Alpha Mate [Alpha Protectors 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour)

by Lyzie Carlisle

Suddenly he took a step closer to her. “Hey, I know you. You’re that kid who ruined my marriage and made my wife run off. What’s your name? Started with an E, I remember. Come here. Em something. She called you Emmy. I’ll be damned.”

  He grabbed her arm and hauled her around from behind the cashier’s desk and over to the group of men who were now all gawking at her with glittering curiosity in their eyes. She heard chairs scrape in the dining room and knew that Jase and Cole were on their way to rescue her. She heard more chairs scrape.

  Jase and Cole didn’t get to her fast enough though. The old man dragged her to the back door and outside to the yard. His rough fingers dug into her arm.

  “No!” She struggled to free herself from his bruising hold. She heard Jase and Cole running toward her.

  The full moon revealed the faces of the men. Their eyes reflected the light from the back door of the steakhouse. They looked very much like cats or dogs’ eyes reflecting the light like dull metal plates.

  “Let go of her,” Jase ordered.

  The horrible men began to change in appearance and looked contorted. Was she losing her mind? They grew in size and their clothing tore apart and fell away. They looked indescribably ugly with faces similar to wolves, but they were all naked without any fur. The horrid man holding her arm released her as he changed shape.

  Could this be real or was her mind playing a terrifying trick on her?

  “Get back inside,” Jase said.

  “Hurry,” Cole said.

  She ran to the back door to get out of their way, but turned to see what happened. She feared for her guys’ safety. They were out-numbered by those misshapen creatures.

  She watched, unable to move, as her guys changed shape as well. Mesmerized, she saw them quickly become huge beautiful cats. Jase shape-shifted to a sleek, black panther. Cole changed to a black jaguar. They were magnificent and frightening at the same time. She knew the ferocious fighting ability of cats, and it was the same only magnified for big cats. She stayed where she was on the back steps and watched the battle begin, unable to take her eyes away from Jase and Cole. She couldn’t have turned away if she’d wanted to, though the fighting was bloody and savage.

  The deep growls of the big cats tangled with the snarls of the gruesome, fur-less wolves. She watched as her guys chased off most of the men and attempted to capture the abusive man she had hidden from for so many years.

  He ran toward the street and she lost sight of all of them, including Jase and Cole. She heard the screech of a car’s tires and expected the worst. It couldn’t be Jase and Cole who were hurt. Dear God, no.

  She flew down the steps and raced toward the street to see if they were all right.

  When she reached the scene, people already gathered there to see what had happened. She found Jase and Cole in their human forms, naked, and bent over a twisted body in the street.

  Her enemy had been hit by a car. He looked dead. He wasn’t moving. Someone threw Jase and Cole the shirts off their backs. Must be someone who knew them. They tied the shirts around their waists. She walked slowly closer and heard Jase and Cole explain to the law officers how the man had run out into the street. They weren’t detained for more questioning and the man’s body was taken away in an ambulance.

  Jase and Cole headed to the back of the steakhouse to find their clothing and she walked between them.

  They put their arms around her.

  “You’re shaking, baby,” Jase said, his voice full of concern.

  “Everything is all right now,” Cole said, softly. “Don’t be afraid. We won’t let anyone hurt you.”

  “He won’t hurt you ever again, hon,” Jase said. “Go back inside and finish waiting on your customers. We’ll head home and change. Is it all right if we come see you when you get off?”

  “We can come by your house,” Cole suggested.

  “That would be great.” She looked at both of them. “I’m counting on it.”

  “Go on back inside and we’ll see you later.” Jase smiled at her and so did Cole.

  She started to go inside but stopped when she heard a horrific roar. She turned toward the sound to see a huge bear the size of a grizzly running toward them.

  “Get inside,” Cole shouted as he and Jase hit the ground running toward the grizzly. They shifted as they ran, and when they reached the bear they were in their complete cat forms.

  It didn’t help though. She watched, terrified for the two men she loved as the grizzly swatted them away as if they weighed nothing. They got to their feet and attacked the grizzly again. The monster stood over ten feet high and swiped at them with its long claws. She saw streaks of red appear on Jase and Cole. Even against their dark fur she could tell they were badly clawed and bleeding profusely.

  “No,” she screamed. She watched as her shape-shifters leaped onto the grizzly with strangleholds, sinking their long teeth into his neck. The grizzly shook them off, slashing their hides at the same time. They were thrown dozens of feet away. She screamed in terror for her guys’ safety.

  Again and again they attacked the bear. She could tell they were losing their energy from the loss of too much blood. She had to get help for them.

  She heard the sound of men running toward the fight. As she turned to see who it was. She recognized Trey and Derek, Austin and Rex, and Troy and Doug. There were others, too. She saw them shift to huge wolves, black panthers and jaguars as they ran. They attacked the huge bear. Jase and Cole dropped to the ground on their sides as their friends chased the bear off.

  Emily realized she loved Jase and Cole too much to not be a part of their lives forever. She couldn’t lose them. She loved them even though they were shape-shifters. That didn’t matter. It was her love for them that was most important. She ran to them. They were covered in blood and rested on the ground as still as death. “Jase! Cole! Look at me! Breathe!”

  The shifters who had come to their defense returned from chasing away the bear and the other members of its pack they had fought earlier. They shifted to their human forms as they drew closer.

  Jase and Cole were now guarded on the field by the naked shifters of Heat Springs, the alpha protectors they’d told her about, each one of them an amazing hunk. She recognized Trey and Derek although they had suffered some cuts and bruises. Austin and Rex also had cuts they’d received while defending her guys. None of them had gotten away without being bruised and bloodied.

  Kneeling close to Jase and Cole, she put a hand on each of them. “I love you two wonderful guys. I’ll always love you. Please, don’t ever leave me.”

  Their bodies began to turn and twist, fur disappearing, and right in front of her they shifted to their human forms. They gave each other that look and smiled at her.

  “They’ll be all right,” Trey said behind her.”

  She glanced behind her to see their familiar faces already looked better.

  “You can’t keep shifters down,” Austin said, standing beside Trey.

  “We all heal fast as lightning,” Derek said, from Trey‘s other side. “Don’t worry.”

  “They’ll be ready for the next dance,” Rex said, near Austin.

  She remembered that Jase and Cole had told her they healed fast.

  There were other shape-shifters crowding close, but she didn’t know them except for Troy and Doug. She hoped what the others had said was right because she couldn’t handle knowing her guys had been seriously injured by the man she’d been running from all these years.

  Jase and Cole both sat up.

  “Did you round ‘em up for us?” Jase asked.

  “Sorry, they got away,” Trey said. “But at least we saved your sorry hides.”

  “Thanks bro,” Jase said.

  “Give me a hand up,” Cole said to Derek. “We’ll see you guys later. We have other business to take care of tonight.”

  The men all laughed, and Emily knew they suspected what Jase and Cole had in mind with her for the late night hours. She knew what she would be
doing, and it wasn’t serving customers at Ben’s place. She’d be looking after her guys tonight.

  All of the men grabbed up their ripped clothing and made themselves decent enough to get home and change. She ran inside the steakhouse and told Ben she’d see him the next day for lunch. Then she walked with her guys to the parking area.

  “We came in Cole’s pickup tonight,” Jase explained.

  “We’ll take you wherever you want to go. Just give us the word,” Cole said.

  “I want to go where you two go. Do you remember me telling you how much I love you?”

  They glanced at each other.

  “Something like that.” Jase smiled soberly at her.

  “Just in case you didn’t hear me clearly, I said I’ll always love you.” She looked from Jase to Cole.

  “We love you, too, sweetheart.” Cole cupped the side of her face with his warm hand and rubbed his thumb over her cheek. We need to talk about what we’re going to do about that.”

  “Let’s go to my place,” Jase suggested.

  “Sounds like a plan,” Cole answered.

  “I could go for that.” Emily grinned at her guys.

  They helped her up into the truck and took off for Jase’s place.

  When they reached his home, they all headed for the shower. Jase and Cole wanted to clean up and Emily wanted to see the extent of their injuries.

  “Don’t worry, babe,” Jase said. “We heal fast.”

  “Yeah,” Cole agreed, “I doubt you’ll find any injuries on us. But you’re welcome to shower with us and search.” He grinned at her.

  “Good, I’m showering with you,” she said, in a no-nonsense voice. “I want to see for myself that you’ve healed already. I’ve never heard of anything like that before.”

  “That’s part of our heritage as shifters,” Jase explained.

  “Feel free to inspect all you want.” Cole smiled, his eyes twinkling as he teased her again.

  She hit him lightly on his hard abs. “It was terrifying to see you all fighting with that grizzly.” She frowned at them.

  They looked at each other. “Yeah, he was a beast,” Jase agreed.

  “I doubt he’ll be back,” Cole added.

  “I certainly hope he won’t.” She undressed when they reached the huge bathroom off of Jase’s bedroom. The tile floor felt good beneath her bare feet. She followed Jase and Cole as they led the way to the shower. Jase turned on the water, and the shower heads on opposite sides caressed them with gentle sprays of warm water.

  Emily searched over both of them for any open wounds. Finding none, and barely any red marks or bruises, she took a deep breath of relief.

  “Now it’s our turn to check you out.” Jase’s eyes glittered with heat. “I want to know if what you went through tonight has inhibited your sexual response to us in any way.”

  “Good point.” Cole smiled at her with a similar look of mischief and hunger.

  “Come here, babe.” Jase pulled her in front of him with her back to his abs and cupped her breasts. “I’ll check out her nipples and breasts if you’ll check out whatever you think needs attention.”

  “Right.” Cole grinned at her.

  She smiled back at them, already aroused and eager to take part in their fun.

  Jase’s callused fingers tweaked and squeezed her nipples and sent surging heat to her pussy. Cole held her steady with a hand cupping her waist and with his other hand he delved his fingers between her folds all the way to her opening.

  “Sweetheart, you don’t seem to have any lasting problems. Your juices are dripping over my fingers just fine.”

  She closed her eyes. “Oh!” Her hips bucked as he caressed sensitive places throughout her slit and slid one long finger into her opening, and deep into her passage.

  “Oh, God, I need more.” She panted with her body’s strong reaction to her guys’ caresses. She suffered sensation overload as Cole rubbed and circled her clit with his thumb.

  “Let’s take this to the bedroom,” Cole said.

  “Good idea,” Jase agreed.

  She would have been happy to stay right there.

  They both helped her out of the shower area. Jase turned off the water and they grabbed towels and returned to the bedroom.

  They positioned her in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror at the end of the big bed and proceeded to towel her off. Even that was stimulating as they gently brushed the soft towels over and under her breasts, butt cheeks and legs. Cole finally wiped the towel lightly between her thighs and over her pussy. She felt so swollen and needy.

  Jase turned her until she was facing the huge mirror. Cole put a pillow at her feet and knelt in front of her. She watched Cole as he looked up at her, and then he was pulling her hips toward his face. He nuzzled her folds and licked her as she watched him. Releasing one hip, he smoothed his hand between her thighs and she felt his fingers spreading her slick fluids along her slit. One long finger circled her opening and delved inside again a little way. It made her want to curl her hips toward him for more. He nibbled her folds and circled her clit with his hot tongue. His finger slid deep into her passage.

  Her neck arched back with the incredible sensations. “Oh, my.”

  “Look at me, babe.”

  She looked at Jase in the mirror, his heated gaze hot enough to burn her as he cupped her breasts and played with her nipples.

  She gasped as Cole touched an incredibly sensitive place on her clit. She felt Jase’s hard cock slide against her tight hole and the sensation made her buck again. A sharp moan escaped her at the exquisite need they created in her.

  “Look in the mirror, sweet. Watch as you come.” Cole covered her clit with his mouth and ravaged her, his finger moving inside her and finding all the right places. His powerful body was beautiful as she watched his broad shoulders and muscles move and flex, his tight butt and muscular thighs tighten as he knelt there. She looked at Jase in the mirror as he watched her, his big hands cupping her breasts and caressing her nipples, his hard cock between her butt cheeks, and his topaz eyes molten with his arousal. Her body tightened and she trembled. Her climax slammed into her. She writhed like a whip as Cole and Jase continued to tantalize her.

  Slowly the contractions eased to pulses until she felt like a limp wet rag leaning against Jase.

  She could easily tell that Jase and Cole had not found their releases yet. “What can I do for you two?”

  “I want you from behind, baby,” Jase said, his voice rasping.

  “Come kneel between my legs, sweetheart.” Cole stood, his cock high and stiffened with his need. He moved to sit on the side of the bed. After Jase followed her to the side of the bed, he helped her kneel on the bed between Cole’s legs. Cole held her as she found her balance between his muscular thighs. “Taste me, sweet.”

  She moved slowly so she could keep her balance on her knees on the cushy bed, and lowered her mouth over his cock. She grasped his cock and licked the slit on the head where his cum had formed a large bead. He groaned and stretched flat on his back on the bedding. She turned to view him in the mirror.

  “Raise your hips, baby,” Jase urged from behind her.

  She could see Jase in the mirror from her position between Cole’s thighs. When she raised her hips, she knew Jase could see everything between her butt cheeks. But at the moment it didn’t worry her. The picture they presented in the mirror aroused her even more. She wanted to taste Cole and feel his textures on her fingers and tongue. She gripped his cock at the base, the hair on his groin tickling her hand where it rested on his heated flesh. She cupped his swollen balls with her other hand, the texture of the sac soft and smooth beneath her fingertips. Taking the head of his cock between her lips, she licked him, and took him into her mouth, in and out, deeper each time. She looked in the mirror as he groaned deep in his chest, and saw his back arch off the bed, his cock in her mouth. Their reflection in the mirror was erotic and aroused her.

  Her body moved up and down with her
motions and suddenly she felt Jase part her folds and spread her fluids up and down her crack, even around her tight ring. It felt cool but also made her little muscles contract with want. She watched in the mirror to see what she couldn’t see without it, as he slid the smooth head of his cock along her slit and pushed it inside her dripping wet opening. Seeing him do that to her doubled the intensely hot ache she felt as his cock slid deep inside her passage, filling her. She swirled her tongue over the length of Cole’s cock, took him into her mouth deeper, and heard him groan with pleasure. She smoothed her fingers behind his sac and caressed the flesh there.

  “God almighty, Emily, you’re killing me.” Cole growled. “Let go before I come in your mouth.”

  She gave him another lick with her tongue and slid slowly back, finally releasing his cock as Jase started pushing his huge cock in and out of her passage. Her breath came faster as, determined to finish Cole, she grabbed hold of his cock with one hand and moved it up and down the length of him. She braced herself with her other hand on his abs. He held her shoulders and gave her support, and as Jase pumped into her, his cock spurting over and over in her passage, Cole’s cock erupted in her hand. His hot fluid covered them both. She didn’t care as she watched him climax, his pleasure obvious and so sexy. What she could do to them renewed her sense of power and gave her pleasure as well.

  She looked at the mirror and watched as Jase circled her tight hole, his cock still deep inside her. Cole touched her face, caught her gaze with his, and circled her clit with his thumb. Her pussy swelled more, aching with heat and need. She felt like she was going to turn inside out. But she held Cole’s burning gaze until her climax took her, her neck bowed, and she closed her eyes in unbelievable ecstasy. Sharp little moans escaped her as she soared.

  Jase growled softly behind her. “I love the way that feels, babe. You’re milking me inside your hot velvet.” He continued pleasuring her with his fingers circling her puckered ring.

  She moaned as more contractions titillated her swollen pussy. She had no strength left and let Jase hold her up until he pulled out of her. She lowered her body to rest on Cole’s torso, and felt his lips on her forehead as he kissed and caressed her. Jase leaned over her back and kissed her shoulders and the side of her neck beneath her ear.