Cade (Alexander Shifter Brothers Book 2)

by Selina Coffey

  “So, that’s the story of that, little sister. The police will be contacting our local officers; we’ve rented a truck and a trailer for the motorcycles we’re picking up tomorrow to take us home, and then we can spend the rest of this vacation wherever we want to. Where would you like to go?” Felix moved as he spoke, moving so her head was in his lap.

  “I don’t know.” Mari sighed as she looked up into Felix’s enticing eyes. “Right here’s not bad.” She wanted to kiss him but didn’t want to move. It was so peaceful where she was.

  Felix obliged her and moved once more, bringing his lips to hers in a tantalizing way that had her pushing up to shorten the distance. Felix growled that low rumbling sound that thrilled her so much and buried his hands in her hair, holding her to his mouth as his tongue entered her mouth, exploring the dark wine-flavored regions.

  Mari heard Gage moan as Felix kissed her deeply, obviously enjoying watching them. Mari liked the idea that Gage might like to watch, so she provoked him, moving her hand underneath Felix’s black t-shirt to touch his warm flesh. Mari felt Gage shiver under her leg and knew she was right. Gage liked to watch.

  Mari pulled herself up then, straddling Felix as he sat up completely, pulling her to him while pulling her own shirt off of her at the same time. A quick glance back revealed an enthralled Gage so Mari kept up her game. She ground down on Felix, hearing him moan in response as Gage did. Felix cupped her breasts through her shirt, pulling the lace down to reveal her dark rose-tipped breasts to him. He took the globes in his hands sucking at one, then the other until her head fell back in surrender.

  Mari’s breath sucked in as she opened her eyes and saw that Gage had moved closer, on his hands and knees as he watched them, his lips almost touching her brow. Mari held her hand out, wanting him to join them, to feel him and touch him. His lips took over hers as Felix sucked at her nipples, his hand sliding down to cup her mound in his palm.

  Her moist heat tempted him and his two middle fingers slid into her depths, stroking her until she cried out. Felix stirred her passion with his fingers, his palm pushing into her clit, as his mouth explored her breasts. She leaned back into Gage, his arms supporting her now, as Felix thrust his fingers into her, mimicking the sex act she wanted him to do.

  Mari’s lips broke away from Gage as she cried out her pleasure, the feeling too strong to bottle up. Felix moved, placing Mari in a position to enter her before he removed his clothes. Mari’s thighs came up as Felix came back to her, pulling him into her body as Gage moved over her, his lips brushing her breasts before moving down, his tongue finding her clit just as Felix moved into her.

  Gage’s probing hands pulled at Mari’s flesh, pulling her clit up to his tongue. His flicking flesh almost skidded away as her lips wrapped around his own hard flesh, the sensitive head of his cock plunging deep into her throat as she sucked at him. Mari stilled, letting Gage fuck into her throat as Felix pushed into her below, his body fitting perfectly between her thighs.

  The only person able to make a sound was Felix and his cries of pleasure and delight urged the other two on as he watched them. Felix moved into Mari, watching as Gage’s hips plunged down and down, always into Mari’s mouth, filling her at both ends. Felix tried to hold back his pleasure as he watched them but the pleasure was driving up his balls, into his cock and he simply couldn’t stop it.

  Mari felt the first pulse of Felix’s hot cream and her body arched into him, wanting every drop he had to give her. She pushed back into him, wanting to prolong his pleasure but he moved away, pulling Gage with him to take his place. Gage groaned as he once more slipped inside of Mari. His home, his favorite place in the world.

  Felix sat back and watched as the pair consumed each other, Gage embracing her, pulling her to him as Mari did the same. They created a tangled web of limbs that Felix could barely decipher as they moved together, their bodies joined not just in pleasure but somehow in a spiritual way. Felix had felt the pleasure of being inside Mari, had felt things he’d never felt before, but he knew this was not his final resting place. The thought made him sad but he’d be honest with the pair. They were meant for each other, but he wasn’t going far, not now. He had far more to explore with his two best friends than a one night stand. Far more.

  As Gage found his release Mari joined him, a moment of passion that took her breath away. She felt something deep inside click and she knew, she knew that Gage was it for her for the rest of her life. They were one now. The moment was marred with sadness as she caught her breath and looked over at Felix.

  “You’re mated now, my love, my little sister. But we can still play and I will always be there for you. Just because we are not mated as well does not mean I can’t be your lover as well. It’s something about us bears, we mate for life but we don’t have to be monogamous. We can be quite shocking when we’re together in fact. Quite shocking.” Felix told Mari with a grin that she knew held promises he’d keep.

  Gage pulled her over him on their pallet and put her between him and Felix once more, more than willing to share the woman he’d now claimed as his own. An odd thought, he observed, but still, she was his but he would not stop her mating with anyone she desired. And tonight that included Felix.

  They all settled for the moment, a long day that started off with fear and shock ending in peace and bliss. Felix turned to Mari and she turned to Gage, a blanket appeared, and soon they were all asleep, content that life was as it should be.

  But it wasn’t.

  At 3 am Mari awoke to the sound of metal tinkling against glass. Confused by the sound she stood up, pulling another blanket around her as she went, deciding that she’d go to the bathroom during her search for the odd noise. It was a strange place for her, the cabin, so the noise might be normal, she didn’t know. It wasn’t anything to wake the men over, she knew that much.

  Walking over to the kitchen she saw nothing that could be making the sound and followed her ears, listening for the sound. It seemed to be coming from the bathroom. Good, she was heading in that direction anyway, she thought to herself.

  Mari went into the bathroom and suddenly the darkness became deeper and filled with pain that exploded in her head. As she fell to the floor Mari knew something had hit her but had no time for any other thought before she lost consciousness.

  Mari awoke with a moan, her hand moving to her head. Or it tried to. Something was holding her arms down. Mari struggled until she realized she couldn’t move at all and her eyes seemed to be covered with something. What terrified her the most, however, was the cold water she seemed to be floating in. She must be in the bathtub. As she finally came to her senses Mari also noticed a thin reedy voice, singing a bizarre song about loving the dead and dancing with corpses. A band across her mouth wasn’t enough to keep her from screaming in total fear and horror as she filled her lungs and yelled as loud as she could.

  In an instant Mari heard twin roars coming from somewhere in the house and storming feet. The bathroom door caved in, or so she suspected, and Felix and Gage were there, the sound of a body thumping against a wall with a screech telling her the captor was in hand. A ferocious growl broke out from one of the men and the man screamed, a sound filled with pain as his skin sliced open on sharp claws.

  Then Mari heard Gage’s voice. He spoke quietly, the promise of death in his tone.

  “Why are you here?” He asked.

  “The woman, I’ve come for the woman. She expressed her love to me in the gas station with her touch but you two have made her unclean. I had to make her clean once more. She is mine; you must let me have her.” The thin voice of a man came to Mari’s ears.

  “Tell me why I shouldn’t let her mate kill you?” Felix threatened.

  “Because she is mine! We are to dance in the fairy circle at dawn and gather wildflowers by the light of the moon.” The man’s quavering voice was shaking with doubt, but not fear.

  “Gage, don’t let him up but don’t kill him. This man is obviously off his rocker
. I’ll call the police.” Felix strode back into the living room, putting his phone on the speaker function as he pulled Mari from the water and wrapped her in a towel. He spoke into the phone, telling the police the address as he carried Mari into a bedroom, making sure she was alright before he went back into the bathroom, carrying the rope he’d removed from Mari.

  “Right, I’ll tie him up then you shift Gage. The police will just take his tale of bears as more of his lunacy. Come on then buddy, let me tie him up.” Felix tried to shift Gage but he refused to budge.

  Gage’s right front paw was on the man’s throat and for a moment Felix thought Gage was going to kill the man. He could see it in Gage’s eyes, the desire to kill, to protect his mate. Then it was gone and the man fell limply into Felix’s arms.

  Later that evening, in a hotel far away, the men bathed Mari in a whirlpool tub filled with bubbles as the detective on Gage’s phone relayed the information he had to them.

  “His name’s Lonny Evans. He’s got a record for petty stuff but nothing more. He’s been unbalanced for a while now. This will get him locked up for a while and we’ll keep you informed. Mari will get her phone back when we’re done with it. We won’t let the pictures leak, by the way. Or the video.” The detective sounded a bit embarrassed so they all let that pass.

  “Thanks detective, we appreciate it. Keep in touch.” Gage turned the phone off, not an easy accomplishment with a soapy bubble covered hand.

  “Hopefully that’s that then. We can get back to what’s really important now. Which one of you is going to get inside of me first tonight? Because I need you both and Felix promised me something I’d dearly love to try.” Mari said with an inviting smile that had both men throbbing instantly.

  “Oh, little sister, you are a bad one.” Felix growled at her as he joined her in the tub, his robe falling away.

  “I think I have an idea about that promise. And I call bottom for that if we’re doing that in this tub. I can get a good grip with my feet as Felix takes you from the front, Mari. Oh my, you are going to be a puddle soon aren’t you my love?” Gage asked as Mari moved to him.

  Mari couldn’t help but smile a grin of satisfaction. Their journey had been bumpy, filled with more than one shock, and had been a trial over the last 24 hours but the ending was their new beginning. Felix would eventually go his own way, Mari was sure of that, but she had him for now. It would hurt when he left but she knew he’d be going on to bigger and better things. He deserved everything a woman had to give him, after all.

  And Gage would love her, would fill that gap. Gage who whispered in her ear now of how he’d always loved her but thought she’d never want him. Gage who now promised his devotion, his entire being to her. Mari slipped into his arms, longing to feel him joining her as Felix did the same, and knew that this really was only the beginning. The beginning of something out of this world that would change them all forever. That would make them far more than friends, it would make them partners in every sense of the word.

  The End

  Dragon Shifter Romance Collection

  Part I

  House Mates

  Menage Paranormal Romance

  Chapter One

  Ron knew he had to find somewhere to live but by the time he arrived in Alaine he was exhausted and he did not have the energy to go looking around for something he could afford. He couldn’t really afford a hotel either though, but he knew he didn’t have much of a choice if he wanted to stay here. He had heard good things about the town, and most importantly there had been a few job openings in the paper. Having to move around a lot, his resume was pathetic and he always had to start at the bottom, but he didn’t mind too much. Maybe Alaine was the town he would finally settle down in permanently.

  Looking around as he stood in the town square, he sighed at the knowledge that he didn’t have a choice but to find somewhere to rent because he really couldn’t afford a hotel room for even a night as long as he didn’t have a job. That knowledge alone spurred him on as he started to walk in the hope of seeing a sign that indicated something for rent, but he wasn’t having much luck as the only places he saw were out of his price range. He knew he should have called around for a place to live before coming, but he had panicked when his girlfriend had found out about him and he had packed up his belongings and left town.

  Just as he was about to give up and go find a cheap motel, he saw a small sign in a window of what looked like a normal home. It said there was a room for rent, but based on the size of the home he had no idea what they would ask for it. He doubted he could afford it but he knew he had to ask and he walked up to the front door, ringing the bell, before he could change his mind. As soon as the door opened and an incredibly good looking man stood in front of him, he felt his heart drop into his stomach. He had mostly dated women but he wasn’t blind that this man was beautiful. Tall and muscular, hair down to his shoulders and a genuinely nice smile. He immediately noticed the hazel eyes and slightly red lips and instantly forgot why he was there.

  “Can I help you?” the man finally asked.

  “Sorry, yes. I saw you had a sign that you are renting out a room?”

  “We are. My girlfriend and I have been living in this big house by ourselves and could use the extra income as well as the company. Do you want to see the room?”

  “How much is it a month? I’m on a bit of a budget and don’t want to waste your time.”

  “A hundred a month. You’ll have a private bathroom, but we share the kitchen and living areas. Would you like to see it?”

  “Absolutely,” Ron said, knowing he would accept it even if it was the size of a shoebox. A hundred a month was a third of what he had been paying on rent for several years and he would soon have enough saved that he could take the time to look for a halfway decent home. “I’m sorry, my name is Ron.”

  “Oh how rude of me. David. This is Julie. Our room will be on the opposite end of that hall, this one would be yours. You are welcome to have guests but discuss it first if at all possible.”

  “I doubt I will have any but thank you. This room is nice,” Ron said as he looked around his room. It wasn’t huge by any means but it was large enough that it had a queen sized bed, dresser and night stands. There was a built in closet and as he looked through the bathroom door he noticed a simple bathroom with shower, toilet and sink. “This is perfect. When would I be able to start renting?”

  “Whenever you’d like. Since it’s almost the first of the month we won’t charge you for the next week if you move in now and just start on the next month, if that works for you?”

  “Thank you, that would be amazing. I left my luggage in a locker at the bus station so I just need to go get it.”

  “A locker? That’s not a lot of belongings.”

  “I’ve moved a lot over the years and just kept downsizing. If you don’t mind I’ll be back in about thirty minutes?”

  “I’ll come with you and help you get your things, and we can have a key made for you,” David said, giving Ron a concerned look.

  Ron didn’t know that David was worried about his few belongings and how easily he had accepted the room without seeing the rest of the house. He looked like he hadn’t slept in days and didn’t stay anywhere long. It sounded too familiar for his liking and a glance at Julie indicated she had thought the same thing. Ron clearly needed some people in his life as well as a place to sleep and David almost felt bad charging him rent.

  “Sounds good. Thank you so much,” Ron said, smiling for the first time. “I’ll need to get some groceries while I’m out.”

  “Oh no, that’s included,” Julie said quickly, seeing an opening. “I love to cook and since I’m doing it anyway might as well cook for three. Anything you want outside of the regular three meals you can get yourself, as well as whatever you like to drink. For now, it is late so why don’t you get your things and then tomorrow we’ll show you where everything is in town?”

  “That would be great. I can’t t
hank you enough.”

  As they walked to the bus station, David kept glancing at Ron who looked like he was barely holding himself upright. He wanted to order the man back to the house and into bed but knew he couldn’t do that, so instead he remained silent.

  Ron in the meantime was wondering how he had gotten so lucky. David and Julie seemed genuinely nice and it was like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Nothing ever went this easy in his life and he had no doubt something would go wrong soon, but for now he counted his blessings.

  “How old are you?” David asked.

  “Twenty five. You?”

  “Thirty. Julie is twenty eight. What do you do for a living?”

  “Anything to pay the bills honestly. Right now I need to look for a job.”

  “Do you have savings?”

  “I’ll pay rent, don’t worry,” Ron replied quickly, thinking David thought he would be a bum and not pay.

  “That was not why I asked. It would do you well not to jump to conclusions around us. If you didn’t have savings, I would offer to hold rent until you got a job, at which point you could pay what you owed. I don’t know what kind of people you’ve encountered in your life, but I’d like to get the benefit of the doubt. Now, which locker is yours?”

  Ron almost cringed at the mild scolding, not wanting to anger his new landlord so quickly, and walked towards the locker with his belongings. When he pulled out the duffel bag, David looked at him in concern. “That’s it? Your entire life is in that bag?”

  “It is. Where do we go to get keys made?” Ron asked to get the attention off him and his bag.

  “Right over here. It looks like you need someone to get you to stay in one place long enough to accumulate more. Let me carry that bag,” David said, taking the bag while completely ignoring Ron’s complaints. He simply slung it over his shoulder and walked into the store to get a copy of the key made while Ron walked after him, shocked at David’s easy going ways.