Abbey's Protectors [Beckett's Wolf Pack, Triad Mates 4] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More)

by Lynnette Bernard

  Clay and Hunter soothed her. They calmed her. They wrapped her in a cocoon of protection and warmth, and she could feel the deep caring they already had for her. Was it love? She wasn’t sure, but she was pretty close to feeling that foreign emotion for each of them.

  “We do love you, sweetheart,” Hunter told her softly, leaning down to press his lips against hers, and coaxed her to accept him. He growled softly when she responded to his kiss and opened to him, sucking on his tongue as he explored the sweet recesses of her mouth. When he ended the kiss and pulled back to look down at her, he was glad to see that she was calm and smiling up at him.

  “You can’t love me,” she told him calmly. “You barely know me.”

  “You’re wrong, honey,” Clay spoke up, leaning in and biting down on his mating mark that graced the creamy skin of her right shoulder. “In the shifter world, love comes quickly. Your scent connects us at first then the visions strengthen the bond. Once the claiming occurs, the mating triad knows every bit of their mate’s personality, their cares, their desires, and their fears.”

  Hunter laved at his mating mark on Abbey’s left shoulder. “You’re a kind person, Mate. We’ve been given the insight into your soul and know that you’re fiercely loyal to your father, your friends, and the people who work for you. We’ve seen the open love in your heart, and we’re blessed to have you share that love with us.”

  “I didn’t say I loved you,” Abbey told him firmly, still trying that last little bit to protect herself from the hurt that might be coming her way when these two wonderful men found someone more to their liking, and she was pushed aside.

  Clay’s immediate growls were joined by Hunter’s as both men were privy to her thoughts. They covered her body with theirs, taking her hands and pinning them on either side of her head.

  “There is no other woman we want, Abigail,” Hunter told her, growling as he leaned forward and bit down on her throat to hold her in position and demand that she submit to him.

  “You don’t know that,” Abbey whispered, trying with all her might not to let them sense her worries.

  “The hell we don’t,” Clay told her angrily. “We are wolf. You’re our mate. We will never want anyone but you. End of discussion.”

  Leaning forward, his canines descended and he struck without hesitation, biting down on her shoulder to re-claim her. Abbey moaned as she experienced a mind-numbing orgasm. Gripping both men’s hands in hers, she panted through her release. The orgasm hadn’t even started to abate when Hunter released his hold on her neck and struck at her left shoulder, claiming her once again and sending her into another orgasm that sucked the energy from her and sent her into complete oblivion. The charged explosion ran through her body as she floated into some place she was going to have to label Orgasm Central if these men continued to send her there with their touches.

  When she came back to her senses, she was sprawled across Clay’s chest and straddling his hips. She looked up at him with complete calm.

  “Hi, Clay,” she whispered.

  The immediate smile that crossed his lips and the definite twinkle in his blue eyes showed her how much he enjoyed her being exactly where she was. She could feel his hard shaft trapped between their bodies and panted softly as she thought about where she wanted him to put it.

  “Where, honey?” he asked, winking at her.

  “Inside of me,” she whispered, winking back at him.

  “You’re going to have to help me, Mate,” he told her. “I’m not letting go of you. Neither one of us will ever let go of you.”

  Abbey smiled softly, knowing he was talking about committing themselves to her for the rest of their lives. She liked that. She still may be hesitant to believe it, but she liked it.

  Reaching between them, she took his hard shaft in hand and tipped it straight up as she moved her body to place it at the entrance to her channel. She was a little embarrassed to find that fluid was already dripping down her inner thighs but was thankful for the natural lubricant that would ease his passage inside of her.

  “Don’t be embarrassed that your body is ready for me,” Clay told her, moaning as she lowered herself onto his cock and took him deep within her body. He held her hips tightly and reveled in the feeling of being inside their mate.

  “Do you know how much it turns us on that you desire us, Mate?” Hunter asked her as he leaned against her back, pushing her so that she lay flush against Clay’s chest. “We thank the Fates every day that you were gifted to us. You’re ours, sweetheart. You’re our mate, and you’re our life. We just hope that someday you’ll feel the same about us.”

  Abbey couldn’t say a word. She could feel the emotions both men were feeling for her. There was not one bit of truth that was hidden from her.

  This mating bond thing is absolutely amazing.

  Yes, it is, Hunter’s voice whispered gently. I’m glad we have it with you, Abbey.

  To have you always in our hearts and hear you in our minds is a gift we’re thankful to have with you, honey, Clay added, kissing her temple gently as he tightened his arms around her and drew her tighter against him.

  Abbey relaxed completely as both men held her comfortably between them. She loved knowing that the men wanted her not only as a partner but also as a friend, a confidant, and a lover. She could feel their need to protect her. She could also feel their need to experience her soothing nature and her love. They wanted her, they needed her, and they loved her. She had no doubt in her mind anymore. She could feel the truth of their desires.

  “Hunter?” she whispered, reaching back to grab his hand and pull it tightly against her chest.

  “What, baby?”

  “I can feel everything the two of you are feeling.”

  “That’s good, sweetheart,” he told her gently. He kissed her back lightly, nuzzling against her and breathing in the scent of her. “Your scent has already changed, Abbey.”

  “Changed how?”

  “You smell like me and Clay. No one will every question that you belong to us.”

  “Hey! Do you both smell like me now?” she asked, not liking that it was one-sided.

  Clay chuckled and pushed up into her further, drawing a moan from her before she looked at him angrily.

  “Don’t try and distract me,” she demanded, reaching up and taking a fistful of his hair in her hand and tugging on it.

  He growled his approval. “Baby, both Hunter and I do carry your scent now,” he told her. “The three of us belong to each other, and we now carry the combined scents of all of us.”

  “Okay then,” Abbey answered, satisfied. She released her tight hold on Clay’s hair as she was pacified by his words, but she didn’t let go of him. She needed the connection. She needed to stake her claim on him.

  “Pretty soon, your scent will change again, sweetheart,” Hunter told her as his fingers pushed lube deep within her body, adding fingers as her body stretched to accommodate him.

  Abbey moaned at the added pressure but concentrated on the beautiful flower garden, fountain, and waterfall to reach that place inside of her that was peaceful and caused her body to relax and open to the man who was taking great care to prepare her. She rubbed her face against Clay’s chest, breathing in the scent of him and licking at the brown disc of his nipple before latching on and sucking it gently into her mouth.

  “Your scent will change when our cub is growing inside of you,” Hunter told her as he removed his fingers and pressed his cock alongside Clay’s, pushing firmly without stopping until he was fully seated inside of their mate.

  The way her body relaxed and accepted him made his heart soar with happiness. She wanted him. She wanted Clay. There was nothing more rewarding than having the woman that they already loved want them as much as they wanted her.

  “We can talk about that after,” Abbey whispered, pushing herself up on her hands as she started to cant her hips and take her men deeper inside of her.

  “What, honey?” Clay asked as a moan wa
s ripped from him when Abbey pressed down and their cocks were imbedded deeply within her.

  “About our baby,” she told them through gritted teeth. “Shush now! And love me.”

  “Baby, we do,” Hunter told her as he dragged his cock from her pussy and pressed back inside of her. “By the Fates, I love the sounds you make when we love you, Mate.” He couldn’t prevent the growls of desire that left him as he heard the sounds of Abbey’s excitement as he and Clay worked together to push their beautiful mate toward another climax.

  The keening sound coming from Abbey would have embarrassed her if she wasn’t having such a wonderful time making love to these two men. Her men. They belonged to her. She valued their kindness, their understanding, and their love. She made a decision at that moment. She was not going to give them up. Ever.

  Chapter 12

  Abbey sat at the small table in the hotel room, her laptop opened in front of her. She was concentrating on the multitude of e-mails that needed her attention. There were several messages from various employees from every sister company that existed under the umbrella of Tyler Industries. She answered each message decisively. Her education and her experience training with her father within his company had given her the strength, the understanding, and the decision-making capabilities to make quick, efficient choices to guide each branch of the company with the directions they needed to run their businesses effectively.

  Not one employee that she had been dealing with over the past week had any idea that she was not at the main building of Tyler Industries, and she fully intended to keep it that way. She was glad to realize that she could conduct whatever business she needed to deal with without having to be at the office. It was something she secretly craved.

  Only Synthia and Shelly knew of her plan to remotely run the company with only the occasional appearance at the office at meetings that left her no other choice but to attend. She wanted to be able to stay home. Where that home would be, she hadn’t decided, but she was determined to experience the world outside of Tyler Industries just as her father had encouraged her to do.

  Her father had wanted her to have a life, a family, and a home that would nourish the love that Abbey had inside of her. He knew she needed to share that love, and he had often told her he wanted her to know the joy of having a family just as he had. Nothing was more important than family.

  “Are you too busy to stop for a minute, Abbey?” Hunter asked her as he knelt down beside the wooden chair she was sitting on.

  Abbey pulled her hands away from the keyboard, sat back in the chair and turned to smile at him. Reaching up, she touched his cheek gently, loving when he nuzzled into her open palm and growled softly.

  “I’m never too busy for you and Clay,” Abbey told him, chuckling softly when Clay immediately took his place on the other side of her chair and leaned in to nuzzle against her neck and lightly bite down on her shoulder. “If you keep that up, Clayton Forest, I’m going to drag you back to bed and have my way with you,” she warned him.

  “Promise?” Clay whispered, kissing her neck and wrapping his arms around her waist to hug her tightly.

  “Do you have any pain, sweetheart?” Hunter asked her, his soft, brown eyes searching her face for answers.

  “Pain?” She couldn’t imagine what he was talking about.

  “A triad claiming puts a great deal of stress on a woman’s body,” he explained softly. “We need to make sure you’re all right.”

  Hunter reached out and carefully cupped her mound, rubbing gently against her heat. A small growl left him as her body called to his, but he pushed aside the immediate need that filled him. This was not about his need right now. It was about seeing to the comfort of their mate.

  Clay’s hand slid down her shoulder until he tenderly held her left breast in his hand, rubbing his thumb across the soft swell of it. He felt her hardened nipple beneath the pad of his thumb and couldn’t prevent the growl of desire that escaped him either. He clamped hold of his desires and sent her soothing feelings to ease any aches in her body.

  Abbey blushed hotly. The image of how the men had taken care of her after each of their claimings flashed through her mind. They had told her that their saliva had healing properties in it, and she was reminded of how they had laved and kissed every inch of her tender folds after they had claimed her. It had soothed her soreness, made her feel cherished and loved, and made her horny as hell.

  “I’m good,” she told them, her voice cracking slightly at the arousing thoughts she was having.

  Hunter looked at Clay and winked at his triad partner, loving the wide grin that was plastered on his face. He hadn’t ever seen Clay so happy. He felt exactly the same way, and it was all because of the woman who sat between them. She was amazing.

  “How about you two?” she asked, suddenly feeling embarrassed that she hadn’t thought to consider how either man was doing. She blushed lightly at the whimper of loss that escaped her involuntarily when her men removed their hands from her and sat back on their haunches to look at her. She could see the desire in their eyes and suddenly realized that the golden in their eyes was quickly becoming a color she loved seeing.

  “We’re fine,” Clay assured her. “How can we not be? We’ve found and claimed our mate, and we’re about to start our life together.”

  “What do you mean?” Abbey asked, her brow furrowing in confusion as she thought about the ramifications of what Clay had just said.

  “We’ve already been given permission by our alpha to take you home to pack land,” Hunter told her. “We have a home there that’s waiting for us to share.”

  Abbey looked at Hunter then turned to face Clay, trying to decide what she should do. “I want to be with you both,” she told them honestly. “I just need to make sure my friends and my company are safe before I make that commitment. Okay?”

  Both men nodded, smiling. They knew she would be with them. In their home. On pack land. She had to do what she had to do first and that was okay. They would give her all the time she needed, but she needed to realize that the commitment had already been made once the claiming had taken place. They were going to spend the rest of their lives together. And they were going to share a comfortable home and have a loving family.

  “Just give me time,” Abbey whispered as she leaned forward and kissed Hunter’s lips lightly before turning and doing the same to Clay’s.

  “Just remember, honey,” Clay reminded her, touching her face lightly with the back of his knuckles. “You need to keep yourself safe and completely rested. Our babies need their mother to be healthy and happy.”

  “Clay,” Abbey told him, laughing. “You’re pushing it a little. There are no babies.”

  “But there will be,” Hunter told her firmly. “Do you want there to be, Abbey?”

  Hunter’s voice was suddenly unsure. Abbey could feel his insecurity. She reached out to hold his hand gently within her own.

  “Yes, I do,” she told him sincerely. “I would like that very much.” She looked at both men shyly. “Do you?”

  “I want five,” Clay spoke up immediately.

  “Five?” Abbey asked, shocked.

  “Yes, honey. But if you only want two, that’s fine.”

  The completely honest desire his sparkling, blue eyes held as he looked at her melted her heart and made her smile. Looking at Hunter, she saw the same need in his eyes.

  “What about you, Hunter?”

  “Well, I don’t really have a number in mind,” he told her honestly. “I just want us to be blessed with as many cubs as we can handle. It will be up to you, sweetheart. Clay and I will love every baby, and we’ll definitely enjoy making every one of them with you. Getting you pregnant will be possibly the best way to spend our days and nights.”

  Abbey laughed out loud, her heart light with joy. “I’ll just bet you’ll enjoy that,” she told them, reaching up to tug on their hair lightly. “I’ll tell you a secret.” She leaned in until she was resting her head again
st their necks as they pushed toward her to envelope her in their arms.

  “What’s your secret, Mate?” Clay whispered.

  “I’m going to enjoy you getting me pregnant, too,” she told them quietly, leaning back and looking up at them. She saw the completely satisfied, smug expressions on their faces. “I knew I shouldn’t have said that. Look how arrogant you both are!” She pushed at their chests and stood awkwardly as they refused to release their hold from around her waist.

  “How can you expect us not to be arrogant when you just admitted that you like the way we make love to you?” Hunter demanded, winking at her boldly. “It makes my heart happy and my cock hard.”

  Abbey burst out laughing, plopping back down onto the chair and gripping both men’s chins between her thumbs and index fingers. “Yes, you’re both quite the studs,” she told them, laughing. “Just remember one very important thing, though.”

  “What?” Clay asked when he saw how serious she had become.

  “You’re mine.”

  The satisfied, sexy smiles that filled both men’s faces made her heart flutter. She lost all feeling in her extremities as the sudden rush of need for them both filled her. The force of her instant need for them shocked her. She was in so much trouble.

  “Yes, baby. We are,” Hunter agreed, taking her hand in his and kissing her open palm. “Now, let’s get your stuff together and get out of here. We’re going home.”

  * * * *

  Abbey sat between them on the front bench seat of Clay’s truck. Both men cast furtive glances at her before looking at each other as worry filled them. She was completely silent and had been for the last twenty minutes of the trip. They had about forty minutes more before they arrived on Beckett land. They were determined to get her to open up to them and tell them what was wrong.

  Every time they tried to search the mating bond for her feelings, they found the happiness she had in being with them. They also saw the beginning love that she was trying to hide. That particular bit of emotion made them smile secretively. If their mate wanted to tell them that she loved them in her own time and in her own way, they were good with that. Words weren’t needed. Her feelings for them were expressed every time she touched them or looked at them. They had never felt such complete acceptance and deep caring in their entire lives.