Silles, Mynxe L. - CatNip [CatTales] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More)

by CatNip (lit)

  Craig widened his stance, withdrew part-way and pushed in again, sending more spasms through Lynx. Shudders shook her as Craig’s cock slid back inside the tight ring of muscles. Leo knew from experience how that felt.

  A look of pain mingled with pleasure twisted Lynx’s face as the sudden orgasm tore through her, sudden and sharp. Lynx let out a half-scream, clawing at his shoulders. Craig seated himself fully. He began to ride in rhythm with Leo’s thrusts.

  Leo and Craig rode easy at first. The friction was unbelievable, tight. His cock was gripped by white-hot, electric pulses that fired his blood, swelling his cock more.

  Leo was caught mid-thrust, Lynx exploding around him on a blast of heat and cream as her pussy squeezed him mercilessly. He swallowed her mewl of ecstasy, parting her lips, drinking it in as he drove into her.

  Behind her, Craig detonated, pumping his release fast and hard. Lynx’s pussy clamped down on Leo forcefully. Craig came in long curses of gratitude. “Fucking beautiful,” Craig whispered. “Your ass is fucking beautiful, Lynx.” Craig’s groan at Lynx’s ear gained tempo with Leo’s next thrust.

  Lynx was still writhing as Leo slid his lips past Lynx’s other earlobe to the side of her neck. His teeth found the familiar mark and sank in as jets of seed pumped from him in seemingly endless spurts of pleasure.

  Lynx moaned, bucking and screaming, pinned between them.

  By the pool table, Drake groaned and tensed, exploded. Drake roared, and his body jerked, semen spurting and spilling over his fingers as the orgasm shook him. More strands of the silky, sticky fluid slicked his palm.

  Craig slowly withdrew as Lynx groaned. Leo eased out then, holding Lynx carefully.

  Her knees looked about to buckle. Leo picked her up, cradling her to his chest. “Let’s get her to the shower and to bed,” he said to Craig. Craig nodded assent. “Goodnight, Drake,” Leo added as he strode toward the door with Lynx in his arms.

  “Goodnight,” Craig added, as he followed Leo out.

  ~ One Relaxed Cat ~

  Drake watched until the door closed. I wasn’t expecting that. Damn, that was hot. He went his way to the bar’s sink and cleaned up. He swiftly redressed, then switched off the stereo and left the room.

  He made his way quietly back to his room at the bungalow. He avoided the sitting room where he could hear Daniel and Colby still up, talking and laughing. Exhausted, Drake shrugged off his clothes, and for the first time in years, he slept a deep and dreamless sleep.

  Chapter 30

  It was the quiet hour before dawn when the first explosion rocked the silence. It startled Lynx out of sleep. Leo and Craig both heard it, too. They leapt out of bed simultaneously.

  “What the hell?” Leo snarled, grabbing his clothes.

  Craig cursed, too, as he stumbled about trying to get into his jeans and grab his weapon at the same time.

  Leo strode to the window, looking out over the back of the ranch property, and then started cursing again. “Damn it, the barn’s on fire. Craig, you stay here with Lynx. I’ve got to go see about getting Captain Jack and the other horses out.

  “Don’t let Lynx out of your sight. Don’t you dare leave her, not for any reason, not even for a second!”

  Craig nodded. Leo raced down the stairs and for the door.

  By now, Lynx was out of bed and doing the same dance Craig had done earlier, trying to dress. After finally managing to pull on shorts and a shirt, she grabbed her Baby Beretta. She fully intended to head downstairs to assess the danger and leap into it if necessary.

  Craig, though, wasn’t having it. As she headed for the door, Craig stepped in front of her, resolute. “You heard Leo, and I’m telling you, too, Lynx, you’re not going out.”

  “Bossy men,” she grumbled, pushing against his chest, getting absolutely nowhere.

  “Little spitfire,” Craig whispered, pulling her into his arms gently. He just ignored the irritated look she gave him and wrapped his body around hers more protectively. “You do realize, don’t you, Lynx,” Craig said, nuzzling at her ear and sending shivers of awareness coursing through her even now, “that we just can’t let anything ever happen to you. You are our life, mine and Leo’s. Just stay here with me. Just let us protect you.”

  Lynx pondered her options. On the one hand, she might not be able to get past Craig, guard-dogging her like he was. As much as she despised waiting around for action to commence, by the same token, last time around she and Felice had ended up kidnapped and drugged. It had happened despite her and Felice’s capabilities or their guns.

  With a sigh, Lynx settled against Craig’s chest. “Okay, but if I can help or I’m needed, let me do it, Craig. I am still a trained agent.”

  “Okay, Lynx. Just stay here with me.” Craig’s kiss grazed the top of her head as he held her safely to the side and quickly peered through the barely opened curtains. Peering around his shoulder, she could see the burning barn and the land beyond. Still, there was no sign of movement except for Leo and the others rushing towards the barn.

  ~ CatAttack ~

  Leo reached the barn just as Colby, Drake, Daniel, and Demar came rushing up. “Let’s get the horses out,” he shouted.

  The explosion had been small, and the barn was huge, fortunately. However, it was a natural tinderbox. As Leo watched, the fire began to spread, flames licking and burning their way towards the side of the barn where the horses were stalled. He and the others had a struggle on their hands, though. Captain Black, Lady Jane, and the three other mares were spooked already.

  Under normal circumstances, he often had to coax Captain Black. As the fire raged towards them, it became a battle of nerves and straining muscles to guide the horses out of the smoky barn.

  Leo and the men herded the terrified mares towards the back pavilion and closed the gate. Leo turned Captain Jack loose in the paddock back to his separate field and let him go.

  Just as Leo turned to go back to the others, Colby came stumbling out of the smoky barn. Scant seconds later, a blazing rafter crashed down in the spot Colby had just been. Drake leapt forward, pushing his twin away from the raining debris. They both stumbled to the relative safety of pavilion’s fence-line, behind where Leo, Daniel, and Demar stood.

  Colby doubled over. He coughed and gasped for breath, unable to talk at first. Finally, he straightened. A split-second later, he doubled over again, this time gagging and vomiting into the grass. Eventually, Colby straightened again and managed to croak out, “I found Mort in there in an empty stall. He’s dead, Leo. Some bastard ripped the poor son of a bitch’s throat out.”

  Leo growled, enraged. “The bastards,” he spat out. “Mort didn’t deserve to die like that.”

  Shock, sorrow, and horror lined the other men’s faces.

  But before the bad news could even sink in, another explosion ripped through the bungalow behind them. In unison, Leo and the men turned and raced towards the burning building where they knew Roberto kept watch over Felice.

  Demar let out a piercing yell. It scorched the air as surely as the flames fanning it. Grief rent the air in the explosive cry. “Felice!” Leo heard him scream. No reply came.

  The heat emanating from the burning bungalow was intense. Leo couldn’t imagine anyone coming out of it alive.

  “We’ve got to get back to Lynx and Craig, now!” he bit out tersely.

  Suddenly, the neighing of the horses could be heard over the sizzling shudders, cracks, and eerie noise of the burning bungalow and barn.

  What the hell?

  Leo and the others turned to see the blurred outline of a huge cat bursting from the woods. It exploded out from behind the smoking remnants of the barn and Captain Jack’s pavilion.

  Leo and the others surged forward on a run, shifting mid-stride. Daniel raced behind, trying to keep up, his weapon drawn.

  Leo’s large lion, Colby and Drake’s cheetahs, and Demar’s black panther raced to block the snarling saber-tooth beast. The tiger, close to the pavilion where Captain B
lack snorted and reared, leapt over the fence.

  Suddenly, another large, fierce saber-tooth streaked between them. Both saber-tooths circled, growling. Leo’s lion roared and then attacked the larger of the two.

  Colby and Drake’s cheetahs and Demar’s panther leapt for the smaller saber-tooth tiger in unison.

  Demar’s panther ripped at the haunches of the beast as it charged, swinging its formidable tusks at Drake’s cheetah. The panther’s weight on the saber-tooth’s back had it arching back with a snarl, angrily distracted by the needle-sharp claws imbedded in its skin and the blood streaking down in its back.

  Leo’s lion and Adonis’s saber-tooth continued circling, roaring and growling fiercely. With a mighty leap, they clashed in mid-air. Leo’s lion twisted sharply to avoid the deadly fangs before they smashed down. The two large cats rolled to the ground, battling for supremacy.

  ~ Eye of the Tiger ~

  Inside the ranch house, Lynx and Craig heard the creak and rustle on the stairs below. Craig pushed Lynx into the bathroom. “You stay here and lock the door. If anything tries to get in, shoot if you need to.” Craig padded to the other door. He peered around the corner cautiously, scanning the long hall and stairs below.

  To Craig’s relief, it was Roberto and Felice. They hurried into the room and Craig shut the door behind them.

  “Lynx, you can come out. It’s only Roberto and Felice,” Craig called through the bathroom door.

  Lynx unlocked the door and rushed out, throwing her arms around Felice. Tears streamed down her face as she embraced their friends. He and Lynx had watched in stunned horror after the bungalow exploded in flames. They’d had to assume the worst.

  Lynx had been frantic to get to the burning bungalow, but he’d finally persuaded Lynx to stay put. He’d pointed to Leo and the others running towards it. Thank the goddess. His reasoning had finally sunk in. Leo and the other men were closer. If Leo and the men couldn’t rescue the couple, Craig knew Lynx couldn’t.

  Roberto started to explain how they had escaped, when the sound of ominous growls reached their ears. Roberto pushed Felice behind him.

  “You and Felice, get in the bathroom, now!” Craig urged. Fortunately, neither woman needed told twice. They rapidly obeyed. Craig could hear the loud thuds coming from the bedroom door. He calculated the sounds, definitely more than one beast.

  Roberto yanked off his clothes and shifted fluidly. Another large, jarring sound reverberated. The beasts were ramming the door now. Roberto’s lion tensed in readiness for the spring.

  Fury and protectiveness poured through Craig like fine whiskey, burning hot and savage. These beasts were after his woman. Just then, the door came crashing in and with it came the huge saber-tooths behind it. Craig felt his shifter’s blood coursing through him like thunder in his veins. The storm burst, ripping over him. Craig’s skin, teeth, and nails transformed to fur, fang, and claw.

  Roberto’s lion soared into the air, barely missing the great curved fang that was swung at him mid-air. Craig’s cougar was faster by far than the larger saber-tooth before him. Craig’s claws swiped jaggedly as the great saber-tooth beast spun for him. Then, the two cats were rolling, crashing across the room.

  Roberto’s lion and the other saber-tooth circled one another, intimidating each other with snarls and growls. The saber-tooth leapt suddenly, raking a claw down Roberto’s lion’s flanks. Roberto’s lion roared in pain.

  A fraction of a second later, the sharp tusk of the second saber-tooth hooked under Craig’s cougar’s shoulder, piercing flesh and sinew. His cougar screamed as pain and rage flared, nearly blinding him.

  The bathroom door was flung open. Felice charged out, changing as she burst through the open doorway with a roar. Evidently, she’d heard Roberto’s cry.

  Lynx followed, her Beretta in hand. Felice’s lioness charged straight at the saber-tooth standing between her and Roberto. Despite his wounded flank, Roberto’s lion was keeping the larger tiger at bay, but barely.

  Lynx tried to line up a clear shot at the beast Craig was fending off. His cougar was bleeding profusely.

  Craig’s cougar ignored the pain and blood, looking for a way to disable the beast before him. Protecting Lynx was paramount. He couldn’t afford to fail.

  But his Lynx didn’t wait around. She took careful aim and fired.

  Chapter 31

  The battle behind the barn grew deadly. Daniel grabbed hold of Captain Jack. The big stud was still too close. He led Captain Jack, snorting and prancing skittishly, to the outer paddock where the mares were. Daniel turned him loose. Captain Jack immediately raced for the far edge of the field where the other mares nickered and neighed nervously.

  Satisfied the horses were okay for the time being, Daniel raced back. Adrenalin pumped through his veins almost as fast as his heart raced. It took him a minute to realize that the whomp, whomp, whomp sound he’d heard wasn’t the hammering of his heartbeat against his chest. Daniel looked up and saw the helicopter that circled the field where Captain Jack had been before.

  Daniel breathed a sigh of relief. Thank you, COBRA. Ethan and Javiar had arrived as backup. They were going to need it. But, first things first. Daniel sprinted towards the makeshift landing strip. Within minutes, the two COBRA agents had landed the helicopter and hurried to meet Daniel. Behind him, the fighting was getting brutal.

  Both agents turned wide eyes and trained their guns on the impossibly bizarre scene playing out before them. No surprise, Daniel could bet they’d never seen anything like it.

  He threw up his arms in the hold-your-fire signal. Ethan and Javier instantly froze. Their eyes riveted to the terrifying sight of the great beasts clashing.

  Daniel understood too well the shock, confusion, and, finally, understanding that bloomed on Ethan and Javier’s faces as he hurriedly explained the situation. “Shape shifters exist. I know because I’m one. Lynx, Craig, and Leo are, too. But so are Adonis and company.”

  “Fuck,” Javier groaned, “this is some unbelievable shit. If I didn’t see it right now in front of my face, well, fuck!”

  Ethan, even in his state of suspended shock, was more stoic. “What do we need to do, Daniel? Just tell us that. Who do we aim for here? Give me that and I’m good.” Ethan’s eyes tracked the movements of the lion and saber-tooth as they circled each other in the field.

  “Fuck! Do bullets even kill those things?” Javier asked incredulously.

  Daniel hesitated the merest split second. “I suppose so. If we can be wounded, then we must be able to die. Doesn’t matter right now. We can’t let Adonis win this. The saber-tooth tigers are all Adonis and his men. Don’t hesitate to shoot one of them if you get an opening.”

  Ethan quickly set his sights on the huge beasts at Daniel’s directive. Daniel could see Leo’s lion was gaining ground in his attack and had already drawn first and second blood from Adonis. A long scarlet gash marred the striped length behind the huge tiger’s ear. Adonis began slowly backing up, on the defensive now, damaged, but more dangerous than ever. A third saber-tooth came charging from the woodsy area beside the barn, barreling straight at Leo’s lion head-on.

  The air once again filled with the clash of bodies and new roars reverberating as teeth met flesh. Leo’s lion was the larger cat this time, but not by much. The third saber-tooth fanatically inserted himself between Adonis’s wounded saber-tooth and Leo’s lion.

  But nothing seemed to stop Leo’s lion. Leo roared, his claws raking a furrow of flesh and blood across the interfering saber-tooth’s side. The savaged saber-tooth screamed in agony and rage.

  Ethan, Javiar, and Daniel were poised, ready to shoot, but blood and fur flew and constantly moving targets were tricky. They didn’t want to shoot the wrong cat.

  The largest saber-tooth of the three still battled with Demar’s enraged panther. Drake and Colby’s cheetahs were doing their best to keep the huge cat distracted and not get gored. It was a life or death struggle that none were prepared to lose.


  Refusing to be deterred, the saber-tooth leapt menacingly for the dark and sleekly muscled form of the determined panther, growling and swiping deadly fangs. Ethan lined up the shot. Javier and Daniel bit out bullets in quick succession. The huge saber-tooth crumpled to the ground, fangs jerking spasmodically.

  The battle still raged, the savage sounds of it echoing all around them. The third saber-tooth snarled, refusing to allow Leo’s lion to advance on Adonis’s. Both saber-tooths were bleeding, but Adonis’s wound was deep. Leo’s massive lion stalked, searching for an opening to finish Adonis.

  Advancing, the third beast roared and charged Leo’s lion. Leo met him head-on in a clash that shook the ground beneath. Adonis’s saber-tooth started to slink away, behind and past the still-burning barn.

  Putting on a quick burst of speed, Adonis raced for the nearby woods.

  A shot rang out, then another. Daniel could see the bloom of blood at the saber-tooth’s shoulder. Putting on a last burst of speed, Adonis’s tiger slipped into the woods. But new blood flowed at his side as he ran.

  Daniel raced after him. He stopped at the fence-line by the edge of the woods, intending to chase down and shoot the wounded tiger. But he could almost feel his claws curling around his weapon. For a second, he fought the overwhelming urge to shift. Somebody should be cocked and loaded.

  He began tearing off his clothes. Ethan and Javier had weapons. They were crack-shots, too. But he needed speed if he would catch the great beast.

  Suddenly, he realized with perfect clarity, he did move much swifter as he flew on four legs, sure-footed on the uneven forest floor.

  The scents rushing Daniel were so potent they were almost distracting. Heaviest in Daniel’s nostrils, however, hung the stench of Adonis’s blood. The huge tiger had a small lead. Daniel’s leopard found the right trail, though. His nose unerringly led him to it.

  ~ CatPeril ~

  Slightly ahead, Adonis raced towards his destination. He had wisely ordered the helicopter left in a clearing at the other side of the dense forest. He was going to need it now. Samuels had brought it, and the other men had come in the Jaguar. The Jaguar was parked there too.