I felt their comforting embrace. For so long now, I had assumed I would never see them again. I thought the paths of our lives were taking us in completely opposite directions, but it seemed as though we were actually going to the same place, just on different paths. I had endured a lot during my life, after I separated myself from my parents I fell in love with Andy, and at my lowest ebb I didn’t think there would be any hope for me. But, through it all, I had found Rick and Dalton. They would be my salvation, and I would have their babies. I would give birth to powerful lions and I would teach them all about life and love, and what it meant to be a part of this world, and my parents would be here as well, offering their services as grandparents.

  The feast went on all night and everyone was in a good mood. I met so many new people that I could barely remember their names. All their faces blurred into one and I didn’t know how long it was going to take me to remember all of them, but I supposed I was going to have to get used to it.

  “So, are you sure you’re ready for this?” Dalton asked.

  “Are you?” I replied, arching an eyebrow in a cocky manner. I fell into his arms and rested my head against his chest.

  “I think I am,” he said.

  “I think I am too,” I replied. “I’m glad that you kept chasing after me.”

  “I’m glad that Rick was able to get through to you when I couldn’t.”

  “The two of you do work well as a team. Dalton, I hope you know that I love you and Rick, and I want to have your children too.”

  “I know Ellie. We’re going to have a good life together, all three of us.”

  I looked into his eyes and I believed him entirely. Then Rick came over and I stared at both of them. As I did so I started to get a sense of the future, of what our lives would be like together. I could picture us with children. I saw Dalton and Rick taking them out, teaching them about their culture and how to be lions. I also thought about how I would teach them about the wider world. I loved the feeling that my blood was going to be mixed in with Dalton and Rick’s to create a new generation of lions, and it was all going to come from me. They had been searching for someone like me for a long time. I hadn’t known it, but I had been searching for them, and now that we had found each other we could start to be happy.

  Epilogue

  Returning to the city was bewildering. I had spent so long in the home of the lions that I had gotten used to the quiet and the serenity. Life there was peaceful, with plenty of time to explore the world and focus on mindful activities. I had learned more about their culture and history, and the relationship between Rick, Dalton and I had only grown deeper. The more time I spent with them the more my love grew, and it somehow made all of the pain worthwhile, for I knew that without that pain I wouldn’t have been led to Rick and Dalton. They had given me so much love, and the rest of the pride had been welcoming as well. They took their cue from their leader and none of them showed me any kind of enmity for not being a lion. My parents were pleased that I had taken this role, and there was nothing I could be unhappy about.

  A few months had passed. Not long after we slept together I started showing the signs of pregnancy. Now my belly had a healthy roundness to it and I apparently gave off a glow, although I couldn’t understand that myself, because I just felt nauseous and ached all the time. I found the city daunting after all this time. I looked up at the towering skyscrapers and felt my chest tighten when I walked through a crowd of people. It seemed amazing to me that I could have lived here on a daily basis and endured all of this.

  I walked to the café and smiled widely when I saw Jennifer waiting for me. She leapt up and hugged me tightly, before exclaiming her astonishment at my size.

  “I can’t believe it’s finally happened. Ellie is going to be a Mommy, and all this after you swore you wouldn’t have a family.”

  I smiled shyly as I sat down. “I think I had a few unresolved issues with my parents.”

  “No doubt. So what’s it like? Tell me everything! I feel like you dropped off the face of the earth for a while there.”

  “I know, I’m sorry about that. I just found this letter from my parents and I felt like I had to go and find them and perhaps get some direction back in my life. Sometimes the only place to go is home, and since they’re my home…” I shrugged.

  “Is it just the same as you remember?”

  “Actually, it’s better. I think I can understand them more now than I could when I was younger. Back then I disagreed with everything they did and now, well, I kind of see their point.”

  “So you’re giving up the idea of ever coming back to the city? I’ve been keeping your seat warm at the office. It’s not the same w
ithout you.”

  I gave her a reluctant look. “You know Jennifer, I was thinking a lot about it and I just…I tried too hard to be like you. I was never made for the corporate world. I need to be surrounded by love. it took me too long to realize that. I think that’s why I put up with Andy for so long. I tried to delude myself into thinking that I could focus on my career, but even when I tried my hardest to enjoy it, I didn’t feel as fulfilled as I should have been. I tried for that promotion and not getting it took the wind out of my sails, but it never hurt as much as being alone did. I’m not strong enough to be alone, but I am strong enough to be a part of a family and make myself vulnerable again.”

  “Are you happy?” she asked. I looked down at my stomach and smiled.

  “Happier than I’ve ever been. I feel at ease with myself in a way I never have before. And I can’t wait until this little person is born.”

  “That’s all that matters then,” Jennifer smiled. “I’ll put through the paperwork to state that you’re never coming back,” her words choked in her throat. “Did you come here to say goodbye?”

  I cast my eyes downwards. “I’m sorry, Jennifer. The place we’re staying is…it’s not advanced like this place. We don’t have technology. It’s so peaceful and quiet. We can just be together and not have to worry about any pressure.” I told Jennifer that we were living in a commune. I wasn’t about to let their secret slip. I wasn’t like Sarah. The secret of the lions was my secret now, and we wouldn’t reveal it to the world until we were ready. It felt awful lying to my best friend, but there were times when other things took importance. I wished that I could tell her everything though, about Rick and Dalton, but even though Jennifer would have understood I decided to keep things as simple as possible and focused the conversation upon my repaired relationship with my parents.