Helen’s POVFive minutes before the end of Lisa’s shift, a young werewolf walked in and tied an apron around his waist, taking a place behind the counter. “Is everything going all right today, Lisa?” he asked.She nodded. “This is my friend, Helen. I’m going with her after work.”He smiled at the two of us. “I’m thrilled to see you making friends, Lisa. I’ve always worried that you were going to be a little bit lonely. Are you working the closing shift tomorrow?”She shook her head. “No. I’m off tomorrow. But I’ll see you again the day after.”The bells on the door jangled as another customer opened the door and walked to the counter.“Hi, Brad,” the male werewolf now working the counter greeted him. “The usual for everybody at the store tonight?”Brad nodded his head, and the werewolf got to work fixing cups of coffee which he already seemed to know. Lisa hung her apron up on a hook at the back wall and came around the corner to join me.“Let’s go meet these friends of yours,” she sa
Helen’s POVLisa slouched back in the chair with a sigh. “Well, I guess I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. Because if you’re going to perform that sort of magic, you’re definitely going to need a witch or a wizard. And I don’t know any others are hiding right now.”I reached for her hand and then stopped. She didn’t know me well enough for that. But I wanted her to see the sincerity in my eyes.“I didn’t intend for you to have to fight the Huntsman with us,” I said. “When I made your acquaintance and suggested you come back to meet my friend, I was honestly only considering the comfort of you and Russo. If you don’t want to get involved in this mess, I fully understand. All you have to do is say the word, and we’ll find someone else.”Russo nodded in agreement, and Lisa cast a look between him and me and then back again. She rubbed her face, looking tired all of a sudden. “As much as I would like to say ‘go find someone, anyone else,’ I can’t. I don’t know how long it will take you
Helen’s POVI wandered the room, running my fingers across the titles. Some were new and shiny, and some were so old you could barely read the script on the binding anymore. I paused at one of these, where the gold lettering was nearly smudged out, and pulled it towards me so that I could see more clearly what it was.When I took the book, the whole bookshelf slid out and rotated to reveal a back side that had been hidden inside the wall. That side of the bookshelf was also lined with books, but these were titles that were much more interesting. Here, there were books on magic and herb lore and histories.“Guys, check out what I found,” I called.I didn’t really need to say anything, though. Because as soon as the bookcase had moved, all the other four were paying very close attention to what I’d discovered.“What exactly did you find?” Russo said, coming over and peering at the titles.Randy and Justin hurried to join him.“This is amazing,” Randy gasped out. “These are the sorts of
Helen’s POV Randy frowned and stared at Lisa. “Do you live with anyone?” he asked. She shook her head. “Do you have family or close friends around who can keep tabs on you?” She shook her head again. “Why? she asked. “I think you’d better stay with us,” Randy suggested. “I can’t see to your security if you go home alone. And you’ve been seen with us. The people who get close to us have a tendency to end up being used for bad purposes. I would hate to see you hurt in any way just for trying to help us out.” She looked frightened for a moment. Randy smiled at her. “Don’t worry. If you’re here, you’re under our protection. You’re safe. It’s only if you leave for home that it’s a problem.” “But what about my job?” she asked with a tremble in her voice. “I have tomorrow off, but if I have to stay with you for protection, it might take longer than one more day. I mean, clearly, it’s going to take longer than a day.” S
Helen’s POVJustin nibbled at my earlobe, running his hands up and down the length of my back. “Tonight will be amazing. I have an idea. It’s still early enough that we have some time to settle in with one another. We’ll take turns taking off as much clothing as we’re comfortable with seeing the other person in. Then we’ll climb in bed, and I want to snuggle my wife.”I blushed at the thought, drawing a warm chuckle from him.“I want to play with you,” he continued softly, “and when we hit your limit, or if I’ve hit mine, all we have to do is say the word, and we’ll stop.”“What if I need to stop part way?” I asked. “You know how rough our sex can get. What if you get all the way inside me, and we’re doing something, and it’s too much, and I can’t handle it?”He let out a purring growl next to my cheek, kissing along my neck. &ldq
Helen’s POVWith that, he crouched over me, giving the full attention of his mouth to my nipples. He used his tongue to circle the hardened tip of my nipple, and my back arched, pressing my breast into his face.At the same time, the ache between my legs grew until I had to put something there. I slipped my own fingers down and began to stroke in time with his licking.“That’s okay with me,” he purred, moving from one breast to the other. He sucked my nipple between his lips, using his teeth to graze the tip, and then let go. “Get yourself off. I can watch that. And then, if you’ll let me, I’ll do the same.”The tightness between my legs built, and my hand sped up, trying to find a release for all of the pressure. Justin kept coaxing me with his mouth, tickling me with his warm breath and teasing me with his tongue and lips until finally, a moan tore from my throat, and my whole body arched against his. I pa
Justin’s POV A moment after knocking on the door between rooms, Randy burst in, and I was very glad for the first time since I’d blown my load prematurely that I’d had my little accident. I didn’t want to torture Randy by making him watch Helen and me together anymore. I felt bad for all the times that we’d done it, especially since it wasn’t an inclusive thing like he had a mate to go home and take out any sexual frustrations on. Instead, we probably just wound him tight enough to snap with no really good way out. But this time, because of my incident, I had my pants up, and Helen was tucked snugly under the covers. She was still naked, but he didn’t need to know that. “What can I do for you?” I asked Randy. “What’s so important that you needed to burst in?” Randy glanced at the clock and let out a little yelp. “I didn’t realize it was almost midnight. I’m sorry. I just didn’t think it could wait. Russo and Lisa managed to find a solution.” I
Russo’s POVLisa leaned to stretch and slump back in the chair beside me. “Where did your friend go?” she asked.My head jerked up in surprise, and I glanced around the room. Randy was nowhere to be seen.“I don’t know,” I said. “He must have gone next door to talk to Justin and Helen.“Really?” Lisa asked in surprise. She cocked her head and nodded in the direction of the clock.I followed her gaze, shocked to see that it said one in the morning.“Do you really think he went over there at this time of night?”I glanced at the door between our rooms. “Maybe. Do you have any idea how long he’s been gone?”Lisa shook her head. “I was so involved in the work that we were doing I don’t know what time he left.”“Me neither,” I agreed. “I think we can safely say he’s been gone a while.”I l