Argus: Accepting the Challenge

by Jana Leigh; Kerri Good

  Skye just shook her head and looked back at the children who were being joined by parents. They shifted and ran with the small children, making sure that they were safe and supervised. She laughed when the cubs tried to take down a full grown tiger that was lying in the sun.

  She had stepped into another world she thought, and tried to wrap her mind around everything. In two days, her perceptions of the world had change and she was not quite sure what to do with it. In some ways, it would have been much easier to believe that these men and their friends were crazy. Now she had to try to accept what they told her. It was kinda cool actually, she thought. Shifting from one form to another.

  “We need to talk again.” She whispered.

  Jacob laughed and pulled her back inside. Argus shut the doors and she jumped a little at the click the door made. They said she was their mate, that they would turn her into a lioness. But she watched as the men stalked toward her, she forgot every question she had about this situation. They were so sexy and slick. She could imagine herself in between them, letting them love her and take care of her. It was what she had dreamed of, times two. She would be crazy to turn them down, not that she had a choice, her body was dictating what she was going to do. She guessed that if she did try and leave that they would follow her until she relented.

  “We can talk a little later; will you let us love you?” Jacob asked and she looked at them and smiled. Like she would say no to that question.

  Skye looked at them shyly and nodded. She wanted them to touch her. She had been feeling the sexual tension inside her building in expectation. She knew when they asked her to come home with them that this is what it would lead to. Her body had a mind of its own at this point.

  “But no biting. I don’t think I am ready for that.” She said quickly when the men smiled and walked to her. Both of them paused and looked at one another and grinned.

  “Can we compromise?” Argus asked.

  “What do you mean?” Skye said and looked at the grinning pair.

  “Well, we can claim you without changing you. It would tell other shifters that you were our mate and give you some protection. Also, it would create a link with us. Changing you would involve more and right now baby, I really just want to sink my cock onto the pretty little pussy.” Argus said.

  “But that would mean that I was committing to something right?” She said and chewed on her lip.

  “Yes, sweetheart, it would mean that you are ours and we are yours. We would take care of you for the rest of your life as you would us. We would be in a partnership. I know that you are human and don’t really understand all of this, but I promise you. If you allow us to claim you, you will never regret it.” Jacob said.

  Skye looked at them. She could not deny the pull she felt for them or the attraction that she had. In fact, she had never felt this way before about anyone. She wanted a family, she wanted to have a life with friends and laughter, and they were offering it to her. How could she say no? What if they changed their minds though? She wondered. It was as if Argus could read her mind.

  “Sweetheart, we will never change our minds. We will be committed to you for the rest of our lives and never want another. I promise you that.” He said and took her hand and pressed to his chest where his heart was. She felt the steady beat of his heart and then Jacob did the same thing with her other hand and she felt the connection between them already starting.

  “There are things about me that you need to know.” She whispered.

  Sky knew she was going to have to tell them about Bob, and what she was running from. She did not want them to get messed up in her past shit. She also wanted them to be aware that she wanted a job; she needed to feel like she was contributing. Looking around this house, she did not want them to think she was a gold digger.

  “Later, for now let us love you.” Argus said and drew her into his embrace. He bent his head and slowly touched her lips in a gentle kiss. It was the sweetest kiss she had ever received and from the most unlikely source. Skye would have thought that he was a demanding lover.

  “Wait, protection.” Skye said, she was not on birth control.

  “Shifters don’t carry disease, and we are not mated so we can’t get you pregnant. Yet.” Argus said and kissed her.

  Skye thought for a moment, she trusted them, didn’t she? Yes, she did, she wanted this, and so far, they had not lied to her.

  Jacob moved around behind her. She felt him pushing against her small frame. They were both huge to her. She felt his hands run down her back, and she shivered. Argus pulled back and smiled down at her. ‘You are such a small little thing.” He said.

  “And round.” She muttered and then jumped when she heard him growl.

  “Don’t ever say anything like that baby. You are perfect for us. We love a real woman like you, not some stick that we would be afraid to break in half when we both take her.” Argus said.

  Skye blushed and nodded. It was nice having someone say that to her even if she knew the truth. She suddenly became shy thinking that it was broad daylight and they would be able to see every roll and dimple on her. Shit, maybe she should put them off until tonight when she could turn off the lights.

  “Oh no you don’t baby. We are gonna love you now.” Jacob said and turned her until she was facing him. He bent down and gave her the second sweetest kiss that she had ever received. Skye felt a tear come to her eyes, they were so nice.

  He pulled back and then took her hand and led her to the enormous bed. The comforter was down and when he lifted her up and placed her on the bed she sank into the soft blanket and wanted to roll around on it and feel the plush fabric. But Argus and Jacob had other ideas. She looked up just in time to see that they were both disrobing quickly. She saw the heated gaze that the men exchanged and she lifted her eyebrows in a question.

  Jacob laughed and then stopped at the button of his jeans. “Sweetheart, when I said we were all mates, I meant we were all mates. I hope that does not bother you. Argus and I have waited to claim each other until you were here. If it bothers you tell us now.”

  Skye thought about it that and felt titillated, then grinned and said. ”Can I watch?”

  Argus laughed and then shook a finger at her. “I think our little mate has a dark side.”

  “Yeah, and we have cookies on the dark side too, so come and join me.” She said and opened her arms.

  Argus and Jacob laughed and then quickly disposed of the rest of their clothes. Damnit, she had been cheated all these years. When she saw the size of their cocks, she knew that Bob was a smaller man in more than one way. The asshole, telling her she was frigid when he was a pencil dick. Skye licked her lips at the thought of taking both of them. She thought of the book she had been reading, where two men had shared a woman, but she never thought she would have the chance at this. They were huge, how would they fit? She did not care; she wanted them to take her.

  Argus climbed on one side of her while Jacob on the other. “One of us is a little over dressed for this party don’t you think?” Jacob said and pulled her shirt up.

  Skye allowed them to undress her slowly, first the shirt. She grimaced when she thought of the standard white bra she had on. Skye did not have the money for pretty lacy things; they were probably used to women with sexy underwear. Shit, she thought of the cotton white underwear she was wearing and wanted to groan out loud.

  “Jacob, I think out little mate is a little self conscious.” Argus said and pulled at her bra until it snapped open and ripped.

  “Hey.” She said and sat up, it may be plain, but it was the only bra she had with her.

  “Don’t worry honey, we’ll replace them.” Jacob said kissing her ear and then used her position to open her jeans and pull them off at the same time as her granny panties, thank goodness. She flicked off her sandals and then she was naked in-between two beautifully sculpted males, the kind of guys that you would dream about but never have a chance with. And they were all hers.

  She
ran her hands down each of their chests, feeling the muscles and the smooth skin. They were both tanned and she laughed when she realized they did not have tan lines. “Nude sun bathing?” She whispered.

  Argus laughed and said. “No baby, when we shift we don’t have any clothes on, so we tend not to get tan lines.”

  She frowned a little. “Do you shift in front of people? Like other women?”

  Jacob turned her head and then leaned over and kissed her. “Yes, but we will only have eyes for you.”

  She smiled and then accepted his kiss; he explored her mouth until she was panting. He was a good kisser too, she was in heaven. Skye felt Argus palm her heavy breast and she arched into him. His hands were callused a little and the rough skin made her nipple perk up with the friction.

  Argus leaned in and took her nipple into his mouth and she cried out into Jacobs’s mouth giving him more room to deepen the kiss even further. The gentle kiss became more demanding and she felt his hand cup her other breast. Finally, she had to break away and take a deep breath. The sensations seemed to rob her of the ability to breath.

  Argus did not give her much of a chance though to catch her breath. He let her nipple got with a pop and then claimed her mouth. She expected this kiss from Argus this first time. It was like a brand; he pushed his way into her mouth and explored every inch of her mouth. It was amazing; she never had felt this way when she was with anyone before.

  “I need to taste that sweet cream.” Jacob murmured in her ear then kissed his way down her body. Argus held her firmly and continued playing with her breasts and kissing her, while Jacob got into position.

  She felt him pull her to the edge of the bed as he knelt on the floor for a better position. He flipped her legs over his shoulders and she wanted to giggle. The picture they must have made. But she did not have the chance. Jacob swiped at her wet pussy lips from front to back so quickly that she bucked a little. He held her waist with his hands and then began to eat at her like a starving man. He pushed his tongue through her folds and she felt the tip of his tongue graze her clit.

  Argus finally gave her mouth a reprieve and went to work on her breast again. He sucked and nipped at them in the same rhythm as Jacob. It was like they were in perfect harmony. She cried out as she felt the tingling of an orgasm building. She was not going to be able to hold off; it had been so long since she had felt this good. Jacob sucked her clit into his mouth, rolling it against the roof of his mouth and she screamed her release.

  Argus pulled her over the top of him quickly and scooted until they were in the middle of the bed. She felt the tremors from the orgasm still flooding though her when he helped her straddle him and then he entered her with one fast stroke. She cried out again because of the sensitiveness of her still pulsing pussy.

  “Shit, sorry baby, you feel so good I couldn’t wait. Your sweet cries were driving me over the edge.” Argus said into her throat.

  She chuckled and said. “Giddy up.”

  He put his hands on her waist and began slowly pumping in and out of her. She pushed herself up a little, and kissed his chest and then his nipples. She was not going to let him have all the fun, she thought. When she was done exploring, she pushed herself up a little more, and held her breast out to Argus who latched on to it.

  Jacob had gotten up and he pushed his friends legs further out and whispered in her ear. “Has anyone ever taken this ass?”

  “No,” she gasped.

  She felt him reach for something then felt something cold and wet on her crack. “I am gonna stretch you out and see if you can take me baby.”

  She nodded and let her head fall as Argus stopped and held her in place while Jacob ran a finger around the rim of her back entrance, and then slowly pushed one finger in it burned a little but the sting subsided when he brushed up against Argus’s cock. She groaned when she felt the fullness of having Argus in her pussy and a finger in her ass. It felt decadent and forbidden. It was wonderful.

  Argus pulled her down to kiss him and that made her ass open up fully for Jacob who wasted no time pushing another finger inside her. She moaned and wiggled as she felt the stretch.

  They spent what felt like hours preparing her and bringing her up to an orgasm just to stop and then let her settle down. Both of them whispered that they wanted to be in her when she came again. She shivered at the thought of them filling her with their seed.

  Finally, Jacob pushed her forward a little and Argus held her still while Jacob lined himself up to fill her backside. She took a deep breath when she felt the pressure against her little hole and then let it out slowly while he entered her. Argus praised her in a soft voice and told her to push back a little, to open herself up. She did as he asked and she felt Jacob slide inside her smoothly. She was stuffed full. There was no other way to explain it.

  Once she felt that he was fully seated inside her she cried out. “Someone move, please.”

  “With pleasure.” Argus said and then held her hips while he pulled out slowly running his cock against Jacobs and creating a friction that almost sent her through the roof.

  They established and rhythm. One pulling out while the other pushed in. She felt the tingling again in her toes and fingers when her orgasm started to build. “Oh shit.” She cried and the men began to move in earnest.

  They pumped in and out of her while she thrashed her head around trying to grasp the feelings she was having. It was overwhelming. Finally, Argus yelled to Jacob that he was ready and she felt someone touch her swollen clit and she screamed her release.

  Argus and Jacob each bent over on one side of her neck, and they bit down. She exploded into another orgasm and held on as she felt them both shoot their seed deep inside her.

  She collapsed down on Argus while Jacob fell to the side sliding out of her now sensitive ass. He rubbed her back as she tried to catch her breath. Argus pulled Jacob close and kissed him, Skye watched intently as the men dueled with their tongues. They pulled back and then first Argus sank is teeth into Jacob claiming him and then Jacob did the same. She felt the connection between them all snap into place and she smiled. Argus rolled a little so she was sandwiched in between the two of them.

  She felt safe and loved for the first time in her life. Skye sighed deeply and then let the heaviness of her limbs flow over the rest of her and pull her into a deep sleep.

  Chapter 10

  Quin and Jaden sat in the large room that they had been quietly staying in. Finally, Quin broke the silence.

  “The doctor said that I would be good to go, by the time the Challenge comes. He said that most of my injuries would be healed, but that they will be tender. I guess that is as good as it is gonna get. Michael has a much smaller wolf; I still don’t know what he was thinking.” Quin said.

  “It’s not the Challenge that is bothering me. It is what his plans are. He knows he can’t win, there has to be something behind this. I would hate to think that Braden is somehow pulling his leash, but Devon even thinks that Braden is involved. That means we have no clue what they are planning. Hell, they could try and kill you with poison during the Challenge, cheat. I don’t know. I am just worried; we are not getting the full picture here. Plus, we have three of the Chosen still out there. We need to get the New Council complete so we can stop worrying about at least one thing.” Jaden said and leaned back in the chair.

  “We have to start preparing Cami for the Challenge. She has never seen a fight like that. I am worried she will shift and attack.” Quin said grimly.

  Jaden laughed and said. “Yeah, I already thought of that. She will be pissed if he draws blood. I was going to talk to Jo and Tey about it. They will be able to help keep her under control. I would do it myself, but I think I will have a hard time too. Devon said he was going to stand next to me.”

  Quin nodded. There were things that needed to be said, but it was too soon to actually have that discussion without upsetting their mate. Cami would probably kill Michael before they had a chance to make it to
the Challenge.

  She had been on edge lately. The children had seemed hyper vigilant also. Quin had tried to step outside earlier in the day, a huge bubble had formed around him, and he had been unable to walk out the door. Cami had laughed at his predicament. Quin had to promise his daughter that he was only going out to the porch to sit down before she would let him go. She was turning out just like her mother, willful and protective.

  Thank the Gods they sent Lagon to them. He was sent to them for the children, not to be a nanny, but to protect and teach them as they grew into their powers. So far, Lagon had developed a good relationship with all the children, they responded to him and seemed to listen when he would explain to them what they could and could not do. Granted they were still babies, but they were far more intelligent than the average child was. His chest puffed up in pride.

  “When are your parents going to be here?” Jaden asked. Quin grimaced when he thought about that. His mother had freaked out when she heard about the explosion and then his father insisted on coming when the Challenge was made. It was going to be interesting.