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Mallory’s POV "I love hearing you laugh and seeing that beautiful smile light up your face. I love it even more when I have something to do with putting it there.” Cary's warm breath on my ear made me shudder involuntarily. He was so close. Much, much too close. My breathing hitched as Cary’s massive frame loomed over me. A spike of fear tore through me, though I knew he would never hurt me physically. It was actually that knowledge that scared me. I felt so safe with his arms around me, with any of the triplets if I was being honest with myself. Just like I’d felt safe spending the night in his arms last night. What scared me even more was that a part of me liked his nearness. His bergamot and cinnamon scent hung thick in the air around us, sending a jolt of pleasurable tingles right between my thighs. I hated that I had that reaction to him and I hated even more that he knew it. I needed to get away from him before my arousal flooded the whole room but he had me trapped. “Wh-
Colton's POV Fucking torture! That's what the entire day had been. The minute Mallory walked in the house my wolf had been on edge. Even in my office with the door closed, he could pick up her scent from three floors down. Every delicious, mouthwatering note of her fragrance. Then there was the sound of her laughter. That musical lilt that never failed to make my heart sing and my cock ache. Kai was riding me hard, jealous of his brothers and pushing me to join them. I couldn't say I blamed him. I was jealous too. But I pushed back, refusing to be led by my oversexed wolf. Until I couldn't refuse anymore. “Okay! I'll go see what they're up to. But we're just looking!” I bargained. "We weren't invited and I'm not going to invite myself to join like some loser!" "Not good enough!” Kai rumbled. “Need to taste her again!” “We can't and you know it! I committed to Darcy and I will not betray her trust!” I argued. Kai bared his fangs at me, not liking my response. It was the same
Nathan's POV Night, my wolf, had been on edge all day knowing Mallory was with at least two of the Black Moon Alpha triplets. It didn't matter to him that she wasn't our fated mate. He'd considered her his since the first day we laid eyes on her. We were exact opposites, my wolf and I. That was something I'd always prided myself on, the way we complimented each other perfectly. Night took no prisoners, held nothing back, whereas I tended towards the more reserved end of the spectrum. Admittedly, I was a much better Alpha with him than without him. When it came to Mallory though, we rarely saw eye to eye. We wanted her with the same passionate abandon, revered her with the same awestruck wonder. But I understood what he didn't, that just because we wanted her didn't mean we could have her. Our differing attitudes meant I spent a great deal of time and energy holding him back when all he wanted in the world was to claim her, to make her his in every sense of the word. A difficul
Mal's POV “Goddess Damn it! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!” I screamed to myself once I was safely within the confines of my room. Thankfully mom wasn't home to witness my pathetically infantile meltdown. The last thing I needed was a witness, let alone her genuine yet misguided attempt to fix anything and everything that made me unhappy. I loved her dearly, but contrary to every parent's popular belief, she did not have all the answers. “I should have stayed at the academy.” I muttered aloud. “No you shouldn't.” A disembodied voice answered me. Fucking fantastic! I really was losing my fucking mind and it was starting with auditory hallucinations. “You're funny!” The voice laughed, a high-pitched, tinkling sound, like bells chiming. “Okay, I'll bite. Apparently my subconscious feels I need this imaginary conversation. So . . . why shouldn't I have stayed at the academy? Everything was perfect there. I was respected, capable. I knew my place. And let's not forget, I had the perfect boy
Mallory’s POV “Wh-, what?” I sputtered at Cary’s offer. “You can’t-, I can’t-, I’m not-” “Breathe, Mal.” Clay coached, urging me to follow his lead. “Mate or not, you’re the only woman my wolf will ever allow on his back. There will never be anyone for us but you, Mal. No mate coming for her pound of flesh because you took the first ride on our wolves so don’t let that stop you.” Cary added reassuringly. I looked at them both warily, disbelief written all over my face. But the idea of flying through the forest at the speed of a wolf had always been a dream I couldn’t wait to make a reality. I only had a couple weeks to wait for my own wolf but something told me I’d end up having a nervous breakdown before that day arrived. ”Okay, let’s do it!” I finally agreed. “That’s our girl!” Clay exclaimed triumphantly, gathering me up in his arms and twirling me around. As soon as Clay set me back on my feet, Cary swept them out from under me, carrying me against him as he flew down t
Colton’s POV “You know, all this work will still be here tomorrow. You don’t have to finish it all in one go. I thought we were actually going to spend some time together tonight” Darcy wheedled from her perch on the edge of my desk. “And we will, Darc. I promise. Just give me five more minutes, okay?” I tried bargaining with her. I really did have a shit ton of work to do. But the truth of the matter was, until Darcy had strolled in here a few minutes ago reminding me of my promise to spend the evening with her, I hadn’t been working at all. Hadn’t been able to focus on anything all day except the way Mallory looked in that short little red dress, the way her body felt against mine when she ran into me, and the absolutely infuriating urge I felt to bury my face between her silky thighs and find out if her pussy tasted as heavenly as her lips. The ringing of my phone earned a low growl from Darcy and a shocking dose of stark reality for me. I glanced at the screen to identify
Mallory’s POV “Mate!” “Mate!” “Mate!” Colton and Kai spoke the word first. Then his brother’s along with their wolves. My wolf cocked her head, taking in the three men in all their naked glory, their hulking frames, six foot four inches of solid, rippling muscles and the long, thick cocks straining heavily between their legs. “Mmm!” She purred. “Mine!” “Definitely Mmm!” I returned, caught up in the throbbing of the new bond pulsing between us. But before I could continue to ogle all those hard lines and ridges, perfectly carved V-lines and deliciously hard cocks the Goddess had gifted just for me, they closed in around me. I felt their hands everywhere, gliding affectionately through my fur. My wolf’s chest rumbled, a sound much more suggestive than I would have thought an animal capable of. “What’s your name, beautiful girl?” Cary’s wolf, Roan, asked through his human. “Raven. My name is Raven, mates.” She projected in their heads. “Raven.” They repeated reverently, in
Mallory’s POV “My love,” Luna Erika put her hand on the Alpha’s arm, his mouth closing against the words he was about to speak in answer to my question. “We will get to all that. But first, if I’m not mistaken, we have something to celebrate.” “And what might that be?” He looked at his wife adoringly, completely capitulating to her. “Boys,” Luna addressed her sons, “Am I right? Is Mallory your fated mate?” Clay and Cary crowded me from each side, wrapping their arms around me. I could feel their joy buzzing through the bond. A joy reflected in Luna’s beaming smile. Mom sucked in a gasp, nearly sobbing with happiness, and Alpha’s mouth spread into a pleased grin. The atmosphere in the room went from apprehensive to elated in the span of a heartbeat. But in the same amount of time, Luna noticed the one thing I didn’t want to discuss, that one of her boys was not so enthusiastic about our bond. I would not have wanted to be on the receiving end of the death glare she shot at h