As soon as the smell of Chase and Ranulf registered, her womb tightened again.
Shit, shit, shit.
They were supposed to have gone home after they fed her breakfast. No, they were supposed to have gone home last night. That wasn’t right either. They should have never shown up in the first place. Making her want things from them. And at this moment, they were the reason she was in so much pain.
She hated them both right now.
She needed to get them to leave before they caught her scent.
She looked over. Her phone was on her nightstand, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She could get her meds and call them at the same time. As long as she was able to get over there.
The pain lessened once more, so she made a move again to get her things. But just as her hand reached out, the worst contraction yet hit her, and her arm shot out, bumping everything onto the floor.
She cried out in pain and anguish, and she prayed that someone would knock her out and release her from her misery.
But instead, it got worse as feet pounded toward her bedroom, and then her door burst open.
The two strong, virile males standing there was like a siren call to her body, and she flopped on her back and spread her legs for them without conscious thought.
“How long have you been like this?” Ranulf asked, pulling off his shirt.
“Why didn’t you tell us?” Chase asked before she could answer the first question as he got undressed, too.
Not that she could answer since she was basically past the point of speaking.
Chase was naked first, and he looked at Ranulf, who nodded.
She barely paid attention to this exchange because her eyes were now locked on to Chase’s naked body—most importantly, his beautiful cock. She knew—her body knew—that he and Ranulf held the very thing that would make her feel better.
She needed their seed.
Chase reached the bed and put his hands on her knees. “You okay with this?”
What? No. I am not okay. She needed him to hurry or go away.
“Please,” was all she managed to say.
“Okay, I’m taking that as a yes. Because you know things are going to change between the three of us after this.”
She had no fricking clue as to what he was talking about. Nor did she give a shit at this point.
“Please,” she said again.
“Okay,” Chase said and got on the bed between her legs as Ranulf lay down beside her and took her hand. Chase lined himself up at her center and gently pushed inside her.
Her neck arched as she felt Chase enter her body. She had never been so sensitive before—but in the best way possible. She could actually feel how wet she was.
Chase groaned and slowly pumped his hips, as if he was worried about hurting her.
With her free hand, she scratched at his back. “More. Please. Faster. I need it.”
She didn’t have to explain. He knew what she was talking about, and he went straight from residential street to interstate speed. She clung on to him and helped to thrust his cock inside her. Ranulf let go of her hand and cupped the back of her neck as she sank her fingernails into Ranulf’s side.
Her head was in a full fog now. With her hormones, and the aching, and how good it felt to be fucked, she almost felt like she was floating. And when Chase rammed into her pussy as far as he could go and released himself, it was like a cool wave washing over her hot feet in the sand. Except instead of water and her feet, it was his sperm and her womb.
Chase’s knot expanded, pushing at her sides at the same time her walls clamped down around his cock, and she cried out as she climaxed.
She had never had an orgasm that good, and she felt like she wasn’t quite in her body. But unfortunately, it didn’t last long. Chase waited until his knot receded before carefully pulling out of her. Now that her body had gotten what it needed, she should have a little break, but as soon as he lay down on the other side of her, a spasm tightened in her womb.
“No, not yet,” she moaned. “Is there something wrong with me?”
Ranulf pushed her sweaty hair off her forehead and moved into Chase’s previous position. “No. You are perfect. But it’s my turn now.”
She nodded even though it didn’t seem as though he was asking permission.
Ranulf wasn’t as gentle as Chase. He didn’t take his time the way his friend had. Rather, he pushed one leg up and over his shoulder and drove into her pussy with one smooth thrust.
Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she was actually worried that she might pass out from sex. Ranulf felt just as good as Chase had, and even though she would like to enjoy the feeling of him riding her, her body didn’t want to wait.
She was on the verge of orgasming again, but she couldn’t do it. She had heard that when a female was in heat, her body needed the male to orgasm first. She had figured others were overreacting, but it seemed like it was true.
She met Ranulf’s eyes. “Please,” she begged. “I need it.”
The corner of his mouth tipped up for a split second. Then, he sat back on his heels and yanked her hips toward him. When she slammed into his body, he let go and poured his essence into her as his knot expanded and took up residence inside her.
And just like with Chase, she could feel his release, and she exploded again. She felt like she had separated from her body, and when she came to, Chase was kissing her forehead and running his hand over her hair.
“You did so good, baby.”
She closed her eyes and enjoyed his affection.
Ranulf bent over and kissed her neck before slowly withdrawing from her body and lying down next to her. “Chase is right. You were great.”
Almost scared to open her eyes and ask, she forced herself to face the obvious question. “Is it going to come back again?”
“Is what?” Chase asked, his orange eyes bright in the sun shining through her windows.
She hadn’t even noticed it was daytime until that moment. Or maybe it just hadn’t registered.
“The pain,” she explained.
He smiled. “I would assume so, but it seems like we have a little break now.” He looked over her to Ranulf. “I mean, we’ve never done this before. We’re going off lessons taught and winging this as much as you are.”
That surprised her. “Really?”
Ranulf chuckled. “Yes, really.”
She looked over at the lighter-haired man. Ranulf had the prettiest blue-green eyes, and even though he’d just finished having sex with her, the heat shining in them almost made her spread her legs for him again.
Almost. She knew that there was plenty of sex in her future, and she should relax while she could.
“Now, it’s your turn.”
She frowned. “My turn? For what?”
Ranulf lifted her leg over his hip and pushed two fingers inside her.
She hissed at how tender she was.
“For you to tell us that you’ve never done this with another male.”
She didn’t answer right away, and Chase dragged a hand up her abdomen and cupped one breast while pulling the opposite nipple into his mouth. He nipped her there. It didn’t quite hurt, but it was enough for her to know he wanted an answer out of her.
Chase lifted his head as Ranulf took his wet hand from between her legs and rubbed her lower belly with their seed.
She was playing with fire, but she still asked, “And what if I have?”
Two very loud snarls filled the room.
Chase shook his head, and Ranulf said, “You are going to fucking smell so much like us that when we go back home, no male will touch you again.”
Her pussy clenched at his words, and she commanded herself to settle down. It was the mating heat. The point of mating heat was for mates to bond and create life together. Ranulf and Chase didn’t really want that from her. And she wasn’t sure how that would work anyway.
But she could enjoy their combined possessiveness for the time being�
��until her heat faded. But she should probably be honest with them first.
“I’ve never done this with another male before.”
Ranulf narrowed his eyes, but Chase laughed.
“Why did you let us think you did?” Ranulf asked.
She raised her brow in innocence. “I didn’t mean to.”
Chase laughed hard.
“Liar,” Ranulf growled and shook his head. “You’d better be ready. You are going to be so full of our spit and cum that no one will recognize you with their eyes closed.”
Twelve
“You okay over there?” Demi asked Siya from across the table.
They were the only two in the kitchen and living room area of the bunkhouse. Ram was sleeping, Reid and Tegan were in their bedroom—Reid was still trying to track down Monica through the internet, and Tegan had stayed behind for added protection—and everyone else was out doing whatever it was that sentinels did during the day.
“Yeah,” Siya said with a yawn. Except it was probably time for her to get some sleep. She hadn’t gotten enough last night, but the thought of going to sleep next to Ram unnerved her.
They’d had a civil conversation earlier—kind of—but everything felt awkward with him.
She had no idea what to make of the kiss outside. Had he really been trying to prove that he hadn’t rejected her? He had seemed pretty passionate about it. But why? Did he really not feel like he had rejected her, or was he someone who didn’t want everyone thinking bad things about him?
“Does Ram care a lot about what others think of him?”
Demi looked up from the cards she was shuffling and snorted. “Ram? The same Ram sleeping down the hall?”
“Yes. Obviously.”
“No, he doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. He listens to Vance and his leader, Dante, and he plays by the rules, but I wouldn’t say he goes out of his way to make anyone like him.” Demi looked off into the distance, lost in thought.
“What?” Siya hated that she was eating up any little bit of information about the vampire.
Demi looked back at her. “Nothing. It’s just that, besides Saxon, he doesn’t really hang out with anyone unless it’s work-related.” She quickly shook her head. “Scratch that. He gets along with Sawyer better than the others.”
“Are you saying he doesn’t get along with everyone else?”
“No, he does. He’s just more…standoffish with most who live here. Except Zane.”
“Zane?” Siya didn’t remember a Zane.
“Yeah, he’s kind of a wiseass, and with Kendall about to have her baby, they switched places. Zane has a bedroom here but also has a place close by since he and his mate have a baby now.”
This was interesting. “So, Ram doesn’t like Zane?”
“I would say he likes him well enough, but Zane annoys him pretty easily.” Demi smiled. “It can be kind of funny. I hope Zane stops by, so you can meet him and see for yourself. It’s fun to watch.”
“I think I would like that,” Siya tried to say, but the words came out on another yawn.
“Siya,” Demi said, “go get some sleep.”
“But Ram only has one bed now. It’s not like last time.”
“Last time. You mean, when you two shared a bed even though there were two?”
Siya blinked at her friend.
“I’m kidding. I know. Things are different now after everything that happened. It’s not fair that you have to sleep in a bed with him.”
“Yeah, especially since while we were outside, he swore to me that he hadn’t rejected me, and then he kissed me.”
Demi’s jaw dropped. “You didn’t tell me that.”
“We haven’t been alone much.”
“We’ve been alone for the last hour or so.”
Siya sighed. “I think maybe I’m trying to block it out. I’m all sorts of confused.” She wrinkled her nose in thought. “Which almost makes it worse. If I were straight-up mad at him, I would sleep in his chair or on the floor.” Why that thought had only just occurred to her, she didn’t know. “That’s actually a good idea. Are there extra blankets around here? A sleeping bag maybe? I’ll just sleep on the floor.”
Having figured out a way to get around being close to Ram must have brought her a relief she hadn’t known she was seeking because, suddenly, she was ready to crash.
“You know what? I don’t know if there are any extra anywhere, but I bet there are some at the main house. Lilith seems like she would be prepared with stuff like that. Why don’t you go and sleep in my bed for now while I go over there and check?”
That sounded like an almost-perfect idea, except for one thing.
“What’s wrong?” Demi asked, immediately reading the look on her face by knowing her way too well.
“You and Saxon have a lot of sex. I don’t want to sleep in anything you…might have left behind.”
Demi seemed to think about this. “Okay, I wouldn’t either.” She stood. “Stay here. I’ll be right back.”
Siya put her head down on the table and was about to fall asleep when Demi came back.
“Okay, it’s all ready for you.”
Lifting her head, Siya asked, “Hmm? What’s ready?”
“I changed the sheets on my bed, so they’re clean.”
Siya stuck her lip out. “Have I ever told you I love you?”
Demi laughed. “Yes. Now, hurry up and go get some sleep. I’ll wake you when Saxon gets back, and in the meantime, I’ll go and get stuff for you to sleep on from Lilith.”
Siya hugged her friend and hurried off to the bedroom, where she could get some blessed sleep, all alone.
Demi opened the closet door down in the basement of her alpha and alphena’s home and caught a whiff of linens and other items that had been sitting in one spot for a long time. Despite the smell, everything was clean and neatly folded. The things in there just hadn’t been used in a while.
After Siya had gone to lie down, Demi had told Tegan she was heading next door and walked across the yard to find a sleeping bag or two. It would be nice if Siya could stay in the main house, where she knew there were extra bedrooms, but it wasn’t safe enough. Or at least, that was what she’d been told. She didn’t always understand her mate’s and other sentinels’ reasoning.
Just as she moved aside some worn towels, an arm snaked around her waist and yanked her close.
A deep voice that whispered into her ear every night asked, “Why was there a human in our bed, mate?”
Demi couldn’t believe that she hadn’t smelled Saxon sneak up on her. She knew why she hadn’t heard him. He was stealthy as hell, but she knew her mate’s smell as clearly as she knew her own.
It had to be the closet, and she cursed herself for not paying attention.
“Did you wake her up?”
“No, I’m not a monster. I simply carried her over to Ram’s bed.”
Demi winced. Siya was not going to be happy when she woke up, but Demi was glad that Saxon hadn’t woken her friend. She needed sleep.
“Demi,” her mate grumbled in her ear. “You didn’t answer the question. Why was there a human in our bed?”
“You weren’t supposed to be home for another half hour,” she said.
Saxon pushed her hair off her shoulder and bit down on her neck. “So, that’s all you have to say for yourself?”
Demi turned in his arms. “You said that no one sleeps with your mate but you. You never said anything about letting my friend borrow our bed while neither of us was in it.”
A smile spread across his face, and his scent called to her.
She put a hand on his chest. “Saxon, we’re in our alpha’s house.”
“ ‘Our alpha.’ I love hearing you say that.”
When she had first been introduced to the pride, it had taken her a while to believe that they accepted her, a half-cat-shifter who was also half-human.
“Almost as much as I love your boldness,” Saxon continued. “You snuck Siya in our
room because I wasn’t home, didn’t you?”
“Would you have said yes?”
“Hell no. That’s where I make love to you, mate.”
Demi shrugged. “Then, I suppose I did.”
“God, the things you do to me.” Saxon leaned back to see past the open door and looked back at her.
“Saxon, I already said no.”
He grinned. “No, you didn’t. You said something about being in our alpha’s house. And he wouldn’t mind.”
Her eyes widened. “Wouldn’t mind what?”
Without any further warning, Saxon pushed down her pants and pulled one leg free. “If I do this,” he said, dropping to his knees and putting his mouth between her legs.
Demi laced her fingers through her mate’s hair. She supposed the sleeping bag could wait for a few more minutes.
Vance watched one of his best sentinels and the sentinel’s mate leave his house with some bedding.
“What’s all that for?” he asked his beautiful wife.
Lilith looked up and out the window. “Oh, Demi came over here and asked if I had something for Siya, the human, to sleep on.”
Vance frowned. “Do we not have enough beds over in the bunkhouse?” They had just added on to the place.
“With everyone finding mates, I think they’re running out of space.” Lilith looked over at him and put her hand on his. “Oh, Vance, it will be fine.”
It did seem kind of silly that he and Lilith lived in the main house all alone now that Vaughn and Payton were mated. Their house wasn’t huge, but it was made for a family. Not for an old couple.
If he retired, he and Lilith could move out, and Vaughn, Naya, and the kids could move in. That would open a room at the bunkhouse. Even though Vaughn didn’t stay there all the time, it was still Vaughn’s space, and he understood why the human wouldn’t want to use it.
Also, if Vaughn took Vance’s spot as alpha, the others might come over to the main house more.
He remembered being young and the sentinels being around his age. They’d all spent downtime together. Now, there was such a separation between him as the alpha and his sentinels. When he visited his daughter and saw the way Damien lived with his sentinels, it made him miss the old days.
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