Royalty Burning

Chapter 5: Decisions and Choices

~Desire~

There was a conversation happening at the door. Jean sat next to me. I noticed how alert he became. At one point he looked at me confused. "What?" I asked.

He just shook his head.

"Does she know?" Is he talking about me?

"Not everything yet. I showed you the courtesy of waiting to explain and my mother finishes going over the prophecy." Flambé said standing tall. I still couldn't see the other guy he talked to.

"Prophecy?" A deep voice questioned.

"Yes. You didn't know? Come sit in the living room. Coffee and food are already provided. We are going to go over a lot of information. We'll probably be up all night."

"Ok Jackson Whitetail and Flambé Boucher, I am not a young woman and I'm getting older waiting for you men. Get in here now." Louise said. For alphas they moved very fast to get to their seats. They both looked like chastised children.

Flambé spoke first. "Oh just to let you know, your uncle is planning to challenge you for your pack. He said he has followers."

The guy named Jackson laughed. My heart stuttered and I actually got wet as his deep voice answered after. "Oh I know. His followers are dead. He's next." Flambé and Jackson inhaled and looked at me. I instantly blushed. "Desire." Jackson said in a deep husky whisper.

"Do I know you?" I asked cautiously. I didn't want to seem too interested in the guy. Flambé would kill him and punish me. Another flow of wetness came out. Flambé growled.

"I met you when you were a month old. I was 5 at the time. My father was the alpha and made a deal with your mother and father. It happened after I smelled you and knew you were my mate."

"Wait… What?" I looked at Flambé in shock. "I thought there was only one true mate?" Jackson looked at Flambé too.

"Mom, I think you should start telling us about this prophecy."

"In most cases Desire, you are right. But the Romanian bloodline was always a triad. You and your mother are from that line. You have two true mates."

Jackson's eyebrows shot up. "How is this possible?"

"Desire is the returning queen."

"Wait you mean the old wife's tale of the Carpathian Queen?"

"It's not an old wife's tale. I can prove it."

"How?" Flambé and Jackson said together. My heart was pounding.

"Desire, I need some of your blood. I'll also need some venom excreted during s*x to show more proof." I was starting to think Louise was crazy. I wouldn't say it about her out loud because of Flambé. "I'll start with your blood now." She blurred and I felt a sting in my pointer finger. She pushed on the sides to produce more blood and put it on a slide. "Everyone with active wolf genes come look."

Flambé stood up first and looked. "Is this what inactive wolves blood looks like? It's different from the others I have seen."

Jackson got up then. He looked at the slide interested. "Ok that only proves that she's an inactive wolf. It doesn't prove she has more than 1 mate or that when she's activated she'll be the person from that tale."

Louise shook her head. "You know, for a man born of the Cherokee and Blackfoot you are a very skeptical man. Look closer at the inactive cells Jackson."

I'm starting to feel like they're just talking about me instead of talking to me. I just seem to be watching a tennis match the way my head is moving.

He stood up again and looked. "The cellular structure is a little different. But the rest I can't agree to."

"I could just mark her without you." Flambé growled.

"The. Hell. You. Will!!!" Jackson growled baring his canines.

Flambé remained relatively calm. " She knows me and has already agreed to it tonight. Matter of fact right before I scented you in her house." Flambé looked at me. His gaze softened. "But I knew you'd say that. You can't live without her. So I would think, this little experiment would be more to your liking than what was planned tonight. Then Desire will choose, get activated, and we'll proceed with the prophecy."

Terrance showed up then. Oh Goddess, this is so embarrassing. "Hey Flambé, Desire." He looked around at the others and edited what he was going to say. "I have about half of this project done and wanted to know if you wanted to check it out. I still need to tell Mary the good news."

"Ugh…" I blushed and Flambé stroked my cheek.

Flambé stood up and walked over to Terrance. "I'll check it by tomorrow morning. We'll also discuss business then." He walked Terrance to the door. "Thank you. Bring me a business plan and contract tomorrow. Also give me an estimate in the project you're doing for me." He turned around and as he came in he said, "I'm only asking as a courtesy again but, Desire can I talk to you alone for a minute please?"

"Yeah." I said feeling unsure about everything.

He opened a portion of wall and he closed it behind us. Then he hit the light switch. "I hate you feeling like this. Tell me the truth Desire."

"About what?"

"How you're feeling about Jackson. It will tell me how to proceed tonight."

"I- I don't know."

"I have plans for you in the basement. Should I keep that plan?" He looked so unsure of himself. I rested my hands on his face.

"I'm so confused right now. I don't know what to think or do. This situation is foreign to me."

"Ok. But I want the truth Desire. When you got aroused in the living room, was that over Jackson?"

I nodded my head. "I'm not going to lie and say it wasn't. But I'm not an unfaithful woman Flame."

"Is the attraction as strong as it was with me?" I nodded again. "Ok." He looked defeated.

"It's not Ok. I'm hurting you and I care about you Flame. Did our plan change?"

"Slightly. All of this is up to you Desire. Your only option isn't me or Jackson. It could be both."

"What? How could I do that? I can tell there are a lot of feelings involved on both sides. I'd feel like I'm hurting both of you."

"Desire, regardless we will both just want you to be happy. And if that means both of us, we will willingly give it to you. There would be a first blood scrimmage. Just to decide the way we need to mark you. We would run both packs with you as equals."

"Ok. How did the plan change?"

"I'm not marking you until you make a choice, baby. That's all."

"You don't hate me?"

"Never. I'm so in love with you, Desire. You could never do any wrong in my eyes, to that extent." He looked like his confidence left him for a second. "Even if you choose Jackson."

"I wouldn't choose Jackson, unless I chose you both."

"I'll hold you to that. I'm going to set Jackson and his beta up in a guest house for the night. You need some sleep before tomorrow's meeting. Unless you want to reschedule or cancel?"

"I've already sent out a mass text to the investors that all stocks were acquired. I would like to treat you and Jackson to a special show though."

"How should we dress? What time?"

"Maybe 6pm. The attire is business formal. Suit, tie, nice shoes."

He exhaled and looked troubled. "Do you want Jackson to join us tonight?"

I wasn't sure. "Let's find out how he reacts to what we just talked about minus the basement."

"As you wish, my beautiful mate." We walked out of the room and walked back in the living room. Jackson was pacing the floor. Louise looked like she was studying a fascinating subject. Jackson's beta stood at the ready and Jean watched both of the guests closely.

"Just talk to him, Desire, he'll listen." Louise stated. "Though I think the conversation will be better without the betas and myself. This is between you three."

~Jackson~

"Do you mind?" She asked, looking at Flambé.

"No." He said.

"Jackson do you mind us talking alone?"

"No. If it makes you comfortable, I don't."

"What's your betas name, Jackson?"

"Matt." I looked at her curiously.

"Matt, Flambé has set up a guest house for you and Jackson. Jean please take Matt to the guest house. Louise we will talk tomorrow." Louise simply stood up and walked out of the back door.

Matt stared at me waiting for my command.

"It's ok Matt. Go. If I need you I'll call." Matt sighed.

"Alright Jackson." He walked out with Jean.

I waited for Flambé to sit before I sat back down. She stayed standing. She was wearing a t-shirt and when she'd move I'd see the slightest peek of her shorts underneath.

Flambé watched me, watching her. "Just to let you know she's going to blush during this conversation." He said smiling.

"Ok. What's going on?" I said.

Desire looked me in the eyes. "From what I've been told, I have a choice to make. First, I don't like the position I'm in. I care about Flambé. But I am also as attracted to you as I was to Flambé, when we met."

"Here's the blush. Don't you just love that?" Flambé whispered.

I nodded and whispered back. "Damn it makes me wonder…"

"If it happens all over?" He chuckled quietly. "I had the same thought."

"Are you two done?" Desire said with her hands on her hips. But a smile was slowly creeping across her face. "My choice is one or the other or both. If I chose both, how would you feel about it Jackson?"

"Why did you ask me first? It seems you already have a relationship with Flambé. Wouldn't asking him first, be more respectful?" Flambé looked at me surprised for a minute. Then nodded his head and smiled looking at Desire.

"I already know how he will feel. You're the unknown factor."

Damn I didn't want to have to tell her this or explain it in front of Flambé. "I have been waiting for you for 20 years. Waiting and not being able to be with you almost killed me. I don't know any other wolf finding their mate so early. Have you Flambé?" He shook his head. "Let me tell you. It ruins you. I know this is not a normal conversation and this will embarrass me. But while all the other pack males had girlfriends and s*x, I couldn't. I fought at least one a****** a day, because they thought I was gray or something was wrong physically. When I did try to have s*x…" I just closed my eyes and shook my head. I revealed my greatest shame.

"You couldn't get hard." Flambé stated.

"How do you know he couldn't?"

"You sent me on a tour of a S&M club and I met the mistress. Before I met you, I would have gotten excited. Nothing happened. I got hard on the tour because I was picturing you in the rooms."

"Oh my Goddess. I didn't know that happened. Terrance never told me that."

"No offense baby, but Terrance was selling a s****l experience. Telling you that you didn't turn him on would have ruined the experience."

"Anyway, continue Jackson."

"Desire I'm not a pushover, but I'm ready, willing and now apparently able to do anything to be with you." I adjusted myself.

"Should I have Terrance bring another contract?"

What the hell? "Contract?" Is this some kind of business deal between them?

"Wait until she answers. I won't betray her like that."

"I guess but he needs to know about the fight first."

"What fight? There's a fight?"

Flambé looked at me. "Yes. Me and you. The formality of a triad."

"So sparring more than anything?"

"Yes. I'll go get the contract so he'll understand better." Flambé said leaving the room.

I stared at her. Her face and neck were getting more red by the second. "Desire, you're blushing."

"Yes, the contract." She looked down and blushed more.

"If you don't want me to see it, I'll understand."

"It's not that. You'll need to see it, to understand me."

I stood and stalked over to her. My thumbs grazed her red tinged cheek. "I really want to kiss you, Desire." She looked in my eyes. I could see her weighing me. Slowly, her arms wrapped around my neck and her soft lips gently grazed my own. I gasped, it was like, fire and lightning erupted in my body. She used that second to push her tongue in a start exploring me. It was pure bliss.

~Desire~

A whisper sounded in my ear. "Keep going baby." Flame's lips and tongue grazed over my sensitive ears and neck. "I promised something, but you're going to take his virginity first. Then I will keep my promise." Louder he said, "Here's the contract. Look it over real quick."

Jackson looked down at me. His breathing was labored. "You want me to look at this contract?" I nodded my head and felt my cheeks flush crimson again. "Ok." He sat down with the pages and his brow furrowed. He kept reading though. When he finished, he looked up. "How am I supposed to know how to do any of this?" He asked nervously.

"Great question. You saw Terrance earlier?" He just nodded. "He was her Dom for 3 years and is willing to teach us all it requires. If you're interested."

"Do you need this Desire?" She nodded again. "Then yes, I'm very interested."

Flambé stood up. "I have something to show you both." He led us to the wine cellar and opened a door at the rear of the room. "Through here." There were steps leading down to the basement level. He turned on the light. Below they could make out the carpet on the floor. "It's just a game room. I'm going to tell you Jackson, I know you're nervous. But I couldn't hurt you without hurting Desire. You already know how mating goes. I can't do it and neither can you. So we're going to be friends. It's the only way I see this working in the beginning."

"What do you mean in the beginning?"

"We'll, the prophecy says that once we claim Desire together, there will be a bond. Losing anyone after that will feel like death to the others."

"An actual triad."

"Exactly. Which is why we need the sparring match. To decide who bites from where and what angle."

"Angle?" I finally spoke.

"Let me get you a drink before I explain it to you. Whiskey?"

"Yes." Jackson and I exclaimed at the same time.

"Jackson don't you already know about triad marking?"

"Yes but reading about it and participating in one is different." He said warily.

"True. I never thought I would myself." He handed Jackson and I glasses. "Sip on that baby. Desire set up a surprise for us tomorrow at her burlesque club. It's called 'The House Desire Built.' I'll send you the address."

"Burlesque?"

"Yes. I own several clubs around the city. Strip clubs, only one burlesque club, and five S&M clubs. There's one in every borough. There's more to the business, but that's what's closest."

"Wow so your business is s*x? Can I ask a question without you thinking I'm rude?"

"You've seen my contract. I'm an open book to you. There's not much more hidden."

"When did you lose your virginity?" Now Jackson was blushing and I realized the appeal.

"Tonight." Flame and I answered together.

"So I'm not too far behind here?"

"No. I just have kinks apparently. Can I ask you something?"

"I guess we'll all be open books. Ask away."

"Could you at least satisfy yourself?"

"Could I masterbate? Honestly, only if I were thinking about you and what you'd look like or be like. I've had someone give me head before." She nodded. She was finally feeling the effects of the whiskey.

"Ok, so now that I'm relaxed and barely able to think straight, tell me about the mating."

"We would both have s*x with you at the same time. One in front, one in back." He waited patiently for my mind to catch up.

"So one vaginally and one anally?"

"Yes." He nodded. "I'll make sure Terrance picks up what we need for that. If not, we'll be traveling blind and one of us could hurt you."

"Wait? One of you?"

Now Jackson spoke up. "We switch after we c**, the second time we bite."

"Hmmm."

"It was in your soft limits list. Jackson and I are just going to have to learn to work as a team. That starts tonight."

"What?" I asked alarmed.

Flambé walked over to her and whispered, "I know you love hearing me talk dirty to you. So, I'm going to say this plainly. While he's f****** you, you're going to be sucking my d***. And just so you know, where we're going next is our playroom. Once we're in there you're going to do everything I tell you to, right?" He bit my ear lobe. He spoke up then. "Answer me."

"Yes Master." Jackson just looked back and forth during the exchange.

"Do I want to know what just happened?"

Flambé laughed. "Something I'll teach you later." He pulled a set of keys out of his pocket. He walked over to a dark corner of the room and turned on another light. The door looked like it could have been from a medieval castle. I stroked the door.

"Will it hold? Is it sound proof?"

"It will hold, and your privacy will always be my priority. Why do you think I hid the door over here and made sure there's a secret light switch? Some times I have some of the guys down here." He shrugged his shoulders. "They don't need to know about our s*x life." He unlocked the door and handed a key to Desire and a key to Jackson. "Try not to lose these. I need to make another copy." He walked in and turned on another switch. The room was bathed in a red glow. Jackson walked around. He was looking at everything with interest. "Desire." He said with authority. I turned to him but kept my eyes cast down. "I want you to start undressing Jackson now. We're going to play normally. Is it something you needed tonight?"

"No Master. I'm ok. I'll go undress Jackson now."

Jackson looked over to me. "She doesn't have to do that if she doesn't want to."

"She wants to. I wouldn't have told her to do it if not. Believe it or not, even with us being the Masters, she's the one with complete control. I couldn't force her into anything."

I started kissing Jackson and unbuttoned his jeans. My hands roamed his chest and back. I stopped kissing him to pull his shirt over his head. I pulled his jeans and boxers down to mid thigh. "Please sit." We were by a padded bench, so he sat. I got on my knees and untied his shoes. I pulled them off as well as his socks. "Please stand." He stood and I pulled his pants and boxers down his strong legs. He stepped out of them.

From somewhere behind me, Flambé said, "I want you to look at his body. Study it." Flambé said from the corner. I stood and stared at Jackson's hair.

"Can I take your hair down Jackson?" I lifted my hands to the hair tie holding his hair in a low ponytail. He nodded and I released the band. The curtain of black hair went past his shoulder blades. He took a deep breath as my hands ran through it. I stared at his face. His golden skin and dark hair, made his bluish gray eyes stand out. I looked at his neck and watched as he swallowed hard. My gaze continued down. He was bulkier than Flambé. He has a wolf tattoo on his left peck. His muscles exploded from his body. I grazed the wolf on his peck with my nails. He took in a sharp breath between his teeth. I reached his abs. He doesn't have a 6 pack. There are 10 well defined muscles. He has a beautiful body.

"Stop Desire. Turn him around first." I internally pouted. "I know you want to see his d*** and you will. I just wanted you to wait for now. Especially because he keeps covering it."

I looked into Jackson's eyes. "Please turn around." He turned then.

"Do you want to ask him why Desire?"

"Yes Master."

"Ask."

"Why are you hiding your d*** from me, Jackson? Do you think I don't want to see it?"

"No. Desire, I…" He looked over at Flambé over his shoulder.

"Act like I'm not here." Flambé said. "I'm only giving her a little of what she needs. This is purely about you and her right now."

"It must be killing you. I know it would, if the tables were turned."

"No it wouldn't. I'll show you why. Desire get Jackson to turn around and undress for him."

"Yes Master. Jackson turn to me please." The conversation was starting to get me nervous. I'm glad Flambé believes in me. Jackson turned to me.

"Watch her Jackson and seriously look. Head up Desire."

Jackson looked at me as I undressed. I felt myself blushing. But I kept my eyes on him the whole time. My breathing was labored. I was panting and very wet. "Turn around Desire. Let Jackson see how perfect and beautiful your body is." I turned. "Why did you stop Jackson? She's this excited for you. She wants you to touch her, trust me." Flambé got up then. He walked over to Jackson. "Here." He grabbed Jackson's hand and guided it down my back and assisted him to grab my a**. I started shaking.