by E. M. Moore
“Oh, fuck,” Mekhi said.
He moved toward them, not wasting any time. His hot mouth enveloped my nipple and I cried out, my back arching.
The sound of my shift ripping again caught my attention. I looked down to see Mekhi finishing the job at the same time he worshipped my breast, rolling his tongue over it until it was hard to breathe.
Riah’s hands stayed on my shoulders, almost holding me down.
Mekhi ripped the last of the shift. Air caressed the inside of my thighs as he forced my knees to the bed.
I looked down when his lips left my skin. Mekhi stood between my legs, his gaze reverent as he took me in. My chest heaved in front of me as I stared at him. The bulge in his pants obvious. His hand came up to grab himself, wrapping around his cock through his pants. He moaned. “I’ve never been so hard in my fucking life.”
Riah let out a groan, his fingers needling into me almost to the point of pain.
I was here with my mates. Naked. Touched. Needed.
Mekhi pulled his pants down until they fell to the floor. His erection was impressive. Thick and hard. I squirmed against the bed and Riah held me down tighter. “Good things come to those who wait,” he whispered.
I wanted to tell him to fuck off. He had no idea what this felt like, but when I looked up, I could tell he did. His cock was evident through his pants as well. The size of his bulge made my eyes widen.
I glanced up and we locked gazes. A tremor rolled through him, but then he looked forward again. Looking back at Mekhi, he was now completely naked. He stroked his shaft in front of me. Cum beaded at his tip.
Oh, fuck yes.
“Mekhi,” I moaned, the fire lapping at me again. I wanted it quenched. It needed him, moving inside me, bringing me to the apex.
The bed depressed as he knelt between my legs. My chest rose in anticipation. He kissed his way up my body, starting at my belly button until he got to my chin. Then, he followed the line to my ear. “You, Anika, are special. I can’t believe you’re mine.”
My body tensed, and Riah’s fingers tightened around me.
Mekhi moved forward, his cock at my entrance. I spread my legs wider, welcoming him in. I’d never been so turned on in my life. One hot guy climbing all over me while the other held me down? Shit. How did I get so lucky?
He bent over, taking my other nipple in his mouth. He teased at my puckered skin, then nibbled. He’d completely distracted me from the other parts of his body, but then I felt him at my core again.
“Please,” I pleaded.
He thrust inside.
I reached up and grabbed the backs of Riah’s thighs. “Oh, fuck me.”
“I intend to,” Mekhi said.
He moved inside me, spiking my heat levels higher and higher. My fingers sank into Riah’s skin as I held on for dear life. Mekhis’ cock stroked inside me, sending shivers through my body. I’d hoped it would help with the fire, but it only made it worse.
“Harder. Quicker,” I begged.
Mekhi hissed. His cock seemed to lengthen inside me. I dug my nails into Riah’s thigh as my body started to climb. Riah’s hands released from my shoulder, tracing down my chest until he placed his hands over my tits. He rubbed his thumbs lazily over my nipples as Mekhi quickened his pace.
My breaths sawed in and out of me. Incoherent noises filled the room and I knew it was me. Half begging, half cries. My body pitched higher and higher. I was so close. I just needed a little more.
Mekhi took hold of my hips, pinning me down while he thrust.
That did it.
I cried out as my insides clenched Mekhi’s cock, spasming around him.
He grasped the sheets in his hands and bared down, still thrusting inside me as my orgasm ripped through me. Stars dotted my vision. Still falling, Mekhi grunted, his movements quickening. He bent low over me, grabbing my shoulders and rocking hard inside me until he came, his cock jerking inside me.
My hands fell, wrapping around Mekhi as he emptied himself inside me. I shivered as his dick spasmed one last time. Both of us breathing heavy, we were silent for a few moments until Mekhi lifted his head. “I’ll take care of you all the days of your life.”
I grinned, my body finally feeling more like my own again. The bond between us vibrated happily. I leaned forward and kissed his forehead. “Me too.”
He sat up on his elbows and gave me a proper kiss. His lips anchoring me back to the present.
I looked around, expecting Riah to be near, but he was nowhere to be seen. Mekhi caught my gaze and shrugged. “Jealousy.”
I doubted it. The only reason Riah had any of those feelings was because of the bond.
“He made quick work of your shift though.”
We both stared down at my torn dress. “I hope your mom doesn’t get mad.”
Mekhi rolled next to me, propping himself up on one elbow. “You let me worry about that.”
He pulled at my hair, playing with it. All of a sudden, his eyes widened. “You haven’t seen yourself yet.”
I bit my lips. He was right. I’d been so preoccupied, I’d forgotten all about it. With a smile, I pulled myself from the bed, letting the tattered remnants of my mating ceremony dress fall to the floor. I went to a door in the corner and pulled it open, hoping for the bathroom. I was right. I stepped in, flipping the light on and moving toward the mirror.
I gasped when I came into view. A much different image than the one I remembered from when I was so little appeared. My hair was thick, wavy, and a beautiful shade of auburn. Red and gold flecks dotting the strands. I had a thin, upturned nose. My eyes were big, bright. I leaned in closer. Hazel, I decided. I believed they were hazel with flecks of green. I stood back, taking in the other parts of me. It was like getting reacquainted with my true self. My hands followed the lines of my body, over my hips and thighs and then back up.
A heated body came up behind me. Mekhi appeared in the mirror behind me. His hands came around my waist, one settling on my stomach and the other on my breast. “I told you you were beautiful.”
I wouldn’t call myself that, but I was me. And that was all that mattered.
I turned around in his grip, my hand coming around to wrap around the base of his cock. His eyelids fluttered. “What are you doing, Anika?”
“I didn’t get to touch you before.”
“And?”
“My fever’s back,” I teased. “I think I need another round.”
His hand came up to fondle my breast. Such a turn on. My head lolled back, allowing him better access to my chest.
He used it. Both hands came up, first palming me, then stroking my nipple. Impossibly, my breaths hitched again and heat gathered in my core. “Fuck, Mekhi. Yes.”
He dropped to his knees and nudged my legs apart. Before I knew it, his face was between my thighs, his tongue darting out to lick the seam of my pussy.
I cried out, dropping my hands into his hair, holding him in my place. “Don’t stop.”
“Whatever my mate wants,” he said, growling.
He nudged me again and I widened my stance. His tongue played over my sensitive clit and I bucked into him.
“So impatient.”
“It just feels so good,” I moaned.
His hands came up and sank into my ass, pulling me forward. His hands kneaded me as he ate me out. The slick heat of his tongue teasing my clit brought me back to the edge in no time. My fingers threaded through his hair and clung to him.
“Yes, Anika,” he urged.
“Fuck,” I said. Then “fuck” again as I felt my body start to tremble. I wanted to make it last, but my body had other ideas.
Mekhi read my body perfectly. After one long, languid stroke the length of my pussy he massaged my nub. My legs went weak. I vibrated with need. I was so close to erupting with another orgasm. My fingers tightened around Mekhi’s hair, practically yanking the strands.
His fingers clenched me tighter as I rocketed forward and right into another scorching climax. Hi
s tongue stayed there as I cried out, but then I started to lose my footing. Mekhi stood and with one motion, he pulled me into his arms, one hand around my shoulders and the other under my knees. He carried me to the bed. “I got you,” he said.
I stared up at him, watching him lay me down reverently.
My heart clenched. I had a feeling those words were true. He did have me. And he always would too.
Chapter Sixteen
Slowly coming to after some of the best sleep I’d ever gotten, all I could feel was heat. Opening my eyes, I saw that I was cocooned under Mekhi. He had his arm and leg thrown over me, cuddling me to his chest. I couldn’t even begin to explain how content I was to just stay there.
Still looking down, I noticed Mekhi had too many hands and one was facing the wrong direction. Now that I was coherent enough to think of it, I could feel my back pressed against another body.
Shifting enough to turn my head, I saw Riah’s sleeping face. He was so beautiful when he wasn’t throwing insults at me. Which he’d definitely not done last night. My face started to heat as the memories came back to me. The wonderful images didn’t last though because the angel creature’s words flowed into my head and left me cold.
I really needed to think about what I should do, but I didn’t have much choice. I would at least find the owls and figure out how much of what was said was true, because if it was true, then the fate of the world would be in my hands.
My heart raced and my breathing picked up at that thought. I was just a nobody. Who in their right mind would entrust me to save the world? Before I could get myself too worked up, Riah shifted and pulled me closer. His and Mekhi’s scents mixed and I felt my thoughts starting to calm. We’d get through this together, even if Riah was an asshole.
I had to stay on track though and see if I could make sense of the weird prophecy thing. Who the hell was Mother Panther? I couldn’t help but feel frustrated because if I’d known what I was earlier or had grown up in the paranormal community, I would know more.
Ugh, as much as I wanted to stay curled up in this bed and pretend the outside world didn’t exist, I just couldn’t do it. If the words were true, there was more at stake than I was willing to give.
Somehow, I managed to slip out of the bed without waking either of my mates. I wondered if I was ever going to get used to saying that. Mates… My skin pricked at the thought.
Going to the bathroom, I just now noticed that I was still naked. I needed clothes that would be good for hiking.
Looked like I was going to have to find Fiona or Bette and see if I could borrow some of their clothes. I would have to change my body to fit in their things, but at least it was something. I couldn’t keep walking around naked everywhere.
Finishing up in there, I went to Mekhi’s closet and grabbed a pair of drawstring sweatpants and shirt. I looked over at the bed and noticed both guys were still asleep, but had turned to where they weren’t facing one another.
I wasn’t sure why that tickled me but it did. I made my way down the stairs, following my nose to the kitchen where something delicious cooked. Fiona danced around humming to an unheard song as she made breakfast.
“Having fun?” I asked, startling her. She shot me a glare before we both started laughing.
“That was not nice, young lady,” she replied, which only made me giggle more. It was amazing how connected I felt to her even though we had just met yesterday. It was the strangest thing, but I really didn’t want to question it.
“So, can I talk to you about something serious?” She was older, and I was hoping she’d be able to shed some light on the situation I’d found myself in.
“Of course. I will always be here for you to talk to,” she responded, after taking some biscuits out of the oven. She moved over to the table and sat down. Before I knew it, my mouth was moving and everything that had happened after the bite poured out of it. Except for the sex stuff, of course. I didn’t think that was an appropriate conversation for someone's mother.
I watched as she slowly lost all her color and her face morphed into one of pure terror by the time I was done relaying everything to her. That couldn’t be good.
“You need to go now then, Anika. I’ll grab you some clothes and wake up Mekhi and your wolf. What you have seen is no joke. You have to travel up the mountains to find the owls,” she said as she fled the room.
Well, there was a very good chance that the world was going to be fucked.
I was in the middle of shoving biscuits and gravy into my mouth when Riah finally surfaced. I almost choked when I noticed he didn’t have a shirt on. It was just so unfair he had the perfect body.
“Looks like we’re going to be heading out as soon as Mekhi gets some things together and you get some clothes that actually fit you,” he said, not even glancing in my direction as he went to make a plate.
“That’s good. I don’t know how I feel about all this, but we have to know for sure what’s going on. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I played it off as my imagination and it turned out it wasn’t,” I told him before biting into the delicious bacon I‘d saved for last.
“I agree. That’s probably the smartest thing you’ve said since I met you.”
Well, that was mildly insulting. I didn’t know why his dickish ways still shocked me. I should be used to it by now.
I opted for just ignoring his comment and finishing up my food. I had too much going on in my head to get in an argument with him.
I went to wash my plate as Mekhi walked in the room. I turned as he made his way over to wrap me in an embrace.
“Sleep good?” Mekhi asked before kissing me on the forehead. I nodded against his chest before letting him go so he could get himself something to eat.
“What’s the plan?” Riah asked between bites.
“My mother is in the process of getting things ready for Anika, but the last I heard, the owls are up near the peak of our mountain. Which means a lot of hiking and hoping the wolves don’t find us on the way.”
“Um..do you have any weapons we can take then if there’s a possibility we’ll get caught by the wolves? I mean, I have my daggers, but neither of you have anything.” I worried my bottom lip at the thought of us being caught and them not having anything to protect themselves.
“We’ll be fine. Don’t worry about us. I do have some sheaths for your lovely daggers so they’re easy to get to,” Mekhi responded, not really making me feel better about the fact they were going to be unarmed.
“Thank you,” I told him as Fiona swept back into the room with a backpack, what looked like leather in one hand, and clothes in another.
“Okay, you’re probably going to have to fix your chest because there’s no way these shirts are going to fit you otherwise. I have everything you need packed into this backpack, including your daggers,” she said, panting a touch as if she had been running to get everything done.
“Thank you so much.” I got up to get the clothes out of her hand and go change.
When I got to the bathroom, I laid the clothes down on the counter and focused on a smaller chest. I felt the tingling that let me know it was working and undressed. Putting on the clothes, I looked at myself in the mirror.
It was still so weird to see my actual face. It had been so long since I wore my original skin, I had forgotten what I looked like. I was nowhere near as plain as I used to be though, so that was a huge plus.
Walking back to the kitchen, I noticed the guys had left and Fiona still sat at the table with a scared look on her face.
“Hey, are you okay?” I asked as I sat down beside her and laid my hand over hers.
“I’m just worried. I knew you were special when I first met you, but I would have never guessed how much though. I can only pray that everything goes okay. Enough about me though. I just needed a second. I’m going to pack some food and water for you. Just in case something happens and you can’t find the owls as easily as you should be able to,” she added before getti
ng up and jumping into action.
Leaving me to my thoughts, I was scared shitless. However, I couldn’t dwell on that. The only thing I could really do was my best.
Before I knew it, both of the guys were down and ready to go. I was terrified, but there was still nine hours before dark. We should be fine.
Right?
“Be safe,” was all that Fiona said as she hugged us bye and sent us on our way.
I was so not looking forward to this hike. I was many things, but a hiker was not one of them. Luckily, the guys set a slower pace so I was able to keep up.
I would say the woods were beautiful, but I couldn’t help feeling like we were being watched the further we traveled. My arm kept tingling, but it had to be because I was so close to the guys….or because of the enormous backpack.
We walked in silence, which would normally be super weird and awkward, but I chalked it up to us all being on edge. The quieter we were, the less likely it was that we would be found or snuck up on. So I was totally okay with not talking.
We walked for what felt like forever before we finally stopped. Not waiting on the guys, I plopped my ass right down on the ground and got my water out.
“We have to be getting close,” Mekhi mused just as we heard the owl hooting in the background.
“Good. I am so done with the walking thing,” I huffed, already dreading the thought of having to walk any further. I was really going to have to work on that.
“You’ll be fine,” Riah gowled before sitting down and getting a drink.
Mekhi never sat down. Instead, he still looked as if he were still on high alert. Taking my water bottle over to him, I offered him a drink. “You need to drink something,” I said, thrusting the bottle at him. It was silly, but I just wanted to be close to him for a minute before the walking hell started again.
“Okay, we need to get back on the trail,” he replied, taking a drink and dashing my dreams as he went.
Back to silence it was I guess. We walked for what felt like hours until the sun started to set and the panic started to hit. My already high heart rate skyrocketed.
