Claimed by Love

by Skye Jones

  “You won’t have to wait long. Trust me. I think maybe even as soon as tomorrow, we’ll welcome you to our pack. Our alpha grows impatient.”

  Luke glanced up and stared at them both from across the room.

  “I think he can hear us.” Sean smirked.

  “Oh, he can hear you all right.” Luke tugged on his right ear. “Wolf hearing.”

  “Let’s have a toast.” Julie stood and walked to the bar in the corner of the cavernous seating area. She pulled out a bottle of cognac and lined up five glasses, filled them and passed them around. “To the soon to be newest member of our pack.” She giggled.

  “Oh great, so you all heard,” Kayley sighed. Her soft breath blew over Sean’s skin not helping his arousal one jot.

  “Shifters have very good hearing. If they’re deep in conversation they won’t always pick up on what other people are saying, but if they’re interested enough, they can hear what’s said across the room. Some of us can even hear what’s going on two or three rooms away.” Julie’s tone told them all she’d heard at least some of their nocturnal fun.

  “Oh, God,” Kayley said. “How mortifying.”

  Julie waved her hand in the air. “Ah, don’t worry honey, next week you’ll be old news.”

  After another toast to Sean’s safe return, Luke stood and declared he needed to hit the sack. The pack clearly understood exactly what he meant, and Sean tried not to flush as their knowing gazes settled on him.

  Kayley also retired but insisted on going to her own room. Sean might understand all the reasons why she did, but it still didn’t stop his discomfort at the idea. His wolf wanted her with them, needed her nearby. His wolf demanded her presence in a way that shocked him. It wanted to hold her, cherish her, and possess her. He’d always thought she’d be more Luke’s than his, but reality never turned out as you envisioned it. His own desire for Kayley easily matched Luke’s. Not forgetting how the sight of the two of them together blew his every fuse and pleased his voyeuristic streak a mile wide.

  Bones aching, Sean retreated to the bathroom when they got upstairs. Sitting on the edge of the bath, he took a moment to gather himself. Luke moved about in the bedroom, taking off his watch and acting out the other tiny parts of his daily routine.

  Sean’s stomach flipped. Christ! He might never have had this again. Might never have heard those familiar, reassuring sounds. In this moment, his love for Luke seemed too big to contain as if he might float away on it, simply losing his connection to the earth.

  “Hey?” The bathroom door swung wide, and Luke’s large frame filled the space. “I can hear you thinking from out there.”

  “It’s like my love for you is so huge, one day I’ll simply float off right up into the clouds with it. Lose myself to you, and it’s wonderful, but it scares me sometimes.” He blurted the words out, regretting them as soon as he let them loose. Would Luke think him weak?

  Luke’s smile held a hint of sadness. “Me too. It is scary, but I wouldn’t give it up for anything.”

  “God, me neither. I’m so happy to be back, but I can’t stop reliving the moments when I thought I’d never see you again.”

  Luke’s eyes glowed as the gray receded and gold fought for dominance. He couldn’t imagine the anger Luke must experience every time he thought of the day’s events.

  “Come to bed,” Luke whispered.

  Sean allowed himself to be led into the bedroom. He quickly found himself divested of any clothing as Luke pounced on him. His mated rubbed himself all over Sean, licking and sucking and biting every inch of him. Sean’s skin grew over sensitized, almost ticklish, but he didn’t want to tell Luke to stop. They both needed this.

  Eventually, Sean pushed at Luke. His worry for Kayley wouldn’t abate. “I want Kayley here. Logically, I know she’s only next door, but she’s human and that makes her more vulnerable. She’s all alone in that room. I know Dane’s gone, but after today it’s stressing my wolf not having her where we can protect her. After the last few days it’ll take you mating her, and turning her, before I’ll be able to relax.”

  Luke nodded. “Same here. She thinks we need time together, though, to bond.”

  “We can bond with her here…can’t we?”

  “Shit, yes.” Luke laughed. “Go get her. And don’t let her say no.”

  Sean jumped out the bed and ran next door. He didn’t even bother knocking, simply burst through her door saying, “You need to come be with us.”

  “Oh. My. God!” Kayley squeaked from where she lay in the center of the bed. “Do you always run around the house at night completely naked?”

  “What?” Sean glanced down. Shit! He’d forgotten any clothes in his haste. “Not usually, no. This is a special occasion. Please, Kayley, we want you with us. Come be with us.”

  “You don’t need to ask twice. I’ve been as miserable as sin in here, all on my own.” She pouted.

  “That’s what you get for being a martyr,” he said with a laugh.

  “She didn’t take much persuading,” Sean announced when they filed back into the master suite.

  “Good.” Luke lay in the center of the bed, with the sheet draped casually across his midriff, the sight making Sean’s mouth water. “Now come here, both of you.”

  Sean leaped under the covers, followed by Kayley. Luke’s arms immediately enveloped him as Kayley scooted up behind, pressing close. Safe. He was safe and secure and warm in their arms. Soaking it all in, he wriggled against them, greedy for more.

  “How exactly does the mating process work?” Kayley asked.

  Sean considered the question for a moment. “Well, he’ll make love—you know what? No, he won’t.” Sean turned his head to look at her. “He’ll fuck you. Hard. There’s no other way to put it. He’ll fuck you and it’ll be amazing. After, he’ll bite you, same place as my mark is. It won’t hurt. He’ll lick the wound, mixing his saliva with your blood.”

  “And I’ll be one of you?” she asked.

  “No. You’ll be our mate, but to turn you, I’ll have to drain some of your blood and feed you mine,” said Luke.

  “Oh, my.” Kayley’s voice wobbled.

  “Don’t worry. It’s quick and pretty painless,” Luke said.

  “Is there an order these things need to be done in?”

  “No, but it’s best to do it all at the same time. If I do the turning while we’re bonding, you won’t experience much pain at all.” Luke trailed a long finger down Sean’s arm as he spoke, brushing over Kayley’s arm too.

  “I want to do it as soon as possible. I’m nervous about it, but don’t want to be waiting for days. I want to belong with you. Completely.”

  “Let’s do it now!’ Sean sat up and in doing so pulled the sheet completely from his bed partners. He couldn’t help but notice the delightful way the cool air puckered Kayley’s nipples.

  “Tonight’s your night.” She shook her head, her glossy dark hair shining in the light from the lamps.

  “I want this, you want it, and I know he wants it.” He pointed at Luke. “Yes you do, so knock the thunderous expression off your face. Guys. I want this as much as you do. I don’t want you treating me with kid gloves, either because of what happened.”

  “Won’t I be all volatile afterward, like Will? It might make getting home hard.”

  “You won’t be in the same position as Will,” Luke explained. “You’ll be mated as well as turned, so you’ll be in tune with us. You’ll be secured by our link and not anchorless like some newly turned shifters.”

  “We should fucking do it. I’ll be a lot less worried if you’re bonded to us.” Sean turned his head and dropped a kiss on Kayley’s nose. “I’ll go next door if you like while it’s happening. And afterward we can all spend the night together.”

  “No way.” Luke pulled himself up to a sitting position and fixed Sean with a deadly stare. “You stay.”

  “Okay, easy there.” He ran a hand down Luke’s arm and his eyes met Kayley’s as they both
bit back laughs.

  “You don’t have to leave. I don’t know why you’d even suggest it.” Luke’s gray eyes darkened as he watched Sean, and the smile dropped from Sean’s face as hurt seeped into their depths.

  “I’m sorry, wasn’t thinking. I suppose watching will be kinda hot. You two seem to have bought out the voyeur in me.”

  “Hell to only watching. You can join in.” Kayley smiled at him.

  “Honey, I don’t think you get quite what’s going to happen here. This isn’t going to be like normal sex. He’s gonna get all rampant on your ass if this happens tonight, and I’m not getting in the middle.”

  “Too much for you to handle first time round?” Luke’s eyes glittered, anger edging the hurt out. Jesus, but Luke reacted badly to any mention of Sean not getting involved in mating Kayley. “Can’t face another turn?”

  “On the contrary, I’d pay good money for a fucking like that again,” Sean bit back.

  “You only need ask.” Luke looked like any moment he’d bend Sean over a pillow and take him. The sheer force of the male desire shining in his eyes made Sean heady, and any other night he’d goad Luke further until he got what he wanted. Tonight, though, tonight he wanted Luke to mate Kayley, make her one of them.

  “Boys!” Kayley snapped her fingers. “Focus. I want all three of us involved in this.”

  “Okay.” Sean took a deep breath, clearly outvoted. His next words needed to be carefully measured. “I’d love to be involved, of course I would. But, Luke, babe?” He tipped his mates chin up, locking onto his gaze. “I’m frankly worried how you might react in the middle of the mating frenzy if you see me touching Kayley. You might become…angry.”

  “No. I wouldn’t. Not with you.”

  “I know you’d never do any such thing usually, and not on purpose either, but you know how strong the mating bond is. Particularly when it is forged.”

  “Exactly!” Kayley poked Sean in the ribs. “You’re not thinking straight. You’re Luke’s mate too. No way would he be angry with you. He loves you. You’ve got to know how much? You’re being a bit of an idiot about this.”

  She chuckled, but her words hit Sean hard, as unwelcome as a bucket of cold water. He did know how much Luke loved him. The day’s events proved it. His worries about the evening weren’t really related to those bigger issues. Simply, Sean had always believed the claiming moment so special it should only be between the two becoming mated. But his reluctance hurt Luke, who probably read other reasons into it, and he’d likely refuse to go ahead without Sean fully involved.

  “I do know how much you love me. I’m sorry. I guess I thought this moment should be for you two.”

  “It’s the three of us, Sean,” Luke said. “You’re a part of me, part of everything I do. Stay.”

  Sean smiled as he pulled Luke in for a gentle, slow kiss, loving the way Luke groaned against his mouth. He tasted of the liquor from earlier, and his short growth of beard rubbed against Sean’s skin, tickling.

  “So pretty,” Kayley sighed.

  “You’re kind of kinky.” Sean broke off the kiss.

  “It’s not kinky to appreciate two beautiful people loving one another,” she countered. “In fact, I’d argue it’s healthy and normal.”

  “Yeah. Kinky would be me wanting to come all over your face while you’re wearing your reading glasses.” Luke’s shit eating grin lit up his whole face.

  “You devious…I wondered why you kept trying to get us to read in bed together.” Sean guffawed loudly as he relished feeling relaxed enough to be able to laugh again.

  “So, boys. Here’s what I propose.” Kayley fixed them both with a dirty stare as she began to speak.

  * * * *

  Although she’d never had anal sex before, Kayley wanted to do everything with these men. She’d seen how much Sean enjoyed it and trusted them implicitly. Luke would need to make love to her to claim her, and she wanted Sean to take her from behind at the same time. She knew he’d be gentle and take it slow; he spent his life putting others first.

  “Are you positive?” Sean held her in his arms, Luke tangled up with them. Their limbs glowed in the dim light of the lamp, the color ranging from the golden honey of Sean’s skin to her and Luke’s darker olive tones.

  “Yes. I’m sure. I want us to make love together.” Somehow she’d gone from not managing to come, to wanting two men to take her at once…and knowing it would be incredible. How it happened she hardly dare wonder. Her sexuality wanted to be set free after she’d spent years caging it, and it seemed would have it no other way.

  “I’m going to make it so good for you.” Sean’s hot breath caressed her skin and blew over the tiny hairs at her nape. “It doesn’t hurt if you do it right. In fact, trust me. It can be amazing. I’ll be right back.”

  He climbed from the bed and headed into the bathroom. When the faucet began to run, Luke turned to her.

  “Are you sure about this?”

  “God. Not you as well? Yes I am. If it hurts I trust Sean to stop and—”

  “No.” He waved his hand at her. “Not that. This. Me claiming you, here, tonight. Because, you’ve got to know, when it happens, I won’t be like Sean. I won’t stop all the time and ask if you’re okay. Not because I don’t care.” He glanced down and bit his lip as pink stained his cheeks. “Once my inner wolf takes control, I won’t find it easy to stop or to slow down.”

  “I should be freaking out at those words.” She snuggled up close to him. Relished his heady, masculine scent. “I know I should, but I’m not. The idea of you claiming me and turning me is so sexy…I don’t know what to do with myself.”

  And then she did something the old Kayley would never have done, no matter how horny or drunk. She took hold of Luke’s hand and guided it between her legs. “See what you do to me?”

  His eyes widened and nostrils flared as he pushed a finger into her soaking wet folds. “Christ, I need to be in you.”

  Her breath hitched as he crooked his finger and stroked the ultra-sensitive spot inside her. The one only he seemed able to find.

  The bathroom door opened, illuminating them in a beam of golden light, making Kayley blink to focus properly.

  Sean stood in the path of light, totally nude, and impressively erect. “You’re both incorrigible,” he admonished. “I can see it’s going to be down to me to keep us on the straight and narrow. Leave it up to you two and it’ll be nothing but rutting day and night.”

  “Sounds like heaven.” Luke’s gaze focused intently on where his hand delved between Kayley’s thighs. Slowly, he pulled his fingers away and sucked them into his mouth. He gave a low groan as he swallowed.

  Her clit beat in time with her heart, throbbing with anticipation and her core clenched at him tasting her in such a blatant way.

  “Hmm, let me.” Sean joined them on the bed and pulled Luke’s fingers from his mouth, sucking them into his own. If they didn’t cool it right down, Kayley would come from the visual stimulation alone.

  “Get her ready for you,” Luke growled at Sean. “I can’t wait.”

  “Yes, boss.” Sean mock saluted as he crawled across the comforter to Kayley. He flipped her over and softly trailed kisses across her shoulders and back.

  Sean spent what seemed a glorious eternity massaging and kissing her neck, shoulders, and back. Tiny shocks sparked over the surface of her skin wherever he roamed. When he got to her bottom, he gently nibbled across both cheeks before he parted them and blew on her sensitive inner skin.

  “Oh, God.” Her voice caught as his breath whispered across her hole, the act shockingly intimate. She’d never done anything more than have a finger in her ass and not often. She should be scared, nervous at least, but she wanted Sean in her so bad she could cry from it.

  Something cool drizzled onto her skin making her gasp. “S’just lube, sweetheart.” Sean rubbed the thick, liquid into her most private area.

  He stroked and rubbed at her like he had years of time to kill. On
ly when she wanted to scream out her frustration did he finally slip a finger inside her. Pain branded her hard and fast. He didn’t fit there. Her body wanted to push him out. It had been so long without any kind of intimate contact and maybe she’d bitten off more than she could chew? What the hell had she been thinking? A soft cry escaped her lips when Sean thrust in deeper, and she instinctively moved her body away from his prying fingers.

  “Ssshh.” Luke lifted her head up and bent to take her mouth in a deep, slow kiss. As Luke played her mouth like a musical instrument, she slowly relaxed. The seconds passed and her body loosened, allowing Sean’s whole digit to slide inside. It was still a strange sensation, but the pain had disappeared.

  Luke’s hand slid between her thighs and he gently stroked her clitoris, rubbing lazy circles over and over the bundle of nerves. He moved his mouth away from her lips as he trailed butterfly kisses all down her neck, stopping now and again to nip at her lightly.

  “Push down for me, sweetheart,” Sean instructed and she did. A second finger joined the first and Kayley braced herself for the fiery pain. It never came. Instead, Sean’s fingers in her ass somehow intensified what Luke did to her pussy, the sense of fullness in her behind heightening the pleasure.

  Between Sean’s ministrations and Luke’s expert handling of her clit, Kayley’s body already began its inexorable climb toward release.

  “I want you, Kayley. I want to bury myself so deep in this sweet ass and forget everything but you.” Sean’s words acted like a shot of caffeine to her sexual system, her desire ramped up another notch, and she pushed her butt cheeks back against him.

  The room tilted as she found herself pulled downward, ‘til she lay between the two men on her side in the bed. Sean spooned her from behind and Luke continued to stroke her front. Suddenly, Sean withdrew his fingers.

  “Sean.” She moaned at the loss, unable to control the shiver running through her.

  “Shush, sweetheart.” He kissed the back of her neck, pulled her hair out the way so he could nibble on the shell of her ear. “Let us take care of you.”

  Where before fingers probed, something altogether blunter and larger pressed against her. “If you experience pain, you tell me.” Sean’s voice held a commanding tone she’d not heard before.