Dargan’s POV
I officially had no idea what was happening.
My wolf wasn’t possessive at all over Ashley, yet she was giving me all the signs of a mate bond. My wolf was calm and relaxed around her and her scent drove him mad with lust as well as calmed him down like it was nobody’s business.
Yet every time I laid eyes on Gaia, he was crazy possessive. Just thinking about her belonging to another male and he was snarling and howling like a rabid animal. Being close to her was like a soothing caress – a balance that I couldn’t explain but knew that I needed in my life as surely as I needed to breathe.
I needed to sit down with both of them and figure out what the hell was going on…
“Come with us?” I urged Ashley, the second I was done pumping the last of my seed inside of her.
“What?” she gaped, still dazed and floating on her post-orgasmic bliss.
“My wolf wants to run with Gaia’s,” I said, nipping her throat as I felt h
Dargan's POVHe trotted over, but instead of lying down, he first sniffed the air, making sure that there was no threat nearby and that they could relax freely. Ashley patted her other side, cooing him to come closer, but his instinct won out. He lifted his nose again, sniffing the air and once he was satisfied that they were safe, he went to his mate and laid down. His body pressed up against her and across her legs, while his head rested on top of Gaia’s wolf.He looked on, as Ashley stroked his thick brown fur and gently scratched Gaia behind her ear. The white wolf licked her lips and there was no tension in the air between them. No lingering animosity or jealousy.Just like it was supposed to be…After about an hour, the wind changed, and it became colder. Standing he nudged Gaia to get up too and as well as he could, gestured for Ashley to get on his back. He was big enough for her to ride him like a horse. Gaia leaped ahead, but th
Dargan’s POVI rushed to Gaia’s side, gently pressing my hand to her stomach. She was burning up, her heat hitting her at full force. Usually, it would come on gradually, but it seemed that her damaged mate bond had somehow forced her heat. Hell, just the gentle touch of my hand on her skin had her crying out in relief. Her hand clutched at my arm, holding on to me as if I was a lifeline.Just because I was a male…Had anything about this been normal, she would have resented my touch. Her wolf would have sought comfort from her mate and would have only accepted him. But her mate had abandoned her and left her behind. He’d betrayed their bond, forsaken her, and taken another to his bed. I could only guess how pissed off that would have made her wolf. Definitely enough to resent him, but---Enough to reject him?Because that would be the only explanation as to why she’d accept my touch on her during her heat. Sure, while she was in p
Dargan's POV“I know,” I replied, as there was no need to deny it. Hell, I would have told her in the words just now, if Gaia’s heat hadn’t come on all of a sudden. I wasn’t going to keep my Fated Mate a secret. Ashley was MINE and I loved that someone as strong and feisty was my mate. But---“But I’m your alpha too,” I reminded her, and while that wasn’t the reason why I wanted to take care of her, it was the one easiest to explain. “And I made you a promise---”“No!” She adamantly shook her head, a weak sob escaping her lips as even that slight movement hurt her. Tears rolled down her cheek and her beautiful dark gaze met mine. “I won’t be the reason that your bond is damaged. I--- I can’t do that to her.”My heart just shattered at that!She’d rather suffer the unbearable pain of heat rather than risk her friend being hurt. Despite everything, she was trying to protect Ashley, honoring their friendship more than her own well-bei
Dargan’s POVWithout much finesse, I spun her around, forcing her onto her stomach. Gripping her legs, I forced her ass in the air, until she was at the perfect height. Until her soaked pussy aligned perfectly with my cock.Perfect!I paused and took in the sight before me. With my omega pushed into the mattress with her ass in the air. Her face was all flushed red and pink, as she was peering up at me through sex-crazed eyes. Her pussy was dripping with her desire and was practically letting out a scent that screamed “fuck me”. It was a sight that made me want to pull out my phone and take a picture of it. Enlarge it and then mount it on the wall so I could look at it as much as I pleased…But my wolf was too possessive for that.Hell, he’d be jealous of the camera lens for having seen what he considered his. So, I pushed those thoughts aside and not so gently ripped my jeans open. Like I gave a fuck about a broken zipper right no
Dargan’s POVI grinned as I pushed the door open, the lock still broken from before. But this time when I tried to open the door, I met resistance. Apparently, she thought that putting a chair in front of her door would keep me away?Laughable!Well, I hope she wasn’t a fan of that chair, I thought as I pushed a little harder. The chair splintered into at least four different pieces as it gave way under the force of my strength.Well, at least it didn’t look like it was a nice chair…A loud surprised gasp had my attention snapping to the bed, where Ashley seemed to have been trying to sleep. Her hair was wet, so obviously she’d showered in the hopes of washing the scent of what she’d been doing.Like I could forget…“What are you doing here?” she asked angrily as she sat up, trying to create as much distance between us as possible. I arched an eyebrow at her.Seriously?Did she think I wouldn’t come?
Dargan's POV“Normal people?” she deadpanned, but despite her nonchalant, there was a slight tremor in her voice, revealing the hurt she was trying to hide. “She has a wolf. And she’s an omega. She can give you a lot of pups.”And so can you, I wanted to tell her, but I wasn’t so sure that’s what she wanted to hear at the moment. Honestly, I just wanted to tell her that she was being stupid and fuck her because we’d already been over this once. I told her in the car that I wanted her, and I’d told them both that I didn’t play games. But I wasn’t going to ignore the hurt I’d briefly seen in her eyes.“Ashley,” I said, hoping that my voice came out soft rather than husky. Because yeah, I was that fucking horny, but priorities…“I’m not picking her over you,” I told her, watching as emotions flashed across her beautiful face. “I might be an asshole, and honestly, I have no idea what’s going on here, but--- I’m not letting you go.”
Dargan's POV“You thought you’d be devastated, but you weren’t,” I continued as I watched her, her breathing labored and body heated. “Deep down, you’re looking forward to watching again, aren’t you?”There hadn’t been any anger or pain when she walked away. Just embarrassment and shame. Things I swore she’d never feel as long as she was with me. Everything we did would never be kept in the dark. I would live to make her every fantasy come true, no matter how dark and unbidden…I moved away from her lips, kissing the column of her neck instead. She sucked in a breath when my teeth graced her marking spot and this time, she couldn’t hold in her moans.“Dargan,” she whimpered, pushing on my chest. Despite it being the last thing that I wanted, I pushed up, looking into her eyes again. There were so many things there. So many beautiful things that I loved. But seeing the flicker of fear there just about broke me…“You’re scared that I
Dargan’s POVI jolted awake, having heard someone call my name. My wolf was already alert and pushing against my skin, urging me to go to our omega. I realized then that it had been her calling me through our mind link…Carefully I detangled myself from Ashley, hating to leave her. Hating that I never really felt complete, even with my mate at my side. That my wolf missed Gaia when we were with Ashley and missed Ashley when we were with Gaia.A fucking fine clusterfuck, that’s what this was…I shook off the feeling, trying to console myself that once Gaia’s heat was over I’d talk to them. Tell them how I felt and what my wolf felt. I truly believed that we could make it work, all of us together. But ultimately it was up to the she-wolves…Mates didn’t share!Period!But Ashley seemed to accept that I wasn’t going to abandon Gaia halfway through her heat. Perhaps if she had a wolf, things would have been diffe
Dargan’s POVInside what I now considered our bedroom, I dropped both my mates on the bed. Their vocabulary was a mix between a comedy show and a sailor’s dictionary. Threats were made and attacks were planned, but they were all unsuccessful.But we laughed…Until I sealed my lips over Ashley’s hot mouth and her moan felt like a fucking stroke to my balls. Right after I felt Gaia’s hand move up and down my jean-clad erection and I let out a moan of my own. I thrust my hips into Gaia’s hand, wanting more of her touch and at the same time laced my hand around Ashley’s neck pulling her closer. But as if sensing what I wanted she pulled away and escaped, rolling off the bed and walking away with a grin on her face. I growled low--- and snorted with displeasure, as Gaia also used this opportunity to escape.“Tease,” I complained, standing too, but my mate just rolled her eyes at me and walked away. Gaia snickered, rolling to the edge
Dargan's POV“I want to train more and see how far I could go before I settle down and start a family,” she continued as if I hadn’t spoken at all. “I never expected to find my mate. Or for him to accept me.”She added the last part softly, but I knew it had been something she’d accepted a long time ago. Accepted that nobody would ever want her, because she didn’t have a wolf. Because she was always lacking and didn’t live up to everybody’s standards.Their expectations…I kissed her temple gently, wanting to reassure her that she’d never be lacking in my eyes. That to me, she was perfect in every way. But I didn’t know how to do that, so I just growled softly, calling her family idiots, not for the first time since meeting her. At that she grinned, and rested her hand on my chest, reassuring me that it was enough for her to understand my message.“Do you want an abortion?” I asked with a frown and looked down at her, wond
Dargan's POVI snuggled into my mates, enjoying having them by my sides. For the life of me, I couldn’t stop grinning, and their hearty laughter was everything I wanted to hear.“We talked for quite a bit actually,” Ashley said and looked up at me with a beaming smile before her gaze found Gaia on my other side. “And found that this sister-mate thing could work in our favor.”“I want pups,” Gaia stated bluntly, looking up at me with a longing in her eyes that answered my own. “All my life, I was always defined as an omega and reduced to nothing but my womb. I had alphas lining up wanting to buy me, and I hated it.” She sighed, closing herself off to the terrible memories. “I didn’t just want to be a breeder. I wanted a family, and I wanted my mate. So, I fought it. Went away and--- and I thought I was lucky when I found my mate.” Her gaze lowered and my wolf growled when I realized she was remembering her previous mate.“Archer didn’t wan
Dargan’s POVTheir scents hit me first and my wolf jumped up, wagging his tail uncontrollably. Hell, I had a hard time controlling myself as I jumped out of my seat and practically charged at the door, ripping it open even before they knocked.“Ashley! Gaia!” I beamed, so happy to see them that I wanted to take them into my arms and kiss them senseless. But at the last second, I regained my control and held back. They both looked surprised at seeing my reaction, but otherwise, I couldn’t read anything in their expression.That was good, right?It meant they were so excited to tell me, that they didn’t want to spoil it right away, right?Right?Gulping hard, I moved aside gesturing for them to come inside. My heart was constricting painfully in my chest, and I had a hard time keeping my wolf on a leash. My wolf wanted to ignore the whole “they shouldn’t be forced into this” and “it has to be their choice”. T
Dargan’s POV“You look like shit,” Ash said, and I looked up to see my beta standing in the doorway to my less-than-glorious office.“Let’s not talk about it,” I replied, knowing exactly what I looked like. I’d gone to the packhouse yesterday morning after talking to Gaia and Ashley. But I hadn’t heard from either one of them since then. I’d seen movements around the house, and I’d seen Ashley go to training this morning. Gaia left a little later, going to her preschool job. Both of them looked how I felt.Awful!And still, both of them ignored me, despite knowing they could feel me watching them. And then to add salt to injury, I’d made the stupid decision of staying in the packhouse, letting them have the main house to themselves while figuring this out, which left me sleeping on the floor of the alpha’s office…Which I didn’t mind all that much.It was the loneliness that got to me…I’d gone from being finally happ
Dargan's POV“What do you mean?” Ashley asked, and I realized I’d spoken the words out loud. “He didn’t want to? Why wouldn’t he trust his mate?”My knee-jerk reaction was to say something stupid or make a joke out of it. But then I realized that I wanted to spend my life with these women. The least I could do was open myself up to them and show them the man they were about to mate with.If they chose so…“My father used to tell me all about mates,” I said, feeling so uncomfortable confessing it, it felt like crickets were crawling all over my body. But if I didn’t do this – if I didn’t open up and gave my everything to my mates, then who would deserve me?“How they were to be cherished and loved,” I continued, gulping hard. “But when I was 14, I walked in on my mother, in utter agony.”“He cheated on her?” Gaia asked, but in reality, it was just a statement. I just nodded.“I went and confronted him and---”
Dargan’s POVI woke up in bed--- and frowned when I realized I was alone…Now, this sucked!Earlier I’d gotten a phone call from Ash, telling me that Gaia was missing from her preschool job and that Ashley hadn’t come to training.“They’re busy,” I’d informed him and hung up. Well, it wasn’t a lie. Gaia’s heat had come back, and I’d been fucking her pussy while Ashley licked her clit. Ashley really had the dirtiest of minds, I snickered to myself, satisfaction roaring through my body like hot lava. We’d then reversed the roles, so that Ashley was taking my cock, while Gaia suckled her breasts, making her cry out in ecstasy. Hell, I’d come so many times, I was surprised that my parts still worked…Pushing off the bed I went hunting for my mates. My wolf was angry and edgy, worried that despite the night we’d shared, that they wouldn’t understand what had happened. That somehow my Fated Mate and I had another mate and that my wolf wa
Dargan's POVI pulled my finger out of Ashley’s snug pussy, earning myself a growled protest in return.“Joins us on the bed,” I ordered her, taking control back. And while I didn’t like it, this was important to me and eventually to us. I needed to find out if my theory was right and I somehow had two mates. Because my wolf was no help in that department - his greatest concern right now was to fuck as if his life depended on it…I pulled Ashley onto the bed with me, placing myself in the middle of the women. My wolf howled in delight, having them both at his side. And for the first time in my life, I felt totally complete. As if I had everything I would ever want in life, right here.Right now…Well, fuck me…!“Gaia,” I growled, pulling her up while I sank down on my back. “Come! Ride my cock!”Insecurities flashed in her eyes and her eyes drifted momentarily over Ashley’s body. Sure, they weren’t the same, but I lik
Dargan's POV“Oh goddess,” Gaia, suddenly whimpered again. She clutched at my hand, but this time she was pushing it toward her center. Her heat and the pain demanded that she do something about that first and worry about talking until later…“Dargan, please!” she cried out, and I could see that even Ashley flinched at her pain. “I need more!”I moved my hand a little lower, letting my fingers play with the edges of her folds without entering her. I at least wanted to feel that her modesty hadn’t been tarnished since it seemed to be important to her. Sure, Ashley had already seen it all, but there was a difference between guessing and knowing.“Not until you’re ok with Ashley being here,” I told her when she found a moment of relief. “And I want you to be sure.”Her eyes met mine. They were wide with shock and the denial was instantly there on her lips. But she didn’t speak it. I could see that years of being forced into something