by Maia Dylan
Adam was suddenly hit from both sides by two extremely large and pissed-off wolf shifters. She was slightly put out that she didn’t get to put the smackdown on Adam because, well, he was a prick, but at least he was getting his. She sat, tail flicking as she watched her mates fight the lion. It was a little difficult just to sit there and not help, but she didn’t think they would appreciate her help.
“Cassadee!” Faith yelled from where she was jumping up and down in Trent’s arms, clearly trying to get loose. “You’re a fucking lioness! You go, girl! Hear you roar!”
Cassadee sent her as much of a grin as she could in this form, then went back to watching the fight. The lion managed to score a couple of hits, but nothing stopped her men, hell-bent on making someone pay for all her pain and suffering. Adam soon realized he was fighting a losing battle because his movements became erratic with absolutely no strategic thought behind it. Cassadee saw him make a mistake that proved to be fatal. He turned his head to look at her. She bared her teeth at him as Sam clamped his jaws around Adam’s throat. As Sam bit down, Adam’s lion let out a scream, and true to Sam’s word, Cassadee watched on.
Sam soon stood over his kill, howling his satisfaction to the world, and he was joined by every wolf in the clearing. Cassadee turned to see what had become of her father once she had let him go and saw that he was currently being hauled away by Ronan and Niall, none too gently either.
Ty must have handed the delivery of the sentence over to them. Julius shifted back to human form with a groan. He was bleeding quite heavily from bite and claw wounds to this neck and abdomen. Yeah, he was pretty chewed up.
“Take him back to the pride,” Cassadee projected directly into the minds of Julius’s posse, all of whom flinched as she exerted just a little more pressure than she needed to. Well, she did have a point to make and she wanted them to remember every word.
“Joseph”—she waited until her father’s remaining guard looked in her direction—“if I scent you anywhere near my pack lands, I will crush your mind and have fun doing it. Are we clear?” She pressed until he cried out.
“Yes, my queen,” he whimpered.
Ah! About that, she looked over at her mates. “If you need to lead your people,” Sam sent to her down their link. “Then we will come with you.”
“We will be whatever you need us to be, Cassie,” AJ vowed.
“You already are, my loves,” she sent back to them. Then she spoke into the minds of everyone in the clearing as well as all in her pride. “I abdicate the care and leadership of our pride to those I know will lead us on the right path. Lead with honor and integrity, through consultation and not through fear. I give my full support to my cousins Ronan and Niall.” She shut the link down quick to stop the overload heading her way, most calling out in joy at the announcement but some in horror.
Still in lioness form she strutted over to her wolves, rubbing her face against theirs reveling in their scent but at the same time, checking for any large wounds.
“We’re fine, Cassie.” AJ nuzzled her then licked her, making her purr.
“Goddamn I love it when you purr, woman.”
Sam nuzzled her, too, and she took a moment to imagine what they must look like to the humans of this world—a sleek mountain lioness rubbing herself all over two massive gray wolves. Then she felt a sudden tear inside her, a bond severing in a violent manner. She whimpered and lowered to the ground, her wolves standing over her, snarling looking for where the danger might come from.
“Julius is dead.” There was no emotion in her tone, and she felt no real sense of grief for the sperm donor who had been her father, but she did mourn the idea of having a father and a family.
“We’re your family now, baby.” AJ nudged her with his nose, whining.
She sighed and stood. Then the three of them padded over to Ty who was currently talking with Ronan and Naill.
“You will need to present yourselves to the Shifter Council as the new pride leaders. I would suggest dropping the whole king thing. Take the leadership mantel as the honor and job that it is and not just a birthright.” Ty shook hands with them both. “Anytime you need a hand just call on us. Consider Grey River an ally.”
“Thanks, Alpha.” Ronan looked at Naill and then back at Ty. “We know we have a hard road ahead of us, but our pride is strong, and we will come back stronger as a pride for this. Without Julius and his ridiculous need for power, we can concentrate of doing what is best for our people.” He turned to Cassadee and dropped to his knee, Naill falling beside him. “My queen.”
“Oh shut up you smartass!” she sent to them. “You have never called me that in my life, so don’t bloody start now!”
“That may be, Cassadee.” Naill bowed his head to her. “But you have never deserved the title more than you do tonight.”
Cassadee was sure she blushed under her fur, and then headbutted him in the stomach.
“Omph, but you are still a brat!”
“Okay! It’s late, and by the time we get back to the bar it’s going to be almost midnight,” Ty shouted to those of his pack who were all still there. “Let’s head on back to Country Blue. I need a fucking beer!” Everyone left the clearing with howls and barks, except for Faith who ran up to her, dropped to her knees and gave her a hug.
“I’ve always wanted a cat, but my guys won’t let me get one, so I’m keeping you!” Faith said as she looked into her eyes with a wink, then trotted off to jump on Ty’s back for a ride back to their car. Soon the clearing was empty, except for a mountain lion and her two wolves.
“You are beautiful in your animal form, my love,” AJ sent to her, contentment echoing along their bond. “But I need to see and feel your beautiful human skin against mine. Shift for us, baby.”
Cassadee closed her eyes and welcomed the change, reveling in feel of her shift. Soon she stood between her men, all three of them naked. Looking around, reassuring herself it was just them, she felt her chin start to wobble, her breathing becoming choppy. Understanding filled Sam’s eyes as he pulled her close to him, cupped her face, pressed soft kisses all over her face, and sipped the tears that fell away. AJ lent her strength by pressing in behind her.
They both just let her cry. She had endured a fight with her brother, thankful that she hadn’t had to deliver the killing blow but devastating nonetheless. Then to have him die in her arms and discover it was her father who had killed him? Jesus, how fucked up could you get? She sobbed for everything that she had lost tonight, cleansing her soul as she did. When her tears dried, she felt hollow and knew that she would never shed another tear for either of them. She had absolutely nothing left to give either of them.
“Come with us. We have something to show you,” Sam said softly into the night. Holding hands with them both, she walked with them through the trees, the sound of the River getting louder as they walked. Then they suddenly came across a small waterfall, only about head height, with a waist-deep pool at its base.
They slowly made their way into the water, it was cool but not uncomfortably so. It was nice to wash the past hour or two off her body. Sinking beneath the water, she felt an almost spiritual cleansing that she hadn’t expected. Powerful stuff, this Grey River. She watched her mates cleaning the blood off their toned and chiseled chests, and she felt a need that was almost painful. As if sensing her need down their link they turned to her at the same time, eyes darkening.
“Come on, baby, let’s go back to the car. I feel the distinct need to love on you in the wild tonight,” Sam growled against her neck as AJ kissed her with a passion that left her breathless. They made their way back to the car, Cassadee was surprised that she didn’t feel cold at all standing naked in the forest, but she guessed that might have something to do with her mates stoking her internal fire.
AJ pulled two large quilts from the back of the car. After laying one out flat, they stood their mate in the middle it. With both men caressing their hands down her body, Cassadee shivered at the feel.
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“Cassie, baby, you know that we love you, right?”
Sam lifted a hand to her cheek holding her gaze with his own. Heart full, she nodded then placed her hand over his.
“Then you know how hard it was for us to stand by and let you fight a grown ass man in front of us.” Sam’s voice became a growl.
Needing to sooth her wolf she stepped into him so that she was plastered to his front, rolling her hips forward to press against his erection.
AJ pressed in behind her, his erection hard against the top of her ass and at the feel of them surrounding her, she felt her pussy release a hot gush of cream.
“We know you’ve been planning tonight’s little action sequence for a while. We felt your hesitation to tell us, but we could tell you were planning something. But you kept it from us and didn’t let us help you carry the burden of what you were planning tonight.”
It would have been easier to handle AJ’s anger at this point, but to hear disappointment in his voice just about destroyed her.
“I didn’t do that to hurt you,” she whispered, heartsick that she had upset her mates in any way. “I’ve just never had anyone I could rely on before. I’m so, so sorry. I promise you both I’ll get better. You are it for me, and I want to be everything you ever wanted in a mate.”
Sam pressed a kiss to her forehead. “We know you will, but the next time you plan anything that involves you getting into a fight or putting yourself in danger, you had better be speaking to us from the very beginning, are we clear?”
Cassadee shivered at the command in his tone. Damn he was hot when he got all growly. “Yes, Sam,” she lowered her lashes and looked up him, perhaps laying it on a bit thick.
“Hmm, I think you know exactly how to handle your mates,” Sam murmured.
“Do it again, Cassie, and we will spank your ass, and not in the nice, tingly way,” AJ promised then nuzzled against her nape, his teeth pressing down gently.
Cassadee moaned at the feeling. Then she was gently lowered to the blanket. Lying on her back, she looked up into AJ’s face and saw such love and joy there her heart stuttered. He leaned in and devoured her mouth, playing his tongue along hers and then sucking it into his mouth.
Sam sucked her nipple into his mouth, flicking it with his tongue. She wove her hands into his hair, holding him tight against her. He pressed her breast together so he could take turns sucking and flicking each of her nipples. Moaning into AJ’s mouth, she felt her pussy gush so that her cream leaked down her inner thigh.
Sam sat up and inhaled deeply. “Damn, baby, you smell fucking delicious! I gotta taste you!” He rolled her over onto her stomach and pulled her up onto her knees. Then lying on his back, he spread her knees wide to bring her pussy closer to his mouth. He slid his tongue through her labia, swirling intricate patterns knowing that it drove her up fast.
“Oh God, Sam, that feels amazing! Please, lick my clit, baby. Please let me come fast. I need to. I need…please.” She sobbed and Sam must have taken pity on her because he suddenly sucked on her clit, making her go off like a rocket, screaming her pleasure into the night. He thrust his finger into her pussy fucking her with his fingers, making her push back against him, suddenly coming for a second time, so fast and so hard it was almost frightening.
“Damn, Cassie, you are so beautiful when you come! Do you like having Sam lick your sweet little pussy? Is he making it good for you?”
AJ knelt down in front of her, stroking his own dick. Cassadee moaned incapable of speaking as she watched, loving when her men showed her how they liked to have their cocks stroked.
“Swallow me down, baby. I need to feel your mouth on me so damn bad.”
Cassadee dove in, taking him to the back of her throat, desperate for the feel of him.
“Jesus, baby! Yeah, just like that. Use your tongue, baby, oh damn!” AJ moaned.
When he held her still so that he could gently thrust up into her mouth, she came for a third time, the stimulation of Sam eating her pussy and AJ exerting his dominance on her a potent mix.
AJ pulled her head off him with a groan. “AJ, please, I wanted you to come down my throat, baby,” Cassadee panted. Both her men moaned at that and then Sam was rolling out from under her.
“Soon, baby, this first time I want to come in your sweet, sweet pussy,” AJ said, lay on the quilt, and pulled her over to straddle him.
Wriggling into position she sank down on him, groaning at the feel of him deep inside her.
Sam shuffled in behind her. “Just a little cold, baby,” he warned as he squirted lube on her back entrance.
“Wait,” she panted, and the two men froze. “You had lube in the car?”
Sam and AJ laughed, AJ’s sounding a little strained. “Baby, since we met you, we’ve got secret lube stashes everywhere!”
Sam chuckled, and she looked over her shoulder to watch him lube his cock. Biting her lip she moved a little faster on AJ, squeezing her internal muscles she reveled in his roar.
“Holy fuck! What the hell was that?”
She did it again and he shuddered.
“God, I love fucking you, Cassadee. I love being balls deep inside you.”
Cassadee held still as she felt Sam start to breach her back entrance, pushing out against him and shivering when she felt him push past the ring of muscle. Then with a few short, gentle thrusts of his hips, he was deep in her ass. She moaned at the feel of being so full of her men she didn’t know where they ended and where she started. As they started to move, she mewled with pleasure, amazed that even after coming three times already she felt her orgasm building rapidly and deeply within her, an avalanche of feeling barreling toward her.
Her mates set a fast pace, a constant rhythm that had her shaking and moaning. After a few minutes their thrusts became erratic and they were slamming into her. Tears pouring down her face, she hovered on the edge, sobbing at the intense feeling and fearing and craving the orgasm that hovered just out of reach. Sam started to growl. Below her AJ gritted his teeth suddenly looked deep into her eyes and growled.
“Goddamn it, Cassadee! Come, come now!”
And that was all it took. She flew, screaming her pleasure to the sky. Feeling her mates hot come spurting in her pussy and her ass at the same time that they, too, roared their pleasure into the night, she flew again. Shuddering uncontrollably between them, she projected her pleasure to her mates, shivering when she felt them spurt come again.
“Fuuuck!” Sam groaned against her neck.
AJ jerked and shuddered. Smiling at the thought that she had just blown their minds, Cassadee passed out.
After cleaning them up a little, AJ and Sam gathered their mate between them on the quilt and pulled the other quilt over them. They should head back to Country Blue soon, but neither of them wanted to break the spell the night, the moon, and their amazing mate had cast over them.
AJ kissed her shoulder as he spooned in behind her, smiling when he heard her contented sigh. “Thank you, baby,” he whispered.
“Hmmm, for what my love,” she murmured snuggling down between them.
AJ felt his dick stir at the feel of her ass rubbing against him. Considering he had just come twice not too long ago, he was amazed!
“For choosing us, for opting to stay here in Grey River,” Sam supplied, knowing exactly what AJ was thankful for.
Cassadee opened her beautiful blue-gray eyes. “Easiest damn decision of my life.” She smiled.
AJ leaned over and kissed her gently. “You did great tonight. I was so proud of you, of your strength, and the way you handled yourself. Baby, you are scary powerful, and I love that you are our mate.”
Cassadee suddenly rolled over between them so that she lay on her stomach, hands tucked up under her chin. She had a distinctively wicked smile on her face. He was about to ask what the look was for when he felt something that was impossible but had him arching his back and groaning. He heard his brother yell an oath at the same damn time.
“J
esus Christ! How the hell are you doing that?” AJ asked. If he wasn’t looking right at her in that moment he would swear she was currently sucking his dick and blowing his mind. The phantom mouth suddenly swallowed around him and he jerked, yelling an oath of his own, then it disappeared.
Taking deep breaths, he was shuddering and his dick doing a great impression of being carved from granite he looked at her in awe.
“Kick-ass telepath with strengthening telekinetic skills, remember?” Her smiling eyes twinkling as she looked at them.
He looked over at Sam and saw he was just as amazed as he was. Growling, he dragged her up between them, biting against his claiming mark on her neck.
“Well, baby, you’re in for it now. You wake the wolf, you better be prepared to play.” Sam laughed as he licked his claiming mark on her other shoulder.
They knelt with her between them, hell-bent on making her as hot as she did them.
“You told us before that you wanted to be everything we had ever wanted in a mate,” Sam spoke softly as he lifted her to straddle his waist.
Behind her, AJ pressed the head of his cock against her back entrance. “You already are, my love. Everything we have and will ever want and need.” Then he lost himself in his mate.
Chapter 10
Cassadee was about to go onstage, and for the first time in the month since the “Reckoning in the Field” as Faith had named it, that she had been performing regularly at Country Blue, she was nervous. For the first time she would be singing to her mates. Well to be fair, when she sang she usually did think about her mates, but this song was one of her all times favorites and the words spoke of exactly how she felt about Sam and AJ.
She looked out over the crowd, her heart thumping when she saw that the room was bursting with people. She had been filling the place since she had agreed to sing on a regular basis. Sam had tried to convince her that she could be singing and headlining anywhere she wanted, but the thing was, she was exactly where she wanted to be and singing to the people she wanted to be singing, too!