by Kym Grosso
“What a bitch,” Kalli snapped. “I know you guys are friends, but I’m not backing down.”
“Nor should you,” Tristan agreed. “But that shouldn’t have happened tonight, because I asked Logan to keep the pack away. You are a ferocious girl, you know that. But really, Mira damn well knows that she shouldn’t have approached me out there, especially since I claimed you. I’m sure her submission did not sit well with her, but Mir’s ego will survive.”
“Yeah, I’m really sorry about that, man, but I thought you guys were on your way out of the spring. But damn, if watching your woman growl didn’t turn me on,” he chuckled. “Dominance is hot.” He wiggled his eyebrows, and they all laughed.
Logan gently took his hands to Kalli’s shoulders, moving slowly down her arms. When he finally reached her fingers, he moved to her hips, adjusting her so the firm ridge of him nestled in her bottom. Sliding his palms up her belly, he finally arrived where he wanted. Collecting her tantalizing breasts in both hands, he gently squeezed them.
Kalli’s pulse raced in arousal. Her eyes flew open to Tristan, who watched her intently.
“Breathe, Kalli,” he reminded her. “Goddess, you are so radiant tonight. Seeing you in Logan’s hands…it really turns me on, baby.”
At his words, arousal took flight within her once again. The predatory look in Tristan’s eyes made her pussy tighten. She wanted him in her again. Having Logan touch her while he watched, only served to ramp up her desire even more.
“She’s so soft,” Logan commented to Tristan as he placed a kiss to her ear. The evidence of his growing arousal pressed up against her backside and Kalli squirmed in excitement.
Running his palms from the tips of her toes to the inside of her thighs, Tristan brushed over her mound then pulled away again, edging her up with desire. Hearing her breath catch as he nearly touched the heart of her sent a surge of blood to his groin. “Logan, sit up on the edge. I need to taste her…that’s it,” he encouraged.
Using his muscular thighs, Logan pushed up so that he and Kalli sat along the wide border of the hot tub. Bared to the night, Kalli sucked a breath as the cool air hit her skin; her exposed ripe peaks hardened.
Like a lion stalking his prey, Tristan’s eyes locked on hers, advancing until he pushed both Kalli’s and Logan’s knees wide open, his face mere inches from the apex of her thighs.
“Hmm…such a pretty pussy, look, Logan. She’s so wet for us, aren’t you Kalli?” Tracing his forefinger through her slick folds he stroked up and down, avoiding her swollen center.
In the past, Kalli would have been offended at such dirty talk, but Tristan’s words sent her into overdrive. No longer a scared and timid human wannabe, she sought to experience all and everything Tristan offered. Logan’s hands continued to massage her, now paying special attention to her nipples, rolling them between his forefingers and thumbs. Kalli pushed her hips upward seeking his mouth, unable to wait. She strained as Tristan’s breath brushed over her lips.
“Tristan, please, don’t tease me,” she begged.
As much as Tristan wanted to draw out her pleasure, he knew that tonight of all nights, she desperately craved release. Her body would be on fire with arousal and he planned to drench her in his love. Darting his tongue forward, he licked open her seam and pushed two firm fingers up into her at the same time.
“Yes!” Kalli screamed.
“You taste so sweet,” he mumbled into her wetness. Circling her with his tongue, he dragged a flat broad stroke against her golden flesh. He lapped at her honeyed cream, gently taking her into his lips. Turning his fingers upward, he petted along the long strip of nerves that ran deep inside her.
“There, oh yes, there,” she confirmed. Writhing, she raked both hands through his hair, clasping him to her. As he wrapped his lips around her clit and sucked, her orgasm slammed into her hard. She fought for air, shaking in Logan’s arms as Tristan continued to pull on her little peak, draining every last wave from her.
“Tristan,” she gasped, unable to string together a coherent thought. The things this man did to her sent her over the edge and then some. Just as she was starting to recoup, he spun her around so she was on her hands and knees on the step of the tub.
“Kalli, take Logan, while I take you.” She heard Tristan say. Opening her eyes, her gaze flew to Logan’s. Nestled between his legs, Logan’s hard shaft begged to be touched. He reached down to stroke himself, but she stopped him.
“Logan, come to me,” she commanded. God help her, she wanted him too. He’d given her nothing but assurance since she’d met the man. And here he was before her, gorgeous and hot with need.
Obeying his Alpha’s mate, he leaned forward, his hardness so close to her warm mouth. In the heat of the moment, no longer embarrassed, Kalli craved him. Tristan wanted this as much as she did, so when he pressed at her core, she parted her lips and dragged her tongue over Logan’s straining sex. He tasted of maleness, spicy and delicious. She took him all the way into her mouth. She mewled softly, and Logan threw back his head, willing himself to let her suckle him at her own pace.
The sight of his woman pleasuring Logan sent a hedonistic pulse to Tristan’s already throbbing hardness. Slowly, he pushed into Kalli’s tightness, stretching the walls of her body. “Aw, Kalli,” he groaned. “So amazing.”
She moaned in excitement, reveling in the feel of Tristan inside her while she sucked Logan harder and harder, bringing him pleasure.
Tristan surged into the warmth between her legs. “Ah yeah. Feel how good we all are together.” Settling his hands on her bottom, he slowly rocked in and out, all the while watching Kalli attend to Logan. The quickening energy flowed between all three of them, building the sexual tension to a new high.
Massaging her smooth cheeks, Tristan ran his finger along the crease of Kalli’s ass and brushed over her rosebud. She moaned in response, wriggling back toward his touch. Remembering how she’d so enjoyed the anal play the other night and the way she came apart with the toy, he’d been dying to expand their repertoire.
“Mon amour, I want to take you here tonight,” he breathed, pressing a finger into her puckered flesh while continuing his sensual rhythm. “It will be so good.” He swore he’d make it the most amazing, pleasurable experience she’d ever known.
Her senses flooded, her pulse quickened at the thought. Momentarily releasing Logan from her mouth, she hesitated to admit what she secretly wanted. “I…I don’t know,” she breathed.
“Trust,” he reminded her with a soft smack to her ass. The sting sent a jolt to her already aching pussy, elevating her desire. She swore she could feel the wetness flow in response to his demand.
“Ah yes. Yes, do it,” she responded with urgency. Part of her wondered what was wrong with her that she liked the feel of him slapping her bottom. But then again, everything he did felt so good. Her body thrummed in excitement, awaiting his next move.
“I think she likes being spanked,” Logan remarked as she took him once again into her mouth. “Oh yeah, definitely. Kalli, that feels so good.”
Kalli hissed as a cool liquid ran down her backside, realizing what Tristan was doing to her. As his generously lubricated finger probed her, she pushed back into him. “Tristan, yes. Please.”
He added another finger and a small burning sensation hit her. “I…I can’t….”
“Breathe, baby. Just give your body a minute. We’ve got to slow down.”
Relaxing into his touch, the burn gave way to fullness as he pushed in and out, his fingers now scissoring her, preparing her for him. An erotic pleasure that she’d never known coursed through her body, every part of her full with the men she trusted.
Logan removed himself from her mouth, resting her forehead on his legs, so she could relax as Tristan entered her. Lying back onto the wide rim, perpendicular to them, he looked up to their faces. The position also freed him so that he could stroke his rigid sex and have one hand to touch Kalli.
“Okay, chérie, I�
��m going to go slowly. I’m right here. Now push back a little as I push into you,” he instructed. Kalli gasped into Logan’s thigh as Tristan pushed the first inch of his rock hard cock into her tight ring.
The slight pain soon gave way to a blissful wholeness. She took ragged breaths as he slowly entered her, anticipating his entire sinewy length. “Oh my God, Tristan. Please, don’t stop,” she screamed at the feel of his dark intrusion.
“You feel so good, Kal. So tight. You okay?” he asked, his hand gripped to her hips.
“Yes, please…make love to me,” she cried, nodding her head. Filled with a hunger she’d never known, she couldn’t take any more. So out of control, yet so filled with ecstasy, she needed all of him, every last bit he was willing to give.
Carefully, he moved in and out of her, taking care to make sure she was enjoying every stroke. Sliding his hands around her belly, he pulled her upward until they were both up on their knees. His chest against her back, he held her breasts, pinching her nipples into firm nubs.
She released a groan, overwhelmed with the feel of his hands on her, the fullness. “Tristan, I love you,” she moaned.
“Love you too, baby. Feel us.”
Logan was about to burst at the sight of them together, so beautiful. Tristan eyed him, willing him to remain in contact. With his free hand, Logan pushed a long, thick finger into the slick wetness of her arousal, thumbing her clitoris.
“Oh my God, I…I…” She ecstatically shuddered at yet another touch to her body. Tristan pushed in and out of her rosebud as Logan pressed inside her core. Sinfully delighted, she hurtled toward her orgasm. Screaming Tristan’s name over and over again, a frenzy of convulsing waves rippled throughout her whole body. Tristan held her tightly, as she thrashed back and forth, crying out in reckless fervor.
As she spasmed, Tristan groaned low and hard, stiffening in release. “Ah, I’m coming!” He held tight to her body as the fiery culmination of their explosions continued to rack their bodies. Logan grunted, a hard climax rocking him, his seed jetting upon his rock hard abs.
For a long minute, the trio rested in their respective positions, unable to move. Slowly, Tristan pulled himself from Kalli, scooping her up into his arms. Taking her over to the shower, he turned on the warm spray, carefully washing her body as she laid her face against his chest.
The night could not have been more perfect, Kalli thought as she clung to Tristan. As if she’d been born again, she’d breached the curtain of apprehension and fear that had plagued her life. She was wolf and woman, inside and out. Her Alpha. Her pack. Grateful for her awakening, she whispered, ‘I love you’, before finally submitting to the gratifying exhaustion that took over her body and mind.
Chapter Twenty-Five
The birds serenaded them from the tree branches as the streaks of sun burst through the skylights. Kalli could have sworn she’d died and gone to heaven after the magical night she’d spent running with Tristan, and then making love to him under the stars. Not even Logan’s participation felt awkward in retrospect. It all was as Tristan had said it would be; natural and loving.
She felt like the luckiest woman in the world. After the years of abuse and hiding, she could finally embrace her wolf and everything she was. True, she was still a well-respected veterinarian, who would continue her work at the university and shelter. But it was as if a huge piece of her being had been discovered: lover, mate and pack member. For the first time in her entire life, she felt complete.
“Hey, what are you thinking about?” Tristan asked sleepily.
“How do you do that?”
“What?”
“Know what I’m thinking?” she laughed.
Tristan kissed the top of her head. “It’s not that I know exactly what you’re thinking. I can’t really explain it except to say that I bond with every single pack member. I feel them and they, to some extent feel me. I can push forth feelings, power, for lack of a better word. It can cause excitement or calming; things like that. Intimidation, if challenged. It’s hard to explain; it’s just part of me.”
“And with me? What do you feel?” She trailed her fingers along the contours of his chest.
“Ah, with you I feel every emotion tenfold, as if it’s magnified somehow. I sense how you are feeling, what you’re thinking. It’s all part of me claiming you and you claiming me. Our bodies and minds work in preparation for our mating, so that we get used to working as one, leading as one. As my mate, you’ll have status within the pack. But the dominance you demonstrated over Mira yesterday, as wolf, well. Let’s just say, tongues will be wagging instead of tails this morning.”
“And how does the pack feel today?”
“They feel good about the stability of me taking on a mate, something they’ve wanted for a long time but never thought they’d get. And frankly neither did I. But now that I have you, I’m not letting go.”
“About that…our mating. I don’t know…I mean I never had a female to explain it to me. I’ve met mated wolves but never really understood how…the details.”
He smiled, remembering her naivety. “Not that complicated really. I mean technically we’re halfway there, having claimed each other and all.” He traced her mark with his forefinger. “We just have to declare our commitment to each other while making love and then exchange, you know, bites. But a little harder this time, so that we have a blood exchange. Of course, afterward, we’ll formally announce our mating in front of the pack. We can hold a more traditional reception if you want. It’ll be beautiful, like you. And from then on, we’ll be mated, be able to have children. So, how do you feel about that?”
“It sounds wonderful,” she responded, mentally paused on the thought of children.
“How do you feel about children?”
“Honestly? I never gave it a thought before I met you. But watching you the other day at the funeral, playing with the pups… I really would love to have your children someday. You’d make a great Dad.”
“And you’d make a great mother. Seeing you with your puppies…makes me want to have a whole litter,” he halfheartedly joked, hoping not to scare her too much.
Tristan’s heart had constricted on hearing her words. She wanted his children. He’d never thought he’d mate, let alone have kids until he saw her that day in the shelter, caring for all the animals. He laughed to himself, taking note of the one-eighty he’d made over the past week. He had always subscribed to the idea that one should not mess with Mother Nature. And boy was she ever teaching him a lesson.
Changing the subject, he inquired how she felt about last night. “So how do you feel today? About your run? About our mad lovemaking session in the hot tub?” He laughed.
“You get right to it, don’t you?” she giggled. “I feel amazing. A bit sore in all the right places, but I am just feeling so whole. So complete. Shifting with you last night, was the single most phenomenal thing that has ever happened to me. Well, aside from what we did afterward. That was pretty awesome too.”
She quieted in a serious manner, cupping his face and gazing directly into his piercing amber eyes. Unprecedented emotions rose in her chest; tears threatened to fall. “I just…I want you to know how grateful I am to you. And no, don’t even say it’s nothing. Everything you’ve done for me, I’ve never had this before…you’ve made me…you’ve made me whole. I can’t even say ‘whole again’ because I’ve never felt like I belonged or even felt comfortable in my own skin. Then all those years, being terrified. Because of you, I’m safe, true to my nature and most importantly, loved.”
Tristan leaned in, kissing her tears, and just held her. He loved her so much. He knew she didn’t want his pity. She just wanted to say thank you, and he welcomed her appreciation with love.
The sound of the phone ringing broke the moment, and he reached over to pick it up. “Tristan,” he answered.
Holding the phone to his hand, he addressed Kalli. “Janie wants to know if you can look at one of our mares. She’s sick. Doc Eva
ns checked her a few days ago but Janie would feel better if you came by to check on her again today…since you’re here and all.”
Kalli nodded, smiling in agreement. Secretly, she was thrilled that someone from the pack would think to ask her for help. Even though she and Tristan would only be up the mountains on weekends, she’d be happy to help care for the horses in the future.
“She can make it. I’ll drop her off in about a half hour on my way to the clubhouse. Later.” Hanging up the phone, Tristan stretched slowly, wrapping his hands back around her. “Well baby, as much as I’d love to stay in bed all day, you’ve got a date with a horse and I’ve got an early meeting. We’re running through the plan for when we go to South Carolina tomorrow.”
Nearly jumping out of the bed, Kalli sat straight up and shot him a questioning look. “South Carolina? When are we going? Did they find him?”
Tristan returned her look with a serious expression. “You, my lovely little wolf, are not going anywhere. And yes, we’ve found Gerald. I expect the wolf who killed Toby will be with him, or he’ll know his location. Logan’s got all the intel, and we’re flying in tomorrow night on the jet.”
As much as Kalli wanted to see Tristan rip Gerald’s throat out, she still held a healthy fear of the man who’d wanted to hurt her. All things considered, she should be happy that Tristan didn’t want to take her with him. But her protective streak couldn’t let him go alone.
“Tristan, here’s the thing, I know that place. I know how to get around in the woods, where they hide, the wolves. I can help,” she suggested, trying to convince him to let her go.
“Not an option, baby.” Swinging his legs off the bed, he strode across the room. There was no way in hell he was putting her in danger.
“Please. Just think about it. Gerald, he’s ruthless. He doesn’t play by the rules.”
Tristan turned before going into the bathroom. His eyes narrowed into the predatory scowl she’d seen at the Summit. “There won’t be anyone left when this is done, Kalli. I’ll spare the women and pups, but subordinates who support him will die. I’ve got this. As for you, you’re staying here. End of discussion.”