Shelly's Forbidden Mates [Beckett's Wolf Pack, Triad Mates 6] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More)

by Lynette Bernard

  You are exactly what Eli and Max need and deserve, Shelly, Mother Fate told her gently. They need love, understanding, gentleness, and acceptance. You will provide all of those things for them. You will also be the mother of their children. They want a family with you, Shelly. They want a home that is filled with laughter and love. They are kind and caring men. They will love you always. They will love the children that you will create with them and the loving home that you will all build together.

  “I want that, Mother Fate,” Shelly whispered. “I want that with Max and Eli.”

  And you will have that, daughter. You must have faith. You must not give up. You must not allow others to ruin what the three of you have together. Others will try, but you need to garner strength from your mates and know that what you have is true and deep. To allow others to destroy your mating would cause unimaginable pain and suffering for the three of you. You are strong together. Apart, you will be unsure and vulnerable.

  Shelly knew a moment of worry because of Mother Fate’s words. She understood that the kind deity was warning her of a struggle that would be coming their way. She knew that the only way to get through it was to stick by her wolves and trust in the love that they would build together in order to forge through any obstacles or sadness. It was what she wanted, what she needed, and what she was determined to have with her men.

  Go to them, my child. They worry when you are not with them. Assure them that you are theirs and that you want a life with them.

  Shelly smiled as she walked out of the bedroom that Queen Clarice had given to her and Synthia when they had been children. She walked with determination toward the alpha suite and knew that it was going to be the place where she would love her men and create that life of family and love that all three of them wanted.

  Walking into the master bedroom, she smiled at the sight before her. Both Max and Eli were sitting on the mattress at the foot of the bed. They must have been waiting for her to return. The instant smiles that came to their faces when she entered gave her heart a jolt of happiness.

  “I see you’ve both gotten dressed,” she said as she walked toward them and sat between them, taking their hands and resting them on their powerfully muscled thighs that were now covered with the black sweatpants that they were wearing. “Too bad. I kind of like seeing your sexy bodies. At least I can still see your gorgeous chests. Very strong. Very sexy. Very touchable.”

  Both men couldn’t help the laughter that burst from them. It felt good to be so at ease and so happy. Shelly did that for them. It was the best. Being with her had given them so much joy already.

  “You’re going to have to keep your hands to yourself, Shelly,” Max warned her, doing his best to keep firm in his decision. He and Eli had to be honorable men.

  “No.”

  “Honey, you have to,” Eli said gently. “You have no idea how difficult it is for Max and me to keep our wolves under control. They want to claim you just as badly as we do.”

  “They do?” Shelly whispered.

  “Baby, you have no idea,” Max said, shaking his head and closing his eyes as he forced himself to take a calming breath. Opening his eyes, he looked down at her and smiled, his hazel eyes twinkling softly as he gazed upon her sweet beauty. “Get into bed. Eli and I will see you in the morning.”

  Both men moved to stand up, but Shelly was having none of it. She gripped their hands tighter and tugged at them until they faced her as they stood before the foot of the bed.

  “Listen to me,” Shelly began calmly. “You’re my men, right?”

  Both men nodded.

  “You’re my wolves?”

  Both men smiled and nodded.

  “You’re my mates.”

  “Yes,” Eli whispered.

  “Always,” Max added quietly.

  “Okay. Then here’s how this is going to go,” Shelly told them, standing as she released their hands and walked around Eli to go to the side of the huge bed. She turned back the bedding and climbed up to settle herself in the middle of the bed. “I understand that you’re both trying to be careful not to compromise our mating by doing anything sexual with me until I turn twenty-one, and I appreciate that, but there’s something much more important that we have to deal with right now.”

  “What, sweetheart?” Eli asked, walking to the side of the bed and looking down at Shelly in concern.

  “Did something happen, baby?” Max asked as he walked to the other side of the bed and sat down beside Shelly’s left side.

  “Yes. Mother Fate told me that we have to be together to prevent others from pulling us apart,” Shelly said quietly. “I don’t want to be taken from you. I care about you. I think by the time my birthday rolls around, I’m going to be pretty deeply in love with both of you.”

  “You think so?” Eli asked, smiling as he sat down on the bed close enough to Shelly’s right hip to reach out and touch it gently.

  “Yes. And I don’t want us to be apart. I know we have stuff we have to do during the day, but our nights are ours to spend together so that we can get to know each other. We need to be together from the time our work day ends until we have to wake up and do our jobs all over again. Mother Fate said there will be others who will try to keep us from being together. We can’t allow that to happen—at least, I hope you’ll help me so that we don’t allow that to happen.”

  The sudden growling in the room made Shelly jump in surprise before she smiled at the men who sat on either side of her. She could see their wolves pushing forward as their eyes glowed golden, attesting to the fact that both men were fighting to remain in control. She reached up and cupped their cheeks gently, caressing them slowly and smiling when both men leaned into her touch and kissed her palms lightly.

  “I need you to get into bed with me,” she continued. “I’m fully clothed. You’re as clothed as I want you to be. I want to be able to feel the heat of your bodies as you hold me. We can make sure that my purity remains intact until my twenty-first birthday, and we’ll all be satisfied with lying in each other’s arms. What do you think? Will you please hold me and sleep with me?”

  Eli looked at Max and saw his triad partner fighting his wolf just as much as he was. There really was no other option but to sleep with their mate. If someone was threatening the occurrence of their mating, they were going to face it together.

  “I’m not leaving her,” Max said firmly.

  “Me neither,” Eli agreed.

  The two men nodded at each other and carefully moved to settle comfortably beside Shelly. Eli lay to her right and Max lay to her left. The moment both men were settled and pressed close against their woman, everything felt right. Max reached down and gathered the sheets and comforters from the foot of the bed to pull them up and over the three of them while Eli turned off the lamp on the bedside table next to him.

  Lying back down, he settled close to Shelly and sighed with contentment as she turned to kiss each of them in a slow, caring claiming before settling back and pulling them closer. Both men wrapped their arms around her, settling them on her hips and torso. The feeling of rightness was incredible.

  “This is the way it’s supposed to be,” Shelly whispered in the dark. “Please stay with me.”

  “Always,” Eli said without hesitation.

  “Forever,” Max promised.

  Chapter 10

  Shelly opened her eyes and tried to remember where she was. She felt movement on either side of her and tensed for a moment before the memories of the night before came back to her.

  Max and Eli. They hadn’t left her. They had kept their promises. She was thankful that she had found such good men that she could trust with her life.

  Poppa, Daddy, I’ve found my two wolves, she whispered in her mind. I’m so happy.

  She felt so incredibly content. Both men’s body heat made her feel cozy and warm. They held her just firmly enough to let her know that they wanted her, but not so tightly that she felt overwhelmed. She loved feeling their strong bo
dies next to hers. She also loved smelling their scents. They held a unique blend of sweetness and sexiness. The maleness of their scent was enough to drive her crazy with desire. She was feeling the strength of her wolf pushing her to complete the mating. She knew that she had to keep both her wolf and herself under control. It wouldn’t be fair to tempt these honorable men with the way she wanted to touch and love them.

  Mates, her wolf declared, growling softly.

  Yes, mates, Shelly agreed. We need to be careful so that our mating will not be challenged.

  Mates, her wolf insisted once again.

  Shelly did her best to calm her wolf. She could feel the way she was moving restlessly within her. As much as she tried to control the needs of her wolf, she couldn’t help but understand that the desperate need her wolf had to claim her mates was equally as strong within her human side. There was an urgency she was feeling, an almost fear that she was experiencing, that her men would be taken from her.

  A myriad of thoughts filled her as she rested between her men. She thought about how wonderful getting to know them was going to be. She thought about how much fun it was going to be to tease them. She also couldn’t help but think about how wonderful it was going to be to have that beautiful family that she had seen in the vision that they had shared. These were good, loving, and kind men. She was thankful for them.

  “You’re welcome, honey,” Eli whispered, smiling softly as he nuzzled against the side of her face and kissed her temple lightly.

  “I didn’t say anything,” Shelly protested quietly.

  “Yeah, you did,” Eli said, a soft chuckle escaping him. “I hope you realize that Max and I already feel the same way about you, honey.”

  Shelly looked at Eli and saw the honesty in his brown eyes. Turning to face Max, she saw the gentle caring in his hazel eyes and just about melted with relief. These men, her men, were more than she could have ever hoped for as her mates.

  “My wolf is pushing me to claim you,” she said softly. “I don’t think I’ll be able to stop her from doing exactly that. I’m sorry.”

  Max smiled down at her before looking up and facing his triad partner. Eli’s eyes were completely golden. Max knew that his eyes had to be exactly the same. He felt his wolf sitting up and listening intently. Thankfully, his wolf was completely under control. He knew that claiming Shelly was something that they had to be careful about doing before it was legally acceptable within pack law.

  “Don’t think you’re alone in that, honey,” Eli said, speaking for the both of them. “Our wolves are being very patient. We want to claim you just as much, but we can’t until you’re of age. No one is ever going to be able to challenge our mating or take you away from us.”

  He eased over Shelly so that she was safely tucked beneath his chest. Rubbing his face against hers, he growled softly as both he and his wolf felt great satisfaction in covering her in their scent. He eased back just slightly so he could kiss her lips slowly, humming with pleasure as Shelly immediately responded. When they had to break apart to take a breath, Eli couldn’t help but smile at the sweet giggle that escaped their woman.

  “Enjoying yourself, honey?” he asked her, loving the sparkle of happiness that shone brightly in her beautiful blue eyes as she looked up at him.

  “You’re a really good kisser, Eli Granger,” she whispered, touching her lips lightly with the tips of her fingers. “You make my lips tingle.”

  “Honey, you have no idea what you do to me,” Eli said honestly.

  “Is it a good thing?” Shelly asked, laughing at the immediate growl that escaped Eli.

  “It’s a very good thing,” Eli answered without hesitation, moving to lie beside her and kissing her shoulder lightly.

  Shelly turned and faced Max, loving the soft smile on his face as he looked at her. She moved slowly, climbing over him and blanketing him with her body. She lowered her head slowly and took his lips in a gentle kiss that showed her feelings, but also spoke of her inexperience. She hoped he liked the way she kissed.

  Max wrapped his arms around Shelly and held her tightly against his body, allowing her to be in control for the moment. He was completely enjoying her sweet kiss. He was touched by her need to show him how much she wanted a connection with him and Eli. It was more than a blessing. It was a miracle. How could this wonderful, kind, and caring woman want him and Eli—two men with a brutal past?

  “Max,” Shelly whispered, calling his attention to her once again.

  “What, baby?”

  “Who you are is not determined by how you’ve been forced to live,” she said gently. “Remember, I’m an omega. I’m also the woman who knows your heart. I feel the goodness in you and Eli. I feel your gentleness and your honesty. I know that there aren’t any other men that I want to spend my life with.”

  Max remained silent. How could he speak? How could he challenge the goodness and understanding of this woman? He couldn’t. He truly hoped that what she saw in him and Eli was their true natures.

  “You and Eli are wonderful, kind men,” Shelly continued. “I wouldn’t want any other men to be my mates or the fathers of Allie, Matt, and the baby that will be growing inside of me. Maybe we’ll even have more.”

  “Shelly, you’re going to look beautiful carrying our cubs,” Max whispered, reaching up to take her face between his hands and draw her down to meet his lips. The way she rested against him so trustingly gave him all that he needed to know about her true feelings for him and Eli.

  He turned them both so that Shelly lay between him and his triad partner then eased back and smiled down at her. The way she looked up at him before turning to look at Eli and giving him such a sweet smile, tugged at his heart.

  Thank you for this gentle woman, Mother Fate, he whispered in his mind, hoping that he was heard. Please help me and Eli give her the life that she deserves. Please don’t let us bring her down to our level. We’ve done so many bad things in our lives.

  You are worthy mates, Mother Fate told both Max and Eli. Never think that you are otherwise. Shelly’s life will be filled with love and happiness because of both of you.

  Eli reached out and gripped Max’s shoulder. He had heard the voice of Mother Fate as clear as could be. “Max,” he whispered.

  “I know.”

  “What?” Shelly asked, concerned.

  “Mother Fate just spoke to us,” Max explained.

  “She did? Well, of course She did. She talks to me all the time. It makes sense that She would talk to you both, too.”

  Max shook his head in disbelief. How Shelly could have such faith in them really astounded him.

  “You’re one hell of a woman, Shelly Brooks-Lancaster,” Max said quietly.

  He leaned on his forearm to look down at their sweet mate and saw the shy blush that covered her cheeks. He had never seen anything more beautiful or felt so much at peace in his life. Shelly did that for him.

  “It’s a beautiful morning, Shelly,” Eli whispered, leaning forward and kissing her lips lightly. “Do you have any pain from any of your injuries, honey?”

  Shelly touched her lips with the tips of her fingers, loving the feeling of tenderness that Eli had placed there. Looking up at Eli’s soft, brown eyes, she saw the concern he had for her and melted at the emotions it stirred within her.

  “I can feel how you care about me,” Shelly whispered, amazed by the intensity of Eli’s caring.

  She turned to face Max and saw the emotions he was experiencing reflected in his beautiful hazel eyes. Before she could say another word, Max leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss, licking at her lower lip and biting on it gently before sucking it into his mouth and growling softly. When he finally released it and kissed her lips once more, Shelly couldn’t help the soft laughter that escaped her.

  “You’re a biter, huh?” she teased him.

  “Never was before,” Max admitted. “With you, I can’t seem to help myself.”

  Shelly smiled as she reached up and slid her fing
ers through Max’s short black hair, loving the thick silkiness of it. She gripped it tightly and tugged him closer to kiss him, placing a gentle bite to his lower lip and laughing at the deep growl that left him at her boldness.

  She felt Eli kissing her shoulder and reached her free hand around his back to hold him closer. She ended her kiss with Max and turned to kiss the underside of Eli’s chin before biting down on it lightly. She heard his gasp and knew that she had been successful in getting his attention.

  “Honey, if you don’t stop, you’ll be getting more than my attention,” Eli warned her, easing back and looking down at her. His eyes were completely golden, attesting to the fact that his wolf was fighting to be released. “My wolf wants to claim you right now.”

  The growls that were escaping Max drew her attention. She saw that his eyes were also golden and his canines had dropped. It was the sexiest damned thing she had ever seen. Before she could stop herself or think things through, her own wolf pushed free. Her canines dropped, and she bit into Max’s chest directly over his heart. His warm blood filled her mouth with the taste of incredible sweetness. She heard Max’s howl at her claiming and felt his body convulse above her.

  “Sweet hell,” Max whispered. His body shook with pleasure as his cock erupted and he spilled his seed within the sweatpants that he wore. He wrapped his arms around Shelly and held her tightly against his chest as she drew in his blood. He growled softly as she released her hold on him and licked the bite clean.

  Turning, Shelly held Eli tightly and pressed against his chest to claim him. Her wolf wanted both men connected to her. Shelly agreed. She wanted them as her mates just as much as her wolf did. Her canines sank through muscle as she bit into Eli’s chest and claimed him as hers. His blood filled her mouth, the flavor of it just as addicting as Max’s. She felt Eli’s warm breath as he breathed through the claiming and lost control of his body. The room was filled with the scent of his spilled seed and combined with the scent of Max’s release. Shelly was immediately wet with need. She wanted her men to claim her properly.