Their Mate

by Charlie Hart

  Rem is a beautiful wolf—sleek and glossy, her fur drawing me in. I’m mesmerized by the way she paces around us, getting used to her paws and her heightened senses.

  Our eyes meet. Ready to play?

  She nods, ready for the thrill. The chase. So am I.

  And then the four of us are off, panting and darting around trees and hills, jumping through the icy mountain streams and lifting our eyes as we dare one another to leap. She may be a woman, but deep in Rem’s bones, it’s clear she is more. When we pause to drink some water, I watch Cal and River run up ahead. Alone with Rem, I can’t help but ask, You sure you weren’t born part of this pack? I know you say you’ve never been here before, but girl, you know how to move.

  She smirks—a wolf-smirk, which gets me really turned on. Her eyes are brighter than I’ve ever seen them. It’s like the walls she keeps up are down in this new form. Like it’s the second skin she’s been missing her entire life.

  It’s my first time here, I swear. I think I’d remember being a wolf and traipsing through the woods.

  You like it here? With us?

  I’ve never felt so safe before. Hell, I never even knew I needed to feel safe. Now that I’ve found it, I can’t imagine leaving. But I’m not so naive to assume we will always be together.

  For a moment, I fear there is something else in her eyes, something more she isn’t revealing.

  Why would you think this can’t be forever?

  She presses her paw against mine, nuzzling her nose against my neck. Nothing is forever, East. Even if we want it to be.

  Cal is calling us, and she takes off towards River and Cal up ahead.

  I watch her go, wishing she’d come back.

  Hoping that her comments weren't an omen of what’s to come.

  But as she runs toward Callum, her black fur, with the bright red stripe down the center, feels like a warning.

  Remedy isn’t a woman who stays in one place very long.

  Chapter 15

  Remedy

  By the time we stop to rest for the second time, I’m panting and out of breath. Cal comes up behind me, his eyes gleaming with endorphins, and he pounces on me playfully. Within seconds we’re rolling on the pine needle covered floor of the old-growth forest, growling eagerly as our bodies are charged with excitement.

  You look hungry, little wolf.

  My body pulses with desire at his words. I am hungry but not for a meal.

  For a treat.

  He has me pinned to the ground, looking down at me. There is no doubt what he craves.

  So, are we gonna fool around or what?

  He bares his teeth, nipping at me in such a sexy way I can’t help but howl. I swear I never found the idea of mating to be exhilarating but suddenly all I want is for this wolf to devour me.

  Not here.

  River and East are beside us, and in a flash, all three men shift back to human form. I whimper at the sight of them. Cal, in his low-slung sweats, with his cock clearly hard from our little romp in the woods.

  “Come on, little wolf, let us show you our surprise,” East says. Curious as to what they have in store, I focus on wanting to be with them, and then I’m back in my little tee shirt, no panties—barefoot.

  “I think I’m underdressed.”

  “I think you look perfect,” East says, reaching for my hand. None of us are wearing shoes, and we’re all in our pajamas—but it doesn’t seem to matter.

  With East’s fingers laced through mine, he leads me down a steep path, and we walk under a canopy of heavy cedar tree branches.

  “I’m gonna fall.” I reach my other hand out to balance myself, and Callum is there, grabbing hold of me so I don’t lose my balance.

  “We’ve got you,” he says, his voice solid and sure. A voice I can trust.

  We reach a clearing and River points down, my eyes following his hand. Below us is a natural spring surrounded by rocks which edge the perimeter along with bright green ferns and seedlings shooting up from the forest floor.

  “It’s a natural hot spring,” East explains, tugging at my hand so I continue to walk at his heels. My excitement grows at the idea of being with my men in the paradise of the aquamarine pool.

  My eyes sweep across the forest, looking over my shoulder to make sure River and Callum are following close behind. I don’t want to leave anyone behind.

  “We’re right here, little wolf,” Callum says.

  I feel my face heat up, it’s only been a handful of days, yet he already seems to know what I’m thinking. If that’s the case, he knows that right now I’m imagining his naked body pressed against mine.

  When we reach the spring, I dip my toe in the water. “It’s not too hot.”

  “No,” River says. “Even though this is considered a hot spring, this one never gets hotter than ninety-five degrees. Hot, but not too hot.”

  “Perfect,” I say, imagining what the afternoon will hold.

  “What are you grinning about?” Cal asks.

  I shrug. “Just thinking.”

  “About?”

  “About getting in the water… with you three.”

  “No time like the present,” East says, pushing off his sweats. He steps out of them, and for a moment my mouth hangs open, staring at his perfectly formed physique. He’s like a statue, chiseled to perfection. And with the mountainous backdrop, the pine trees, the clear blue-sky overhead, and his thick beard, he looks like a real mountain man. Then my eyes land on his cock. It’s hard and thick and my pussy throbs with anticipation.

  I fan myself, not knowing how I’m going to handle all this manly heat. Not knowing why I even have the pleasure of all this sexiness to myself. It feels greedy to be offered so much.

  East pulls me to himself, lifting my tee shirt over my head, my hard nipples revealing how excited I am. With a hand on my elbow, he pulls me close, his mouth on mine in an instant. Our lips part, our tongues exploring one another, all the while, his hand is between my legs, touching my folds, my pussy slick as he runs his fingers up and down me.

  I’m so wet for him.

  “Oh, it feels good,” I whimper as his fingers press inside me. I want to be on my back, my knees spread. I want his hand against my cunt, making me drip. I’ve never been shy before and I don’t want to be now, either. “I want you to make me come. Hard.”

  East looks deep into my eyes, seeing what I crave. He leads me to the edge of hot spring, where a large smooth rock juts out toward the pool. “Sit here,” he commands. I do as I’m told, maybe for the first time in my life.

  He walks in the water, his eyes trained on mine, and I sit on the rock, my bare ass against the cool surface. River and Callum strip down too and enter the water. My eyes rake over them, their cocks equally hard and at attention. Wanting me as badly as I want them.

  I breathe deeply, suddenly overcome by how badly these men need me. It’s like, to them, I am truly enough. With my hands pressed against the rock, I brace myself as East spreads my knees, lowering his head. He kneels in the water, before me, and dips his head between my legs. My hands are in his hair, threading through his locks, as his mouth presses hard against my already swollen cunt. His beard tickles my skin and opens me up to him even more. His tongue devours me, flicking over my cunt and burying his mouth against me.

  “You taste so good, baby,” he moans. My eyelids flutter as he brings me closer to the edge. He presses a finger inside me, opening me up, and I feel my body expand, then tighten, as he adds a second finger, stretching my pussy so it is ready to take his thick cock.

  I want to be devoured by my wolves. “Don’t make me wait,” I beg East, my fingertips move to the rock where I am sitting, and I grip it, bracing myself as I start to come.. East finger fucks me, relentlessly. My body is wracked with pleasure as he moves faster and faster against my cunt. He uses one hand on top of my hood, circling me as he drums up all the pleasure my body wants to release. Beside us, Callum and River take hold of their cocks, pumping their shafts as
they watch me get off. It’s all such a fucking turn on.

  “Oh, oh, oh yes,” I pant, arching my back, then falling into East’s arms. “Oh God,” I moan, as I wrap my legs around East’s body. He is so solid. So hard. And I need East’s cock buried deep inside me. I sink against his cock, and I whimper, as it fills me. I reach for Callum, wanting him behind me, needing his hand running over my ass, needing his lips on my neck, kissing my bare skin.

  “Oh, Rem, you feel so good,” East groans as I swivel my hips, grinding against his cock. He holds my thighs with his strong hands and Cal is behind me, a finger dipping into my ass, teasing me open. He pushes a finger into my asshole and I groan loudly, the pleasure surprising and immense. My pussy is full of East and Cal’s hands spreads my ass, exploring my tender opening with excitement.

  “I’m so fucking close,” East groans. I take his mouth, kissing him hard, our lips parting and my hands are in his hair, drawing him closer to me. It’s like I can’t get enough, and my tits are tight against his chest, and then he comes inside me, with power and force and absolute hunger. Like he needs his seed deep inside me and I grip his shoulders hard as he comes with such strength.

  I move from him, and he sits down in the spring, sweat on his brow and absolute satiation on his face. I grin, loving the fact that I made him so fucking happy.

  Then I look at River, his need so desperate, and I feel Cal behind me, his need growing too.

  Needing to cool down, I walk out of the spring, knowing their eyes are locked on my bare skin, taking in my tits and pussy with hunger. I love the fact that they are so enthralled with me. Me. Remedy, the mess of a girl who, to them, is everything they’ve ever craved. They want to explore my body, make me come with pleasure, and that realization is like a drug—I’m addicted to their touch.

  I need more. And I need it now.

  Chapter 16

  River

  Remedy walks from the water, and I can’t keep my eyes off her. Watching East fuck her was so beautiful—she closed her eyes and came against his hand and in that moment, all I could think was finally Rem is getting the happily ever after she deserves. Her life has been nothing but heartache, a struggle—but maybe now, she can leave the pain from her past, and begin to heal. Maybe we can be more than her mates—we can be her knights in shining armor.

  Corny, maybe, but this woman fucking deserves a man who will go to battle for her—fight for her. Die for her.

  And I will.

  All of us will.

  We are devoted to Remedy.

  It’s no coincide that she’s in our care.

  I follow her out of the water. She tells me to lie down and I do as my mate asks. My head rests against discarded clothing, and she kneels in front of me, her head dipping to my cock. “I need to taste you, River, I want to swallow your come and feel it in my belly.”

  Oh, fucking hell. “You know how hot those words are, woman?”

  She shakes her head, licking her lips, her mouth nearing my raging hard-on. “How hot?”

  “I’m gonna explode in your mouth.”

  “Good,” she says, a sultry smile on her face. “Because that’s exactly what I want.”

  She starts sucking me, and as she does, Cal moves toward her, standing on a rock in the water, at the edge of the spring. His cock is at attention, and he guides it toward Rem’s ass. She sucks me off as Cal presses a hand to her ass, and she whimpers as he uses the slickness from her pussy to lubricate her hole. I can tell he is penetrating her softly because she begins to suck me with more devotion. She licks my tip, slowly, with absolute care. Like my fucking cock is the most treasured thing she’s ever tasted. I feel my veiny shaft grow more rigid as she groans against me, Cal behind her, filling her up.

  “You like that baby?” I ask. She looks at her, my cock still in her mouth, her eyes dripping with heat.

  Taking me from her mouth, she moans, “It’s everything.” Her tits sway as Cal moves harder against her. She takes me back in her mouth, deep throating my cock practically gagging on my length, and I know I’m so close to coming.

  “Oh fuck,” I groan, my release in her mouth. She sucks me good, then, to my surprise, she pulls me from her mouth. Ribbons of milky come erupt, coating her tits, dripping against her tight nipples. She licks her lips like she’s parched, and she braces her hands against my chest as Cal pleasures her ass, and when he finishes, she falls into my arms. All of us spent, exhausted and delirious.

  We slip back in the water, and she sits in East’s lap. He turns her to face Cal and me and his hands run over her bare breasts.

  “You make me feel so beautiful,” she whispers.

  “Because you are,” I tell her. I step toward her, needing my mouth against hers again. East lifts her ass, and she sinks against his cock. Cal steps forward, and she takes his cock in her hand, getting him off as I hold her gaze. The moment feels so intimate, so absolutely ours. Sun filters through the trees, the beauty of the moment is lost on no one. This feels like magic.

  It feels like love. Looking at one another, it’s as if those words are hanging in the air, but they aren’t spoken. Still, the power of the emotions twists about our hearts—you can see it in our eyes.

  After, Rem grabs her tee-shirt and pulls it on, before slipping to the trees to pee. Cal and East close their eyes, relaxing in the bliss the day. It feels euphoric, how happy we all are.

  But then the ground begins to rumble, rocks shift and fiery flames begin to rise from the tree line. The trees where Rem just left too.

  “Fuck,” I shout, jumping from the water and shifting into wolf form. Cal and East move to action too, and the three of us head to the trees that are ablaze.

  At first, I can’t see her amid the smoke and orange tendrils of fire whipping around the still quaking earth. Trees fall and then we hear it, a growl of a bear deep and wild.

  We run toward the sound, fearing the worst. That Remedy is getting swallowed whole by the fiery furnace growing.

  But then we see her, the grizzly bear standing tall, transfixed by the woman before her. The bear growls again, and as Remedy lifts her hands to the heavens, it runs away—fast. Then, with a surge of strength, Rem pushes the flames away. As if calling from a deep well inside her, a current, strong enough to extinguish the fire, rises. But there is no water here—only Remedy.

  She eliminated the flames with her bare hands, with a strength inside her that has me awestruck. Her hands shoot to the earth, and she stretches her fingers and closes her eyes as if summoning a power that I’ve certainly never witnessed before.

  But I see it now. The earth that shook beneath our feet is stilled as if under her command.

  The fire is gone and there she stands. Red hair wild and whipping in the air, wearing nothing but a tee-shirt, her bare feet pressed against the mossy forest floor. Strangers might think she looks like a girl lost in the woods—but I see a powerhouse when I look at Remedy.

  She’s bare and broken in so many ways but there is something great inside her.

  Something we all see.

  We shift from wolves to men, and step toward our mate. We’re naked and our hearts are on our non-existent sleeves.

  Her body begins to shake, depleted after all the power she just emitted. She has exhausted herself entirely.

  Her eyes are filled with tears as she looks at us with wonder. Her lips quiver and she suddenly appears so small.

  “Remedy,” I ask, stepping toward her. “What are you?”

  Chapter 17

  Remedy

  My bare hands started and stopped a fire. My fingers stretched out and ended an earthquake that I began.

  I don’t know what I am but I was terrified when the bear appeared. Anger coursed through me and the elements rose from within me—a forest fire and an earthquake began from my mere emotions. The same way they did the night I killed Ray. Anger came forth and he was flung across the room at my slightest touch.

  And when the bear looked down at me, all I could think wa
s please don’t let anything happen to Cal or River or East.

  And as I thought it, my body took on a mind of its own.

  The disasters ended. The bear ran.

  I don’t know why this is happening, now. I could have certainly used a powerful internal force when I was living on the streets trying to make ends meet.

  As the men lead me home, they ask if this has happened before.

  “Not until I came to Ketchikan.”

  “When did you first feel the power?” River asks.

  I swallow. I may have felt feelings of love toward them in the hot spring, but if I tell them my strength killed Ray they won’t understand. Hell, I don’t understand.

  “The night in the tent when the bear attacked me, I was able to push her away. I shouldn’t have been able to do that. And then, the next day, when she found me in the woods, it happened again.”

  “Why is this bear so obsessed with you?” East asks.

  I shake my head, having no clue. “It’s the one and only bear I’ve seen in my life. And I have no idea why it’s after me.”

  “Let’s get you home and in bed. You look exhausted,” River says

  I nod. “I feel exhausted.” I look at my hands, the ring I found in the box seems to glow, the wolf paw imprint bright white.

  * * *

  A few days later, as we walk to the pack meeting, my stomach is a jumble of nerves. I clench my fists, over and over, never having been the center of attention before and scared of what it might entail.

  “We don’t have to do this,” River assures me.

  Cal takes my hand and my heart pounds, knowing that this really matters to him, and not wanting to fuck it up. Images of me, getting angry and Ray being flung across the room flash through my mind. Not wanting to cause a scene tonight is high on my list of priorities. Keeping my head down seems like the best bet.

  The meeting hall is a large building set deep in the woods. It has a shingled roof, with moss and ferns growing from the roofline, and a large chimney with billows of smoke wafting from it. It’s rustic, but still charming. Much like the cottage we call home. Outside there are groups of people milling about, getting beer from a keg and smoking cigarettes. Someone is playing a guitar and the bluegrass music gives the gathering an ambiance I wasn’t expecting.