Iron Will (Grizzly Encounters Book 1)

by Kris Norris

  “Like I told Cullen. I’d be happy to help both of you out, first.”

  Lucas glanced at the bed then back at her. “Why limit yourself to just one form of pleasure? Cullen…”

  Cullen grinned, holding out his hand and leading her the few short steps to the bed. He climbed on, lying across the mattress with his head nearly tipping off the other side. Then, he beckoned her to him, laughing when Lucas simply lifted her up and straddled her across Cullen’s chest.

  She inhaled, looking back at Lucas across her shoulder. “You want me to sit on his face?”

  “I believe he used the word ‘grind’, but sit works.” Lucas moved around to the other side of the bed, his cock dangerously within reach. “And it makes it a lot easier for you to indulge in your other desires.”

  Hollis snagged her bottom lip, worrying it as she glanced from Cullen over to Lucas then back. Cullen grinned then wrapped one hand around Lucas, stroking the man’s erection. She watched as his fingers moved along Lucas’ length, Cullen’s thumb spreading the slippery fluid around the head before fisting down to the base. Her breath caught in her chest as her lip slipped free from between her teeth around a luscious moan. She shook her head then reached for Lucas, gently placing her hand above Cullen’s. She moved with him, inhaling as more fluid covered the thick head, making Lucas’ skin look shiny in the wavering lamplight.

  Cullen stopped for a moment, allowing her to lower her grip until it had replaced his. She stared at her fist, noting how her fingers barely made it around the width of Lucas’ cock. The man was large, in every sense of the word, and she smiled at the thought that she was his—that both men belonged to her as much as she did to them.

  “Guess feeling possessive isn’t just a shifter thing.” Cullen laughed when she stuck her tongue out at him. Then, he nudged her thighs, shaking his head in mock frustration. “Now, now, sweetheart. Play fair and scoot up here.”

  She glanced back to Lucas, already imagining how good he’d taste, when Cullen dug his fingers into her ass. She snapped her head down, her gaze clashing with his.

  He arched a brow. “Can’t lick you from there. Put your knees beside my shoulders.”

  She paused, still unsure about the position he wanted before shaking her head. When it came to them, she’d discovered she was powerless to deny them anything, especially if it involved their hands or tongues on her body. Hollis leaned forward, allowing Cullen to help position her until her cleft was level with his face. He hummed his approval, taking the opportunity to draw his tongue along the length of her. She moaned his name, pushing her hips forward more. Any reservations she might have had vanished with the slow glide of his flesh across hers.

  Cullen sucked on her clit then eased back, looking up at her. “I suggest you distract yourself with Lucas, or this is going to be over in thirty seconds.”

  She glared at the smug tilt of his lips, wondering if she should shift away, when he licked her slit. Pleasure scorched the nerves along her cleft, and she had to close her eyes to keep the sensation from dragging her under.

  Cullen chuckled, the vibrations sending another flash of heat across her skin. She opened her eyes and focused on Lucas, determined to take the man over before Cullen made her shout out her release. She bent forward, touching her lips to the tip of his cock. Spicy musk filled her senses as she lapped at his skin, rubbing her tongue around the head before slowly sinking down his length.

  Lucas moaned, gathering her hair as she bobbed along his cock, each upward stroke exposing the hard shaft covered in her saliva. Cullen stopped licking her for a moment, lifting one hand to run it along Lucas’ cock. She glanced down at the man, half-considering shuffling off so she could offer him a taste of their mate, only to curse under her breath when he winked at her then buried his face between her thighs, again.

  “Christ, Hollis. I can sense how close you are, already.” Lucas grinned. “Perhaps I should join Cullen—”

  His voice cut off as she leaned forward and took him deep. She’d be damned if they’d get a chance to gloat over how easy she was to please. How they’d made her come before she’d gotten Lucas remotely close to pumping his release down her throat. She could be just as determined.

  Lucas flexed his fingers in her hair, drawing a muffled gasp from her. “It’s not a competition, darlin’.”

  She thought about answering but decided to increase her pace, instead. Competition or not, she didn’t like to lose.

  Lucas laughed, again. “I don’t see how flooding Cullen’s tongue is a loss, but then, you are stubborn.”

  Hollis glanced up at Lucas, watching his response as she paused with him deep in her throat, doing her best to swallow before easing him out. The man’s eyes squeezed shut as the lines in his neck corded. She smiled, taking a moment to bob between his legs and lick his sac. A hushed, “Yes,” sounded around them, followed by another flex of his fingers in her hair. She made another pass, nipping at his flesh then laving it. Every flick of her tongue made his muscles twitch, and she knew he was getting close.

  Cullen hummed, fingering her clit as he dropped a kiss on her inner thigh. She cursed, locking her legs around his shoulders as she tensed her muscles in the hope of staving off her release. One more pass, and she might explode.

  “You’re not the only one, mate.” Lucas met her gaze, his jaw clenched. He motioned to Cullen. “Cullen. I suggest you up the stakes a bit. Give our girl the push she needs.”

  Hollis scoffed. “I don’t need more of a push. I’m barely hangin’ on as it is, and we only just started.”

  Lucas grinned. “Just the start of tonight, darlin’. And I believe you wanted to feel us play with your ass, again.”

  The thought made her moan as she tensed even more around Cullen’s shoulders. He returned to her cleft, licking at her folds as he pushed inside her, pumping her sex a few times before easing free. He ignored her huff of frustration as he traced her crease, finally teasing the tight opening. She inhaled, holding her breath as he swirled the slick fluid around before slowly pressing forward until his palm cupped her flesh.

  She stiffened, clenching around his intrusion. While she wanted nothing more than to keep sucking Lucas—taste his release warm and salty on her tongue—simply not flying apart took all her strength. She sighed, conceding defeat as she slipped off her mate’s length, bracing one hand on the bed as she kept the other wrapped around Lucas’ shaft. Even if she didn’t have the ability to finish him, she couldn’t quite bring herself to let go—wanting that intimate connection with him as Cullen took her over.

  Cullen lapped at her sex, sucking at her skin as he set up a steady rhythm with his hand, fucking her ass then retreating. She pushed into every stroke, tilting her hips as she pressed herself harder against his mouth. He growled his approval, attacking her clit as he moved his other hand back, sinking two fingers inside her pussy.

  She shouted his name, the telltale quivering inside her sex foreshadowing her impending climax. He didn’t stop, alternating his thrusts, pushing her higher until she thought she’d shatter.

  Lucas leaned in close, his lips feather soft across her ear. “Come for him, Hollis. I want to smell your release on his face. Taste it on his tongue when I claim his mouth.”

  His voice curled around her, sending her over the edge. She tensed for a few ragged breaths then broke, flooding Cullen’s tongue as her body contracted around him. He kept moving, drawing the orgasm out until she sagged against him. Lucas shouldered her weight, easing her off Cullen and into his arms.

  Hollis huddled within his embrace, listening to the steady beat of his heart as he smoothed his hand along her back, gently bringing her back down. The bed dipped a moment before Cullen joined them, brushing away her hair as he dropped a kiss on the curve of her neck. She sighed, content to stay wrapped in their arms, when more images flashed inside her head—the men entwined, Cullen’s head tilted back as Lucas claimed him from behind. She opened her eyes, wondering which one of them had pictured the sc
ene when Lucas inhaled.

  His eyes gleamed red as he threaded his fingers in Cullen’s hair, pulling his mate in for a thorough kiss. Her stomach fluttered at the sight, the empty ache in her groin intensifying. She smiled when Lucas finally released his mate, lifting his hand to trace the corner of Cullen’s mouth.

  “I knew you’d taste like her. God, so sweet.” He glanced at her then back to Cullen. “I think it’s about time we finally silenced those doubts still chattin’ away inside your head.”

  “They’re not doubts.” Cullen huffed at Lucas’ smug grin. “But I’ll gladly show you how I’ve wanted to claim you all this time.”

  He rolled onto his hands and knees, but Lucas shook his head. He dropped a kiss on Hollis’ mouth, smiling when she focused on Cullen.

  Lucas laughed. “I feel exactly the same, darlin’. Our mate looks good enough to eat.”

  Hollis moistened her lips, crawling off Lucas’ lap. She met Cullen head-on, taking his mouth in a desperate kiss. Cullen let her lead, seemingly aware that she needed to expend some of the energy straining her muscles. Despite the release she’d had, she still felt raw.

  She broke the kiss, palming his chest before moving along the dips and planes. “Christ, you boys are large. In every respect. Don’t think I’ll ever grow tired of simply touching you.”

  Cullen smiled, gently holding her wrists. “Then, it’s a good thing we’ve got a lifetime ahead of us.”

  She frowned. “Still might not be enough. But like you said…it’s a start. Now, I believe you said you and Lucas could play once you’d taken care of my needs.”

  “Haven’t come close to that, sweetheart.” He tsked. “Please, still part bear. And you smell even more desperate than before. I reckon you won’t be truly sated until we’ve fulfilled that vision you’ve been having.” He leaned in close. “Have both of us love you at once.”

  She arched a brow, avoiding his attempt at a kiss. “And I believe you said that was for round two. Which means it’s time for round one.”

  “Wasn’t that when you came all over my face?”

  “That was just the warm up. The main event involves you coming all over me while Lucas finally gets your ass. So, I suggest you get comfortable.”

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  Cullen clenched his jaw, glancing over his shoulder as Lucas retrieved a flask of oil from one of the saddlebags he’d brought in from the horses, before moving back to the bed. Though Cullen had pictured this moment a thousand times, it didn’t compare to now. To seeing his mate’s muscles flex and ripple, his body a lean reflection of his bear. Or how long and hard Lucas’ shaft was as it bounced between his legs, the head nearly purple with need.

  More fluid gathered along the slit, tempting Cullen to simply turn and suck the man off. Taste his release as he had Hollis’. Prove to his bear that neither of his mates would ever leave.

  Lucas shook his head. “You need more than that to silence your Kodiak. Trust me. I know. So, give our girl what she wants while I take care of you. Then, you can return the favor while we make Hollis’ other desires a reality. Because if I don’t soothe my bear soon, and fully claim you…”

  Cullen’s bear roared in his head, daring him to take control. Lucas answered with an audible growl, a hint of white showing beneath his upper lip.

  The man arched a brow. “Do we really need to go a few rounds to decide who’s more alpha? Because I will, if that’s what it’ll take. And don’t think just because you’re bigger than me, you’ll win. But…” He smoothed his hand along Cullen’s back to his hip. “I’m pretty damn sure your bear wants me in control as much as mine does. Especially when it knows you get me, next.”

  Lucas moved in close, tugging Cullen’s back against his chest. The man’s breath feathered across Cullen’s flesh, making it bead. Lucas licked at the patch of skin just above Cullen’s collarbone. “Mine.”

  He struck, sinking his teeth into Cullen’s flesh, nearly taking him over from that act, alone. Any thoughts of reversing their positions faded with the feel of Lucas’ mouth on his shoulder—his body hot and hard against Cullen.

  His mate hummed as he eased away. “I thought you might see it my way. Now, give Hollis a kiss while I get us ready.”

  Cullen focused on Hollis, smiling at the flush staining her neck and cheeks. Her eyes still looked lust-dazed, her chest rising and falling nearly as fast as his. He crooked his finger, beckoning her to him. A stunning smile lit up her face as she glanced over his shoulder, pursing her lips at whatever Lucas was doing.

  Lucas chuckled. “I can hear your thoughts, darlin’ and I’m pretty sure we already said you’d be part of this.” He moved his hand back to Cullen’s body, the slick glide of them across Cullen’s skin making his heart race. “Would you like to help before I make him cover your skin with his release?”

  Her eyes dilated, eclipsing the blue. “God, yes.”

  Cullen snagged her as she tried to crawl past him. “That can wait until after I kiss you.”

  Hollis melted into his arms, all but wrapping herself around him as he ran one hand down her back, tugging her closer. She ate at his mouth, the scent of her need drowning out his senses. If he’d thought she’d been desperate before, it didn’t compare to the way she all but climbed inside his skin.

  Her breath feathered across his neck when he finally eased back, keeping her close. She thumbed his jaw, looking at him as if she was trying to memorize every detail of his face. “Tell me, is it always going to be like this? Feel as if my skin’s on fire until you both love it away?”

  Cullen dropped a kiss on her nose. “You’re not the only one on fire, sweetheart. But if we can just claw our way through the next few weeks—get this damn spur finished—we’ll take some time for us. See if we can lessen the need, even if just for the winter.”

  “I like the sound of that. But until then, I’ll take tonight and go from there.”

  Cullen smiled, releasing her on a sigh. She didn’t move far, using one hand to trace the muscles in his shoulders and arms. He twitched at the gentle contact, determined to kiss her, again, when Lucas’ hand skimmed along his back, dipping down his crease to circle his ass. Cullen stilled. Though he’d pictured Lucas touching him, it hadn’t come close to actually feeling the man caress his body—the slow glide of his fingertips as he teased the opening, slipping his finger inside Cullen.

  Dark, burning desire followed Lucas’ progression, Cullen’s muscles clenching around the intrusion. Lucas paused with his finger completely inside before easing it free, adding more oil then repeating the motion. Each new thrust eased the pinching sensation until nothing remained but Cullen’s need to have the man fuck him. Finally end the lingering doubts that Lucas was his. In every way.

  Lucas pressed against him, nipping at Cullen’s shoulder. “I’ve been yours since the first day we met. But I agree. This is long overdue.”

  He eased away, adding a second finger. Cullen let his head bow forward, praying he’d hold off long enough for Lucas to get inside when Hollis’ breath hitched. Cullen managed to open his eyes as her gaze settled behind him, no doubt watching Lucas as he claimed Cullen’s ass.

  “Christ, Lucas. That’s the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.” She glanced at Cullen then focused on Lucas, again. “What does it feel like?”

  Lucas paused, two fingers lodged deep inside Cullen. “Would you like to see for yourself?”

  Hollis’ eyes dilated as the flush on her skin darkened. “You asked that as if I might say no.”

  She held out one hand, moistening her lips as Lucas drizzled some oil along her fingers, swirling it around with his thumb before nodding at Cullen. She moved beyond Cullen’s peripheral vision, just her toes wiggling amidst the blankets as her hand smoothed along his buttocks, two fingers pushing through his tight ring of muscles before plunging deep.

  “God. I never dreamed it’d feel so good. So intoxicating. I could do this for hours.”

  Fire shot along Cullen’s nerves straight t
o his cock, threatening to empty it across the bed.

  Lucas chuckled. “Based on Cullen’s reaction, I’d say you only have a few minutes before he covers the sheets instead of your chest. So, if you want to taste him, first, you’d best get in position because that time is going to quickly diminish once I get my cock inside him.”

  Cullen cursed at his mate’s words, knowing he’d be hard pressed not to shoot his release down Hollis’ throat if she put her mouth on him. Not if Lucas held true to his claim and sank inside him.

  Lucas slapped his ass. “Do you really think I’m teasing?”

  Cullen twisted to glare at his mate when Hollis scooted in front of him. He hooked her elbows, stopping her from lying on the bed. “If you want to put that pretty mouth on me, then you’ll have to do it my way—facing me, on your hands and knees, with your ass up high so I can touch you, too.”

  She moaned at his words, snagging her lip before crawling into position. He hummed, running his hand along her spine—tracing each vertebra as he drew patterns on her skin until he reached her crease. As much as he needed Lucas to claim him—to take the other man in the same fashion—his bear also needed to finish their possession of Hollis. To watch her writhe between him and Lucas as they took her as one, knowing that final act would seal away any doubts that they’d spend the rest of their lives together.

  The flask of oil appeared at his side as Lucas’ voice echoed inside his head, telling Cullen to ease some of his bear’s uncertainty by touching her the way he’d imagined. He smiled, holding out his fingers to his mate. Lucas covered two with a layer of oil, helping spread it around before easing back. He paused in his own possession of Cullen, allowing Cullen to focus on Hollis for a moment. He leaned over her, skimming his fingers along her flesh until he reached the tight furl. He circled the opening, slicking her skin with oil before slowly pressing inside her.