Free Van, Becca - Her Norland Warriors (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Becca van Page A

He’d heard it was not something a male wanted to see his bond mate suffer.
    Loki looked up as the door to the bedchamber opened. His brothers walked through and over to the bed.
    “Has Jessamine showed any signs of waking?” Hakon asked as he stared at their mate.
    “No. I have been working on her mental barrier. For someone who has no previous knowledge of this skill, she has done an amazing job.”
    “That is what I was afraid of. Our mate is very intelligent. I can see she will keep us on our toes,” Dagr said with a rueful grin.
    “No doubt,” Loki replied with a smile.
    “Why don’t you go and feast, brother? You have spent a few hours in here alone. You must be bored and hungry,” Hakon stated.
    “Actually, no, I was quite content to watch over our mate and work on her mental barrier. She is such a beautiful female. I could spend years just staring at her and never be bored. But my stomach will not let me stay. I will be back as soon as I have satiated one of my hungers,” he threw over his shoulder and left the room.

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    “Loki’s right, you know. She is very intelligent. We are going to have to try and stay one step ahead of our mate. Otherwise she will have us running around chasing our own asses,” Dagr said with a smile.
    “Yes, I agree. I just hope she isn’t as stubborn as I think she is. She could do much harm to herself if she keeps her mind block in place and us at arm’s length,” Hakon said with a sigh. He began to strip his clothes from his body, moved Jessamine into the center of the bed, and climbed in beside her. He couldn’t contain his groan of arousal as his naked body connected with their mate’s. He watched Dagr remove his clothes and climb in on the other side of Jess. Hakon was worried. Jess hadn’t moved or made any noise as he moved her, then as he and his brother sandwiched her between their large bodies. He thought she would have stirred at least, but she seemed as if she didn’t even know he and his brother were with her.
      “Do you think if we both tried to break through her mental barrier at the same time, we could topple it?” Hakon asked.
    “It’s worth a try. We will have to be very careful we don’t harm her while we do it,” Dagr explained. “You enter her mind first, brother, and I will follow you.”
    Hakon closed his eyes and sent his mind to the edge of Jess’s. He studied her mental barrier, saw where Loki had been working, and began to chip away where his brother had started. He concentrated hard and could not help but feel pride for his mate’s natural ability. He was aware when Dagr joined him, and they both worked away methodically and patiently.
    Hakon became aware of a third presence in Jess’s mind, followed the path, and quickly withdrew. That bastard Drakon was somehow still joined with their mate, and he wasn’t even on their planet Norland anymore. Hakon showed Dagr where Drakon was still connected to their mate, then reluctantly pulled free of her mind.
    “Loki, I need you to come back to our bedchamber. I am calling for the healers. That bastard Drakon is still within our mate’s mind. He seems to be siphoning information from our mate’s brain.
    “Elder, healers, I have found that Drakon is still within our mate’s mind. He is still taking information from her brain. Please, come and see if our mate is being harmed and help us to find a way to get him out of her head,” Hakon projected to the healers.
    “We are on our way, sir.”
    Hakon had risen and pulled his black pants back on, as had Dagr. They were both pacing anxiously, awaiting the arrival of their brother and the healers. The door opened moments later, Loki leading the way to the bed.
    “Sirs, please join your mind with your mate again so we can see where and how this stranger is attached to your mate’s brain. We don’t want to harm your mate’s mind by pulling this man from her mind too quickly. I don’t want to get your hopes up that we will be