Bearing Secrets

by Marissa Dobson

  “Now that, my angel, can be arranged.” He leaned forward and claimed her mouth. The spiciness from the coffee lingered on his lips, mixing with the hazelnut creamer he’d added to it.

  She slid around on his lap until she was straddling his waist and slipped her tongue into his mouth. Devouring the sweetness and spiciness, she cupped the back of his head. Their tongues danced together in the heat of passion, and she wanted more. Tugging his shirt up his chest she wanted him naked and inside of her.

  She broke the kiss, dragging her teeth over his bottom lip. “I need you.”

  “My thoughts exactly.” He stood up, lifting her with him and carried her across the room to the chaise lounge where she had been before. As he gently sat her down, she pulled off his shirt and allowed him to reciprocate. “Naked, now.”

  In one smooth motion, she slid the black yoga pants down her legs, her gaze on him as he stripped from his jeans and boxers. Damn, was he one fine specimen of manhood. He set her blood boiling, and her core heated with desire.

  “Your bra.”

  He stood before her. Sunlight caressed his bronzed skin, and as he moved, his powerful muscles flexed and contracted. She allowed her gaze to roam as she drank in the sight of him and felt a smile pulling at her lips as her gaze fell on his shaft, hard and ready. “Always willing, aren’t you?” she purred as she unhooked her bra and allowed it to slip off. She pushed her breasts forward as she tossed her undergarment over the back of the chaise lounge. “I want to taste you.” Without waiting she dropped to her knees before him, sliding her hand down his chest until she reached his shaft. Smiling, she met his startled gaze as she took him in her hand and slowly caressed his length.

  “My angel.” With a low growl in the back of his throat, he wrapped his arm around hers and tried to pull her back up.

  “Let me.” She leaned forward, kissing his tip before letting him slip between her lips. Keeping her hand at the base, she took him into her mouth, tasting the saltiness, and rolling her tongue along his head. Gently, her teeth teased as she took as much of him in her mouth as she could.

  He tangled his hand in the strands of her hair, holding her close, demanding she take more. Her mouth worked up and down the length of him. She loved how he arched into her, as if he couldn’t get enough of her.

  “My sweet angel!” He moaned, laying a hand on her shoulder. “Not like this, I want to be inside you.”

  Wanting the same thing, she let him slip from her mouth, and he pulled her up, lifting her into his strong arms. Holding her against him, he moved to the wall and pressed her against it.

  “What are you doing?”

  “I want you right here against this wall.” Keeping her pinned, he adjusted her until his shaft was directly below her opening. Slipping a hand between their bodies, he eased a finger between her thighs. “So wet.”

  “I need you now.”

  With one powerful thrust, he slid into her. Even wet, she was tight without the foreplay, making each thrust full of contact both pleasurable and painful. His teeth grazed along her neck as he worked himself deeper into her, his cries of frustration filling the room, mixing with her own moans. With each thrust, her heart sped with need and desire.

  He pressed his lips over hers, claiming her cries with his mouth. Their breath became ragged as he rocked in and out, finding the perfect rhythm, bringing ecstasy within reach. “Trey.” His name tore from her lips in a moan as she clenched her legs tightly around his waist and her climax exploded within her.

  He continued to drive his shaft into her, until with one final slam home, his own release followed. The passion and pleasure lit his eyes until they looked like small blue fires, and a roar echoed through the space.

  “That was amazing.” Her hands ran up his back, feeling the tight muscles under her fingertips.

  He held her against his body, his shaft still nestled deep within her as they calmed. “My sweet angel, I love you.”

  Where those three little words would have scared her only days before, now she knew they were true. It wasn’t just the mating, it was who the brothers were and she loved them both.

  “I love you too, Trey Brown.”

  Chapter Eighteen

  After receiving the phone call they had all been waiting for, Turi rushed back to his cabin to share the good news. He’d expected to find Trey and Ivy in his office, where he had left them only a short while ago, working. They were still in the office all right, but work wasn’t happening. Instead he walked in to his naked brother with Ivy pressed against the wall. Their activity was complete, but they were still locked in each other’s embrace. He had felt their energies, the sexual tension, but he had been trying to shield Ivy from feeling the pressure while he waited for the news.

  Leaning against the wall, he cleared his throat. “I see you find ways to pass the time when I’m not around.”

  Ivy looked over Trey’s shoulder at him. “I can put off work longer and we can find a way to waste more time.” Trey set her down on her feet, but neither of them moved to gather their clothes.

  “Tempting.” Turi wanted to push everything off his desk and have his way with Ivy, but there was something more important they had to deal with.

  “Then come to me.”

  “If there was time I would.” He promised the raging bear within him that he’d have his way with her on that desk very soon. “I just received a call…Chad’s on his way. He should be landing in twenty minutes.” He leaned off the doorframe, intending to go to her, but before he could cross the space, her legs give out from under her. Trey’s quick reflexes were enough to catch her just before she collapsed to the floor in a heap.

  “Alive?” Her voice strained with fear.

  “Turi can be an ass sometimes but if Chad was dead he’d break it to you softly.” He glanced to Turi as he lifted her into his arms.

  “Sit her on the chaise lounge.” Turi waited until she was settled with a blanket around her shoulders, before squatting down in front of her. “Chad’s fine. He was where you thought he’d be.”

  Turi slid his thumb across her face, wiping away the wetness. Tears, but why? “What’s the matter, love? This should be happy news.”

  She shook her head and more tears slid from her eyes. “Why didn’t he come and find me? Why stay holed up there?”

  “Mason…” Turi started to explain but more tears fell. “My love, don’t cry. He searched the area, trying to find you. When he found nothing he hoped you’d managed to get away. They were waiting for Mason to heal before they could do a full search for you.”

  “Mason? Is he okay?”

  “He was injured, but a healer from the Alaskan Tigers tended to him.” Turi took her hand in his, holding it tight. “The other guard, I didn’t catch his name, wasn’t so lucky. Chad did what he could for both of them but before the team could find them, the other guard died. His beast within couldn’t heal all the injuries before the infection took its toll, and eventually he just gave in.”

  “Chad’s alive,” she whispered, as if she still couldn’t believe it.

  “My angel.” Trey waited until she looked at him. “You don’t have long before he’ll be here, you should at least get dressed.”

  She looked down as if she had forgotten and smiled. “Oh.”

  “Trey, go run a hot bath for her,” Turi ordered, rubbing his hands over hers.

  “I don’t have time.” She shook her head, trying to stop him, but Trey was already on his way out of the room.

  “You do. It will help relax you and there’s nothing you can do but wait anyway.” He stood, gently pulling her up against his chest. “Come on, let me pamper you. I’ll wash your back and all the sensitive spots that I know Trey made sore.”

  “Won’t that will lead to some more…soreness?” She raised an eyebrow at him as if she knew he had other ideas than just washing her beautiful body.

  “If I’m lucky.” He leaned down and swooped her into his arms. “Getting you naked is all I seem to
think about anymore.”

  “I’m already naked.”

  “That, my beautiful mate, is what I plan to take advantage of.” With ease he carried her down the short hall to their bedroom. Their bedroom. He loved the sound of those two little words. He still couldn’t believe how quickly things had happened. One morning he was adamant about not sharing a mate with Trey and the next night she strolled into their lives and his heart.

  “Bath’s ready.” Trey turned off the spigot of the deep Jacuzzi bathtub. Like the shower it had plenty of room that they could have both joined her but as Trey left them, he flicked the switch to the two-sided gas fireplace that formed the wall between the tub and the bedroom. “Enjoy.”

  Turi set her down in the tub. The jets washed over her and got the sleeves of his shirt wet. With her settled in and her head resting against the lip of the tub, he stood. “Relax for a moment.”

  “Gas fireplace?” Her voice was soft, and full of pure delight as the jets eased some of the tightness he knew she had been carrying not knowing Chad’s fate.

  “I wanted something that could be seen from both rooms. It could add to the romance, casting the warm glow across the room and then be turned off without having to worry about dealing with it.” He pulled his long-sleeved shirt from his jeans and slid it over his head. “My office and the living room have the real things as you’ve already seen because I spend the most of my time there. Up until now the bedroom was for sleeping so the fireplace wasn’t as important. If it bothers you we can change it.”

  “Doesn’t bother me, I was just wondering why the change in this part. Though it makes me wonder why three fireplaces?”

  “Power outages are common here in Alaska. We have generators, but for heat nothing beats the fireplaces.”

  She nodded and glanced to him. “Will you join me?”

  “I thought you’d never ask.” He stripped out of the rest of his clothes, giving her a little dance as he did. After all Trey wasn’t the only one who could do a striptease; Turi just preferred to do it in his human form. He pumped his hips, giving her a few view of his hardening shaft. “You like this, don’t you?”

  “Oh, I love it, come to me.” She moved deeper into the large tub so he could join her. Her back pressed up against the far side of the tub. “Aww…this is hot.”

  “The tub has warming walls surrounding it to keep it heated. Trey turned them on with the fireplace.” He stepped into the tub causing a ripple over the top that lapped gently against her breasts.

  “What a thoughtful man.”

  “Don’t go getting soft on me, beautiful. That brother of mine has had you to himself too much, and it’s only going to get worse while he does his techie crap for the forum with you.” He eased into the water and pulled her onto his lap.

  “You’re going to be a part of it, so there’s no need to be jealous.” She slid her hands up his chest so she could cup either side of his face. “You’ve been busy, and our time together has been shorter, but that doesn’t mean I love you any less.”

  He nuzzled her neck, marking her with his scent. “Do you realize I’ve been holding off saying those three little words because I didn’t want to scare you away with all you’ve been going through, and you just said it like it was nothing?”

  “It’s the truth, I love you. It scared me at first to have two mates demanding my attention and more, but now I don’t think I’d want it any other way.”

  “I love you, Ivy, and you witnessed the fight between Trey and I about sharing a mate, but you, my sweet mate, make it all worth it.”

  She took her hands away from his face and let them disappear under the water. “We’re wasting precious time.” Her fingers wrapped around his shaft, bringing it back to its full erection with only a few strokes down the length.

  “Time is too precious to waste, and I want to be buried deep within you.”

  “On with it, bear.”

  He positioned her so that her knees were on either side of his hips. His fingers eased between her legs, running along the bundle of nerves before slipping a finger inside of her to see if she was ready for him. Instantly her body responded, her back arched, and a soft moan escaped from her lips. “I love that your body is constantly on edge with yearning for us, and when you finally get it, the ecstasy in your eyes is like a thousand fireworks.”

  “Then don’t keep me waiting.”

  He moved his hands to her hips and lifted her. When she hovered above him, he adjusted so his shaft stood just below her entry. With his hands on her hips, he guided her down onto him. Filling her inch by inch, nearly half in, he pushed up on her hips making her rise again before entering her completely with his manhood. His steady strokes fed their desire, and his hands on her hips guided their pace, while water crashed over their bodies making tiny waves.

  He leaned into her, locking his mouth on her nipple and sucked until she moaned in pleasure. Her hips increased pace, driving the force of each pump. Breaking the kiss he watched her ride him, speeding the pace with her own need until his thrusts became deeper and faster falling into a perfect rhythm.

  Her body tightened around his shaft and her nails dug into his chest. “Turi!” she cried out as they both came.

  Breathless, he brushed her wet hair from her face. He wanted to see her, to see her eyes and that dreamy look she got. The aftermath of amazing sex made her glow with beauty, sending a fresh wave of desire through him.

  She collapsed forward, their chests pressed together as their breathing returned to normal. With his shaft still deep inside her, he wrapped his arms around her and held her tight against him. “Mate, I love you.”

  Chapter Nineteen

  Her shoulder pressed against the window frame, Ivy watched as Kallie and Milo roughhoused in their animal forms. So carefree and full of life, while she was stuck inside listening to her brother rant and rave about her mating. When she heard they had found Chad and he was alive, she was thrilled, relief washed over her, but now that he was here she just wanted him to go away.

  “Damn it, Ivy, are you listening to me?” He slammed his hand down on the coffee table in front of him. The boom of the impact startled her, reminding her of the gun blasts from the attack.

  “I heard you, but what do you want me to say? Things are as they are. You know how mating works, you don’t have a choice. Can’t you just be happy for me?”

  “No!” His voice was full of such anger she had to turn toward him. “I’d rather you dead than mated to a shifter.”

  “What?” She couldn’t believe her ears. Did he really just imply he’d rather she’d died in the attack than be mated to Turi and Trey?

  “I don’t want you with a shifter.” He glared at her and for the first time there was more than just anger in his eyes; she couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but it seemed almost like hatred.

  “No, the part about how you wish I was dead.” She tried to keep the anger from boiling within her, knowing that if it became out of control her mates would ride to her rescue, even if she didn’t want them to.

  “It’s wrong for you to be with a shifter…”

  “Why, because I’m human?” She stepped away from the window and advanced toward him, her fists in balls. “I can spend my whole life surrounded by shifters, but to find two that actually love me despite my heritage or the fact I’m human and that’s suddenly wrong?”

  “Don’t get me started on the fact you’re fucking two brothers!”

  “No, let’s stay on one topic at a time, and you can tell me why it’s so wrong for me to be with a shifter.” Needing to hear his answer no matter how much it might hurt, she refused to back down.

  “We’re interested in knowing too.” She turned to the sound of Turi’s voice and found him and Trey standing in the kitchen archway.

  “You!” Chad growled, coming to his feet.

  “Don’t even think about it, Chad,” she warned, knowing her brother was about to go after her mates.

  “What’s going to
stop me?” Now that his anger had found a new target he didn’t bother to turn and look at her.

  “My angel, it’s okay.” Trey tried to reassure her as she neared them.

  “No, it’s not.” She stepped between them, giving her mates her back so she could keep Chad in view. His anger had control of him and she knew better than to let an angry tiger out of her sight. “Chad, if you do this I’ll ask you to leave for good.”

  “You’re choosing these bears…”

  She didn’t like where this was going but she nodded. “If you’re forcing me to make a choice, I guess I am. You know mating won’t be denied, and I love them.”

  “How could you love them? It’s only been a few days.” Chad rotated his neck, something he always did before he shifted. “This bullshit about mating, they might have to suffer with the pain of being denied their mate until it drives them insane, but you’re human. What do you know about it? You can’t feel the beast crawling within you until you feel like you’re being driven insane.”

  “Why does it always come back to me being human? I’m not lesser for that, you know.” She took a deep breath and tried to keep her rage under control. With her mates so close, their anger was mixing with hers, making it harder. “For the record, I can feel the mating desire. To deny them would cause me just as much pain, but why would you care? You just wanted me dead.”

  “Then we’ll find a cure. Shifters are dangerous, bears even more so. I’ve protected you all these years, now you just expect me to step away and let you risk your life because of some desire.”

  “You know what, Chad? That’s it.” She tossed her hair from her face. “I’m tired of this prejudice. I’ve always considered you my brother, and I love you, but I’m done. This double standard is absurd. I can spend my whole life surrounded by shifters, but now that I’m mated to two devoted, wonderful bears, it’s an issue.”

  “Damn right. There’s no one to keep them in line from hurting you. Do you think your heritage won’t cause issues? Then what will happen when I’m not around and Mason isn’t around as Alpha to protect you? They’ll kill you and find a new mate, one without the baggage.”