Burning Hearts

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Casen

I held Tana close to me. I can feel the thick emotion in the air. To think we will have triplet daughters. My side that is Comet is going wild with elation. Triplets and twins have never been heard of for any celestial female royal or not. I want to press on what more she isn’t telling us, but there is a part of me that is warning me against it.

Tana had curled into me and fell asleep while we talked. I could see my brothers looking at her longingly to cuddle her and take care of her. I get that she is their wife now, and I’m just not sure how to proceed with this. My comet side is not jealous in the least. Even my Casen side doesn’t have much jealousy, but it does feel a little more possessive even in the slightest.

I don’t know what I’d do if they couldn’t control their feelings and Tana couldn’t resist them. Should I share her if she wants that? Can I share her? I just don’t know. I mean I feel like my pull towards Robyn increased too. I just don’t think that I could be intimate with Robyn. I don’t know, maybe hug her or give a few kisses if Robyn and Adrian agree. Sh*t. We need to address this.

Almost as if Drew, Kalina, Callum, Collin, and Solay could sense we needed to talk among ourselves. They all made excuses and excused themselves for bed. Brayon stretched as if he was ready to get up and leave. “Stay. I think we need to talk seriously.”

“What’s on your mind?” Michael asked. “I was just thinking, and I want to confirm something with all of you first before I continue. How much of a pull do you have towards Tana now? Towards Robyn? In a romantic physical nature, I mean.”

“I want them both. I want to cherish them, hug them, kiss them, make love to them.” Orien admitted. “Same,” Brayon replied. Michael nodded his head with agreement, as did Adrian. “It’s as I thought. I feel more attraction to Robyn than before. So, how do we handle this?”

“Would you be upset if I hugged and kissed Tana?” Michael asked. “Honestly, no. Not if she wasn’t opposed to it. I can’t feel jealous over it or upset, especially with my Comet side. Not even much with my Casen side, though I am, I guess, more possessive with my Casen side.” “I feel the same as you brother. My Adrian side is more possessive of Robyn, but I can’t be jealous over intimacy if Robyn allows it.”

We all looked at Robyn since she was awake still. “I desire you all, but I still feel my pull and connection strongly to Adrian. I don’t see myself having s*x with any of you any time soon, but things could change. I only want Adrian for that, but I don’t know. I may hug or kiss some of you if I get the inclination to do so. Does that make sense?” We all nodded.

“I guess then it’s decided that Robyn and Tana will set the boundaries with the rest of us on any romantic gestures. However, as I felt earlier. I think we are all going to be a bigger help for Tana now. She seemed to calm faster than usual with my soothing touch as she emptied her belly. Knowing she is carrying royal triplet females, I am feeling super protective of her in that aspect alone,” Michael said.

“Yes, I don’t think I’m pregnant yet. I think you all would sense it, since she bonded us. I am feeling fiercely protective of her. This had never happened before and whatever decisions we make, our goal needs to be to protect her babies. I may not have a romantic notion towards her, but I’m damn near obsessive feeling on protecting her womb alone.”

We looked at each other and we all knew without words that we felt just as Robyn does. We tried to reason out a little more about our situation before everyone was getting tired. They all kissed Tana’s head and rested a gentle hand on her stomach before leaving us alone in our sitting room.

I get it. I impregnated Tana, but now it feels as if these babies belong to all of us. Almost like when they are born, I won’t be their only father. My brothers will look after our daughters as if they were their daughters. I’m a little nervous to think she is having females. I can understand the feelings Grayer evoked in her memories. Tana is probably everything to him.

I carried Tana and settled her into bed. One thing is for certain, I am definitely marrying her by Earth’s standards as soon as possible. Syndra will never gain Tana’s ashes either.

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I have wanted to stop Tana from doing some of the dancing, especially with other male classmates. Not that I’m worried about attraction on her part at least, but because every time they lift her my heart drops with worry that they’ll drop her and cause her to fall and hurt our babies. Tana has had to calm me in mind link constantly.

Orien has taken to driving us at his insistence to school and back. I can drive if I need to, but I’m still working on learning. Callum has taken it upon himself to set me up with the best driving instructor he could find for me. So, starting next week, I will be taught by a professional, not that what Tana and Orien have taught me means nothing.

Everyone though doesn’t want Tana to continue to teach me. We just don’t want to take the risk on a what if and Tana or the babies are harmed in the process. All my brothers, Callum included, want her kept safe. I think Callum is just protective because she freed him from Elle still.

Orien parked and we all got out. Rhistal and Lyrai have been spending time away trying to search for Elle or Syndra’s whereabouts. They didn’t want to leave, but Tana insisted. She is determined to free her dad. Orien slid his hand into Tana’s as we walked inside the house.

My brothers seem to need to make sure one of us is touching her at all times, it seems. They don’t like her to walk without one of us holding her hand. I think they worry about her falling and want to catch her if that should happen. They greet her every day when we get back too. They hug and kiss her and we’re all okay with that because it is largely platonic kisses from them. I’ve had the urge to kiss and kissed Robyn goodbye or in greeting.

Our wives are well looked after now. That made me smile as Tana moved through my brothers’ greeting. Tana changed fast and went to the training room. She has been working with Robyn, Kalina, and Solay on handling Ayne’s fire. I couldn’t believe she said she is the fire bearer, and she would spread Ayne’s fire throughout all light celestials across the infinite galaxies.

I got in some hard training with my brothers Drew and Collin. After fighting those dark witches and wizards, we know we need to get stronger. We don’t know how strong the dark elves are. We want to be prepared for them as well. That is why Tana needs to control Ayne’s fire as well. She has been practicing switching between each of her flames.

Her red flame is the easiest to pull forward. It has been getting a little easier for her to pull up her white flame. Ayne’s flame, though white as well, shimmers with a glitter-like effect of colors refracting throughout it. It is hard for her to pull forth. We think it is due to the limitations of her human body. None of us are ready to push her to bring her celestial side forward because it honestly exhausts her when she tries to call upon it. She’s still a newborn celestial in a sense and she’ll gain control in time, I’m sure of it.

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I woke up to God-awful noises. Our room was still dark, but I could see a faint glow on the floor in the hallway from our open bedroom door when I sat up. I rushed to the bathroom and Tana was looking miserable as she emptied her belly. I crouched down and rubbed her back gently as the tears poured down her cheeks while she couldn’t stop throwing up.

I started to panic because normally she throws up some and she’s good. She can’t seem to stop right now. I need help. “Robyn, please wake up. I need help. Something is wrong with Tana.” No response. “Baby, stay here. I’m going to run to get Robyn.” She moaned her understanding as I got up and raced for the door. I yanked it open. I was pounding on Robyn and Adrian’s bedroom like I was going to break the door down.

The door finally opened, and Adrian was standing there groggily. “I need Robyn. Tana is. Something is wrong. She can’t seem to stop throwing up.” “I’ll get her. Go tend to Tana.” I nodded and ran back to our room.

I screamed as I returned to the bathroom. Tana was on the floor in convulsions as if she was having a seizure, but she wasn’t having a seizure. Her face was contorted almost in an evil expression. I tried to get at her, but I couldn’t. She lashed out with her hand and clawed my arm with nasty claw streaks down my arm that is now bleeding.

“What the f*ck!” Adrian exclaimed.

“We need to help her,” Robyn said. “She’s not letting us. I tried and look what she did.” Robyn rested her hand on me to heal me. “Do you think Elle is trying to possess her?” Adrian asked. Before we could respond, a deep demonic laugh came from her.

“Jun-O, my Jun-O,” Tana said in a laughing, demonic voice. She stopped convulsing and got off the floor quickly. Tana’s eyes were practically black, and she stared at us with a creepy evil grin made of nightmares. “My Jun-O. I will get to you soon. Think. To my surprise, I will now have two royal females all to myself.” She laughed that evil laugh before she pulled her night shirt up exposing her lower breasts to us. “Though soon, I’ll have these three too.” She groped over her stomach as if her hand belonged to someone else.

“Yes, you will bear my children. I will be the strongest because I will have you all. I’m going to be free mark my words.”

“You can’t have me, Valac. You can’t have Tana or her daughters either. We will defeat you. Tana is stronger than you alone.” Robyn practically hollered at Tana.

Why didn’t I pick up on Valac before? Because something is off. Valac or whoever this was kept grinning viciously and laughing at us. “Do you mean to think that the fire bearer can compare to me?” We all gasped. “Yes, I know what she is. She’ll never gain control before I destroy the brothers and Earth and take you away. You will be my prisoners for all time. Ayne’s fire can be turned to dark as the fire bearer gives birth to my children. She will not spread Ayne’s fire through her babies with all of you. She will only spread my darkness.”

“Over my dead body.” I hollered out without thinking. “That can be arranged, young king. As a matter of fact, it will happen. Ayne showed her your doom. Earth will not survive. You will not survive to reign as kings over all light celestials. Tana and Juno will not give each of you daughters and sons. They will give me daughters and sons.” Valac gloated.

Suddenly, Tana was squirming. “He’s…he’s…not…Va…Valac. Or…Or…Ornias.” “Tana, how do we help you?” I heard Robyn scream at her practically in mind link. “The brothers need to lay claim to me with a kiss of their love. You have to push him back into the spirit world while they kiss me. Comet must be the last to kiss me.”

I didn’t think. I demanded in mind link and ran to my brothers’ rooms to wake them. Orien heard me in mind link, but I had to wake Brayon and Michael. We rushed back to the bathroom. Valac, or Ornias, was still taunting Robyn. I think Robyn was trying to distract him while I gathered our brothers.

“You must kiss her with all your love. We need to force his hold out of her.” They didn’t need to be told twice. Michael barged into the bathroom between Robyn and Adrian. The evil grin was in place. He lunged for Tana. She clawed at Michael’s body as he grasped her face and kissed her with a passion, I would kiss her with. He ignored her clawing at him. His body was bloody and claw marks ran all over him as Adrian stepped in next, since he was the closest.

He glanced at Robyn, and she nodded her approval as he kissed her just as passionately. I realized my brothers had held back as each of them kissed her like she was the only thing that they loved in their lives. She clawed and bloodied all of them. Once it got to my turn, I didn’t go for her lips. I licked her mark and bit down hard. I sucked her mark deeply into my mouth. I couldn’t fight the erection that happened as my brother’s couldn’t fight theirs.

Tana shrieked as if in agony as I tended her mark. She clawed at me too, but I couldn’t feel it. I grabbed at her arms and backed her to the wall and held her there as I ground my body against hers. She is mine and this a*sh*le was going to get the f*ck out of my mate.

I lost time as to how long I bit and sucked her mark. I could faintly hear things going on in the room, but I couldn’t focus on what was being said. I felt strong arms pulling me away from Tana. I felt weak. Tana almost slipped to the floor, but Orien snatched her up in his arms. She was limp and her eyes were closed. Adrian and Brayon were holding me up.

“What’s wrong with her?” I rasped.

“She is fine. I locked her in the room that our celestial souls meet in when dreaming. She asked me to. Valac or this Ornias can’t enter there.” Robyn explained. “She can’t remain there.” I protested. “No, but she can for the rest of the night. She needs to recover. His possession was strong, and I had to fight him hard. I need food and she’ll need it when I wake her up. Let me heal you too.” She reached and touched all the claw marks to heal me.

“Come, we’ll talk as I eat.” “What about Tana?” “Orien and Brayon will lie with her to make sure she stays safe while you and I reenergize ourselves.” Michael took over holding me as Adrian took Robyn. We were weak and she was right. I need food too.