Midas stood on the front porch wearing a dress shirt and slacks. “It’s my honor to escort you to where your mates are waiting, Tera.”
The women said goodbye. They hurried ahead to where two vehicles were waiting, and climbed into one of the vehicles.
“Thank you, Midas,” she said, smiling up at him.
He opened the door to the remaining vehicle, and Tera sat in the backseat. In the driver’s seat sat Ren, Kaya’s mate. He nodded at Tera in the rearview mirror as Midas sat down in the front seat and the car pulled away from the house, heading towards Midas’ home.
When the car parked on the street in front of Midas’ home, Midas opened her door and helped her out, and then he escorted her into the house. He stopped in the kitchen. “I’m going to join your mates. When it’s time for you to come outside, Ren will open the back door and help you down the steps. It will only be a few minutes.”
She nodded. When she was alone, she took a few deep breaths to calm her shaking nerves. Excitement coursed through her. In a few hours, they would be heading home for their first night as an officially mated group.
The back door slid open, and she walked to it, accepting Ren’s hand as she stepped over the threshold and onto the back porch. He helped her down the two steps onto the stone pathway, and she lifted her eyes and saw Midas standing between Melo and Tahlon as they waited at the end of the path, underneath an arbor filled with ivy and dotted with tiny orchids.
The ambush was seated in short rows on either side of the pathway, and the moment she took her first step towards her mates, they rose from their chairs and turned to her. She kept her eyes on her mates as she closed the distance to them. To her surprise, they wore only dark trousers, their upper bodies left bare. Around their left biceps was a golden cuff similar to the ones she wore. They were smiling at her, in the special way that they both did; Melo, with his full lips spread wide and inviting, his blue eyes alight with happiness; Tahlon, with the subtle curve of one side of mouth, his blue eyes darkening with desire.
She stopped, facing Midas, with Melo on her right and Tahlon on her left. Midas took the bouquet from her and handed it to Mari, and then Melo and Tahlon each took one of her hands.
Midas cleared his throat and called for the ambush to sit down. “When two male tigers find a mate to share, it’s an event to be celebrated. The mate, whether she be tiger, human, Wiccan, or any other supernatural being, is to be cherished and protected, by not only her mates, but also by the ambush. We join together today to celebrate the mating of Melo and Tahlon Thorne to Wysteria Brannick.”
Midas looked at Melo. “Melo, do you swear on your life that you will protect Tera and the cubs she bears for you with your life? Do you swear to honor her in all ways and love her until time has reached its end and even into the afterlife?”
Melo met Tera’s eyes as he spoke, “I do.”
Tears pricked at her eyes as Midas turned to Tahlon and repeated the same questions.
Tahlon’s hand squeezed hers tightly as he spoke, “I do.”
Midas said, “Tera, as a cherished mate, do you promise to honor your mates in word and deed, and to love them with your whole heart for the span of your life, even into eternity?”
“I do.”
Midas spoke loudly, “As it is spoken here today, let it remain forever.”
Melo leaned down and kissed Tera, a happy purr in his throat. When he pulled away, he whispered, “I love you, sweetheart.”
Before she could answer, Tahlon cupped her face and turned her towards him with a possessive growl before he pressed a soft kiss to her mouth. “I love you, kitta,” he spoke quietly.
“I love you both, too,” she promised, as Tahlon wiped a tear from her cheek with his thumb.
Melo tugged her over to the side as Tahlon faced Midas and went to one knee. Tahlon pledged an oath to Midas and to the ambush, promising to protect and help those who needed it.
“Are there any here who can show just cause why this male cannot become a member of the ambush? Speak now or remain silent forever,” Midas said to the crowd.
When no one spoke for several moments, Midas smiled. “Let us welcome our new brother.” The ambush cheered and clapped, and Tera could tell from the look on Tahlon’s face that he was genuinely happy.
Midas motioned for her and Melo, and they joined Tahlon and Midas. Tahlon and Melo put their arms around her, sandwiching her between them as Midas raised his hands for quiet and then spoke, “It’s an occasion to celebrate when mates come together and when a new tiger joins the ambush. But today we celebrate a third occasion. Tera is pregnant with a cub, due in the spring. Lift your voices and join me in celebrating this wonderful blessing.”
The ambush cheered even louder and Tahlon and Melo both kissed her cheeks. When the people quieted, Midas dismissed everyone to the banquet.
Picnic tables had been set up nearby, along with tables filled with food. Melo and Tahlon led her to the head table and encouraged her to sit while they got food for her. While she waited, the ambush came up to congratulate her, the tigresses hugging and kissing her cheeks, and the males nodding at her with smiles and sweet sentiments. Mari sat down and hugged her. “I didn’t notice the cub collar until you were getting dressed, and I thought it was just a flush from the bath. How exciting for you! I can’t wait to have a cub of my own, too.”
Melo and Tahlon returned, placing two plates and drinks in front of her. Her eyes widened at the amount of food they’d picked for her, but her stomach grumbled in approval, and she had a feeling she was going to be eating every bit. They disappeared again to get their own plates, joining her a few minutes later. Midas sat on the other side of the table, along with Mari and Manny. Midas stood up and raised his glass for a toast.
“To new friends, new mates, and cubs…cheers!”
The ambush raised their glasses and toasted them.
After eating her fill of roasted pork, fried chicken, potato salad, and cornbread, she leaned against Melo’s shoulder with a contented sigh.
“Is our cub finally full?” he teased, kissing the top of her head.
“For now.”
“Is his mother happy?” Tahlon asked.
Tera turned her head to look at him. “Happier than she’s ever been in her life.”
“Good,” Tahlon nodded, smiling.
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Although the celebration was going to last into the night, Melo excused them from the remainder of the evening, escorting her home in his car.
They stood on the front porch, and Melo looked down at her. For a brief moment, time seemed to stand still, and then he lowered his head and kissed her. In one quick movement, he swept her up into his arms as Tahlon opened the front door, and Melo carried her over the threshold. Their mouths parted, and he nipped her bottom lip. “Welcome home, sweetheart.”
Melo carried her down the hallway towards the bedroom and put her down, kissing her once more before stepping away. Tahlon stepped in front of her, sealing his mouth over hers and kissing her dizzy. He lifted her into his arms and stepped through the unlocked bedroom door.
Tahlon broke the kiss with a groan and set her on her feet, turning her to face the bed. Electric candles flickered on every flat surface in the bedroom, filling the room with amber light. Vines made from ivy and orchids were draped around the room. Crystal vases filled with different kinds of orchids sat on the nightstands and dresser, filling the room with their sweet, sultry scent. She knew that they’d done this for her, and it was why she hadn’t been allowed into the room all day. It was such a sweet surprise.
“I love the room. It’s so beautiful,” she said.
Melo joined them, cupping her face and kissing her once.
“You are so beautiful, sweetheart.”
She blushed, and he brushed his thumbs over her heated cheeks. His fingers slid down her neck to the marks on either side, sending tingles racing down her spine. Trailing across her shoulders, his fingers stopped on the cuffs. “It’s good
luck to keep these on for the mating night.”
She glanced down at them. “I’m all for good luck.”
Chuckling, Melo looked over her head to Tahlon and grinned, “Our mate is beautiful in her mating gown, but I suspect she’s even lovelier out of it.”
Tahlon chuckled in her ear, a husky, erotic sound, as his fingers slid to the straps and pulled them down her arms. Her breasts popped free of the satin as he drew it down her arms, pushing the fabric past her hips until it pooled on the floor. His hands cupped her breasts, his fingers closing around her nipples with gentle pressure.
Melo went to his knees and undid her sandals, tossing them aside with the dress. He lifted one of her legs over his shoulder and leaned forward until she could feel the wash of his warm breath over her heated flesh. He inhaled deeply.
“You smell like flowers and woman, Tera.” His voice came out like a silken purr, and she shivered, her hips tilting in invitation.
One of his fingers traced the seam of her sex, and he remarked on how wet she was. Tahlon pressed his fingers together a little more, squeezing her nipples, and bit down gently on her earlobe. “I know you’re wet, kitta, your scent has been driving me wild all night.”
Melo began to ease his finger deeper into her slit, brushing back and forth with slow motions while Tahlon moved his talented mouth down her neck. Melo’s tongue flicked out and caught the tip of her clit, and she bucked her hips forward. As Melo spread her pussy open and circled her swollen clit with his tongue, she wanted to grab onto him, but Tahlon’s arms around her body effectively trapped her arms. She reached back and grabbed fistfuls of Tahlon’s pants legs, her head falling to the side as the twin sensations of their mouths on her body coursed through her. Two of Melo’s fingers began to work inside her. His lips closed around her clit, and he sucked and licked her hardened bud. Tahlon’s teeth bit down on her neck, and her skin prickled in awareness, her nails digging into his thighs through the fabric of his pants as arousal beat at her. Melo’s fingers moved faster inside her, his tongue deviling her clit. Her body flushed, and her heart pounded. Tahlon pinched her nipples tighter between his fingers and bit down on her pulse with a throaty growl as Melo rolled her clit into his mouth and grazed it with his teeth. Pleasure rolled over her like a hot wave, and she cried out, her body jerking between them.
Melo lifted her leg from his shoulder after placing a gentle kiss on her tender clit, and then he stood, shucking his pants and shoes and moving towards the bed. Tahlon carried her to the bed when her knees buckled from the pleasure, and set her on the bed next to Melo.
Melo drew her into his lap and kissed her, threading his hands through her hair and angling her head to deepen the kiss. The bed dipped as Tahlon joined them, his hands sliding up and down her back as he kissed across her shoulder. Her mind spun with pleasure, her body tingling with awareness.
Tahlon eased her off of Melo’s lap, and she felt the loss of the heat of his body immediately. He turned her on the bed until she was resting on her knees facing him, with her back to Melo.
“Spread your legs, love,” Tahlon said, steadying her. She eased her legs over Melo’s and looked over her shoulder at him. He was leaning back on one arm, leisurely stroking his cock that glistened with lubricant, the open tube on the bed next to him. She bit her lip as anticipation hummed in her veins.
Tahlon tipped her chin back until she was looking at him, his eyes dark blue and burning with desire. His lips pressed to her mouth, his tongue pushing past her parted lips and sliding against hers. One hand trailed down the center of her body in a slow caress while the other hand slid through her hair and cupped the back of her head. Tahlon’s fingers brushed against her clit at the same moment as Melo’s wet fingers circled her tightest place. She squirmed between them, as both of their fingers slid inside her. She squirmed between them. As Melo’s second finger stretched her, Tahlon’s two fingers rubbed against her inner walls and made her body quiver.
Melo spread his fingers inside her, twisting and scissoring them, adding a third. Tahlon latched his thumb onto her clit and pressed, his fingers rocking inside her as he held her captive with his hand on the back of her head.
Her body moved between them, sliding their fingers in and out of her body. She wrenched her mouth from Tahlon’s with a groan, gasping for air. “Oh, please, please,” she begged, her fingers digging into Tahlon’s shoulders.
“We’re right here, kitta,” Tahlon whispered, moving his fingers from her body. Melo’s fingers left her, and he sat up, placing one hand on her hip, guiding her onto his cock. She groaned, dropping her head to Tahlon’s shoulder, as Melo’s cock stretched her, pushing past that tight ring of muscles achingly slow. Inch by inch, her body lowered down onto his, until she could feel his legs against hers.
Melo kissed across her back, and then leaned on one arm, squeezing her hip with his free hand. Tahlon growled happily, leaning into her, easing her backwards onto Melo’s chest until she lay reclined against him, her body spread wide.
“My gorgeous little kitten,” Tahlon said with a low voice, kneeling between their spread legs and aligning his cock with her throbbing pussy. He cupped her face with his hand and held her gaze as he thrust his cock inside her. She cried out, her body stretched and filled, pleasure twisting inside her like something alive.
Tahlon gripped her hips with a rough snarl, pulling his cock from her as Melo lifted his hips, impaling himself further into her depths. Melo eased away from her as Tahlon surged forward, quickly setting a fast pace as they surged into her. Held captive between them, she reached one hand to Melo’s that was spread across her stomach, twining her fingers with his, and the other hand to Tahlon’s that rested on her hip.
Melo groaned through gritted teeth, “I’m fucking close, Tahl.”
“Not yet,” Tahlon said with a strained voice. He moved his free hand to the apex of her thighs, pressing his thumb against her tender clit. Her head kicked back as heat flowed through her with each pass of his thumb against her until her legs shook and her belly quivered with the coming pleasure.
It filled her with molten lava, coiling through her body with speed and force until stars exploded behind her eyes and her body locked down on the two cocks thrusting inside her.
Her cry of pleasure was so loud that her voice cracked and tears of pleasure slipped from her closed eyes. Tahlon roared as he came, his cock spasming inside her. Melo shouted her name, his body tensing and shuddering under her as the heat of his come filled her.
Tahlon slipped his arms around her as her body went limp, lifting her off Melo’s softening cock and laying her down on the bed next to him. Melo joined them on her other side, cuddling her close.
Melo sat up slightly and looked down at her. His eyes were filled with happiness and his mouth was curved into a sweet smile. “Ready for round two?”
She laughed, reaching for him and pulling him down for a kiss. They spent the span of their mating night tangled together, Melo and Tahlon taking her to heights of pleasure that she’d never known before, their passionate cries filling the room.
As dawn broke across the sky and she drifted off to sleep between her mates, she realized that she’d never really been happy, never really known what home meant, until she’d come home with Melo and Tahlon. They fit together like pieces of a puzzle, and all the pain and sorrow of their pasts held no more sway over them as they began their new lives together…the witch and her two tigers, and their baby on the way.
The End
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The Wolf's Mate Book 2: Linus & The Angel
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