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  The voice was Rene’s, but the words were not. Matt and she exchanged a stunned glance, the sound of water running the only noise in the otherwise still room.

  “Oh, relax, you two. I’m still Renato Fortuna, but I’m that part of him normally kept dormant so he can function as he’s meant.”

  Allegra swallowed loudly. Incredible.

  “And so are you, sweet.” Rene’s godly gaze ran over her body. “I’ve never had such succulent woman’s flesh. So tender, so vibrant. Your treasure more than fulfills my need for worship. And will again,” he ended, licking his lips as he focused on her sex.

  Rene turned his head, concentrating on Matt. “And you, young wolf. Your beast is true, though muted. I could let it out, if you wish, but the struggle for dominance within you would be hard to handle.”

  “That’s okay, ah, Saturn.”

  Rene chuckled, his voice echoing off the expensive tile around them. “Renato truly does not understand who he is. Which is why you, my beast, protect him from himself. And why Allegra will give him the tender love he needs as well. But in giving to him, you give to yourselves, do you not?”

  Allegra started, surprised to be included in what sounded like discussion of the future.

  “And why do you wonder, bella?” Renato/Saturn asked. “Your deepest desire is to remain this happy for the rest of your life. You cannot have such if you leave your men.”

  Your men. She liked the sound of that. But her family, her bakery…

  “And can they not visit you here? Can you not create here? Can you not cook and please others with your skills in Il Regalo, The Gift I have given my people?”

  Allegra nodded helplessly, stunned at the spark of hope within her.

  “Il Regalo will be blessed anew because of you, Allegra, and you, Matteo. Through your generosity my love springs eternal. Make good use of my mortal flesh, for Renato’s will is his own despite my existence. And know you’ve earned the rewards awaiting you outside these walls.”

  Allegra had a brief vision of a small bakery next to the wine store where she’d first met Matt and Rene. She saw herself swollen with child, and saw girls and boys that looked like Rene, Matt, and her fluttering about her as she smiled with love at her men. She blinked and stared into Matt’s pleased but startled eyes.

  Rene waved his hands, and they felt the house tremble. “Ah, that’s better. This place was too small for the three of you. And with that said, I must go. Keep our streets alive with joy and life, and protect those you care about. I’ll see you both again next year.” The blue in Rene’s eyes resurfaced, bright and sure. “What the hell’s going on?”

  Matt broke free from his shock with a broad, shit-eating grin. “You’re such an asshole. You are Saturn, you idiot. Ask Allegra. She just saw him as well.”

  Rene turned to Allegra, and she couldn’t help but chuckle at his disbelief.

  “So what did he say?”

  The fact that Rene didn’t sound as freaked out as she would have been hearing similar news told Allegra he might have suspected the truth before.

  “He said you’re ours to keep and protect.” Matt motioned to both Allegra and himself, and Allegra couldn’t help the joy that lit her at thoughts of finally securing the love and affection she’d been hoping to find…that she’d been born to accept, she thought with a rueful laugh. The Valente sacrifice.

  “Sacrifice?” Rene frowned.

  “Stop reading my mind,” Allegra said loudly. “And Matt, turn off that water before we flood the house. Now, how about a celebration?”

  She stepped into the tub and sighed with pleasure as the hot water massaged her muscles. Matt joined her, as did a confused Rene. They sat in silence a few minutes, and then Rene spoke.

  “So Matt, you’re moving in the first of the year?” Curiously, he sounded a bit hesitant.

  “Yes. I told you before, I’m living here, with you.”

  “And Allegra? Is it true you’ll be…staying?”

  She blinked at him, stunned that the powerful male who housed a god within him would sound so unsure. “You told me I’d be staying.”

  He scowled, and she and Matt exchanged a worried glance.

  “Renato?” Matt asked.

  He began ranting in Italian, but his words caused the concern in Matt’s gaze to fade, replaced by a spark of sly humor. “What our powerful friend wants you to know is that he’s worried you’ll stay for the wrong reasons. He has no intention of forcing you to remain. His hope is that you’ll want to be with him, with us,” Matt explained.

  “I can speak for myself,” Rene snapped.

  “Then try English, idiot.”

  “Rene,” Allegra interrupted before Rene launched himself at Matt. “I know it’s sudden, that none of this makes actual sense, but my place is here with you, if you’ll have me.”

  He was on her in the blink of an eye, his mouth firm over hers, hungry yet tender as he kissed her worries away. “Bella, it would be my honor to keep you with me always. You and Matt are my heart, my life.”

  He leaned back against the bench and straddled Allegra over him, kissing her deeply as he trailed a hand down her belly and between her folds.

  “Don’t forget me, amore.” Matt joined them, teasing his hands over her ass and into her anus, thrusting his finger in the hole he’d taken only the day before. With his other hand, he reached around her body and played with her breasts, pulling at her nipples while he plunged deeper and harder into her ass.

  “Together,” Rene rasped as he broke from Allegra’s mouth.

  “Together,” Allegra nodded, so happy she could burst.

  Rene pulled her down over his cock, sinking deep, and he pulled her forward. She felt Matt prodding her backside and then he was sliding into her, his entry easy, as if he’d lubed.

  “I find I can increase our pleasure if I think about it hard enough,” Rene offered with a smile, his eyes flashing. “Now let us love you, bella, to come in you with all we have to offer. Our seed, our love, ourselves.”

  Allegra teared, the beauty of his words taking root in her heart.

  “Is it too soon to tell you how much I love both of you?”

  “No,” Matt said tightly. “Not since I’ve been saying it and waiting to hear it for three damned days. But if I don’t start fucking you, I’m going to go out of my mind.”

  Rene laughed, and they began moving, the graceful union of three souls meeting in the pounding flesh writhing between them.

  Allegra felt full, her anus stretched, her womb pulsing with the need for more. And then their tempo increased, and she felt herself reaching for the end. With a tumultuous cry she burst as all three of them climaxed together, jolts pulsing through her clit and ass.

  When she caught her breath, she settled against Rene’s chest, Matt still snug inside of her as he leaned closer.

  “So this is what Il Regalo’s all about,” she said with a sigh. “I approve.”

  “So glad.” Matt nuzzled her neck and met Rene’s lips with his own. “Because as the Lord of Misrule, I still have one more day where I’m in charge of everything. And I’ve been sadly lacking where the town’s concerned.”

  Matt pulled out and moved to sit next to Rene.

  Rene shook his head. “Don’t worry. The mayor has things in hand. Everyone knew this was a special year for the town. I’m sure they’re on pins and needles, wanting to know if Il Regalo found favor this Saturnalia. What will you tell them, il mio cuore?”

  My heart resounded in Allegra’s mind.

  “That the Lord of Misrule has not yet been satisfied.” Matt suddenly looked very serious, and Rene frowned.

  “Why not?” Allegra worried that she’d done something wrong. She was, after all, the new one in their unique relationship.

  “Oh, don’t worry, love,” Matt said, kissing the worry from her lips. “It’s not you, but him that displeases me.”

  Allegra didn’t think Rene’s brows could draw any closer as he scowled. “What? You know
I love you.”

  “You, amante, have yet to present yourself for my possession. Get out of the tub on your hands and knees. And we’ll show Allegra what it really means to be dominated.”

  Matt took her hand and placed it over his rigid erection under the water. The thought of watching Matt take the ever-bossy Renato made her shiver with desire.

  Rene’s eyes widened, and both she and Matt laughed at his surprise.

  “Yes, oh great lord and ruler,” Allegra teased, shifting over his cock that hardened like stone. “I want to see Matt give you what you need.”

  Rene groaned and began pistoning inside Allegra, but Matt yanked her off him with a growl. She laughed and snuggled closer to the wolf she could now call her own.

  “You heard her, Renato. Present yourself for our pleasure.”

  Renato’s eyes flashed, and Allegra felt a thrill at commanding such power.

  “He’s beautiful when he’s angry,” Matt murmured, nipping her earlobe. “But he has a tendency to get even.”

  Allegra turned her head and caught Matt in a loving kiss as Rene grumbled and left the tub, going to his hands and knees on a thick mat over the floor. “It’s worth it in the end, though, isn’t it?”

  Matt’s gaze sparkled with laughter. “Definitely in the end,” he deadpanned before he and Allegra joined Rene for a hearty round of loveplay. Half an hour later, the Lord of Misrule and his consorts lay happily spent, their gift to one another and to themselves one of everlasting love.

  Marie Harte

  Marie Harte is an avid reader who loves all things paranormal and futuristic, but especially all things romance. Reading romances since she was twelve, she fell in love with the warmth of first passion and knew writing was her calling. Twenty-three years later, the Marine Corps, a foray through Information Technology, a husband and four kids, and her dream has finally come true. Marie lives in Georgia with her family and loves hearing from readers. To read more about Marie, visit www.marieharte.com and check out her blog at http://www.marieharte.blogspot.com.