by Kiera West
She eagerly took it in her mouth, enjoying the taste of him. Salty, primal, she loved giving oral sex to each of the Dillons. There was something so…primitive in the act. He thrust into her mouth, his cock bumping the back of her throat as his brother took her hips and started thrusting up into her. She could barely think, other than gaining pleasure and giving it. She added her hand, stroking him as he took him in her mouth. He tangled his fingers in her hair, thrusting hard, so hard he gagged her a few times, but she didn’t care.
Rand’s thrusts increased in speed and strength. His fingers dug into her skin and she was sure it would leave marks. She didn’t care. Having the brothers using her, getting their enjoyment from her added another level to the lovemaking. Being taken so completely always added that extra element.
Shane pulled out of her mouth and held his cock up.
“Suck my balls,” he ordered. She bent her head and did as he ordered. She breathed in his scent, the musky, sensual scent, and sighed. She kissed her way down his cock, enjoying the way it twitched with each brush of her mouth. When she reached his balls and licked them, he groaned loud and long.
“Yeah, that’s it, suck them.” She slid her tongue over his sensitive flesh and he twitched again. She didn’t even try and hide the smile. She pulled the flesh between her lips, enjoying the shudder that ran through him as she did. While she sometimes felt as if they were in charge, she knew she had some power over them. They were as sexually susceptible to her as she was to them. She worked her way up his cock, nipping and licking it as she went. When she reached the tip again, she hummed at the salty sweet taste of him.
Soon though, he pulled away with a curse and was climbing behind her. Rand stilled, and she felt Shane’s cock at her back entrance. Slowly, he entered her, each inch until he filled her completely. She shivered in pleasure. Then, the brothers started thrusting into her in rhythm. She felt her arousal start to climb again. Her body throbbed, and amazingly she felt another orgasm approaching. Rand slipped his hand down her torso and pressed against her clit, sending her flying over the edge.
“Oh, God,” she screamed as she came again as shudders racked her entire being. She felt wrung dry and ready to collapse, but the brothers weren’t done. They continued to thrust in and out of her, sending her over the edge again and again. Each orgasm took her higher, pulled more from her, until she was mindless to everything but the pleasure they were giving her. As she tipped over into another free fall, Rand joined her, pumping into her furiously. A moment later, Shane followed, his shout of ecstasy echoing through the room. By the time they were done, she was limp, barely able to move. She barely noticed when Shane pulled out of her and pulled a cover over her.
She rested her head on Rand’s chest. Shane brushed her hair out of her face. “You need some rest, honey.”
She sighed. “I need to do some work.”
“I’ll make sure she takes a nap. Hell, I might just have to join her,” Rand said, and she heard the smile in his voice.
She felt the brush of lips on her cheek and then she drifted to sleep.
* * * *
Marianna looked out over the freshly fallen snow and sighed. Things were getting out of control.
“I heard that, mother.”
She looked at her youngest son and tried to hide her disappointment. He really had not lived up to the potential she had hoped for. He tried, but he would never be a Dillon.
“I am just feeling a little ennui right now.”
He nodded, his gaze taking her in from head to foot. He had been looking at her a lot that way lately. As if he was worried what she would do to him. She was not the killer.
“You need to leave this to me. You shouldn’t get your hands dirty.”
She nodded. Even if he failed her and could never live up to the Dillon standards, her boy was definitely dedicated to her.
“I will, baby, I’ll let you take care of it. Just make sure that the woman doesn’t get hurt.”
He gave her a frown, and she knew why.
“It is just that Shane is so entranced by her. I would hate for him to be hurt.”
“Of course, I do, too. We wouldn’t want anything to upset Shane Dillon.”
He turned away, and she wanted to call out to him. But she couldn’t. The anger in her son was boiling beneath the surface. She knew soon there would be a fight, and she wasn’t capable of handling confrontation.
With a sigh, she looked out the window again. Soon, her son would take over the pack, and she would return to her rightful place. Until then, she would dream of the end.
Chapter Two
Shane came awake with a start, his heart beating so hard he was amazed it didn’t burst out of his chest. Terror raced through his blood, causing his throat to clench as he tried to pull in a breath. He looked to his left and found Eve cuddled up against him and breathed a sigh of relief. Needing some space between the nightmare and real life, he slipped out of bed and headed for the bathroom. He closed the door, trying to be as quiet as possible, then turned on the light. The harsh overhead glare showed the havoc the nightmares were having on him. Being part wolf, all of them tended to handle stress well when it came to their appearances. But, when the dreams he had fought as a child returned, he started losing sleep. Noah had noticed, that much Shane was sure of. He was the only one other than his father he had told. His cousin said nothing.
They were worse now. The memory of the time he’d spent away from the pack was bad enough. The torments of his biological mother had been beyond anything he could deal with as a child. As he had grown, he’d pushed it aside and moved on. Now, though, Eve was in his dreams. The horror of the few months he’d spent in Anchorage was now intertwined with Eve.
He shook it off, or tried. He could still hear Eve screaming from his dream. He didn’t think he would ever be able to get that out of his head, ever. It had been too real, too much like the real Eve. Still, he had to move on. They needed to find out what the fuck was going on right now, and getting caught up in his memories would just cause more stress.
After shaving and dressing, he gave Eve a kiss and headed out to the kitchen. He could smell the bacon, and his stomach grumbled. Eve had definitely been good for his appetite. He stepped into the kitchen and frowned when he found Vic Redfoot there talking to Noah.
“About time you got out of bed, Shane,” Noah said with a smirk.
He shrugged and headed to the coffeepot. “I don’t go on shift for three hours.” He sipped at the hot brew, enjoying the jolt to his system.
“What the hell is he doing here?” he asked, nodding in Redfoot’s direction. He didn’t have anything against the Great Bear, but he had started getting more territorial where Eve was concerned.
“He’s giving a report on a few more wolves he found.”
“And I can answer direct questions,” Redfoot said. “I’ve been doing it for years.”
“Do you have any idea what the hell is going on?” Noah asked Redfoot. “Everything has been quiet for two weeks now since the last incident.”
Shane hated the way Noah said the word “incident.” The killing of their uncle wasn’t incident. It was so cold, but Shane understood. As Alpha, Noah had to compartmentalize his life. He couldn’t allow his feelings to get in the way of running the pack and keeping them safe. It still bugged him. Their Uncle Mike had been more of a father than an uncle and definitely a friend as they grew older. There were some things he couldn’t tell his own parents, but he didn’t hesitate to talk to Mike.
He rubbed his chest, trying to will away the ache that had been there for two months. It did no good. It didn’t help that he got a sympathetic look from Redfoot.
“No. But, it bothered Gabe enough to contact me.”
Shane snorted. “If your cousin came out of his isolation, it means a lot.”
Redfoot smiled. “I knew it was something important when he showed up at my house in the dead of night. Of course, the lady I had over for the evening wasn’t as unders
tanding as I was.”
“Let me guess, a nonshifter and Gabe showed up in full bear.”
Redfoot chuckled. “You know him well.”
“On to the wolves…” Noah interrupted.
Redfoot sobered. “Same as before but a little more violent. I don’t understand it myself, but it just makes my skin crawl. More blood, more…just more.”
“So, not the oil company,” Shane said.
Noah shook his head. “If it was, then he’s gotten a taste for it. I don’t see the companies condoning this. They definitely are shifty, and I wouldn’t put it above them to kill a few wolves, but I think it is more personal now.”
“I have to agree with you,” Redfoot said. “It’s sick. It’s beyond sick. This looked like he spent time with them, and that just makes me want to throw up.”
“What’s going on?” Eve asked from the doorway. All three of them turned their attention to their mate. Redfoot smiled appreciatively at Eve, his gaze taking in the tight-fitting, long-sleeved shirt and yoga pants she wore. Shane had to fight back a growl that rumbled in his chest. Redfoot’s lips twitched even if he didn’t look in Shane’s direction.
“Good morning, Eve. You’re looking fine this morning,” Redfoot said, taking her hand in his and raising it to his lips.
“I have a feeling it isn’t such a good morning if you’re here this early.”
His smile faded, and he patted her hand before drawing away. “Yeah, it isn’t that great. I found some wolves.”
She sighed as she headed over to the coffeepot. “I thought maybe after Mike the person had left.”
She was doctoring her coffee with her back to them, and Shane saw Redfoot and his cousin share a look. “What do you mean?” Noah asked.
“What?” she asked as she turned around and leaned against the counter.
“You emphasized ‘person.’”
“Oh, hmm, I wondered about a wolf or even a shifter who would do something like this. It seems so wrong, you know what I mean?”
Shane cocked his head to the side, studying her. “What do you mean by that?”
“You’re half wolf, yes?”
He nodded.
“Most wolves don’t attack unless they are hungry or feel threatened. They aren’t plotting to take over the world. So, I couldn’t see one of your kind doing this. Just seems wrong.”
Noah grumbled. “I wish you were right, but there is also the other side of the coin. We are predatory, and a person with the wrong kind of mind, they could go the other direction. So it could very well be a wolf.”
She frowned. “I just don’t see it, but then I don’t know your kind very well.”
Noah laughed. “I promise to let you use me as a research tool later if you’re still wanting to learn more.”
Her face turned a delightful shade of red. “Stop that.”
Redfoot set his coffee on the counter and nodded toward Shane, then said to Noah, “I have to get back. Everyone is on edge because of the killings, and it doesn’t do any good that Gabe is still there.”
“Your cousin stayed?”
He sighed. “Yeah, and he has the manners of a fucking goat. He has irritated not only family members but also the Choctaw Pride.”
“How did he do that?”
“He accused them of planning this, then took it back saying they were too stupid and lazy.”
Noah and Shane chuckled as Eve looked at them. “Am I missing something here?”
“The snow leopards. They are a bit lazy.”
“Yeah, they let us do most of the patrolling, but they don’t mind bitching if things aren’t done the way they want them to be done,” Redfoot said.
“I’ll call if I hear anything else.”
“I’ll walk you out,” Noah said.
As soon as they were alone, Shane realized that the bacon was sitting there ready to be eaten. “Hungry?”
Eve nodded. They filled a couple of plates with biscuits and bacon and sat down to breakfast together. “What are you up to today?”
“Evan and I are going to go over some of the new data. I also think I need to talk to Rand. We might need to do some flybys with the helicopter to make sure there aren’t any wolves out there.”
“I bet Noah already has that in place.”
She nodded. “I know that we should have a break in the weather soon, right?”
“Yeah, but then, we sometimes get the late spring blizzard.”
She chewed a little bit of biscuit and Shane could tell from her expression that she was thinking. “I think we need to get out more.”
“I think that maybe you need to rethink that,” Noah said from the doorway. His frown told Shane it would take a lot to convince Noah differently. But of course, Eve paid no attention. She rolled her eyes.
“I would go out with several of you, but Evan and I probably need to do some counting of the wolves. There is a good chance some of them are missing.”
He could tell that Noah wanted to argue, but Shane shook his head silently, warning him not to argue with her. One thing about Eve, just like every other Alpha mate, she had her own mind, and if you went against her, it was harder to get her to change her mind.
“I’ll talk it over with Evan and Rand. We’re supposed to get another dumping of snow tomorrow night, or that’s the forecast right now.”
She finished off her meal then offered them her usual sunny smile. “I guess I should get to the lab.” She gave them both kisses then hurried out the door with a fresh cup of coffee.
“You think we should let her traipse around?” Noah asked.
“No. But, you need to offer her something else in the running. She’s a doer. She needs to have something to do. You taking the helicopter out?”
He nodded.
“I suggest you take her with you. It will make her feel more a part of the operation of keeping us safe. We can’t let her run around out there, but we can definitely give her that at least.”
Noah studied him for a moment, then said, “You always understand her better than the rest of us.”
He shrugged as he took his own plate to the sink. “I don’t think she’s that tough to understand. She’s never been part of a real family.”
“She has a family.”
Shane shook his head. “That’s not a family.”
“What do you mean?”
“She’s been practically living with us for how long? Can you imagine going that long without hearing from our mothers? She hasn’t talked to them since she moved in here. At first I thought it was because she was a little embarrassed with the situation, and she still might be, but it’s odd. Wouldn’t you at least check on your daughter living by herself? She has a cell, but they never seem to contact her. I also have a feeling they viewed her as more of a project than a daughter.”
Noah nodded as he frowned. “It’s always amazed me that she’s so loving. You would think that a girl raised in a family like that would be unwilling to give so much of herself.”
Because Shane understood, because he had lived it, he shook his head. “She soaks it up because she needs it. She needs to be accepted, to be loved.”
Noah smiled then started laughing. “That makes her the perfect mate for us.”
* * * *
Eve sighed and shifted in her seat. Since she had arrived in the lab, she hadn’t been able to settle. There was something eating at her stomach but she couldn’t put her finger on it. It had to be big to interrupt her research. She usually loved doing this. And she still did, but there was something else bothering her.
“What’s going on in your head?”
She turned and smiled at Ethan, who was researching on another computer.
“I do. It’s just something is bothering me.”
He rose from his seat and walked to her. “What?”
She sighed. “Can you tell me more about Shane? I mean, he’s part of you, but I have a feeling that he keeps himself separate from the rest of you.”
Ethan cock
ed his head and studied her. They all did that. It was such a wolf-like expression that she always had to fight a laugh. She had spent her life enthralled by wolves and knew just about everything there was to know about them. It wasn’t hard to see why she kept falling for the Dillons one by one.
“You are ever observant. Shane is the oldest. He doesn’t share the same mother as his brothers.”
“Oh.” That was odd. “He called Jen his mother…” She trailed off when she saw Ethan’s irritated expression.
“Jen is his mother. Not biologically, but in all ways that count.”
She was astounded. “Was his biological mother a wolf?”
Evan nodded, something that could have been disgust darkened his gaze. “She was…off. Burt married her because she got pregnant with Shane. He thought he was doing the right thing, but after Shane was born, she went a little off her rocker. She was supposed to attend Mike’s wife at her birth.”
“And she didn’t show?”
Evan shook his head. “No. She’s a registered nurse, so she could have helped. There was a feeling she disappeared on purpose.”
“And no one has heard from her since?”
He shook his head again.
“I can’t believe she just left her son behind.”
“She didn’t. She took Shane with her.”
That took her aback. “I had no idea he was raised separately.”
“It was only a couple of years. Burt spent a fortune searching for him. Finally, he found him in Anchorage. She’d left him, just left him, then later was reported missing and presumed dead. He was living in a foster home when Burt got to him.”
The thought of a little miniature Shane being left to fend for himself made her heart hurt. How could people hurt innocent children like that? Ethan was watching her closely, but said nothing.
“How bad was it?” she asked afraid of the answer.
“Pretty bad. She’d not always been right in the head like I said, and there were some signs of physical abuse and of course neglect.”
She frowned. “Everyone in your family seems so grounded.”
“We are. Okay, so we are a little strange because of the whole wolf thing.”
