Fated Forgiveness (Kindred of Arkadia Book 4)

by Alanea Alder

  "Liam, you better go get Rian, I think he's going to manage to drown himself in the shallow end," Kent said, laughing hard.

  "What the fuck!" Aleks exclaimed again.

  "I wonder what else he can do? Maybe a dinosaur!" Rebecca bounced around on Aleks lap and his face turned a deathly white color.

  "Help!" was the one-word screech being repeated in higher and higher octaves.

  Finally deciding that he needed Rian with all of his mental capacities, Liam screwed up his courage and jumped into the pool. He waded over to where Rian was freaking out and hauled him out of the water. Rian practically climbed up his back.

  "Rian! Ri-an! Quiet down, you know it's Sebastian, he's not going to hurt you," Liam yelled.

  Rian quieted down to a whimper. Sebastian's large body floated over to where Liam stood in waist-deep water. Sebastian's body seemed to shiver before he transitioned into a baby seal.

  "Aw, I want one!" Liam heard Rebecca say.

  "See, look how cute he is," Liam said, trying to shake Rian off his back.

  "He is kinda cute that way. But, no more shifting into scary things, Sebastian. I apologize for teasing Liam, so please don't eat me," Rian said, stepping out from behind Liam.

  Sebastian darted over to a beach ball and balanced it on his nose before head-butting it to Rian. Rian smiled and caught the ball.

  Sebastian shifted one more time, back into his human form. "I don't mind you and Damian playing around with Liam, but no teasing like that. You hurt his feelings," Sebastian accused.

  Rian turned to Liam, remorse written all over his face. "Liam, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Rian rushed.

  "I know, Rian, you take good care of me, buddy. This party is amazing," Liam said, staring heatedly at his mate, knowing he was naked under the water.

  "Um, I still get my phone, right?" Rian asked.

  Liam rolled his eyes. "Yes, you still get your phone. Kent, can you grab his bathing suit?" Liam asked, stalking towards their mate.

  Kent walked up to the edge of the pool and threw the swim trunks to Sebastian. When Liam saw that Kent was also staring at their mate with lust-filled eyes, his control snapped.

  Knowing his mates were feeling his growing need was his undoing. He lifted Sebastian out of the water and flung him over his shoulder. He stepped out of the pool from the shallow end where Kent was now waiting for them. Kent ran his hand down Sebastian's crease and with his other hand grabbed the back of Liam's head, kissing him desperately. Liam felt Sebastian's hand go down the back of his swim trunks to massage each of his ass cheeks. Being mated to both of them, they could feel everything through their bond.

  "Liam, hurry up and take us inside, I'm about to blow and I don't want to give everyone a show," Sebastian moaned.

  Laughing, Liam and Kent broke apart and grabbed hands before running for the house.

  "Tear that ass up!" Rian yelled.

  "Happy mating!" Ma yelled, laughter in her voice. Liam waved good-bye to everyone before shutting the back door behind him.

  "Hurry!" Sebastian whimpered.

  He and Kent sprinted for the stairs. They made their way up in record time and nearly ripped the door off the hinges flinging it open. Liam threw Sebastian on the bed as he and Kent stripped off their bathing suits. He heard the drawer open and close and when he looked over to Sebastian, his little mate already had three fingers deep in his own ass.

  "God, I can't wait. I've never been this hard," Sebastian said, pushing frantically.

  Liam had to grab the base of his cock to keep from coming at the sight. He heard a moan and he turned to his right. Kent had one hand reached behind him and he seemed to be wiggling something.

  "Sweetheart, are you wearing a butt plug?" Liam nearly swallowed his tongue when his gentle giant of a mate nodded. Liam carefully removed his mate's glasses before pushing him onto the bed.

  "Kent, fuck our little slut there while I take this tight ass of yours," Liam said his voice dropping an octave as his lion came to the surface. "Do you like being called our little slut?" Liam asked, unsure if he had crossed a line.

  "Yes, please fuck your slut." Sebastian's face went slack with need.

  "I need your huge cock so bad my mate, my love." Sebastian moaned.

  Kent's eyes became unfocused as he stalked Sebastian on all fours on the bed. He easily flipped their mate over onto his hands and knees.

  "Hard, fuck your slut hard," Sebastian said, taking on the role beautifully.

  Kent fed the head of his swollen prick into Sebastian. He paused before slamming the entire length into him, bottoming out. Sebastian screamed in pleasure. Unable to stay away a second longer, Liam climbed onto the bed and pushed Kent over Sebastian.

  "Our little slut deserves pleasure, reach around and grab that gorgeous cock of his, Kent," Liam said, pulling the butt plug out of Kent excruciatingly slow.

  Kent dropped his forehead to Sebastian's back and moaned. He wrapped on arm around the body of his small mate and began to stoke Sebastian.

  Liam pulled apart Kent's ass cheeks and licked the small, pink hole.

  "Oh fuck!" Kent yelled.

  "You taste like heaven," Liam said before leaning forward to spear his mate with his tongue.

  "Please Liam, please fuck me, haven't I been a good mate, too?" Kent asked, panting.

  "Yes, you both were very good mates today." Liam sat back on his knees and took his dick in hand. With no preamble, he thrust forward and began to ram into his mate's greedy hole.

  "Kent, you helped to arrange this party to show your mates how much you care." Liam reached down and inserted a finger alongside his cock. Kent went wild bucking into Sebastian and then back to impale himself on Liam.

  "Sebastian, you stood up for your mate, you defended me. No one has ever done that for me before," Liam said, hoping the bond would share with his mates how he felt. How no one had ever taken care of him before and how much it meant to him.

  "I love you Liam, I love you Kent. I want to stay like this forever!" Sebastian screamed out his release.

  "I love you both so much," Kent said, thrusting as deep into Sebastian as he could as Sebastian's pleasure washed through them all.

  "You both are my everything, I have never loved anyone like this," Liam said before his orgasm compounded by his mate's raced through them, expanding through every cell before exploding. Liam could feel everything. There was no Kent, Liam or Sebastian. It was if they were all one. Groaning, Liam eased Kent and Sebastian to the left, gently laying them all on their sides, the entire time their cocks laid deep in each other.

  Slowly, their cocks began to harden again. Through tears of joy and release, they made love moving as one body. They moved slowly, savoring every touch as it was magnified by three. Shortly before dawn, their collective orgasm ripped through them, and all three of them gave in to the darkness.

  Chapter Seven

  Liam was yawning at the table the next morning when his grandfather walked in whistling, wearing jeans and a button-up white shirt with the cuffs rolled up. The casual look on him was something different. Liam cracked his neck and sighed with relief when it popped. He had spent last night in the recliner again after waking up to an arm full of armadillo.

  "You're still here?" Liam asked, sipping his coffee.

  "I thought I may visit for a while. It's been a long time since this house has felt so warm, I'd like to see what changes you have made to the place."

  "Oh! I didn't know you were coming down for breakfast or I would have cooked something fancier," Sebastian said, frowning down into his frying pan.

  "Don't be silly. You're my grandson now, you can relax," Lachlan said, pouring himself a glass of juice.

  "Don't be fooled by the smiling face. That just means he's going to figure out a way to work you more," Liam grumbled.

  Sebastian spun around and frowned at his mate. "Be nice to our grandfather or no crepes for you," Sebastian chided.

  Liam pouted.

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sp; Kent walked into the kitchen in his normal suit, glasses in place, looking sexy as sin. Liam felt himself getting aroused thinking about office games. Sebastian moaned, bracing himself against the counter, and Kent stopped dead in his tracks and swallowed hard.

  "Liam, be good," Kent admonished.

  "My mates are picking on me," Liam whined to no one in particular.

  "Lachlan, you were right, the southwestern pride was the only hold out. The threat of sending in the Sentinels had them responding. They are sending us one of their own." Kent took a deep breath. Sensing his mate's pain, Liam stood and went to his mate.

  "What is it?" he asked, taking the folder and placing it on the table. Gently, he pushed his mate into the chair.

  "How bad is it, son?" Lachlan asked, frowning.

  "He's only eight. His name is Brendan Walters. He told his mom that he liked boys. They have been keeping him in the basement." Kent's voice broke.

  "He comes here. We'll take him," Liam said, rubbing his hands over his mate's. Liam felt Sebastian move toward them, and then his heat was suddenly at their backs as he wrapped his arms around them.

  "We'll take them all, won't we, Liam? All the kids with no homes?" Sebastian asked. Liam looked at him then at Kent, both of them waiting on his answer.

  "Yes, we'll take them all." Liam knew that he could never turn a child away.

  "You did say you wanted a large family," Sebastian snickered above them. Liam stilled. Reality hit. They would have a child living with them again. It had been so long since Kyle had joined them, and he was practically a teenager when he moved in. This boy was eight. Liam would bet that he still believed in Santa Claus. Christmas! They were going to have so much fun shopping.

  "What did you just think of that has you glowing from the inside out?" Kent asked. Lachlan chuckled.

  "He must be thinking about Christmas. It's his favorite holiday. Every year his parents would take off to go skiing, leaving him with the Arkadions. He looked forward to Christmas every year," Lachlan said.

  "You knew?" Liam asked, surprised that his grandfather knew what his parents were really like.

  "Where do you think your presents came from? You didn't know?" He asked at Liam's surprised expression. Then Lachlan shook his head.

  "Never mind, you were never supposed to know." He sighed.

  "Liam, I've known since you were very small how your parents treated you. As much as it pained me as a parent to admit that my only son would ever hurt his child, I knew it would kill me if he ever did. Think about it, Liam, if I had shown you any kind of favor growing up, what would your father have done?" Lachlan asked.

  "Nothing, but I would have probably died in a horrible accident," Liam admitted. Sebastian gasped.

  "Exactly. I may have announced you as my heir last night, but your name has been on my will for almost twenty years." Lachlan said sadly.

  "We're going to have real Christmases in this house again, hopefully I'll be invited." Lachlan winked.

  "Of course you're invited," Sebastian said, kissing the tops of Liam and Kent's heads before walking back to the stove.

  "When is the boy coming here?" Liam asked, turning to Kent.

  "Not until next year. His uncle, Pierce Johansen, will be dropping him off here before heading up to Arkadiatown in Massachusetts. They aren't able to come sooner since Pierce is under contract designing a city center down there. They have moved out of the pride and they are staying with the local wolf pack. The wolves don't seem to have problems with their pack members being gay." Kent said.

  "Do you think he'll want a race car bed or a Batman bed?" Liam asked, rubbing his hands together.

  "Maybe he'll like books instead. We could get him a Kindle or an iPad," Kent said, smiling.

  "We should start shopping now…" His voice trailed off and he looked around. "I said the 'S' word and Rian didn't jump me. Now that I think about it, it's been really quiet, where is he?" Liam asked.

  "I think he was afraid you would rescind your offer for a new phone. He and Damian were up at the crack of dawn heading to Johnny's," Sebastian said, walking over with a platter for the table.

  "It's just crepes, some are sweet and some are savory. I didn't know what everyone would want." Sebastian set the platter down and twisted the kitchen towel in his hands.

  "I'm sure it's perfect," Liam said and lifted the fork to his lips. The next second Kent put his fork on the table and was out of his chair. Chewing and laughing, he swung their mate around.

  "It's 'elicious. My mate is a genius." Kent kissed him and set him back down before returning to his breakfast. Liam hurried up and took his bite. He had gotten a strawberry and cream cheese one, and the flavors exploded across his taste buds.

  "Amazing, right?" Kent said, inhaling his.

  "What did you get?" Liam asked, digging into his plate.

  "Feta and spinach," Kent said with a mouthful.

  "I'm glad you like them. After breakfast we can go shopping. What was his name, Kent?" Sebastian asked.

  "Brendan Walters. You guys go ahead into town. I'm going to stay up here and finish up Brendan's transfer paperwork," Kent said between mouthfuls.

  Liam frowned. "Maybe I should do that, being Alpha and all," Liam offered.

  Kent looked up at him and raised a dark eyebrow. "I'd like to get the poor child to Arkadia before he turns eighteen, Liam." Kent finished his plate and Lachlan chuckled. "He knows you so well already."

  Liam eyed his mate. "I know that it requires my signature."

  "That's okay, my love, I've been forging your signature since the day I took over finances. I sign your name better than you do." Kent stood and leaned over to kiss Liam, then Sebastian, before picking up his folder and returning to the office.

  "That young man will go far." Lachlan smiled into his juice, and Liam grunted.

  "I'm going to go up and change, then we can go." Sebastian finished drying the frying pan he had washed and wiped his hands on a dish towel.

  "I'm the Alpha around here," Liam said under his breath.

  "And yet I noticed you only said that when both of your mates were out of ear shot," Lachlan pointed out.

  "I'm the Alpha, not stupid." Liam grinned and finished up his breakfast.

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  Sebastian had put more items on the counter than he could carry out of the store. It was a good thing his mate was arranging for a delivery.

  "Having fun, baby?" Liam asked, walking up behind him and nuzzling his neck. He sighed happily. He loved whenever his mates touched him.

  "Kids need a lot, you know. Plus, we don't know how much he had to leave behind. If we start now we can have his room ready by the time he gets here," Sebastian pointed out.

  "Getting hungry?" Liam asked.

  Now that he said something Sebastian could feel the emptiness of his stomach. "Starved. I wonder if Ma still has that chicken mac and cheese. I had some last week and it was amazing." Sebastian licked his lips.

  "Let's head over." Liam pulled Sebastian close to wrap an arm around his waist. They waved good-bye to Miranda as they left the clothing store. Unsure what sizes to get, they had bought a huge assortment of sizes. If they didn't fit Brendan, they could be used later for another child. Sebastian liked the idea that the pride would be taking in children who had nowhere to go.

  They enjoyed the short, but leisurely walk from the store to the diner. The man at his side made something so everyday and normal seem special. When they pulled open the diner door, a cacophony of noise assailed their ears.

  "Why? We're all shifters," a sassy voice demanded.

  Sebastian's ears perked up. He knew that voice. He rushed past Liam into the diner and stopped. He couldn't help the smile stretching across his face if he tried. There in the middle of the diner, butt naked, was none other than his best friend Felix Kilpatrick.

  "Because you're shocking people," Emmett said, grinning from ear to ear as he pointed across the diner to a scandalized, standoffish Eliza Pruitt.

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sp; Felix looked over to where the women sat frowning. Felix swung his hips making everything flop around. "Sorry honey, I'm gay." He blew air kisses at her.

  "First vampires and now this. This town is going downhill," she squeaked, picked up her purse pushing past Sebastian.

  Felix, sticking his tongue out, followed her as she walked out and came face-to-face with Sebastian.

  "Bastian! I found you!" Felix ran and wrapped himself around Sebastian.

  "You're here! Are you okay?" Sebastian hugged his friend fiercely.

  Felix pulled back and shook his head. "Look at you, you were always the waterworks of the group." Felix leaned past Kate and pulled a napkin out of the dispenser and proceeded to wipe Sebastian's cheeks. A loud throat-clearing had Sebastian and Felix turning around. Sebastian could see that muscle working double-time in Liam's jaw.

  "Now this is what I'm talking about. Hello sexy," Felix purred up at Liam. Sebastian cuffed him on the back of the head.

  "Ow! What was that for? Cock blocker!" Felix complained.

  "Damn right, cock blocking! That cock belongs to me," Sebastian growled.

  Felix's eyes brightened. "You're mated? I knew this town would be perfect. Any other hotties available for me?" Felix asked, instantly losing interest in Liam.

  "Boys, language! And Felix dear, please put on the sweats we gave you," Ma yelled from behind the counter.

  "Sorry, Ma. Felix, get dressed. I think I may know a few you would love. But first, meet my mate Liam. Liam, this is my bestest friend in the whole world. We met in captivity. If it weren't for Felix I don't think I would have made it out of there sane or alive," Sebastian admitted.

  "In that case, you're forgiven for hugging my mate naked and not spending more time grieving over the fact that I'm unavailable," Liam winked.

  "Sorry, there are too many other men for me to pine away." Felix sauntered up to the counter and took the clothes from Emmett. He blew kisses at the large bear, who shook his head, laughing.

  "Sorry, little guy, I bat for the other team."

  "That's okay, no one's perfect." Felix sighed.

  "Come sit with us. I can introduce you," Sebastian said, sitting at the table with Rebecca and Kate. Sebastian watched as Felix sat down, he and Rebecca eyeing each other carefully. The bells on the door chimed as it swung open and Rian and Damian walked in.