"Would you hurt me?"
"Have I yet?" He asked.
I thought about it carefully. Things he'd done had hurt my body.
"Tell me what you are thinking." He slid out of me.
Making me moan in pain from the aching of my body. I clutched the bedding and tried not to move until the cramping inside me subsided.
He rolled off the bed and landed smoothly on his feet. Stepping into his breeches, he tugged them up his legs and buttoned his pants. Sweeping up his shirt and holding it in a clenched fist.
"You have hurt my body."
"Yes, I suppose I have. It was not my intent."
"What was?"
"To stem the physical pain to come. I know I have better control then my brothers. The Mating Moon is already rising, and they will be far more overzealous in their hunger. Especially for you."
"Why me, Vanquish? Why not one of the other breedables?"
"We fancy you. We take care of you. We care for you."
"You do?"
"
"What do you want, Rabbit?" His green eyes levelled on me in that way that felt like they were cutting through me. "Do you want my mark?"He made it sound horrifyingly intimate.I couldn’t think of a single time that Vanquish had ever asked me for anything. He was always the terrifying presence commanding me. Dictating my movements. Forcing me to leave my hut, to eat, to socialize. The one insistent on knowing my every thought."Wh-what d-does that m-mean?" I stuttered out. Thinking I knew what it meant, but even more desperate to know for certain.I barely remember who I am.Do I even fully understand any more, what it really means to be mated? I’d heard all the terrifying things the she-wolves spoke of.Being killed during mating or marking. And some of the brutality of their mates under the Mating Moon.But I also knew it meant other things. It means never being hungry. Never wond
Vanquish opened the door and let his identical brothers in.They both eyed him with blatant betrayal."What have you done?" Racer asked.Hunter passed by them both arguing and ripped away the blanket I was scrambling to tuck under. Revealing I was naked. And my upper shoulder bled from where Vanquish's teeth had sunk into me.He turned to Vanquish. "What have you done?""We share everything!" Racer expostulated. "Why would you mark her for yourself?"Racer shoved him."She asked me to." Vanquish admitted."What?" Racer shoved him again. Looking from me to him. "We were all going to mark her tonight. We agreed on it!""She belongs to all of us!" Hunter said. Looking from me to Vanquish in disbelief. "You can't have her!""I already did." Vanquish gestured limply. "Every inch of her.""I wanted her ass." Racer descended on him. "You've betrayed all of us.""I'm going to have her anyway." Hunter was und
"You can't do this to each other." I stomped a foot. My fist white-knuckled. The other one holding the blanket to me in an attempt at modesty.As much as they aggravated me, taunted me and treated me like their plaything, I didn’t want to see any of them dead.Torn apart or ravaged by the other two. I suddenly realized I couldn’t bear that."We will. He's stolen from us!” Racer was outraged.“Betrayed us. As brothers. We share. That's what we do.” Hunter’s voice cracked. Thick with rage and hurt.“Now he is no longer one of us!” Racer spat.“Unless he can make this right." Hunter looked from him to me.How could he possibly do that?***I looked at them all. I couldn't imagine one without the other. They’re never apart.They do everything together.They need each other.They'd all crossed so many
"Then Hunter," I looked to him. Letting the blanket slide from over my body to the floor. "take me."Me saying it made all three men shift in hunger. Growling ferociously like the ravenous predators they were.I took his hand and led him to the bed.He followed me like a dutiful pup.I glanced out the window and realized that at some point, evening had begun to descend.He is the most gentle. I feared how much it would hurt now that I was sore from Vanquish's ministrations.I laid down and pulled him over me."Don't hurt me." I urged. Settling my shoulders onto the bed. Trying to force myself to relax and my body not to fight him as it had Vanquish's.Vanquish knelt near the head of my bed. I saw his brown, slim-fingered hand in my peripheral. Opening in an offer of comfort.I reluctantly set my hand in his. He caressed my hair back from my face.Racer leaned against the wall a distance away. His expressi
I nodded. "Yes. I'm sure."Racer wasted no time. He thrust up into me and used his arm circled over my hip to yank me down hard against him as he came inside me.It burned some against the sore spots.I felt his teeth a moment later. Sinking into the opposite side of my neck from Vanquish's mark.Again, feeling the stirring of my wolf under my skin. I felt my teeth change and knew she was fighting to come out.To mark these males as hers.Now I belong to them both.But I don’t want to mark them. To claim them back. Not like this.***"Move aside." Hunter sounded stern. His voice seemed more urgent now.I gave him an exhausted look. Wondering how I was going to take him in too.Racer complied. Legs shaking with having just spilt his seed.Into me.Hunter caught my hip and rolled me onto my knees. And I was suddenly very afraid he'd do to me what Vanquis
Despite all their good intentions there was soon a frenzy to be inside me.Even I could catch my own primal scent. Accentuated as the Mating Moon cast its hazy yellow glow over the Warwood.Vanquish snarled at them both as he lifted me. Tucking my legs around his hips and showing me how to lock my heels.The other two whined in objection. Shrill, desperate sounds.He balanced me with a cheek in each of his palms. His fingers just slipping into the crease to massage my inner lips as he walked with me.He shoved my back against the wall a bit roughly in his excitement. His eyes going slitted yellow.He lifted my thighs and entered me. Impaling me on his cock.I thrashed a moment unused to the depth. Scraping my heels along his calves, as I struggled for footing to climb off him.He rumbled low in his throat. As he said huskily into my ear. "Stop trying to escape, Rabbit. We have you where we want you now."It dawned on me
Soon both males were panting roughly. Straining as I rode them.Racer growled and surged inside me. Forcing my body tighter to Vanquish as he pinned me still while he came.Vanquish stopped all movement and held me to him.Sighing Racer showered my shoulder in short kisses and nibbles. Dropping his forehead to the back of my neck until he caught his breath."Are you okay, Vanna Rae?" Racer asked softly. Remorse in his voice."I'm okay." I murmured into Vanquish's shoulder.But my whole body was hurting already. I was unsure how I was going to survive this Mating Moon."I need her." Hunter's voice was ragged, and he was starting to approach."Not yet." Vanquish lifted his hand at my back to stop him."Let us finish here and she'll be all yours while Racer and I find her something to eat.""She needs sustenance." Racer agreed."Okay." Hunter sounded mournful. But I saw the promise of having me to himself brig
He moaned and pulled me tighter to him. Molding my body to his as he changed angles to kiss me more deeply.He was all heat and caresses.Despite my aching body I felt my own arousal mounting, despite me.Hunter's hands roved my body. Pulling my shoulders tighter against him.Soon I felt like I was melting into him. "Love me, Vanna Rae. Love all of us."I moaned into his mouth. Unsure what to say.He rotated with me and leaned me over the chair. My back was along the cold surface making my nipples harden. I braced my elbows on the seat and he brought my hips down over the edge and toward his lap."I don't want to hurt you, Vanna Rae." He said softly. "I desire to pleasure you. So, I need you to communicate with me.""How?""Tell me if I'm hurting you.""O-okay...Hunter." I hesitantly agreed. Fearful that it must. All of me ached. And my arms shook beneath me from my body's exhaustion.Hunter's probing staff
Marta was willing to follow Lorem to the ends of Ferus.It made me consider how far I’d go to be loyal to my mates.What would I do for them?How many awful things would they have to do before my image of them changed?My instant thought was that they would never do something like what Lorem had.It’s not even a comparison.I looked at Marta.“My father should’ve banished you from the pack with Lorem.” Draven murmured. “I wonder how you’d have fared then?”“I’d have been with him.” She clawed at Fury’s grip but that was like trying to get a tree to release a trunk.He’s unmoveable.“What you want to do with her?” Fury asked.“Take her with us.” Draven said. “We’ll give her to the NightHunters and let them toy with her awhile.”Marta looked intensely nervous despite all her bravado.I bit my lower lip. Pitying her a bit for her fate.***Fury, Killian and Aviari had been talking ahead of us. Our army of wolves and mages were tromping through the woods so loudly that there was no mistak
“Her smell has changed.” Draven was staring at me as he announced it.I skittered into a sitting position. Reflexively drifting backward to put more space between he and I. Trying to protect myself.Which I’d suddenly had a much stronger urge to do, today.“I know.” Vanquish said. Rolling to lean up and give me a warm look over Hunter’s shoulder.I flushed. Biting my lip.How can they already know?I’m not even sure yet.“The Asara’s first pups are being carried by the Gallion Princess.” Vanquish murmured proudly. Meeting my gaze with infinite tenderness.My males all stretched to reverently place their palms over my flat belly. Rubbing it soothingly in a way that had me leaning back. Offering myself to more of their touch.I subconsciously flattened back out and ducked my forehead against Racer’s chest. Avoiding everyone’s permeating study and finding comfort in the warmth of my mate.Lyra Lani’s voice rose. “That’s why you’d not share the drink!”I nodded slowly without looking at h
I knew I’d hugged Lyra Lani a bit longer than I needed to but it was so nice to receive affection from a female after so long with only my mates for company. I gave her another quick squeezer before letting her go. She slid her hands down my arms and did the responding squeeze to my fingers right before she let them fall. Reassuring me that I had her support. And that she’s here. Her kindness nearly brought a tear to my eye. Hearing Killian’s voice behind me, I peered back at him. He bobbed his head in greeting and waved his hands in a motion for me to come to him. I did. Returning to hug him just as eagerly. I didn’t know how many times I’d embraced he and Aviari and BailaLae now, but I was beginning to feel like it would never feel like enough. Probably because I’m so scared of losing them again. Giving his dark, waving hair, a fond caress before turning my attention back to the girl
“Perhaps they do.” Killian nodded to the three identical males stepping into the small grove. My blood coated mates. They, all three, looked exhausted but unharmed. Thank Heavens! I was incredibly relieved to see them okay. Glad that the sounds of battle had died down. We won. Seeing how shaken I appeared, Vanquish immediately whirled to see the others appearing from the camp. “What’s going on?” He backed up toward me. Casting a worried glance over his shoulder before eyeing all the mages pouring from behind trees and the edges of the camp. Looking at them all just as warily as he had the first time, he’d seen them.
I flattened my back against the tree and held my breath. Praying that no one would hear me. That my bits of torn clothes wouldn’t guide them. And that I would still be whole by the time my mates returned from ambushing the camp. Please. I held one hand over my stomach. The other over my mouth to hush any sound escaping my throat. Boiling fear nearly paralyzing me. Making me feel choked as if I’d never get another breath of air through my throat. I felt the urge to move one of my legs, to alleviate the ache boring through me from my mates loving last night but I didn’t dare move. Stay quiet. I was reminding myself over and over in a steady chant. I’d never been so relieved when I saw the face of the dark-haired girl peek around a tree a distance from me and meet my look. I blew a relieved breath. Recognizing her immediately as my brother’s mate. Jade was her name. I recalled. Feeling my whole body rela
Just then Hunter scampered up to us. “I got his line.” “Which way.” “Headed North.” “Toward the WildWood?” Vanquish asked in surprise. “He must be thinking if he can make it there, we won’t follow him in.” Racer suggested. “We can’t.” Vanquish agreed. “Not with the wolf-hunting-Roamer there.” “What’s that?” I asked. “A troll. I think.” Racer murmured. “A giant. He hunts anything with fur and ears that seems like it might be a wolf.” “Why?” “It’s said that a vicious mage cursed him to forever be trying to destroy the Moontower Mob.” I gave him a questioning look. “Really?” Vanquish groaned. “Memory loss.” I tapped my head pointedly. “There was a castle beyond the WildWood-” “It’s still there.” Hunter injected. “I’ve glimpsed its ramparts now and then.” “Truly?” Even Racer looked surprised. And he’s usually the historian amongst us. V
The morning was chilly and there was a knock at my door very early. Hunter rolled to his feet from before me. Walking barefoot to pull open the door. Heedless of the fact that he was entirely naked. I lifted my head enough to see Killian was there. I moved to rise but Vanquish’s arm draped over me kept me from going anywhere. “It’s time.” He murmured from the doorway. “Get dressed.” “Time to fight?” “Not you.” Aviari joined Killian near the doorway, staying just from view. Unwilling to glimpse me in here with my mates. Even though my nakedness was shielded by Racer lying between us and the door. Killian glanced at him to the side of the doorway then back at me. “You’re going ahead to find the next camp for us…To track the NightHunter.” “What are you going to do?” I asked warily. “We’re going to confront the beast after us.” Killian said blandly. I could feel the rise of Aviari’s glee at
Racer’s fists dug into my hair. Pulling my face harder against him. But this time he brought me against the base of him. Pressing so far into my throat I couldn’t breathe. “Ah. Ah. Ahhh.” He too shuddered with pleasure. His head falling back, and his entire body angled toward my face in offering as his nerve endings exploded with life. I licked along his length. Coaxing the last few drops out of him until he too yelped in objection because he was so overly sensitive from his rough climax. He stumbled backward and dropped to the floor. Lying on his back as spent as his brother. But Vanquish was staring at me. His green eyes unblinking. Unwilling to allow me from his sight for even a moment. The intensity of him was nearly overwhelming. With his brothers out of the way he rolled us over. Hooking my thigh with his knee and turning me onto all fours, aligning him with me still. He re-entered me. Flexing through me. His power evide
That night we scattered to the emptied huts. I had no time to even look at the others. As soon as the strange ceremony was finished and wolves began to scatter to obey their new King of Alphas, I was pulled backward into the hut we’d still been standing in the doorway of. Racer kicked the door closed and all three sets of eyes landed on me. I sighed. A bit nervous that their aggression might be more than I could take tonight after the violent beating I’d endured. “Be gentle, Lovers.” I breathed. Waving them toward me. They nodded gravely. Knowing how careful they would have to be. All of them nearly shook with expectation. The pink haze of the Mating Moon was now in full effect, and it was reflected in the hardened arousal of my mates. I bid Vanquish to me and he dropped to his knees before me. Lifting me over his bent knees to settle down on him. Hunter slid in behind me. Crossing his knees next to Vanquish’s a