“Did you all have fun?” he asks with a raised brow.
“We were just trying to help,” Scarlett says. “We thought that maybe we could find your mate, same way as we found the previous two.”
“Don’t be upset with the guys. They didn’t know anything about this,” Aria says quickly, which has Brandr shaking his head in exasperation.
“Oh, I know that. My men would never be foolish enough to try to poke my energy,” he states.
“Did it work?” Nova asks as she inclines her head. “It will be really disappointing if we managed to poke you and then nothing.” At her teasing words, I bite my lip, trying not to laugh. Nova has no idea when to be quiet, which is something that has made me love her for the unique and open person she is.
I hear Ceric groan as he shakes his head in defeat, which has Bion grunting in amusement. “Are you all going to try this again?” Draco asks without answering the question.
I see Gabriela shrug before she speaks. “That depends on you. I don’t think it can hurt, and besides, I saw your mate.” At her comment, I see Draco and all the men, tense waiting for Gabriela to continue, but she simply sits there smiling at them. These women are truly fabulous. With all these dangerous men standing before us, anyone would have thought we would cower, but no, we sit here teasing them.
“Just get it out already, baby girl,” Bjarni growls impatiently.
“Don’t you go talking to me in that tone, you lug, or you won’t hear it today.” At her comment, I can’t help it. I throw back my head and laugh, which has the others soon joining in. By the time we start to quieten, I realize that the men were also laughing, and that Draco is standing there shaking his head with a smile on his face. Gosh, that man has killer dimples. Whomever his mate is, she will be fighting the women off him at every turn; I hope she’s feisty, because with Draco, I think she will have to be.
“Well, would you like to know what I saw?”
Draco doesn’t say anything but just lifts his eyebrow.
“Oh, you’re no fun,” Gabriela says playfully. “Okay, well, the good news is that she’s closer than you think. And, Draco, you are going to love her. That woman has hair that rivals the flames.” I can see him tense at her words. I can imagine that his curiosity must be driving him, but he won’t say anything.
“What do you mean closer? Where is she?” Bjarni asks with a frown.
“She’s in town.” At my words, the men all look at Draco. At first, there is no indication that he heard me, but then he gives me a slight nod and turns. He is out of the courtyard in the blink of an eye, the men following him. All I hear is someone saying, “Thank fuck,” before there is just us again.
“Do you think they will find her?” Jasmine asks with a frown.
“Nope, she will find him,” Gabriela says with a laugh.
“What do you mean?” Saskia asks as she stands and stretches her back.
“Katrina, that’s her name, appears to have the gift of finding things,” Gabriela reveals, “and it looks like she is looking for her man.”
Nova claps her hands excitedly. “This is so cool. Are you telling me that you sent all the men on a wild goose chase?”
“Well, they did seem like they needed the fresh air, and I was getting tired of having their inquiring eyes on us,” Gabriela says innocently, which has all of us laughing.
“These poor guys don’t know what has hit them when you all band together,” I say teasingly.
“You are now a part of us too, Alaia. It’s not when you all band together but when we all band together,” Jasmine says as she also stands. I see the others nod in agreement as they also start to stand. I believe they have taken me in as one of them because I feel a connection with these women that I have never felt before with anyone except Sara.
Talking about Sara, I wonder how it’s going today. Gunner went out into town to get some items that we needed at the compound, and Sara was invited to tag along. It seems that whatever was keeping them apart has now gone, because I can see the look on their faces when they look at each other. There is something going on with those two.
I have also asked Sara to look at what is happening with Joshua and if he is okay. She tells me that he is fine, which pleases me in a way, but breaks my heart in another way, as he won’t answer my calls. I know he doesn’t understand how I could have chosen to stay here instead of leaving with him, but I’m hoping with time, he will realize that I’m happy, and he will forgive me. Caelius has asked if I want him to go speak to Joshua and try to show him that he has good intentions, but I refused, as I doubt Joshua will listen at the moment.
“Well, now that we have done our good deed for the day, what should we get up to?” Saskia asks with a smirk.
“You are up to no good, Saskia,” Nova says with a clap. “I love it. Spill the beans.”
“Well, I was thinking that it’s such a lovely day outside and the men are too busy searching for a woman they apparently aren’t going to find today, so why don’t we go down to the lake for a swim?” I love the suggestion, but I don’t have anything to swim with. My mind races over what underwear I have that I might be able to use.
“That’s perfect. I’ve only used my bikini once, and that ended quite well, I’ll let you know,” Jasmine quips with a huge smile.
“Well, if everyone is in agreement, we can meet at the lake in the next half hour?” Scarlett asks as she prepares to leave. The women start to disperse, and I am nearly at our room when Talia stops me.
“Alaia, have you managed to get any swimwear yet?” I’m surprised she realized that I might not have anything to wear. I shake my head and then shrug.
“No, but I will just wear my underwear.”
“Nonsense. I have extra, unless you don’t want to wear my stuff,” she says.
“Oh, I don’t have a problem with wearing any of your stuff,” I quickly assure her, as I don’t want her to think I’m ungrateful. “If you’re sure, it will be great.”
I find myself wearing a sexy red bikini as I pull off my T-shirt and place a towel on the ground. Saskia was right; the day is nice and warm and perfect for lazing around next to the lake.
Brielle yelps as she starts to enter the water. “This water is freezing cold,” she complains as she starts to splash her body with water to get used to the temperature.
I smirk as I remember a trick I used to pull with Sara when I was a kid. I walk close to the water and get my feet in until they are ankle deep. A few minutes later, I have heated the water enough for it not to feel uncomfortable. “Brielle, do you want to come over here and see something?” I ask, and she readily approaches. When she’s about five steps away from me, she stops, and then a radiant smile lights her face.
“How did you do it?” she asks as she claps in happiness.
“I peed in the water,” I say seriously, which has her smile slip for a second before she throws back her head and laughs.
“You must have been holding it for a month if you were able to warm up all this water.” We both start to laugh at our own jokes.
“What’s so funny?” Scarlett asks as she places her foot in the water and then steps back with a scowl.
“Come over here,” I call, and she walks towards us but keeps out of the water. “Come on in. Don’t be chicken.” At that, she shakes her head.
“I don’t really like cold water,” she mutters. “You want me in a bad mood, make me a bath or a shower with cold water.”
“It’s warmer here,” Brielle says with a laugh.
“Yeah, I doubt it can be much warmer than over there.” But she still puts her foot forward and lightly places it in the water. After a minute, it’s right up to her ankle. “How is this possible? It’s a couple degrees warmer than over there.”
Brielle knocks her hip against mine and then inclines her head towards me. “We have our own water heater over here.” The women and children loved the idea of the warmer water. We spent most of the afternoon frolicking in the water and
laughing at each other’s comments. The sun was high in the sky when we first saw Wulf and Caelius coming through the cropping of trees, their T-shirts moulding to their muscles, professing to their perfect bodies.
CAELIUS 14
Celmund told us that the women were down by the lake. What he forgot to tell us was that they were all swimming. The others are just behind us, and I can imagine that their reaction will be the same as mine. The thought of any man seeing my woman like that doesn’t sit well with me, but I know I can’t stop her from doing the things that are normal to them.
“Fuck,” I hear Wulf grunt, his face a mask of annoyance.
“I feel you, Brother, but you know we can’t stop them from doing all the things they love doing, or this will become a prison for them,” I state, and I know Wulf understands what I’m saying, as he nods his head.
“We’re all mated except for Draco, and I doubt he will be coming down here,” Wulf says, which has me smiling, as I had already thought the same thing. All the brothers are mated, so there is no chance of them ogling another woman.
I see Alaia look up and see me. A radiant smile appears on her face. I’m trying to keep my eyes on her face, as I know that if my eyes travel down her body again, I will be carrying her to our room and we won’t come out for dinner. Orion starts to run when he sees his father, his little arms waving in the air in excitement. I see the smile of love on Wulf’s face as he kneels and opens his arms to await his son.
I wonder when I will be doing the same thing. I have always wanted children and a mate. The thought of my kitten swollen with my child has my good intentions lost as I look over her body in her red bikini. Her perfect breasts are straining against the cups of her bikini, her tapered waist swelling out to her luscious hips. I see Orion jump the last step into his dad’s arms, and Wulf stands and throws him up in the air as I step closer to Alaia.
I place my hands on her hips and pull her against me. Her arms lift, and she places them around my neck. “I missed you,” she murmurs before my mouth crashes down on hers. I shouldn’t be doing this, as I’m already hard. Her body so close to mine, rubbing up and down against me, is going to have me ready to burst if I don’t be careful.
I lift my head after giving her a thorough kiss and take a step back. “Have you had fun today?” I ask, and her eyes light up with joy.
“She’s our personal heater,” Gabriela says as she pulls the twins out of a water puddle where they’re playing. I look at her and then at Alaia again, wondering what they are talking about.
“What’s this about a personal heater?” I ask, and she blushes.
“Since I was a kid, I’ve been able to heat the water in specific places because it’s part of nature.” She inclines her head towards the water. “The water here is really cold, so I kind of heated a portion of it so whoever wanted to swim could.”
I smile as I shake my head; this woman never ceases to surprise me. “You are hot,” I murmur, which makes Aria, who is standing behind me, snicker.
“Oh boy, here they come,” Saskia says as she picks up her towel and wraps it around her body. I find myself grinning as I look over my shoulder and see the others’ perplexed faces when they see their women in their bikinis.
“I’m going into the water,” Brielle says as she hurriedly makes her way there.
“I’m coming with,” Scarlett says, and hurries after her.
“Chicken,” Nova quips, but joins them with a wide smile on her face. At this, I laugh as I see her pregnant belly displayed for all to see.
“Baby girl, wha—” Bjarni starts, but Gabriela stops his tirade as she jumps into his arms and kisses him.
“What the hell are you doing now, hellcat?” Ceric grunts as he walks towards the water’s edge. I see Nova shrug with an innocent look on her face.
“Whatever do you mean? I’m enjoying the perfect day,” she says demurely.
“Come on out of the water, hellcat. Let’s go to the compound. I got you marshmallows.” At Ceric’s persuasive words, she takes a step towards him and then stops. Nova has been craving marshmallows, and today, Ceric made sure to go into a store and get her the biggest bag he could find.
“Thank you, hot stuff, but this water is so nice,” she quips as she kicks her foot and splashes him.
“Nova!” he growls. “You’re not even enjoying the water, woman. Only your feet to your knees are in the water.” With those words, he steps into the water and towards her, which has her squealing and trying to rush the other way, but of course, Ceric is on her before she can even take another step. She laughs happily as he pulls her into his arms and starts walking out of the water. “You’re going to be the death of me,” he mutters, which has Scarlett and Brielle laughing.
“No, I won’t. You don’t die, remember?” she teases. I see that the others have also reached their women, and it seems like all of them are losing the fight against them, except for Burkhart, who is already striding up the path with Saskia in his arms.
“Do you want to go in for a swim?” Alaia asks as she places her hand on my chest.
“I don’t have anything to swim in.”
“You can go in your boxers,” she says. “I can even warm the water if it’s too cold for you.” I know what she’s trying to do, and if she wants it, then I’m willing to please her. I pull off my T-shirt and then slide my jeans down my legs. I see Alaia’s smiling face and the passion filling her eyes as she looks at my body. I hear a gasp from behind me and only now remember that I took my T-shirt off before the women.
Some of them have never seen my scars; Alaia takes my hand and pulls me towards the water. I follow her until we are at the water’s edge, and then I lean down and throw her over my shoulder, which has her yelping in surprise. “What are you doing?” she asks in a laugh as she starts to kick her legs.
I lightly slap her perfect ass, which has her gasping. “Did you just slap my bum?” I slap it again. “You’re incorrigible, you rebel.”
“You wanted to go into the water. Well, kitten, we are going into the water,” I tease. When I get to waist-high, I slide her off my shoulder and into my arms. Her eyes are shining in happiness, and then I lower her slowly until her bum touches the water.
“Ohhh, that’s cold,” she gasps as she tries to slide up my body, making me laugh. I see her foot move, and I know she’s going to try to warm the water, so I pull her up again until she’s dangling in a way where she isn’t able to touch the water. “Caelius, don’t you dare,” she gasps just before I lower her again, and this time, the water circles her midriff before I pull her up.
She slaps me on the shoulder with her hand. “It’s cold,” she gasps.
“I don’t think so. I thought you wanted me to swim with you?” I tease, and she scowls at me.
“I’ve changed my mind. You are mean,” she mutters as she looks over her shoulder at the water, which has me throwing my head back and roaring with laughter. I let her legs slightly down so that her feet can touch the water, knowing that she will start to warm the water, and wait. Soon, I start to feel the temperature of the water warming. It’s amazing how she can warm this expanse of water at the speed she is.
“Shall I let you down now?” I ask, and I’m awarded a smile and a nod. I let her slide down my body, her wet body stroking my skin, igniting my passion to a fever pitch. When her feet are touching the bottom of the lake, I lower my head and kiss her gently before lifting her again. “Place your feet over mine. There are sharp stones that might hurt you.”
She smiles up at me and then instead of placing her feet over mine, she jumps up and folds her legs around my waist, which has my hardness cradled against her heat. “I think you could heat up the water with that thing alone,” she murmurs against my neck as she nips it. I smile as my cock twitches against her, confirming my arousal.
I look over my shoulder and see that most of the couples have already left. Only Bion, Brielle, Cassius, and Scarlett are still around, but they are also packing to leave. I
move my hand down over my woman’s bum and move her slightly against me, making us both groan. Her hand slides down my chest and over my cock, and she rubs it just right that has me wanting to plunge deep into her.
“Pull my boxers down, kitten.” My voice is low and raspy as I fight against the urge to take her fast. She brings the other hand down and does as I ask. My cock jumps out into her hand. I take hold of the bikini bottoms and pull them to the side. Lifting her slightly, I mutter, “Put him in,” and groan as I feel him slide through her folds until he is sliding deep into her.
“Oh,” Alaia gasps, and then pulls her hands around my neck. I walk deeper into the lake, wanting to make sure that no one realizes what we are doing, and I don’t want my brothers to hear my woman. As I walk, the motion makes Alaia dig her nails into my shoulders in pleasure. We move until the water is up to Alaia’s shoulders and by my chest. I place both my hands on her bum and start to move her up and down my hardness, the motion intensifying our passion.
I take her mouth, kissing her with everything I have, her movements jerky as I feel her muscles tightening around me. She groans as she clamps down around me. With her release, I don’t hold back any longer as my climax explodes. We stand here holding each other as our breathing calms.
“You’re going to kill me one of these days.” I grunt in amusement at her words and feel her nip my neck in response.
“Caelius,” I hear Bion’s tone of warning, which has me tense and ready for a fight in a second. I look over my shoulder at him and see him incline his head towards the south. I look towards the south and see movement by the wall that joins our property to a nature reserve and the road. I pull out of Alaia and fix her bikini bottoms.
“Pull up my boxers, kitten,” I say as I start to make my way towards where Bion and Cassius are standing, their women standing behind them. Cassius has his phone out and is texting, whom I’m guessing is Celmund.
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