“I need to help them. Saxton and Tango need me.”
“He’s out there. Morago waits in the shadows. He cannot have you, Melena. If he figures out whom you are, he will try to possess you and stake claim to a throne he doesn’t deserve and one he will destroy. Your mates will die. Even I will die if these men succeed.”
She tried pulling away from him but couldn’t. It was easier to hug him close but the anger, the need for revenge was great. “I must kill him. Morago must die.”
She felt Julius’s hand caress the back of her head.
“Not tonight, mate. Not tonight.”
Mate?
She was about to question his use of the word when she heard Gideon’s voice. “Where is she? Where is Melena?”
“Right here, wolf. I’ve got her,” Julius stated. It was then that she realized the fighting was over. Julius slowly released his hold somewhat until Gideon locked gazes with Julius. Both men were over six feet tall. Julius was trim, like an ultimate fighter and Gideon was thicker, more solid, like a football player. Their eyes glowed as Gideon reached his hand out for Melena to take. She looked up at Julius, his eyes glowed redder somehow, and then they went dark. Gideon pulled her to him and embraced her as he inhaled deeply against her neck.
“Thank the gods you’re safe.”
“Gideon! We have a situation!” someone yelled out.
It was then that she realized they had help in the fight. It was still too dark for her human eyes to see. Even though she saw more than usual, she couldn’t differentiate who was who.
“What is it, Van?” Gideon asked.
“Saxton and Tango. It’s not good.”
“No. Oh God, no!” Melena yelled as she pulled from Gideon and ran toward the man named Van. She fell to her knees between the two men. Her only family. The tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Please help them. Please don’t let them die. I need them.”
She frantically looked around at the somber faces she could see. They didn’t look like they were going to help but then Julius spoke.
“Take them to Dani. Dani will know what to do.”
* * * *
It was incredible, but in a matter of minutes Dani showed up with another vampire named Vanderlan. He and Julius acknowledged one another with a nod as Dani gave orders. A crew of men showed up to retrieve the bodies of the fallen wolves. Melena was grateful that her men and Dani’s men were all safe and alive, but her concern was for Tango and Saxton. They were carried up to the loft and placed on her bed. Her wolves weren’t too thrilled but she didn’t really care as she knelt at the end of the bed and stared at Tango and Saxton’s bloody bodies.
“What do we do? I’ll do anything you ask, Dani. I know you are a healer,” Melena pleaded as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Dani stared around the room at all the men, including her own.
Julius began to walk out.
“Julius, remain. You are needed.”
“No, Dani. I cannot help with this,” Julius replied.
“You need to. It is the way it must be done.”
“No, she deserves better and I promised,” Julius stated.
“You promised who, what? What are you two talking about? Save them. Save Tango and Saxton,” Melena pleaded.
“Vanderlan and my men, please leave the Dolberg men and Julius here,” Dani said.
“No, mate. We cannot,” Van replied.
“What do you mean you cannot?” Dani asked and Melena wondered what the heck was happening here. Saxton and Tango did not have time for some sort of argument.
“They’re going to die,” Melena whispered as she stared at their bodies.
“We are all part of the Secret Order. These men are our blood, our cousins, and we may be needed here. It’s what the gods are telling us, Dani,” Miele said.
She smiled and nodded her head. “Then remain.” Dani reached her hand out to Melena.
“Take my hand, goddess.”
Melena swallowed hard. So Dani knew who she was. Her men looked on with uncertainty in their eyes and Julius held her gaze. He knew. Somehow Julius knew who she really was.
“This is going to be a bit tricky, but I understand now, why this must happen like this. Melena, take Julius’s hand.”
“What?” Melena heard the series of voices echo at once. Julius, Gideon, Chance, Chordeo, Mano, and Edric.
“She is the mate of all of you. Julius knows this. You knew since she was a child.”
Melena gasped and tried to pull away but Julius pulled her closer.
“You know what to do, Julius,” Dani said.
Melena stared up into Julius’s eyes. They began to glow as he held her gaze and a feeling of warmth and safety filled her soul. When he gave a small smile, she saw his sharp teeth. She wasn’t afraid but instead turned on by him. His mouth descended upon her as he kissed her deeply, stroking her tongue, devouring her soft moans. She felt her arms fall to her sides as she tilted her head back and bared her neck to him.
“Do it, Julius. You must seal the bond between the seven of you. Saxton and Tango must live,” Dani whispered.
Melena felt the warmth of her blood flowing through her veins. She somehow locked onto a feeling of power and a connection to Julius. She reached back and touched Saxton and Tango as Dani touched them, too. The flow of magic took away any darkness and pain. She felt it move through her blood and then darkness overtook her as feelings of peacefulness replaced the fear. Saxton and Tango would live. They would one day soon rule as leaders in the Security Ring.
* * * *
“How did you know?” Julius asked Dani as he held a sleeping Melena in his arms. Her men were there, too, as Julius placed Melena down on the empty bed. Saxton and Tango were resting in the other room.
“What is going on?” Gideon asked as he caressed Melena’s hair from her cheeks.
“Your soul mate has returned to you,” Dani said.
“Soul mate?” Chordeo asked.
“I promised her father that I would stay away from her,” Julius said as he gently ran an index finger along Melena’s chin. He was in shock at the instant bond to her. He would do anything to protect her and after feeding from her blood and feeling the magic within her, he knew she needed protection. The need for revenge on Morago was great. She was determined to bring Morago down.
“Julius, you know that the gods decide our fates. Zeikele did not know how important his daughter would be and what her role in securing were law would one day emerge. You need to forget your silly promise. He would forgive you and be honored that you were part of this,” Dani said.
“Zeikele?” Gideon asked and his eyes widened, as he looked from Melena to Julius then to his brothers then back at Melena.
“Yes, Gideon. Melena is Zeikele’s daughter, Kamea. She was the sole survivor ten years ago when Morago’s men murdered the entire family. He thought that his men killed everyone, but Zeikele had taught his daughter well,” Dani told Gideon
“She was who we scented when we arrived too late. We knew our mate had been there, but we thought her flesh was among those that were massacred,” Mano whispered in shock. Now all the brothers and Julius sat around the bed.
“She is alive and well. She is the mate to all six of you. Kamea is the Goddess of the circle.”
Dani smiled at their shocked expressions then began to walk toward the door.
“Protect her with all you have to offer. She seeks revenge for her family’s murder and for Saxton’s and Tango’s injuries. She’ll need all of you to keep her focused on her destiny. If she fails, if she allows revenge to rule her mind and actions, then the circle could be destroyed and were law as you know it abolished forever.”
Chapter 14
She jerked upright, gasping for air. She knew she was in an unfamiliar place, yet she felt protected and warm.
“It’s okay, Kamea. You are safe.”
She turned toward Julius’s voice and the fact that he called her by her real name. She covered her
breasts with her arms, even though it was pitch black, she knew she was naked.
“Yes, we know who you are. We thought we had lost you forever,” he whispered. As she began to ask who he meant by saying “we,” she saw the glowing eyes illuminate the room around them. It was so very dark.
“Your men are all here. They, too, thought they had lost you forever,” he said as he gently pulled her back down and against his side. He was naked, too, and her breasts pressed against his chest. She immediately felt the arousal. She clung to him as his hand roamed over her back then to her rear. A low growl filtered through the room then the bed dipped.
She glanced back over her shoulder and locked gazes with Gideon.
“You’re everything to us, Melena.” He kissed her softly on the lips and she felt Julius’s hand tighten on her lower back.
Her mind felt fuzzy, and then she began to remember what happened.
“Saxton and Tango?”
“Are alive and well, thanks to you and Julius. They’re resting at a safe location,” Gideon whispered then began to stroke her shoulder with his fingers.
“They’re not here? Wherever here is.” She closed her eyes and allowed their touch to ease her mind.
“They’re with our cousins and protected. We’re at Julius’s home.” Gideon leaned forward and kissed her shoulder.
Her eyes shot open. “The brooch, the key to the book. We need to go back to my place and get it.”
“Your place is being watched. We have men stationed there. As a matter of fact, Tango and Saxton explained to us how you obtained that brooch.”
She felt like she was in trouble. “I had to break in there to get it. You see how bad Morago and the others are?”
“We nearly caught you that night.” Gideon kissed her shoulder as Julius lay her back down onto the bed.
“You weren’t even close,” she replied with confidence and Julius chuckled.
“It’s time, Melena. This is so very difficult for Julius and all of us. As Alpha males, we do not share our mates with anyone but our pack brothers. The gods have chosen Julius for reasons yet to come. We must make love to you together to not only seal our fates, but to provide our wolves comfort in knowing you are safe and secure,” Gideon whispered as he rolled her to her back before taking a breast between his teeth.
“Oh, this is so crazy.” She felt her legs part and Julius move between them. He caressed up her thighs and his thumbs brushed along her pussy lips. Thrusting upward, she moaned while Gideon licked her nipples and played with her breasts.
She jerked a moment as Julius used his teeth to tease and nip her clit.
“Hold her arms above her head,” Julius ordered.
“Please, Julius. Let me touch you. I want to feel you when you make love to me, instead of believing that your touch is a dream.”
He leaned up and stared down into her eyes. She could see him clearly.
“I have touched you before and brought you pleasure.”
“You blocked my mind, controlled my reaction and fulfillment, Julius. I knew you were there at night. I felt you, smelled your scent. You let me know you were there the first time, but not the others. The other times, you just watched over me like some guardian angel.” Gideon growled low and cupped her breast with one hand hard as he pulled the other nipple taut between his lips.
“Oh!”
Julius chuckled low and deep. “I am no angel, Kamea. You are mine.” Julius lined his cock up with her pussy and pressed into her slowly.
Melena opened for his invasion. She needed him inside of her and she needed Gideon, too.
“We’ll get to that, sweet lover. Two cocks inside of you at once will be quite pleasurable.”
Gideon moved to the side as Julius made love to Melena.
She felt the deep strokes of his cock beyond her womb and straight to her heart. The connection flowed deep within her blood, it was magical and she could sense a feeling of completion just out of reach.
“I thought I lost you,” he whispered as he lay over her, his hand gripping her right ass cheek as he thrust deeply in and out of her cunt. Melena wrapped her thighs tighter and dug her heels into his ass as she hugged his neck and shoulders to her tightly.
“I thought I would be lonely forever,” she whispered.
“Never,” both Gideon and Julius replied together, and she gasped as Julius pumped into her harder. His strokes were relentless as he thrust into her while licking and nibbling her neck. She felt the need to succumb to his command and allow Julius free access to not only her body but her soul. She tilted her head back, offering her neck as she called out his name. “Julius!”
She panted, out of breath, and grabbed at him until he bit into her neck and exploded inside of her. Melena felt her entire body convulse. Euphoria overtook her until he kissed her mouth like some hungry lover, a man who just took his woman for the very first time.
* * * *
Gideon felt his body tighten with feelings of need so great he knew that if he didn’t get inside of Melena and mark her that he would be unsettled and out of control. Julius seemed to understand as he eased out of Melena and moved to the side. He continued to caress her breasts as Gideon took position between her legs.
“So beautiful. Our goddess has returned to us.”
He thrust into her, causing Melena to gasp then grab onto his wrists. She thrust upward, meeting his strokes with urgency like his own. With every stroke into her, his love and desire grew stronger. Even as Julius took her mouth with his own and swallowed her moans of pleasure, Gideon felt the deep connection grow between the three of them. As the bed dipped, he knew that Mano had joined them.
“Sweet woman, I need you,” Mano whispered and Julius released her lips and trailed fingers along her breast as Mano fisted his cock next to her mouth. Their lovely goddess knew what her mate wanted as she licked her lips then opened for him, taking Mano’s cock.
“Oh yeah, so good,” Mano said as he caressed her hair and thrust slowly into her mouth.
The sight was too much for Gideon. He increased his strokes as he watched Melena suck his brother’s cock.
“So fucking hot and sexy,” he whispered as he ran his fingers up her chest and over her breasts to her throat. She tilted up and moaned against Mano.
“Incredible.” Julius nipped her nipple. Gideon felt his body tighten and he thrust into Melena, causing her to release Mano’s cock.
“Oh!” she screamed as she convulsed beneath him. Gideon exploded inside of her as he bit into her shoulder, sealing the bond.
The room erupted in an invisible energy that consumed them all. Gideon moved from between her legs and Mano flipped Melena to her belly, pulled her up on all fours, and plunged into her from behind.
She screamed at the invasion then thrust her ass backward.
“Fuck, my wolf is out of control. I need to come inside of you. I need to claim you as mine, woman. I thought I would never know you, mate. I thought the opportunity was lost and that the gods had decided we would be alone with no mate forever. I need you.” Mano grunted as he thrust again and again.
The bed dipped and Chordeo was there kissing Melena on the mouth before he fisted his cock as he stood up on his knees. Their voracious woman opened wide and took Chordeo’s cock into her mouth. She looked incredible.
* * * *
Chance watched his brothers and Julius make love to their mate. He paced the edge of the bed, wanting, needing to claim her next. Mano roared as he exploded inside of her then bit into her shoulder marking her.
Their sweet, sexy goddess, moaned with pleasure and as she gazed at him, she looked like a seductress. Wet lips, glossy green eyes, love marks along her neck and chest. She appeared edible to Chance.
Chordeo moved in behind her and thrust into her immediately. She moaned and thrust backward against him.
Chance was utterly turned on by the way Chordeo’s large hands grasped Melena’s hips. They were huge and dominating. Melena didn’t seem weak or unable
to keep up with some voracious, wild men. Instead she looked up with confidence and sexual drive that magically encased the room.
Chance took his position by her mouth. He needed to feel her touch, her lips, some part of her before his wolf lost control. He stroked his long, hard cock against her cheek as she panted for breath.
“I don’t know if I can.”
“You can and you will. You’re the mate to five Alpha wolves and a vampire,” Julius teased then stroked her ass with his fingers. She moaned and Chordeo gripped her hips tighter and exploded inside of her. He bit into her shoulder then licked the wound as he laid his cheek on her shoulder.
“Perfection.” He kissed her cheek.
Chance rolled her to her back and held her hands above her head as he straddled her. She held his gaze and smiled.
“You little minx. You can handle all of us, like a good Alpha female that you are.”
He thrust into her slowly as their fingers entwined.
Chance rocked his hips against Melena’s. The louder she moaned the deeper he thrust into her.
They locked gazes, and he knew in that moment that they were sealing their bonds as mates and lovers. This was only the beginning of their happiness. She would always be part of him and his brothers. They were her protectors, her lovers, her everything for eternity.
“Oh, Chance. My legs are shaking.”
He chuckled.
“They’ll get used to it, every time we all take you like this. Always like this, sweet Melena.” Chance lifted her thighs over his thighs, smoothed his palms underneath her ass, and parted the cheeks as he plunged deeper into her pussy. With every deep stroke and warm breath of Melena’s against his chest, his wolf settled down and knew the bond was taking. She began to moan louder and then she bit gently against his neck. He lost control as he felt his body lose the battle to take more of Melena and he exploded inside of her. Leaning down, he bit into her shoulder and marked her like his brothers had then kissed her mouth and hugged her to him.
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