by Diane Leyne
Thinking about it, she’d seen it with her grandparents. She’d grown up believing that was how all men treated the women they loved, and that her own parents were the exception, but maybe it was actually the mating that had created such a strong bond. Her grandfather would have done anything to please her grandmother. He would move mountains. He would die for her. When she was happy, he was happy. When she was sad, he was miserable and desperate to fix whatever was causing her distress.
Right now, the power was all with her. She held his happiness and that of his brothers in her hands. If they mated, then the power would go both ways.
Suddenly she realized something. For all of his words about ending things if she rejected them, she knew he would wait for her forever. They all would. And Gabe would be sitting outside her home every night, watching her, guarding her, loving her. Even long after hope faded for her to choose him and his brothers, he’d be there because he’d love her until his dying breath. Five years from now, ten years, whatever. If she came back and said she wanted to be mated, she knew in her heart that they would be waiting for her. Forever.
And she knew what she had to do. She put the ice cream back in the freezer, put on her shoes, grabbed a flashlight, and walked out of the house, locking it carefully behind her. She walked down the steps and straight toward Gabe and her future.
* * * *
Gabe sighed, his head on his paws, hope fading with each passing second, when the door opened and Samantha stepped out. He refused to get too excited. Maybe she was just taking the garbage out or something just as mundane.
But then she locked the door behind her and headed straight for him. He sat up, wary, hopeful, afraid, excited. So many emotions as she walked toward him until she was standing not five feet away. Was she going to break his heart in person rather than let him linger outside until the sun came out, or was she going to make all of his dreams come true?
He shifted to human form. He saw the surprise in her eyes. This was the first time he’d shifted in front of her, but he wanted to face her as a man when she either broke his heart or gave him the sun, the moon, and the stars.
“Gabe. Lead me to the clearing. I’ve made my decision.” She held out her hand to him. He took it. “I think it’s time to be with my mates.”
Gabe felt the tears streaking his face as he pulled her close and kissed her with love and reverence. Of course, he was also naked since he’d just shifted, and he felt his cock instantly respond to here closeness, but now was not the time. He let go of her and stepped back, shifting again to wolf-dog form.
He leaned his head back and howled, calling to his brothers.
Samantha heard the joyful answering howls, and her heart soared. She knew it was Eddie and Andy and Nick and Bart, and she realized, she could tell their howls apart. She smiled. Those were her wolves. She smiled to herself. She was already feeling possessive.
She was brought back to the present when Gabe gave an impatient bark for her to follow him. Quickly they move through the woods until they reached the clearing where Gabe had first made love to her. She’d expected it to be dark, lit only by the light of the full moon that shone overhead, but the men had been busy. They’d placed a large blanket on the ground with pillows and lanterns dotting the edge, so the whole scene was bathed in a romantic light. As she got closer, she could see that there were flower petals strewn across the blanket and a single red rose in the middle surrounded by five white roses.
Within minutes, they were joined by his brothers. This was the first time she’d seen them all in wolf form. They looked similar, naturally, but their fur was different shades, actually quite similar to the color of their hair when they were human. The four of them formed a semicircle. Samantha removed her clothing and folded it in a neat pile at the edge of the blanket and set her flashlight on the top of the pile. Then Gabe led her to the center before taking a spot to close the circle with her in the middle.
Instinctively, she kneeled before them, her mates. They circled her in wolf form and then, one by one, they shifted back to human form, stopping when Gabe was back in front of her.
“Samantha Anderson, you have come here of your own free will to mate with us?” he asked.
“I have.”
“And you will call me, Gabriel, and my brothers, Andrew, Edward, Bartholomew, and Nicholas, husband and mate for now and always?”
“I will.”
“And you consent to the full mating ceremony that will tie you to us forever?”
“I do.”
“Do you have anything to say before we start the ceremony?”
“Only that I love each and every one of you and will do so until my dying breath. I was afraid to make a commitment, but never unsure of my feelings for you all. But now I am ready. Make me your mate.”
She saw Gabe’s face light up with happiness. She looked around, and all of the brothers had identical expressions. They just glowed, and she could feel the joy in her own heart. This was the right decision. She had no doubts at all.
“Then lower your head to the ground and spread your knees wide and accept your mates with your body and your heart.”
Samantha leaned forward, cradling her head in her hands and waited. Gabe moved behind her. Suddenly, she could feel her juices begin to flow, coating her thighs in moisture. Her body was ready for her mates.
Slowly, carefully, Gabe pressed into her. When he was fully seated, he paused.
“When we both come, I’ll lean down and bite down on your shoulder. Then I’ll pull out, and one by one, my brothers will take my place. Once they’ve all come inside you and bitten your neck, I’ll enter you again and give you one final bite. You’ll feel the change sweep through, and it will be irrevocable, so I ask you one more time. Is this what you want? Do you accept us as your mates?”
“Now and forever.”
Suddenly, Gabe began to move inside of her, frantic as if he’d been keeping himself on a tight leash and now had been set free. Quickly, Samantha felt her arousal explode and then the small tremors start as her pussy clamped down on Gabe’s cock.
Her release start to rock through her as Gabe reached around her body to caress her clit. Her body trembled with her orgasm as Gabe shot jets of cum inside her. Then he pulled her up abruptly, his left arm wrapped around her upper body, his right hand brushing her hair aside as he positioned his mouth over the place where her neck joined her shoulder and bit down. The pain just spurred her climax higher, and she found herself shuddering his arms.
And then he was pushing her head back down and pulled out of her. Nick took his place, his movements frantic as he quickly brought them both to orgasm and then bit down on her shoulder. He was followed by Bart, Andy, and then Eddie.
Then Gabe moved behind her again, quickly sheathing himself in her swollen channel. She was so aroused and so tender that she thought she’d go back up in flames just from his penetration. She moaned and shifted under him, trying to get him to move.
“With this bite, I seal our mating. Samantha Anderson, from today forward, you are mate to the McAllister brothers. We will love you and care for you and protect you to our dying breath.”
“Gabe, Nick, Bart, Andy, and Eddie. You are my mates now and forever. I love you all.”
And then Gabe started moving inside her, taking his time, driving her crazy with need, but he refused to be hurried this time. Finally, he pulled her back up and put him mouth on her shoulder.
He reached down with his other hand and stroked her clit. She exploded around him, milking his cock. His body reacted by pouring himself into her as he bit down on her shoulder. This bite was different from the others. They had barely broken the skin. This one would bruise and leave a permanent mark of their possession. She heard the men howl as her body bucked and writhed under Gabe as the mating was complete and the changes sweeping through her body.
And then everything went black.
* * * *
When Samantha woke up, she could see that she was ly
ing on the blanket, still surrounded by her mates. The moon was high in the sky, and there were still a number of hours left in the night. She saw that her five mates were sitting around her, heavily aroused and waiting for their mate. She smiled. She knew that they’d wait for her forever, and she felt safe and loved.
“So, are my tits bigger?” she asked.
“Oh yeah,” replied Gabe with a wolfish smile, moving between her legs. “And so is your clit.” He pushed her legs apart and leaned down to lick her. She almost came off the blanket as the feeling jolted through her. “It’s more sensitive now, too.” He grinned at her lasciviously and licked her again. She cried out again, before looking up and seeing all of her mates leaning over her with the same expression on their faces as Gabe’s mouth closed around her clit and he started to suckle. And then she stopped thinking and gave herself over to the amazing feeling of making love with her five mates.
She was no longer afraid of the future. In their arms, she was home.
THE END
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Diane is originally from a small town in Nova Scotia but has lived most of her live in Toronto except for a two-year interlude in Calgary. She loves travelling and photography and reading books of all kinds and would love to hear from her readers.
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