“What’s that?” Annie asked as she looked at Candy.
“Earlier,” she said softly, carefully considering her words. She didn’t want to hurt her mate, she had already been through so much. “Earlier, when I was at practice…”
“Candy, what’s wrong?”
“I kissed Stolas.” Candy blurted out. She hated herself as she watched Annie’s face fall. Her shoulders seemed to curl in. As if she were trying to shield herself from anything else that might hurt her.
Her whispered “Oh,” Was one that Candy felt stabbing into her gut. She could see the blank look returning as she closed in on herself.
“It was just a kiss and I’m sorry. I don’t want to hurt you, I just couldn’t not tell you.&r
The butterflies in Annie’s stomach fluttered to life at Candy’s words. Her heart beat quicker in her chest.“So you, you want to us to be together?” Annie asked, she could feel her cheeks heating up.“Of course, I can’t wait until I can claim you.” Candy said as she grabbed Annie’s hand. Pressing her lips against her fingertips. The eyes of the wolf watching through Candy’s long lashes, studying her mate.Heat moved through Annie, fiery as it followed through her veins. Desire coiled low in the pit of her stomach. How could she feel like this? Things were not resolved, but she wanted them to be.At that moment, all Annie wanted to do was find somewhere quiet where no one would see them. To take care of the need she felt, to feed off of the desire she could see in Candy’s eyes.“I’d really like to get you alone, but there are still things you need.” Candy said as she stepped back, letting out a shaking breath. She didn’t want to let go of Annie’s hand.Weaving their fingers together, sh
“Are you ready to head home?” Candy asked as they walked down the sidewalk. She had hoped to be able to talk Annie into a few more things. It seemed that after she’d passed the sheer babydoll nightgown that her mate was done trying on clothing.She’d slipped it into their purchases anyway.“I am, my feet are killing me.” Annie said, as she looked down at her sandals.Looking over at Annie, Candy worried her lower lip. “How about you sit down and I’ll pull the car around?”“You wouldn’t mind?” Annie asked as she looked back at the bench they had passed. It would be a quiet moment. Now that shoppers had started to head home, Annie could use one of those. Yes, she liked spending time with Candy, but sometimes being alone in the quiet was nice too.“No, I’ll be quick.” Candy pressed a quick kiss to Annie’s lips before she scurried off to the car. Her arms loaded down with bags that she had refused to let Annie carry.With a sigh, Annie sat down, her hands coming to her lower back as she tr
Glancing over at Annie, Candy thought about what had just happened. Her mind was racing with the possibilities of what could happen tomorrow between the three of them.Of what she wanted to happen tonight. Annie reached over, her hand slipping into Candy’s. Fingers moving across her palm, adding to the heat she already felt. She knew it wasn’t the heat of being a werewolf. There was something about Annie that she couldn’t quite put her finger on.“Candy?” Annie whispered, pulling Candy out of her thoughts.“Yeah?” Candy asked absent mindedly as she threaded their fingers together, resting their hands on her thigh. She was hoping it would take away the desire she felt to pull the car over.“What does it mean to have two mates? Would that be like what Beau wanted with me and Ab
Candy sat the shopping bags on Annie’s bed. She looked around the small room. Worrying her lower lip. The pack had houses and apartments spread throughout the city. She wondered what Annie would like, or if she’d like to stay here in the pack house.Annie’s sister was here, she’d probably want to be close to her. Candy’s parents were here. She knew that her own mother would have no problems coming over to help out with the babies. It was clear from her response during the ultrasound.Candy couldn’t help but wonder how her father had taken the news. She felt a pang of guilt at not having gone to talk with them about it yet. Everything had just happened so fast.She took comfort in the fact that her parents knew how things worked with shifters. How quickly they moved. She was glad that she’d never settled. That meeting Annie had shown her what she felt for Eli was nothing compared
Annie gasped as her vaginal walls fluttered around Candy’s fingers. She could feel her mate’s teeth in her skin. For some reason, it felt right as the swirl of emotions moved through her.Candy leaned back to look at her with blood stained lips and wide eyes.Annie pressed herself forward, digging blunt teeth into Candy’s neck, marking her in the same way.The moan that filled her ears made her feel powerful, and the heat that she felt earlier seemed to intensify as the bond strengthened.Concentrating on Annie’s hip. She pulled away from Candy, letting out a groan of pain.“Annie?” Candy asked as she pulled her hand back, her other hand coming up to smooth the hair away from her mate’s face as she studied her with worried eyes.Annie could feel something moving through her and didn’t understand what it was. Wha
“What, what’s wrong?” Candy asked as she moved closer to her mother, trying to see what the older woman saw.“Is everything okay?” Annie asked, trying to push herself to sit up. Candy came to her side, placing a pillow behind her so she could sit.“Yeah, you didn’t have a birthmark on your hip before, did you?” Candy asked, already knowing the answer. She hadn’t had much time to become acquainted with her mate’s body, but she was sure that hadn’t been there before.“No.” Annie said, lifting her arm up as she moved her shirt higher. The swirling, bursting pattern was burnt into her skin.Doc moved her hand closer to inspect the skin. It was hot to the touch.“Candy, go get some burn cream and bandages from the clinic.”“I don’t want to leave Annie.” Cand
Stolas stepped under the hot spray of water with a groan. He braced his hand against the wall, his other hand sliding down to his cock as he thought about how Candy’s lips had felt against his own.How she had felt as she straddled him earlier, her hands pinning his to the back of the couch as she hungrily kissed him. Grinding herself against his throbbing cock, he pulled back his foreskin. Swiping his thumb over the head of his before he fisted his member in his hand, wishing that it was her hand.Letting out a low moan as he stroked his dick. He could still see Annie as she lay spread out on the bed. Candy’s tongue teasing her. Closing his eyes, he let himself indulge in the fantasy that he was there with them.His lips moving over Annie’s inner thigh, feeling it quiver under his touch as he gently sunk his teeth into her. Candy’s hair tickling his bare shoulder as she moved out of the way so th
Candy looked at her mate as she lay curled on her side, her face relaxed with sleep. Glad that she was finally getting some rest. She could tell by the time her mother had left that she had more questions than answers.Her eyes moved over the dark bags beneath Annie’s eyes as she brushed her fingers through her hair. It was the softest hair she had ever felt beneath her fingertips, smooth and silky. Not quite straight, but not full of curls.Her eyes traveled down along the scattering of freckles across her nose. To her mate’s lips and the delicate cupid’s bow of her thin top lip before tracing over her full bottom lip. She could spend hours tasting those lips.The desire was still there, but not nearly as intense as it was before. Candy hoped that it would get so strong, now that they were mated. She didn’t like the loss of control, the struggle to keep herself in check.Eyes
“Sam, can you help me over to my sisters?” Abby asked Sam, batting her long lashes. Candy’s cheeks shook as she tried to hold in her laughter. She closed her eyes, tilting her head back as she regained her composure.Wrapping her arms around Annie’s waist, Candy rested her hands on Annie’s stomach. She felt the press of a foot or hand against her and she opened her eyes with a grin. She rested her head on Annie’s shoulder when she felt it. The pull of energy that was almost painful.Stolas let out a sigh of relief, his body relaxing as Annie pulled from Candy.“Yeah, babe.” Sam said as he moved to Abby’s side. Wrapping his arm around her waist as he helped her hop down from the table. Candy wanted to tell her to stay back, but she couldn’t find the words.Annie opened her eyes, watching as her siste
Candy moved to the door, pulling it open and stepping into the hallway. “Dev, wait up.”“Candy,” he said, turning to look back at her. His green eyes filled with worry. She wished that there was something she could do, some words she could give him that would ease his fear. If it were Annie she had to protect, she’d do the same. Candy didn’t think she’d ever need to protect Stolas, but if she had to, there was no doubt that she would protect him just as fiercely.“Wait to talk to Drake before you go.” She said, as she moved closer to them. Anna’s eyes were unseeing, and she worried about what had happened to the girl when she was with Nash to make her close off like that.“I don’t want to put the pack in danger, bringing the dragon elders here...” Dev paused, running a hand thro
Annie let out a gasp as she brought her hand up to her mouth, her eyes wide.“She’s healing, slowly. I don’t know how she survived it.” Doc said as she finished hooking up the IV. Already Amelia’s skin was healing. Annie looked at the sinew man as he pushed his thick auburn hair over his shoulder. He stood beside her sister’s unconscious form. His eyes red-rimmed as his fingers hovered over her hand as if he were scared to touch her.“Drake know you’re here?” Doc asked and he looked up at her. “Or is that a question I should leave alone?”Sin didn’t say anything as he let out a shuddering breath.“He won’t hurt anyone here.” Stolas said, moving closer to his brethren.Doc looked at him, her eyebrows raised as she pressed her lips together. Nostrils
Stolas hissed as he lowered himself into the hot water. He sat down, watching as Candy brought her hand up to Annie’s cheek, guiding her to look up at her. She pressed her lips to Annie’s.Candy’s tongue moving along the seam of Annie’s lips as Candy brought her hands up, cupping Annie’s breasts.Annie let out a small gasp as Candy rolled her nipples between her thumb and forefingers. She could feel Candy smile against her lips as her tongue moved into her mouth. Caressing the roof of her mouth before skimming over her teeth, finally moving against her tongue. She jumped, feeling Stolas’ fingers moving over her hipbones. Tracing the curve before moving lower, his thumb moving over her clit with soft yet firm touches.Annie pulled away to look at him, “But Candy hasn’t-”“It’s okay,” Candy said, plucki
“It’s going to be okay, sunflower.” Stolas whispered, their steps were loud in the quiet hallway as they rushed towards the clinic.Opening the door, Candy stepped into the room. Her steps sure and swift as she led them past her mother’s small office to the set of rooms that had been setup for births. She looked back at Stolas as he sat Annie down in the birthing area. The dimly lit room dominated by the large birthing tub.“Turn the water on as cold as it will go.” He said helping Annie pull her dress off as she looked up at him with glassy eyes and flushed skin. She pressed herself against him, grabbing him by the front of the shirt and pressing her lips to his.Candy adjusted the taps above the large tub. She didn’t understand what was going on. She trusted Stolas. As the water started to fill the tub she pulled out her phone, scrolling through the contacts until she reached her mother. “Who are you calling?” Stolas asked as he pulled away from Annie, guiding her to the water as he
Looking up at the tree line as the sun painted the sky with oranges and purples. Annie let out a sigh. There were three of them. She wondered why her parents hadn’t told them?If they didn’t know, did that mean that she and Abby were adopted?The fluttering kick moved over her stomach and she pressed a hand to her belly. She could understand how hard it would be to have three babies at once. The thought filled her with nervous anxiety. She didn’t know if she could do this.She would raise three babies.Would they look like her or Beau? She hoped they looked more like her. She didn’t need the constant reminder of their father. With things going so well with Candy and Stolas, she was just waiting for the other shoe to drop.In quiet moments like this, she could almost imagine his voice as he would hold h
“Wife?”“Well, mate. Same difference.” Candy said, pressing her lips to Annie’s before she pulled away to open the door and climb into the back seat.“Wife?” She repeated, her tones rising as she looked towards.“This is a bit more permanent than, but yes.” He said, leaning against the jeep’s door as she climbed in.Annie’s brow furrowed as she buckled her seatbelt. Unsure about how she felt being their wife. Her parents hadn’t had a happy marriage, sure they had loved her and Abby. She just never got the feeling that they loved each other, though.“We could do burgers.” Stolas said before he closed the door and walked around to the other side of the jeep.“Burgers? Yes, please.” Candy looked over at Annie before adding, “I mean,
“Candy.”“Shhhh, just watch the movie.” Stolas said as he trailed his fingers underneath the strap of her dress. A grin spreading across his face as he grabbed a few more pieces of popcorn and tossed them into his mouth. He looked up at the screen, watching the beginning of the movie.Annie pressed her lips together as she turned her eyes towards the screen. Candy’s warm breath moved over her inner thigh as she moved her hands under Annie’s knees, pulling her down lower so she could have better access.Candy’s fingers ghosting over her skin, making Annie let out a whimper as she brought her hand up her cover her mouth.Candy smiled as she brought her hand up closer to Annie’s core, her fingers barely touching her as she hooked her fingers into the crotch of the thin material. Pulling the satin out of
“Did we really need all these snacks?” Annie said as she looked between Stolas and Candy, their arms loaded with candy, popcorn, and sodas.“Shifter.” Candy said as she shrugged her shoulders and smiled over at her mate, “And I didn’t see you complaining when I asked for the sour watermelon candies.”“I’m not, it’s just a lot.”“We’ll work it off later.” Candy said, a plan already forming to make this date more interesting.“I promise to share my popcorn,” Stolas said as they walked up to the attendant. “Can you grab my phone?” He asked Annie as he turned around.Annie’s eyes widened and the tops of her ears burned as she looked down at his shapely ass. She couldn’t help the feeling of wanting to squeeze the flesh under