a long one, but i didn't feel like breaking it up into two shorter chapters. I'm doing okay. Still sore and bruised. But a bit better.
Zev’s pov“Where are you going?” Stephen asked, his gaze shifting more towards Suzie than towards me.“Just for a drive.” I replied casually.“Today? With everything that just happened? I thought you were mad at Zev." Stephen continued to ask Suzie.“I’m not anymore. He explained things, and now he is taking me shopping.” Suzie said with a big smile. “Want to come?”“No.” Stephen immediately said. “Stop lying. Everyone is hiding shit from me, and it’s getting old, but I thought you were different. You never lie to me. Even when the truth hurts, you tell me it. It's one of the things I like about you most.”I really should not be here for this talk, but since we’re standing near my car, there isn’t really anywhere I can go.Suzie sighed, “sorry, Ven. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but...”“But, what? Is it about my dad?” Stephen asked. He looked so defeated. I've grown to like the guy, and this situation is unfair. He’s never shown he thinks the same way his dad does, and even Steve s
Raiden’s povWhen dad was injured, we all helped out. I took on a lot of Alpha responsibilities, so I kind of knew already what the job entailed.Or so I thought.This week, I took on the role of the Alpha after burying Steve in a private funeral and determining the punishment for everyone who joined him.Dad agreed to temporarily replace Steve with Suzie's help and be my beta so I could get used to being the alpha when I take over. We’re just waiting for Suzie’s birthday.It turns out being an alpha is fucking boring most of the time.It’s so much paperwork; it’s listening to people’s complaints. It’s… It’s bullshit, that’s what it is.Why does the strongest man in the pack just sit around on his ass all day behind a computer and do things others are capable of as well?>I get having final say in things, but damn, this is like running a business.Zev should do this!Atlas chuckled at my displeasure, ‘maybe he should.’Speak of the devil, and he appears, because a moment after this th
Zev’s pov“This is weird, right?” I laughed awkwardly.Lana joined me in giggling anxiously, “it is a bit.”“Well, you look beautiful. I love the dress; it’s a nice shade of blue. It matches your eyes." I said, attempting to alleviate some of the tension.I have been mindlinking her compliments the last few days and have loved seeing how it made her blush. It’s been harder not to touch her when I see her or tell her I love her. But I’m trying to go slow.Not as slow as Raiden would like, though. But that’s not my problem tonight.“Raiden picked it, -“ her eyes widened. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to make things tense.”I shook my head and patted her hand that was laying on the table, trying to reassure her that things were fine. “He’s your mate. It’s okay. We can talk about him.”“Okay,” Lana smiled at me cautiously.“I mean, knowing Raiden, he’s probably mindlinked you fifty times already since you’ve been here.” I joked. Lana smelled like Raiden. Like sex, soap, and her own amazing scent.
Raiden’s pov“You’re not going to mindlink her, are you?" Dad warned me. He was one of the few people I had told about Atalanta’s date.Damn, that was exactly what I wanted to do from the moment I sat down for dinner.Suzie and Stephen sat next to each other, dampening everyone’s mood. I mean, my cranky ass didn’t do anything to make the mood better either.But Goddess Stephen seems depressed. Like he hasn’t slept or showered in days.Hopefully his new job will work.“So, Stephen.” I started, ignoring my dad, who was trying to say more with his eyes.Stephen growled at me before quickly lowering his neck. It can’t be easy sitting at the table with the man who killed your father.“Sorry, Raiden. Yes, what did you want to ask?” Stephen said, holding hands with my future beta.I had made their relationship harder; I knew that. But that wasn’t really my concern. I wanted what was best for my pack. And for me as an alpha.And Stephen working with me wasn’t it. It’s just not.“Zev and I had
Atalanta’s povI’ve never told either of my mates this, and I might never do so, because there’s already so much tension and comparison.But I think I might have fallen in love with Zev before I did with Raiden.However, Zev wasn’t ready for love. And I would never have been brave enough to try and hit on him. I was too busy with the mission, too busy leading a double life, to even think about such a thing.Besides, back then I had no confidence, so the idea that someone liked me back, well, that was just ridiculous.When I had overheard them talking about me, it just proved me right.I fell for them for different reasons. With Raiden, I felt protected; I still do. And he has a way of making me feel sexy and wanted that nobody else has.He can look at me like I’m his favorite snack, his favorite person to adore and to ravish. He gives me confidence in myself. Not just about the way I look; he sees past that.Raiden has always been able to tell when I am lying or hiding something. But h
Raiden’s povI locked eyes with Zev, reminding him of his promise. He couldn’t cum. Even if he wanted to empty his load into our mate’s mouth more than anything.He had not tasted or felt Atalanta, and he sure as fuck hadn’t gotten used to the sparks that we felt when we touched our mate.He must be going crazy.“You’re sucking Zev’s cock so well, little mouse.” I told my mate as I began thrusting harder and harder.Zev’s eyes followed Atalanta’s every move, alternating from watching me take our mate to watching our mate take his cock into her mouth. I could see he was close, so I didn’t give him a chance to disobey me.Instead I pulled Atalanta up, grabbing her boobs in both my hands as I pinched her nipples between my fingers.“I wasn’t going to cum,” Zev argued, but I was too busy fucking our mate to respond.I didn’t stop pounding inside my mate until she had another orgasm and then ejaculated all over her ass and back. When I left her pussy for the time being, Atalanta let out a l
Atalanta’s povHaving them both inside of me felt right, no, not right, amazing. I loved how Raiden gave me and Zev a moment alone, and I loved it even more when Zev suggested we all do this together.The way Zev looked at me, the way he kissed me, while Raiden was holding me and taking me at the same time… It was beyond pleasurable.And then when Zev’s teeth sunk into my neck, I began feeling pain until it turned into this mind-blowing orgasm.I screamed out in pleasure and felt my eyes roll to the back of my head; it was like an out-of-body experience almost, and then everything went black.I began to panic, as it brought back memories of the aftermath of the fire. After I nearly burned to a crisp and Raiden marked me, I found myself in this dark place.It’s where I had heard Artemis’ voice for the first time, without realizing it. But she was silent right now.Back then I had found my way back by focusing on Raiden’s voice.This time it was Zev’s voice I heard first. He sounded like
Zev’s pov“You heard her speak?” I asked, anxiously standing by my car to get our mate to the pack hospital.“Yeah, I mean, I think I did.”“You think or you know, because we’re wasting time here.”Raiden stared down at Lana in his arms, “I know.”“What did she say?”“Moon?” He replied unsure.I rolled my eyes and sighed, “seriously? Are you sure you didn’t just make shit up, because I heard nothing?"He smirked, “well, I have been mated to her longer than you have.”“I don’t think it works like that.”“Or I was closerby? I don’t fucking know. But she said moon.”You know how in comic books when people have this idea, there’s a lightbulb that goes off above their head? If this were a comic book, there would be a giant lightbulb hovering around me.It was like something clicked, and I suddenly could think clearly.“We both marked her.” I told Raiden while closing the door and walking toward them.“I know.”“No. I mean. She’s marked by both her mates now.”“I know!” He shouted at me impa