Caleb and Chloe Altair are summoned home by their mother on the night of the Lunar Eclipse to keep them out of trouble. Little does she know her twins are perfectly capable of finding trouble on their own. Especially with the moon in full control of their hormones.
Book 3 The Reckoning minor spoilers
Slightly Alternate Universe from the Zodiac Academy series
“I’m very serious young lady. You and your brother will come home for the Lunar Eclipse.”
The creak of the bedroom door opening made Chloe Altair jump. Standing in the doorway was her twin brother, Caleb, looking just as unhappy as she was. Mom must have called him first. She shot him a disappointed glance as she tore her attention back to their mother’s overly concerned voice coming from her Atlas.
“I want you both to be safe. Kids get wild tonight, and I don’t want any unplanned pregnancies to occur.”
“We know how to do the birth control spell, Mom. And even then, what makes you think we would have sex tonight? We have willpower, you know.”
Caleb snorted and sat on Chloe’s emerald green duvet. One of his bright blonde curls fell over his forehead as he mumbled under his breath.
“Caleb, don’t think I can’t hear you,” their mother retorted. “I know what’s been going on with that Vega girl.”
It was Chloe’s turn to laugh. She twirled one of her long blonde curls and moved the Atlas onto her nightstand.
“She’s just my source, Mom. Nothing more.”
“Don’t you dare lie to me, Cally. I saw the way she looked at you during the last get-together.”
Outside Chloe’s bedroom door, the voices of excited Academy students came in and out of focus, with the occasional bump as someone ran into the door. The excitement was palpable. Chloe just wished she and Caleb could partake in it.
“I want you in the car and on your way in the next ten minutes. Understood?”
“Yes, mother,” the twins said in unison.
A click sounded from Chloe’s Atlas, signaling their mother had hung up.
Chloe fell onto the bed beside Caleb with a huff. They were practically identical, save for her being a woman and him being a man. Their curls were the same golden hue, and their blue eyes matched the sky on the clearest of days.
“And here I had all these plans with Tory.”
“Oh, please,” Chloe replied. “If anything, this might actually be good for you. You’re getting in a bit too deep with her.”
He turned his head to face her. “I am not. I’m allowed to play with my food. That’s all I’m doing.”
“Why can’t you be like the rest of us vampires and just eat on the go? Don’t give a shit where the blood comes from.”
“That’s not how all vampires do it, and you know that. What about Bradley? Huh?”
He narrowed his eyes at her. Bradley had been a mistake, and one she wished her brother would let go. She took him on as a source because he tasted good, but he liked it a bit too much and thought it meant more.
“Bradley was a sap. He didn’t understand the agreement,” she scoffed.
“You practically drained him dry the last time.”
“I was trying to scare him off. Make a point.”
“Sure,” he said, sitting up and swinging his legs over the side of the bed. “Come on. We better get going or we might get another stern talking to.”
He reached his had out for her to take and she took it, letting him pull her off the bed. Having a slight forward momentum she bumped into his chest with a thud. He wrapped his arms around her waist to steady her.
“Trying to knock me out?” He asked with a chuckle.
“You wish.” Grabbing his forearms, she pushed him away from her. “Let’s go.”
The black sports car came to a stop in front of the large and opulent Altair mansion after a short drive that consisted of the twins fighting over music choice and whether any of the Heirs would get lucky during the eclipse. Chloe had money on Max making out with another siren and Seth being chased all night by Kylie. Darius, they didn’t even wanna think about. He would probably stay in his room and brood all evening.
Caleb got out of the drivers side and went around to the passenger door. Chloe fluffed her curls and smirked at Caleb as he opened the door for her.
“Quit the gentleman tonight aren’t you?” She teased.
“I’m always a gentleman.”
Chloe exited the car just as a man in a black suit walked out the front door of the mansion. His midnight black hair was slicked back and wet, like he’d just walked out of the rain.
“Master Altair. Miss Altair,” the man said, greeting the twins.
Caleb pulled the car keys out of his pocket and tossed them to the man. “Always a pleasure Richard. You wouldn’t mind parking the car would you?”
Richard gave Caleb a nod and got into the car. He pulled away from the twins, towards the large garage on the right side of the estate.
The entrance hall was bright, almost blinding when they entered the mansion. The enormous crystal chandelier that hung above the grand staircase twinkled in greeting. Some would say it was too much, what with the gold filigree that wrapped around the top of each crystal, but their mother would say it was a necessity. A way to remind others of where the Altair family stands within the Solaria society.
The taping of high heels on marble rang out at the top of the stair case. Melinda Altair, their mother, smiled exuberantly at the top of the landing. Her blood red lips, a familiar staple of her look.
“Hey mom,” Caleb said, taking a few steps up the staircase with Chloe in toe.
“How was the drive?” She asked, racing down the steps to meet them. She brought her hands up to hold Caleb’s face. Leaning in, she gave him a peck on the cheek, leaving behind a bright red outline where her lips had been.
“It was fine,” Chloe responded for him.
The annoyance was thick in Chloe’s tone as her mother turned her attention away from Caleb.
“Oh honey. Don’t be mad. It’s for the best that you’re both here.”
“Is it though?” She mumbled.
“We’ll make do,” Caleb responded, glancing at his sister. “We know how to make our own fun.”
Melinda beamed. “I have no doubt.”
“Why are you all dolled up though?” Caleb asked her, noticed she was dressed for a night on the town.
“Oh, well, I’m going out,” she grinned.
“That doesn’t seem fair,” Chloe barked. “Not exactly setting a good example for us are you?”
Melinda’s lips pursed. “Chloe dear. I’m not a nineteen year old fae with ragging hormones. You are.”
“I’m an adult mother. I can make my own decisions.”
“Not when you’re a member of one of the most powerful families in Solaria you can’t,” Melinda snapped.
“We’ll be fine,” Caleb chimed in and wrapped his arm around his sister’s shoulders. “Just have a great time.” He could feel the tension in her body.
Melinda’s expression relaxed. “Thank you Cally, sweetie. If you get hungry there should still be some leftovers from the dinner party last night in the kitchen.”
With one last kiss on each of their cheeks, Melinda grabbed her purse off the small ornate table by the front door and headed out. The large oak door closed with a click behind her.
Caleb let his arm fall from Chloe’s shoulders.
“So. What do we do now?” She asked, folding her arms over her chest.
A grin covered Caleb’s face. “I have just the idea. Go get your swimsuit on.”
“What?” She asked. But before she could get another word in edge wise, Caleb was racing up the stairs and down the hallway that lead to his bedroom.
She let out a sigh and headed down the other hallway towards her room.
The room hadn’t change much since she was a child. Not that her mother would let her change anything anyway. The walls were still a pale pink with a matching duvet on the king sized bed. A mural of ballerinas busy practicing on the bar covered one large wall. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d put her pointe shoes on.
Her dresser with white lace stenciling was situated on the opposite side of room as the mural. She opened the top drawer and rummaged through underwear and socks until she found her ruby red bikini. The halter straps had real rubies attached with a matching design on the bottoms.
She quickly undressed and put on the suit, adjusting her breasts in the cups so her cleavage was accentuated just right. She glanced at herself in her floor length mirror.
“What a waste,” she said to herself with a scowl. “It’s not like anyone is here who would care.”
With a shrug she went into her bathroom and grabbed a towel along with a hair tie that she used to pull her curls into a bun. A few tendrils fell on either side of her face softly.
The back patio was glowing in firefly lights by the time Chloe exited the house. Classical music was playing from speakers placed in the corner posts of the deck. The hot tub was lit blue and the gentle bubbles sent a misty spray into the air. Caleb was already in with his head rested back and his eyes closed. Beside him on a glass table was a bottle of champagne and two fluted glasses. He must have raided their mom’s stash.
She approached slowly and rested her towel on another glass table beside the tub. The water was warm, but not too hot as she put one leg in and then the other, letting her body naturally slide into one of the corner seats. A gentle wave splashed onto Caleb’s bare chest from her movement and his eyes opened.
“Took you long enough,” he said, smirking.
“You could have picked better music,” she replied with a sassy head tilt.
“I’m sorry, princess,” he teased. “What music would better suit your mood tonight?”
He brought a hand out of the water and ran it through his curls. Chloe watched as a bead of moisture traveled down his cheek and to his jaw. She swallowed hard.
An amused smile crossed his face. “I think I know what music you want right now.”
“Oh, yeah?” She asked. Her voice gravely.
Caleb grabbed his Atlas, that was placed beside the champagne bottle, and lit the screen up. She watched as he typed in something and flicked his finger along the screen. With a tap of his finger Dirty Thoughts by Chloe Adams started playing over the speakers.
She shifted in her seat, but for a fleeting second she thought she spotted Caleb’s Adam’s apple bob nervously. The moon was definitely working its magic. She brought her hands under the water.
“Not exactly. But it’ll do,” she said, not taking her eyes off him.
“You look sexy, by the way,” His eyes lingered over her body. She could feel him taking extra long on her chest. Maybe the adjustments weren’t for not.
Her legs clenched together like she were holding in an explosion.
“Not exactly a proper thing to say to your sister.”
“When have we ever been proper?”
“It’s just the moon making us act like this, you know?” Chloe brought a hand out of the water and ran it down her chest, taking in a deep breath that made her back arch.
Caleb licked his lower lip and bit down. “Yeah, sure it is. Why don’t you come over here and sit with me?”
“That’s probably not a good idea.”
Chloe shifted in her seat again as her hand went back under the surface of the water. Caleb’s mind wandered, wondering where that hand was now.
“Tonight isn’t about good ideas,” he said.
“Mom brought us home to avoid the bad ideas,” Chloe replied breathlessly.
“You’re touching yourself, aren’t you?”
Chloe’s body shuttered and her hands flew out of the water.
Caleb smirked and reached over to grab the champagne bottle and glasses. With a graceful motion, he popped the cork and poured the liquid gold into the glasses.
“Here,” he held his arm out with the champagne, but kept it just far enough away from her so she would have to get out of her seat and come to him.
“That’s not fair,” she pouted.
“Come sit with me, and you can have it.”
She rolled her eyes and obliged. When she got close enough to grab the glass, Caleb wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. Her legs straddled his hips beneath the water. A firmness pushed against her bikini bottoms, but she pushed away the thought. For now.
Caleb brought his glass up to his lips and took a sip. Chloe copied his movement, savoring the sweet alcohol as it warmed her already sensitive body.
“You know how wrong this is right?” Chloe asked, leaning forward to place her glass on the table. It wasn’t lost on her that in that movement she was putting her breasts on full display for him.
Caleb pulled her closer, bringing his lips to her ear. “It’s not something that’s frowned upon in our family.” He opened his mouth and let his tongue run along her earlobe. Her body shuttered from the sudden sensation.
“It still doesn’t mean it should happen,” she exclaimed, gasping for air.
He shifted his hips in the seat. His erection pressed into her and he felt her body squirm in his arms. He felt a mild rocking from her hips and it sent his one sent of shivers pulsing through his body.
He took another sip of his champagne and set it beside her glass on the table. When he turned back, he was met with a set of identical eyes to his. They were filled with arousal. He knew he could get what he wanted. But he needed to hear her say she wanted it too.
“Chloe,” he said. His voice quivered. He’s never been nervous to propose sex to a woman. But the woman before him was his own personal forbidden fruit, and he wanted a taste. Actually, more than a taste. He wanted to whole meal. “I want you.”
Her hips rocked and he didn’t care if the moon was making her act this way. This was his shot.
Chloe whimpered as she continued her grinding on his erection.
“Chloe,” he put his hand behind her head and tried to get her to focus on him. Her eyes came back to his between rocks and he let out a groan. “Fuck. I need to hear you say it,”
Chloe leaned into him. Her hand rested on his chest and she leaned down to place a kiss on his neck. “Touch me Caleb,” she whispered onto his skin.
A strained moan escaped his lips and he brought her face to meet his. The need in her eyes was unmistakable. In a millisecond his lips were crashing into hers. She moan into his mouth and pressed her body into him, closing the gap. The heat from the water was nothing compared to the scalding temp of Chloe’’s skin against his.
Her lips danced with his an almost memorized waltz. A synchronized flow that only came from knowing the other person better than yourself. Caleb deepened the kiss, bringing his hand up to caress her cheek gently. His tongue traced the opening of her mouth and he poked, requesting entry.
She gave it to him. His tongue slipped into her mouth and their tongue’s swirled together. She was intoxicating. A taste of cherries and vanilla flooded his senses and he wondered to himself what others parts of her tasted like.
He’d tasted her blood before. She’d tasted his as well. It was only once, but he couldn’t forget that flavor. Every part of her was his heroine. He didn’t wanna think about the guys she’s been with. He knew she wasn’t a virgin and there was a chance she’d slept with Seth at some point, but it pained him to image her in the arms of his fellow Heir and friend.
When their lips parted, Caleb searched Chloe’s expression for any hesitation, but there wasn’t any. A gloss covered her eyes as her hands trailed down his chest. He felt his dick twitch in his swim trunks from the way she was rubbing her clothed pussy against him.
He let out a groan and moved his hand from her waist to her bikini bottoms. He used his thumb and pointer finger to push aside the fabric and let his finger run slowly up her slit. He could tell, even with the water, that she was wet. She was soaked for him.
Her head threw back and she let out a whimper, but her hands never left his skin.
His finger moved in a languid motion up and down. Occasionally stopping to twirl a circle around her clit. It pulsed against his finger and her hips bucked.
A smiled with pleasure. She had said his name many times over the years, but never thick with arousal. With a need only he could sate.
“What do you want?” He whispered, bringing his lips to her chest and placing a kiss between her breasts. “Tell me and I’ll do it.”
Her head moved back up and she looked down at him. His lips were kissing across the swell of her breasts.
“So subservient tonight,” She grinned. “I’ve never known you to be the giving type.”
He chuckled against her skin. “Anything for you princess.”
He could see the cogs turning in her brain. He took advantage of her thinking time to move aside one of her bikini cups and took a nipple into his mouth. Her hands gripped his shoulders. Nails dug into his skin and he loved it. /he swirled his tongue around one perfect nub, than bit down softly, before sucking on it again.
“Fuck,” she cursed and pull him closer to her breast. She moved a hand and let her fingers grip his curls. “Yes, please yes.”
With a pop he released her nipple and kissed his way over to her other one. As he moved aside the fabric again he saw that top fall. Glancing up, he watched on as Chloe let the straps of her bikini top drop, giving him a full display of her perfect chest. He grabbed the breast he was heading for and closed his lips around her nipple. His hand massaged her breast with every suck of his lips.
Her body quivered as she put a hand under his chin and made his release her hardened nipple. “I want you to taste me,” she said with a firmness in her voice.
A heat rushed right down to his dick from her words. He didn’t know what he did to deserve this but he wasn’t about to pass it up. Moving her off his lap and lifted her and placed her onto the edge of the tub. The light of the moon shown down on her glistening skin and it made his mouth water.
He watched on as she untied the sides of her bikini bottoms and threw then onto the deck. Caleb was certain he was drooling now as his sister’s perfect pussy sat waiting for him. It glimmered with her wetness. Her hand trailed down her stomach and between her legs, where she proceeded to insert a single finger inside her self. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her as she pulled her finger out and extended it to him.
“You don’t have to tell me twice,” He grinned and grabbed her wrist. He glided her finger into his mouth and sucked on the sweet juice that was his sister’s essence. He couldn’t get enough, sucking and moaning as the taste intensified.
She slowly pulled her finger out of his mouth with a grin. “You’re so greedy.”
“It’s a personality trait I’ll never apologize for. Now sit back,” He told her, resting his hands on her thighs. “I want the rest of my meal.”
She did as he said and opened her legs wider.
“That’s my girl,’ He praised and settled himself between her legs.
He took in a deep breath. The same sweet smell that coated her finger was beaconing him. He wanted more than anything to dive right in, but he thought better of it. A little teasing was in order. He squeezed her thighs and brought his lips to the soft skin just beside her perfectly pink pussy. His kisses were gentle, like a caress from the softest feather. He knew was doing something right because Chloe couldn’t sit still to save her life.
He ever so slowly crept his way closer to the wetness and flavor he deeply desired. Her hips bucked and he used to moment to adjust her position so her pussy was in the perfect spot for him to dine.
Extending his tongue he licked up her slit slowly. The same sweet taste coated his tongue and he craved more. He continued his slow licks, increasing the pressure with each until his tongue was gliding right along the softest and sweetest part of her pussy. She whimpered with every movement he made and his dick twitched in appreciation. She was so damn perfect.
His tongue licked up to her clit and he pressed against it, letting her sex pulse with need, trapped against his tongue. Her hips lurched and her hands grasped his golden curls.
He stayed there for a while, before clamping his lips around her clit and sucking.
She rocked her hips, her pussy grinding against his face. This only soured him on more. He increased his suction and brought two fingers up to her pussy entrance. Slowly he pushed one in and then the other. Never detaching his lips from her clit. He curled his two fingers up, hitting her G spot moving them in a come hither motion.
He knew what he was doing. This wasn’t his first time eating a woman’s pussy, but this was the pussy he was determined to make the happiest.
With his lips and tongue working in tandem, he brought Chloe closer and closer to her release. He wanted to see her come undone. He needed her to call out his name as she came for him. For only him.
He sucked harder, with the knowledge that she was going to burst any second.
“Caleb!” She screamed and pulled his hair.
He let out a satisfied moan against her clit and gave her one last good suck as she tipped. Her body shook, and she shoved her pussy into his face intensely.
“Caleb! Oh God. Oh Fuck!”
He released her clit and continued to move his fingers as she clenched down on them. He would let her ride out the wave, while he watched on.
Her breathing slowed as she came down from the high, and she met his gaze.
He grinned and kissed his way up her body until their lips met. He let his tongue glide into her mouth, allowing her to taste herself.
When he broke the kiss, he gave her clit one last flick. “Now who’s greedy?”
“I can’t help that I taste good,” she smirked.
“It was a delicious meal,” he said, adjusting his still very hard cock in his swim trunks.
Her eyes moved to where he was squeezing his trunks.
“Need some help with that?”
“Only if I can put it in your perfect pussy.”
“Deal,” she said without hesitation.
She reached out for the waistband of his trunks and helped him pull them down. His cock sprung forth, long and hard. As he threw the fabric aside, she reached out and grabbed his length with her hand, stroking it slowly.
It twitched his thanks as Caleb grabbed Chloe’s waist and rolled over. The raised part of the deck that was budded up to the hot tub was perfect for him to take her from behind.
Chloe rested her hands on the cool treated wood and looked over her shoulder at Caleb who was lining his cock up with her pussy.
“Have you ever been fucked from behind?” He asked her.
“Of course I have,” she told him. “How do you think Seth prefers it?”
Caleb winced. “I did not need to hear that.”
“Yeah, but you didn’t have to say his name,” Caleb grimaced and in one swift motion, rammed his cock into her pussy.
She let out a shout and he gripped her hips. He didn’t give her long to familiarize herself with the feel of him before he started moving in and out of her. His thrusts were deliberate and intense. She gripped the deck as best she could as he drove himself harder and deeper into her.
The gentle way he ate her out was gone. Replaced by aa feral intensity, like he was claiming her. She cried out as she felt him deeper inside of her. There was no way he could go farther, but he was sure trying.
His grunts and moans were paired with a growl.
“Caleb,” She said. Trying to shift her weight to turn, but his grip on her hips was tight. “Caleb,” she said louder.
As if coming out of a trance, he stopped thrusting. “What?”
He relaxed his grasp and he pulled herself off his cock. She rolled over, finding herself face to face with a very angry looking Caleb.
“Nothing is wrong with me,” He said through gritted teeth.
She knew he was lying . She could always tell that sort of stuff. “Is this because of what I said about Seth?”
“What are you talking about?” He growled,
“Caleb, you were too rough.”
“You don’t like it rough?” He asked her, falling back into he tub.
She shook her head. “Not when it’s coming from a place of anger.”
She climbed off the deck and back into the tub. Caleb was already sitting himself down in the seat she started the night in. She waded her way across the tub and climbed into his lap like she had before. She brought her hands up to rest of each side of his neck.
“You’re not being fair you know?”
He narrowed his eyes at her. “How so?”
“You’re always sneaking around and fucking Tory Vega. But then when I bring up a time when I slept with Seth you get all bent out of shape.
“It’s different and you know it,” He scoffed.
“Seth is my friend, Chloe. Tory is just a source.”
“You know I feed on Seth right?” She asked him, still trying to figure out how the two situations are different.
“So do I sometimes,” He retorted.
“Ugh, Caleb, you’re impossible.”
“I just don’t like the idea of Seth’s cock buried inside you okay?”
“Just like I don’t like thinking about your cock buried inside Tory Vega, but here we are,” Chloe fired back.
She Closed her eyes tightly in frustration. Of course on the Lunar Eclipse off all nights their jealously would come out. The thought of Caleb with any other woman was enough to make her blood boil, but It was something she always kept to herself. Yes, within the Altair family it wasn’t unheard of for siblings or cousins to be intimate, but it was still taboo in Solaria as a whole. But, here underneath the lunar lights, she felt safe enough to let everything she’d been holding inside out.
Bringing her forehead to his, she took in a slow breath. “Make love to me Caleb.”
He pulled back, searching her eyes. The anger from before was washing away, leaving his blue eyes clear. “Okay.”
Chloe adjusted herself on his lap, grabbing his cock with her hand and lining him up with her entrance. She slowly lowered onto him, letting herself savor the feeling of him filling her up. The feeling she was deprived of before.
Caleb went to start trusting, but she stopped him. “Not yet. Let’s enjoy this.”
She brought her lips to his. The kiss was electric, with a new found potency that made Chloe crave the deeper connection she shared with Caleb. Only than did she slowly begin her rocking motion. Caleb rested his hands gently on her hips, only to steady her as his cock only slightly exited her pussy before slowly filling her back him.
Their lips stayed connected, while Chloe panted from the arousal. Her walls clenched around Caleb, begging for both of their releases. The song coming through the speakers only spurred her on as she rocked to the rhythm.
Her pussy squeezed again and Caleb groaned, holding her hips a little tighter. He was close. She could feel it. She clamped down around him again as her climax started. He moan and their kiss broke. He buried his head into her shoulder as he released himself inside of her. The warmth of his cum filled her and she squeezed around him, milking all of him until his body relaxed and he pulled her into his arms.
“I’m sorry,” He said unto the crook of her neck.
“I’m not,” she whispered.
Caleb’s Atlas rang from the other side of the tub.
“Just ignore it,” He said, not moving his head from her neck.
“Okay,” Chloe smiled and rested herself into him.
Caleb’s body tensed. “Seriously?”
“Just go check it,” Chloe told him, giggling.
She moved herself off of him. He floated his way to the other side of the tub and grabbed his Atlas just as it pinged again.
“Who is it?” Chloe asked.
Caleb stared at the screen of his Atlas, frozen.
He looked up at Chloe. “It’s Darius.”
