Free Dee's Hard Limits by Trinity Blacio Page B

squeezed her chin. “Whatever happens between us we will never leave you, Dee. We will get angry and sometimes hurt, but we’re not walking away from you. You are our meru and the keeper of our hearts.” He turned his gaze to Todd. “How is her leg?”
    “The knot is gone, but she needs to get up and stretch it for a while.” Todd released her leg as Talhrn helped her up onto her feet.
    “Shit!” She yelped and would have fallen if Talhrn and Todd were not there helping her.
    “It’s cramping again.” Dee gritted her teeth and slowly tried to walk around the room as both men held her up between them.
    After a few minutes, Dee let out the breath she’d been holding and bent her leg. “I think it’s okay now,” she sighed and stepped in front of Todd, kneeling at his feet.
    “I’m sorry for growling at you earlier. I wasn’t thinking, Todd. Every time he invades my head, it’s like being controlled in a bad way.” She looked down at her hands. “I get so scared that I lash out at anyone around me. I know it’s wrong, but it’s like he knows how to trigger the cat inside me.” She rubbed her face and eyes.
    “It’s like he’s violated me. I don’t really like being whipped like I usually have gotten at the dungeon, but I always feel so dirty and unworthy to be around anyone.” She looked up at him. “Please don’t hate me.”
    He growled before reaching down and scooping her up into his arms. “Little Kitten, we could never hate you,” he murmured before covering her mouth with his. Todd slid his tongue into her mouth. He tasted of mint as he took control of the kiss.
    Up and down he brushed his tongue against hers, her breasts brushed up against his chest and Dee circled her arms around his neck, holding on tight to him. He broke the kiss and stared at her. “I will always be there for you, Dee. All of us will be, but you have to turn to us when you are threatened so we can help.”
    Sitting on the bed, Todd held her as Talhrn took her hands into his. “If something were to happen to you, we’d cease to exist. Once the second stage of the bonding is complete, our fates are sealed with yours, not that it matters. If anything happened to you, it would cripple us. There would be no coming back.” He leaned down and kissed every one of her fingers.
    “Koti will never again be able to enter your head. I’ve traced the path he used and I’ve blocked it. If he wants to try anything, I’ll be there waiting for him. Come here, Little Kitten.” He lifted her up and sat her down on his lap facing him.
    “You’ve had a rough day today and I’m not going to punish you for what happened. But I won’t be so forgiving again if you neglect to reach for us. Understood?” He waited for her to answer.
    “I’ll try, Talhrn. I’ve been alone for so long...” she sighed.
    He lifted her up and stood her in front of him. “You will do it, now come. You need to eat.”
    As they walked through the hallway, Talhrn took in every room as they made their way to the kitchen. “I can see you’re surprised. It has four bedrooms. I did have a basement dug out which is wider than the house and I also have a tunnel underground going to the barn. I couldn’t get rid of the animals, they so remind me of Hope.”
     
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    Settling down at the kitchen table, Talhrn followed Dee’s gaze as she watched Marquis place bacon, eggs, toast, and pancakes on the table. His movements were stiff and he could feel the anger radiating off of him.
    “This looks great, Marquis. I didn’t know you could cook,” Dee said, smiling at Marquis, but he said nothing, just nodded and sat down next to him.
    “Do you want some coffee or juice?” Dee got up and approached the coffee pot, but stopped when she saw that the coffee was already made. With a big smile she looked over her shoulder.
    “You are amazing, even coffee.” Dee opened a cupboard and grabbed some coffee cups.
    “Marquis, Talhrn, Todd?” She held up the