Chapter 28: Continuing The Road Trip
[Maximus Westphall-Bennett POV]:
A grey 2010 Mazda CX-9 SUV drove onto the US-101 North from the I-5, looping around the Olympic Peninsula until it passed a sign that read:
["The City of Forks Welcomes You"]
"Finally! We're here," Kai's voice sounded from the back seat, as his form propped itself forward on the center console, watching as Max pulled off the main road, heading in a specific direction. "I am still curious — Why are we here exactly? You never did say."
"It's obviously a scheme of sorts," a voice that would've startled everyone with its suddenness but now startled no one sounded from the very back row of seats behind Kai — Sebastian, who appeared to be reading some kind of booklet in a car, of all things. "With this lover of yours, it's always plans and schemes — Not that I'm against anything you do, luv. Your wit has always been as sharp as your beauty, Maximellus."
He said that last part looking directly at Max through the front mirror, making Max grin, though it was more in amusement than a genuine smile — Or, perhaps, a bit of both. "You know, you cannot flirt your way to make me un-dessicate you quicker, Seb… Especially if you don't mean it, sweetie."
Max muttered that last part, but everyone in the car pretty much heard it.
"Who said I don't mean it, luv?" Sebastian asked, looking up from his booklet again, eyes darkening with desire. "Undessicate me now and I'll give you a night and day to experience euphoria."
Max ignored him, choosing to hum a rhyme to a song no one present was familiar with. It was an Ambient/Alternative cover variant of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Malia J.
"Dude, at this point the only one present who's scheming is you, which is ironic, considering—," Kai gestured to all of himself before continuing. "Besides, Maximus' virginity is Kol's to take. We've all been over this."
Sebastian rolled his eyes in mild annoyance.
"Of course it is. It's always about Kol. Why does he get to be the one to take Maximellus' maidenhood? Why can't I?"
"Well, for starters," Kol finally spoke from the front passenger seat without opening an eye or uncrossing an arm from over his chest. "I have a physical body."
"Touché," snorted Sebastian. "But tell me, Mister Original vampire, why haven't you done it yet?"
"The right time has yet to appear," Kol said simply. "And until it does—" Kol opened a darkened gaze, attempting to burn a blaze along the side of Maximus' face as he spoke. "No one is allowed to take it before me. I don't care that you'll have yourself a den of men around you to call your own, Maxi, but I will be taking this — Because in the end, you're mine. You can be theirs, but first and foremost, you're mine. Got it?"
Max said nothing, his grin weak and unconvincing as he swallowed audibly with a suddenly dry throat. His heart was racing like a jackrabbit. He decided to pay attention solely on the road, even as his knuckles shook in anticipation and what smelled to everyone as arousal wafted through the air of the small car.
Kol took his in-answer as answer enough, smirking to himself as he resettled into his previous position, eyes closed, arms crossed over his chest as he relaxed into the seat once more.
"So you're just okay with being claimed like this? What am I saying? Of course you are. How can you be so powerful a witch and yet so trapped in the claws of such dangerous men — And willingly, at that?," Sebastian rolled his eyes, not expecting an answer. If he were honest with himself, Sebastian would even say that such an indulgent mindset was an attractive factor in bed. Instead, he acquiesced to the status quo. "Fine. Kol can have your first time, but your second is all mine."
"Absolutely not," Kai protested, laughing that chillingly innocent laughter of his — the one with an unsettling undertone — causing a shiver to run down Max's spine. "His second time is all mine — You can have his third, though, buddy. That one's all yours. Or, better yet, we could share him for his second time. I bet he'd enjoy that."
'They're talking about me as if I'm barely even here!' Max inwardly protested, but he found the actions to be way too hot. 'It shouldn't be this hot! Fuck!'
"Yeah, I bet he would," smirked Sebastian in agreement. "Sure. Why not? We could both send him to Heaven and back in a most euphoric experience."
'Fuck,' Maximus thought, resisting the urge to relieve some of the tension down below while driving. 'These fucking men are… way too good at getting me worked up. This entire trip has been nothing but them — all of them — riling me up just to leave me hanging. I'm also pretty sure Kol and Kai placed some kind of jinx on me that prevents me from actually releasing.
'It's not that I can't undo it — It's more like it's kinda hot so I didn't. Its the main reason that I haven't broke the jinx myself.'
Grimacing, Max turned into another road. 'I think they've learned that they can pretty much get away with anything so long as it comes across as hot and doesn't violate the rules I've already established. Perhaps I should make a rule to rectify this…?'
Taking in the sight of all 3 men, Max felt a thrill of excitement flow through him at the dirty thoughts floating around in his head. "Or not, I suppose," Max muttered under his breath.
The road trip across the country from Sumter, South Carolina had been a long 8 ½ days — mostly because Maximus had to drive to every major city in their path — And some outside of it — just to mark them with the Verbatim Stone and the surveillance spell. That was just over 120 different cities in the span of 8 days, and Max was stuck in a car with these three highly flirtatious, incredibly sexy men — And the twist was that they had their little jinx active by the 3rd day since leaving the motel in Sumter.
To say Max was practically in an eternal state of horniness that switched between relative horny and fuck-like-a-rabbit level of horny (mostly thanks to these men) was being considerate.
A lot has happened in the 8 days since the quartet of males left the motel.
For one thing, Kol had pretty much established the pecking order — At least, with the men around Maximus at the moment.
Surprisingly, Kai seems to have a sort of alliance with Kol, actively supporting the new status quo while causing mischief at every turn possible. Maximus was certain the anti-climax curse was his idea — It had his magic touch attached to it the most, and it felt exactly like something he'd do.
Sebastian, on the other hand, seems to actually be falling deeper for Maximus, which only seems to make Max much more hornier, the thought. A quick read of the vampire's thoughts only made Max lose his breath on multiple occasions — That vampire, despite his gentlemanly appearance, had a highly inappropriate mind… filled with positions Max definitely wanted him to put him in.
'Fuck,' Maximus grimaced at the line of thoughts. 'What's the point of being as powerful as I am if I am basically allowing these men to dominate me? Fuck.'
But, honestly? Max was ok with this. It wan't like he wasn't powerful enough to stop all of this when he didn't feel like going along with it. In fact, he would say that, despite the others thinking they are in control of everything, it was actually he himself who was controlling everything and was simply indulging them in their little games.
It was fun.
That is, essentially, the only reason Max was allowing these men to walk all over him was because it was fun. And hot.
Very hot.
He also knew that, if they go too far, he'll punish them and stop this little game, but, for now, he was just there for the love of the game.
"Is this the place?" Kai whistled as they pulled into the gates of a mansion — One more bigger than even the Westphall Manor back in Mystic Falls. "You own this place?"
[Mansion/Estate Reference Image]:
"This is the money that comes with being from a noble witch lineage — the allowance of 3 years' worth totaled to about $9.2 million. I used about $4 million to purchase this plot of land and had this place built on top of it," Max said, as he pulled into the roundabout driveway. "It's a covert property in my name. It's probably the most heavily warded place on the western seaboard and will be our home for the time of our stay. And, please…don't kill the helpers."
Max said that last part to all present, but was clearly looking at the trigger happy, incredibly attractive men seated beside and behind him.
"No promises, darling," Kol grinned.
"I cannot say that I agree without blatantly lying," Kai shrugged.
"I hate the both of you," Max released a heavy sigh.
"No you don't," Kol said, gripping Max's chin hard with a grin on his face.
Max stared into the Original's surprisingly warm, brown eyes. He, in the moment, couldn't see how such warm eyes could belong to such an attractive, admitted monstrous maniac.
"No," Maximus found himself admitting softly. "I don't."
And as the quartet of males exited the car, Max was already thinking of the things he will have to do here before he entered a whole other world — And one with a different breed of vampires…