by Anya Bast
“Did you just ask Paige if she could shift?” Jarek frowned. “How could she possibly be able—”
By the time Jarek had reached the end of his sentence, she’d already shifted to dire wolf form.
Jarek stood staring, mouth wide. “You’re beautiful.”
She shook her silky white mane as if to say, I know, and trotted down the path.
* * * * *
It had begun to rain on their way home, a cold, driving rain that was nearer to sleet. It soaked into their fur and straight to the center of their bones as they traveled. It was miserable, but it barely put a dent in Paige’s guilty joy of running free as a dire wolf beside her two men. It was wrong to even feel a glimmer of happiness when Torrent had been taken prisoner.
That rain continued on into the next day, long after they’d made it home. Kaiden lit fires in all the hearths of the house and Paige had snuggled in with her men, all of them bathed, fed and rested. They did their best to shake off the cold and misery, although much darkness still weighed on their minds.
“I think about Alisa and her family every day. I wonder what happened to them,” said Paige as she stood near the fireplace in the living room, pulling the sleeves of her sweater down over her hands. She gritted her jaw and her tone grew dark. “I wish I didn’t feel sorry for them.”
“You’re a good person,” answered Jarek from the kitchen. “Of course you think of them. We all know that Alisa was acting out of love for her family—”
“—but she caused harm to ours,” growled Kaiden from his place on the couch. “I can’t forgive her for that.”
“Me either.” Jarek walked over and stood behind her, drawing her back into his arms. He laid a slow kiss to the side of her neck. “If something had happened to you in the city, I would have found her and ripped her apart.” His voice held a low protective growl.
Paige closed her eyes and shuddered in pleasure at the warmth of his embrace and the scent of his skin. All either of these men had to do was be near her and she wanted them. Before meeting them she would never have described herself as an especially sexual person. Yet sex with them went beyond the physical. Sex with Jarek and Kaiden was a joining of more than bodies, but their hearts and souls as well. It was making love. She’d never experienced making love before them. She knew that now.
How could she leave them?
Apparently Jarek sensed her perk of arousal. He lowered his head to hers and gently took her earlobe into his mouth, dragging it through his teeth. Goosebumps erupted over her body as his lips began a leisurely meander down her neck. He softly nipped and gave her small licks as he went. She closed her eyes and tipped her head back, enjoying every moment of it. His touch banished the sadness that clung to her and she wanted that distraction very much.
“Touch me, Jarek,” she breathed.
He snaked his hand around her hip, pulled her shirt up, and eased his hand down the front of her pants. His fingers found her sensitive sex through the material of her undergarment and stroked. He let out a sound that was like a growl of anticipation. “You’re excited.”
Her gaze traveled to Kaiden, who sat on the couch watching them. His eyes had grown dark, with lust or jealousy, she wasn’t sure. Maybe it was a little of both.
Jarek’s tenderness shredded. He roughly jerked her pants and underwear down to her ankles and pushed them off. Then, kicking her feet apart, he slicked his fingers over her sensitive, delicate folds. She shuddered when he found her opening and pressed two of his thick fingers inside her. Her hips jerked involuntarily as he started thrusting in and out of her.
Kaiden watched them, his body rigid and his eyes filled with all the things he wanted to do to her. He looked only barely able to hold himself back from jumping on her. She hoped he would lose that battle soon.
Both of them together. This is what she’d been dreaming of.
She whimpered with rising lust as she saw how Kaiden watched them, his gaze focused on Jarek’s hand between her thighs as he pumped his fingers in and out of her.
“Get her on her hands and knees,” Kaiden said gruffly as he shot from the couch and came toward them.
Finally.
Jarek eased her down to the floor and Kaiden pulled her sweater over her head, throwing it to the side. A combination of chill and the fingers of heat from the fire caressed her skin. Jarek forced her thighs apart as far as they would go. In this position, on her hands and knees, she was completely vulnerable to them. Completely at their mercy, but she wanted this.
“Yes, I need you. Both of you,” she said breathlessly, meeting Kaiden’s eyes.
Jarek eased his fingers inside her from behind and she arched her back, practically purring. He thrust them in and out and she moaned his name.
“You’re sure you’re ready?” Kaiden whispered.
She nodded. “So ready.”
Her ass was in the air, offered up like a juicy bit of fruit to their gazes and their touch. Kaiden caressed her breasts, rubbing her erect nipples while Jarek continued to ease his thick fingers in and out of her. Kaiden got up, walked away, then returned with something in his hands. The sound of lubricant squeezing from a container met her ears and a moment later Kaiden pressed the cylinder against her rear, easing it in slow inch by slick slow inch.
She cried out at the way it stretched her muscles so deliciously, putting her on the fine edge of pain and sexual pleasure. Being filled in both places at the same time made an indescribable ecstasy descend like a veil over her. It was hard to tell where one erotic bliss started and the other ended.
Both men worked at thrusting in and out of her cunt and ass in tandem, setting up a rhythm that turned her into a panting, moaning mess in no time. One of the men rubbed her swollen, aching clit and a glorious climax burst over her immediately, making her cry out.
As the very end of her orgasm ebbed, Paige closed her eyes and listened to the sweet rustle of clothing being taken off. She wanted to touch them and tried to move to do it, but Kaiden stopped her, his strong hands holding her in place while Jarek mounted her from behind, sliding deep into her cunt while the cylinder remained thrust into her ass.
She was so wet that he slid in easily despite his size. He stayed embedded in her to the hilt and groaned low and long. Then he grabbed her hips and started to slowly thrust.
Kaiden lay on his side, lust darkening his eyes as he watched Jarek take her. While Jarek moved inside her she alternated between caressing her small, dangling breasts and petting her aching, sensitive clit.
She grunted and pushed back against Jarek, frustrated with his slow pace, trying to make every thrust as deep as she could make it. Her vision swam as the pleasure of it filled her. Taking the hint, he picked up the pace. He pulled back and slammed into her over and over. She clawed the carpet, giving in to the animalistic ecstasy.
Kaiden stroked her clit just the right way and that was it. Her orgasm hit her hard, rolling her eyes back into her head. “Ah yes, Jarek, yes!” she screamed.
Jarek pulled free of her body without coming, extracted the cylinder, and drew her against him. He tangled his hand through her hair and stroked her cheek. “Let’s see how many times we can make you come, shall we?”
Kaiden drew her from Jarek’s arms and stroked his hands over her body, over her breasts and between her legs to graze her swollen, needy pussy. She shuddered with pleasure. At the same time, Jarek slipped a hand to the nape of her neck and rubbed with strong fingers. It was heaven to be sandwiched between these two men.
Her hands sought and found Jarek’s cock. His hips jerked as she ran her fingers over it, teasing him, trying to push him past his limits. On the opposite side, she found Kaiden’s cock and curled her fingers around his wide shaft. She pumped them at the same time, relishing the dual groans that filled the air and the feeling of their cocks in both her hands. She’d never imagined she’d be with two men at once, but now that she was experiencing it, she was sure she could get used to it.
Jarek’s mouth c
ame down on hers and she closed her eyes, letting him to part her lips and stroke his tongue inside. Her breasts brushed the rough hair of his chest, while Kaiden spread her thighs from behind and rubbed his finger through her slick and swollen folds. His middle finger slipped inside, making her hips thrust involuntarily.
“I love the way you feel, Paige.” Kaiden slipped another finger into her and pumped her with them, while Jarek stroked her clit. “I can’t get enough of touching you. You’re so wet and slick. I can’t wait to fuck this sweet little cunt.”
She closed her eyes and let her head fall back. Her intimate muscles gripped Kaiden’s fingers. Jarek pulled away for a moment and came back to find her nether hole. He stroked his lubricant slicked finger around the tight band of muscles and then slipped inside. She let out a low moan and tossed her head from side-to-side as both orifices were pleasured simultaneously. In and out, they thrust relentlessly, widening her pussy and her anus to take their cocks.
“I will fuck you here,” purred Jarek as he thrust extra hard into her ass. She groaned.
“And I will be here,” murmured Kaiden as he pumped in and out of her pussy. “At the same time.”
Those dark words poured over her, lighting a fire in her belly. “I can’t wait.” The words came out breathlessly.
Jarek added a second finger to her ass and pistoned in and out of her, driving her crazy. “Mmmm…yes,” Kaiden murmured into her ear. “You’re so wet and ready for us.”
Kaiden laid down on the rug and Jarek helped her to straddle him, her swollen cunt just brushing the head of Kaiden’s cock. She pushed her hips down, trying to slip his shaft within her. Kaiden and Jarek’s hands went to her waist and they guided her movements until his cock slid within and she sank to the base of him.
She tipped her head back and breathed, “Yes,” when the entire thick length thrust up within her as far as it would go. It felt right to have him inside her. It would feel even better to have them both possessing her in tandem.
Kaiden groaned and closed his eyes. “Paige, I would never grow tired of your beautiful body.”
Jarek pressed his chest to her back, scattering kisses on her shoulders and the nape of her neck. His warm flesh teased her sensitive body.
She leaned forward to kiss Kaiden, which brought her ass up enough to give Jarek access. “I’m ready,” she panted. “I want both of you inside me. Fill me with love. Fill me with passion.”
Jarek pressed a finger into her, then two, widening her. She bit her lip at the feel of her muscles stretching to accommodate him. While Jarek prepared her, Kaiden lifted her to give himself room to move. He thrust his cock in and out of her slowly. She gave a low moan.
“Does it hurt?” asked Jarek.
She shook her head. “Hurt wouldn’t be the word for what I’m feeling.” There was a slight pain, but it was tempered with sweet pleasure. Jarek’s cock pressed at her nether hole, circled it, and then pushed inside. She gasped at his size and almost pulled away. The cylinder was smaller than Jarek. Both Jarek and Kaiden held her hips in place.
“It is just the head that will hurt, love,” Jarek murmured. “Once we get past the crown, it will be all pleasure.” He gradually pushed the rest of the way in.
She moaned as the men started to thrust into her slowly…so very, very slowly, both attuned to the other’s pace. Her fingers curled into the carpet on either side of Kaiden’s head as they all moved together. It was though they’d fused into the same being.
Jarek brushed his lips across the nape of her neck, then dropped his mouth to her bare shoulder and laid a kiss. “Are you all right?”
She shivered with pleasure. The gentle, mind-blowing simultaneous movement of the two men she loved nearly blew her mind. She nodded, bereft of words.
“So sweet,” groaned Kaiden. “You are perfection, Paige.”
Their pace quickened. Faster and harder they thrust. Paige curled her fingers into the carpet on either side of Kaiden and hung on. They shafted her in tandem, each perfectly attuned to the other’s movements, driving her toward another climax that would shatter her world. Paige felt a scream building in her throat.
Being so filled this way, having Kaiden thrusting in and out of her pussy, and Jarek filling her rear, it was almost too much to take. Too much sensation for her body to handle at one time. A constant, never ending loop of erotic overload. It was heaven and hell at the same time.
Her climax ripped through her and she screamed. Waves of intense pleasure racked her body, making her knees go weak and blackening her vision. It stole all her thought, her muscle control and almost stole her consciousness.
Jarek groaned as he released. Kaiden did likewise, thrusting as far into her as he could and letting loose.
Together, the three collapsed in a satisfied tumble onto the carpet, both men pulling free of her body. Paige felt the loss of their presence and the sad end to the most intimate experience she’d ever shared with any other human being, let alone two.
Kaiden pulled her close, scattering kisses over her face and neck, while Jarek curled up behind her, his hand stroking over her skin.
“I didn’t hurt you, did I?” murmured Jarek, running his fingers through her hair.
She gave a loud laugh. “Did I sound like I was being hurt? Please, Jarek, you know better.”
Kaiden kissed her lips. “I think your body was made for us. Both of us.”
Paige agreed. She could see this arrangement working. That made the thought of leaving these two men unimaginable. Emotion caught in her throat. She buried her head in Kaiden’s chest and began to sob.
“What’s wrong?” Jarek pulled her from Kaiden’s arms and cradled her in his lap. “What’s the matter, angel?”
She drew a deep breath and raised her head. “I can’t leave you two. I just can’t. It’s impossible. Our bond is too strong. My link to you both is too fierce. If I leave you. If I deny this mate bond….” She trailed off, sobbing again. She would die. Her heart would shrivel up and she would die. It was that simple.
Kaiden touched her shoulder. “I know you’re worried about your sister. I’m so sorry for that. I’m so unhappy you have to go through this. But—” Kaiden bit off the last part of his sentence with a swear word.
“But what?”
“I think what Kaiden is trying to say is that we believe the decision to honor the mate bond was made some time ago. That’s why you were able to shift to a dire wolf.”
She lifted her head and blinked away tears. “Decision made already? How could that happen? I’m the one who is supposed to make that decision, not—”
Jarek met Kaiden’s eyes over her head. “And we believe you made it. Somewhere, in the deepest part of you, you decided you were going to stay some time ago. No matter what.”
Paige considered that. Maybe it was true. Maybe she just hadn’t been able to admit it to herself. “It’s so selfish.”
Jarek lifted her chin. “Put yourself in Caroline’s spot. What if Caroline had found the two men in the entire universe meant for her? What if Caroline found a relationship in which she could live in perfect love and respect? Wouldn’t you want her to stay?”
“Of course, but she doesn’t know where I went. She has no idea that I’m okay. How can I let her spend her whole life wondering about me and Kaitlyn?”
“You knew Kaitlyn was okay, right?”
“Yes, but it was still awful. It still hurt.”
“Of course, but you would never have wanted Kaitlyn to return to earth and leave her mates behind, right?”
“No.” The thought of Kaitlyn living out her life without her mates actually physically hurt her, especially when imagining that Kaitlyn would have returned for her and Caroline. She let out a slow breath. “Okay, point taken.”
“Still hurts, though, right?”
She dipped her head and pressed her cheek to Jarek’s shoulder. “Incredibly so.”
“I’m sorry, my love.”
* * * * *
The n
ext day the cold, hard rain stopped and the sun came out. Paige stepped out of the house and tipped her face to the sky, letting welcome heat bathe her cheeks. The light gray gown she wore shifted around her body like feathered kisses. Her sister had brought it for her yesterday in a large white dress box tied with a big red bow. It was a more beautiful wedding dress than she could have ever imagined for herself.
Today she planned to complete the joining ceremony. It was largely symbolic, as, apparently, she’d already completed it in her heart.
Normally threesomes joined in the cathedral in town and then had a huge party, not unlike the wedding ceremonies where she was from. However, with the capture of Torrent and the heartbreak of leaving her sister behind, they’d opted for a small, private affair in the woods near the house. Only Kaitlyn, Lucas and Rafian were invited.
“Paige! Paige!”
She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Kaitlyn running across the lawn toward her. Kaitlyn reached her and threw her arms around her. Paige laughed. “I’m happy to see you too!”
“No!” Kaitlyn jumped up and down for a moment, smiling. “I mean, yes, I’m happy to see you, but that’s not why I’m so excited.”
Paige sucked in a breath. “Did Torrent escape? Is he back? Is he—”
“No.” She shook her head, her smile faltering, then lighting back up. “Caroline is here.”
“What!” She looked around the lawn, her heart suddenly lighter by twenty pounds. “Where is she?”
“I mean, she’s over here somewhere. I don’t know exactly where.”
Her spirits sank. “How can you know that, Kaitlyn?”
“I can feel it. I know she’s here.” She squeezed Paige’s upper arms. “Believe me, Kaitlyn. She’s on this side of the veil and we’ll find her. I know we will.”
Paige inhaled, her breath hitching. After a moment, she smiled. “I’m choosing to trust your instincts today, Kaitlyn. I believe you.” Her smile widened. “Caroline is here and we’ll find her. All of us will be together and we will each of us find our true loves.”