by Marla Monroe
Shayne reached between them and fingered her clit, rubbing a callused finger over it then pinching it so that she exploded into a million pieces. Her scream was muffled by Shayne’s mouth as he took her scream and kissed her. She pulled away from him and lifted up to grab at Creed as he began to empty his seed into her with his climax. Serenity stared up at him then sank her teeth into his shoulder, making sure it would show to anyone who questioned that he belonged to her.
Chapter Nineteen
Shayne growled deep in his chest as their mate marked his brother again. His bear wanted her to mark him as well and was pushing for Shayne to shove the other bear out of the way. He barely managed to restrain himself as his bear snapped his teeth and growled inside. He’d get his turn. Right now their mate needed rest.
Creed kissed and cuddled their mate before rolling off of her and lying next to the little lynx. It hit him again that she was so small compared to their bears. They needed to be more careful of her, but she stole his concentration when he was inside of her. There was just something about their little cat that sent every good intention out the door.
“Shayne. I need you,” Serenity said, turning to stare up at him. “Please.”
God she knotted his heart up when she did that. He wanted to kiss her senseless when she looked at him with such longing like she was now. Not five minutes ago, she had he fangs deep in his brother’s shoulder yet now she wanted him there with her.
“Rest, baby. We’ve got plenty of time,” he said kissing her lightly on the forehead.
“My cat’s still horny and the heat hasn’t receded yet. Please, Shayne. I need you.”
He smiled and rolled her over on top of him. He wasn’t going to make her suffer and his dick was hard as steel from tasting her honeyed cream earlier. The promise left unsaid in the air that she would claim him again as she had his brother had him and his bear restless and needy.
“Whatever you need then, sweetness. I’ll do anything to make you happy,” he promised her as he stared up into her gorgeous green eyes.
She shifted over him so that her blazing hot pussy rasped over his shaft as she slowly moved back and forth, spreading her juices across his dick. The friction was almost more than he could take, but he resisted the urge to grab her and thrust up into her hot, wet cunt. This was for her, and he’d let her take him anyway she wanted him.
Right now, it seemed she wanted to torture him by rubbing that perfect pussy all over his aching cock. It twitched with each pass of her clit across the rim of the bulbous head. The more she rubbed and stimulated herself on him the more he had to fight to keep his hands from grabbing her. He wanted to play with her breasts, but was too worried that he’d screw up and take back the control he’d allowed her.
“Fuck, baby. You’re killing me. Have mercy and sheath my dick in your tight pussy. I’m begging you,” he said, only half joking.
She laughed and the sound had his heart pumping with joy. His bear panted to hear that wonderful sound again. She completed him and completed their sleuth. She’d be the bridge between him and his brother, her calming balance soothing his brother’s need to dominate all and his constant battle to get his brother to relax some and allow him to help. He was sure she would lure Creed into giving her more of his time which would let Shayne do more of his own job.
Her strong independence was a blessing as well. She didn’t need them to keep her entertained while they created their home and strengthened their sleuth. She would have her work to keep her occupied while interrupting them to make sure they followed her preferences for the den and took breaks.
I can already feel myself falling in love with her. How could anyone resist someone so strong and fierce? I bet Creed is fighting the need to tell her as well.
“Oh, God, you feel so good. You’re so thick and hard, Shayne. I want you inside of me.”
Her words couldn’t have come at a better time. He was ready to plead with his mate. He helped her lift up while she positioned his straining cock at her entrance. When she slowly sank down to suck him inside of her, Shayne snarled and growled, throwing his head back as he did. Thank God it didn’t scare her. Instead, she did the same, wiggling her ass as she slowly slipped down his already slick shaft, surrounding him with her wet heat. Nothing had ever felt this good. He was certain of it.
Serenity moved up and down as she struggled to engulf him with her swollen cunt. It made her so much tighter than he remembered and worried he wouldn’t be able to last long enough for her to reach her climax.
Every time she moved on him, Shayne had to grit his teeth to keep from yelling out. It felt that damn good.
The second she finally made it all the way down his dick to rest against his pelvis and thighs, they both breathed out a sigh of relief. He wasn’t sure he could handle much more of her sensuous torture. The gentle massage of her inner walls was enough to have him on the edge of blowing his wad right then and there.
“I’m so close,” she whispered out in a husky voice. “I don’t want to come yet. I want it to last.”
“Let it go, babe. We’ve got all the time in the world. We’ll fuck you till you can’t walk if you’ll let us,” he told her with a strained chuckle.
Please put me out of my misery.
As if she’d heard his silent plea, Serenity pulled up off of him, nearly allowing him to slip completely out of her, before dropping fast and hard back down his rod.
“Holy hell!” he rasped out.
She did it over and over until Shayne couldn’t stand it any longer. He would make it up to her later. He promised he would. But this was too much for him or his bear to stand. He rolled them over and immediately she wrapped her legs around his waist as he shafted in and out of her in desperation. His balls had long sense drawn up in anticipation of emptying his seed deep inside of her.
Every time his cock disappeared inside her hot cunt, he felt as if his eyes were going to roll out of his head. How could this little female lynx completely tie him up inside this way? No female had ever had this effect on him and he was sure that he’d never seen his brother even half this obsessed with one.
“Harder, Shayne. Fuck me hard and fast. I’m so close,” she whimpered.
Shayne didn’t hesitate one second. She was shifter just like him. She could handle all of him. He powered in and out of her, hitting her cervix with nearly ever piston of his shaft. When he didn’t think he’d last one more stroke, she exploded around him, screaming and snarling, milking his dick with her orgasm. When she sank her elongated teeth into his shoulder, Shayne was positive he saw stars as he erupted in jets of semen deep within her cunt. Nothing had ever felt so right to him. He felt the three way bond completely cerement even though they’d already completed the mating earlier. This felt tighter than steel-encased concrete.
“What in the hell was that?” Creed snarled climbing closer to them to look at their mate.
“I–I don’t know. It felt like you both tugged on something inside my chest. It was really weird feeling,” Serenity said in a hoarse voice as she panted in an effort to catch her breath again.
“That’s what if felt like to me, too,” Shayne agreed. “Like something strummed a string between us so that it vibrated.”
“Are you okay, honey?” Creed asked her, brushing a strand of hair from her cheek.
Shayne loved seeing the broad smile that brightened her entire face. “Yes. I’m better than okay.”
Creed’s face lit up as well. Shayne had never been this happy in his entire life. They had a mate and she made them both very happy.
* * * *
Serenity stretched and rolled to her stomach. Her males had gone out to the shared living area to raid the fridge for something to eat. She was ravenous and needed to eat. Then she wanted a nap. It was a cycle she was familiar with from her previous heats, but this one had been much stronger, something she hadn’t been prepared for.
Then it hit her, they needed to talk. Her mates had something important she nee
ded to know. It dampened her mood some since she knew it wouldn’t be good. Now that they were mated, she could feel them inside of her like two very distinct message boards that alerted her to their moods and feelings. She knew if she pushed, she could feel more than that, but she didn’t want them pushing at her that way so she refrained.
What was going on that they needed to talk to her about it? It had to involve her so it must be about the hunters after her. If they knew why and still wanted to be mated to her, then it couldn’t be something she’d done wrong without realizing it. What could be so important that they would come after her in such a remote location? It was why she’d chosen the little community in the first place.
She thought about the e-mail from her brother and wondered if it had something to do with his fears or not. Could it all be connected? She wanted to check her e-mail again and see if he’d written her back, but would have to wait on that. First she wanted to find out what her two males had learned.
When they returned a few minutes later with their hands full, she laughed and jumped up from the bed to help them with it. Creed closed the door with his foot then let her take the large carton of chocolate milk from him before he dropped it.
“Mmmm, milk! Locke ordered all of this, didn’t he? I have to remember to give him a hug and thank him for remembering my milk,” she said with a wink at Shayne.
“You don’t need to hug him,” Creed snarled.
“Sure I do. He’s part of my sleuth. I’m going to hug all of my bears every chance I get.”
“Serenity! Where did you get that name anyway? You are anything but serene or serene inspiring,” Creed snapped with a low growl to his voice.
She laughed and threw her arms around him. “My dad asked my mom why she named me that nearly every day I lived at home.”
“I bet we could talk a long time about you,” Shayne teased.
“I’m not that bad,” she said with a sniff, throwing her nose in the air.
“Yes, you are,” both bears said at the same time.
“You create chaos wherever you go, baby. But we love you anyway,” Shayne told her.
“You do?” She stilled, realizing what he’d said. Had it been a figure of speech or did he truly love her? What of Creed?
Shayne seemed to have realized what he’d said and froze as well. Creed looked anywhere but at her. Had she jumped the gun and put them on the spot when they weren’t ready? Why had she said anything?
Because I can’t stop my big mouth from getting me into trouble. My cat has to know everything and know it immediately.
Shayne was the first to recover. He walked around the edge of the bed where she’d sat down with her carton of chocolate milk. Kneeling in front of her he took her face in his hands, staring into her eyes.
“I love you, Serenity. I hadn’t expected it to happen so fast, but I guess I couldn’t resist your quirky attitude and the way you insist that you can do it all yourself. You complete us and you make me very happy. My bear is happier than if he had an entire jar full of honey all to himself.” Shayne bent forward and kissed her gently on the lips.
Before he could stand back up, Creed had walked over and stood over him. His normally serious face seemed even more so in that moment. She was afraid he was going to tell her it was too soon for him.
“Honey, I’ve loved you from the moment I smelled your enticing scent our first night at the house. I haven’t even tried to fight it because I knew you were the one for us. I just haven’t wanted to show it so much since I knew you could still refuse us and walk away. Now that we’ve mated, I don’t mind telling the world that you’re the love of my life.”
She snapped her mouth closed. It had fallen open at his very first words. I’ve loved you from the moment I smelled your enticing scent…It was too much. She felt tears trail from her eyes to her cheeks. What had she done to deserve two such wonderful mates?.
“I think this is the place where you tell us that you love us, too, babe. How about putting us out of our misery, here,” Shayne drawled.
She chuckled and wiped at the wetness on her face. “I love you both. I think I’ve loved you since I laid eyes on you, but I was so scared of losing my independence. I’m still scared of that, but I know you’ll work with me on it. I’m not giving up my business though so get that out of your heads!”
She could tell by their indulgent smiles that they weren’t planning on taking that away from her, but would still keep her close to them any way they had to. She sure hoped it involved sex. Her tummy growled loud and long making all of them chuckle.
“Let’s feed you before you eat us,” Creed said. “We can talk while we eat.”
And just like that, her good mood soured a bit again. Still, nothing would take away the fact that Creed and Shayne loved her. She believed them, too. They had looked so solemn when they’d said it then grinned like it was the best thing since honey-covered chocolate cake. Well, she’d made that up but figured honey-covered anything would be good to them. In that instant a naughty idea came to her, one she’d have to plan on trying in the near future. Honey-covered cock sounded so delicious.
“Here you go, babe. Dig in.” Shayne handed her an opened roast beef sandwich. He emptied a large bag of chips in a bowl on the bed and the three of them began eating.
“There’s plenty more sandwiches here when you get ready for another one, honey,” Creed told her.
“What is it we need to talk about?” she asked as she nodded at him.
Creed took a deep breath and set what was left of the sandwich down on the wrapper it came in. He let the air out with a heavy whoosh before wiping his hands on a napkin. His face had returned to its normally tense expression and his eyes seemed so much colder again. She mourned the loss of lightness that had been in the air less than a second earlier.
“The hunters were hired by your old Rufus to track you down and take you back to him. They aren’t on a sanctioned hunt. They’re acting as bounty hunters now,” he told her.
“What? But why now? I’m much more off the radar now than I’ve ever been. I mean while I was in school, he could have found me so much easier.” She couldn’t wrap her head around this. It didn’t make sense. Her brother had been right. It was all about her.
“Somehow he found out about an old prophesy that involves you, Serenity. If you were mated to his son as he planned, you would be under his control and therefore, he would have ended up a very powerful lynx.” He hesitated. “In theory.”
“What does the prophecy say and why would anyone think I was part of it?” she asked looking from Shayne back to Creed, still unconvinced.
“You are the last female descendent left of the royals who were once in charge of dispensing justice for all shifters whether wolf, bear, or feline before The Awakening. The prophecy was given by the last advisor for the last ruling family before they dispersed.”
“The last family was wolf shifters, and their advisor was a wolf shifter as well,” Serenity said absently. She still couldn’t understand how she, a lynx, would be mixed up in this.
“That’s right. They knew there would come a time when a ruling family would once again be needed. Evidently that time is close at hand,” Shayne said.
“I don’t understand. What do you mean?” she asked.
“Eat, Serenity. You need to keep up your strength. You’re already getting sleepy. If you fall asleep without eating enough, you’ll just end up sick again,” Creed said. “I won’t continue until you finish that sandwich.”
“Stop it. I’m not some wayward child!” she snapped back at him then instantly regretted it.
“Shhh, honey. I know that, but you’re too worried about what we’re telling you to pay attention to what your body needs right now. As your mate, it is one of my duties to protect you,” Creed said.
“From starving myself?” she asked with a weak smile.
He grinned back at her. “Yes, even from that. Now eat up.”
Serenity sighed and took ano
ther bite of the sandwich. In truth, it was very good. She wasn’t much for sandwiches, but the meat for these hadn’t come from a processed deli pack. It was freshly carved rare beef that all but melted in her mouth. In less than a minute she’d devoured the remainder of the sandwich.
Shayne grinned and unwrapped another one for her. “Here you go.”
“I’m eating, keep talking,” she said, taking a bite for emphasis.
“The prophecy says that the last living female of the royal house would bear the sons of her mates, and they would one day rule over all shifters to assure their continued. In other words,” Creed finished. “Her sons would create the new ruling family and put an end to the need for human hunters.”
Shaking her head she just looked at them. How did any of this affect her? Why would her old Rufus need her? It wasn’t lost on her that the prophecy said her mates, meaning more than one. That was a coincidence since she had just met them at the same time the hunters had shown up. That of itself was a huge coincidence as well.
“The prophecy said mates, as in more than one. If I mated his son, the prophecy wouldn’t come true since there would only be him.”
“He evidently planned to mate you with another of his choosing as well,” Creed snarled.
“I still don’t get it. What has this got to do with me? I’m a lynx, not a wolf. I wouldn’t be a descendent, much less the last one. Why is the Rufus after me when I’m obviously not related to the ruling family?” she asked again.
“But you are,” Shayne said. “Your mother’s mother was the daughter of the last remaining royal of the family. That royal was a lynx.”
Chapter Twenty
Shock poured through Serenity’s bloodstream. Nothing they might have suggested or revealed could have possibly prepared her for this.
“I–I don’t understand. The last royal family was made up entirely of wolves. I remember the old stories. My parents told them to all of us many times.”
