Freeing Oberon (Tundra Wolves Book 6)

by Maggie Walsh

  Oberon stopped short and froze. Fane was right. Fane had explained to him how he had to claim Marlo first in wolf form then in human form, but... but he didn’t shift into an animal. Did that mean he would have to submit to Legion’s wolf? Holy shit. He may have some dark desires but even he wasn’t into that.

  It was Julius who laughed, as he answered, “It’s not what you all must be thinking. Relax Oberon, you do not have to get laid by a beast. Vampires have other forms too.”

  Dell’s head snapped in Julius’s direction, shock written all over his face as he asked, “You do?”

  “Yes, we do. No, we don’t drop down onto all fours and sprout hair and a tail but we do have a second form. Just as you all have a third,” he said with a knowing smirk.

  Now it was Oberon’s turn to be shocked and he gasped, “They do?”

  Dell seemed to understand what Julius was saying, because his brows went up and he nodded.

  Oberon looked to Fane for an explanation. Fane sighed as he shot each of the leaders a look of annoyance, causing them to laugh. “No, please, by all means, let me explain.” Fane walked to his side and placed a hand on his shoulder. “Shift to your other form and I’ll shift to mine.”

  Oberon looked between the three, then nodded. He closed his eyes and concentrated on something that would make him angry. Julius was an old vampire and could change at will, but compared to Julius, Oberon was a baby vampire and needed to be extremely emotional to tap into it. He thought of his father and all the years he had wasted listening to that son of a bitch and being afraid of claiming his life and everything he wanted, and soon he felt his fangs drop. They continued to grow and thicken as he felt his body expand and his claws emerge. When he opened his eyes he now stood about a half a foot taller than Dell’s six feet eight and a foot over Fane. His clothes stretched over his body, pulling tight and ready to split, his fangs were thick and reached his chin and his claws were like talons on the ends of his fingertips. His sight even changed to an orange haze.

  Oberon stood still as he watched Fane suddenly begin to shift. He too grew to about a foot taller than his six feet two and now stood looking at Oberon eye to eye. He remained on two legs instead of dropping to four. His facial features stayed almost the same, but hair did sprout, lightly covering him from head to toe as his clothing tore and dropped to the ground. Oberon noticed Fane’s arms had also lengthened and claws appeared at his fingertips too, and his eyes now looked more like a wolf’s and his canines poked past his bottom lip. But it was the fact that Fane’s cock also became larger like the rest of him that really made Oberon take a deep breath. If this was what they meant he and Legion would have to do to claim one another, then damn, Oberon was looking forward to seeing what Legion’s already extra-large cock would look like.

  “This is how you and Legion will claim one another to start the mating bond. Then, like with the wolves, you will also do it in your human forms to complete the bond, but you and your mates will have to bite one another in the moment you come. Taking and receiving blood is what forges the bond forever. Your mate, or mates will have to bite you, but you will need to feed from them too, Oberon. Once you do, you will no longer be able to drink the blood of anyone but them,” Julius explained.

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  Oberon

  When they walked back into Dell’s studio, Taavi and Sauli immediate ran to Oberon and wrapped their arms around him. Oberon smiled at the pair and slid his arms around their shoulders and hugged them close.

  “We were so afraid when you ran, Oberon,” Sauli fretted. “Please don’t run. We can find a way to make this work. All of us.” Sauli pressed tighter against him and Oberon’s heart filled with joy. These men really did want him. It wasn’t just the mating pull, or because Legion wanted him, Sauli and Taavi wanted him too, and he wanted them.

  The reason he had left was that his heart felt a bit broken. When Legion had gone to Taavi and Sauli and declared that now they could finally be together, Oberon had felt not only left out, but like Legion only wanted him because he was the Linchpin that would allow Legion to claim Taavi and Sauli. It felt as if it was the three of them against the world and Oberon was just someone they had to accept to be able to be together. When Legion lost his mind and challenged Dell, Oberon couldn’t watch. He knew Dell would rip Legion apart and his other two mates would be devastated, and Oberon felt useless. They didn’t know him, so they wouldn’t turn to him for comfort. Maybe they would even blame him. Then when Dell stormed out of the room with the threat of Legion having to leave the pack, Oberon had felt like his whole world had once again flipped on its axis, and he didn’t know what to do. All he knew was that he needed air. He had to walk for a while and try to straighten out his thoughts. Whatever was about to happen with Legion, he didn’t think he had any control over it, but he did have two other mates that would need him to man up, so he just needed to take a few minutes. Now hearing that they were worried he had left them, filled him with hope and happiness.

  “Are you okay, Obie?” Taavi asked, as he looked up at him with such soulful eyes that were full of genuine concern for him. Oberon could see it. And he got a thrill from hearing Taavi trying to give him a nickname. It was a bit like something you would call a young one, but it wasn’t bad.

  Before he could answer Taavi’s question, Sauli let out a gagging sound. Oberon turned to look at him just in time to see Sauli roll his eyes, then he protested, “Obie? Really? That is so bad, Taavi. Look at the size of him. Oberon is way too damn big and sexy to be called Obie. Unless of course you have a Stars Wars thing going on, then I guess I can get used to it.”

  Gods, they were adorable. Oberon couldn’t help the smile that stretched his lips if he tried. He leaned over and placed a kiss on top of Sauli’s head, then did the same with Taavi, and replied, “First, no, Sauli, I wasn’t running. I’m done doing that. Second, Taavi, I’m fine, thank you. Third, if you have your heart set on Obie, then who am I to argue.”

  Taavi hugged him close, then stuck his tongue out at Sauli. “See, Oberon is a sweetheart and he doesn’t mind.”

  Sauli put a hand on his hip and narrowed his eyes at Taavi. “That’s not what he said. Oberon is a sweetheart and doesn’t want to hurt your feelings, so he said he wouldn’t argue, but he never said he liked it.”

  Oberon looked around the room frantically wanting someone to step in and help him with this one. He didn’t want to see his mates argue, but he didn’t know what to say. He met Legion’s gaze and the man smiled, then stepped forward and put him out of his misery. “I must agree with Sauli, love,” Legion said, as he pulled Taavi from Oberon’s hold, and hugged the man. “Oberon is much too big for a name like that. And we can’t forget, he’s a fierce vampire who can rip people’s heads off, so I think Obie may be a bit... off, to call him that.” Legion kissed Taavi tenderly, before he continued. “Don’t worry, love, we’ll find a nickname when it comes. Until then...” Legion looked back to him and gave Oberon a heated look, then softly said, “I’ll just call him, boy.”

  Oberon’s cock began to fill again from the word and the heat he saw in Legion’s gaze. Something inside him had melted a little when he saw how tender Legion could actually be when he kissed Taavi, but that look was full of promise of a very satisfying life.

  Dell cleared his throat, getting all of their attention, then he smiled. “As adorable as you all are together, we have something we need to take care of before you all run off to claim each other. There is the matter of an oath that must be taken.”

  Legion turned to face Dell, and Oberon could see the shame written all over his face. “Alpha―”

  But before Legion could get another word out, Dell held up his hand, stopping him. “I understand you weren’t yourself, Legion, and it’s okay. Everything is forgiven, but if you ever question me or my reasons again, you and I will have more than just words. Do I make myself clear?” Dell sent out a wave of his dominance over the room, and all the wolves lifted their chins, b
ut lowered their eyes. It was clearly a sign of submission to their Alpha.

  “Now, for the oath,” Dell announced as he clapped his hands together, hard, the sound causing a few people to flinch.

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  Sauli

  His paws pounded against the frozen land as snow began to softly fall. The darkness surrounded him, but with his wolf senses Sauli had no trouble finding his way through the underbrush. Not that there was really much of it at this time of year, but there were plenty of trees and leafless bushes.

  He heard the cry of a wolf off in the distance, and instantly knew it was Legion. His Dominant mate was calling to them, trying to get them to obey and come to him. Sauli only giggled in his head as his wolf shook his head. Yes, Legion was their Dominant and they would obey him always, but not this time. Tonight they would run free and make the wolf chase them down. That’s what it was all about. The chase, the take down, the fight, the surrender, and it was all fucking erotic and turned Sauli and his wolf on beyond anything he had ever felt before.

  Sauli’s wolf jumped into the air and dived over a large boulder, then landed gracefully on the other side and continued to run. The strong scent of jasmine hit him and Sauli’s mouth began to water. He knew which of his men carried that scent and Sauli trembled with need.

  After Dell finished explaining everything to them and they all gladly took the oath, Legion had apologized again and even dropped to his knees before Dell and offered his throat in a true sign of submission. It had been a very powerful moment and had all off them staring in awe at Legion. He apologized to Dell again, and told him he had been a fool and should have listened to the rest of the information before jumping to conclusions and thinking Dell would ever be selfish when it came to the pack. Sauli wanted to slap Legion on the back of the head when he had first challenged Dell, but in that moment of Legion’s show of submission to Dell, Sauli really wanted to punch the man in the gut.

  How Legion could ever think those horrible things about their Alpha he didn’t know, but if Legion stopped to think about it, which it looked like he finally had, Dell was being the complete opposite of selfish. He had been doing everything within his power to keep them all safe and doing the Gods’ bidding by only informing those who found their true mates of what was to come.

  Then there was the fact that Dell himself hadn’t even found his true mate, and if he didn’t when the Purge came, Dell would fall to the Reckoning. Just thinking about their Alpha knowing he might be a victim of their Gods’ punishment, but still doing what they wished and not going crazy trying to hunt down his own mate to save his life, showed just how truly amazing and unselfish the man was and how much he took his position as Alpha to protect his people so seriously.

  Something dark and big moved in his peripheral and Sauli’s heart began to pound harder with excitement. He knew it wasn’t Legion. His Dominant mate had only just howled again a few seconds ago and he was too far away for that shadow to be Legion. Which meant it was Oberon. Sauli giggled in his head as the need to stop and let his other mate take him sent shivers of desire through him.

  Once they were done at Dell’s and had taken their oaths to the gods, they had all agreed on a sort of free for all. They would each take fifteen minutes to run off and find a hiding place, then wait there for another fifteen minutes, once that time had passed they would scurry out of their hiding place and start hunting each other down. Whoever came upon another first would claim them in their shifted forms, then once they all claimed or were claimed in that form, then they would make their way back to their house where they would all claim one another together as humans.

  A rustle came from his left and Sauli took a moment to glance in that direction. His heart picked up speed but his feet stopped as his wolf froze and just stared at the sight before them. Oberon stood there, naked, in his other vampiric form and he was so damn big and beautiful. His mate’s eyes shone a deep orange, almost red and Oberon licked his lips as he stared at Sauli.

  The memory of the vampire leader, Julius, telling them how a vampire would have to claim a wolf mate came back to him, and instantly, Sauli’s wolf began to shimmer and shift until his beast stood in his third form. He was now almost a foot taller than his human five feet six. Even though he was much bulkier because of his wolf, Sauli was still slim and toned. His snout drew back as his face became more human. His canines were still present as well as his claws and he still had a thin coating of fur, but all in all he looked more human. In reality he was in a form where he was more in between human and wolf. In this form they were both present at the same time. It wasn’t one taking control over the other. When the Alpha had explained all the mating rituals, Sauli had been shocked, but also excited and turned on. Now as he stood there looking at the fierce vampire before him, Sauli wanted to drop to his knees and suck that massive cock that hung heavy between Oberon’s thighs, but he knew they had to play the game, which would make everything more exciting.

  With that thought, Sauli smiled at Oberon, then turned and took off as fast as he could in the other direction. He heard Oberon’s heavy footfalls behind him and Sauli began to laugh. He was about to get the pounding of his life and he couldn’t wait.

  Something crashed against his back and Sauli began to fall toward the earth, but before he hit, a strong arm reached out and wrapped around his waist and eased him down onto all fours. Sauli looked back over his shoulder and smiled when he saw Oberon. The vampire leaned down, pressing his strong chest to Sauli’s back and he shivered.

  A howl of victory echoed through the forest, then the softer howl of another wolf that sounded as if he was submitting. Sauli smiled when he thought of Taavi being found by Legion and how much fun their wolves were about to have. He couldn’t wait for Legion’s wolf to fuck his wolf, but right now he had a very sexy vampire ready to claim him and Sauli groaned from the thought.

  “Sounds like our Dominant mate has hunted down his first prey, just like I have found mine,” Oberon said against Sauli’s ear, his mate’s voice so deep and husky. His warm breath caressed Sauli’s flesh and he whimpered, wanting his other Dominant male to fuck him. Yes, Oberon was definitely a submissive, Sauli had no question about that, but he knew that Oberon also liked to fuck, he didn’t always want to be on bottom like he and Taavi did, so in Sauli’s mind Oberon was a bit more Dominant than him and Taavi and the thought thrilled him. He knew Oberon would probably never take the initiative and try to dominate them, it just wasn’t in him, but when Legion would order Oberon to fuck them, and he knew Legion would at some point, Sauli knew Oberon would fuck them so good and pound them hard.

  “Yes,” Sauli moaned out the word as he rubbed his ass against the big cock pressed against his ass.

  “I need to lick you, then fuck you. I can’t wait to feel you wrapped around me, love,” Oberon whispered as his hands moved over Sauli’s chest and down his stomach.

  “Fuck me, Oberon. Take what’s yours and claim me,” Sauli begged as he thrust his hips back, making Oberon’s long thick cock slide down his crease.

  “Yes! Need to fuck you and bite you.”

  “Gods yes. Fuck me like this, mate. Take me from behind first, then fuck me on my back so we can bite each other,” he offered.

  “Mmmm,” Oberon hummed, then slid his hands to Sauli’s hips as he moved away from him. Before Sauli could protest the loss, he felt a long, wet tongue at his hole and he cried out his pleasure. A few licks more and suddenly his ass seemed to flood with wetness. Sauli had been shocked when Dell told them about the self-lubrication for a true mate and didn’t really believe him because he, Taavi and Legion had been together for so long, and that had never happened before, but now, feeling this strange, but erotic sensation, Sauli believed. Once their bodies knew who their true mates were, the mating scent kicked in and it seemed so did this amazing trick. They were going to save a lot of money on lube that was for sure. Sauli giggled from his thought, but before it took hold, Oberon licked a path up his spine
, causing him to shiver.

  The blunt tip of that big dick touched his hole and Sauli relaxed. If he tensed up it would most likely hurt and he didn’t want that. He also knew without a doubt that Oberon wouldn’t want that either. Their big vampiric mate was very gentle and caring. A gentle giant as some would say and would never want to cause his mates any pain.

  Large hands ran up his sides to his shoulders then back down to his hips. Once there, Oberon held onto Sauli as that fat cock pushed inside him, popping through the outer ring of muscle. Sauli whimpered and cried from the stretch and burn as he slammed a fist against the ground, but he didn’t want Oberon to stop. He loved the sensation too much and the realization that he was about to be claimed by one of his mates.

  He felt Oberon pull back and Sauli quickly thrust against him, taking more of Oberon into his body, then hissed as Oberon tightened his grip on Sauli’s hips and cursed, “Fuck! Oh fuck, you feel so damn good, love, but I don’t want to hurt you.”

  “You’re not, Oberon. I love it. You’re so damn big and are ripping me apart, but I fucking love it. Pound me, mate. Fuck me hard and claim me,” Sauli begged.

  Oberon took a few minutes to slowly thrust in and out, and with each dip he slid in deeper. Sauli bit his bottom lip as he tried to work through the burn and accept his mate into his body. Finally, when Sauli thought he would lose his mind or actually be split in two, he felt Oberon’s heavy balls slap against his ass, as Oberon filled him to the root of that big cock. They stayed still for a few breaths as they each waited for the moment the pleasure would start, and they didn’t have to wait long, thank the gods. Sauli had only taken two deep breaths to adjust to the size of Oberon when he was suddenly filled with pleasure like he had never known before.

  He could feel the bond between them begin to form and his eyes filled with happy tears. He was with one of his true ones and was about to be claimed. Sauli just wanted to scream it from the rooftops. His wolf growled and hissed, then relaxed with a whimper and Sauli could feel the beast accept Oberon and submit to him. Once that happened, Sauli’s whole body relaxed. “I love how you feel inside me, mate. So damn big and good. I can’t wait to ride you some day. Oh gods, Oberon, I can feel a strange tingle. Can you feel it too?”