Crystal Lake Pack: The Complete Series: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance

by Candace Wondrak

  Yeah, especially Addie. No offense to Maze or Dylan.

  If Addie had never come here, if she’d never stepped foot in Crystal Lake, walked her oblivious self into my life, I knew things would be different. Maybe I’d be dead. Maybe I would’ve become number twenty-five.

  Although, I had to remind myself, the only reason the death priest had come here was because of her. Because he knew Henry would bring her back here.

  My first impression of Addie hadn’t been too good; I’d said some things I regret to this day, but she didn’t seem to hold it against me. She was also never hesitant to call me out if I was being a dick. Which, sometimes, I was. Manners and common decency were still hard for me sometimes, thanks to where I came from, how I grew up.

  Now was not the time for me to think about my past and what I’d been through. Now was the time to be patient and wait for Maze and Dylan to be done with her, so I could have my turn with Addie upstairs.

  Because it would be me next. Forest would be the self-sacrificing alpha and claim her last.

  Forest watched me over his coffee, as if he expected me to say something. Maybe argue with him. Maybe complain. Both of which I would’ve done normally, but tonight…things were different tonight. My wolf was sated, though the beast inside wanted more. It always would, I knew. It was my turn now, my turn to feel Addie under me, not my wolf’s. It was impossible for me to focus on anything else.

  Probably why it felt like every minute stretched into an hour, why time itself seemed to slow to a crawl as I sat there with Forest, trying desperately to keep my mind sane as I waited for the twins to be done.

  Surely those idiots wouldn’t last long with her. They’d take one look at her spread eagle before them and nut, probably.

  I fiddled with my hands, and the moment my ears heard the sounds of a door opening upstairs, I leaped to my feet, at the base of the stairs the next moment, watching as Dylan and Maze appeared, both looking hot and bothered and used up. They’d thrown on pants and shirts, their bare feet making a bit more noise than they should’ve. Too worn-out to tiptoe around here softly.

  “Are the idiots finally done?” I asked, cocking my head as I mocked them.

  “Yep,” Maze spoke, though Dylan could only flush. “It’s now the moron’s turn with her.” Moron meaning me.

  Asshole.

  I rolled my eyes as Maze burst out into laughter. The asshole thought he was funny; it wasn’t anything new. He always thought he was the most hilarious one around, but he wasn’t. His jokes were never that good. I’d tried to tell him that, but he never believed me.

  My feet took me up the stairs, and I passed the twins, tossing them both annoyed looks. They thought I was some loveable, gruff fool who was only soft to the ones I liked…which, okay, might sort of be true, but I didn’t need anyone else knowing it.

  As the brothers went downstairs to join Forest, I brought myself to Addie’s room, pausing before the cracked door. I could hear her breathing inside, could smell her eager scent from out here.

  “Landon,” Addie’s voice broke the silence, “get in here.” She sounded commanding, as if ordering me about. Hah—as if. No one could tell me what to do.

  I mean, I went in, but I was going to go in anyways.

  My eyes immediately saw Addie on the bed. She laid on her stomach, the curve of her ass drawing my attention. I closed the door behind me, my skin heating up even though no clothes hindered me. It was impossible to gaze at her nude form and not feel something stirring within. If my dick wasn’t already rock hard, it would definitely be so now.

  “Well?” she asked, her purple hair tumbling over her shoulders as she studied me, motionless by the door. Her gaze dipped lower, noting the hardness of my cock. “Are you going to come closer or not?” Her full lips curled into a smile, her words nothing but a dare to jump on her right now.

  I stalked over to the bed’s side, eating her up. She started to roll over, but I set a hand on her side, pushing her back down onto her front. Her back was a delicious temptation, and that ass…I could do a lot of things to it.

  “Are you sure you’re ready for me?” I asked. I could smell Maze and Dylan on her; faint traces of my wolf, too, along with Forest’s. After this, she’d smell like me even more.

  She made a small squeak of approval, and that was all I needed to hear. I crawled onto the bed behind her, grabbing her ass and squeezing those round, supple cheeks. I couldn’t imagine what life would be like if Clay would’ve killed her, if she would’ve come back to us broken and irreparable.

  I hated thinking about it, so I wouldn’t.

  “I bet those two were gentle with you,” I whispered, pinching the ass under me. “You were probably right in picking them for your first time.” I crawled over her, my dick slapping her ass as I buried my nose in her hair, inhaling her scent. “But now it’s my turn, and I want to hear you. Every sound you make, Addie, let it out. Scream for me, cry out for me, beg me.” My lips touched her shoulder.

  “Maybe I won’t, just to bug you,” she said, tossing me a look over her shoulder, her green eyes sparkling with mischievousness.

  Her comeback made me smile, damn it. I really did care for her, more than I wanted to say. Letting her go off and play hero had been one of the hardest things I’d ever had to do. Shifters connected to each other fast, so much faster than humans. Some might call it love at first sight, or lust at first sight, but it was deeper than that. So much deeper, more meaningful.

  She’d been mine from the very beginning.

  I swept the hair off her shoulders, kissing the tender spot on the back of her neck, slowly making my way down along her spine, taking my time until I arrived at the base of her back, where her lovely ass started to curve.

  I swore I could stare at that ass for days.

  This girl…I would claim her like my wolf had, with her on all fours in front of me, her ass bared for me to see.

  My cock jerked at the thought, and I grabbed the sides of her ass, pulling it back so she was on her hands and knees atop the bed, her ass a bit higher in the air than the rest of her. I pulled those sweet cheeks apart, spotting two of her lovely holes. After licking a finger, I ran that hand between the curve of her ass, pressing slightly when I touched the rim of her asshole. She let out the breathiest of moans I thought I’d ever heard.

  Did she like that? Well, maybe some other night we could play a little with that hole, too—but for now, my cock needed to be thrust in one place, and that was her sweet, slick cunt.

  Her inner thighs were dried with cum from both Maze and Dylan, and I knew their seed still lingered in her, but I didn’t care. She was our mate. Everything would be shared in this house, and that included every delicious hole on her body.

  My length ached to be inside her, so I stopped toying around. My cock needed no help in finding her pussy, gliding in effortlessly. Addie’s head snapped back, a gasp erupting from her throat as I pushed into her, her fingers digging into the sheets as she lowered her face and her chest to the bed. The motion pushed her ass up higher, as if she wordlessly begged me to go deeper.

  Oh, I’d go as deep as her body would let me.

  Words could not describe how she felt. It was like she fit perfectly, as if she was made for me and me alone. I almost didn’t want to pull out of her, didn’t want to ever not have my dick inside her—it was a feeling I could get high off of, a feeling nothing else could ever replicate.

  Fuck, she felt amazing, and that was putting it lightly.

  My inner beast took over, my inner animal. My wolf and I were one as I pounded away at her from behind, my cock dragging in and out of her with every thrust of my hips. Just as I instructed her to, she cried out, letting her lungs be as loud as they could. I knew when I pushed her to the brink, knew when I filled her up so much she could think of nothing but my cock filling her. She made the most ravenous, enthralling sounds I’d ever heard, and truthfully, hearing them only made me work harder.

  Fuck her harder. Fuck
her faster. Fuck her like there was no tomorrow.

  Maybe I was too rough with her, but she did not tell me to stop. Addie didn’t scream in pain or agony; every wail that came from her lips was one of pleasure and ecstasy.

  My hands gripped the sides of her ass, and my chest thudded with loud, harsh breaths. I could hardly think; only one thing on my mind, and that was finishing tonight, claiming her human form, fucking her into the sweetest oblivion there was.

  I could only imagine how Addie looked right now: on her hands and knees, her back arched, her tits swinging against the bedding below as I pummeled her from behind. I bet she looked a hot, delicious mess, a mess any male would be glad to get a taste of—but they wouldn’t, because she was mine. Mine, Maze’s, Dylan’s, and Forest’s. Ours. We would share her with each other, but no other male would encroach on our territory.

  My body was a wild animal, taking her as hard and as fast as I could. Pressure began to build in my midsection all too soon, and I felt my chest rumbling with a growl, as if I was trying to threaten myself, force my body to last longer.

  It was impossible. She felt too good, her inner core too slick and wet. A rumble of a sound left my chest as my balls tightened, my cock releasing squirts of cum into her, coating her inner walls and marking her with my scent and my seed.

  Addie was my mate. Finally.

  I breathed hard, collapsing on top of her as I yanked myself out. My cock almost instantly ached to be back inside her, to feel her tight walls wrapped around it again, but I didn’t want to push it. There was still one wolf downstairs who hadn’t been with her, yet.

  The poor girl was going to be out like a light for most of tomorrow, probably. Or was it today? Whatever. I didn’t care what day it was. I only cared that I’d finally claimed her.

  Addie breathed hard, and she rolled beneath me, pressing her chest against mine. “You guys know how to wear a girl out,” she murmured, a smirk growing on her face. I had to kiss it off her mouth before I let my body get any other ideas when it came to her.

  We would have forever—minus the time we spent searching for her sister, but I’d rather not think about that right now. That fucking traitor was off following some leads for Arthur. I did not appreciate the fact that we would have to work with the fucker. Jack, or Zak, or whatever the hell his name was, did not deserve a second chance. Not after the shit he did to me, to everyone else.

  Did I care that he was under Clay’s magical control? Did I feel bad and wonder if Forest hadn’t found me when he did, if I could’ve been the wolf unable to shift in Zak’s place? Yeah, I did, but still. That didn’t stop me from hating the guy.

  Putting my focus back on the girl under me, I whispered, “You have a way of driving me crazy, so it evens out.” I brought my lips down upon hers, giving her a kiss that I hoped told her I needed her so much more than my words could ever say. I’d never been good with words, anyway.

  When the kiss ended, and I lifted my head off hers, Addie’s green eyes bore into me. Though her skin was flushed and covered in sweat, though she still struggled to slow her breathing, the look she gave me was soft, tender, lovingly sweet. It was the look a woman gave to the man she loved.

  It was then I realized Addie might be like me. She might not be good with her words, either—but that was fine. We could fumble around this life together. Though it was probably the cheesiest thing I’d ever thought, I knew one thing for certain.

  I couldn’t wait to grow old with this girl, to see the world. If there was one person I’d want by my side as I fought evil, it was Addie.

  Chapter Seven – Addie

  Being with my mates was…unlike anything else I’d ever experienced, as I knew it would be. But to have them back-to-back-to-back…uh, to-back? I was certain that made it feel different, too. I knew tonight was all about getting to know each other in the most intimate way possible, for us to be together in both our wolf and human forms, so I figured there wouldn’t be much time between sessions.

  Hah. Sessions. Not what I ever thought I’d be calling my first time. Or my second, or third, or…you get the idea.

  I did nothing but breathe as I watched Landon leave the room. If I had my way, they’d all stay after, but I supposed this way lent to some degree of privacy. Our first times would be alone—save for the twins—but our other times might be more in a group setting. I was down for that. After you get used to the feeling, it felt good. You could really close your eyes and let go, let the pleasure and the heat take over.

  It was nice.

  No, more than nice. Way better than nice. And the orgasms were amazing, too.

  I let myself close my eyes once I was alone. My body was worn-out, I definitely needed to sleep, and yet I knew now was not yet the time to doze off. I still had one more mate to be with—Forest.

  My ears soon heard the sound of the doorknob turning, and I peeked open my eyes to watch Forest step in. He’d thrown on some pants, the jeans hanging low on his hips, the V-shape that pointed toward his dick on proud display, along with his many muscles and many, many scars. Some of those scars were my fault, I knew.

  He carried a water bottle, and though his blue gaze roamed across my naked figure, he said nothing as he moved to the bed, sitting on its edge and offering me the bottle in his hand. When I hesitated to take it, he whispered, “I figured you’d be thirsty after all that.”

  My, my. A mate who knew how to take care of his woman. I supposed it shouldn’t startle me, since I knew Forest had had a mate before, but it did.

  I took the bottle from him as I sat up, downing half of it. The moment the first drop of water hit my tongue, I realized I’d been parched.

  “Don’t worry,” he said, watching as I drank more. “The others will learn how to take care of you. These things take time.” A gentle smile crossed his face, and he leaned against me, swiping the hair off my shoulders, his fingertips traveling down my arm.

  I managed to finish off the entire water bottle, giving him a sheepish grin as I said, “Thank you.” He took the bottle from me, setting it on the floor. Every move he made was controlled, and as I watched him, I couldn’t help but wonder what Forest would look like when he lost control. I’d gotten a glimpse of it when I’d first unwittingly stumbled upon Clay’s barrier, but that’s it.

  I was dying to see more.

  One of his hands swept along my cheek, tangling in my hair. His gaze locked on mine, and as he pulled me onto his lap, he said, “You never have to thank me, Addie, for anything. You are my mate, and it’s my job to take care of you.”

  I felt ridiculously small on his lap, cradled against him. Out of all of my mates, he was the biggest. The tallest, the widest, the most intimidating. Forest was an alpha, through and through, and every part of me warmed when I imagined what we would be doing soon enough.

  Forest got up, with me still in his arms, and pulled the sheets down. He laid me down on the bed carefully, as if I was the most precious thing he’d ever had the chance to hold onto. His hands went toward his pants, and within a moment, those sat on the floor. He crawled into bed after me, pulling the sheets over us, cuddling into me as he breathed me in.

  “These sheets smell like you,” he murmured against my ear, his arms encircling me and pulling me against his chest.

  I closed my eyes, losing myself to his body, the calm radiating off him. He was not in a hurry to stick himself in me, that much was clear, and I was thankful for it. Forest was…he always knew what to say, what to do, to make me feel at ease.

  And talking about scents…forget the way these sheets smelled. Forest held a scent that was unmatched, woodsy and musky, all natural. It was one of the best smells I’d ever had the pleasure of inhaling.

  And what was even better? It was all mine. This alpha belonged to no one else but me.

  I felt one of his hands loosen its grip on me, slowly roaming down along the curve of my back. “I trust the others were good to you?” he asked, his rough, low voice nothing but a whisper that sent
a shiver down my spine.

  All I could do was nod, feeling like my voice would fail me. With the alpha in my bed, I didn’t doubt I’d either sound stupid or make a fool of myself. I guess, deep down, I still felt insecure, like I shouldn’t be here, doing this, shouldn’t be with him. Like I wasn’t good enough.

  But that was my human side talking. My wolf side knew, without a doubt, I’d finally found where I was meant to be. Here, in Crystal Lake, with Forest and the others. They were my new family, forever and always.

  “Good,” Forest murmured. The hand trailing down my back went to cup my face, angling me toward his lips. He kissed me softly, sweetly, yet at the same time, confidently and passionately. Forest did not have to act like a hungry animal to tell me that he wanted me. I knew, without a doubt, the alpha was as crazy for me as the others were.

  With his mouth latched onto mine, he rolled on top of me pinning me down to the bed. Feeling his wide, strong body above mine, it was the best feeling in the world. As if I was sheltered, protected from all the horrors that were out there, out in the world. It was a good feeling, let me tell you, especially after everything that we’d been through.

  His hands roamed my body, touching every inch of my sensitive, bared skin as his lips left mine and danced along my jaw, trailing a sweet line of kisses all the way down to my neck, which he then started to nuzzle. With my eyes closed, I was able to lose myself in the feeling of his lips on me, his hands traversing my stomach and heading lower, spreading my legs apart.

  Inside my chest, my heart danced. My breathing was already hard, already ragged. I couldn’t imagine how I’d feel when he was inside.

  Forest’s chest rumbled as he whispered against my neck, “Are you ready to become mine?”

  “Yes.” I could not get the word out soon enough.

  Something thick and hard prodded me between my legs, and I inhaled the moment I felt it push inside. Bit by bit, Forest entered me with an agonizingly slow push of his hips, drawing out the feeling of uniting with him, finally becoming his. His mate. His lover. His girl.