by Jane Jamison
Charlton shifted his gaze to the men, who’d gathered behind her. “Is this what you three want?”
“We do.” They spoke in unison, and their powerful voices sent a shiver of desire through her.
“But there’s another I’d like to choose.”
Murmurs broke out around her. Charlton recovered from his surprise and asked, “Who else would you choose?”
“I don’t want another mate. But I do want to choose Kira to be my adopted daughter. If that’s what she wants.”
All eyes fell on the young girl who clutched her hand. She squirmed under the attention.
“Is this what you want, Kira? Remember, your mother has family on The Outside. If you like, we could take you to them.” Charlton’s tone was soft and tender.
Kira shook her head. “I don’t want to leave The Hidden. I want to stay with Shay and her men. My mother would’ve liked that.”
He gazed past Shay and Kira. “What do you three say? Will you accept the responsibility of caring for Kira?”
She turned around to see her men nod. Walker spoke for all of them. “We’d like that very much.”
Charlton looked to the other council members for their agreement. “Then consider Shay your adoptive mother.”
Kira and Shay hugged each other then let go so that Kira could move to join the crowd. Shay turned back to The Council. “I’d like to request one more thing.”
Tina laughed a bell-like sound. “It seems you’d like a lot of things. But go ahead. Ask.”
“I’d like to have The Pledging Ceremony as soon as possible.”
Tina threw out her arms and grinned as the crowd around her applauded. “It’s about time you asked, Shay Mathews. It’s about time.”
* * * *
Shay stepped forward to stand under the ancient tree where she’d seen Bisna and her mates pledge their love and devotion. Walker stood across from her while Rosh and Renkon bumped shoulders, vying like boys squabbling in the schoolyard, to get the closest to her. They were sexy as hell in their cotton slacks and bare chests. Rosh had swept his hair away from his forehead while a lock of Renkon’s fell across his forehead. Walker’s dark gaze fixed on her, warming her with unspoken passion.
A breeze blew the fragrance of the surrounding flowers to her, and she drank in the aroma, committing it to memory. Every sight, sound, and scent of the day would live on inside her for the rest of her life.
She was barefoot, and her thin white dress flowed around her ankles. Although Kira and the other children weren’t allowed at the ceremony, the young girl had combed her hair, intertwining yellow daisies in the strands. In remembrance of her mother, she’d added Myla’s favorite blue ribbon to a lock of Shay’s hair. Shay lifted her head to see the sunlight filtering through the branches of the huge tree as the birds gave voice to their gifts of song.
Charlton emerged from the crowd and took his place in front of them. His long blue robe flowed around him, making him appear even more regal and commanding than he always did. He cleared his throat, pressed his palms together, and the talking around them ceased.
“Shay Mathews, do you pledge to honor the men you’ve chosen? Will you lie with them at night, keeping their bodies warm and their hearts filled with your love? Will you treasure them as they vow to treasure you? Will you give them a life complete with pleasure and happiness? Will you keep them safe as they will keep you free from harm?”
She shifted her attention from Charlton to her men. “I pledge to do these things and more.” Without shyness, she untied the knot in the top of her dress and let the soft material fall to the ground. She kept her attention on her men’s faces and hoped they could see the love in her eyes.
Charlton faced the men. “Do you, Rosh, Walker, and Renkon, pledge to honor the woman who has chosen you? Will you give her your bodies each night, keeping her warm and her heart filled with your love? Will you treasure her as she vows to treasure you? Will you give her a life complete with pleasure and happiness? And will you keep her safe as she will keep you free from harm?”
Rosh winked at her and joined his friend and cousin in answering. “I pledge to do these things and more.”
Together, her gorgeous, loving men dropped their slacks to the ground. Her pulse picked up speed. In only a short time, she’d take them to their new bed in the huge hut they’d made and show them just how much she loved them.
Charlton lifted his hands over their heads as they stepped closer together. “People of The Hidden, do you accept this union? Do you pledge to honor them as they live and grow together?”
Her new friends raised their voices as one. “We do!”
Shay held out both her hands. “Okay, guys, let’s go home.” She laughed as Rosh and Walker took her hands, leaving Renkon to take her arm. “Easy, boys, there’s enough of me to go around.”
* * * *
Shay stepped into her new home. Although she’d already spent the past week in the new hut, she still couldn’t believe that she’d finally found the home for her. She’d traveled to many places, all lacking in comparison to her hometown of Passion, Colorado, but she’d always sensed an empty part of her. Only when she’d come to The Hidden and found the men who she’d chosen as her mates had the hole in her heart been filled.
The hut was much larger than their previous one. They’d even gone so far as to put in wooden floors and pane-less windows with shutters they could close at night. Two rooms—one for Kira and the other she’d share with her men—lay on either side of the common living quarters with its pallets for guests and the open fire pit in the middle. Candles cast soft shadows on the walls while the petals of various flowers, their colors forming a rainbow on the floor, led to the bedroom.
The place was a shack compared to the luxurious mansion she’d grown up in, but to her eyes, it was the most beautiful place in the world. As she’d learned from her men and others, supernatural beings didn’t need the comforts of modern living. Instead, they preferred to live close to nature and spend as much time as they could in their alternate forms. They’d only stayed human for so long in deference to her.
She peeked into the bedroom and saw how the men had laid out blankets all over the floor. Tears came to her eyes as she thought of the many happy years that lay ahead with the men who loved her. They came up behind her, not touching her but giving her time to take it all in.
“This is so amazing.”
“Are you sure it’s okay? We could go to The Outside soon and take you to one of those fancy hotels where they have fine linen and hot water.” Rosh trailed a finger down her back to the crack of her bottom.
“And room service,” added Renkon. “I wouldn’t mind having room service.”
She faced them so they could not only hear the truth but see it on her face. “No way. I couldn’t ask for a better place. I’m home with the men I love, and that’s all I need. Damn, I love you all so much.”
Walker gave her the biggest smile she’d ever seen. “You finally said it.”
“Said what?”
“You finally said that you love us.”
She scoffed as she tried to remember. “Naw. I’ve said it before. Lots of times. I’m positive of it.”
“You’ve pledged your love and you’ve told us that you care for us, but you’ve never said those exact words.”
She searched Rosh’s face then the other two men’s. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize.”
“It doesn’t matter now.” Walker took a look toward Kira’s room. “She’s at Tina’s, right?”
“She is. I’m sure she’s probably knee-deep in fairy dust by now.” She dropped her gaze to take in their erect cocks. “We’re all alone, so why don’t we make the best of it?”
“Good.” Rosh picked her up and slung her over his shoulder.
She yelped then reached out to Walker and Renkon for help. “What the hell are you doing? Help me, you two.”
But the other men ignored her as Rosh strode into the room then plopped her down on
the pads of blankets. The three of them stood over her, their chests like mountains she wanted to climb.
“You’re our woman.”
She made a funny face. “Yeah. I think that’s what The Pledging Ceremony was all about. But do me a favor, okay?”
“Anything,” answered Renkon.
She licked her lips, eager to taste their cocks one by one. “Just don’t ever say the word mine.”
They didn’t understand, but she didn’t care. If she never heard that word again, she’d die a happy woman.
Walker fell to his knees. “Done.”
She pulled him into her arms as he fell on top of her then rolled to her side. He pulled on one of her legs, spreading her wide for Rosh to see her pussy. She giggled and reached down to pull her folds apart.
“Do you like what you see?”
“Hell, yeah.”
“Tell us what you see, Rosh.” Renkon held his cock in his hand as he went to his knees beside her.
“She’s beautiful. Her pussy is a pale pink like a perfect pearl. She’s glistening with her juices.” Rosh skimmed his finger around her clit then around her opening.
Renkon moaned and played with her breasts. She took Walker’s hand and placed it on her other breast. She squirmed, enticing them to do more as the heat between her legs grew. Moaning a sound that changed into her imitation of a growl, she shot Rosh a look, urging him to stop teasing her.
He laughed then flicked his finger over her clit. She bucked and tried to move closer to him, but Walker and Renkon held her still.
Walker leaned over to give her a quick bite on her breast. “Should we change her first or after we fuck her?”
“You have to bite me to change me, right?” She frowned at a question she’d had before but hadn’t asked. “Why is it that you can bite other things and they don’t change into werewolves?”
“There are different bites for different things. Plus, we don’t bite unless we mean to either kill or to change someone. Biting The Cursed had no effect on them since they already have werewolf blood in them.” Rosh crouched down on his belly and slipped his hands under her bottom. “Enough talk. It’s time for better things.”
He put his face close to her pussy, and although she was ready for his move, she still jerked at his touch. He drew in her scent in a long sniff.
“Damn, but her scent is intoxicating. I love the way you smell.”
“Then show me.”
Rosh swept his tongue across her tender clit, making her jump again. His laughter was muffled as he pressed his mouth to her pussy and stuck his tongue inside.
“She’s quick to the touch.” Renkon pinched her nipples between his fingers. “See how her body responds?”
“I want to do more than just feel it.” Walker dragged his tongue over her skin and up to her ear. He traced his tongue in circles around her sensitive skin, pausing twice to whisper how much he loved her.
Her body came alive under their touches, singing with every stroke they made, every word they said. She sensed their need grow as hers did. Walker and Renkon caressed her, their fingers roaming everywhere as they bent over her to explore her body with their mouths and tongues. She went to take their cocks in her hands, but they pushed them away, leaving her grasping at the blanket.
She closed her eyes then opened them. She’d felt their love before. Now she wanted them to dominate her. They could use the primal instinct she sensed inside them to take her as their woman, their lover, and their mate. “Don’t hold back. I want you to love me, but I want to know you lust for me, too.”
Rosh lifted his head to check with her. “Are you sure? It can get rough.”
She licked her lips. “I’m sure. I know you’d never hurt me.”
She could see the change in them, see the animallike glint in their eyes as sparks of red ignited in them. Tamping down the alarm that threatened to force its way into her, she refused to let what lay beneath their skin frighten her. Whether they were in their wolf forms or in their human bodies, they had put their lives on the line for her. She’d trust them to keep her safe. Yet she had another reason. She wanted to experience the tip of their beasts before she, too, welcomed her own wolf.
They were werewolves, and she was proud to call them her mates.
“Hold her still.”
Walker and Renkon held her legs down, binding her to the ground so that Rosh could devour her pussy. Still she bucked, unable to calm the fire flaming into an uncontrollable beast of its own. She cried out, not to get away but to let Rosh how much he pleased her.
Walker freed her leg to let Renkon take it. Moving so that he knelt beside her, he cupped her behind the head and gave his cock to her. “Suck on it as hard as you can. Do it.”
She obeyed him, thrilling at the command in his tone. He was her master as surely as she was his queen. Licking and sucking on him, she did her best to take him as far into her mouth as she could. His fingers locked onto her hair, keeping her where she was even when she choked a little.
Renkon kept her legs apart as he bent over her to nibble on her stomach. His quick zings of pain added to the nips Rosh gave her clit. Rosh added fingers to her pussy, driving hard and fast into her. His hand rammed against the skin between her pussy and her butt hole, making loud smacking sounds that were an accompaniment to his sucking noises as he lapped up her juices.
Renkon turned her legs loose and shoved a hand under ass. “Tell us now what she looks like, Rosh.” He played the tips of his fingers around the tight rings of her anus.
His cousin pulled back the hood of her clit and moaned a tortured yet satisfied sound. “I can feel her throbbing. Damn, she’s ready to shoot.”
“Then make her do it,” added Walker.
Rosh didn’t need any additional urging. He clamped on to her, making a circle with his mouth around her clit. He flicked his tongue over her little nub then sucked as he added a third finger to her pussy.
She trembled as the tension inside her grew. She didn’t care if everyone in The Hidden heard her, she had to let go. She screamed Rosh’s name, begging him to stop, growling at him if he dared to obey her. He continued to torment her until she was lifting her butt off the ground to imitate the way her body soared with the orgasm. She screamed again, and the sound morphed into moans of pleasure.
Walker hauled her body up, thrilling her as he positioned her on top of him. His hand covered her mons to hold her to him and to slide a finger between her folds to massage her clit.
“I’ll drink your cream the next time. But for now, I can’t wait any longer.” Holding her from behind, he wrapped his arm around her breasts and pushed on her hip, thrusting his cock inside her pussy. He filled her completely.
She reached behind her to grab his hair as he placed bites along her neck. “Fuck me hard, Walker.”
He answered, grunting as he plunged into her. Rosh and Renkon looked on, their cocks in their hands, the red flashes continuing in their eyes. She rode him, pushing her buttocks against him to ease the way for him. Bouncing her up and down, he pumped into her, harder with each thrust. A snarl formed on Rosh’s face as he took her arms and pulled her away out of Walker’s hold.
Walker’s growl was low and mean, but Rosh wasn’t going to be denied. “Easy, man. You’ve had her pussy, now take her ass.”
He lay back, bending his legs so that he could lean backward between them. His cock stood straight up as he pulled her down on top of him. His enormous shaft stretched her to the limit and found her sweet spot.
The world erupted around her as she thrust forward, driving her climax into high gear. She leaned over Rosh, her hands shoved against his rock-hard chest as Walker smeared something cool and wet around her anus. He eased one finger inside her butt hole and worked it around, then two. He prepared her, but his preparation drove her crazy, too.
She tossed her hair over her back to turn and look at him. “Don’t be so easy on me. I don’t want gentle.”
If he’d wanted to speak, she do
ubted he could have. Instead, he gritted his teeth, positioned the tip of his cock at her hole, and then pushed in.
She moaned at the pain, but the pain soon turned to pleasure. Pushing back, she worked her hips, moving them around as though to drill him farther inside her. Walker pulled the cheeks of her ass apart and plunged into her again and again. His tight balls slapped against her. He was filling her hole, and she loved it. She wondered how she could take two huge cocks inside her without tearing her body in half.
“Shay.”
Renkon had risen to his feet. He held his cock and yanked her hair to bring her mouth to him. She tugged him in and deep-throated him.
Rosh closed his eyes, and she knew he was on the precipice of letting go. “Rosh, look at me.”
He did, and as she’d expected, the sight of her licking Renkon’s cock as she plumped her breasts between her arms sent him over the edge. He roared his release, shooting his seed into her.
Renkon kicked at his cousin’s side. “Move, man. Get out of the way.”
Rosh brought his legs up and rolled away, but not without first giving her breasts a quick squeeze. He grinned and came to his hands and feet. “Fuck her, Walker. Make her asshole as raw as her pussy’s going to be.”
She wanted to be raw. Wanted that fucked-good-and-hard feeling.
She drew in her cheeks to enclose her mouth around Renkon’s cock. He was huge, soft yet hard with a musky taste she’d never tire of. Moaning, she hoped they would understand her meaning.
Walker ground into her, and she felt the warmth of his release flood into her hot, dark core. Slowing down his thrusts, he shoved into her, paused, then shoved again. She turned Renkon’s cock loose to give Walker encouragement he really didn’t need.
“Give it to me. I want every drop of you filling me.”
He pulled out, stunning her until he positioned his cock at her asshole and rammed inside her again. He made a sound deep in his throat as he sent the last of his cum into her.
“Finally. You’re”—Renkon slapped his hand over his mouth— “ready.”
She laughed, but her laugh was lost in a shriek of surprise as Renkon picked her up and threw her into the air. She yelped, but that changed into a giggle as he caught her then fell with her to the blanket.
