by L. Rose
He growled against my skin when he realized my panties were in the way and he couldn’t push inside me.
“Alex,” I moaned and felt the bed dip. He was beside us as Nate let out another growl of frustration. Alex clicked his fingers and I felt the cool breeze over my most heated part.
“He’s more wolf at the moment,” Alex said. I could tell since he wasn’t already inside me like Nate, if he was in his human form, would have been. Instead, he was holding me while using his hips to try and find where he desperately needed to go.
Alex reached between us and gripped Nate’s length, but Nate didn’t want to be pushed back to line up at my entrance; he kept trying to find it himself.
“Asher,” Alex called. I caught Asher behind Nate, his eyes glowing green with desire as he stared down at me over Nate’s shoulder. He assisted Alex by pulling back Nate’s hips. Alex lined Nate up and Nate thrust right inside, ripping a cry from me.
“Paige?” Cedrick called.
“I’m okay. He feels good.”
Nate fucked me hard and fast while his teeth stayed embedded into my flesh. The pain and pleasure hissed through me, driving me wild. All I could do was hold on and enjoy the ride.
Nate paused. I opened my eyes and blinked lazily up at Asher where he remained behind Nate. It was then I noticed he was gloriously naked as well.
“I’m going to fuck him and drink from you, love.”
“Yes, please.” I nodded.
Nate let out a whimper when Asher slid into him. It took a moment to gain the rhythm back, but Nate soon fucked himself on Asher while he entered in and out of me.
“Wrist,” Asher demanded. His pinched brows told me he wasn’t going to last long. I loved how my men got so aroused by watching me with the others. I lifted my wrist over Nate’s back and gasped when Asher sank his fangs into my skin.
My body reacted as well. I moaned long and loudly when my stomach ignited with that sweet swirl before shooting down to my pussy. My orgasm had me seeing stars behind my closed lids. Nate lifted his head and roared into the room as he shot his cum inside me. Asher hissed out a breath, leaned into Nate’s back, still with his mouth around my wrist, and groaned through his own release.
Asher dropped to the bed, gently taking Nate with him. His chest rumbled with a purr.
“Alex,” he ordered.
“Right here. Turn your head a little, dove.” I did and felt Alex’s magic fill the room. He laid a hand over Nate’s bite and his other hand pressed down on my wrist where Asher had taken from me. It burned, but I gritted my teeth through the pain.
Asher’s purr grew closer. I opened my eyes to see Nate had moved and gently rested his head on my stomach while Asher curled into Nate and leaned up to reach me. A finger traced my lips; then he bent and pressed his mouth against mine. I could drink down the purr he continued with when our mouths opened and we deepened the kiss. It helped me take my mind away from the pain, and excitement and lust surfaced once more inside me.
A loud groan had me breaking the kiss, but it didn’t stop Asher from kissing, licking, and nipping at my shoulder, while I looked across the room to see Cedrick sitting naked on a couch and an equally naked Ezra between his legs.
My stomach clenched in the best of ways while my clit throbbed. My gaze stayed transfixed on Ezra’s head bobbing up and down on Cedrick’s erection. I dragged my gaze up to meet his stunning shining eyes.
“I couldn’t resist a bit of play while watching you,” Cedrick said.
“Play all you like, honey. I like watching you all as well.”
“Merde,” dropped from Cedrick’s parted lips. “He’s so fucking good at this.”
Nate snorted. Through the pain, I could now feel him tracing his fingers over and around my stomach. “I’m better.”
“You wish, wolf,” Ezra said, only he never stopped sucking Cedrick’s cock.
“Christ, you might want to back off. I’m about to—” Cedrick dropped his head back to the couch as he gripped Ezra’s hair and held him still while he lifted his hips and finished coming while fucking Ezra’s mouth.
I was soaked, and not just from Nate’s cum but from seeing that.
Ezra suddenly stood. He pressed a hand to the back of the couch beside Cedrick’s head and I knew, even though I couldn’t see, his other hand would be stroking himself.
“Can I come on you?” he asked, his voice rough and low.
“Merde, yes.” Cedrick ran his hands up and down Ezra’s sides. We heard a sharp hissed breath, and then Ezra grunted out his release all over Cedrick’s pale, perfect skin.
Alex sat back beside me, drawing my attention away from Cedrick and Ezra. He clicked his fingers, and I heard Cedrick say, “Thank you.” Alex must have cleaned him. I grinned up at him before quickly glancing over to see Ezra resting his back against Cedrick’s side while Cedrick had his arm wrapped around Ezra’s shoulders, holding him close.
The sight thickened my throat. I loved how comfortable my men were with one another. Hell, if I wasn’t me, I would be completely jealous of myself. I was a lucky, lucky woman.
“Is it our turn, Alex?” Thorn asked. I turned to find him naked, erect, and leaning against the wall on the other side of the bed, his eyes dark and hooded.
“I believe it is,” Alex said. He moved up the bed and laid on his back. “Paige, come here,” Alex ordered. Nate lifted off me and Asher moved back. I rolled over and climbed up the bed on my hands and knees.
“Slowly,” Thorn demanded. I moved as if I was a lazy cat toward Alex, who was up on his elbows watching me, his cock hard, ready and waiting for me. “Suck Alex.” Thorn’s hard voice came from beside the bed. He’d moved without my noticing.
When I got to Alex’s hips, I kept my ass in the air and bent forward. I cupped Alex’s balls and gently rolled them around while I licked up his length slowly, causing him to suck in a shuddering breath.
“Changed my mind. Straddle Alex’s hips,” Thorn said. He stood there running his hand up and down himself while watching. “Make sure you sink onto him.”
“Gladly,” I whispered.
“Please,” Alex said just as quietly.
I shifted up, lifted a leg over Alex, and leaned forward as I gripped his cock and lined it up. I teased my opening for a little while, until Alex’s hands gripped my hips tightly and he pushed me down onto him. We both sighed in pleasure as soon as I was fully embedded on Alex’s length.
“We’re going to fill you up, sweetheart.” Thorn’s hand traced down over my back as he climbed onto the bed behind me. His hand stopped at my ass, where he gave my cheek a light tap.
“Yes, God, yes.” I nodded.
Thorn kissed my shoulder. “Give me your mouth first,” he demanded. I rocked against Alex gently. He moaned under me as he looked over my shoulder. Thorn kissed me hard and yet so damn sweetly, it had my heart racing faster.
He nipped at my lower lip. “Lean down for me, sweetheart. Present your gorgeous ass to me.” I did. I leaned down and captured Alex’s mouth in a hot, slow kiss as Thorn prepared me for his hardness.
By the time Thorn removed his fingers, I was grinding down on Alex so hard we were lost in the motion, of the feeling of a close release. Then Thorn edged nearer. He pressed a hand to my lower back and I stilled enough for him to push into me slowly.
I was full, absolutely full, but it was wonderful. Thorn, with his hands over Alex’s on my waist, controlled our movements. He pulled me back and I withdrew from Alex, only to thrust back into me and I slid back down on Alex.
I rested a hand on Alex’s chest and one back on Thorn’s hip, all of us slick with sweat. I let myself enjoy the sensation of being thoroughly fucked by two of my mates.
“I’m close,” Alex warned.
“Me too,” I said.
“Then let’s do it now,” Thorn clipped, and I felt his power fill the room and mix with Alex’s power. His hands on my hips grew claws, but only one scraped across my skin over and over. Alex’s hand sli
d up to under my breast where his power caressed my body, and too soon, I was climaxing. “Alex, Thorn,” I screamed their names. Both men swelled inside me, and their cum implanted into me at the same time.
I collapsed against Alex’s chest and felt Thorn back gently out of me. He helped Alex roll me over, and then Alex was there, using his powers on my hip and under my breast again. The same burning had me whimpering.
“Nearly done,” Alex promised. I nodded, but kept my eyes closed. “There.”
Opening my eyes, I glanced down my body. Alex handed me a mirror he conjured out of thin air. First I looked at Nate’s bite mark on my neck. My pulse sped up. I dropped the mirror and drew my wrist up to see the two puncture marks there from Asher’s fangs. A smile crept onto my lips. I skimmed my eyes over Ezra’s mark while I sat up on the bed. I flattened my breast a little and caught sight of Alex’s mark—it was of a purple flower. I bit my bottom lip and tears welled in my eyes. I kept looking and found Thorn’s claw marks on my hip. I traced my fingers over them as I sniffed. My heart burst with so much love.
Not only had they been willing to wear my rings so everyone knew they were taken, but they’d agreed to mark my body in their own special way. Alex then used his magic to make sure those marks would always stay on my skin like Cedrick’s and Ezra’s did.
Lifting my head, I sniffed again. “I love them. I love you all. This is the best day of my life.”
I first tackled Alex and hugged him tightly as I cried my happy tears. Thorn was next, taking my embrace with a chuckle. When I got to Nate, he groaned and complained about me leaking again. Asher swept me up into his arms and stood from the bed, hugging me just as close as I did him. He took me to the men on the couch and planted me on Cedrick’s lap. I twisted and wrapped my arms around Cedrick and Ezra. “Thank you. Thank all of you for giving me this day.” I sobbed into them.
“Beautiful, we would give you anything.”
“He’s right, mi corazón. Anything.”
“What’s that?” Alex asked. We all looked to him as Cedrick moved me around and tucked me into his chest while I held Ezra’s hand. He stared at something on the floor near the door. He started to get up, but Nate held him back.
“I’ll get it,” he stated. Alex rolled his eyes, and we all watched as Nate went to the door, bent and picked up the piece of paper. He unfolded it, read it, and then his eyes became so wide I got scared. His heart also took off in a crazy beat.
“What is it?” Asher demanded. He flashed over to Nate just as Nate’s eyes rolled in the back of his head and he dropped to the floor. I cried out his name and rushed over there. Crouching over him, I checked his body for something, anything.
Asher laughed. I looked up glaring, but his radiant smile wiped that glare away.
“He fainted. He actually fainted.”
“Why?” Alex asked. I realized all of my mates stood around us. My men had sleep pants on, while Alex had placed me in a thin teddy.
Asher straightened out the note and read from it. “To my lovely family, this is Virginia, Ezra’s amazing mom. As a wedding gift, I am now able to tell you all something. Congratulations, you’ll all be parents. Paige is nearly two months pregnant with a little ghoul or elf.”
I froze. My body turned to stone. Cedrick dropped to his knees beside me. His eyes welled with tears as he dragged me against him and held me while Asher went on. “I’ve done my research, and I learned elves have healing powers. While Paige’s heart beats, it didn’t fix her reproductive system. Cedrick did when they bonded. Paige, darling, your body is now in working order. Of course, there is still some advantages to being different, you still won’t menstruate or use the bathroom, but you’ll be able to reproduce.”
I lowered my hands from my throat and pressed them against my belly. I had a baby in there. A little blob of a baby. I’d thought I’d lost that chance. I was going to be a mother. My men, its fathers.
Asher cleared his throat, and I looked up to see Cedrick wasn’t the only one with tears in his eyes; they all had them. We were all overwhelmed with happiness from the news. Asher scrubbed at his face and went on, “Congratulations to you all again. You’ll make wonderful parents. I just know it. And Paige, if you think they’re protective now, you haven’t seen anything yet. I wish you luck because now they know their treasure carries another new treasure.”
“Pick her up. Carry her slowly to the bed,” Thorn ordered.
“Yes!” Alex cried. “I need to check her over. I wish Virginia told us before I used my magic on her.”
Cedrick had me in his arms and did as Thorn said. He took me to the bed but sat on it with his back to the headboard and me between his legs. His hands splayed over my belly protectively.
Ezra paced the floor. “Did you guys fuck her too hard? Did we injure the baby? Fucking hell. Fucking motherfucking hell.” He ran his hands over his head.
“Stop!” Asher clipped loudly. I was grateful for it. I knew he would be calmer than the rest. “Thorn, run and get a doctor. Alex, look between her legs. Ezra, go get some warm towels.” They all raced into action.
Groaning, I thumped my head back against Cedrick’s chest.
“Paige, my love, what is it? Are you in pain? Is the baby okay?” Asher cradled my hand in both of his.
Cedrick hummed under his breath. “Please, beautiful, talk to us. Tell us everything is okay.”
When Alex tried to pry my legs apart, I’d had enough. It was my turn to yell, “Stop! Just stop.” I held up my hand and waited for the others to come back. Ezra ran into the room from the bathroom and threw the towels at us. Thorn rushed into the room with the poor doctor over his shoulder. “See to her,” he bit out and pointed at me. Nate then moaned and slowly stood, almost swaying on his feet until Thorn reached out to steady him. Nate sucked in a sharp breath, looked to me, and his eyes warmed in a way I had never seen. But then he shifted, causing the doctor to jump back. Wolf Nate trotted to the bed, hopped on it, and stood over me. He sat on my lap and snarled back at the doctor, the only person he didn’t really know in the room.
“My queen, are you ill?” the doctor asked, ignoring the vicious-sounding wolf. She had balls. Good, she would need them when it came to dealing with my men and this pregnancy, it seemed.
Rolling my eyes, I shook my head. “Sorry to bother you. They’re overreacting. We just found out I’m expecting.”
The sweet older lady, whose name I couldn’t remember for the life of me, clapped her hands and gushed, “Oh my goodness, this is wonderful news.”
“Thank you, but please don’t let anyone know yet.”
“My lips are sealed. Please come and see me soon and we’ll do some tests.”
“I will. Thanks again.”
She bowed and backed out of the room, closing the door behind her.
“Now,” I started. “As you’ve seen, I don’t need a doctor right now.” Nate growled. I smacked his rump. He shifted off me, curled into my side, and rested his head on my belly. I melted. It was the sweetest thing to see. All of them were. It may piss me off, but I knew they were doing it out of devotion and love. However, I still had to say, “I’m not hurt. The baby isn’t either. The baby and I can’t get hurt if we have sex, so don’t think any of you are taking that away from me.”
“We will try our best not to hover too much,” Thorn said, with a small shrug. He almost seemed chastised, but the way his eyes kept flicking from my face to my belly, I knew it would take time for him, for all of them, to understand. Maybe with a few kicks to their shins, they’d get it. Thorn leaned down and kissed me. He pulled back and smiled. “You’re having a baby.”
Giddiness rushed through me. I grinned back. “I am.” Each mate then took their time to kiss me and then my belly. Although Nate stayed in his wolf form, he still lifted to lick me and then drop his head back to rest on my belly. It was going to be tough, but it was a hurdle I would love to jump through because this wasn’t dangerous—this was one made from love.
My life couldn’t get any better. I had everything my heart desired.
I guessed the Fates weren’t bitches after all.
The biggest thanks and appreciation goes to Jay at Covers by Juan. His outstanding talent for the cover work on the trilogy has blown me away. He’s been an absolute pleasure to work with and I look forward to working with him again in the future!!
Becky, Donna, and V, from Hot Tree Editing, thank you all so much for your love and support on this endeavour.
Lee Ching, thank you for formatting these books and making them look beautiful!
To all readers, thank you for taking a chance on my work. Not only do I appreciate it, but Paige, Asher, Thorn, Cedrick, Ezra, Nate, and Alex do as well. If it hadn’t been for you reading and falling in love with their stories, I wouldn’t have had the strength to keep going because it takes a big leap for an author to try something different and believe it could work out. I’m so bloody grateful to you all for boosting my confidence with this series.
Lindsey, Rachel, Amanda, Susan, and Sarez, thank you for reading it early and helping me believe ghouls can find love… and a lot of it!
Hidden Kingdom Trilogy
A Torn Paige
A Lost Paige
A Final Paige
Romance
Hawks MC: Ballarat Charter
Holding Out (FREE)
Climbing Out
Finding Out (novella)
Black Out
No Way Out
Coming Out (m/m novella)
(They’re also available in box sets in KU)
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Hawks MC: Caroline Springs Charter
The Secret’s Out
Hiding Out
Down and Out
Living Without
