by Becca Van
Lucien shook Tessa gently by her shoulders. “Tessa, you are being ridiculous. You are the only female that will fit into our lives. There will never be another. Do you think I care that you cannot shift like we can? You are a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for, pajarito. Just give us the time you promised us, but promise me if you have any doubts, worries or problems you’ll come to one of us and voice your concerns. If we don’t know what is troubling you, we can’t help you. Please promise me you’ll do this, Tessa?”
Taking a deep steadying breath Tessa replied, “Okay. I will still give you the month I promised, but I want you guys to keep Stephanie away from me. I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me. I don’t want her touching any of you, I don’t know if she does it to annoy me or if she is trying to get your attention, but I don’t like it. I want it to stop.”
“Agreed, pajarito. I will inform Rafe and Gabe. Now you hardly ate any lunch, do you want me to bring you something?”
“No thanks, Luc, I’m really not very hungry. I just want you to hold me for a while, if that’s okay?”
Lucien pulled her against his chest wrapping his arms around her, until her head was resting just above his heart. The steady beat must have lulled her because she relaxed against him and wrapped her arms around his waist. Lucien moved one of his hands so that he was stroking her back in soothing circles.
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Tessa tried to crawl into the comforting protection of Lucien’s warm, hard body, as his hand moved up and down her back. Moisture dewed her pussy lips and the building arousal pooled low in her belly. Wiggling her hips, she felt Lucien’s cock harden and press against her stomach. Growling low in his throat, he gripped her butt in the palm of his hands and lifted her from her feet until her pussy was cradling his erection. Rocking his cock against her mound he took her mouth with such heat, Tessa cried out into his mouth.
Tongues twining and licking, teeth nipping, the warm, wet passion consumed them. Tessa became the aggressor, hungry with need for him. She ripped his shirt over his head, pulled the buttons open on his jeans, and then shoved his pants down to his knees. Kneeling quickly, she took his cock into the depths of her mouth, licking and sucking him in deep until she was sure he was about to spill his seed.
She groaned with frustration when he stepped away from her, but then he leaned down, picked her up and tossed her on the bed. Lucien shucked his jeans the rest of the way off, practically tore her clothes from her body, and then crawled up in between her legs, shoved his mouth against her pussy, and began to taste her cream. She cried out with joy as he nipped and licked her clit and then his tongue delved deeply into her tight, wet hole. His tongue seemed to magically lengthen, pushing deeper into her cunt and swiping over her G-spot. Tessa bucked her hips up, trying to get his tongue in a little further. Just as the muscles of her pussy started to clamp down on his tongue, Lucien pulled away from her.
He crawled up over her body staring deeply into her eyes and then he rammed his hard cock into her depths. Tessa screamed with rapture as he slid in all the way to the hilt and then he took her mouth, his tongue thrusting in and out matching the rhythm of his hard cock as it shuttled in and out of her pussy. She could taste herself on his mouth and it drove her crazy, made her hunger grow exponentially. Bucking her hips up to meet his, they slammed together, their bodies making wet sucking slapping sounds as they made love with passion. Lucien moved one of his arms underneath her and then the tip of a finger pushed into her ass. That was all it took to send her careening over the edge into euphoria. Her cunt clamped down hard on his cock, covering him with her cream, and she cried out as he continued to stroke in and out of her vagina. Then he thrust one last time and froze. His roar of completion was so loud her ears began ringing, but his jerking cock only added to her own climax, causing her to shake and tremble until finally the last aftershock waned.
Lucien collapsed on top of her, but was careful not to squash her by keeping some of his weight on his arms. He licked the top of her breast where he marked her and then his sharp canine teeth sank into her, sending Tessa over the edge into another earth-shattering orgasm. When she came back down from her euphoric high, Lucien was making contented growling noises as he licked her wound. He stayed that way for a long time and held her tight against him. She was so in love with him and his brothers and there was no way she would be leaving once her trial month was up. It would be like ripping out her own heart. But she didn’t really know how they felt about her. Sure, they had told her that they would never want to look at or be with another woman, but none of them had said that they loved her. She would have to guard her emotions until she knew how they felt about her. Tessa wasn’t about to tell them she loved them and set herself up for rejection. It would hurt too much if they didn’t love her back.
Lucien eased from her body, lifted her into his arms, and carried her into the bathroom. After making sure the water was right he stepped into the shower and washed her. She sighed with contentment. Tessa loved the way her men took care of her, looked after her, and made sure she was comfortable. Men who didn’t care wouldn’t do something like that. Would they?
She had never felt so feminine, loved, and cared for. Tears of emotion filled her eyes and she started crying. She felt loved and was in love with this Alpha male and his brothers. She didn’t know if she could contain her feelings for much longer. She kissed all over his chest and then hugged him tight.
Lucien placed a finger under her chin, tilted her face up to his, and placed a sweet gentle kiss on her lips. “Can I ask you a question?”
“You just did,” Tessa replied with a smile.
Lucien chuckled and then smacked her on the ass. “I love it when you get sassy. I have a feeling you can be a real smartass when you want to be.”
Tessa nodded. Taking a deep breath, she stared into his eyes as she saw love and passion blazing out of them for her. Clearing her throat around the huge lump she finally managed to speak. “What do you want to know?”
“Will you drop this silly idea of giving us a trial month and promise to stay with us forever?”
Her heart stuttered and beat rapidly against her chest. She wanted that more than anything. She had only just realized that she was in love with him, Rafe, and Gabe and never want to leave their sides. The treated her like she was special. She’d known that Gabe had been trying to make her laugh earlier and he’d succeeded. Lucien had just made love to her and she’d felt so connected to him on a physical as well as an emotional level. All her men did when they made love to her. She didn’t want to lose that, and they were becoming closer and closer as they got to know each other the more time they spent together. He’d seemed to touch her with awe and was so gentle and passionate. She didn’t want to leave them, she loved them too much. Even if they never said they loved her, it didn’t matter, they were already too entrenched in her heart for her to leave.
Tessa smiled with pure joy, jumping up into his arms, knowing that her Alpha would catch her. She kissed his face, his eyes, and finally his lips. “Yes, Lucien. I promise to stay with you, all three of you. I love you all, so much. I think it would kill me if I left you.”
“Thank you, pajarito, you will not regret it. You are like a dream come true for us. Weres are told they all have a mate, one woman they can call their own. We were beginning to think we would never meet you. When you walked into the bar, I wanted to pick you up, strip the clothes from your body and fuck you on the pool table. When I saw your bruised face and torn shirt, I wanted to rip that bastard’s throat out,” Lucien said in a growly voice.
“I am well and truly rid of him. I think you scared the crap out of him. I don’t need to worry anymore. I have three very strong handsome Alpha men to protect me.”
Lucien got out of the shower and dried off. He reached in, turned the taps off, and then held a clean towel out to Tessa. He dried her off and when they were both dressed he led her back down the stairs toward the kitchen and her other mates. Tessa
was so happy and her heart was so full of love she felt like she was going to burst.
Rafe and Gabriel smiled when Lucien led her into the kitchen. Everyone else had left to do whatever it is they did. The only other person in the room was Alice and she was busy cleaning up the lunch dishes. Tessa wanted to go and help Alice but Lucien sat down at the table and pulled her onto his lap. Rafe and Gabe gave her knowing smiles and winked when she blushed.
“Tessa isn’t going to be giving us a month trial. She has agreed to stay with us and be our mate as we are mates to her.” Lucien held up his hand when Rafe started to speak. “Our little bird doesn’t want to have anything to do with Stephanie. If she catches Stephanie touching any one of us there is going to be hell to pay. Our mate doesn’t like Stephanie and is under the impression that she doesn’t like Tessa either. We are to keep her from touching us and in doing so Tessa will stay with us and we will be able to show her how much she means to us by being out mate.”
Rafe and Gabe both left their chairs and walked over to Tessa. Rafe got to her first by shoving Gabe with his shoulder. Tessa had to hold back a laugh at their juvenile behavior. He squatted in front of her and clasped her face between the palms of his hands, staring deeply into her eyes. “Thank you for giving us this chance. We will do everything we can to make you happy.” Leaning down he placed a kiss so tender and sweet on her lips it brought tears to her eyes.
“Thank you, Rafe.”
Gabe shoved Rafe and sent him tumbling onto his ass. Tessa giggled as she watched their humorous antics. Gabe scooped Tessa up off Luc’s lap, cradling her in his arms against his chest.
“Thank you, honey. You’ve made me very happy,” he whispered against her mouth, sipping at her lips.
“You’re welcome, Gabe.”
Gabe sat down at the table, placing Tessa on his lap. She breathed in his musky piney scent and snuggled into his big body, sighing with happy contentedness when his arms wrapped around her, making her feel safe and like she was home for the first time since her parents had died.
Alice came over to the table and began wiping it down. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, Alpha, but I heard what you said about Stephanie. Our Queen is right not to trust her. She is a piece of work, that one. I wouldn’t trust her as far as I could throw her. She is up to something. I can feel it. I’m not trying to do your job but if I were you, I would have someone watching that one.”
“Thank you, Alice. I’ll take what you’ve said into consideration.” Lucien inclined his head in respect to the elderly woman.
As Alice turned away she caught Tessa’s eye giving her a secretive wink as she headed back to the sink. Tessa gave her a small answering smile.
Chapter Nine
Tessa spent the afternoon with Rafe. He took her into Sugar Creek, shopping for some new clothes. She was sorting through the racks and when he saw her glance at one of the price tags and she gasped, he knew he was going to have a fight on his hands.
“This stuff is too expensive, Rafe. Can’t you take me somewhere that has cheaper clothes?”
Rafe scowled at her and then gripped her chin between his thumb and finger. “No. We can afford to buy you anything you want, baby. We’re not leaving until you have everything you need.”
Rafe gave her an implacable stare and hoped she wouldn’t argue with him further, but he should have known she wouldn’t back down after one go on getting her way. But he was an Alpha male and wasn’t about to let her sway his mind.
“But…”
“No. No buts, Tessa. Pick out some stuff or I’ll do it for you.”
Tessa sighed. Rafe could be just as arrogant and domineering as Lucien and even though he’d never hidden his personality from her he wasn’t going to back down and just stared at her until she sighed again, this time with resignation. He held in the smile that wanted to form on his lips and was filled with satisfaction when she started picking out clothes.
She kept giving him sideways glances but he just watched her, standing with his legs shoulder width apart and his arms crossed over his chest. Rafe couldn’t stop looking at his mate. She was so damn beautiful and had worked her way into his heart so quickly. He’d known the moment his wolf scented her that she was his mate, but he hadn’t expected her to entrench herself in his heart so quickly. He loved her so damn much and was glad that she had accepted to stay with them. If she’d walked away he didn’t think he would have survived it. In fact he knew he and his brothers wouldn’t have survived. She would have condemned them to a slow painful death if she had left.
By the time they exited the store she had a full wardrobe and when Rafe had paid for everything she had cringed over the amount, but he’d just glared at her and she hadn’t been able to hold his stare and had looked away. When she turned back he’d been smiling at her indulgently. Tessa was such a sweet, loving woman and he hoped it didn’t take her too long to fall in love with him and his brothers. He could see that she had feelings for him and his brothers, was starting to care for them, but he wanted her love. Hopefully soon she would tell them how she felt. His heart was so full of emotion and started to ache. It was really hard to subdue the urge to rub at his chest.
He loved the way her small delicate hand felt in his. She was so soft and feminine and he made her feel so strong and manly. He felt like beating against his chest and howling at the moon. Rafe had never felt like that before and didn’t care if his feelings of possessiveness made him want to wrap her up in cotton wool. He wouldn’t, of course, because he knew Tessa would have a fit, but that was how he felt.
As they walked down the street, Rafe pointed out various stores and told her what they had to offer. When he stopped outside the door to an adult store she’d tried to back away, but he was a lot bigger and stronger and pulled her inside the shop.
“What are we…”
“Look at this, baby.” Rafe held up a vibrator and then chuckled when her face turned red. He stroked a finger down her cheek and smiled down at her. “Don’t be embarrassed, Tessa. Sex is a big part of a relationship. Just imagine all the fun we could have playing with you and making you come.”
Tessa’s cheeks turned redder and Rafe barked out a laugh. She looked so damn sexy, what with her innocent gaze and red face. When he looked down at her again she began to respond to his heated look. Her nipples hardened and from the way she shifted from foot to foot and squeezed her legs together her pussy was clenching and leaking cream into her panties. When he inhaled deeply he let her see the desire he felt for her and his cock hardened. He felt his nostrils flare and he smelled her desire. His wolf was pushing at him to take her right here and now, but he pushed his animal back. He would never do anything to humiliate her and just hoped he could control his animal until they got back home.
“I think we’ll have to get this. What do you say, baby?” Rafe smiled and waggled his eyebrows at her. He loved flirting and teasing his mate. She was such a stunning and responsive woman and he loved watching and smelling how her body reacted to him. She turned him on like no other woman had or ever would.
Tessa looked over at the counter as if to make sure the salesperson wasn’t watching or listening to them and sighed with relief when he took no notice of them. Rafe kept her in the store for at least half an hour and by the time they left he knew her panties had to be soaked through. Her musky desire was so strong he wanted to rip her clothes off her body, lie her down on the floor and taste her cream. It was torture to hold man and beast back, but he did. He loved the way she reacted to his teasing as he showed her toy after toy and hoped that she would let him and his brothers use them on her. By the way she was creaming he didn’t think she would refuse.
Tessa face turned red again as he took his purchases to the counter and paid for them, all the while trying to hide behind his broad shoulders. He’d just bought the vibrator as well as a brightly colored remote control bullet and some Ben Wa balls. He wanted to rip the packet open and shove them into her dripping cunt, b
ut he would keep his lust at bay for now. He’d teased and flirted with her the whole time and watched every little reaction and emotion that passed over her beautiful face.
By the time they left the adult store his cock was throbbing with every beat of his heart and his balls were aching, but the teasing had been worth it. Even though she’d looked at him shyly, there was hunger in her eyes, too.
“Can we get a drink before we head back? I’m thirsty.”
Rafe stopped on the sidewalk and kissed her lightly on the lips. “You can have anything you want, baby. Why don’t we get something to eat, too?”
Just then her stomach growled loudly, causing them both to laugh. Rafe tugged on her hand and led her inside the shop. Once finished with their food and drinks, he held her hand and he led her back to where he had parked his truck. He had enjoyed the few hours alone with Tessa and felt more connected to her than ever before. He was going to have to suggest that each of them get some one-on-one time with their mate. She needed to feel special to each and every one of them.
Just as he unlocked the truck door Rafe felt the back of his neck prickle in warning. As he turned to face whoever was behind him a blinding pain pierced the side of his head and skull. His knees collapsed out from under him and as he fell to the ground he heard Tessa scream. Then he succumbed to the darkness.
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Tessa woke up with a pounding headache. Moving to stretch her aching muscles, she realized she was tied down on a bed. Her arms were stretched up above her head, held firmly with handcuffs, and her legs were stretched wide and secured to the posts with some sort of material. Groaning in pain, she turned her head looking around the room to see where she was. She was definitely in a bedroom.
