Katrina

Okay, before we leave, there is one other thing I need to do." Luka states, drawing our attention to him, "As a professor of Divine Academy, I am legally not allowed to date a student and definitely not multiple students. There would be an uproar. So when we are around others, I will just be Professor Luka." He states, turning his attention to both Samael and myself.

"But what about your mate bonds?" Beckett asks, "If you know how to see auras, which most professors and third-year students know, then they'll easily be able to detect that you're bonded to both Samael and Katrina."

Luka lets out a heavy sigh running his hand down his face; whatever he's planning to tell us, nIn won't be easy, "I've thought about that too. In the meantime, the three of us will take it daily; it will visually sever our ties inside. We will know that we're linked, but no one can tell on the outside."

"Will this interfere with our mate bond with Katrina?" Aphelion asks, looking concerned about the elixir.

"As far as I know, it shouldn't, but that isn't a guarantee. With the three of us taking it, it would be more likely that Samael and Katrina's link is affected by the elixir. Since the three of you," Luka nods toward Aphellion, Beckett, and Miles, "will not be taking the elixir, it shouldn't have any effect on your bonds."

The room is quiet for a moment as everyone thinks this through. I don't want to hide any of my bonds. I want the world to know that my five men are mine and mine alone, and I also what the world to know that I am theirs.

Samael speaks up, breaking the silence, "Everyone at the Academy already knows that your magic has intertwined with Katrina's due to you trying to pull her magic to the surface. So, there isn't any reason to hide your bond with her." Samael lets out a heavy sigh before continuing, and I can see the pain in his eyes, "Our bond is the only one that needs to be hidden. I'll take the elixir with you, that should hide our bond, and we won't have to worry about it interfering with Katrina's bonds to us."

Luka nods, the pain in his eyes similar to that in Samael's. I'm just learning about this world, but the one thing I have learned is that bonds are sacred. They aren't meant to be broken or kept hidden from the world. I know these men are making a great sacrifice, so we can all attend school together.

"It'll just be during school hours." Miles pipes up, "I'll ask Headmaster Simmins to add an extra room to our floor. I'll tell him that Katrina needs a live-in tutor if she's to pass the academy exams and that Luka is the best option because his magic can call hers."

Wow, I hadn't expected this from Miles. Out of all my men, he's the one who's had the hardest time sharing. Beckett had to learn to accept Miles, and while Miles already accepted everyone, he still had a hard time sharing me. Miles and I met before the others, and he tried to stake a claim on me. He wanted to be my number one, who shared my bed every night, who I ran to first, and who trumped my other mates. When he learned that I wasn't planning on ranking my mates or putting on a calendar when I spent my days with someone, he became somewhat withdrawn, trying to hide his jealousy. When he suggested Luka live with us, it showed me how far he's come in chipping away at his jealousy. I reached over and grabbed Miles' hand, squeezing it tightly in mine, causing him to look over at me, and I gave him my biggest, most appreciative grin.

"If it weren't for our fathers, I'd say fuck the rules and what everyone thinks and go back with our bounds flaring, but I think Luka's right on this; we should keep his bonds between Katrina and Samael a secret for now. We don't need to draw more attention to Princess than she already has." Aphelion states.

Luka reaches into a bag, which I didn't notice until now, grabs an elixir, and produces two mini-shot glasses. He pours the elixir into both and hands one to Samael while keeping the other to himself.

"Bottoms up," Samael states before chugging the elixir with Luka.

The effects take place immediately. The beautiful rope of blue fire intertwined with black fire fades away slowly before it is extinguished, leaving Luka and Samael untethered. Once again, Luka looks like a misfit in our group. The four cousins are tethered to each other by blood, and they're all tethered to me, making a perfect diamond shape, and then there's Luka cast off to the side, his black fire swirling with my hellfire, but in no other way is he connected to the group.

"Well, now that that's been taken care of, let's head back to the school," Luka states, his voice back to that of a professor, "Katrina, we will all stand around you in a circle, our hands touching your body somewhere. You'll want to envision us traveling through a void and landing in the middle of your dorm; I'd suggest the living room since it has a bigger landing area. If you feel lightheaded, take our power to fuel you; lean on us for support; it's what we are here for. And don't worry. If something goes wrong, I am here and can correct it, but believe in yourself as we all believe in you, and nothing will go wrong."

"Okay," I nod, "I'm ready," I say with more conviction than I feel.

I stand in the middle of the room and wait for my mates to touch me. Miles's protective arm loops around my waist as he stands behind me, Beckett's hand cups my face as he stands slightly off to the side, Samael's hand grabs just below one breast, standing on my left side, while Luka's hand is opposite his as he stands on my right, their fingers brushing against each other where they meet on my sternum. Of course, Aphelion, always the jokester, is standing in front of me, his arms looped under Miles's, cupping my ass. Overwhelmed by my mates touching me, the feel of their auras laced with me and their smells meddled together made it hard for me to concentrate on us appearing in our dorm living room. Instead, I'm envisioning what it'll be like to have all five men in my bed, all of our limbs entangled with each other, as they pleasure my body and I pleasure theirs. I feel a lurch in my stomach as my mates and I travel through space, but still, even the feeling isn't enough to distract me from the visions of all five of us together- skin touching skin, lips touching lips, hands-free to roam wherever they want.

When the pulling in my stomach stops, I'm a panting mess. The first thing I notice is that everywhere my men touch me is now bare; I can feel their skin heating mine; the next thing I notice is we've landed on something soft plushy. As I open my eyes and look around, I see that we've all landed in my room and are completely naked.

"Not exactly what I had in mind, Kit-Kat," Luka states, pulling away from the pile first, my eyes drifting across his perfectly toned body.

"So, what were you thinking of, Kitten." Miles purrs in my ear; I can feel his naked body against mine beneath me.

Samael pulls away next, and my eyes trail down his body as well, taking in his beauty, "I think I know what Katrina had in mind." Samael replies, his voice husky, "Unfortunately, we don't have time to explore her visions right now." Samael states, walking toward my door as I lick my lips, watching his fine ass walk away, "Luka, I've got a spare suit you can borrow."

I glance at Luka and see his eyes are locked onto Samael's ass as well, "Uh, yeah." He replies, jogging out of my room to catch up to Luka.

"Maybe we should skip brunch," Beckett states, drawing my attention to him, or I should say, his member that's right above my lips; if I leaned down a little, I could kiss the tip.

"As much as I like the position I'm in, it's important that we make it to brunch on time." Aphelion states grinding himself against me before he goes to stand up, "But next time Princess, I'm all for an orgy." He replies, winking at me as he walks out of the room.

Beckett follows Aphelion getting off my bed and leaving me alone with Miles. I roll off the top of him and lay on my side, facing him.

"Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for, Kitten?"

"For inviting Luka to stay with us. It means a lot to me."

"I'd do anything for you, Kitten, and I realize now more than ever how important it is to be surrounded by your mates. You need each of us, and it would be selfish of me to try and keep you away from the others."

"I love you, Miles," I whisper, staring into his eyes, letting him see into the windows of my soul as I bare my heart to him.

"I love you too, Kitten, from the moment I saw you standing in line at my club."

I want to lay in bed all day and get lost in Miles's eyes and the burning love I have for him, but Luka shouts out that he's leaving, breaking the trance we find ourselves in.

"Ready to be the center of attention again?" Miles asks, standing up from my bed first, offering me his hand, which I take, and helping me up.

"As ready as I'll ever be," I murmur, giving Miles a quick kiss, before turning and walking toward my dresser to get my uniform and get ready for the day.

**AUTHOR's NOTE**
***Yeah, try sticking me with five handsome men and expect me to try and concentrate, that's definitely not happening. Now that Katrina and her mates are back at school, it's time to see how the bonding has affected their abilities.***